Let me just say that yesterday’s Roundbrand Disc Golf outing was one of my favorites yet. The only two things it truly missed were regulars Jonathan & Weaver. This round had it all. Amazing shots, overall good play and a very competitive finish. We were hit with a little rain here and there, but for the most part we seemed to avoid the predicted downpour. It was very cold by the end of the day, and as seems to be the norm, North Sea-Tac was very windy. That always seems to make putting an adventure.
You will notice Linda on the scorecard of two teams below. That is because she helped me through the first five holes before Ethan arrived. We knew he would be arriving late and had decided to add him on to the team that was sitting in last. As luck would have it, two teams were tied for last when he met up with us at Hole 6. So a coin was tossed and he was added to my team while Linda moved over to join “Team Nibs.”
Shot of the Day #1 – For those of you who have seen a pro play Hole 2 at Sea-Tac, you have seen someone calmly toss a shot over the huge mess of trees and bushes onto the green. For those of us who are less skilled we must play left of the trees and turn hard right back to the hole. That is what Kara and Nani had done. After 3 shots they were behind the tree next to the OB line at the mouth of the putting area. Nani calmly reached around the tree and with a flick of her wrist dropped a 42ft shot into the basket to save Bogey. It was an incredible shot for sure, and yet it was soon to be outmatched.
Shot of the Day #2 – On Hole 5 you have one of the very few chances at Sea-Tac to get a potential Birdie or at least a somewhat easy Par. Well, Jason and Dean had made a safe tee shot that left them away for their second shot. Off to the right hand side they had to shoot toward the trees that surround the basket. Jason calmly put a nice S-curve on his forehand shot that went between the big tree on the left and the many little trees on the right. His Innova Orc DX then lost speed and dropped down and hard right into the basket for a 145ft Birdie. Honestly, this is the kind of shot that you hope to see someone make every time you play this game. Ethan said he could hear us all hooting and hollering from the parking lot. It is only Jason’s second time out with us, but he has shown already that with a little practice he will be formidable foe.
As you can see below, all three teams finished within 3 strokes of each other. After having a 4 stroke lead through 9, Jason and Dean allowed Ethan and I to slowly whittle away at their lead. If not for Ethan getting on a roll, we would have been lost. However, after sitting one back for 4 straight holes we passed the leaders on 18 by getting a Bogey to their Triple Bogey.
Here are the scores.
I really wish I had been able to make it. Sounds like you all had a good time. Way to go Jason! That is definitely the kind of shot you want on film.
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