Recent content by biscoe

How is the DZ shot preferable to "trying to clear it" when if you clear it you have a putt and you do not from the DZ? I see zero benefit to "just throwing down in there." Negative outcome is the same with no possibility of the positive outcome.

While spotters are not allowed to make any definitive calls there is no rule barring players from using info from the spotter to determine the location of the disc- it is in fact a good idea imo. If they did so and agreed upon it I think this was played correctly.

There was no casual area involved- the area was a Relief Area (same as OB but no penalty). Clearly a misplay under 811.B as the lie established by the thrown disc was not used. If the group agreed that there was "compelling evidence" that the disc was in the Relief Area then the play would have...

IMO streams such as on 16/17 are too narrow and random to be effective/fair as OB. In general I would not make a stream of similar width OB unless it was "stream and across" which I assume is the case on the one where Presnell lost the putter.

Not really although that is certainly how it has always been treated- look for a few minutes, then start the clock has always been the norm there. I disagree with everyone saying that anyone should get extra time under pretty much any circumstances. IMO the rule was better at 2 minutes as well...

These existed in the 90's as well. I think the name of the company was DisCards but might be wrong about that. Ran into Juliana selling her wares at River Valley Masters a couple weeks ago and she had a couple of her own on display from when her last name was Bower.

DGPT does not use 2 courses at every stop- more like half. Separate courses for the 2 divisions does solve a lot of their issues.

I agree with this. 80% of the hole is great.

You mean the par 6 with the kind of random shot off the tee and a bunch of OB in the woods?

I thought part of it burned. Is it intact?

Someone threatened a mass shooting based on Natalie competing, according to her Twitter.

Yep- me too. Works way better on my crappy rural internet.

Rule still exists. Groups are supposed to be either random or by rating (CM 106.B) with exception for video coverage requiring approval from both the players involved and the PDGA (CM 106.J).

Usual suspects mowing grass at Hawk Hollow...

I am pretty sure they managed a (largely symbolic) profit of $1 2-3 years ago. No idea since.