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DGPT: 2021 OTB Open presented by Innova May 14-16
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brutalbrutus
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Simon returns...
Also Paige Pierce, though the absence was short.
Semi interesting that she seems to have been actually practicing at the USDGC site last week.
brutalbrutus
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For anyone that might want to be a spectator...
tomsdiscs
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If you are going (Stockton, CA), do not leave anything of value in your car.
Masters Championship was held there a few years ago, at the players meeting the night before the event, several of the players cars were broken into and their discs/bags/carts were stolen.
I know a couple of the guys that had their discs stolen, they were precious discs they had collected and seasoned over many years, it was a great loss.
Keep your eyes and ears open when traveling through California's central valley.
Masters Championship was held there a few years ago, at the players meeting the night before the event, several of the players cars were broken into and their discs/bags/carts were stolen.
I know a couple of the guys that had their discs stolen, they were precious discs they had collected and seasoned over many years, it was a great loss.
Keep your eyes and ears open when traveling through California's central valley.
brutalbrutus
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Caddy book pdf...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VdnU1_58KJtVhJRmzkagnUCCcJ2qNtuW/view
There are hole previews on OTB's youtube channel and I'm not going to post 18 vids so just go to their channel here...
https://www.youtube.com/c/OTBDiscs/videos
From looking at the course map and a couple of the preview vids, with very little elevation to work with, they did do a pretty good job of using all the ponds and available trees that weren't on the park boundary or next to the road running thru part of the park. I've seen worse looking ball golf course layouts for sure... we'll have to see how it fares when the pros play it...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VdnU1_58KJtVhJRmzkagnUCCcJ2qNtuW/view
There are hole previews on OTB's youtube channel and I'm not going to post 18 vids so just go to their channel here...
https://www.youtube.com/c/OTBDiscs/videos
From looking at the course map and a couple of the preview vids, with very little elevation to work with, they did do a pretty good job of using all the ponds and available trees that weren't on the park boundary or next to the road running thru part of the park. I've seen worse looking ball golf course layouts for sure... we'll have to see how it fares when the pros play it...
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brutalbrutus
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It's long but there many holes with trees in front of the tee box limiting options. I have a feeling, depending on the wind, that rollers are going to be very popular this weekend.
From the hole previews, it is one of the better designed DG courses on a golf course. Definitely some constraints on the lines, but you can also avoid most of the gaps if you want to play safe. With that said, unless a golf course is densely wooded, it still isn't traditional DG. The top pros are going to break some of these holes, but I'm interested to see a new course on the pro tour that isn't wide open golf.
It seems like the hot rounds will still be in the -13 range. Not enough danger for the top pros.
It seems like the hot rounds will still be in the -13 range. Not enough danger for the top pros.
brutalbrutus
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Not sure what happened last night with the reveal show. I got the email about it and poof nothing. It either didn't happen or they had a tech flaw cause it's nowhere to be found and no teetimes have been listed yet... *shrugsmiley*
Some very old courses have very open lines. Horizons Park in NC opened '82. Cedarock Park, which is the first course I knew about, when people were still playing object golf around campus, opened in '84.
Not to say that wooded courses aren't typical, but there certainly is a history of open courses.
Putt for D'oh
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All of these shots are taken on the course, but not of the course.
The first shot is hole 14 but the basket you can see near the end of the flight is about 240' short of the actual basket for the hole.
The second down a fairway that is used but pretty much between holes 4 and 6 to 7.
Third shot is kinda hole 1, but the tee will be back and left of where he throws from.
fourth same as second
Fifth is a pad for the regular course, hole 3 for the tournament but tournament tee is back and right and basket is around the corner past the building the disc was flying toward. Tight landing zones, and small gap to get off the tee.
6th same as 2,4
last same as 3rd.
Lots of potential trouble, I think very fair risk reward. Very excited to see how it plays out. Women's tees are generally shorter is way more forgiving safe lines available.
I"m sure the pros can lay down rollers, but the way the wind directions go and how swirly and gusty it is most holes just aren't made for it. Also hard to get one down with a tree right in the way for a RHBH roller on some holes it looks like a good idea.
The first shot is hole 14 but the basket you can see near the end of the flight is about 240' short of the actual basket for the hole.
The second down a fairway that is used but pretty much between holes 4 and 6 to 7.
Third shot is kinda hole 1, but the tee will be back and left of where he throws from.
fourth same as second
Fifth is a pad for the regular course, hole 3 for the tournament but tournament tee is back and right and basket is around the corner past the building the disc was flying toward. Tight landing zones, and small gap to get off the tee.
6th same as 2,4
last same as 3rd.
Lots of potential trouble, I think very fair risk reward. Very excited to see how it plays out. Women's tees are generally shorter is way more forgiving safe lines available.
I"m sure the pros can lay down rollers, but the way the wind directions go and how swirly and gusty it is most holes just aren't made for it. Also hard to get one down with a tree right in the way for a RHBH roller on some holes it looks like a good idea.
Putt for D'oh
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brutalbrutus
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Still crickets...
That's fair, but I think DG has occurred more often in the woods, or at least some holes on courses are beside thick woods.
I've yet to find it either, but at least Ultiworld have come through with reporting on the cards.
https://discgolf.ultiworld.com/2021/05/12/how-to-watch-the-2021-otb-open/
Neat seeing Leif Swenson's name on the reg list.
Looks like he's started to really build on the potential in the past few years
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/9646#MA1 - I think he was still only 17, same as Ricky, at AmNats.
Looks like he's started to really build on the potential in the past few years
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/9646#MA1 - I think he was still only 17, same as Ricky, at AmNats.
NOStheBOSS
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Looking at the caddie book, they did make a good effort to play through the available trees much of the time, rather than just sticking to the open bolf fairways.
In some cases, like on 7, there are mandos forcing the players to navigate through the trees. Whereas on 18 it looks like players can choose to play the open areas to the right OR left of the "intended" wooded line...although that adds distance.
I'll be interested to see how the players attack this course. New course on tour adds a bit of intrigue factor. If the event logo is any indication, wind could be a big factor!
In some cases, like on 7, there are mandos forcing the players to navigate through the trees. Whereas on 18 it looks like players can choose to play the open areas to the right OR left of the "intended" wooded line...although that adds distance.
I'll be interested to see how the players attack this course. New course on tour adds a bit of intrigue factor. If the event logo is any indication, wind could be a big factor!
Watching some practice footage from this course it looks like it will be windy
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