2024 Des Moines Challenge

[BogeyNoMore]

2024 Trubank Des Moines Challenge

PDGA scores

 

[BogeyNoMore]

Watched the free 1st round coverage.


That caddy still likes to break the 4th wall.
Apparently, he's a fairly popular among touring pros. But I just don't care for the guy. FWIW, he's gotta be the only caddy I recognize, but that's probably not a good thing.

 

[knobby325]

He also runs the local shop here in Des Moines. Still plays in the MP40 class in some tournaments.

 

[BogeyNoMore]

He also runs the local shop here in Des Moines. Still plays in the MP40 class in some tournaments.

I recall reading that in some other thread a maybe 2-3 years ago. To his credit, he's getting more out of disc golf than I am.

 

[glassila]

Watched the free 1st round coverage.
That caddy still likes to break the 4th wall.

I didn't see him do any of his bug eyed staring into the camera schtick today.
I'm guessing he was told by the PDGA to knock it off.

 

[nothinbuttree]

I didn't see him do any of his bug eyed staring into the camera schtick today.
I'm guessing he was told by the PDGA to knock it off.

Or maybe Simon, being older and wiser, told him "look, I am on the lead card and who people want to see. Not you. Remember that if you want to be my caddy next round". I am curious why he and Buhr parted ways... Well, not really.

 

[BogeyNoMore]

I didn't see him do any of his bug eyed staring into the camera schtick today.
I'm guessing he was told by the PDGA to knock it off.

Just after AB threw his tee shot on #1, he looks straight into the camera here.


Also, as Earhart was talking to Simon as they walked to their lie, he looked into the camera a couple of times. Didn't notice it after that, so maybe he's getting better?

He runs the local pro shop, right?
I suppose anny publicity is good publicity.

 

[biscoe]

DGPT is who put Schlabach in "looking at the camera time out," not the PDGA. Seems to me that the solution to that non-issue would simply have been to not film/broadcast him- I have never seen an issue with it myself. He was second at Worlds this year in MA40 btw. If for some reason he was playing on a card that was being filmed would they still tell him not to look at the camera?

Pickard Park may be the best park course in the US- certainly up there with Idlewild as best park course on tour.

 

[biscoe]

Gannon's first efforts at course design (17 and 18) turned out well. Rules on 17 are probably a bit too punitive though- maybe let the shots that make it to Iowa but go outside the state boundaries (green is shaped like Iowa) play traditional OB rules instead of heading to the drop zone. Also perverse fun watching Hole 18 bite him on the ass. (I like Gannon and generally want him to do well but have found myself in that position from time to time.)