Cgkdisc
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Hall of Fame may be a bit too biased toward a wooded game. Put Old Glory black tees in the mix or possibly Lake Olmstead to get better balance.
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Paige Pierce is in a class all by herself
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Leave it as is. It will balance out the Memorial.
Yup, that's the solution. Add a course 30-45 minutes away from the center of the tournament. That won't gum up the works or stretch the tournament staff at all.
Cgkdisc
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How far apart do you think Fountain and Vista are from each other? Or Trojan and Milo at Worlds last year? Remember that the IDGC is already 20-25 minutes from the motels and closer to Olmstead and Hippo. Despite the mostly wooded experience at IDGC, it should probably continue that way because of the Hall of Fame and balancing out the open course events.
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The Hammer
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Fountain and Vista are about 30 min apart depending on traffic. I seem to recall Trojan being a couple hours from Milo.
Call me biased, call me an elitist, call me whatever, but disc golf is at its BEST in the woods. Jackson has enough room for some power golf and Pros always play that course twice. The "Mad Professor" Steady Ed layout has some power golf on it too.
Last time I checked (January) Old Glory Black's doesn't exist anymore. The last layout I played was bunk, putting an NT round there would be worse then the Memorial. And Olmstead doesn't have nearly enough room on it for an NT round. The holes are way to close together for that to work.
FYI the Hippodrome and the IDGC are at least 45 mins apart.
And the fact that 3 IDGC courses are just straight up way better then everything else in the area. You could talk me into an Augusta Worlds featuring a lot of the other courses but not the NT event. I mean the name of the tournament is the Hall Of Fame Classic its gotta be at the IDGC
Cgkdisc
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Can't be accused of pimping my Steady Ed "Mad Professor" layout...
Can't be accused of pimping my Steady Ed "Mad Professor" layout...
:doh: WOW. Kinda embarrassed that I hadn't figured that out already.
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art_vandelay
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Can't be accused of pimping my Steady Ed "Mad Professor" layout...
Are you the course designer? I loved that course. I still think about it a couple of years later.
Cgkdisc
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Yes, in tandem with Tom Monroe. We have eight official named layouts on Steady Ed so players can compare scores over the years against the same pin combos. I got the nickname "Mad Professor" on the plaque for my Hall of Fame induction. Tom is a known forehand savant so his Steady Ed layout is named "Sidewinder". The other names are: IDGC Super for Jason Allind, The Steady Ed is the shortest layout, Fifty-Fifty for half A and B pins, Steady to the Max with all long pins, Edge of Wetness has pins with the most water in play and Rockin' Out has the most rock formations in play or in view.
I know Cat wasn't there, but some big names out in Watsonville and Paige crushed the field, even shooting 1041 one round. http://www.pdga.com/tour/event/19699
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Ya, that was definitely a "class by herself" type performance. If she can do that at Dela for the Master's Cup, she sure seems poised to be solo on top of the woman's DG world this season.
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That's for sure.
I guess the hope you might have that someone would challenge her at Master's Cup is that:
a) Dela is a more difficult course and things can go wrong there even if you throw well. Daisy Chain positions at Pinto Lake are very suited to Paige (and myself in that I can reach more of them, love to play Pinto around Daisy Chains
). Especially up in the meadow where it is all about throwing long and straight.b) I think Cat will be there. She won Daisy chains and Master's Cup last year.
c) Page was fourth at Master's Cup last year.
d) There is more pressure at an NT event.
But she looks poised to whip the field at the moment. :thmbup:
If you mean 12 wins in any division, sure... But, if you are comparing anything other than W's, it's apples to oranges. Hell, I'm the 33-time champion of the Tampora-Only DG World Championships.... Eat my dust, Climo!
Do you think Paige (or any leading DG woman) will ever feel confident enough to leave the shelter of their protected divisions?
It is titled the 'Open' division after all, not the 'Mens' division.
Here's an excerpt from the PDGA site:
I'd say Paige qualifies for switching divisions, wouldn't you? Compare that info to the following info for the protected division for females:
Star Shark
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Juliana is the only woman ever to cash at the USDGC and that was before the Performance Flight nonsense crept in. IIRC, she beat this kid named Doss . Paige and Cat both can compete with the guys if they want to. Cat can score better than Paige but she's quite a bit less consistent.
. Paige and Cat both can compete with the guys if they want to. Cat can score better than Paige but she's quite a bit less consistent.
Umm, no she wouldn't. That record involves a separate title and Paige has zero of those. Climo's two Masters World Championships are not counted as his 13th and 14th for the same reason.
Paige DESTROYED a whole lot of good players in the Performance Flight at the USDGC last year. She was trying to qualify to play Open, I'm assuming she'll give it another go this year.
