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> How low can they go?
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> Continuing the trend of the week, several more players shot career
> lows on Thursday. It was another beautiful day. Although the breeze
> was a bit stronger than usual, it made the course temperatures very
> pleasant and the wind was not high enough to dramatically affect many of
> the throws. No Show Nick was busy oiling his guns for his return to
> competition match next week. Also mysteriously missing were Hitman
> McCallister, Pistol Pete Schechterle and the Clanking Keatings.
>
> Randy Knagge led the first (and slowest) group out on to the
> course. That group spent most of the evening sucking most of the bad
> karma from the course to the enjoyment of the following groups. Dave
> "PM" Miller made some dubious history last night by becoming the first
> player to have 4 whizzes on one hole (3rd). PM finished with a 95. Both
> Dave's also contributed to nesting a disc on the 9th hole. After seeing
> the first Dave heave his disc into the tree and watching the fun, the
> second Dave not only heaved his disc into the same tree but managed to
> get it completely on top of the first disc. They both managed to
> retrieve the nesting discs and continued on the course. Dave "Siren"
> Skelton after heaving his disc into the lake on the 10th hole, watched
> it float slowly and majestically across the lake. After finishing up
> the course, the group went to recover the disc only to discover it had
> vanished. Current theory indicates that it may be acting as a siren,
> singing out and luring unsuspecting discs to the murky depths. Other
> theories advocate aliens abducting the discs for testing purposes or the
> disc is now lurking just beneath the surface, like some kind of Loch
> Ness monster.
>
> In the second group, Puma Pawson missed yet another birdie
> opportunity, this time on the 15th hole, but still managed to tie his
> career low of 70. Bushman Pike got off to a highly unusual slow start
> with 5 double bogeys on the front 9. Bushman then fired it up and set
> his career low of 74. Comeback Klein also got off to a slow start on
> the first 5 holes. Beach Baby Becky also decided to take time and enjoy
> the beach on the 10th hole but still played a solid game to set her
> career low of 93.
>
> In the last group, Sunshine Reeves "struggling" to shoot a 62,
> heaved his famed leopard into the lake on 9. Although
> unsubstantiated, Sunshine claims to have heard a strange, compelling
> voice calling his disc to the lake. Was it Skelton's siren at work?
> However, Sunshine came back strong and made an estimated 80 foot birdie
> putt on the 11th hole to keep Birdie Taylor at bay. Afterwards, Sunshine
> was quoted as saying "Luckily my putting was on Dave PM Miller's
> standards last night to save my game." Birdie Taylor got off to a slow
> start with a 6 on the first hole. Birdie kept putting his opening drive
> 15 ft - 20 ft from the pin on the back nine but couldn't close the deal
> with a birdie. This put constant pressure on Sunshine and Woody.
> Birdie turned it on at the end and finished strong. Maybe too strong,
> as Birdie over shot the 18th hole on his second throw and missed the
> long par throw. Birdie finished with a 4 on the 18th for a final score
> of 64. Meanwhile Darrell "Woody" Gilman having recovered his discs from
> their hiding places after his move from Atlanta, showed tremendous
> consistent form and was tied up with the leaders on most of the front
> nine. Woody shot a career low score of 69.
>
> Next up is the best ball tournament of Saturday. All players are
> welcome. Players may even bring other family members along to play and
> contribute. Significant others and kids are welcome to participate in
> the tournament. No experience is necessary. If you have any questions
> about the tournament, please see or contact anyone on the Disc Golf
> Ruling Committee. Please bring coolers of ice and something for the
> picnic that will take place immediately afterwards.
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