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From the editor...

The above photo sums up my year. I had just side-

armed an approach into an OB pen about 10m in front
of me. It wasn‘t even a difficult shot. The whole tour was
something of a disaster in terms of my scores. I was last
in the Open at two events, and distinctly average at all
the others. My PDGA rating plummeted from 913 down
to 885...
Does this get me down? A little.
But what keeps me going is the utter joy of playing on
the BDGA tour, and I hope this issue of InFlight cap-
tures the variety, entertainment, and pleasure of
attending tournaments. Sure, it‘s requires a whole
weekend‘s commitment, but it‘s great value. On top of
that, it‘s great to catch up with old friends, and
generally soak up the social side of things.
The magazine you hold has taken longer to put
together than intended; you can blame parenthood for
that. It wouldn‘t have been possible without our
supporters. I want to thank Innova for helping out for
the second year, and a huge shout to all the UK clubs/
distributors who have supported the mag, whose logos
are to the right.
Make sure you visit their websites and help keep them
in business next year!
2010 promises another great tour. I hope to see you
there. And I hope to get out of the bottom group a few
more times.

Andy Cotgreave
December 2009

Published December 2009

Cover photo: Jester Wilson above Lover‘s Lake, at the Burnlaw Equinox, February 2009 (photo by Angus Bruce)
Thanks: To everyone who‘s contributed to this issue. Great efforts by all involved—much kudos to those who take the time to
take photos, write words or compose poems. InFlight couldn‘t be done without your efforts!
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The Hyzer Cup
Rich ―the Scribe‖ Wood recalls the
Hyzer Cup—the biggest winter event
in the UK!
Photos by Alessa Schwarz
At the end of last season Rich H and Dunc
Talking, as usual, a whole bunch of junk
Those hours home from Burnlaw thinking it up
What would eventually be known as The Hyser Cup

The juices still flowing they put up a post

―Had a cracking idea‖ the pair of them boast
A club v club tourney, Oh what a lark
A team from South London against Quarry Park.

The chat on the forum takes on a pace

Its all about winning, not losing face
Rich and I talk for hours on the phone
Dates, teams and formats we needed to hone
We pick the teams, eighteen on each
Without any hitches; that‘s a bit of a reach
Getting two equal sides, thirty six flingers
We make plenty of calls – get in some ringers
With two days to go, all looking fine
The two Dicks are playing with a Live Draw online
With nine hours to go people drop out
But we‘re going ahead, of that there‘s no doubt
Its Saturday morning, by God its still dark
Picking up golfers, fours hours til I park
Eight thirty AM we‘re there Croydon DGC

Nige Williams approaching

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Tombstone!
To take on all of the players from Quarry P
First up in the morn, Best Shot Modified doubles
Stewart and I take on for our troubles
Scotty and Bill, Oh! What a laugh
A real ding dong battle, all squared for a half
So at the end of eighteen the teams wandered in
Some with a grimace, some with a grin
We tot up the score, its really quite tight
QP one point up – now the singles to fight
Packed lunches eaten, we now know the score
The singles now beckon and we make the draw
Its not looking bad, then my face fell
On his own home course I‘ve only drawn Del!
Not much of a match, but greatly enjoyed
I felt like a ball with which Derek just toyed
No real need for tactics to be employed
Del dillied and dallied before he destroyed.
So at the end of a truly fantastic day
And all the smack talkers having their say
Its all very close with QP two points up
At the half way stage of The Hyser Cup.
So with Christmas now over lets try the next leg
Set for mid Jan we start to beg
For players to choose; is that a yes or a no
We finally get there and its now go go go
With fifteen a side, players start to mingle
Seven twos up, me and Rich in a singles
Rich plays really well, pushes me hard
Course knowledge kicks in and I finish top o‘the card
After three rounds of golf I finally score
A win on the board, I hope for some more
We walk into lunch and the weather is fair
With three rounds all done so far, its all square
Lunches all over, one last draw to do
Out comes my name, I‘m paired up with Sue
First four hole done, nothing to fear
Then Sue digs in her heels upping the gears
I had never before played Sue in a round
But here I was playing her on my home ground
From the start I shot as good as I could
But at the end of the day Sue was truly too good
I stroll back in, morale depleted,
Wondering whether we‘d been defeated
Pass Stewart and Paul, ―were losing‖ they say
Both one hole down only two holes to play
Get back to base camp in need of a fag
Just settled down, taking a drag
Stewart and Paul then saunter in
They both got it back and each chalk up a win
Back at the bongo losing my nerve
Not quite knowing what points we have in reserve
Then I see Jester not giving a tell
Then a big beaming smile; he‘s just beaten Del.
With three matches still out we count up the score
All we now need is just one half point more
Then in comes Ali, he‘s got us the win
Croydon go up and oh my what a din
Now its all over we can bask in the glory
I sit down to write a champion‘s story
With the warm glow of victory, feeling just fine
Croydon: Hyser Cup Champions 08/09
Huge thanks go out to all those who played
Well done to Jerry who magnificently made
A trophy that each year will be held up
By the captain of the winners of The Hyser Cup
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 With the Quarry Park and Croydon Hyzer Cup week-
Golf in the Winter? ends and a very early start to the Tour 2009, we only
had one other Winter Doubles event. Matt, Mark and

brrrrrrilliant
the Bristol boys ran an event on 13 December, on what
turned out to be a dry day - I think Ashton Court may
have been the only dry place in the country as we
Sue Underwood on the Winter Tour drove through pouring rain all the way down the M5
(nearly turned back!!!) and
Sat at the AGM in there were floods else-
Burnlaw in September where!
08, the next tour event
seemed a long way off. Matt and co had set out 9
How to keep playing traveller baskets in the
over the winter with a woods for a tricky 18 holes
little friendly competi- in the morning - including
tion thrown in? What a basket inside a hollow
about Winter Doubles? tree!! After providing
lunch for everyone, the
The idea was to have a Bristol boys disappeared
few one day events and to set out the baskets for an
get as many new and alternative (2x) 9 for the
local people involved afternoon. Some longer
as possible - maybe holes, with elevation
some of those who can't changes and some more
commit to two day tour holes in different woods -
events. The events good to test out a range of
could be very simple - shots. Two aces during the
get people to bring day - Ivan on a short down
their own lunch and hill hole and Charlie on a
provide some score- nearly blind hole in the
cards and a start time woods.
and away we go.
A huge thanks to the
Shrewsbury were first Shrewsbury and Bristol
to volunteer and set a crews for taking the time to
date of 2 November. organise these events and
Keen to see the recently for making so much effort.
installed 9 hole course, It was good to meet new
around 20 people people, play some differ-
turned out for a fun day ent holes and keep the
of golf. The course throwing arm in action
made the most of the over the winter.
land with a mix of tight
holes in the woods, I hope that we will see
shots round corners some more Winter Dou-
(including the corner of bles events this year -
a lake!) and a couple of maybe Derby and Oxford
longer open drives - as well as Shrewsbury and
tricky to make your Bristol? I think that they are
birdie. Only a couple of great way to get newer
locals could make is but and more local people in-
it was great to see volved in disc golf and for
young people involved making the most of 9 hole
and know there are oth- or non permanent courses.
ers playing regularly. Remember they can be
Steve, Bill and Woody very low key - a short in-
Photos: Alessa Schwarz
made a real effort - in- vite (start times and direc-
cluding providing a hot lunch for everyone and range tions), bring your own
of prizes - all in all a successful event, appreciated by lunch and some basic scorecards.
everyone.

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 Review: Frostbreaker
Andy Cotgreave reviews the first
event of 2008 at Whitcombe Farm
The British media were forecasting apocalyptic
weather conditions before the tournament. Sure, there
was some serious snow in parts of the country; just ask
Matt Cutler who took 9 hours to get to Beaminster from
Bristol on the Thursday night. Fortunately, the dumps of
snow didn't land on Whitcombe Farm. Instead, there
was a very attractive dusting of snow for the players to
appreciate throughout the weekend.
The snow did make life difficult for people to get to the
event and a decision was made on the Friday morning
to change the format. Instead of two rounds of 18 on the
Saturday, everybody would play one round of 27, with
a staggered start. 27 holes at Whitcombe? Well, it's one
of the few venues that can allow that format, and it gave
Toby the chance to design an epic round of golf. Every
golfer loves the chance to throw long drives downhill
and Toby got all 3 of Whitcombe's epic downhill holes
into the course: Old Hypoteneuse, New Hypoteneuse,
and Mega Bunny. Yes, it meant lots of up and down hill
walking, but, c'mon? Huge downhill drives? Bring it on!
Enough of the weather, what happened in the game? As
it's the first event of the year, everyone's eyeing up
everyone else to see who'd done the most practise, and
who could put their stamp on the Powerstats at this
early stage.
Pete ―Village‖ Black makes a long putt
Right at the top of the leaderboard after day one was
Derek and Matt Cutler. That's not too surprising, but it
was great to see that Jesse Denny, who had moved up
from Advanced Ams, was in the lead card. Also in the
top group was Sue Underwood, who'd played a great
first round. Chris O'Brien and Jester Wilson, two play-
ers who'd hope to be in the top group, failed to make
an impact on the Saturday. James Luton played solidly
to lead the Advanced Ams. Meanwhile there was some-
thing of a whirlwind happening in the Intermediate
Ams. Jed Farrell, a rookie who'd only been playing for
6 months, carded a score of 90. He's an English player
but has been learning in Scandinavia, and would fea-
ture large in the Ams trophy in 2009.
There was to be another single round of 27 holes on the
Sunday. Matt and Del were pretty much level for most
of the round, but Del began edging ahead in the last 7
holes. Jesse and Sue couldn't match either of them,
leaving Del to regain the Frostbreaker trophy. Neal
Pickett fought back on the Sunday to finish level with
James Luton after regular play. On the second hole of a
Sudden Death playoff, Neal took the Advanced Ams
trophy.
In the Advanced Ams, Jed Farrell carded another aston-
ishing round, with a final score of 177. This was good
enough for 3rd place overall in the tournament!
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The Road Trip
Dan Massey and son Jack take a road
trip to Burnlaw Snowbow. Dan took
the photos, too!
Brace yer‘self they said. It‘s Northumberland they
said. It will be Wild, Wet and Windy. Well it wasn‘t, it
was wonderful, wemote, and a wong wong way away.
I‘ve been at the DG lark for some twelve years now,
and seeing as though I‘d had a son for some eleven of
those years I thought it was about time to take him on
one of my road trips.
So what‘s all this got to do with a DG tourney? Simple: a
road trip to a tourney can be so much more! Just tack on
a days leave either side of the weekend and you can
see those bits of Britain that make it so Great!
Breaking a long journey into smaller chunks proved to
be a wise thing, and not one whinge of ‗Are we nearly
there yet?‘ was heard over five days and 800 miles.
Leaving the South Coast late on the Thursday afternoon
we stopped at Del‘s course for our tea and a few holes.
Thursday night was spent in the not so salubrious (but
cheap) Travelodge near Manchester, but it did at least
allow us an early start for our trek in the Yorkshire
Dales to see superb limestone scenery at Gordale Scar
& Malham Cove, at the scar the footpath climbs up the
Waterfall….fantastic! Then, a superb pub for lunch near
the impressive and remote Ribblehead viaduct, which
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(L-R) Dan Massey, Ben Bruce, Jack Massey, Rick Rick Murphy
was followed by a quick blast up the M6 to visit Ha-
drian‘s Wall. The section around the preserved Hous-
teads Fort is just incredible and well worth an after-
noon‘s exploration. We finally arrived in Burnlaw in
time for tea and a few practice holes!
Anyway, onto to the golf. In the open division the early
pace was set by Chris O‘Brien with a weekend best
round of 55. Snapping at his heels were Jester, Bruce
and Del. John Bruce was there initially…but sleep dep-
rivation from his studies set in and he took to hiding
further down the field. Chris had to settle for fifth over-
all, whilst the quiet beast that is Ivan the Brumage
edged his way up to a creditable forth. Bruce took
third, Jester second…..but it was the boy Robins who
took the honours! My regular third round fellow Mr
Jonnie Burden stirred the tail with the wooden spoon.
The Adv AM is always the place to look for the upcom-
ing talent, and here Rick Murphy kept his head above
the pack to take the top spot, with a three round score
that would have put him in the Open final. The now ‗Not
so‘ wee Ben Bruce finished second, James Luton and
David Allaker tied for third and Colin (on Saturday you
can call me Shirley) Eagles placed fifth.
Steve Watts topped out in the Int AM, pursued by Tim
Foxall, Dom Carr, Martin Smith and Jason Hussein, in
that order. And finally… Jack Massey won the Junior
Title.
The score cards show just how much stronger the wind
blew on the Saturday afternoon, with only six players
bettering their scores from the morning! Respect goes
to Angus, Woodie, Bill, Steve, Jason and Jack. But for
many others it got worse...much worse….and six play-
ers deteriorated by ten or more shots! Chris Rowlands‘
early performance with a very respectable first round
of 63 was followed by a 77, the others to suffer so were
John Bruce (+13), Chris O‘Brian (+11), James (+12), Sue
(+10) and Martin (+10).

The Saturday evening entertainment included a
wickedly good curry Banquet (thanks Charlie and
Gary for sorting) for a select table of Charlie, James,
Jester and the Massives. Inevitably the big barn of
happiness was soon home to Saturday‘s mini music
session, which was kick started with some AC/DC
licks courtesy of Jack on guitar - its amazing how
much performance can be bought with an offer of a
half hour bed time delay. Swiftly followed by some
mashing of old faves by Jester et al.
The Ace‘s had started for the Groover (Andy Cot-
greave) on the Friday with a Monster 120m Hole-in-
One on No 8 ‗the plantation‗ and just kept com-
ing…..he went on to win both Poker sessions on the
Saturday Night.
The sublime Burnlaw hospitality pervaded the
whole event, from Breakfast to late night cups of tea,
Jack at Ravenscar
It‘s like a comfy jumper…put it on and you just feel
right at home straight away. And you‘ve got to love the
lunches…served in the Barn they are a marvellous me-
lee of munchies and golf banter.
All in all, I was rather sad to leave, I had had three
round some of the most super friendly golf I care to re-
member (thanks Rick, Ben, Jack, Angus, Andy & Sue)
but rather than blast the 350miles home in one evening
we stopped off in a remote hostel in the Peak district…
total isolation in a forest….with just two of us in resi-
dence. The Monday was pleasantly spent in the Peak
District and Matlock before a final blast home for tea for
two tired boys. What a top weekend, thank you to all of
you who helped make it so!
So take my advice….take a DG weekend add some top
company and locations and give yourself a trip of
Discgolf and so much more…..
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 see Jesse trying new things out. The BDGA tour should
Review: Spring Fling change and evolve, and without trying new things out,
it won't be able to do this.
The BDGA Tour headed to Quarry The play itself was pretty tough. Strong winds played
Park for the second event of the year. havoc with peoples' drives, and a few heavy, sleety
showers came down on Sunday.
Emerging out of this, the Open division ended up a
close run thing. Jester trailed Derek near the end of the
final round. Taking a rare birdie 2 on the 17th, Jester
drew to one shot behind Derek. On the 18th, Jester's
drive was poor, but he made par with a wonderful 10m
putt in front of the gallery. To win the tournament,
Derek had to make a 7m putt, but he missed, presuma-
bly flustered by Jester's excellent putt, moments be-
fore. Derek and Jester were tied after 72 holes.
The first hole of the playoff saw both players take par. It
was from the tee of the second hole that the playoff was
essentially all over. Derek played a good, safe drive.
Jester followed, and, well, it was a disaster: he lofted
the drive way too high, and straight into the car-park:
OB and with an impossible shot to save 3. Derek holed
Jester battles against the rain out to take his second victory of 2009, at the second
tournament of the year.
The second tour event of the year, the Spring Fling,
took place in early March. Jesse Denny cut his teeth by
taking on Tournament Director duties for the first time.
Did he choose to maintain the status quo? Hell no!.
More OB and new mandos were added to the course.
Hole 13, previously long and straight, was made much
tougher with a new tunnel drive added: the tee was cut
back into the trees, requiring an accurate first throw
just to get on the fairway. Finally, there was another
round-format change; following the 2×27 rounds at
Frostbreaker, here we played 4×18 rounds with no fi-
nal.
Did these changes work? Largely, yes. The OBs
seemed to provoke as many complaints as they did
compliments, but in all cases forced people to think a
little more about whether to "go for it" from the drive.
Hole 13 was the subject of much grumbling. Just go to
the BDGA forum and see the full arguments for your-
self. Mostly people liked the idea of more technicality
to some tee shots at Quarry Park, but maybe the new
tee at the 13th wasn't quite right at this time. There was
no easy reward to be gained from a risky shot, and the
tunnel left the player with only one option. Sure, that up
-shot through the trees required great accuracy, but
maybe there needs to be more work on the tee to give
Rick Rick dresses to impress
some players a chance to gain more from a higher risk
shot. In the Advanced Ams, the another Divisional Dominator
player was taking top honours. Rick Murphy stormed
The round format was a refreshing change. Quarry Park the field. His stunning fourth round score of 56 was
is a course that suits itself to this format, and it was nice rated 1001!
to have another different tournament format to play.
Jed Farell continued his fantastic start to the season by
Whether or not the changes all worked, it was great to winning Intermediate Amateurs.
Photos: Andy Cotgreave and Jesse Denny

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 Player Profile:
Everything you need to know about fashion
god Rick ―The Rizboss‖ Murphy
Photo: Jon Lee
How did you get into Disc Golf? After spending much
time in the same village as Chris O'Brien I fell in love
with disc sports, especially golf.
Favourite course? A tricky subject! Spiritually Burnlaw
is top of the tree especially with Gary‘s enthusiasm and
the aura that he brings but Quarry Park is the fave tour
venue: a mix of difficult holes, open drives and beauti-
ful fairways. Del‘s done a good job.
Favourite hole? Hole 4 at quarry park. It looks easy
but in fact this is not the case. Aceable all the same—I
did it right in front of the owner, designer and national
champion 15 years running, Derek Robbins. It was
done on a crisp summers evening at the start of a social
round of doubles on the very first throw of the day!
Best disc golf moment? My 1st ever round with Del
Boy is top spot, in particular our encounter during the
approach shot on hole 7 at his home course. I bet a ten-
ner that Del wouldn't sink his tricky 15m putt. He
slammed it in without any hesitation. He repaid the fa-
vour and offered me the same bet based on my lie.
Pressure was on but I made the putt and saved myself
10 quid. It was a great feeling keeping up with such a
great player, however briefly.
What are your ambitions? I always want to be top of
my game but top of the game itself is the dream. After
spending time with the World Champs at the Croydon
Cyclone, its great to see what potential we all have.
And I intend to fulfil that potential and become the
youngest British World Champion. I've given myself 3
years so watch out guys!
What was your biggest DG nightmare? I've had some
really unfortunate situations in tournaments but the
worst would have to be my triple OB 9 on hole 8 at
Burnlaw. Not only did it take me out of the running for
any sort of credible position, for a moment I thought I'd
forgotten how to play disc golf!
If you could only take 3 disc into a tournament,
what would they be? Putter, mid and a driver of
course. Specifically, Soft APX Elite X, Meteor ESP and
the Star Destroyer. What ever else would you need
Top tip for a new player? Top Tip - Don't Worry, Be
Happy - never let your head down and just enjoy the
game, birdies will come and a great round of disc golf
is always round the corner
Who was your inspiration with regards to your fash-
ion sense? Imagination played a key role and a sense
of free will. I look great, one day Doss will be wearing
just as darish clothing I assure you
Anything else you want to say? Disc golf wouldnt be
the same without our British spirit, an absolute honour
to be a part of.
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Juniors in Essex
Chris Rowland reviews his and
Sophie’s juniors tournaments from
the Summer.
In 2008 we (Chris & Sophie) were asked to provide
some summer disc golf sessions for children in
the holidays at Harwich. The sessions were part of Ten-
dring District Councils Sports activities. With the
money we were able to buy baskets and discs. These
provided to be a great success culminating in a Junior
Tournament at the Nationals at Essex University.
This year we were requested to do the same but also
include Manningtree Sports Hall as well as the Harwich
Sports Centre. We provided 6 (one per week) x 2 hr
sessions at both centres. This year we spent most of the
money on discs, so now have a good range for the chil-
dren. Armed with our new BDGA Level 1 Coaching
skills and shirts, risk assessments, insurance (provided
by Bruce (BDGA)), CRB checks, First Aid Certs and
Child Protection Certs we set about the task.
Once again the children responded, we were warned
at Harwich on the first week that there were going to be
loads of children. We were going to restrict the ses-
sions to 16 children but had 24 turn up for the first
event. All the children were aged between 8 and 14,
both sexes. With a mix of disc golf and ultimate the
children loved it. In total over the 6 weeks we had over
200 children to the sessions, many regular, actually
moaning when they were going on holiday and going
to miss a session.
We then organised a tournament for the 30th August at
Essex University to put the children‘s skills to the test.
Seventeen turned up and played a few practice holes
and then set out on a round of the short 9. The standard
was very high and the boys winner and runner up
shooting an impressive one under par (26) on a very
windy day. The girls winner shot a 30 (3 over) and was
moaning that she had a poor round. Both of the winners
were aged 14. (Steven and Yaz)
Tim Herring helped on the morning and was impressed
with the standard of play and the general good sports-
manship which continued throughout the play. The win-
ners of the boys and the girls sections both received a
trophy and a disc and the runners up and third place in
each category winning two discs each. Every other en-
trant received a disc as a prize. Others who could not
attend the tournament but had attended the sessions
also got a disc each. These being funded from our
money from Tendring. We decided to do this so the
children could continue playing after the completion of
our sessions.

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 Photos: Sophie and Chris
Review: Essex
Sophie fills in the details of Essex’s
tour event
Saturday started with a strong easterly wind (unusual
direction for the locals) & visiting American Andrew
Schrum Ad Am making the trip up from Bournemouth.
The first round saw the usual runners and riders jock-
eying for an early lead. By lunch Bruce (55) had
opened up a 3 shot lead over Del (58) who strangely
had 4 putted on hole 14 for a 6. Jester was trailing Del
by one shot.
The Advanced Ams ended with Andrew Schrum (64)
holding a one shot lead over Paul Holden & Neal
Pickett. With 16 of the 19 players being within 7 shots of
the lead it was all to play for in the afternoon. An un-
usual 70 saw James Luton languishing in 14th place. In
the Int Ams Andy Gee (67) opened up a 3 shot lead
over the rest of his competitors which would prove too
much to catch on the 3 rounds.
The second round saw a charge from Del and Ross both
shooting a (55), this gave Del a one shot lead over
Bruce (59), and two shots on Ross. Jester had a one over
par (61) to fall to 7 shots off the lead. The fifth final
place would be between Woody, Chris O‘B & Charlie
who were all nine off the lead at 122. The Adv Ams saw
Neal (62) taking the lead with the second round going
to James who shot an excellent 60 putting him up to 4th
place. Paul Holden (65) and two consistent rounds of 66
each saw Sophie & Scott put themselves in with a
chance of the final. Andy Gee (71) held on to the lead in
Int Ams opening up a gap of 5 shots off Mark Walters.
After completion of the two rounds Del Robins pre-
sented trophies and discs to the Children who had
played two rounds of the short 9 in the afternoon. Win-
ner for the second year running was Steven Turner who
held his nerve to take the lead with his last putt. After
this a small coaching session was held with the children
with Del, Paul H, Martin Smith, Neal, Chris & Soph. All
who entered had a great time.
Sunday saw the wind blowing well, unfortunately visit-
ing American Andrew had to return unexpectedly to
Bournemouth & Si Laud fancy the Ipswich- Norwich
derby. Mr ‗Consistent‘ Robins (53) shot his best round
to open up a 7 shot lead on Bruce in second and an 11
shot lead on Jester. Ross hung on to a final place with a
nasty 65, and Charlie (60) piped Woody (62) to the final
place. A mention must be made of Matt ‗Lefty‘ Cutler
who had three consistent rounds of 72 playing with his
weaker hand.
In the Adv Ams James (63) made up more ground on
leader Neal (66), and a 65 by Soph and 63 by Scott saw
them make the final. Andy Gee‘s (75) consistent shoot-
ing saw him take a 7 shot lead into the final over Mark
Walters (77) and Stew Gudgeon (75). Bob Holgan being
a further two shots behind and Ross Davies one more
back made up the final five.
The Int Ams final of 5 holes saw Stew Gudgeon (239)
creep up on Andy Gee (237) ending up in second place
with Mark Walters taking third spot with 240. The Adv
Ams final saw James and Neal swap places twice. The
last hole saw James (227) hold his nerve and take the
title by one shot from Neal. Scott (230) came in third,
Richard W, fourth with 230 and Soph in 5th with 238.
It looked all over in the Open with Del 7 up but with
Bruce picking one up on the first hole was there going
to be a shock ? A superb two from Jester on the Uphill
hole 2 raised the bar. With Bruce shooting an excellent
3 on the long hole 3 and Del dropping one to par to
take a 5 brought Bruce back to 4 shots with 5 to play.
The lake saw Bruce again get a birdie to take another
shot back on Del, but poor Ross shooting a 7. The long
5th saw Bruce shoot a 3 with Del only making a 4 pick
up another shot. Things were getting tight. With the
new tee placement for 16, the players picked their
drives. Bruce put himself in a good position as did
Jester who found a hole through the trees which no-
body else risked. Del played reasonably safe taking
the easier route. However both Bruce and Jester went
for broke on their approach shots and both ended in an
awful position. The hole ended with Del taking a steady
4 and Jester taking a 5 and Bruce missing a close putt to
take a horrible 6. Del back in charge. Steady play saw
Del finish on 199 playing a superb roller up the hill on
the last hole. Bruce came in second on 202, Jester well
clear in third on 207, Charlie grabbing 4th with a 218
and Ross slipping to 5th with 219.
Basket trophies made by the fair hand of Paul Cooper
where presented to the first three in each group and a
pair of cut glass glasses on an engraved base went to
Neal Pickett for Spirit of the Game. Discs were pre-
sented for longest drive, longest putt and closest to the
pin for each section. The final presentation of a bottle of
her favourite tipple was made to Angela Dunnett for
dishing up the food over the weekend and looking after
the children‘s tournament on Saturday.
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Dan’s Mull Blog…..April-May 2009
Daniel Luton is the eldest of Charlie Mead’s three sons. He has been going to
Mull since he was one and started playing here when he was eight. Now 25 he
decided to write a diary/blog of the 10-day trip he took this year, with his fa-
ther and younger brother, James, which covered the 17 th Scotish Open on Mull
as well as everything else Mull-ish.
May 2008. As some of you may know, and others may
not, I will be getting married on Mull in August, it is one
of the most beautiful places I have ever been to and I
could not imagine anywhere else that can inspire awe
and encourage serenity to the same level as this island.
So, as an unashamed and utterly biased witness I
thought it would be fitting to write a journal of the trials
and tribulations of Mull disc golf this coming week…
Day 1, Monday – We (Dad and I) travelled up form
Birmingham to Burnlaw, another of my favourite places,
on the Sunday before the tournament and spent the
night anticipating the drive up through the highlands
that would bring us to our final destination for the next
two weeks. The next day we faced a torrent of water
falling steadily through the sky until we hit the valley of
Glen Coe and as Elgar‘s Scottish Fantasy came on and
the clouds finally cleared, things were looking up. The
ferry over from Lochaline was as calm as the eye of a
storm and as we reached our destination we settled in
with a wee dram and slowly started to appreciate the
phenomenon that only those that have been here can
understand… Mull time.
Day 2, Tuesday – Waking up to blue skies and calm
airs may not be a regular occurrence on Mull, but when
it does come about the beauty of the island of Ulva
across the bay and the majesty of Ben More are empha-
sised tenfold. We had a hard day ahead of us but the
weather seemed to drain the tiredness from our bones
and even inject some life into my father‘s old legs.
Anyone who has found playing Mull a tiring experience
should try preparing the course and walking it carrying
baskets and 32 three-foot wooden stakes. Suffice to say
that I was tired come the evening but each time I
reached the peak of Fanmore and thought I couldn‘t go
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Photo: Ross Poole
any further the views and the sun revived my spirit for
just one more trip. We somehow managed to get all the
baskets and tees distributed in one day, hopefully
meaning a lighter day to follow, but Mull is ever unpre-
dictable. As for tonight, I know I will sleep the sleep of
the righteous.
Day 3, Wednesday – Having done all the hard work
the previous day we hoped for a slightly easier day,
and as it turned out, it was! We had a late start and then
headed over to Gremlin‘s croft for a cup of tea before
starting the day. I headed out over the course armed
with an electric screwdriver and my wits to set up the
tee markers – I was closely followed by my father
marking the out of bounds and Sue Underwood and
Ivan Bromage coning out the tees. In the words of
Gordon Ramsay – Done! We thought to then move onto
setting up the food tents only to find our work had been
done for us by the more than helpful locals.
Day 4, Thursday – Another glorious day, somehow
defying the weathermen, yet again. Our only tasks to-
day were finalizing the course details and setting up
the camp. So we finally got to enjoy walking round the
course throwing discs rather than carrying poles – it
was almost a strange experience to only be carrying
my disc bag! We took the afternoon off and drove up to
the glorious site that is Calgary beach. As I rounded the
headland and came into full sight of it‘s white sands and
blue seas it reminded me exactly why I had chosen it as
the site for my wedding and why the area has been
voted one of the best beaches in the world.
Day 5, Friday – Doubles day! And our first real fear for
the weather forecast. We‘d got away with a quick half
round the previous day, making the most of the be-
nevolent skies but today promised to be more precari-
ous. However, come two when the first early competi-
tors were eyeing up a start time the skies were menac-
ing and the winds were knocking over some of the new
-born lambs. I, unable to find a partner, remained at
base camp holding down the fort via the extensive use
of tea and beer, though trying my best to avoid mixing
the two. Only a few brave souls headed up the hill and
even fewer came down with smiles on their faces.
Nonetheless, and almost inevitably, when the scores
were totted up a winning pair quickly emerged with a
highly respectable 56, namely the duo of Derek Robins
and Paul Holden, though reports abound that the so
called amateur did a lot of the carrying in the round.
Day 6, Saturday – Again waking up to a less than jovial
day, and though it couldn‘t be said that I was disgrun-
tled at the turn in the weather you can be sure that I was
Derek despairs at missing an ace
far from gruntled. However, my disappointment soon
turned to chagrin as my lack of faith in the island was
duly punished – it did indeed rain that day, once before
the round, once at lunch and once more, finally, just as
soon as everyone came in in the afternoon. In between
these showers we had gorgeous sunshine, blue skies
and gale force winds – classic Mull! I have to say that I
had four great groups whilst playing the tournament
and luckily was put in groups of three for all of them so
we were going round in record time. Saturday morn-
ing, I played with Ross Poole and Guy Bolton, one of the
local boys. Unfortunately Ross, playing with an injured
shoulder, struggled in the winds and was made to pay
for his morning efforts come the afternoon. I, however,
came in with one of my best scores ever on Mull and
with a vast improvement on my performance in Essex
two weeks previously. Better still I came in with a lower
score than my brother, nine years my junior, for the
first time in a long while. In other events Jester came in
off the hill with a 54, five shots ahead of the nearest
competitor and Dave Allaker led the Ams with a 65.
After our brief lunchtime shower and a good fill up on
some freshly cooked soup and sandwiches we were all
ready to face the breeze again. I played a round with
Guy‘s son Ben Bolton, and Dave Allaker; one shot sepa-
rating the lot of us. Playing the slightly longer course
proved challenging in the conditions, for some more
than others ( I would like to take the opportunity to step
out of narrative order here and gloat that I beat my fa-
ther by 3 shots this round). Ben was repeatedly pun-
Photo: Martin Frederiksen (http://frisbee.net/)
ished by a cruel and fickle wind and I played more up-
side-down shots than I have cumulatively in my entire
life - on the plus side we all got a good tan from the sun.
I came in happy on a 68 with my brother‘s score setting
up a family round for Sunday morning. Del and Martin
Frederickson picked up some shots on Jester and the
Am division remained tight at the top. Rain and wind
overnight but we were all fine with that and slept very
well.
Day 7, Sunday – After loading up on a hearty Scottish
breakfast and a good amount of thistle tea the course
didn‘t seem quite as intimidating today. The Sun re-
mained high in the sky and though the wind still blew it
seemed to have had a hard night and it‘s heart wasn‘t in
the attempt. As I mentioned the schedule for the morn-
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 grimages. The drive to and from Mull is always part of
the experience from the tournament and as I sit in the
car writing this (and not driving) I can reflect on two
weeks well spent and a tournament that was certainly
one of the best I‘ve been to in some years – but then
again, you wouldn‘t put me on the jury in the case of
Mull Vs The World, I‘m already compromised.

Stop Press!
Photo: Ross Poole Mull will be bigger and
ing was an all family event, I playing with my brother,
James, and my father, Charlie Mead. Being the inferior
better in 2010 (May 1st-
player of the three, and punching well above my
weight, the pressure was lifted from my shoulders and I
2nd), and will be hosting
played a good steady round with little to leap for joy
about whilst few tears or expletives were shed. Be-
the British Open in 2011
tween the other two competitors there remained a tight
rivalry and they came in with age just edging out
(April 29th—May 1st).
beauty by one shot; 60 and 61, whilst I finished out on a
steady 66. Jester maintained his slim lead shooting a There is also some serious
great 53 after a night with perhaps less whisky than
usual, whilst James‘ score shot him to the top of the Ams prize money to be had. The
with a couple of challengers in close tow.
I would like to caveat the rest of my tale with the fact
minimum pot in 2010 is
that my fiancée, who I hadn‘t seen in a month, was fly-
ing into Glasgow on that day and I was to go and meet
£250, and for the British
her at five, suffice to say my mind was not on my game,
and suffice even more to say that that is my excuse for
Open it‘ll be up to £1,000.
my afternoon performance. I played a round again with Charlie Mead is tourna-
Ben Bolton and Steve Broster in which we got around in
what must have been a world record 1 hour 45. I came ment director for both
in with mixed feelings of despondency at my 73 and
jubilation at my imminent reunion. Ben, noting that he events.
was 7 shots off the lead, decided that he would have to
go for every shot and in doing so came in with an Open
challenging 55, shooting him to second place one be-
hind James. In the Open, Jester lost his lead to Derek
and Martin who went into the finals fighting over a two Steve Broster—happy to make a putt
shot lead.
The finals, played through an increasingly darkening
sky, remained largely uneventful, Derek maintained his
lead to win his fifth tournament of the year and dismiss
even the mathematical chance that someone could
pose a threat to him. James shot an unequalled 17 over
the 6 hole final, a course with 3 par fours, to win his sec-
ond tournament of the year and secure his grip on the
Am championship this year – move up!
Days 8 – 12 – I will not attempt to bore you with the de-
tails of the wedding planning and meetings that hap-
pened over the next five days. It is worth noting that
come Sunday night it started raining and didn‘t stop
until we left on Friday – proof that the disc golf Gods do
occasionally smile on those who have made long pil-

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Review: Whitcombe classic
Andy Cotgreave loves Toby’s real ale
"Welcome to Frostbreaker" was Toby's opening line of
the players' meeting. Appropriate but inauspicious,
given that the rain was tipping down, as it would for the
next 12 hours. This is not the expected weather for the
mid-summer event on the BDGA tour, but we have to
take it as it comes. And those that did survive to the
evening at least had a clear night and great weather on
the Sunday. B
But this isn't a meteorological account of the weekend;
no, there are always more important things to talk
about when reviewing the Whitcombe Classic. Yes, just
like last year, the most important thing is the real ale.
Toby sensibly ordered in 3 casks this year, and they
certainly led to my downfall. Due to a cracking hang-
over, I was BOB - Back of the Bunch - in the Open divi-
sion by the end of Saturday, and only a clearer head on
Sunday allowed me to claw back some credibility and
level things up so that George Aslett shared the shame
of last place.
Meanwhile, there was some great golf being played
throughout the weekend. Conditions in the heavy rain
made life very difficult; these were rounds where hav-
ing the right equipment - multiple towels, quality wa-
terproofs and a positive mental attitude - made all the
difference. Stamina really helped, too. The course for
the weekend was the Whitcombe Modern course - 18
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Photo: Ross Poole
great holes, but no stroll in the park in the best of
weathers. Despite an on-time start of 10am on the Satur-
day morning, the first round didn't finish until gone
2pm. Well-fed but damp and bedraggled, we got going
again after 3pm and the last group finally finished their
epic around 7.45pm!
Who, then, were the stars of the weekend? In the Open,
Matt Cutler began the final ahead of Derek Robins.
Jester also made the final, fighting back well, following
a difficult first round (playing from the wrong lie on the
second hole didn't help!). Derek doesn't often find him-
self behind in a UK event, and played the first six holes
2-2-3-2-3-2. That pretty much put an end to Matt's chal-
lenge, and Derek won the sixth tour event of the year.
Can't anyone of us get good enough to beat the unstop-
pable Mr Robins?For me, the Advanced Ams is where
the most excitement has been this year, and this tourna-
ment saw the big guns lining up together. Jed Farrell,
Neil Pickeett and James Luton were the familiar faces,
all playing excellently (the other familiar Adv Am face,
Rick Murphy, just missed the cut but made a great
caddy in the final). Patrick Green, Toby's nephew, and
Sam Webber made up the other finalists. Patrick plays
local golf, and extremely well. Sam Webber was mak-
ing his DG debut, having said goodbye to his ultimate
career with Clapham. Going into the final in second
 Photo: Ross Pool

place, he has certainly made his mark on the scene. As

it turned out, Jed was just too consistent to be caught,
and fully deserved his victory, finishing nicely with a
birdie 2 on Goolagong. I expect all of these players will
move up to the Open next year, and that's going to
really stir things up - excellent stuff!
Mark Fleetham won the Intermediate Ams, four strokes
ahead of Duncan Butcher.
Once again, another wonderful event, one that even the
weather can't destroy. To finish the article, we all need
to say an enormous thanks, not only to Toby for being
tournament director, but also the big gang of people
who put a week's effort into getting the course play-
able, getting the food ready, and generally turning a
working farm into a top class golf facility! Bring on
Frostbreaker!

Bunny Heaven
Derek’s tribute to golf at Whitcombe Farm.
(sing to the tune of Bread of Heaven)
Guide me, oh thou great disc golfer
Flying through this verdant* land
I'm a Roc and thou art mighty
Hold me with thy powerful hand

Bunny heaven, bunny heaven,

Throw me til I reach the hole, reach the hole,
Throw me til I reach the hole

Open now, my trusty golf bag

Whence the wondrous plastic flows
Let my fiery orange driver
Give me all my longest throws

Star Destroyer, Star Destroyer

Be thou still my strength and shield, strength and shield
Be thou still my strength and shield

When I tread the tee of goolagong

Bid my anxious fears subside
Splash of death and hells destruction
Land me safe on Wild Field side

Songs of birdies. Songs of birdies,

I will ever take the tee, take the tee
I will ever take the tee.

* (replace verdant with frosty in winter)

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 British Open champion, Ville Pippo goes for it

British Open
Quarry Park hosted the Brit-
ish Open for the second
year. Jesse Denny found
time to take some great
shots
Derek Robins had a joint lead on his home
course after the end of the first round, with
a scorching 49. Only defending champion
Ville Pippo of Finland could match him.
Derek slipped a wee bit in the second
round with a score of 50. Still great, but
Ville was on fire and went round in just 44,
a 1074-rated round. Despite Del‘s best ef-
forts, and great subsequent rounds, Ville
continued to stretch his lead, to win the
event comfortably.
In the Advanced Ams, Jesse came second
once again. Again, he lost out to a visitor,
this time to Felix Ban from France.
Here‘s some of the great photos from the
event.
(photos by Jesse and Lou Denny)

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Just like last year, Jesse has a big putt to make on the 7th

Ring of fire!

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Croydon Cyclone
Rich Wood shows us behind the
scenes at the BDGA tour which had
not one, not two, but three world
champs!
Tuesday 11th August… 11pm and I get an email from
Avery Jenkins (World Champion 2009) stating that he,
his sister, Val Jenkins (3 times women‘s World Cham-
pion) and Nate Doss (2 times World Champion) are
coming to the 2nd running of the Croydon Cyclone….
As a TD you are looking for some good luck to come
your way, great weather for the tournament… a spon-
sor to come on board… offers of help from an unlikely
source, but to have 3 World Champs announce their
attendance out of the blue is manna from heaven.
Wednesday 12th August… 2am… well, I have spoken
to Jerry, club secretary. He fell off his chair… literally,
very loud thump as I was imparting the news! But now
what do I do, its 2 am and I can‘t phone anyone and I‘m
bouncing off the walls, like a kid on Christmas Eve, not
a chance in hell of sleeping, sent a bunch of emails,
posted on forums and let the brain take over… at 4am I
finally got some kip!!!
That buzz lasted for 7 days… I couldn‘t be in a better
Rick shows off his big guns...
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The Essex crew march in
mood, I was brilliant at work, and then I crashed… for 2
days I couldn‘t do a thing, I was on a fairly major
downer…. Never thought it was possible but the
adrenalin ran out after 7 days and I dropped like a
stone, a really weird experience.
Then the added pressure started to kick in. We needed
to make sure that the course was suitable for the event.
We had already gone through 2 strimmers in the past
with just 30 minutes work out of the pair of them. Fortu-
nately, the latest one was fired up and worked like a
dream: I couldn‘t keep the thing away from Ozzy Dan
as he and Tom scythed away at any grass, nettle or
bramble that had the temerity to grow longer than an
inch! 11 hours of strimming, the grass cut and some
basket work by Jerry got the course looking as good as
it had ever looked. Jester produced amazing maps and
I spent hours printing, laminating and cutting score-
cards, scoreport sheets, and tee maps. Hours of work
go into the most mundane tasks, I dread to think just
how many but I am sure that Taz, my better half, could
tell me if I dared to ask. For those who haven‘t TD‘d a
tourney of any sort, trust me when I say; it‘s a lot of hard
and mainly boring work.
Tuesday 1st September: Croydon Cyclone minus 4
and I‘ve heard nothing from our American visitors, not
a jot, nada, zip! I reckon they are in the country but am
actually starting to wonder if the email, yep that email
(haven‘t heard from them since) was a fake...
Wednesday 2nd September… Finally get a call from
The Three. Like a fool I go all giddy and agree to drop
everything and charge up to London to have a beer or
2, despite having 100 things still to do. Eight pints later
and I‘m at Victoria Station, on my 1am train to Croydon,
a 15 minute journey away. I woke up at Purley, one stop
beyond Croydon and jumped off only for the guard to
urge me back on again. I protested that I wanted Croy-
don and he said he knew and that Croydon was the
next stop. Evidently we‘d been to Portsmouth and back
and it was now 4am!!! Oh God I felt awful… and the
hangover lasted till Thursday night!
Nige Williams arrived on Thursday 3rd and proved to
be a godsend for the 2nd year running. It‘s great to
have an experienced TD around when all is coming to a
head.
Rich Wood and some pretty
good players. Um, 3 world
champions to be precise!
First job was to go shopping for the 120 or so lunches
and dinners that were ordered. It sounds like a fairly
simple task, but I defy anyone to get the calculations
spot on. We had 2 huge baskets at our local cash and
carry—towering above our heads! 120 bananas at the
check out was particularly bemusing for the 8 yr old
kid queued up behind us.
Loads more little jobs got done Thursday night and fi-
nally crashed at about 2am …
Friday 4th September: CC minus 1… general potter-
ing done today, marking all the lamp posts so that play-
ers could find our fabulous Tournament HQ, lunch and
Bar-b-q centre… Hippie Dans Scout Hut! We had been
due to host the event in our new clubhouse, but delay
after delay after delay lead to us having to put the HQ a
ten minute walk away. It was either that or the CDGC
marquee. Next year we WILL have the clubhouse and
its associated kitchen, loos and showers.
Players started to turn up … no sign of The 3 though…
no idea where they were and they were yet again out of
contact… This was getting to be a bit of a joke, but Nige
kept me focused on the myriad of little matters in hand.
We plugged on. There were quite a few guys out on the
course and I loved pottering around in the Bongo
bumping into lots of people. RickRick and Chris had
travelled through the night and had got to the course at
silly o‘clock to start playing… you have to love Rick-
Ricks enthusiasm…I bumped into him at midday or
so… bouncing around like a kid… fantastic!
Got through Friday daytime pretty smoothly, lots of
people turned up, we got them into the Scout Hut and
then went home to finish off all the last minute stuff.
This is normally a fairly straight forward thing to do, but
now we had the added difficulties of The 3. I had spo-
ken to them on the Wednesday before the beer took
over and they were very accommodating when I offer
my plan. Val wanted to play with the girls on the Satur-
day and was up for anything on the Sunday. Avery and
Nate were happy to play with anyone in any order all
weekend, really useful to me as I had thought a lot
about how I wanted the weekend to go.
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 Martin Smith at hole #1 0 he aced it!

BDGA director, Bruce Webber, in the rough

2009 Am champ Jed Farrell uses long limbs to his advantage

The idea was this: Round 1 pitched a few of the guys at

CDGC who have put a lot into the club up against the
Champs (except Bruce and Jester, who would definitely
get a chance later in the weekend). Round 2 would see
the top Open players and Top Am players after the 1st
round get a chance to play with The 2. And the last
round saw The 3 play the top 9 open players. I hope
players who didn‘t get a chance to play a round with
the big boys understood that not everyone could.
10pm… get a call from Avery… can I find a hotel in
Croydon for the weekend? Here we go! Got them into
the Holiday Inn, picked them up from the Station, ran
through the route to get to the Scout Hut in the morning
and then got them settled into the Hotel. Good, they‘re
here and close by… what could go wrong?!
Saturday 5th September… The Croydon Cyclone.
Oh Yeah… we held a disc golf tournament where lots of
people turned up and threw lots of plastic at silly look-
ing metal baskets… most of you were there and for that
I am very grateful… Personally I will leave you with my
abiding memory of the Cyclone… After 2 holes, and my
2 excellent birdies, I lead all 3 of our World Champi-
ons! It all went south from there, of course, but Hey, I
lead them after 2 holes… properly!
Val Jenkins with Maddy/George Lucey [sorry - I don’t
[For completeness—Nate Doss won the open, Rick Mur- know one twin from the other - ed]
phy won the Adv Ams, Phil Wood took the Int Ams—Ed] Photos: Jon Lee and Alessa Schwarz

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 Rick Muprhy and Steve Broster enjoying the special Burnlaw spirit
Burnlaw Equi-
Chris Murphy describes Burnlaw’s second tour event of the year.
This year‘s equinox was certainly something to remem-
ber. Throughout the whole weekend, the players were
blessed with beautiful sunshine and a gentle breeze by
day, and a sky full of stars by night!
Oh my, how those discs did fly...
On Friday afternoon, Steve Broster floated in a soft
magnet on hole 17 for a sweet ace in practice. On Fri-
day evening the Chris O‘Brien and Rick Murphy played
an intense doubles match against Jester Wilson and
Bruce Webber and won by 2 shots with a 46, 11 under
par.
The main event started on Saturday morning, with a
great set of scores from many players. Amateur player
James Luton took the lead with a 49, with Open players
Webber, Wilson and Paul Cooper scoring around the
50 mark to make up the top card for the afternoon. In
the Intermediate Amateur division, Burnlaw resident
Vic Parker shot a personal best round of 56 and went on
to play well in the afternoon.
By the end of Saturday the AM division was close, with
Murphy just two shots behind Luton. The top card in the
open division for the Sunday morning comprised of
Wilson, Webber, O‘Brien and Cooper.
On the Saturday evening there was some great live en-
tertainment, including the ‗disc golf blues‘ from the lo-
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cal talent in the ‗beautiful room‘. Charlie Mead won the
best dancer award and well deserved too. After an
amazing night of music and laughter, 24 holes plus the
finals remained….
Vic Parker held it together to win the Intermediate Am
division comfortably. In the Advanced amateur divi-
sion, Murphy gained 6 shots over Luton to lead the final
by 4 shots. Luton played a blinder of a final and fin-
ished 3 shots ahead of Murphy. This meant that Murphy
just missed out on becoming British Amateur Champion
for 2009 – It was Jed Farrell from Exeter who had just
enough Powerstat points to take the title for the season,
despite not making an appearance at the Equinox. Well
done Jed!!!
In the Open division, Bruce Webber and Jester Wilson
were top of the card, followed by Chris O‘Brien,
Woody Hardstock and Paul Cooper. The prize for the
tournament ‗Bertha‘ the pig went to Webber in the end
following a solid performance in the final to hold off the
challenge from Wislon. Webber finished off the week-
end with a 30m shot straight into the chains, to the de-
light of the gallery! O‘Brien took 3rd spot, with Cooper
and Woody 4th and 5th respectively.
It was an amazing weekend, a glorious and magical
course and so many happy faces.
 Bogey Bogey Bogey
Tim Foxhall’s DG tribute from Burnlaw.
Sing to the tune of Money Money Money by Abba

I work all night I work all day,

So at the weekend I can play
PLAY DISC GOLF

Arriving at the course today

I listened to the others say
HE'S SO COOL
HE'S THE ONE, HE'S GOT IT MADE,
HE'S GONNA WIN, WE'RE IN HIS SHADE

But something happened to my plan,

Things got as bad as bad things can....

Chorus
Bogey Bogey Bogey
Always Bogey
In his disc golf world

Bogey Bogey Bogey

It's not funny
In his disc golf world

I staggered up towards the tee

And everyone was watching me
AIN'T IT SAD

I twirled the disc, then let it go,

But where it went, I do not know,
THAT'S TOO BAD.

It went to France or Monaco

Abomination of a throw
And on it went
All through the rounds
Forever lost in Out of Bounds

Chorus...

Aaaaarrgrghhh please god give me a break

And give me a little birdie
In your Disc Golf World!

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 The BDGA Tour 2010*
1. Frostbreaker 30th/31st Jan '10

2. Quarry Park Spring Fling TBC

3. Burnlaw Snowbow 27th/28th March '10

4. Mull 1st/2nd May '10

5. Bristol 22nd/23rd May '10

6. British Open @ Whitcombe, Beaminster

3rd/4th July '10

7. Quarry Park Open 14th/15th Aug '10

8. Croydon Cyclone TBC

9. Burnlaw Equinox 25th/26th Sept '10

*Details correct at time of printing (November 2009).

For full details, checkout www.bdga.org.uk

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 The BDGA needs you!
Times are tough. You probably know this, unless you've been living the life of a disc golfing hermit. 2009 saw
membership of the BDGA drop by 17%, despite enjoying a bigger, better National Tour, with record attendances
at several events. When asked, the primary reason given by members was financial; BDGA membership was
seen as an avoidable expense during these tighter times. So, we want to answer this question:
"What exactly do I get for joining the BDGA?"

Direct benefits: Indirect benefits:

Lifetime membership number A National Tour!
BDGA mini-disc and bag-tag Without membership funds, the BDGA could never afford the
Touring members get £5 discount at BDGA Tour events and insurance required to run the Tour
National Championships (up from £2 in 2009 – players now see Increased exposure for Disc Golf
their money back in 5 events) Without fail, people introduced to disc golf ask how popular it is.
Touring members also get membership of the PDGA, and player When talking to the BDGA, whether it is media or council offi-
ratings cials, they ask how many members we have
Entry into the BDGA scoring system and overall Tour standings: More grant money
PowerStats/AmStats The BDGA is engaging with national grant schemes – money is
The possibility of qualifying for the National Matchplay Champi- allocated based on the number of perceived beneficiaries
onships More spots at the European Championships (spots per country
The possibility of qualifying for the GB team at the European are calculated by the relative number of players)
Championships More courses

Here‘s the costs for joining: To join, fill in the form below, and send, including a cheque, to:

Recreational (£12.00) Catch The Spirit Ltd

Touring - BDGA Amateur / PDGA Amateur (£24.00) Suite 9, Saville Exchange
Touring - BDGA Open / PDGA Amateur (£24.00) Howard Street
Touring - BDGA Open / PDGA Open (£30.00) North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE30 1SE

Or apply online at: http://www.bdga.org.uk (click Join the BDGA)


I would like to join the BDGA! Type of membership:
First name:………………………………………  Recreational (£12)
Surname………………………………………….  Touring - BDGA Amateur / PDGA Amateur (£24.00)
Date of birth:…………………………………….
 Touring - BDGA Open / PDGA Amateur (£24.00)

 I am a new member  Touring - BDGA Open / PDGA Open (£30.00)

 I am renewing membership:
Address line 1:…………………………………………………….
BDGA Number: …………
PDGA Number: …………. Address line 2:…………………………………………………….

If I attend a tour event, I will play in this Division: Town:………………………...City:………………………………..

 Open
 Amateur Country:………………………………..Postcode:………………

I would rather be contacted by: Home phone: ……………………………………………….

 Email Work/mobile phone: ………………………………………

 Post
E-mail: ………………………………………………………..

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For the record...
BDGA Tour results, 2009. Open Division:

Amateur division:

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National Championships- And finally… Rich Hatton summarises the true
Bristol, October 2009 joy of Duncan’s Burnlaw Face Slide
There's a hole in my face dear Bev, dear Bev,
1 Jester Wilson (by 1 hole) There's a hole in my face Dear Bev, a hole!
2 Matt Cutler
3 Jesse Denny (3rd play off hole) HOw did that happen dear Duncan , dear Duncan, dear Duncan
How did that happen dear Duncan, we marry in 2 months you fool!
4 Paul Cooper
5 Derek Robins (by 1 hole) I missed the mattress dear Bev, dear Bev, dear Bev,
6 Bruce Webber I missed the mattress dear Bev, but i hold the record!!!
7 Chris O'brien The record of what you tool, you fool, you tool!
8 John Massey The record of what you fool, you look like Hitler!
9 Rick Rick Murphy
Mattress sliding in the great hall , the great hall, the great hall,
10 Jed Farrell
Jester Bruce, Rich, Jesse, rick Rick, Andy, couldn't beat me at all!
11 Ross Poole
12 Dan Massey I don't care about your record Hitler lookalike, hitler lookalike,
13 Charlie Mead I don't care about your record, do i want to marry you at all?!
14 Dave Allaker It was magnificent dear Bev, dear Bev, dear Bev.
15 Neal Picket It was magnificent dear Bev I slid the length of the hall!
16 James Luton
But the wedding photography you moron, you idiot you fool,
the wedding photography you moron will show a hole in your
face!
I just wanted one more moment of glory dear Bev, Dear Bev,
One More moment of glory to cap it all!

The BDGA Annual Awards
Spirit of the Game:
Rick Rick Murphy
Open Champ:
Derek Robins
Women's Champ:
Sophie Southgate
Am Champ: Jed Farrell
Junior Champ: James Luton
Best TD:
Rich Wood for the 2009 Croydon
Cyclone
Contribution to the game:
Chris O'brien
Most improved: Martin Smith
(around 5.5 shots per round)
Funniest DG Moment: Duncan
Hartshorne (face slide)
So i sprinted through the door, (leaping like a salmon, legs
tucked in behind, with arms outstretched, face glowing with an-
ticipation,) dear Bev Dear Bev,
Grabbed for thin air as my hands missed the mattress, flew over
the top, planted my face on the floor!
I slid for 4 metres, dear Bev dear Bev,
I slid for 4 metres with my face on the floor!
Theres a hole in my face dear Bev, dear Bev,
Theres a hole in my face and you're walking out the door?!
Come back please, Don't leave me, i'll change !!!! I hold 2 re-
cords!! That must count for something!
Duncan’s spec-
tacular tri-spoke
scar. Self-
inflicted just 8
weeks before his
marriage! Well
done, fella.

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