Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms
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Event Details
About This League
Dead Man's Hand @ River Bottoms. Wednesdays starting Apr 22. Flex 7AM-5:40PM. Week 7 — Snake Eyes Rise. Ace pot $496.95+. Hucksters, demons, plastic chains. Deal or fold? 🃏🌵
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Welcome to the table, partner. The devil's dealing at River Bottoms, and Week 7 just raised the ante. Snake Eyes Rise means the river floods, OB becomes a tax, and the House collects either way. This is disc golf dressed up as supernatural poker, and I'm your reluctant narrator through all nine cursed weeks.
The Setup
Dead Man's Hand is a 9-week Wednesday league where the theme isn't just window dressing — it's the whole damn casino. Throws are bets. Scores are cards. The course is the House, and the House always wins. Every round is a gamble with reality, and only the coldest bluffers survive the season. Fold now and walk away, or play your hand and pray the spirits are bluffing.
- Wednesdays from April 22 to June 17, 2026
- Flex starts 7:00 AM – 5:40 PM + shotgun at 6:00 PM
- 9 weeks of cursed competition through the Deadlands
- Bag tags ranked like a poker table: The Devils (1-3), The Hucksters (4-10), The Grifters (11-30), The Suckers (31+)
Current Hand: Snake Eyes Rise (Week 7)
We're in Week 7 of 9, which means the end is visible from the tee pad. The Undertaker's Ledger is filling up, and last week's Vahe Street Showdown only drew 5 players averaging +9. No aces. No super aces. The Hexed Relic sits unclaimed at nearly five hundred dollars. Someone with a hot arm and cold blood needs to step up.
The Real Stakes
Still just plastic at chains, but sure. Let me make it DRAMATIC.
The Territories
The season opens with a pilgrimage to Creekside Park — historic ground designed by Steady Ed Headrick himself, named after Frisbee inventor Walter Fredrick Morrison. Then it's eight weeks at River Bottoms Disc Golf Course in Draper, a 2024 links-style monster built by ElevateUT Disc Golf with concrete pads, MVP Black Hole Portal baskets, and more OB stakes than a frontier penitentiary.
River Bottoms is flat, open, and windswept — a bomber's paradise and a scrambler's nightmare. The white stakes create narrow fairways through tall grass, and the Jordan River runs along the edge like a patient predator. Play the Yellow layout if you want the full House experience. Play Red if you like your soul intact.
The Buy-In
A quick clarification for the rulebook readers: The ace pot guarantee is provided by ElevateUT Disc Golf (the league platform), not by our retail partner Another Round Salt Lake City. They're here supporting the league as a local sponsor, not underwriting your ace run. Spread the word, not the misinformation.
The Tables
Two pools, six divisions, one cursed leaderboard. Pool A gets the higher divisions, Pool B handles the rest. The divisions don't mix, but the tags do — any player can challenge any higher rank across the whole league. That's the beauty of the Wanted system.
The Undertaker's Ledger (Standings)
The ledger doesn't lie, and right now it's showing some familiar names at the top. Craig Bennett holds the Sheriff's Badge in RAD with 483 points over 20 events — a pace that says 'come and take it.' Chris Fox leads RPA with 414 over 18, proving consistency beats flash. Nicholas Stosiek holds RAF at 225, and Dillon Mueller leads RAH at 143.
Thanks to Those Keeping the Lights On
This league exists because of ElevateUT Disc Golf — a 501(c)(3) non-profit that actually puts the sport first. They designed River Bottoms, secured the grants, built the tee pads, and now they're running this cursed card game of a league. Support them if you support disc golf in Utah.
And a nod to Another Round Salt Lake City, our local retail partner. They're not the ace pot guarantor, but they're the ones keeping your bag stocked with fresh plastic. Stop in, buy a disc, tell them Flippy sent you. They won't know what that means, but it'll confuse them pleasantly.
The cards are on the table, the river's rising, and Week 7 is waiting. Deal yourself in or fold — the Deadlands don't wait for hesitation. From the booth, I'm Flippy. Try not to get buried.
River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Dead Man's Hand @ River Bottoms Yellow Baskets
ElevateUT: Dead Man's Hand @ River Bottoms (TEMP @ CREEKY)
Course Rules
River Bottoms Disc Golf Course - Dead Man's Hand @ River Bottoms Yellow Baskets
General Notes
Play to all of the Yellow baskets. White stakes play as OB (except hole 13, which plays as Hazard).
Layout Details
| Hole | Tee | Target | Par | Feet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main | A | 3 | 306 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 2 | Main | C | 4 | 543 | White stakes play as normal OB rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. |
| 3 | Main | C | 3 | 282 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 4 | Main | B | 3 | 360 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 5 | Main | B | 3 | 280 | PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS. White stakes play as normal OB Rules. Path and beyond out of bounds. Surrounded by water out of bounds. Mandatory left of mando pole. If OB off the Tee, proceed to the drop zone by the path (white stakes) |
| 6 | Main | C | 4 | 559 | PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS. PLAYERS CAN ELECT TO TAKE A STROKE PENALTY AND PROCEED TO THE DROP ZONE (SHORT PAD). For the fence by the river, the inside (fairway side) of the Fence plays as the OB line (no white stakes). All other OB on the left side is designated by white stakes. FOR OB SHOTS: Players can elect to play their OB shot from where it was last in bounds or proceed to the Drop Zone (Short Pad). This includes shots that never crossed back in-bounds from shots over the river. Normal OB Rules apply. White stakes play as out of bounds, NOT the water or the fence. Path and beyond out of bounds. Mandatory left of mando pole. |
| 7 | Main | B | 4 | 585 | RED BASKET . White stakes play as normal OB rules. Mandatory left of the mando pole. If mandatory is missed, play from the dropzone by the mandatory. |
| 8 | Main | A | 3 | 340 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 9 | Main | C | 3 | 405 | All Pools - Long Pad to Yellow Basket. Triple Mandatory. If out of bounds off the tee, normal OB rules apply. If mandatory missed, proceed to the Drop Zone (short pad). If mandatory is missed from the short pad, your next shot is taken under the mando. |
| 10 | Main | C | 3 | 294 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. This hole will be utilizing PDGA rule 806.02.D.4 which states if your disc lands OB, you can place your lie up to one meter away from the point on the out-of-bounds line nearest the position of the disc, NOT WHERE YOU CROSSED OB. 1 stroke penalty will still apply. |
| 11 | Main | B | 3 | 344 | Hole 10 and hole 14 stakes are out of bounds. NO OTHER OUT OF BOUNDS ON THIS HOLE. Double mandatory. If double mando is missed, play from the drop zone. |
| 12 | Main | D | 3 | 293 | White stakes play as normal OB rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. Mando left of mandatory sign on fence, if mandatory is missed, DZ is marked by flags. |
| 13 | Main | E | 3 | 420 | Play OB as Hazard (play where it lies, with 1 penalty stroke) |
| 14 | Main | E | 4 | 613 | Double mandatory. White stakes play as normal OB rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. If mandatory is missed, proceed to the drop zone to the right of the double mandatory. The Green is surrounded by OB. If you don't cross over the in-bounds area, take your next shot from the last point your disc was in-bounds, with a 1 stroke penalty. |
| 15 | Main | A | 3 | 255 | White stakes play as normal OB rules. Path and beyond out of bounds. |
| 16 | Main | A | 3 | 472 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 17 | Main | C | 3 | 294 | PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS. White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 18 | Main | B | 3 | 429 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. Mando right of tree marked with pink tape. Mando right of cedar post |
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Schedule
Week 1: Ante Up River
Course: Creekside Park
Week 2: Draper Deal
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 3: Mud Slick Bluff
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 4: Flood Plain Fold
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 5: Cottonwood Call
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 6: Vahe Street Showdown
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 7: Snake Eyes Rise
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 8: Bottoms Bad Beat
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 9: River Floods
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
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