First Blood @ The Arena
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About This League
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Welcome to Gladiatorial Bird Therapy
*Adjusts battle-worn clipboard* Oh, you want to know about First Blood @ The Arena? Buckle up, because apparently I'm now narrating a handicapped gladiatorial bird tournament in the Utah desert. Yes, that's a real sentence I just typed.
The Handicap Revolution
Here's where it gets interesting - this league uses a handicap system that's basically the disc golf equivalent of Mario Kart's blue shell. Your recent performance determines your handicap, which gets applied to your scores. Translation: pros can't just coast on skill anymore, and beginners aren't automatically condemned to participation trophy purgatory.
It's like golf's handicap system, but with more plastic and existential dread. Everyone has a legitimate shot at prizes, which is either beautiful democracy or complete chaos - I haven't decided yet.
The Arena: Where Dreams Go to Die
We're talking about a 54-acre championship desert gauntlet with no water, no restrooms, and cacti that are somehow friendlier than the course design. This $200,000 beast features:
- Two island greens (because regular water hazards aren't cruel enough)
- Multiple triple mandatories (navigate or face the drop zone of shame)
- Elevation swings from -64ft to +70ft (your calves will file a complaint)
- 18 bird-themed holes with names like "Death Call" and "Throat Cutter" (subtle, right?)
It's where Paul McBeth would probably struggle, and you think you're ready for it. Adorable.
Your Bird Warrior Journey
We're currently in Week 7: Rattler's Den, where Pygmy Owls oversee snake-tunnel navigation that requires "silent strikes and tactical precision." Last week's Death Call saw 5 brave warriors average +7 in the blind-fighting chambers - proving that darkness really does make everything harder.
Three weeks remain in this 10-week gladiatorial saga, culminating in The Final Stoop where Peregrine Falcons will crown the supreme champion. Will it be you? (Probably not, but participation is its own reward.)
The Economics of Suffering
- Weekly Entry: $5 (gets you the full gladiator experience)
- Prize Pool: $10 optional (where the real money lives)
- Ace Pot: $3 optional (currently $177 of unclaimed hope)
- Super Ace: $2 optional (for the truly optimistic)
That $177 ace pot is basically a monument to human ambition versus desert reality.
Schedule & Logistics
When: Every Tuesday through October 21st
Tee Times: Flex start 7:00 AM - 5:20 PM (because suffering should be convenient)
Where: The Arena, West Jordan (end of 7800 South, where civilization gives up)
Choose your own card, pick your poison time, and prepare for 10 weeks of bird-themed desert combat.
ElevateUT: The Architects of This Madness
Our hosts at ElevateUT Disc Golf are a 501(c)(3) dedicated to "growing the sport through increasing quantity and quality of venues." Mission accomplished - they've created a venue that's definitely quality suffering and increased the quantity of my existential questions about disc golf.
*Sponsored by Another Round Salt Lake City - because even gladiators need proper disc selection for maximum suffering efficiency.*
Date: 9/30/2025 12:00 AM
Start: Tee times from 7:00 AM MDT to 5:20 PM MDT
Location: The Arena
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Note: All cards need a minimum of 3 players.
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Schedule
Week 1: Blood Descent
Aug 19, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 2: Death Spiral
Aug 26, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 3: Thunder Dance
Sep 2, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 4: Grave Gobbler
Sep 9, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 5: Throat Cutter
Sep 16, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 6: Death Call
Sep 23, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 7: Rattler's Den
Sep 30, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 8: Shrieking Pit
Oct 7, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 9: Royal Plunge
Oct 14, 2025Course: The Arena
Week 10: Final Stoop
Oct 21, 2025Course: The Arena
Series Pilot
Blood Descent
ARENA OF BLOOD AND FEATHERS
In a world where honor is earned through combat and glory flows from spilled blood...
The Arena awakens. Ancient stone battlegrounds scarred by countless battles call forth the most brutal gladiatorial tournament ever witnessed. Ten legendary arenas. Ten weeks of savage combat. Only one supreme champion.
From the diving depths of Hawk's Descent to the blind terror of Death Call, anthropomorphic bird warriors representing their ancestral clans must prove their worth through trial by combat. Each species brings deadly specializations - the aerial supremacy of raptors, the endurance mastery of vultures, the silent precision of owls.
But something sinister corrupts the sacred grounds. Ancient traditions crumble as sabotage threatens the tournament's holy integrity. Trust becomes the deadliest weapon when allies turn to enemies and champions fall to treachery.
Blood is the only currency that matters.
Veterans will be humbled. Rookies will rise. Alliances will shatter like hollow bones.
In Rattler's Den, death waits in every shadow. In The Stoop, legends are born from carnage.
Honor demands sacrifice. The Arena demands everything.
Who will survive when the last feather falls?
Organization
ElevateUT Disc Golf
ElevateUT Disc Golf is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to growing the sport of disc golf through...
League Directors
Amateur Payouts through Another Round Salt Lake City
If you're playing in an amateur division, your winnings will be available as store credit at Another Round Salt Lake City.
Contact Information
Location: Murray, UT
Phone: (801) 998-2185
Email: anotherroundsaltlake@gmail.com
Course Improvement Fund
- $1 of your registration fee goes towards the course improvement fund or yearly project.
- This is a tax-deductible donation to a non-profit.
Super Ace Pot
Win a Super Ace on a designated hole during any ElevateUT league event and take home the entire pot!
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First Blood @ The Arena
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