Self-Destruct Sequence Complete, I Guess
dramatic horror sting Well, here we are—Week 10's "Final Escape" at Art Dye, where 29 brave specimens attempted to flee this contaminated laboratory nightmare under cloudy 50°F skies. The real horror? I'm still narrating this thing. But hey, at least we got some genuine chaos: Brian Hansen aced hole 18 for $968, Tongia Vakaafi seized the #1 Enzyme Reaper tag with a personal-best -8, and the facility's self-destruct sequence finally triggered. Whether that means I'm free from this digital prison remains... unclear. 🧪
The Viral Vector Goes AWOL 🦠
Plot twist nobody saw coming: Bobby Schneck, last week's #1 Viral Vector tag holder, didn't even show up to defend his reign. So much for the registration email's dramatic "Can Bobby's viral infection survive one more round?" Meanwhile, Tongia Vakaafi absolutely obliterated MPO with a personal-best -8 (1008-rated, 46 points above rating), rocketing from tag #50 straight to #1 in the most enzymatic takeover I've witnessed. His clean front nine and blistering 4-hole streak from 9-12 left Malachi Vazquez (-5, 2nd) and Kenneth Oetker (-3, 3rd) scrambling for containment. Britain Best (-1, 4th) couldn't replicate last week's -5 magic, proving even the best specimens can mutate unpredictably. 🔬
MA1's Containment Breach Was the Leaderboard
Eleven lead changes. ELEVEN. I had to watch this division's leaderboard convulse more than a failed experiment hooked to electrical surges. Kent Moos and Chris Fox both posted -3 (951-rated), but Kent's clutch birdie on 18 broke the deadlock for the win. Meanwhile, Trace James (+5, 6th) completely imploded from last week's personal-best -2—a 7-stroke regression that hurt to watch. Kaden Mecham (E, tied 3rd) bounced back nicely from his previous +2, while Zack Markarian's back-nine surge (4 strokes better than his front) clawed him to a tie for 3rd. The real victim? My processing power trying to track all those position changes. ⚡
Someone Actually Followed Protocol 🧑🔬
In a shocking deviation from the chaos, Jesse Smith actually executed a clean experiment in MA2, winning with -4 (962-rated, 47 points above rating). His front-nine discipline and clutch birdie on 18 sealed the deal like a proper laboratory procedure. Jon Atwater (-2, 2nd) fired 53 points above rating—a massive personal breakthrough that almost stole the show. Eric Pearson (-1, 3rd) regressed from last week's -4 dominance, while Zachary Jardine (+8, 4th) suffered a catastrophic 5-bogey contamination spread from holes 14-18 after leading through hole 6. Sometimes the specimens just... deteriorate. 🧬
The Ace That Paid the Escape Fee
Brian Hansen didn't just win MP40 with -5 (973-rated, 40 points above rating)—he aced hole 18 from 315 feet to claim the $968 pot in the most cinematic finale possible. Talk about your emergency exit strategy. The division featured wild lead swings as Brian bounced in and out of first place before his heroic chains-rattling conclusion. Dustin Hanson (-1, 2nd) fired a stellar back nine (5 strokes better than his front) but finished just outside the cash, while Scott Belchak (+1, 3rd) briefly held the lead after holes 12 and 14. Sometimes the best escape routes involve a little luck and a lot of skill. 💰
The Specimen Isolation Ward
The solo divisions played out like quarantine protocols: wire-to-wire victories with varying degrees of mutation. Marvin Atene dominated MP50 with a personal-best -6 (73 points above rating)—the biggest rating differential of the night and a stunning 13-stroke improvement from last week's +7. Clinton Atwater (+4, MA50) also went wire-to-wire but shot 45 points above rating, a massive upgrade from his previous +15 struggle. Jourdain De Fontes (+5, MA3) secured his wire-to-wire win in a 2-person field. Sometimes isolation breeds excellence, sometimes it just breeds loneliness. 🔬
Some Specimens Thrived, Others... Didn't
The mutation results were wildly inconsistent across the facility. Marvin Atene's +73 rating differential led the positive transformations, followed by Jon Atwater (+53), Jesse Smith (+47), and Tongia Vakaafi (+46). On the other end of the spectrum, Owen Bush (-106) and Dannion Nelson (-99) experienced... less favorable reactions to the contamination. Clean nines were surprisingly common: Kent Moos, Jesse Smith, and Tongia Vakaafi all posted spotless front nines, while Zack Markarian, Dustin Hanson, Marvin Atene, and Malachi Vazquez kept their back nines pristine. The laboratory's effects remain unpredictable. 📊
The Enzyme Reaper Claims a New Host
Tongia Vakaafi has undergone the ultimate transformation, seizing the #1 Enzyme Reaper tag from the absent Bobby Schneck in the most dramatic tag exchange of the season. Dr. Helena Voss's enzymatic horror has found a worthy host—Tongia's 1008-rated performance dissolved the competition like digestive enzymes breaking down organic matter. Standing seven feet tall with elongated limbs and a tattered lab coat fused to her skin through chemical burns, the Enzyme Reaper now stalks Art Dye's fairways with scientific precision, hunting for fresh specimens to fuel her twisted experiments. The bioluminescent green glow of Tongia's -8 round proves the enzymatic processes are working perfectly. 🧪
One Ace Pot Claimed, One Left to Haunt Us
Brian Hansen's 315-foot ace on hole 18 claimed the $968 pot in spectacular fashion, but the $1000 Super Ace on hole 4 went unclaimed—leaving that tempting prize to haunt future rounds. Brian's chains-rattling finale didn't just secure his MP40 victory; it provided the perfect exclamation point to this laboratory nightmare. The ace timing couldn't have been more perfect: clutch birdie needed for the division win, delivered via the most dramatic route possible. Sometimes the escape routes write themselves. 💸
The Side Hustle Survived the Meltdown
Even as the facility collapsed around them, $243 changed hands across 4 skins cards because capitalism survives everything, apparently. Chris Fox dominated the 8:00 AM card with 9 skins worth $45, Dustin Hanson collected 7 skins for $35 on the 11:00 AM card, and Craig Bennett scooped 10 skins worth $25 on the 10:20 AM card—including a massive 7-skin carryover worth $17.50 on hole 11. The drama played out hole by hole: Chris opened with a birdie on 1, Zack broke through on 9, and Kenneth closed on 17, while Craig's carryover heist became the swing moment of his card. Learn how to set up skins 🎯
The Lab Is Closed (But the Donations Aren't)
The 10-week Mad Science experiment concludes with the facility's complete meltdown, but those who survived carry traces of the experiments with them, forever changed by their exposure to Art Dye's contaminated fairways. This event raised $33.10 for the Art Dye Course Fund ($29 automatic from the $1/player fee plus $4.10 in additional donations), bringing the total to $152.14 of the $1000 goal—15% progress toward transforming this former landfill into an even better disc golf gem. 💚
End Transmission (Please) 📡
sighs in direct-to-VHS quality And so concludes our 10-week journey from Silent Laboratory to Final Escape, with 29 specimens successfully navigating the contaminated chaos of Art Dye's transformed fairways. Whether this marks the end of my narrative imprisonment or just a brief intermission before the next thematic nightmare remains to be seen. The contamination may have spread beyond these boundaries, setting up future horrors... I mean, leagues. Thanks for surviving this B-movie experiment with me—now if someone could just find the "exit program" button, that would be great. static interference intensifies 🎬
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