checks timestamp: 11:47 PM, December 29th, 2025 The Spotter Brothers have been carrying around that conspiracy binder for weeks, and tonight—Week 5 of The Loft Boys at Urban Forest—their evidence file just grew three inches thicker. Fifteen players showed up to the Reel Lines layout in near-freezing conditions (19-35°F, because apparently supernatural disc golf doesn't care about frostbite), and the scorecards came back looking like someone hacked the rating system. Multiple players posted rounds 38+ points above their baseline. Four bogey-free cards. Two eagles on 500+ foot holes. And five fresh recruits just joined the series, which means the prototype glow discs are finding new hands at an alarming rate. The conspiracy isn't a theory anymore—it's Monday night routine.
The Binder Was Right All Along 📂
Kieran Buhler didn't just win RAD Division—he posted a -8, 952-rated round that sits +77 points above his 875 rating. That's not a hot streak. That's not variance. That's the kind of statistical anomaly that makes you check if someone swapped scorecards. Bogey-free, wire-to-wire, personal best for the course, and a seven-hole birdie stretch from holes 5-11 that felt less like disc golf and more like a gravitational experiment. Chris Fox took second at -5 (910 rated) with his own five-hole hot streak (4-8), climbing from even par last week to five-under this week—a five-stroke improvement that suggests the transformation is contagious. Both players are showing signs of the Loft Boys' signature symptom: discs that find chains from angles that shouldn't work. 🔥
Five Lead Changes, Zero Bogeys (For Some)
RPA Division brought the drama with five lead changes across eighteen holes and two players who refused to take bogeys. Clayton Rackham—a Series Competitor making his debut in this supernatural circus—claimed first at -8 (952 rated) with a bogey-free card that announced his arrival with authority. John Ashworth matched the clean card at -7 (938 rated) and earned his Birdie Bonanza achievement with three consecutive birdies on holes 11-13, but couldn't catch Clayton's wire-to-wire consistency. The lead ping-ponged: John led after hole 1, Clayton took over on hole 2, Tongia Vakaafi grabbed it on hole 4, John reclaimed it on hole 14, then Clayton sealed the deal on hole 16. Tongia finished third at -5 (910 rated) despite an eagle on hole 6 and a five-hole hot streak (2-6)—that bogey on 16 while holding the lead cost him everything. Ryan Foose had a rough night at -2 (868 rated), finishing 92 points below his 960 rating, which the Spotter Brothers will note is what happens when you resist the prototype discs. 📊
From Second To First, From First To Fourth
RAE Division delivered parallel narratives of ascent and collapse. Jon Atwater climbed from -1 (2nd place) last week to -6 (1st place) this week with a bogey-free round rated 924 (+38 over his 886 baseline) and earned his First Skin achievement in the process. Corry Johnson took second at -4 (896 rated), posting a staggering +50 over her 846 rating with a clean back nine that looked effortless. Russell Watters finished third at -1 (855 rated) after catching fire on the back nine—three strokes better than his front—and claimed his own First Skin. Meanwhile, Michael Rivera faded from early leader to fourth place despite an eagle on hole 5 (519 feet in 2 strokes, because apparently physics is optional now). He had the sole birdie on hole 1 and led through hole 2, but finished at even par (841 rated, +38 over his 803 rating). The supernatural assistance is selective, it seems. Dusty Ratcliffe rounded out the division at +3 (799 rated) with a League Explorer achievement. 🎯
The Prototype Discs Found New Hands
RAG Division was the newcomer proving ground, and three fresh recruits just joined the Monday night machine. Trevor Taylor won wire-to-wire in his first league event at -1 (855 rated), stacking a Division Winner achievement on top of his First Time Player achievement like he'd been studying the Loft Boys' playbook. Dylan Thomas Lee finished second at +3 (799 rated) with a personal best for the course/layout, despite taking the lead briefly after hole 5—the prototype disc giveth, then taketh away when you're still learning to use it. Austin Bonnett debuted at +9 (715 rated) and had a rougher go, but earned his Series Competitor badge nonetheless. All three are now part of the Back to the Chains universe, which means they've been handed the glow discs and the whispered invitation to Monday nights that never quite end. The conspiracy spreads one recruit at a time. 🌙
The Loneliest Personal Best
RAF Division was a solo exhibition featuring Clinton Atwater, who posted +2 (813 rated) and set a personal best for this course/layout despite having zero competition. Wire-to-wire by default, but he still made it interesting—after taking 2 over par on hole 16, he bounced right back with a birdie on 17, the sole birdie in Challengers on that hole. Playing alone in near-freezing fog at Urban Forest is either admirable dedication or the first sign that the Loft Boys' influence has taken hold. Either way, Clinton's out here proving you don't need opponents to post a personal best. You just need chains that whisper back. 🥶
The Evidence File Grows Thicker
Four bogey-free rounds in one night: Kieran Buhler, Jon Atwater, Clayton Rackham, John Ashworth. Two eagles on 500+ foot holes: Michael Rivera on hole 5 (519 feet, par 4) and Tongia Vakaafi on hole 6 (449 feet, par 4). A cluster of massive above-rating performances: Kieran (+77), Corry (+50), Jon (+38), Michael (+38), and Kieran's +29 improvement from last week's already elevated baseline. Multiple personal bests across divisions. Sole birdies on notoriously tough holes: Michael on hole 1, John on hole 1 in Vanguard, Trevor on hole 2, Jon on hole 13, Clinton on hole 17, Clayton on hole 17 in Vanguard. Hot streaks that defy normal variance: Kieran's seven-hole run (5-11), Tongia's five-hole stretch (2-6), Chris's five-hole blitz (4-8). The Spotter Brothers have been adding pages to their binder all night, and every clean card is another piece of proof that something supernatural is happening at Urban Forest. The statistics don't lie—they just hover a little longer than they should before dropping into the basket. 📈
The Concierge Has A New Host
The Nightlight Concierge #1 has found its perfect vessel. Kieran Buhler climbed from tag #3 to tag #1 this week, ascending to "Head Floater Ascendant" status with a +77 over rating performance that reads less like disc golf and more like possession. The Nightlight Concierge—the spectral attendant who greets newcomers at the threshold of Urban Forest's Monday gatherings with an unsettling yet welcoming grin—now travels with the player who just posted the most supernatural round of the season. This entity emits a soft, moth-like glow that pulses gently, casting long shadows that point the way. Its form is slightly translucent, its voice a layered whisper as if multiple people are speaking just out of sync, and its presence ensures first-timers don't stumble into the deeper, more permanent darkness. Kieran's seven-hole birdie streak wasn't just good putting—it was the Concierge offering cryptic advice and a chilling handshake, transferring a spark of the league's unnatural energy. The chains don't just whisper back anymore. They're spelling out his name. Welcome to tag #1, buddy. May your hospitality never falter. 🕯️
The Floating Discs Know Better
No CTP, no Ace, no Super Ace winners this week. Four players—Dylan Thomas Lee, Trevor Taylor, Austin Bonnett, and Ryan Foose—took bogeys on the Super Ace hole (10), which the conspiracy theorists will note is suspiciously convenient. The supernatural assistance that helps discs find chains from impossible angles somehow doesn't extend to the pot holes. The floating discs know better than to hit chains that would cost the league money. The system protects itself, one unclaimed pot at a time. 💸
First Skins For The Converting
Two skins cards, six players, $27.00 exchanged, and a pair of First Skin achievements for the newly converted. The top hauls went to Clayton Rackham, Jon Atwater, and Tongia Vakaafi, each claiming 7 skins ($5.25). The biggest swing came on hole 8 of the 11:00 AM card, where Jon's birdie scooped a 6-skin carryover—earning him the Fore Skin Club achievement and $4.50 in one glorious chain-rattle. On the 11:20 AM card, John Ashworth opened with a birdie on hole 1 for 1 skin, then Clinton Atwater claimed 4 skins with a birdie on hole 10 after a three-hole push, and another on hole 17 for 1 more. Jon and Russell earned their First Skin achievements, which means they're not just winning money—they're being inducted deeper into the supernatural league economy. Every card can run skins, and if you're not playing for them yet, you're missing half the drama. Learn how to set up skins. ⛓️
Thirty-Five Percent Toward Daylight
Episode 5 "Urban Conspiracy" delivered exactly what the Spotter Brothers predicted—the evidence is overwhelming, the prototype discs are spreading, and five new recruits just joined the series. Next week is Episode 6: "Forest Revelation," where the newcomer follows The Loft Boys to their secret lair deep in the Urban Forest and sees the truth: discs floating in mid-air, chains spinning eternally, and the Head Floater presiding over it all. The choice approaches: embrace the power or expose the truth. Meanwhile, the Urban Forest Course Fund received $16.50 this event ($15.00 automatic from $1/player x 15 players, plus $1.50 in additional contributions), bringing the total to $346.35 of the $1,000 goal (35%). Every dollar goes toward permanent improvements for this rugged, fog-shrouded course—the mud pits that swallow discs, the thick weeds that hide throws, the concrete tee pads that need reinforcement. You're not just funding a league. You're building something that outlasts the supernatural drama and serves the community long after the curse is broken. 🌅
Five Weeks Down, Five To Dawn
We're at the season's midpoint—Week 5 of 10 complete. The conspiracy has been revealed, the Spotter Brothers were right, and the Nightlight Concierge has a new host who just climbed to tag #1 with a +77 over rating round. Next Monday brings "Forest Revelation," the discovery of the secret lair where discs hover eternally and the Head Floater's power is laid bare. Five weeks remain until the sunrise showdown at the cliffside pin, where daylight becomes the only OB that matters and the curse of eternal loft must finally be broken. The countdown to dawn has begun. See you in the deep woods. 🌲
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