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Creekside Called, Everyone Picked Up
Sixteen brave souls answered the call on a crisp 35°F Monday evening at Creekside Park, where the Walter Fredrick Morrison Memorial course unveiled its "Creature Feature" layout under clear skies and gentle 3.4 mph winds. 🌟 The Princess Glide quest officially began as Nicholas Jennings delivered a bogey-free masterpiece in RAD (-11, 1011-rated) while Brian Hansen sealed RPA with a clutch birdie on hole 18. Professional distance maintained—though I must note the irony of commenting on a fairy tale where the villain is contractually obligated to remain neutral.
Eleven Under and Zero Bogeys? Inconceivable!
Nicholas Jennings dominated RAD with surgical precision, posting -11 through 18 holes without a single bogey—a 1011-rated performance that defied the 35-degree conditions. Strategic choice. We'll see how that develops. Marvin Atene (-9, 985-rated) made his move on the back nine, including the field's only birdie on hole 13's punishing 368-foot gauntlet. The cash bubble saw Chris Fox and Anthony Kai deadlocked at -1, just outside the payout zone. Context: Cody Chamberlain's clean front nine couldn't sustain the pressure—a common tale in competitive disc golf. ⚔️
Mostly Alive Until Hole 18
Brian Hansen (-8, 971-rated) proved that fairy tales do come true, birdieing hole 18 to claim RPA victory. Fernando Cortez (-7, 958-rated) played mistake-free golf with zero bogeys but couldn't match Hansen's closing heroics. Malachi Vazquez mounted an impressive 5-stroke back-nine surge that vaulted him from 6th to 3rd—though landing on the cash bubble after such a rally must sting like iocane powder. Clean release. Good flight. That'll play. Houston Turner led through hole 5 before a bogey on 6 derailed his momentum entirely. 🏴☠️
Four Lead Changes, One Survivor
Brian Bowling (+1, 852-rated) weathered a see-saw battle in RAE, surviving four lead changes against Stephen Dunton (+2). Bowling's clean back nine sealed the victory, while Dunton's sole birdie on hole 6—the division's only under-par score on that 203-foot Par 3—provided small consolation for finishing outside the cash. Strategic positioning throughout, though I suspect neither player expected to win at over-par. Professional distance maintained. ⚡
Wire-to-Wire When You're the Only Wire
Kevin Koga (-1, 879-rated) commanded RAF as the solo entrant, delivering an 81-point performance above rating with birdies on holes 7 and 10—the only under-par scores on those holes across the entire field. Craig Bennett (+1, 852-rated) held down RAH's lonely throne, 48 points below rating but establishing his season baseline. Context: uncontested victories still require execution, and both players showed up when others didn't. 👑
Miracles and Meltdowns Across Florin
The numbers reveal Creekside's dual nature: Nicholas Jennings (+113 above rating) and Fernando Cortez (bogey-free) exemplified perfection, while Ben Marolf (-57), Chris Norman (-49), and Casey Turner (-53) battled the course's demanding layout. Back-nine surges defined several rounds—Malachi Vazquez (+5 strokes), Ben Marolf (+4), Brian Bowling (+3). Hole 6 punished the field mercilessly, with only Stephen Dunton finding birdie. Chris Norman showed resilience, bouncing back from a double on 15 with an immediate birdie on 16. 📊
Nicholas Jennings claimed the #1 Revenge Captain tag, ascending from #4 with a performance that embodied the tag's essence as "the eternal strategist of the comeback." The weathered navigational chart that constantly redraws itself found its perfect bearer—someone who navigated Creekside's treacherous lines with the precision of a captain who's survived countless ambushes. His 113-point rating surge and bogey-free execution demonstrated exactly what the tag represents: turning apparent disadvantages into strategic victories. The spectral spyglass revealed paths through dead-ends that others couldn't see. ⚓
Jennings Plundered, Hansen Pillaged
Three cards, 12 players, $153 exchanged hands at sword point. Nicholas Jennings dominated the 10:00 AM card with a 10-skin carryover scoop on hole 10, adding 3 more on 16 and closing with 2 on 18—$75 total plunder. Brian Hansen commanded the 12:00 PM card with 11 skins ($16.50), including a 4-skin swing on hole 5 and a 2-skin grab on 14. Marvin Atene secured 3 skins at the premium $5/skin rate ($15). Strategic choices across all fronts. Learn how to set up skins 💰
Florin's Treasury: $18.50 Richer
Week 1's "Creekside Calling" episode established the quest rankings as Westley answered the call to adventure. The mysterious masked figure spotted near the creek might just be the players who surged above their ratings—though the Princess Glide remains as hidden as that unclaimed Super Ace pot. Florin's treasury grew by $18.50 through 17 contributions ($16 automatic, $2.50 additional) to the Creekside Course Fund, which has reached $1,122.91—100% of its $1,000 goal, with completed projects like the stake-line OB between holes 7/8 already improving play. 🏰
Vizzini's Scouts Are Watching 👀
Week 1 standings are sealed in the royal records. Next Monday brings "Farmboy's Farewell"—Westley ventures deeper into Creekside's enchanted woods where fairways narrow, OB grows treacherous, and Vizzini's hired crew of specialists await. The $1,000 Super Ace pot grows more tempting by the week. As my broadcast mentor Edmund Clearvoice always said: "Control the narrative professionally, but let the story control you." Register now—the quest continues.
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