“Cursed Crater” descended upon Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf—Legends Reborn Blue layout—under looming overcast skies, 67 degrees of false spring, and a roving northwest wind that would chill even a seasoned monster stalker to the bone. Eleven brave souls answered the call, tracking the meteorite’s landing and the Blob’s hunger through the warped woods. Out on the crater’s edge, the real horror wasn’t the shadows—it was the sudden barrage of aces: three different rings of chains pierced, yet not a soul had chipped into the ace pot’s war chest. 🏞️🥏
MA2 opened with fireworks. Brett Lewis played the long game, erasing an early deficit with a cold-blooded –2 (910-rated) to steal victory from Shawn Hastings, who led from the gates but couldn’t outrun the lurking dangers at hole 5. Ronnie Higley notched a second place finish at +2, riding steady hands and personal-best cunning to climb after hole 6. The drama thickened as Brett unleashed aces on holes 19, 20, and 22—a veritable silver bullet storm. But fate took a wicked turn: none counted for the ace pot. In this line of work, even the sharpest shot can leave you walking home empty-handed. “There’s no such thing as a routine drive when you’re hunting monsters, kid.” 🎯💸
In MA40, Derik Thomas stalked victory like a lone wolf, coming back from early bogeys to reclaim the high ground after holes 4 and 8. A surgical –4 (930-rated) put Derik 11 strokes ahead of Josh Rowberry, whose promising start faltered on hole 9 and landed him at +7. Derik’s unique fingerprint? Solo birdies on 8, 15, and 17, plus an ace on 20—another jackpot that passed him by, unclaimed and haunting. His score soared 60 points above rating, a reminder that in meteor-haunted ground, fortune favors the bold—and sometimes the superstitious. 🏆🎲
MA3 belonged to Jordan Lucero, who weathered cold spells and mirage trails to post a solo +6 victory, though at a steep 26-point drop below his rating. Even so, Jordan conjured magic with a single birdie on 10 and a clutch ace on 20, just missing the super ace pot bounty. Sometimes, the darkness laughs last—no contender pressed him, and the woods swallowed up any hope of a challenger. This shot tells a dark story... a story of a monster on the loose. 🥏🌠
MA4 delivered a duel of persistence. Skyler Hall kept his nerve through early shared leads to close out at +3, eclipsing Devin Hall (+9), who faltered with bogeys on 2 and 5. Conner Fleck fought through a nine-hole drought for third at +23, but the Hall brothers’ back-and-forth ended when Skyler’s cold resolve outlasted the chaos. Even the trees seemed to conspire, forcing every shot to be earned. 💪🌲
Over in MPO, Malachi Vazquez ran a lone campaign, clocking in at –4 and sweeping up with steady birdies on 7 and 12. Four straight hot holes cemented his place, though the CTP on the Par 3 ninth evaded his grasp with a stoic par. No lead changes, just unflinching nerves and the touch of a veteran—reminding us, beneath the surface, the monsters wait for mistakes. 📊🧤
Across the event, five aces exploded like comet strikes—Brett Lewis’s triple treat, Derik Thomas, Josh Rowberry, and Jordan Lucero all cut through the gloom. But disbelief reigned: not a single victor found pay dirt, as the ace pot sat untouched, mocking every heroic feat. In this business, a lesson as old as silver and garlic—always ante up, or the Blob feasts on your glory alone. Meanwhile, Derik’s 60-point jump and Brett’s personal surge stood out, while Jordan’s outing proved the rift takes as much as it gives.
Special payouts saw Shawn Hastings cash in on hole 9’s 300-foot Par 3, the only player to snag the $27 CTP as others slipped in the muck. The ace and super ace pots, swollen with phantom riches, remained unclaimed—the Blob gorging on missed opportunities and the whiff of regret. 🤑🌑
On the story’s bleeding edge, the Monster Hunters faced down the Blob’s corrosive grip as The Brood slunk in the shadows, warping discs and sabotaging the round. Derik Thomas’s lone-birdie blasts and the uncanny absence of ace pot claims echoed the Hunters’ hard resolve as the rift’s power grew.
Week 5 shakes the league to its core—standings shuffle in the crater’s wake, and Beacon Hill’s dark magic grows bolder. Five weeks remain for hunters and monsters alike to adapt. Next, “Twisted Pines” beckons with the Invisible Man’s tricks and living-tree ambushes looming. Prepare your discs, watch the tree line, and remember: as night falls, the true depths of the rift’s darkness remain hidden—and its next horror may be their greatest challenge yet. 👀🌲
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