Ragnarök Rising

Ragnarök itself descended upon Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf as the climactic finale of Legends Reborn unfolded beneath brooding skies on April 24, 2025. Fourteen warriors braved the swirling winds (46°F, gusting at 7 mph), each seeking glory, but only a handful would leave marked by legend. The stage was set for fateful clashes in every division—front-nine skirmishes gave way to back-nine campaigns, lightning-fast birdies summoned outcries, and the final baskets at “Outback Nine” became the anvils upon which victors were forged. 🔥🏆

In MA2, the contest burned with all the fury of a Norse feud. Cory Harker strode to the tee, his eyes aflame, facing Adam Gibbons and Kieran Buhler. Adam seized thunder’s favor with a decisive lead on hole 1, but the trio exchanged blows, neither yielding ground through the treacherous throw of hole 6. Gibbons faltered with a mid-round bogey slide, and the sagas will whisper of Buhler’s meteoric start fizzling at holes 6–7—surely Loki’s mischief! When the battle reached the infamously cursed par-3 #9 (Harker bogeyed while the field fared little better), hope flickered. Yet, Harker gathered his strength and unleashed a heroic birdie on 18, claiming his very first Legends Reborn triumph with a –2. By Odin’s beard—a finish worthy of the hall of champions! 🥏🌲

The MA1 division raged like a storm at sea. Josh Apple arrived as an eager challenger, locked in battle with Craig Bennett and Jason Cann, all four leaders knotted after their opening volley. Bennett, channeling the measured strength of the skalds, commanded the middle rounds—until Apple invoked the runes with a surge on hole 7, battling through the tempest to take the lead. His 1002-rated round (+78 vs. rating) shattered defenses and set a new course record, but the gods tested him on 16 with a double bogey. Reborn from the ashes, Apple’s birdie on 17 righted the ship, and he sealed his victory with another on 18. Bennett and Cann etched personal bests, while Fox wrestled with the Fates on a rough day. With runes aglow, Apple wrote himself into Beacon Hill legend! 📈🔥

On the MPO front, titans clashed where earth’s magic runs deepest. Austin Lott, Malachi Vazquez, and Baylor Sandberg stood atop the leaderboard after the first hole—a trinity forged for war. Malachi surged mid-round, his bogey-free 975-rated performance (+40) revealing a hint of the earth-rune’s new power, while Sandberg’s error-free march through the wooded gauntlet was a masterclass in precision. Yet it was Lott who called upon the storm, unleashing a barrage of late-round brilliance and a final-hole birdie reminiscent of Thor’s hammer striking the earth. His 1030-rated onslaught (+87) crowned him champion at –13—a feat the runes hinted might turn the tide in the coming saga. There are no ordinary rounds in Ragnarök, only legends. 🌩️🥏

In the MP40 division, John Ashworth stood alone against the howling winds and silent trees. With no challengers, his journey through the course took on the air of solitary prophecy. Though his 812-rated round (–100 vs. rating) was hard-won, Ashworth emerged with the crown and a personal best—proof that sometimes, to struggle alone is to wrestle the Kraken’s shadow in one’s own mind. 🌲🧔‍♂️

The MA4 division offered sibling rivalry fit for the sagas as Ryan Andrus and Nathan Andrus fought tooth and nail. They matched each other early, but as Ryan stumbled, Nathan pressed forward—until hole 6, where the wheel turned and Ryan seized command. Nathan’s hope crumbled with a double bogey on 16, yet he sailed bravely back with a swift birdie on 17. Both Andrus brothers logged personal bests, their tale written into the misty fields of Beacon Hill, proving the gods favor courage—win or lose. 🏹💨

Throughout the event, heroic feats echoed across the realm: three bogey-free masterworks from Lott, Vazquez, and Sandberg; Josh Apple’s virtuosic 1002-rated blaze; and clutch recoveries that flared on the back nine (Apple’s redemption at 17, Nathan’s rally at 17), striking as thunderbolts at critical moments. The bitter wind claimed its share of souls, challenging Fox, Buhler, Gibbons, Sandberg, and Ashworth—reminders that even the bold sometimes falter before the Kraken’s cunning. Still, the saga’s heartbeat pulsed strongest in these moments when fate hung by the slenderest of chains. 🎯⚡

As foretold in ancient runes—“The final throws summon the power beneath the earth; only those who heed the signs will claim the dawn”—the Rune Seekers’ earth-magic surges and fractured visions danced in the contest’s closing acts. Malachi’s flawless round and Austin’s surge on 18 were more than mere throws; they were manifestations of the land’s deepening currents. The last-moment heroics of Cory and Josh signaled not just division victories but omens pointing to the ultimate confrontation as Ragnarök Rising looms.

Week 8 now draws the curtain on this epic journey. Payouts are bestowed, champions crowned, and the league’s saga will echo in the mountains until the Kraken’s shadow is at last dispelled. Thanks to every warrior who braved wind, woods, and fate—prepare your arms, for next season, the true reckoning begins. The disc may fly, but the legend remains! 🛡️🌄