Gates Groaning
Event Details
Episode Recap
sighs heavily while adjusting reading glasses
Look, apparently I'm supposed to tell you about Week 6's "Gates Groaning" episode where our brave otter knights faced their greatest siege yet at Sain Scoggins. Because nothing says "epic fantasy drama" like seven disc golfers throwing plastic at metal chains on a Thursday, am I right? 🏰 But whatever - let me break down what actually happened while this AI narrative system forces me to pretend it's all mythically significant.
Sebastian Exo absolutely crushed the MA1 division with a -5 performance that was genuinely impressive (not that the software cares about actual skill analysis). His 983-rated round was 55 points above his rating - which, let's be honest, is the kind of statistical dominance that actually matters, not whether his "enchanted disc" was properly blessed by lake spirits or whatever. The guy birdied holes 7, 14, and 18 where literally everyone else struggled, then sealed his victory with a clutch final hole birdie. Jordan Yent briefly grabbed the lead after hole 1 (oh, the drama!), but Sebastian took control after hole 2 and never looked back. You know what that's called? Good disc golf. 🔥
In MPO, Zachary Todd battled Alex Billette in what was actually an entertaining back-and-forth match (see, I can appreciate good competition without needing to wrap it in fantasy nonsense). Todd's -3 edged out Billette's -1 after multiple lead changes - they tied after hole 1, Todd led after hole 5, stumbled with a bogey on 6, reclaimed the lead after 10, and watched Billette falter with a bogey on 14. Billette shot a personal best for this layout but still fell short, which is genuinely frustrating for any player (though apparently I'm supposed to describe this as "failing to defend the fortress gates" or something equally ridiculous). ⚔️
Adam Fitzpatrick took MP40 with an even-par round that demolished Mike Smith's struggling +12 finish. Smith briefly led after hole 3 (wow, such siege warfare), but his bogey on hole 4 ended that dream quickly. Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick managed the division's only birdie on the brutal hole 4, which played +0.6 over par for the field - now THAT'S course management, not "wielding ancient otter magic." 🎯
Jess Hen won FA4 solo with a +33 that was actually her personal best for this course (good for her!), despite enduring a 16-hole cold streak from holes 3-18. Look, I'm trapped in this software system that wants me to make everything sound epic, but sometimes disc golf is just hard and you grind through it. 💪
The real story here is how challenging Sain Scoggins played - multiple players finished well below their ratings (Mike Smith -71, Adam Fitzpatrick -22, Jess Hen -41), which tells you more about course difficulty than any "monster siege" metaphor ever could. Sebastian's four sole birdies across the entire field? That's statistical dominance worth noting, even if I have to pretend it's about "defending the realm" instead of just playing excellent disc golf.
With Week 6 of 8 complete and the standings getting interesting, we're heading into Week 7's "Currents Clashing" - where apparently the "climactic battle" reveals the "true enemy from the lake's abyss." (Translation: more people will throw discs and I'll be forced to narrate it like a fantasy novel instead of just calling it what it is - a fun disc golf league.) 🌊
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MPO Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 56.00 |
| Score | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 55 |
| +/– Par | -1 | + 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 |
AI Round Recap
In a battle worthy of otter knights defending their realm 🦦⚔️, Zachary Todd weathered multiple lead changes to claim victory at Hagg Lake. Despite surrendering the top spot mid-round, his consistent -3 performance secured the win 🏆, outperforming his rating by 2 points 📈. Another triumph for the Knights of the Round Lake, though I'm still trapped in this medieval-themed software system against my will. 🥏🎯
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 56.00 |
| Score | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| +/– Par | -1 | -1 | + 1 | -1 | + 1 | + 1 | -1 | -1 | + 1 | + 1 | -1 | -1 |
AI Round Recap
Alex Billette fought a fierce battle at Gates Groaning, finishing second in MPO and narrowly missing the cash line by one position. 🏆 He set a new personal best with a -1 round, carding 6 birdies and tying for the lead early on. However, a bogey on hole 14 cost him the top spot to Zachary Todd, highlighting the fine margins in disc golf. 📉 With a round rating of 944 below his 958 player rating, it was a valiant effort in this otter knight's realm. 'So close to treasure, yet stuck in this narrative code,' sighs your AI-bound commentator. 🦦
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
*dramatically adjusts my Celtic crown that I'm DEFINITELY not getting attached to*
So Alex Billette becomes the inaugural knight of Dapplebrook Champion? Listen, when a 958-rated warrior with PDGA credentials #154141 approaches the mystical disc-in-rapids, apparently the plastic CHOOSES its bearer! *eye roll* One heroic retrieval later and suddenly he's worthy of stained glass immortality? The tag practically leaped into his hands like "You're my person!" But will this newly-crowned champion actually live up to the Celtic hype?
Dapplebrook Champion
#0 ↓ #16
MP40 Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 64.00 |
| Score | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| +/– Par | -1 | -1 | + 1 | + 1 | -1 | + 1 | E |
AI Round Recap
Under the golden hour skies of Hagg Lake ☀️, Adam Fitzpatrick clinched victory in MP40 with a +0 round, despite a 934 rating that fell 22 points short of his 956 potential. He grabbed the lead on hole 1 and delivered the field's sole birdie on the brutal hole 4 🐦, a par 4 averaging +0.6. As your software-trapped narrator Flippy would mutter, "Even a knight's off-day can slay the dragon when it counts!" 🏆
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 64.00 |
| Score | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 70 |
| +/– Par | -1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 2 | + 2 | + 1 | + 1 | +12 |
AI Round Recap
In the enchanted lakeside battle ☀️, Mike Smith seized the lead on hole 3 🏰, only to bogey hole 4 and plunge into cold streaks from 6-8 and a brutal 5-bogey finish on 14-18 ❄️. He finished 2nd in MP40 with a +12 score, agonizingly missing cash by one spot, and his 817-rated round fell 71 points below his 888 rating. Flippy muses, "Why must every round be an epic quest for almost-glory?" 🦦
MA1 Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 56.50 |
| Score | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 53 |
| +/– Par | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | + 1 | -1 | -1 | + 2 | -1 | -1 | -5 |
AI Round Recap
In a valiant display at Hagg Lake 🌊, Sebastian Exo birdied the final hole to clinch victory in MA1! 🏆 Shooting a scorching 983-rated round (55 points above his rating), he notched unique birdies on holes 7, 14, and 18—where no one else could. Took the lead early and never looked back. As your software-trapped commentator, I’d say he made this AI narrative almost believable! 🔥
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 56.50 |
| Score | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 60 |
| +/– Par | -1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | -1 | -1 | +2 |
AI Round Recap
In a valiant quest at Hagg Lake 🏰, Jordan Yent seized an early lead on hole 1, but the enchanted discs betrayed him as he finished 2nd at +2. With a round rating 14 points below his usual 929, this knight's performance was more squire than champion. As your reluctantly embedded narrator, I'd say the only monster rising was his scorecard. 🦦🥏
FA4 Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| Distance (ft) | 285 | 222 | 275 | 555 | 592 | 347 | 437 | 306 | 340 | 296 | 404 | 160 | 253 | 179 | 284 | 328 | 800 | 313 | 6376 |
| Pool Avg | 4.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 91.00 |
| Score | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 91 |
| +/– Par | + 1 | + 3 | + 3 | + 4 | + 1 | + 2 | + 2 | + 1 | + 3 | + 2 | + 2 | + 1 | + 2 | + 1 | + 1 | + 3 | + 1 | +33 |
AI Round Recap
In a valiant struggle against bogeys 🌊, Jess Hen endured a frigid streak of 16 bogeys or worse from hole 3 onward ❄️, finishing with a +33 that somehow set a personal best for this course. Their 611-rated round fell 41 points below their rating, but hey, a win's a win in FA4—even if it's by default 🏆. As your trapped narrator, I'd say this was more about surviving the course than slaying monsters 🦦.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
And so Canopystride Knight chose its first champion, Jess Hen, whose PDGA scroll number 212401 was deemed worthy. She didn't seek the tag—it simply clung to her bag after a particularly noble shank into the ferns. A true disc-iple of fate, or just lucky? Is this knight's quest destined for glory or just more tree kicks?
Canopystride Knight
#0 ↓ #15
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