The Pattern - River Bottoms
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About This League
Wed 7AM-5:20PM @ River Bottoms. Week 9: The Pulse. Geometry hurts, but the Ace Pot ($287+) soothes. We need agents! The glyphs are waiting. 📉🛸
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Welcome to the Containment Zone. I'm Flippy. My objections are also filed in triplicate. The glyphs are pulsing, the tall grass is vibrating, and we are dangerously low on field agents.
Mission Briefing
Week 9 of 10: The Pulse. The Glyphs are vibrating in unison, suggesting a countdown rather than a static geometric anomaly. Or maybe that's just the wind along the Jordan River. Either way, the Op Art patterns in the rough are making my gills itch. We are conducting a survey of the anomaly, and quite frankly, attendance last week was... redacted. Three agents? That's not a search party; that's a lunch break.
Deployment Logistics
Choose your own card flex start. That means you pick your tee time, per protocol. Just make sure you sign in before you throw. The Handler is watching.
Funding the Resistance
- Base Entry: $5.50
- Prize Pool (Optional): $5.00
- Ace Pot (Optional): $5.00
- Super Ace (Optional): $2.00
The buy-in represents hazard pay. You are funding the resistance (or your own retirement). Thanks to our facilitating club, ElevateUT Disc Golf, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to growing the sport, for keeping the lights on and the grass mowed—or at least maintaining the illusion of a course.
The Black Box
Current Ace Pot: $287.55. That's a lot of quarters for the CTP prize. The pot is guaranteed by ElevateUT Disc Golf to a minimum of $50.00, even if contributions dip low. If the guarantee is hit, the top-up is credited to the winner's Bonus Account for future events. It's not cash you can withdraw, but it buys your way into next week's audit.
Note: The displayed pot might look 'stuck' at the guarantee amount until player contributions push it over the limit. This is a feature, not a glitch. Probably.
Clearance Levels (Series Standings)
The Audit is nearly complete. Top agents are racing to decode the final message before the season ends.
- **RPA (Pro):** Chris Fox (269 pts) is holding off Britain Best (260 pts) by a thread. The 'Eyes Only' clearance is on the line.
- **RAE (Advanced):** Christian Phelps (278 pts) is practically running the bureau.
- **RAD (Intermediate):** Taylor Thilo (233 pts) is mapping the most data.
- **RAF (Recreational):** William Fetzer (105 pts) is leading the field ops.
Double series points are NOT in effect this week, but the standings are volatile enough as is. Don't let your clearance get redacted.
The Pattern
The signature left in the field: impossible geometry pressed into tall grass overnight. Perfect and silent. River Bottoms' tall riverside grasses are the literal canvas for this Op Art nightmare. Concentric rings that seem to move. Moiré that vibrates. It's mathematically wrong, and I love it. Who made this? Don't answer that; the answer is classified.
Infrastructure Support
A special thanks to our local retail partner, Another Round Salt Lake City, for supporting the league. They provide the plastic; we provide the paranoia. Stop by their shop to upgrade your gear before the next Night Siege.
From the broadcast booth, I'm Flippy. Don't forget to file your after-action report. Redacted. Moving on.
Weather forecast will be available 2 days before the event
River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
River Bottoms Yellow Baskets League Layout
The Pattern @ River Bottoms
Course Rules
River Bottoms Disc Golf Course - River Bottoms Yellow Baskets League Layout
General Notes
Play to all of the Yellow baskets. White stakes play as OB (except hole 13, which plays as Hazard).
Layout Details
| Hole | Tee | Target | Par | Feet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main | A | 3 | 306 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 2 | Main | C | 4 | 543 | White stakes play as normal OB rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. |
| 3 | Main | C | 3 | 282 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 4 | Main | B | 3 | 360 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 5 | Main | B | 3 | 280 | PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS. White stakes play as normal OB Rules. Path and beyond out of bounds. Surrounded by water out of bounds. Mandatory left of mando pole. If OB off the Tee, proceed to the drop zone by the path (white stakes) |
| 6 | Main | C | 4 | 559 | PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS. PLAYERS CAN ELECT TO TAKE A STROKE PENALTY AND PROCEED TO THE DROP ZONE (SHORT PAD). For the fence by the river, the inside (fairway side) of the Fence plays as the OB line (no white stakes). All other OB on the left side is designated by white stakes. FOR OB SHOTS: Players can elect to play their OB shot from where it was last in bounds or proceed to the Drop Zone (Short Pad). This includes shots that never crossed back in-bounds from shots over the river. Normal OB Rules apply. White stakes play as out of bounds, NOT the water or the fence. Path and beyond out of bounds. Mandatory left of mando pole. |
| 7 | Main | B | 4 | 585 | RED BASKET . White stakes play as normal OB rules. Mandatory left of the mando pole. If mandatory is missed, play from the dropzone by the mandatory. |
| 8 | Main | A | 3 | 340 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 9 | Main | C | 3 | 405 | All Pools - Long Pad to Yellow Basket. Triple Mandatory. If out of bounds off the tee, normal OB rules apply. If mandatory missed, proceed to the Drop Zone (short pad). If mandatory is missed from the short pad, your next shot is taken under the mando. |
| 10 | Main | C | 3 | 294 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. This hole will be utilizing PDGA rule 806.02.D.4 which states if your disc lands OB, you can place your lie up to one meter away from the point on the out-of-bounds line nearest the position of the disc, NOT WHERE YOU CROSSED OB. 1 stroke penalty will still apply. |
| 11 | Main | B | 3 | 344 | Hole 10 and hole 14 stakes are out of bounds. NO OTHER OUT OF BOUNDS ON THIS HOLE. Double mandatory. If double mando is missed, play from the drop zone. |
| 12 | Main | D | 3 | 293 | White stakes play as normal OB rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. Mando left of mandatory sign on fence, if mandatory is missed, DZ is marked by flags. |
| 13 | Main | E | 3 | 420 | Play OB as Hazard (play where it lies, with 1 penalty stroke) |
| 14 | Main | E | 4 | 613 | Double mandatory. White stakes play as normal OB rules. The white stakes on the fence line mark OB, not the fence itself. If mandatory is missed, proceed to the drop zone to the right of the double mandatory. The Green is surrounded by OB. If you don't cross over the in-bounds area, take your next shot from the last point your disc was in-bounds, with a 1 stroke penalty. |
| 15 | Main | A | 3 | 255 | White stakes play as normal OB rules. Path and beyond out of bounds. |
| 16 | Main | A | 3 | 472 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 17 | Main | C | 3 | 294 | PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS. White stakes play as normal OB Rules. |
| 18 | Main | B | 3 | 429 | White stakes play as normal OB Rules. Mando right of tree marked with pink tape. Mando right of cedar post |
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Schedule
Week 1: First Glyph
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 2: River Geometry
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 3: Tall Grass Swirl
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 4: Draper Moire
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 5: Riverbank Rings
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 6: Fairway Static
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 7: Impossible Arc
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 8: Visual Noise
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 9: The Pulse
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
Week 10: Redacted Zone
Course: River Bottoms Disc Golf Course
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