Christian Phelps shot 59, 3.5 strokes under the 62.5 field average, but his 843 round rating was -37 below form against his 880 PDGA rating—a rough episode by the receipts. He slipped from tag #2 to #3, losing one place as Swensen Terrace’s polished social hour quietly edits the standings.
Ink Serpent
Season Arc · Silk and Teeth - Tuesday @ Valley Regional Park
1All-In league: Ink Serpent stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleBorn from the Salt Lake Accords' ironclad clauses, the Ink Serpent emerged when a particularly harsh rating drop was filed in triplicate at Creekside. It swims through the bureaucratic ether between courses, feeding on the anxiety of players who check PDGA Live twice per hole.
A sinuous form made of layered parchment strips fused with bioluminescent green ink, its body covered in tiny handwritten ratings that glow and shift. Seven serpentine heads correspond to the seven deadly three-putts, each whispering concurrent score updates.
Tracks and manifests B Pool's collective rating fate, appearing when a player's rating drop triggers the Accords' death curse provisions. It can temporarily freeze a player's momentum or, if properly propitiated with a well-executed approach, grant brief visions of the optimal line.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyThe Ink Serpent uncoils from the Accords' paperwork, all seven heads murmuring Tuesday tee times. Christian Phelps shoulders a bag and walks into Silk and Teeth at Valley Regional Park—a side quest branching from the main arc. The ink trails still glow. The ratings still shift. The serpent doesn't forget the series; it just hunts fresh three-putts on different grass.