Betrayal Strikes

Jake LaPutka launched into Dow James with early power, firing back-to-back birdies through holes 1–3 and setting the tone for a –8 personal best. A sole birdie on both hole 2 and hole 3 underlined his precision as the course’s shifting terrain barely budged him. 🔥🥏

He sealed the victory with a seven-hole hot streak from 12–18, capped by a clutch birdie on 18 to claim first place. The 971 round rating came against his 978 average, proof he thrives under pressure. 📈🏆 Stay sharp.

A steady barrage of 5 birdies let Chris Fox conquer Dow James’ twin landscapes, vaulting from the park’s dappled fairways into the wild horse track for a -4 total 🥏🌠. A decisive birdie on hole 15 flipped the standings, securing first place and etching a personal-best on this demanding layout.

Though his 920-rated round sits 12 points shy of his 932 PDGA measure, Fox’s performance remains a new standard on these untamed Utah hills 🎯📈

Through methodical drives and unwavering focus, Casey Turner navigated Dow James without a single bogey, posting a clean -4 to claim first in MA1 🚀🥏. After seizing the lead on hole 1, Turner weathered each ridge and valley with steely resolve under the Utah sun.

The round turned on back-to-back sole birdies at holes 5 and 6, a bold flourish through untamed grass that sealed a new personal best and underscored Turner's grit 🔥. A 920 PDGA rating holds firm as the course flexed its wild side—vigilance rewarded. 📈

At Dow James, Carlos Jimenez shot a clean –5, birdying five holes and flipping the lead on 11 to secure first in MA40 🔥🥏 His bogey-free round delivered a PDGA-equivalent 933 rating, underscoring the caliber of his play. He set a personal best on this course layout, each drive slicing through both park opens and unruly grasses with sentinel focus. Navigating sun-dappled trees and the old racetrack’s tall grass, he stayed sharp under Utah’s shifting breezes. Not a disc strayed—trust the flight path.🎯

At Dow James’ shifting fairways, Lucas Gazzola lit up the front nine with five birdies, vaulting into a share of the lead on hole 1 🎯. When his competitor faltered at 12, Lucas sensed the gap—but he didn’t overreach, grinding out the back nine among tall grass and rolling hills.

He par-streaked to an even-par finish, setting a fresh personal best on this layout and claiming 2nd place. His 868 round rating sat just one point shy of his 869, proof that the Sentinel’s focus never wavers 🔥

On the manicured front nine at Dow James, Casey Jensen blasted into a share of the lead after hole 1, only to see a late bogey on hole 2 pull them back. A cold streak through holes 2–6 in the tall grass and rolling hills tested resolve, but two crisp birdies 🔥 on the back nine reminded everyone of their precision under pressure.

Closing with +7 for third place in MA40, Casey’s 779 round rating 📊 underscores strong form—and a new personal best 7 on the opening hole. Though the racetrack terrain bit hard, these flashes of brilliance hint at a breakthrough if determination holds like a Shadow Sentinel 🚀.

From the first tee, Houston Turner seized control and never looked back, carding seven birdies across Dow James’s shifting terrain 🥏📈. A lone sub-par on hole 4 amid a field of pars set the tone, and a steady march under par kept rivals at bay.

Turner’s 920-rated round—27 points above their average—culminated in a nail-biting birdie on 18 to lock in a −4 and first place 🎯🏆. In the shadow’s whisper, a personal best was born.

Dijon Alston tackled Dow James with grim resolve, finishing at -3 for 2nd in MA2—just one spot shy of the cash line. He carded 4 birdies, trading holds through the park-like front and then seizing the lead on holes 12 and 16 across the wild back. His 907-rated round, 57 points above his 850, set a new personal best 📈🥏. That late surge through tall grass felt almost ritualistic—a testament to focus in the shifting shadows.

Finishing third at +8, Jayden Ling battled every undulation of Dow James, carding two birdies amidst the wild grass that, for a moment, seemed to conspire against each throw 🥏📊. Navigating the front parkland before plunging into the racetrack’s tall grass tested their mettle.
Despite a 103-point dip from rating, Ling’s 766-rated round crowned a new course personal best—proof that even the faintest spark can blaze a path.🌠

On the park-lined front nine at Dow James, Brody Ellis posted a personal best of 5 on hole 0 and birdied hole 1 and two more to seize the lead 🥏🎯. The racetrack’s tall grass tested him next: a three-hole par drought from 8 through 10 threatened momentum before a decisive par on 11 snapped the cold streak. Every drive through shifting elevations felt like a test of will under a clear May sky 🌞. Finishing at +5 to clinch first in MA4, his 804-rated effort matched season form and underscored his steady climb 📈.

Colin Christensen battled the varied terrain at Dow James, finishing +8 for second place amid shifting park woods and wild grass 📊🥏. His solo birdie on the back nine and a round rating of 766 marked a resilient effort, just shy of his season goal.

A fractured cold streak finally broke at hole 6, where he unleashed his best drive and claimed a personal course record with a sparkling birdie 🔥🌲. Stay vigilant.