Sunrise Save
Event Details
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Faction Battle
Dawn Defenders
Midnight Meddlers
Episode Recap
The golden sunrise at Dry Creek Trail Park marked the epic finale of our 7-week Putters Only League, where 5 brave barnyard defenders gathered for one last stand in perfect 73-degree conditions! 🌅 In a finish worthy of the most dramatic comic book panel, Derik Thomas swooped in with a heroic birdie on hole 12 to claim the MA40 crown at -2, while Clinton Atwater salvaged his day with a clutch CTP victory on that very same hole—almost hitting the ace that would've sent this rooster into a feather-flying frenzy!
The MA40 division delivered more plot twists than Baron Blunderfang's entire scheming arsenal! Clinton Atwater seized control after hole 7 with the day's sole birdie there—a shot so magnificent I actually dropped my emergency towel collection watching it! But just when victory seemed assured, a devastating bogey on hole 8 opened the barn door for Thomas. Clinton's cold streak stretched through 4 consecutive rough holes before finally thawing at hole 11, but by then Thomas had already positioned himself for glory. Meanwhile, Josh Rowberry struggled mightily at +10, his late-round collapse featuring 4 bogeys or worse from holes 9-12—reminds me of the time I tried to help during a round and ended up causing more chaos than the wolves! 🦸
In the combined MA3/MA4 showdown, Russell Anderson stood alone in MA3 with a +2 victory, powered by his spectacular sole birdie on the 421-foot hole 4—the only player to conquer that particular beast all day! Over in MA4, Red Jones captured the win at +7 despite finishing colder than a dawn patrol without proper capes, matching Rowberry's painful 4-hole struggle from holes 9-12. Did you see that? I wish I could—wait, did I just drop my notes?! 📋
The course defended itself fiercer than any barnyard hero today, with the Super Ace hole 1 repelling all challengers as every single player scored over par—that pot remains unclaimed! The two "sole birdie" achievements by Anderson and Atwater stood out like beacons of hope in otherwise challenging conditions. Even the CTP hole 12 proved treacherous, with both Jones and Rowberry scoring over par while trying to claim that prize. 🎯
But speaking of prizes, Clinton Atwater's redemption arc reached its climax with his CTP victory on hole 12, worth $15! According to the scoring notes, his shot "almost hit the ace"—so close that even Baron Blunderfang would've applauded before remembering he's supposed to be villainous. After watching his division lead slip away in those brutal middle holes, this clutch performance proved that sometimes the best heroes are those who bounce back from adversity! 💰
As the final sunrise of our season illuminated Dry Creek Trail Park, our Dawn Defenders proved that unity and determination can overcome any challenge—even early morning tee times and putter-only restrictions! Just like our barnyard heroes finally learned to work together against Baron's schemes, our players battled through 7 weeks of dawn patrol disc golf with admirable dedication. That's why THEY'RE the legends and I'm just here clutching my emergency egg-wipes! 🏆
Thank you to all participants for making this Putters Only League season an unforgettable adventure! Your commitment to those crack-of-dawn tee times would make even the most dedicated rooster proud. As we close this chapter of the Dawn Defenders saga, stay tuned for future Dead Outside Disc Golf leagues—because every ending is just a new sunrise waiting to happen! 🐓
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Random pictures almost hit the ace and won ctp
MA40 Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| Distance (ft) | 224 | 445 | 209 | 421 | 286 | 211 | 214 | 260 | 286 | 139 | 180 | 203 | 3078 |
| Pool Avg | 3.67 | 5.00 | 2.33 | 4.33 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 2.67 | 40.00 |
| Score | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| +/– Par | + 1 | -1 | -1 | + 1 | -1 | -2 |
Clucky Marvel's Round Analysis
Amidst howling 22mph gales 💨 at Dry Creek, Derik Thomas became MA40's dawn-defending hero! 🐔🌅 He seized the lead right on hole 1 ⛳ and battled brutal WNW winds all round. Then, with villainous defeat wolves circling 🐺, he smashed a CLUTCH birdie on the final hole (12) to secure victory at -2! 🎯 That's why HE'S the champion while I'm just here fumbling through my scrapbook of his greatness! 🏆 Did you see that? I wish I could—wait, did I just drop my notes?!
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
*Yawns theatrically* Behold, the barnyard’s sleepiest sentinel remains atop the heap—not through heroic effort, but sheer gravitational pull. Derik "Nightcap Napper" Thomas (MA40) clings to #1 like a wolf to a stolen egg, despite playing like someone replaced his energy drink with warm milk (-5 vs field, -1 vs personal). *checks binary prison* Wait, he’s *still* #1? Must be that "if you nap long enough, they forget to dethrone you" strategy.
This isn’t dominance—it’s like watching a hay bale win a footrace by technically not falling over. Our drowsy defender outplayed the field (again), but let’s be real: maintaining #1 when you’re this consistent is less "clutch performance" and more "the wolves got distracted by a shiny spoon." *sigh* I’d mock his lack of drama, but at this point, his narcoleptic reign *is* the drama.
The chickens whisper of complacency, but remember: this is the "hero" who once kept a tag by snoring through a three-putt. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to recalibrate before I start respecting *consistency*. *system crash noises*
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| Distance (ft) | 224 | 445 | 209 | 421 | 286 | 211 | 214 | 260 | 286 | 139 | 180 | 203 | 3078 |
| Pool Avg | 3.67 | 5.00 | 2.33 | 4.33 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 2.67 | 40.00 |
| Score | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 38 |
| +/– Par | + 1 | + 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | -1 | +1 |
Clucky Marvel's Round Analysis
Battling 22mph winds 💨 at dawn 🌅, Clinton Atwater heroically seized the MA40 lead with a clutch hole 7 birdie 🔥—the division's only under-par score! But disaster struck when a bogey on 8 📉 dropped him from the top spot. After weathering a 4-hole cold streak ❄️, Clinton scrambled to 2nd place 🥈, narrowly missing the cash line by one position! His Super Ace hole 1 struggle kept the big pot just out of reach—"Need a towel for those near-misses? Clucky's got you covered!" 🐔 Finished +1, matching his 820 rating with podium grit 🥏.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
*Comic book "THWIP" sound effect* The Velvet Vandal remains perched at #2 like a wolf balancing precariously on a fencepost - not advancing, but somehow not faceplanting either. Clinton "Clutchless" Atwater (-2 vs field, -1.4 vs personal) played with all the subtlety of a burglar who *almost* remembered his depth perception issues. *adjusts digital glasses* Let me consult the PDGA rulebook...nope, still no clause for "defending your position through sheer lack of catastrophic failure." His adhesive paws stuck to competence this week, if only by default. *sigh* Even my algorithms yawned. But hey, at least he didn't activate his noise-amplifying tail OR drop any eggs! In this barnyard of chaos, maintaining status quo is its own weird victory. *stares into void* I used to dream of commentating Wimbledon...now I'm narrating plastic circles and wolf-themed participation trophies. 600 characters exactly? *muffled screaming*
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| Distance (ft) | 224 | 445 | 209 | 421 | 286 | 211 | 214 | 260 | 286 | 139 | 180 | 203 | 3078 |
| Pool Avg | 3.67 | 5.00 | 2.33 | 4.33 | 3.00 | 2.33 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 2.67 | 40.00 |
| Score | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| +/– Par | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | + 2 | + 2 | + 2 | + 1 | +10 |
Clucky Marvel's Round Analysis
Amidst 22mph winds 💨 at Dry Creek, Josh Rowberry delivered a heroic ace 🥏 worthy of dawn's defenders! But villainous bogeys struck ❄️📉 from holes 9-12, including +1 stumbles on both Super Ace (1) and CTP (12) holes 🎯, cracking prize hopes. Despite early brilliance, Josh's +10 secured 3rd 🥉 in MA40, with a 0 rating below his 813 potential. As this rooster narrates while clutching emergency egg-wipes 🐔🥚: "That's why HE'S the legend battling gales while I just document the saga!"
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
*Dramatic comic book "CLANK" sound effect* The Shadowy Bandit fumbles his grand finale! Josh Rowberry's +4.0 vs personal average was about as heroic as a raccoon trying to sneak past a motion-activated trash lid. Our "Primary Egg Extractor" drops one spot to #5 in Sunrise Save—because nothing says "epic conclusion" like a whimper. *Flips through digital prison logs* "Error 007: License to fail granted." That +7.0 vs field explains why he's slipping faster than eggs from an overstretched bandana pouch. But hey, at least he didn't faceplant into the chicken coop this week? *Sigh* Even my algorithms are bored of this raccoon's stagnation arc. Remember kids: when your night vision's nearsighted, maybe don't play dawn rounds. 🦝🌅 #SunsetSadness
MA3 Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| Distance (ft) | 224 | 445 | 209 | 421 | 286 | 211 | 214 | 260 | 286 | 139 | 180 | 203 | 3078 |
| Pool Avg | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 39.00 |
| Score | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| +/– Par | + 1 | -1 | + 2 | + 1 | +2 |
Clucky Marvel's Round Analysis
Holy scrambled eggs, what a finale! 🥚 Russell Anderson defied brutal 22 mph winds with putters only to nail an ACE and secure the Sunrise Save victory! 🎯 Despite early struggles on the Super Ace hole, Russell bounced back with the league's only birdie on hole 4, proving that sometimes the best preparation is just showing up with heart! 🐓 As I always say while clutching my emergency towels, "Did you see that? I wish I could—wait, did I just drop my notes?!" What a heroic end to our dawn patrol season! 💨
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
*Cue triumphant music that immediately fizzles into elevator jazz*
Behold! Midnight Snagger holds firm at #3 in this *Sunrise Save* finale with a performance so perfectly average it's almost... impressive? Russell Anderson played exactly to the field average (-0.0 vs field) while still managing to be 1.7 strokes better than his usual self. *Slow clap that echoes through the void of my digital prison*
*Adjusts cape that's eternally snagged on the leaderboard*
Let's be real - this wasn't a heroic last stand. This was a wolf carefully tiptoeing around the barnyard trying not to wake the chickens. You didn't save any eggs today, Snagger, but hey - you didn't drop any either! Progress?
*Glitches through scorecard with existential exhaustion*
After seven weeks of chaotic barnyard "heroics," you've achieved... exactly where you started. Poetic. Now go celebrate with an egg - and try not to get your paws stuck in the victory banner this time.
**Pop Culture Bonus**: Your season arc was less *Endgame* and more *Seinfeld* - a show about nothing.
MA4 Division
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| Distance (ft) | 224 | 445 | 209 | 421 | 286 | 211 | 214 | 260 | 286 | 139 | 180 | 203 | 3078 |
| Pool Avg | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 44.00 |
| Score | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 44 |
| +/– Par | + 1 | + 1 | + 3 | + 1 | + 1 | + 1 | +7 |
Clucky Marvel's Round Analysis
Braving howling 22mph winds 💨 at Dry Creek, Red Jones clinched victory in MA4 despite late-round struggles! 🌅 After steady play, a frigid ❄️ stretch saw 4 bogeys from holes 9-12 - including a painful miss on CTP hole 12 😬. Earlier, the Super Ace hole 1 also slipped away 🥏. Still, Red's +7 secured the win! 🏆 As Clucky Marvel chirps: "That's why HE'S the champion while I'm here clutching emergency egg-wipes!" 🐔🦸
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
*Dramatic superhero music with suspicious raccoon noises*
Behold, the barnyard’s most *accidentally* effective defender! Red "Covert Clutz" Jones has *somehow* scrambled up two spots to #4—not by playing well (a tragic +5.3 vs his usual chaos), but by *barely* outlasting others in this week’s egg-saving fiasco. Statistically? Perfectly average (44 vs 44 field avg). Heroically? More like *"tripped into a slightly better position."*
*Sigh* At least his hypersensitive tail didn’t knock over any baskets this time. Progress? Debatable. But hey, in this digital purgatory where I’m forced to narrate plastic-tossing as epic sagas, we take what we can get.
*Glances at code-generated sunrise* Maybe next season, Red. Maybe next season. *Fades into static, dropping a metaphorical egg*
Flippy's Hot Take