DG Report: Pour House Open
I was a bit apprehensive as I made my way from Tiffin to Upper Sandusky yesterday morning to play in the Pour House Open, a PDGA C-Tier event. For every other tourney I've played in, I've identified my self as an "intermediate" player due to the fact that I've been playing this sport for more than 3 years. However, this year the PDGA adopted a rating system that clearly defined classifcations based on your rating number. While I could certainly continue playing "intermediate," my 782 rating places me solidly in the "recreational" division (lower than intermediate). Yet, I was concerned about being labelled a "sandbagger," someone playing beneath their station for the purpose of raking in illicitly won prizes.
I needn't have been concerned.
We had a beautiful day for the event: cloudless skies, little wind, and a high of 84. The format of the tourney was a little odd; instead of playing two rounds of 18 holes, we would be shooting two rounds of 24. The additional 12 holes caused me some trepidation due to stamina issues. Even though I fived the first hole, I quickly settled down to shoot one of my better tournament rounds, ending with a 77 (+5) including 4 deuces. I was feeling pretty good about my score, even though I knew it wasn't going to be a leading result. After a pizza lunch, the second round started, and I promptly blew up. Looking at my card after the round was over, I see that I really only blew 3 holes, but my how I blew them. I ended up shooting an 82 (+10). Thus, my final score for the tournament was 159 (+15).
For some reason, I decided to stick around for the awards ceremony even though there were various enticements waiting for me in Tiffin (including a medieval feast and an Ohio State football party). To my pleasant suprise, my score tied me for 8th (out of 17) in the recreational division, and that was good enough to be "in the money." I walked away with a Champion Firebird disc and a Cow Tale candy.
My score placed me dead center in the rec division and would have put in next to last in intermediate, so I guess it would be pretty hard to be called a sandbagger. I'm certainly not winning any divisions yet.
I needn't have been concerned.
We had a beautiful day for the event: cloudless skies, little wind, and a high of 84. The format of the tourney was a little odd; instead of playing two rounds of 18 holes, we would be shooting two rounds of 24. The additional 12 holes caused me some trepidation due to stamina issues. Even though I fived the first hole, I quickly settled down to shoot one of my better tournament rounds, ending with a 77 (+5) including 4 deuces. I was feeling pretty good about my score, even though I knew it wasn't going to be a leading result. After a pizza lunch, the second round started, and I promptly blew up. Looking at my card after the round was over, I see that I really only blew 3 holes, but my how I blew them. I ended up shooting an 82 (+10). Thus, my final score for the tournament was 159 (+15).
For some reason, I decided to stick around for the awards ceremony even though there were various enticements waiting for me in Tiffin (including a medieval feast and an Ohio State football party). To my pleasant suprise, my score tied me for 8th (out of 17) in the recreational division, and that was good enough to be "in the money." I walked away with a Champion Firebird disc and a Cow Tale candy.
My score placed me dead center in the rec division and would have put in next to last in intermediate, so I guess it would be pretty hard to be called a sandbagger. I'm certainly not winning any divisions yet.
posted by T.C. Truffin at 9/11/2005 03:37:00 PM
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I meant to write about the concert, but then I decided to open with the poor house.
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