Friday, July 23, 2010

2010Down Vibram Open Polo Week



News release: Steve Dodge, Vibram Disc Golf

Vibram Open polos are available for one week each year.
Wear what the pros wear.
Every shirt is custom embroidered with your name.
Special thanks to 10Down for co-branding their top polo for this year's shirts.

Help make 2010 our best shirt fundraiser year ever!

Order yours today: http://www.maplehillopen.com/10vopolo.html

Saturday, May 1, 2010

MPT - Blowing Up!!!

A record setting 104 players showed up to play at the 2nd MPT event of the 2010 season!


Straight up crazy how much this sport had grown over the past few years in Maine. Wouldn't be suprised to see TD's using Pre-Registration to accommodate masses. That being said... Good vibes, beautiful weather, good peoples, and a fun day of disc overshadowed the grind of a Really long challenging day.

In classic Dave Enman fashion, every well-manicured fairway is carpeted with a healthy layer of wood chips. The course features a mix of shorter putter shots, a few longer deucable holes, and a handful of challenging Par 4 holes. Orrington rewards a player who is heady, clean off the T, and has a variety of shots in the bag to get outta trouble, if need be.















After 36 holes, three players (Billy Schreiber, Matt Enman, & Bobby Brooks) stood tied with a 115 total. Highlight of the day included B. Brooks smokin 53 2nd round, setting a new course record... Nice shootin Bobo!

In the end, Matt Enman took care of Bizness,
defending his home turf with a birdie
on the first playoff hole for the win.
Good to have ya back!

A Fat Ace Pot of $650 was split between Ryan Bourque (hole 18) and TD Ryan Enman (hole 16)Huge props to Dave for the added cash to the pot!
Check Results Here http://www.mainediscgolfers.com/phpBB3/page.php?p=orrington-results&sid=289317fc85d25428c833ad906b7ebdb5
Thanks to all involved in securing a course in the greater Bangor area... Much needed!Next Stop on the MPTour... Creative Rec.



Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Brinster TDs, Wins NY State Championships



The promise of a stunningly challenging Disc Golf setting and some of the top Disc Golfers in the Northeast landed us in Warwick, NY for the 2010 NY State Championship. A far cry from the hustle of Manhattan, Warwick has a country stillness that was unexpected.
Although the course overflowed with plenty of beautiful vistas & serenity visually, the playing experience was anything but.



The multiple tees created distinquished layouts while using essentially the same land, just more of it. The short tee to alt. baskets was ripe for many deuce opportunities with precise drives while the long tee to alt. baskets demanded considerably more distance with similar precision.


10Down's J.Dore finished 11th in a very stout 38 person Pro Open field with a two round total of even Par. The PDGA C-tier event was also the USDGC qualifier for NY and was won by Bobby Jones from the Rochester area. See you in South Carolina Bobby!
Results: http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=10222&year=2010&include_ratings=1#Open

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Mainahs climb Mighty Gaw




Sixty-three Disc Golfers from all over the Northeast converged on rainy Campgaw Mountain Reservation to compete in the 2010 Mighty Gaw PDGA C-tier.



The famed Mighty Gaw layout which is only in the ground for the spring & fall season offered everything you'd ever want in a snow mountain Disc Golf course.



Extreme elevation changes, long challenging woods holes, & tricky basket placements made for a terrific Disc Golf challenge. The 6365 ft. par 57 white layout and the 9283 ft. par 70 blue layout left everyone begging for an advil after the day's competition.
Results: Results: http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=10079

10Down's own Ben Dunlap continued his comeback from knee surgery last season with a very respectable 3rd place finish. Three Mainahs cracked the Top 10 in Pro Open and everyone slept well on Monday, we didn't get back to Maine until 3:45am.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

MPT kicks off in record fashion

Under the shaken snow globe skies of Vassalboro, Me, the 2010 MPT got off to a record start. 98 playas started the day at the 15th Annual Before the Bugs Bite Tourney, tying the Maine Disc Golf Attendance Record set last year at Acker's Acres MPT event.


The first round saw Jason Dore shoot a super fresh 40 outdistancing the nearest Pro Open competitor by 7 shots. Dore held on with a 46 2nd round to win the MPT opener and $180 for his efforts. Mike Fyfe Jr. aided by a hot 43 2nd round, finished in 2nd place...while small Paul Babb finished in 3rd with 95.

Other divisional winners...
Pro Masters - Chris "caveman" Clement 49 50 99 $100
AM1 - Bryan "ganstaface" Jordan 50 47 97 $151
Adv. Women - Alicia Marceau 60 63 123 $40
Adv. Masters - Pat Laflamme 55 54 109 $50
Int. Women - Melissa Payzant 87 81 168 $18
Int. Men - Ben Lombard 50 49 99 $30
Rec. - Tyler Roberts 59 60 119 $6

CTP winners...
Hole 1 - Dann Flagger -signature disc
Hole 16 - Ben Dunlap - 10Down goodies
Hole 18 - Nick Blouin - hat & mini
$475 ACE POT split 3ways - Damien Morris Lee Alexander Jeremy Angel


Lee, Damien & Jeremy came up all ACEs. Smile boys!

Many Thanks goes out to Burnsboro DGC, Greg H. TD, Melissa, Quaker Lunch, & everyone who came out making the tourney & the day historic.

10DOWN Crown unveil soon...