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

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.

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.