Given the nice weather (cold but sunny) it was surprising that we did not have 100 disc golfers out at the Original Ace Race on Friday, November 23, yesterday, but we had a great time anyway.
We played two rounds of 24 holes, with shortened tees. There were 10 Aces and 64 "Dots" (metal hits on drives). There were enough Dot Pot prizes that each dot received the thrower's choice of two items from the Dot Pot. (Image at left.) Doug and Mary Egbert have our appreciation for having contributed 26 items to that pot!
Of the ten aces, seven were also in the optional $10 Ace Pool. The three aces not in the Ace Pool each received $125; the seven in the Ace Pool each received $205. Kirk (Luna) Haggadone hit two Aces and also had three Dots! (That's Luna holding two of his Dot Pot discs.)As the tournament director, I want to express my appreciation to Bill Gilbert and Mark Piotrowski for their assistance in planning and executing the event. My wife, Sheila, helped me to mark the shortened tees the week before, and Mark Ellis managed the Dot Pot distribution with his usual showmanship flair.
The ability spread players out on 24 holes, which speeds play up a lot and gets us done in mid-afternooon, plus the parking and the inside space for registration, merch, and awards, makes Hudson Mills a great place for this event. Thanks, Hudson Mills!
The remainder of this post, if I ever get around to it, consists of "notes to myself," for a lessons-learned compilation (You can use the comments function to make suggestions.):
Remind players to bring in the orange tee marker flags after their last tee-off.
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