Just a friendly reminder, only 1 day left on the two black KC Aviars. All funds support the Whispering Falls Harvest, August 21st.
Aviar auction 1.
Aviar auction 2.

Thanks for the support, hope to see you there!
-Brad

Two black KC Aviars are being sold to help raise some funds for the Harvest. Bid generously and bid often.

Sunday was another scorcher! We were visited by a not often seen top 5 tag this weekend, and he proved he still has what it takes. It was a tight race at the front of the pack, coming down to the last 3 holes to decide it. Russ carded the lone 3 on 16 to take a stroke, forcing Greg and I to push on 17 which ended up working more in Russ’ favor than ours. Then 18 was just a simple up and down to seal the victory. While we were golfing Dave was working on his tan and Thom was still trying to figure out how to use his left arm.

Russ……*…65…*
Greg…..5…67…5
Brad…..8…67…7
Dave….7…81…8
Thom…24…95…24

The 3rd Annual Whispering Falls harvest is a mere 4 weeks away. If you have sponsorship money sitting on your dresser now is the time to get it to me. If you still haven’t asked your employer, barber, dentist, chiropractor, bartender, waitress to sponsor the Harvest (I know this is certainly isn’t the case, is it?) now is the time.
In addition to cash sponsorship, we could use assistance with lunch preparation. If you want to make a salad or dessert of sorts to bring, let me know. We also need donations for the Infamous WF CTB contest. You all know it and love it, so don;t be stingy.

Sunday August 8th, all day work day. I will be at the course early and be there for a while to finish up any last minute trimming. Areas to focus on if you go out between now and then:
5: small walkway through the gully
6: trim around tee sign
8: trim up A pin
9: trim up B pin
10: A pin weed whack
13: cut and move down trees away from fairway
16: weed whack A pin

I will be placing a disc order this week. If there’s anything specific you want let me know ASAP.

Tags are scheduled to finish next week. I am going to propose that the Harvest be used as the finale instead. We may still have a little get together before the start of next season. Anyone with opinions for or otherwise, let them be know.

See you on the course!
-Brad

Hope everyone had a spectacular Independence Day, I know I did. Plenty of heat to go around. Nobody emailed me or uploaded scores, so I am going to assume that no one played on Sunday and everyone was enjoying the festivities and trying to stay cool.

Staying cool was definitely not on the agenda for Monday.
Thom, Nick, Boger, Pops Lescalleet and my cousin Joey all came out to tackle the list of course work. And tackle we did. Nick was weed whacking up and down holes 2, 3 6 and 7. Boger was whacking weeds on 3′s hillside, 7 and anywhere else he could find weeds. Thom made short work of the down tree on 2 and sliced and diced the brush/tree pile at the end of Sneaky Pete on hole 4. Pops, Joey and I lugged away said tree pile, as well as opened up 6′s B fairway and got rid of half the down tree, cut and moved the down tree on 8 (which attacked me), cleaned up 9′s A pin, trimmed up 15′s pin (the tree is still there, Matt) and opened the fence in front of 17′s short pad. Definitely a successful work day! Our list is dwindling down.

Dick Gogin was out on Wednesday I believe and re leveled and barricaded 3′s tee pad with a section of a downed tree. Thumbs up, Dick!

Here’s the must do items:
5: make small walkway from tee to A pin through hillside (not necessarily a priority, just a quick walk through with a weed whacker should do the trick) 7: clean up left side of tee and directly in front
8: weed whack both edges of the fairway
9: weed whack both edges of the fairway
10: weed whack hillside and A pin
13: weed whack left side of the fairway, push back down trees 15: weed whack fairway/pin area

I’ll be trying to get to the course by 12:00-12:30 on Sundays and doing as much work as I can before tee, or just working through, depending on my mood. Feel free to tackle any work list items at your own convenience as well.

See ya on the course!
-Brad

Just a quick reminder, I will be at the Falls Monday July 5th in the morning (7:30ish) tackling more of the to-do list.
Feel free to join me. If you can’t hear me when you get there, give me a shout.

See you on the course! Hopefully.
-Brad
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It turned out to be a scorcher of a day on Sunday. Thom was cutting trees like a pro on hole 14 while I was the workhorse, dragging everything off the fairway. Russ came out in the afternoon and cut some much needed trimming done on holes 6, 7 and 8.

That leaves a lot of work still to be done. I plan on being out on Monday the 5th in the morning. Feel free to join me if you can. Don’t be shy about course clean up, it’s pretty obvious what needs done, go ahead and do it if you have the time. Even picking up dead sticks or dragging some limbs off the fairways while you play is a big help. Everyone enjoys playing a well maintained course, and it takes a concerted effort to have such a course.

Updated work list:
1. Trim left side rough
2. Clean up path to tee
Trim prehistoric growth on left side
Cut up down tree into manageable size
3. Shape up tee
Clean up A pin
Weedwhack down hill
4. Shrink brush pile at end of sneaky Pete
Cut tree in path to 5′s tee
5. Clear small path from tee to A pin
8. Thin out first 5 feet of rough the length of the fairway
9. Thin out first 5 feet of rough the length of the fairway
10. Weedwhack hillside
13. Trim left rough
Push back down trees
14. Trim B pin area
15. Weedwhack everything
Remove small tree directly behind pin
16. Thin out rough

The Harvest is fast approaching. In addition to the physical labor we need there is also the task of raising sponsorship. Sponsorship allows us to put on a quality event with things like lunch and player’s packs. If weed whacking and dragging trees isn’t your thing, maybe calling local businesses is? Print out the letter and drop it on your bosses desk. Take it with you to your favorite lunch spot. Maybe your Aunt or Grandma will throw you a few bucks. Every little bit helps.

I am pleased to say that we are fortunate to have Martin’s Famous Pasty Shoppe supporting us again this year. It’s easy to be a fan of Martin’s, their rolls are delicious. Visit their website, drop them a line and let them know your next burger will be on a Martin’s Famous Potato Roll because they support disc golf!

On a personal note, I was able to play a round at Wilson College this afternoon and managed to hit an ace on hole 2. Yup, beat Roc hyzer right over my wife and daughters heads.

I’ll see ya on the course!
-Brad

Another hot one out there on Sunday. A rough start turned in to a come from behind win. And the heat took out at least one competitor.
It was some rough playing for sure, with seven out of eight golfers carding as six or worse on the front nine. The lone non sixer had two 5′s though… Our card came through the front tied at 34; not on track for any personal bests for sure. Matt Swartz hung tough and played the back smart, carding only one bogey while the rest of us were pressing to make up ground.

Highlights:
Fred birdies 2A
Matt Swartz and Tim Ski birdie 4A
Matt S. birdies 5A
Fred birdies 9A
Fred birdies 11B
Matt S. and Fred birdie 14B
Brad birdies 15A
Brad birdies 17B

Totals
Matt Swartz……..8…64…2
Russ Johnston…..6…65…6
Brad L…………….2…66…8
Tim Ski……………….66
Wayne Trump..17…72…14
Fred Hickman..14…75…17
John C………….22…91…21
Matt B………….21…DNF…22

Reminder: This Sunday June 26th. Work day. I will be at the course by 9:30A. Come out and lend a hand. If you have a weed whacker, saw, loppers, trimmers, etc bring them. Many hands make light work. Here’s the list of proposed clean up that I’d like to see done before the Harvest.
>1. Trim left side rough
thin out around B pin
> 2. Clean up path to tee
Trim prehistoric growth on left side
Cut up down tree into manageable size
> 3. Shape up tee
Clean up A pin
Weedwhack down hill
> 4. Shrink brush pile at end of sneaky Pete
Cut tree in path to 5′s tee
> 5. Clear small path from tee to A pin
> 6. Weedwhack B fairway
Trim left side rough
> 7. Trim left side rough near tee
> 8. Thin out first 5 feet of rough the length of the fairway
Cut up down tree
> 9. Thin out first 5 feet of rough the length of the fairway
> 10. Weedwhack hillside
> 11. -
> 12. -
> 13. Trim left rough
Push back down trees
> 14. Trim both pin areas
Open up fairway/sneaky pete
> 15. Weedwhack everything
Remove small tree directly behind pin
> 16. Thin out rough
> 17. -
> 18. -

August 21st, 3rd Annual Whispering Falls Harvest. Register now and save your TD some headache! All Pre-registrants are entered in a prize drawing!

See ya at the course!
-Brad

Another delayed correspondence, my apologies. There were a handful of 717′ers representing at the Pennsylvania Disc Golf Championships on June 5-6. Results can be seen online. There are also a grip of pictures to be seen as well. The important news from States is that Russell beat me. That is all.

While we were away at States a group was still battling for tags.

Sunday June 6th Recap
Six players, 5 tag holders

Shooby 10 33-35 68 10
Codey 11 34-36 70 11
Corey 12 38-36 74 12
Matt 21 38-39 77 21
Joe — 40-38 78 –
John 22 42-45 87 22
All 6 players recorded pars on 11B due to a wedding taking place on the hole

Highlights:
Shooby birdies 4A & 9A
Codey birdies 14B
Corey birdies 6A
Matt birdies 4

Sunday June 13 Recap
Highlights:
Eric and Jim birdie 2A
Jim pars 3B
Brad birdies 4A
Brad and Eric birdie 5A
Brad birdies 10B
Eric birdies 11B
Jim and Wayne birdie 13A
Brad and Jim birdie 14B
Brad birdies 15A
Brad birdies 17LB

Brad…….4…33/26-59…2
Wayne………35/27-62
Eric……..2…31/33-64…4
Jim Hall……37/33-70
John…..22…42/43-85…22

Tuesday June 15 Recap
From Matt Swartz:Russell and I got a round in tonight at the falls. I had the 6 tag and Russell had the 8 tag. He beat me 59(30 and 29) to 65(34 and 31) so we switched tags. Highlights from the round include Russell birdied 4, 5, 14B, and 17B and I birdied 9 (skipped about two feet behind the basket, thought i had an ace), 11B, and 14B.

The 3rd Annual Whispering Falls Harvest is on the PDGA schedule! Online registration should be up soon. Please preregister and make it easier on your TD’s!

This also brings to my next two very important points.
1. Course prep: Watch for a list to come soon detailing what needs to be done and what we would like to be done. Mark your calender, June 27th will be a course work day. Please try to come out and lend a hand for at least an hour or two; many hands make light work.

2. Fund raising: I know no one is psyched about asking people for money, but just consider this- There are 24 tag holders, and numerous others that get this list that aren’t tag holders. If each one of us raises $100, we’re looking at $3000+. How many of you have a favorite restaurant? Garage? Daycare or barber shop? Think about printing off a letter and handing it to someone. What’s the worst they can say? No? How many of your employer’s do community outreach and support programs? We are the community and we support the community. All it takes is 2 minutes to print the letter and hand it to someone. Simple as that.
And if you sponsor $25 then you’ll only have to raise $75…

I’ll see you on the course!
-Brad

What a beautiful and hot Memorial Weekend it was! I hope everyone got outside to enjoy it, and took the time to thank a Veteran or current Armed Forces personnel.

On Sunday 8 players showed up to play (4 tag members).
Matt gets a little closer to ‘WF Form’ in his second round back from school. It was the return of The Shooby! After a long hiatus he comes back and shoots right around his average. That’s ingrained Frisbee skills ladies and gentlemen. Thom almost had the upset of the year, two strokes from snagging the 11 tag! I bet you can think of at least 2 stupid strokes you could have shaved, right Thom? Maybe next time.

Matt Swartz shot 63 (birdies on 5 and 14)
Shooby shot a 71
Cody Huff shot a 76
Thom shot 77
Matt #6
Shooby #10
Cody #11
Thom #24

Memorial Monday was a scorcher, even at our 9:30 tee off! Dan Becker and I were joined by Nick K. for a jaunt through the woods. Becker and I were neck and neck, with his first blemish being a roll-a-way approach on 3B that led to a 5, We both carded missed putt 5′s on 8B, to finish the front at 30/31. We traded strokes on 10 and 13, and then the wheels fell off my wagon. Dan misses his line on 14B, but still gets off a drive that penetrates at least halfway into the wood line. I missed my line and hit FAT. Then managed to hit another tree on every throw, except for my putt for 6. Now Becker’s up by one. I pull my drive on 16 to far right and clip a limb, leaving a long approach. I throw a spike hyzer that has the distance and the height; to hit a tree and leave me 55ft short. My putt hits the cage and I drop in a 4 to his Dan’s 3, now he’s up by two. Seventeen, long to long, I figure here’s my chance to make up a stroke because I know Dan is going to play it for a four. He does, and puts his drive well safe to the left of the marsh. My drive hits the tree in the corner of the parking lot and doesn’t turn all the way over, I end up clearing the OB by a foot, but being all the way left. Dan throws an anny with his Buzzz that looks like it’s going to go deep into the woods but miraculously hits a tree and kicks and and towards the pin, leaving him about 40ft. I have virtually no clear line to the pin and decide to play safe with a thumber to the hill to leave a long downhill putt. Thumber hits and stands up, rolling towards the brush. After 10mins of looking I declare it lost and throw a weak hyzer approach from the same spot, two putt for 55 for a circle 6. Now Dan’s up by 4 going into 18short, and my birdie to finish is to little to late.

Amidst our see saw battle, Nick was busy knocking down long putts and hitting the cage on almost everything inside 50ft. He barely missed a few longer ones too. Once he gets that dialed in a little I expect his scores to drop quite a bit.

Matt, Russ and I will be at PA States this weekend, wish us luck! And to those playing the Falls, keep an eye peeled for a pale blue S Power Driver with an Innova Christmas stamp on it. Hole 17, brush on the right side, between the bridge and the B pin. thanks!

See ya on the course!
-Brad

Threats of rain and flood couldn’t scare the hardiest golfers away on Sunday. Those that did show were treated with a heavy but fleeting shower for about one and a half holes, then pleasant skies after.

There was a bit of scrambling happening on the front 9, but two golfers were putting together a solid round. Boger and Matt B both had a solid front, with Matt only 4 off the lead. The tables starting turning on the back 9, as Matt Swartz, Thom and I proved that we did indeed know how to throw a disc without hitting a tree. Sometimes.
Boger managed to put his drive pin high on 14B. Ask Thom about hole 7.

It was a little wet down at the bottom.

Finals
Eric Boger…………..6…62…2
Brad L………………..2…66…4
Matt Swartz…………4…67…6
Matt Brusch……….21…73…21
John C………………22…82…22
Thom Moore……..24…85…24

Monday Evening Russ and I went out to try and squeeze some more practice in for States. Not too much spectacular golf. I managed to take a 7 on 8B and follow that with a birdie on 9A and a 45ft jump putt to save 3 on 11B. Russ played a solid front 9, only faltering on 2A and 8B. The back 9 was back and forth missed birdie ops and poorly executed bogies. But it didn’t rain, so we had that going for us.
Brad…62
Russ…63

I found 3 ticks on myself this weekend. Be sure to check yourself carefully.

See you on Sunday!
-Brad