Anybody playing on Super Sunday?

Mark your Calenders
Codorus Feel The Love Singles/Triples: March 12th
Fools @ The Falls! pdga c-tier: April 2nd

See ya on the course!
-B

Freeze Recap
A chilly day in January was the backdrop for a successful Whispering Falls Freeze. And freeze we did, with temps in single digits most of the morning, the wind chill kept all 32 brave competitors (16 teams) bundled up most of the day.
The course played very well, with a nice frozen crust on top of the powder footing was mostly good all day. Unfortunately, most of the baskets were frozen in place so we were unable to switch up the round layouts as much as normal, but a few temp baskets did make for some interesting holes. Hole 16 turned into the “Frozen Tundra” with a pin placement out in the field between 16A and 14’s tee pad. The most talked about hole, however, was 3C. Due to the snow on the ground we thought it best for safety’s sake to forego playing 3B and avoid the hill. Not wanting to diminish the usual Whispering Falls difficulty, we opted to play from 3’s tee pad to basket 1B. Think about that for a minute. Three teams managed to card the birdie 3, impressive.
Competition was tight among the cash division, with three pairs turning in first round 53’s, one 54, and one 55. The second round saw a little more separation, but it was still a hotly contested race. The plastic division also had a tight first round with three 60’s, one 61 and one 62. Again, the second round separated everyone a little bit, but no one ran away with it. Must have been the delicious hot dog sundaes that evened the field.

Results, Cash
Team RD1 RD2 Total Prize
Skip & Jay Hummel…………………………………………….53…51…104…$60
Masters Of The…(Tim Minifski/Dan Becker)…………….53…54…107…$40
Me And My B*tch (Brad Lescalleet/Russell Johnston)…..53…56…109…$13
Eric B (Eric Boger/Eric Buschman)…………………………..54…55…109…$13
B&W Connection (John Buck/Justin Weaver)………………55…56…111
The Renegades (Ian Donnakay/Mike Sherwood)………..62…62…124

Plastic
Hop Slam (Chas Ford/Jeff Ross)…………………….……60…57…117…$60
Where’s Fred? (Matt Swartz/Wayne Trump)……………60…59…119…$40
Team Punctual (Earl Frazier/Roz Crandall)…………….60…59…119…$40
Gary Shafer & Jason Armstrong………………………..…61…59…120…$40
Team Woodchuckers (John Stump/Dustin Sullivan)….64…57…121…$30
Team Nice (Jon & Brandon Nicely)……………………….62…61…123…$20
Flip Flop (Greg and Tyson Walter)………………………..65…64…129
Swang Nuts (Shawn Wenger/Craig Alleman)…………..66…71…137
Misfits (Alex Hernandez/Sarah Rollison)……………….74…72…146
Steel Curtain (Jason Salters/Jason Belden)……………..75…73…148

John Buck won the CTP throw off for the ace pot money, netting himself somewhere around $30. Despite my best efforts, Wayne Trump managed to have the Furthest From The Pin (read:worst) throw, and netted himself a disc of choice for his efforts.

The big winner was Greencastle Presbyterian Church’s food bank. We raised $200 and around 25lbs of canned food to donate. Thanks to everyone for their donations!

I want to thank everyone that came out and braved the cold and wind to help us raise money for the food bank. I also want to thank everyone that helped out and made this possible. Russell, my permanent Co-TD; My wife, Cari, for making and delivering half of lunch and all the behind the scenes support; My brother, Tim for being the best check-in taking/score checking/payout calculating/non-playing assistant I could ask for; My mom for making lunch; My dad for the setup and registration help, picture taking and constant support; Thom for bringing hot dogs and scorecards/maps; Matt and Boger for the use of their practice baskets; Ski for shoveling pads; Becker for bringing cookies; and the Antrim Township Maintenance Crew and Park Committee for their constant support.

It’s been a lengthy hiatus from updates, I’m blaming the cold weather. Past weeks’ scores will be at the bottom. Yesterday’s cold and blustery Sunday Funday Travel League had
Russ, Matt, Thom and Myself in Seneca with a rather large group from Harrisburg/Boulder Woods/Codorus and beyond. In usual 717 fashion we were the first to arrive and played a nine hole loop before meeting up with the rest of the group for the official tee off. Dr. Wang (Matt/Thom) and Me and My B*tch (Brad/Russ) formed a card and ventured around the 27 hole track. There were good shots, great shots and shots we won’t be discussing again. Me and My B*tch left Seneca two strokes off the lead, but our caravan headed home rather than playing the last legs of the Trifecta. Fun was had by all, so I call the Funday a success. Be on the look out for info on upcoming events.

Mark your calenders and schedule your vacation time. The 2011 Whispering Falls calender has been set and approved by the powers that be. Take note, due to the continued success of our beloved Harvest tournament, we will be running a second PDGA sanctioned event this year. This success is only possible with the help and efforts of you, our studious club members and patrons. Without further ado:

• Sunday January 16: 4th Annual Falls Freeze; Ice Bowl charity
• Saturday April 2: Fools at the Falls; PDGA C-tier
• Saturday August 13: 4th Annual Whispering Falls Harvest; PDGA C-tier

As usual, we will be doing our best to make these events top notch, and will be asking for assistance from you. Start thinking about ways you can help out. Many hands make light work.

Scores
Nov 14
Dan: 454423243(31)233333333(26)[57]
Brad: 446222343(30)335234333(29)[59]
Russ: 445233453(33)443353344(33)[66]

Nov 21
Brad: 524234343(30)343332333(27)[57]
Russ: 434234353(31)332343333(27)[58]
Matt: 445235344(34)3333335p5p5p(33)[66]
Dan: 44535p3353(35)333645533(35)[70]

Nov 28
Brad: 435232453(31)343234333(28)[59]
Russ: 444223354(31)33423444p3(30)[61]
Glen: 635234373(36)443443343(32)[68]
Andrew: 646332376(40)55434755p3(42)[82]

Just a reminder, we’re still playing on Sundays. With the fast approaching dark, we’ve been trying to tee of as close to 1 o’clock as possible. If you’re coming and won’t be there by 1, let me know.
Stay warm, see ya on the course!
-Brad

Well, first off, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend.

Now, as some of you know, the Boulder Woods Country Club Llamas of Gifford Pinochet State Park have been doing these crazy things called Trifectas. We’re taking that idea a little farther and turning it into a monthly event. We may not get through all three (3) courses the first time, but we’ll have a blast trying.

These events came out of a desire to see how much disc we could play in the limited amount of daylight that winter provides us. Now we are not going to push like crazy on the first one to finish in daylight. We are going to see what its like with a crowd. We are going to be playing Seneca Creek State Park, Heritage Farm Park and Woodsboro Park if time allots. Seneca Creek is a 27 hole layout. There are short and long tees along with multiple basket locations. We will be playing all 27 holes from the Short Tee’s. There will be a score card provided which shows the proper Tee and Basket location for Sunday.

Then we are off to Heritage Farm Park. We will be doing lunch in the parking lot of Heritage Farm Park. This way those who brought there lunch can sit down and enjoy everyone’s company and those who did not bring a lunch will have the chance to grab something on there way and eat with us all if they choose. We will then promptly Tee off once everyone is ready, this is the part that is flexible. 3pm is the rough tee time, this time is not set in stone and depends on the length of time it takes to play Seneca. There is 18 holes of disc golf at Heritage Farm Park. This course should go a bit faster than Seneca Creek.

Now depending on the amount of daylight left we are going to try to squeeze in 9 holes at Woodsboro Park. This is another flexible part of the day.

As far as schedule goes, I know its flexible but this is the best guess and what we are sticking to.

We are going to be meeting at McDonalds in Dillsburg, PA. We need to be on the road by 7:45am. So if people could be there 15 mins or so early that would be a huge help. We will then be making a stop at the Sheetz, just outsideGettysburg, where 15 and 30 cross. From there we will be heading south to Seneca.

We are asking everyone to print off there own directions and know how to get to the courses and from course to course. We have provided links to all maps and information you will need. This is in effort to make travel easier for us all on Sunday. We will provide a Scorecard and Map for each course.

Also, anyone who has a camera please feel free to bring and take as many pictures and videos as you want. We can post them on Facebook and on Disc Golf Scene for the world to see what they are missing out on.

Again, I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday for the kick off event.

The official schedule for Sunday Funday # 1

Sun, Dec 5th, 7:00am – 8:00pm..?
Seneca Creek State Park (Gaithersburg, MD), Heritage Farm Park (Walkersville, MD) (& Woodsboro Park in Woodsboro, MD, depending upon time.
(Round trip map)

7:15-7:45am: Meet at McDonalds in Dillsburg, PA
7:45am: Depart McDonalds (@ 30 min to Sheetz taking Rt 15 South)
8:15am: Arrive at Sheetz on Rt 30 (Rt 15 & Rt 30 intersection)
8:30am: Depart Sheetz (@ 1 hr 11 min to Seneca taking Rt 15 S & I-270 S)
10:00am: Arrive & Tee off at Seneca Creek
@ 3:00pm: Lunch & tee off at Heritage Farm Park (@ 1 hour north of Seneca on I-270)
Optional – Tee off at Woodsboro Park (@ 10 min north of Heritage on I-270)

if you need any further information shoot me an email at frazier_jr@yahoo.com.

Be on the look out for the January edition of Sunday Funday Travel league

It’s been quite some time since I sent an email; although by the turnout the past two weeks I suspect nobody is missing it… We, and by we I really mean me and whoever else shows up, are still playing on Sunday afternoons…With the time change we’ll start to tee off a little earlier than before, around1:15 if possible. Don’t be shy, the weather has been beautiful; it won’t be long before there’s snow on the ground and nobody will want to come out then.

October 31:
Brad
545224364[35]422344333[28](63)
Shooby
634234465[37]44333335p4[32](69)

November 7:
Dick
444233353[31]334432344[30](61)
Brad
663324473[38]23345334p3[30](68) yes that’s a 7…I vowed after hole 2 that if I got another 6 I was going home; didn’t say anything about 7′s… Nick
65647p3464[45]44444447p5p[40](85)

See ya on the course! Hopefully.
-Brad

Your 717 crew was well represented at the Codorus Autumn Open. Dan Becker won the Masters division, yours truly finished in a tie for fourth, two strokes off the lead in Advanced. Russell, Shawn and Matt also all placed in their respective divisions. Tim’s Un-tirement tournament was one lacking fanfare and elaborate confetti throwing, but it was a sight to behold. A few more rounds to knock the rest of the rust off and he’ll back in the swing of things. Dad and Thom also went along to provide some tournament support. Overall Fred’s first foray into TD’ing was one of success. I look forward to seeing how he grows as a TD in the future.

Sunday saw 3 golfers battling with the mobs of soccer players, horseback riders and pedestrians with dogs. It was a beautiful day to be in the woods, and it proved to be a pretty solid race most of the way. Even after enduring a most cruel heckling episode, I managed to keep it together and come away with the W.

Brad…..61
Russ…..65
Dave….71 *Personal best

This Sunday Russ, Matt, Dan and I will be trekking down to Hawk Hollow. Wish us luck. For those that are at the Falls on Sunday, treat her well.

See ya on the course!
-Brad

I enjoyed a solo practice round/scouting mission on a beautiful brisk Sunday afternoon. Thom and Matt, I bet you’re glad you stayed home to watch the Steelers, huh? I went to the course and still managed to catch the last, oh I don’t know, 42 seconds…

This Saturday, Codorus Autumn Open. If you’re interested in joining us let me know. I will be emailing those persons I now are going later today with our plans.
I will be placing a disc order tomorrow. If there’s anything you want, let me know.

Codorus Autumn Open @ Codorus State Park
Saturday October 9, 2010
PDGA C-Tier Event
Registration 8am-9am
Players Meeting 915am
…Tee off 930am

2 Rounds of 20 Holes ( Blue/X and Red/CC will be used)
LUNCH IS INCLUDED (Bring a side if you can)
$2 Ace pot/CTP
Registration is at the round building at the end of Marina Rd.

Pro/Open Divisions $55
Advanced Divisions $45
Intermediate Divisions $35
Rec Divisions $25
Juniors $15
(PDGA Members subtract $10 except for Juniors)

Any Questions or Concerns Contact
TD/ Fred Hickman Jr
717-634-8018
fred_hickman2000

Six golfers braved the unexpected heat wave to battle on the hallowed grounds known as the Falls. No entry fees or prizes, no tags to fight for, this was all for pride.

It was a tight match the whole way through the front nine, with only 3 strokes separating first and sixth. The back nine proved to be a little different, as Dan kicked it in high gear and ran away with it, shotting a -3 26 on the back.

Highlights
Brad birdies 3B
Matt birdies 4A
Dan and Dave birdie 6B
Matt birdies 7A
Matt gets the lone par on 8B
Dan birdies 9A
Brad birdies 11A
Russ circle 3′s 11A
Dan birdies 12B
Dan birdies 13A
Brad, Russ, Dave and Dick birdie 14B
Dan and Dave birdie 15A

Totals

Dan Becker……………..58
Russ Johnston………….63
Brad Lescalleet………..63
Matt Swartz…………….65
Dick Gogin…………….66
Dave Briscoe…………..66

Monday afternoon I drug Tim out of retirement, and Shawn and I accompanied him on his return round at Wilson. We played a quick 8 holes to loosen up and let the crowds of onlookers know that greatness was about to ensue; then it was off to the races for an 18 hole jaunt. Swanger was up to his usual flicking ways and trying to find a few more big lefty spike hyzer routes. Tim was surprisingly in mid-season form, with accurate approaches making up for shorter drives, and most if not all putts at least hitting the target. I was playing chaperon to the children, showing them how big boys play.
Brad…….-5
Tim…….+2
Shawn….+4

There’s a few tournaments coming up in the near future. First up is the Patapsco Picnic on Saturday Sept 11th. A beautiful and challenging course, the DOF guys always run a solid event and I expect this to be no different. A mere $25 for entry gets you a player’s pack and lunch. If you plan on joining Russ and I, you MUST pre-register. There will be no on-site registration for this event. There are links on the thread I linked to get you to the pre-registration page. IF you have any questions, let me know.

October 9th is the Codorus Autumn Open, being headed up by none other than Fred Hickman. You all know and love Codorus, make sure to put this on your calender.

October 24th, the one I’ve been waiting for all year. Hawk Hollow Open. I can not say enough things about this course, except I am super pumped to get back down there. Whispering Falls has been called “Hawk Hollow Jr” if that gives you any indication what to expect. I strongly suggest pre-registartion for this one as well it will fill. It’s a long ride to make if you end up not being able to play; although I would gladly welcome a caddy!

Until then, see ya at the course!
-Brad

The 3rd Annual Whispering Falls Harvest was a massive success. I’ve never been more proud of the club we have as I was on Saturday. Every single club member present stepped up and helped out wherever it was needed. The course looked as great as it ever has, and we received more compliments than I can remember. Our hard work is evident and appreciated by our fellow golfers.

We had a record turnout, 77 players! One minute Russell and I were trying to decide if we wanted to play foursome or start people at the bottom holes, the next minute he says “Um, Brad, we have four on every hole.” The thought of filling the course never once crossed my mind; apparently word is getting out that we run a quality event.

Lots of great golf was played, with the NOVA boys locking it down in 3 divisions. We thought the wonder boy from Lancaster had it in him, but Ian fought hard till the finish. It was a tight finish in each division actually. Thank you to all the players that made it out, thank you for tolerating the large turnout and the slightly longer than anticipated rounds. As long as you keep coming, we’ll keep having events.

Full results can be seen here. Pay special attention to who finished in 15th, and who finished in 18th; that’s the real story here.
Divisional winners:
Open: Ian Liddell……………56…56…112
Pro Women: Lindsay Lugo….85…84…169
Advanced: Jeff Ma…………..60…64…124
Intermediate: Chad O’Brien…61…66…124
Recreational: Joel Trimmer….69…72…141
Rec Women: Sarah Rollison…90…89…179

CTP winners:
Open: Dylan Wolf
Ladies: Sarah Rollison
Advanced: John Buck
Intermediate: Eric Marhefka
Recreational: Ian Donnakay

Jeff Ma took down teh ace pot throw off, no aces were hit during the rounds. Chas Ford took home a basket. Dylan Horst, Myself and a few others took home some other prizes.

Without the help and support of our sponsors none of this would be possible. I want to thank each one of them for there generosity.
• Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe
• Innova Champion Discs
• Antrim Township and the Antrim Township Park Committee
• Comcast
• Shift Student Ministry of Otterbein Church
• CVS on Washington St, Chambersburg
Also all of our personal tee sign sponsors:
• The Hereau family
• Chas Ford
• Greg and Leslie Lescalleet
• Zoe, Hayden & Ryder Johnston
• Hannah Downin
• Hailey Walter
• Quality Lawn Care
• Bobby Hermann
• Snordog Brewing
• Logan Rook
• Matt Swartz
• Eric Boger
• Tim Lescalleet
• Laken Lescalleet

Thanks to my wife, Cari, for helping with artwork, scorecards, planning and just putting up with this obsession in general. Thanks to Russell Johnston for helping with everything from planning, set up, day of duties and countless other tasks. I couldn’t ask for a better Co-TD. Thanks to my brother, Tim, for doing a knock out job of check-in, score keeping and payouts as usual. We’re all eagerly awaiting your un-retirement. Thanks to my dad, Greg, for all the behind the scenes work he does, continually supporting us in any way he can. Thanks to Thom Moore for stepping up and handling making the scorecards and maps; I had no less than a dozen people tell me they were great. Thanks to Greg Walter, Matt Swartz and Eric Boger for helping out when I started handing out orders. Much appreciated. I want to thank every one that helped set up and tear down; as well as the lunch crew: Uncle Clifford, Mom Lescalleet, Dawn Gogin and Christina Kopp. Lunch was a huge hit, and you guys made it happen.

I can’t express how much of a success I feel this event was, and it’s all because of the people surrounding me. Here’s a great tournament, and to hopefully many more.

We also used the Harvest as the conclusion of our tag league.
Totals:
Brad…….12…125…2
Dan……….2…127…3
Russ………4…129…4
Boger…….7…133…5
Dick…….13…136…6
Bryce…….9…137…7
Shooby..10…137…9
Matt S…..6…138…10
Corey……3…145…12
Matt B….22…146…13
Greg………5…147…21
John……..21…178…22
Thom……24…194…24

Stay tuned for details about our next league, starting in October. Hopefully. Till then, meet me at the Falls on Sundays to throw some plastic at metal!

See ya on the course-
B

-Brad