Run for the Border

If you missed it, you missed it.

The other day I mentioned that Run for the Border was my favorite disc golf weekend of the year. This time I'll take it even a step further. It's not only my favorite disc golf weekend of the year, its the best. Take two amazing courses and add hours and hours of labor to make them look amazing. Throw in great disc golfers from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Top it off with some swimming, some great camping, friendly wagering, and three days of mayhem and you've got the makings of a spectacular time. Simply put, if you missed it, you missed it. I wouldn't let it happen again in the future.

R4B wasn't a Green Mountain Points Series, so we don't have to spend all our time today worrying about point differentials, numbers, and standings. Instead I can just give you my thoughts, which could potentially be a dangerous thing. Who knows? We'll see how it goes.

*Do you find yourself longing to be a really good disc golfer? Would you like to beat all those out-of-staters when they come up to your home courses? Do you dream of tournament success? Well, then, you had better learn how to finish off a tournament and you'd better learn it quick. Vermont disc golfers, this is a wake-up call. Tournaments don't last one round (Emmett, I'm talking to you) and they don't always last just one day (Daves, Johnny, does this ring a bell?) Vermont disc golfers continue to be beaten after gaining first round leads or after being in the mix the whole time. It happened to Dave Frothy, it happened to Johnny Betts, and it happened to Dave Carter and Jon Moorer. How are we gonna fix this problem?

* There were some hot rounds out there this weekend. Frothy had a 51 on Golds at Black Falls. Johnny Betts shot a 41 on Silvers. For the record, earlier in the week he talked about how he was going to dominate that layout. He didn't disappoint. There was a 49 doubles round shot at Cherry Hill. NEFAland's Daniel Marcus shot a 55 on Cherry Hill and 10 Down's Jason Dore shot a 54.

*Matt Silva, Johnny Betts, and Chris Mayone deserve a ton of credit. The courses look unreal and those guys are doing a ton of work to make things world class and pull off great tournaments. Cherry Hill looks really buffed out right now. The back nine (or Bachnein) looks particularly fantastic. Black Falls looks great too. It's well mowed, there's a new out house and hole #2 is starting to be one of the nicest fairways you've ever come across.

*J-Rapp caddied for an out-of-stater for the playoff round. Did you notice that? Now, don't get me wrong, Derek is a great guy and everyone up here really likes him. But, helping him out when he's competing against our own Dave Carter. Ouch.

*Hi, Andy Powell. How are you? Nice rounds this weekend. If it wasn't for that guy from the south, you would have won the division.

*Al Rosa, nice job dominating your division. Well played.

*Just one last time. If you missed Run for the Border, you really missed out. I know that life sometimes gets in the way and you have all sorts of important stuff to do. However, don't let it happen again. Keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of next year's dates and start planning around it as soon as you can. Do not miss it next year. It's just too fun.

*I'll see you all on Hole 8 next year, manning the refreshment station and leading the heckling during the doubles round. Oh, and to those guys who didn't appreciate our heckling (even when you were 10 or more strokes off the lead), get a grip.