Showdown in the South (of Vermont)

BCO vs. Twin Falls

The month of April 2012 has brought another first to the incredibly up and coming disc golf state of Vermont.  The gentlemen disc golfers of Base Camp Outfitters, kindly known as BCO, in Killington, Vermont hosted the first ever team challenge.  They built a trophy, established a team, and started the Group Smack Talk Challenge.  Twin Falls put together a challenging team and drove south last weekend for two rounds of match play disc golf.  

Matty O.

Twin Falls was rumored to have picked up free agent and Twin Falls regular Chris Young to play their number one position.  However, before things started off he came down with the flu and left his team scrambling at the last minute.  Instead of having the currently ranked Best Player in Vermont Chris Young, they were forced to replace him with the talented amateur Brandon Fenner.  James Sweat, Jon Moorer, Matty Cohen, Christian Keidel and Justin Kaulius rounded out the Twin Falls squad.

Zach gleaming the cube.

BCO's captain and store owner Mike Miller put together a solid team.  Southpaw Zach Podhozer, new Pro Matt Marro, local legend Tyler Teed, tour regular Dan Webb, and Brandon “B-Money” Chalk
showed up looking to keep the homemade trophy in their possession.  

Jon taking down his first round win.

The first round had some good drama for sure.  BCO's Zach Podhozer crushed Justin Kaulius, finishing him off early into the back nine.  Twin Falls' Brandon Fenner pulled off a last minute win over Matt Marro when Marro missed a putt on hole 18.  Jon Moorer picked up a win for TF by beating up on Dan Webb.  James Sweat was bested by BCO's Tyler Teed.  Christian Keidel's long, straight drives couldn't be stopped by B-Money.  Matty O. kept Twin Falls ahead by tying Mike Miller.  At the end of the first round Twin Falls was up 3 ½ to 2 ½ . 

JK with some follow through.

There were some shake-ups on the cards for round 2.  Twin Falls decided to see if Jon Moorer could beat Zach Podhozer.  A good idea, but it didn't work as Podhozer again knocked off his opponent early into the back nine, this time with a few holes remaining.  Christian Keidel again used his relentless and errorless play to crush Mike Miller.  Justin Kaulius got hot late in the back nine and finished off B-Money with a couple of holes left.      

Tyler ripping it.

A couple of match-ups got rematched on the second round.  Fenner wanted another shot at Marro and instead of pulling off a last-minute win, he settled for a well-fought tie.  James Sweat got redemption on Tyler Teed, finishing the match with a few holes left.  

Overall, Twin Falls won the day and the trophy.  It's residing at a secret location in the Williston area and is currently available for challenge...  

Thanks to Brandon Fenner for the fantastic pictures.