If there is one thing that was proven at the 2007 Australian Disc Golf Championships is that the Swedish know their disc golf, but the Aussies are never too far behind. The event that capped off the inaugural year of the Australian Disc Golf Tour was very well attended, leaving little doubt of the growth of disc golf in Australia over the last few years has been larger than what most of us expected. It was a lot of work for many of us, getting players packages together, inputting scores and making sure overall everyone was having a good time, but needless to say we were very pleased with the turnout and the smoothness of how everything ran.
Australian Disc Golf Championships 2007 – Registration Now Open
Armory Rattle 001
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What a joy it is to have a permanent course! This the second weekend with the targets in the ground, we simply couldn’t resist running an event despite having no tees, Father’s Day and very short notice. Martin Ryland-Adair stole the show; starting with a course record 48 (same as Luke Williams) and then following up with the first ever ace on this course: hole 7, from the short tee (174g dyed Champion Teebird). His game crumbled towards the end loosing 7 strokes over the last 7 holes to Kurt Karlsson who set a new course record (45) but Martin was still quite satisfied, noting that the ace was not only the first at the course, it was also the first ever for him. Congratulations!
Armory Rattle 001
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
What a joy it is to have a permanent course! This the second weekend with the targets in the ground, we simply couldn’t resist running an event despite having no tees, Father’s Day and very short notice. Martin Ryland-Adair stole the show; starting with a course record 48 (same as Luke Williams) and then following up with the first ever ace on this course: hole 7, from the short tee (174g dyed Champion Teebird). His game crumbled towards the end loosing 7 strokes over the last 7 holes to Kurt Karlsson who set a new course record (45) but Martin was still quite satisfied, noting that the ace was not only the first at the course, it was also the first ever for him. Congratulations!
MADD MACQ’S 024
Just because the Newington course wasn’t ready for play yet, we didn’t cancel – we just swapped location for another MM. The shorts were back on, the sky was blue but the fountain had been turned off. Most of the talk was about the Newington course, the October Championships and yet another layout for Macquarie. For some, it meant relaxed play, for others difficulties concentrating. After the first round, Luke and Rod went to Newington for some course work, not to be seen again. After the longest lunch ever, we played another round and then hauled the baskets back into the dark dungeons of Macq Uni Gym where they’ll stay till October (we think).
Queensland Disc Golf Open 2007 Results and Report
The 2007 Queensland Disc Golf Open was held last weekend with a total of 14 players from around Australia and even one from NZ attempting to win "The Chocolate to die for Cup". The event was won by Simon Feasey from New Zealand on the fourth hole of a sudden death play-off with local Tim Marchbank, after Tim made up 3 shots during the final nine holes of the competition.
There was also a team competition between Team Australia & Team New Zealand – results are included, click ‘Read more…’ to go to the full report.
Queensland Disc Golf Open 2007 Results and Report
The 2007 Queensland Disc Golf Open was held last weekend with a total of 14 players from around Australia and even one from NZ attempting to win "The Chocolate to die for Cup". The event was won by Simon Feasey from New Zealand on the fourth hole of a sudden death play-off with local Tim Marchbank, after Tim made up 3 shots during the final nine holes of the competition.
There was also a team competition between Team Australia & Team New Zealand – results are included, click ‘Read more…’ to go to the full report.
MADD MACQ’S 024
Just because the Newington course wasn’t ready for play yet, we didn’t cancel – we just swapped location for another MM. The shorts were back on, the sky was blue but the fountain had been turned off. Most of the talk was about the Newington course, the October Championships and yet another layout for Macquarie. For some, it meant relaxed play, for others difficulties concentrating. After the first round, Luke and Rod went to Newington for some course work, not to be seen again. After the longest lunch ever, we played another round and then hauled the baskets back into the dark dungeons of Macq Uni Gym where they’ll stay till October (we think).
ADG Bag Tags
Official ADG Bag Tag Challenge bag tags will shortly enter production. The image above shows the designs for the local region bag tags which are being made. To reserve your bag tag now please contact your local representive below:
NSW – Albert Munoz (albertmunoz01@yahoo.com)
Perth – Chris Himing (chrishiming@hotmail.com)
Victoria – Paul Arden (paul.arden@australiandiscgolf.com)
Show your support for ADG and your local Disc Golf organisations by purchasing an ADG Bag Tag. For full details please go to the BagTag Challenge website:
Chain Mail Edition #004
Hello Disc Golfers,
Please see below for the latest issue of the Australian Disc Golf (ADG) Chain-Mail Newsletter. Here you will find all the latest news and results from around Australia’s fast growing disc golf scene.
In this issue:
- Historical Perspective
- Product Review
- TAS and QLD News
- ADGTour Event Reports and Photos
- Updated ADGTour Standings
- Disc Golf Travels
- PDGA Update
If you have any ideas, photo’s, stories or anything to add to the next issue please email tim.marchbank@australiandiscgolf.com with your ideas.
