Llamapalooza

Well that last two days have been busy as can be. Yesterday Joy and I took the car to PA and played in the Llamapalooza Disc Golf Tournament. This was our first tourmament in thei state and Joy and I were looking forward to it. The first problem was just following the directions from Boonsboro MD to Lewisberry PA. Driving through western Maryland is beautiful at 6 in the morning but every road looks like the last. Rolling hills corn and potato fields, and then more. We made our way to route 15 north and then cruised, stopping at the Sheetz for breakfast sandwiches. Finally we found the tourney at Gifford Pinchot State Park It was a well organized PDGA event. Llamapalooza registration Joy played in the advanced women division against one other woman and I played the Adv. Masters division against 5 other men.
The first round was in the boulder Rocks course, a short course on with a very small footprint. This created several Mandos to avoid walking paths or fairways for other holes. Playing a course without ever seeing it is difficult but both Joy and I played okay. I shot a 58 putting me in second four shots behind the leader. Joy tore it up throwing a 66 and taking a significant lead in our side bet. Our side bet was handicap play against each other. Joy got 12 throws handicap per course, so at this point she was ahead by four throws.
Round two was played on the newer Quaker Challenge course, a long 7900' foot wooded monster. This was a much bigger challenge. I played pretty well shooting a 76 and getting into a tie for first place in my division, unfortunately Doug Williams (No not the NEFA one) beat me on the second hole of the playoff. Damn that's the second time I have lost in a playoff. The course was hard and rugged going up down and across a big hillside. It was challenging but I felt by the end of the round just too much of the same thing. 9 holes over 400' through the woods, all of it blurring into a nightmare of trees and briers. Joy was dominant in her division up by like 40 throws. She finished with a 90 winning the handicap sidebet by a few. I would have the results up but they have not been posted yet. Look here to see if they are up yet.
We were pretty tired by the end of the event Joy first and Ed second drove all the way back to MD and to our pleasure dinner was waiting for us. Grilled steaks and potatoes and fresh just picked garden salad. Showers and some Olympics before hitting the sack