Dragan Disc Golf Championships 2009

I had the privelege to play in the DDGC 09 this weekend in Auburn Maine. Dragan is a great course, perfectly manicured and deceptively difficult in places. I went up on Friday and stayed at the Fireside Inn & Suites not the best place in the area, but the rate was $75 a night and it was quiet and clean. I arrived at about noon and headed right out to the course. It was a great day, sunny with temps in the low 70's, I payed the $5 to play a round. Threw a 58 and was now looking forward to the afternoon event, the Dragon Challenge.
Headed out to Auburn to get something to eat. It could be that I do not know the area but seemed like a collection of fast food and chain restuarants. I settled on Margaritas for lunch. Food is not bad for Americanized Mexican.
At 4:30 I was back at the course and played in Am1 for the challenge. For the challenge we played a round on the normal course and then played a nine hole variation where we go from tee 1 to basket 2, then play holes 3-9 finishing on tee 13 to the basket on hole 18. I threw a 59 on the regular course and then a 33 on the final nine to win. First AM1 event and I won! Okay now the truth about this, there were only me and Andy in the Am1 so it was no big deal. Actually just happy to have a couple rounds of practice before the Saturday tournament. Showered and had dinner before settling in to watch the Sox on the crappy motel TV. I have to say since moving up to the digital televisions at home nothing else will do.
One thing that did happen while practicing in the challenge was I fell on hole fourteen and wrenched my left knee and foot. It took a long time to walk it off and I was limping pretty badly by the time I got back to the motel. Overnight the knee really tightened up and th4e foot felt sore. I was actually thinking that I might not be able to play. So I sucked it up went out and bought a knee brace, some Icy Hot and ibuprofen. By the time I was done eating lunch at the course I felt good enough to take off the brace, and play. So glad that those magical little pills worked. The day could not be better with temps in the 70s and sunny, just some wind to deal with on the course.
All five of the Advanced Masters got to play together both rounds. It was a pleasure to play with these guys, I think we laughed all the way through the day. Just great personalities. Everyone played competitively but no one was over invested. After the first round Paul Sullivan and I were both at 53, Jim Bobka was at 57, Scott Connell 58 and Rick Williams 60.
In the second round about a half of the way through Sully had a couple tough holes and I had a few throw lead. From there I was focused on getting my threes because in order to catch me the guys behind me had to press for birdies. Luckily no one was able to catch me and my 56 was good enough to win the division.
Since this was a double points event I will move up the Nefa Point series standing and now want to play every week because I am playing so well.