Ever had a disc golf hole turn out this terrible? - Disc Golf

General Scales · #1 April 15th, 2011, 07:33 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWTXoNzuk8c

So every one knows, this isn't a disc golf video but it made me laugh. Also, made me feel sorry for this stick swinger. The back story is the player in question (Kevin Na) shot a 16 over on a par 4 at the Texas Open. This is the WORST recorded score on a par 4 and I believe second worst recorded score of all time (a 27 in 1927 is the reported worst).

This raised a interesting question in my mind. Has anybody ever had a hole turn out this cataclysmic during a tournament round? I know I have carded a few terrible scores (a 8pp is my personal best).

DexterHawk · #2 April 15th, 2011, 07:38 AM

I hit a 65 footer once for an 8 at the USDGC...

I've heard some horror stories from Winthrop though... My bet is that lots of folks have beaten a 16 out there...

Scott · #3 April 15th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Don't think I've ever carded anything bigger than a snowman in tournament play.

I think I remember hearing about a 21 at Timber Linn durning the Willamette Open a few years back.

Jeff Hemmerling · #4 April 15th, 2011, 09:02 AM

Damn, that was painful to watch!

Lund · #5 April 15th, 2011, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Don't think I've ever carded anything bigger than a snowman in tournament play.

I think I remember hearing about a 21 at Timber Linn durning the Willamette Open a few years back.

I think I saw some of that 21 on the Timber Linn island hole as I was in a nearby group. That guy has gotten over that debacle quite nicely since then....

I had my worst single score to date on that same hole and although nothing like that 21 or some other of the huge scores on that hole it was painful nonetheless. All attempts were flick spike hyzers...

1st drive - out of circle by inches (spotter had to go look at it up close to call)

2nd drive bounced in then out of back of circle (into water)

3rd drive - OB again after turning over my disc a surprising amount considering what disc I thought I had thrown (champ boss). Then when I reached into my bag to pick a disc to use for my 4th attempt I looked down and saw the boss in there that I thought I had just thrown. Realized at that moment that I had just thrown a lightweight wraith of same color, explaining the massive flip.

4th drive - Inbounds in the island (with the boss). Missed putt for 8.
Score = 9pppp

Lund · #6 April 15th, 2011, 09:34 AM

Wow I just watched the Na video.... That was brutal, and crazy, and hilarious all at once. There were so many parts that stand out (or left questions).

-Did he get hit by another ball when he was back there? At first I thought he was making that up or fishing for excuses when he hit the tree and his ball went backward. But then someone said something about it over the radio to the official who was back in the trees with him?

-Did he whiff once?

-How about how we was just swinging away and at times his caddy and the official were pretty much running to get out of his way.

-Oh and perhaps my favorite part was his first shot once he finally got back to the fairway when he twirled his club on his follow through like he was parking it for birdie when really it was his 14th stroke.

Toby Puttzinski · #7 April 15th, 2011, 09:43 AM

I wonder what the celebration would have looked like had he holed that 14th shot.

nayr · #8 April 15th, 2011, 10:11 AM

I was following a Pro card at Trojan a couple years ago during a sanctioned event. It was hole 6, short little par three over the water. The card had two 1000+ rated players on it. The scores were 2, 5, 7, 9 (or 11, can't remember). The highest rated player carded the 9 (or 11).

General Scales · #9 April 15th, 2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Lund

Wow I just watched the Na video.... That was brutal, and crazy, and hilarious all at once. There were so many parts that stand out (or left questions).

-Did he get hit by another ball when he was back there? At first I thought he was making that up or fishing for excuses when he hit the tree and his ball went backward. But then someone said something about it over the radio to the official who was back in the trees with him?

-Did he whiff once?

-How about how we was just swinging away and at times his caddy and the official were pretty much running to get out of his way.

-Oh and perhaps my favorite part was his first shot once he finally got back to the fairway when he twirled his club on his follow through like he was parking it for birdie when really it was his 14th stroke.

My two favorite parts of that video are the second drive when he lets the club go. You know that is just horrible feeling. Watching your drive land deeper than the first.

The second is when him and his caddy are walking back out to the fairway and he looks over and says "How are we going to count all those strokes?" That made me laugh. At least he was smiling while it happened. You know he probably went home, however, and beat a bag of puppies (or kittens depending on whats more offensive to think about).

General Scales · #10 April 15th, 2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Don't think I've ever carded anything bigger than a snowman in tournament play.

I think I remember hearing about a 21 at Timber Linn durning the Willamette Open a few years back.

Ouch, a 21? Whats the hole look like? Is it just some evil out of bounds issue or is it water and ob or a mystical force field around the hole that acts like the Bermuda triangle?

Sam · #11 April 15th, 2011, 10:33 AM

Sad thing is... He went from one over through eight holes... to thirteen over through nine holes. I saw video of them talking about it and trying to figure it out. He said, "I know I had taken between 10 and 15 strokes just to get back onto the fairway." They were joking about it, even.

My worst was an 11ppp at Milo on the West island green. Talk about tin cup...

The Ombudsman · #12 April 15th, 2011, 10:39 AM

At the Vibram Open at Maple Hill, there is plenty of water. I carded an 11 on a par 3 in the second round when I went in the drink 4 times in succession. If I had even gotten a 6 on that hole I would have been in the money. My best consolation is that there were several people with higher single hole scores including someone with a 13...

Sam · #13 April 15th, 2011, 11:04 AM

I also have the now infamous 9 on the burm hole at Adair. Got to the green area in 2. Putted at the basket, gust of wind from the other side blows the disc right back to me. Thinking it can't happen again, I putt again - exactly the same - and get the same result. Shooting 5, I think "surely that can't happen again." I putt, the disc is in the chains... the wind gusts and blows it right back to me. Shooting 6, I try a new tack. I am going to slide a driver on its back right up the hill and take my drop-in 7. Executed perfectly. Disc slides up the hill and gets near the top... when it stands up on edge and rolls... right back to me. Bart Yanoch steps in at this point and tells me that it is no longer my turn (though it really was, still) and he throws. I then throw 7 and still do not make it up the hill but I am much closer - maybe 18 feet. Throw 8 and it hits the cage and comes to rest under the basket. I carded the 9.

The saddest part of this story is where I was in relation to the leaders. It was our fourth hole of the final round and I started two strokes back. I had made up those two strokes in the previous three holes and was tied with the leaders. I played the rest of the round about as cleanly as I could and finished +2 but way back of the leaders. I think I tied for 10th. OUCH!

DexterHawk · #14 April 15th, 2011, 01:31 PM

I remember watching that Sam... brutal!

Chuck Kennedy · #15 April 15th, 2011, 02:27 PM

"Blackjack" Rothstein got the 21 on 888 at the USDGC quite a few years ago (2002?). Marty Hapner topped that in 2007 on hole 17 at USDGC with a 26.

Ol' Bob · #16 April 15th, 2011, 02:30 PM

And I thought the open ended Richter Scale was bad.

snap7times · #17 April 15th, 2011, 11:56 PM

got a 10pp on that safari hole 16 at the OSDGC at Trojan last year in the 3rd round. An 8 would have tied me for 2nd, anything better than a 8 was solid 2nd place... bah...

Disc Golf Live · #18 April 16th, 2011, 08:18 AM

I was watching on TV when Na hit the skids. His big error was not taking a second unplayable and returning to the tee. Once he hit one while in the woods he was stuck there. He did get hit by one of his own shots for a penalty, and also whiffed one. He had to do some video reviewing when he got done with the round and pointed out the whiff, so the total was upped from a 15 to 16 when he clarified things. I think that hazard should have been marked differently (as a lateral hazard) which would allow for more options.

On the positive side, he's no longer known primarily for his slow play.

General Scales · #19 April 16th, 2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Disc Golf Live

I was watching on TV when Na hit the skids. His big error was not taking a second unplayable and returning to the tee. Once he hit one while in the woods he was stuck there. He did get hit by one of his own shots for a penalty, and also whiffed one. He had to do some video reviewing when he got done with the round and pointed out the whiff, so the total was upped from a 15 to 16 when he clarified things. I think that hazard should have been marked differently (as a lateral hazard) which would allow for more options.

On the positive side, he's no longer known primarily for his slow play.

Yeah, that hole was just ridiculous to see. I was wondering why he didn't take his second unplayable. Perhaps he was unclear of the rules. It did seem that way when he was talking to the officials. Perhaps stick golf has the same issue with pro's as disc golf with people not understanding the rules in the correct way.

Rakoz · #20 April 16th, 2011, 10:06 AM

I went from 1st place to 6th place on hole #1 at the Ice Bowl this year on Lunchtime! Threw a star crow and watched it anhyzer out of bounds in the bushs on the right. Took my drop 30ft in front of the pad and watched my rhyno clip the curb in the parking lot and land OB again. Took my drop and watched my 4 year old SSS wizard stand up on end and roll all the way down past short tee #2 after landing directly under the basket. Went for it and the SSS wizard bounced off the basket and rolled back down again. It was horrifying. Ended up with an 8. Fight back to 4th or 5th place but I think I was 1 or 2 up on the rest of the pack at the time.

If you don't know me, by the way, I live about 200ft away from #4 long at lunchtime. I play there almost daily in the summer. I can count the number of times I went OB on #1 before that day on one hand. Since that day I need all my fingers and toes to do so...