Sunday, July 31, 2005
Ross Gains Revenge, Takes July Foursome Title
Ross gained revenge after last week's ignominious collapse against Gunnar Gunnarsson. The standings at the end of the day showed:
-3 Ross
-2 Gunnarsson
-1 Levinson
+3 M. Silverman
The gallery roared on the 18th when Gunnarsson hit a ten-foot birdie to put pressure on Ross. If Ross missed his birdie putt, a tie would result. However, Ross was able to focus -- despite gravel being thrown at him by Gunnarsson, which may have violated several disc golf ethics rules -- and hit the eight-footer.
Jeff Levinson roared back into contention on the back nine after a rough start, while Silverman couldn't gain any consistency all day. A series of good shots would be followed by poor ones, which prevented him from gaining any momentum.
Timmer remains on injured-reserve, while J. Nadel was on "honey-do reserve."
-3 Ross
-2 Gunnarsson
-1 Levinson
+3 M. Silverman
The gallery roared on the 18th when Gunnarsson hit a ten-foot birdie to put pressure on Ross. If Ross missed his birdie putt, a tie would result. However, Ross was able to focus -- despite gravel being thrown at him by Gunnarsson, which may have violated several disc golf ethics rules -- and hit the eight-footer.
Jeff Levinson roared back into contention on the back nine after a rough start, while Silverman couldn't gain any consistency all day. A series of good shots would be followed by poor ones, which prevented him from gaining any momentum.
Timmer remains on injured-reserve, while J. Nadel was on "honey-do reserve."
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Ross Collapse Propels Gunnarsson to Victory
Gunnar Gunnarsson waited until the seventeenth hole to tie and then overtook Ross on the eigthteenth to win a highly anticipated rematch at Harbin Park. Stunned observers likened Ross' collapse to Greg Norman's miseries at the Masters. Walking to the 17th tee, Ross was 2 under while Gunnarsson stood at 1 under. A Ross bogie on 17 allowed Gunnarsson to tie.
On the 18th, a short par five, a beautiful left-to-right drive by the southpaw Gunnarsson overwhelmed Ross' drive which edged to the left rough. Gunnarsson ended up birdying 18, hitting a beautiful 12 foot putt. To annoying chants of "Noonan... miss it... Nooooooonan...," Ross missed a birdie putt that would have sent the match to sudden death. The par put Ross at 1 under and Gunnarsson at 2 under.
The historic match was viewed by an unprecedented gallery estimated by some observers at over 3,000, although some of those observers may have been drinking heavily. Edna Wilkins of Amelia, Ohio, said she was 'hooked' on the sport.
"That finish was unbelievable. I've never watched a sport with more adrenaline-filled, pulse-pounding action before. It's kind of like watching Anna Nicole Smith at the Video Music Awards. You just can't predict what will happen."
Gunnarsson was unavailable for comment but was heard muttering, "I kicked his butt... I kicked his butt..." over and over again as he walked away from reporters.
On the 18th, a short par five, a beautiful left-to-right drive by the southpaw Gunnarsson overwhelmed Ross' drive which edged to the left rough. Gunnarsson ended up birdying 18, hitting a beautiful 12 foot putt. To annoying chants of "Noonan... miss it... Nooooooonan...," Ross missed a birdie putt that would have sent the match to sudden death. The par put Ross at 1 under and Gunnarsson at 2 under.
The historic match was viewed by an unprecedented gallery estimated by some observers at over 3,000, although some of those observers may have been drinking heavily. Edna Wilkins of Amelia, Ohio, said she was 'hooked' on the sport.
"That finish was unbelievable. I've never watched a sport with more adrenaline-filled, pulse-pounding action before. It's kind of like watching Anna Nicole Smith at the Video Music Awards. You just can't predict what will happen."
Gunnarsson was unavailable for comment but was heard muttering, "I kicked his butt... I kicked his butt..." over and over again as he walked away from reporters.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Timmer Injured
The Cincinnati Frisbee Golf world was rocked when Warren Timmer suffered a catastrophic knee injury on the 3rd tee at Harbin Park. The tee pad, which apparently hadn't been cleaned off since the fifties, caused Timmer to slide off the pad. After the slide, Timmer collapsed, shouting for his Mama. Or something like that, because it was hard to understand, what with the interspersed obscenities. Nonetheless, after a visit to the ER, Timmer vowed to be back.
"I was really throwing the disc well this summer and it just figured that I'd suffer a freak injury like this. Do you think the "attacked-by-ninjas" story will play?"
Count this observer among those who think Timmer will be back among the elites after surgery and a rehab. The sport deserves nothing less.
"I was really throwing the disc well this summer and it just figured that I'd suffer a freak injury like this. Do you think the "attacked-by-ninjas" story will play?"
Count this observer among those who think Timmer will be back among the elites after surgery and a rehab. The sport deserves nothing less.
