Congrats Devon

Devon Gunn brought home to the Kootenays (Montrose) the BC Amateur 1st place trophy at the BC Disc Golf Championships Provincials in Langley B.C. this Past Sat. Sept. 27th with 2 solid rounds of -5 under par for each of his 2 rounds with a total of -10 under par 98!! Devon was also 2nd overall at this year's Ymir Whirl. He is having a great season winning the Cranbrook Open Disc Golf tournament and placing 9th in Fernie. Well done Dev.

The RossFest Disc Golf Tournament

The 2nd Annual RossFest celebration in association with the Rossland Frolf Association are hosting a Disc Golf tournament this Saturday morning. Blaine Benner will be out organizing the days events, so come on up to the Thin Air Frolf club challenge your self against the course and take part in the fastest growing recreational past time, Disc Golf. There will be swag and prizes for the top frolfers donated kindly by the local merchants.

Tournament format and logistics will be determined on the number of participants.

Saturday August 23rd, 2008

Registration - 9.00am

Start Time - 9.30am

Entry Fee - $5

Have fun and remember to keep the course clean by picking up after yourselves.

The 11th Annual Ymir Whirl

Ymir is hosting their 11th annual Disc Golf Tournament at the Salmo 27 holes course on Saturday August 30th, 2008. The tournament is a full day of fun with 2 rounds of 27 holes in the mix. The course in Salmo is very challenging with a variety of shots necessary. Last year a small group of Rosslanders represented but more should and will be in the mix this year. The tourney is very well organized and includes a sweet Tee, lunch and tons of prize opportunities. If people are interested a practice round could be played on the week prior to the tourney. Post your ideas on the site to get a crew together. It would be fantastic to have a quality group head out that way and show the rest of the West Koots that we can smash chains with the best of them. Tucker is even thinking of making a guest appearance for this one.

~WHAM'O

Benner's Bog...

Hole 5 and 14 are simple holes. Throw the disc out to the right and let the natural flight of the disc bring it back to a basket only 150 feet away... Easier said than done. The reality of the situation is that there is a little swampy area on the left that happens to be right where your disc flies if you don't follow through with the above scenario mentioned. There is one man that has led the charge in this bog, having thrown his disc in there a many a time and often letting it become the demise of his round and that is Blaine Benner. Though Blaine has become the butt of many a Bog joke, Bri Bri has tried his hardest to take some of the heat off of ol' Benner. See Pictures below...

"Where is my new Shark?"

"Oops, I guess it was just a minnow!"

Tucker and Peach take their show on the road!

Lower Mainland, BC - In what the Toad would have called a "Wild Ride", Tucker and Peach hooked up in the lower mainland to play four of the province's original disc golf courses. The day was a beauty with no clouds in sight and the wind level at nil. Tucker rocked in from the "Wack", where he has recently set up a RFA outpost, and picked up Peach and his bra-n-law Luker. The 3 frolfers then took off in search of straight drives, loose chains and savage scores.

The first stop on the trip was the Robert Burnaby 9 hole Disc Golf course. The course was created in the late 90s in a beautiful park with old cedar trees and fantastic elevation changes. The boys jumped straight into the gamesmanship and set-up the day with a toonie prize for low score at each course. Peach, playing his "home away from home" course, jumped out to the lead shooting a stellar -8 over 18 holes leaving the other 2 in the dust. Tucker, who has been battling a sore wing, struggled with accuracy and keeping the disc in play and with a few sweaty searches needed to find his discs finished strong and pulled off a +3, with Luker edging him slightly with a +2.

Next stop was the Jericho Community Centre Disc Golf Course. The boys headed down HWY 1 and into Vancouver for a crack at Peach's old stomping ground. The course was estabilshed in the early 90s and is located on a grassy hillside in Kits. The course was in super shape and with the black berry bushes and tough rolls, the course looked to pose problems for all the players. Peach shot a respectable -1 on the 13 hole course with Tucker 2 back and Luker shooting a +2. "Love the ups and downs on this course" stated Tuck "tough to get the disc close, you've got to make putts to score." With many of the holes setting up across the hill the rolls were leathal. "Keep the discs off their edge and your golden." said Peach after watching Luker's disc roll for 100 feet into the blackberry grave that so many toil with.

With a cooler full of PBRs and 2 rounds under their belts the threesome headed to the newly created (2003) Quilchena DGC. The course is a challenging 12 hole set up that boarders the the park with some really tricky pins. The threesome was excited to try the cement tee pads and the boys came out gunning for the Peach who was taking them to town on the more open style of courses that Tuck had not encountered to this point in his Frolf career. "I felt them behind me but you need a little more than that to catch the maillot-jaune." peach replied after the issue of tucker cathing him was breetched. With a little help from the course directory the boys got around the 12 holes with Peach at -2, Tucker at +2 and Luker, feeling the effects of the hot day and 4 holes/4 beers at +5. Tuck was in contention until the 10th hole where the nasty bramble bushes got him not once but twice leaving the search party scraped and scratched after looking for his wild backhands and a double bogey for his poor efforts.

The crew decided that enough was enough and decided to take a break before their final round of the day. The Vancouver Canadians, a tier II single A minor league baseball team, were hosting the Everett Aquasocks in a nooner just a "long range" from the QEP course and the boys decided to take in the game. After a couple of pops and smokies the boys were a heckling machine. Everett was up by a run in the 7th with the Canadians at the plate when Peach and Tuck let the Everett 3rd baseman have it. After a barrage of remarks, the man on the hot corner, in what should have been the final out of the inning, threw away an easy grounder allowing 2 Canadinas to score giving the Vancouver squad the victory 7 to 6. Fans and players alike were thrilled with the Rossland duo's heckling and the boys were both credited with the W.

Finally the group headed to the Little Mountian DGC in Queen Elizabeth Park for a real test of their skills. The course is one of Vancouver's originals and boasts 2 sets of cement tee pads on a 9 chain set up. "There is water, road and OB everywhere!" cried Tucker upon his arrival to the historic course. Peach, who had soaked in A LOT of sun and drank a fair share, came out of the blocks in fine form. He lost his shades on hole 2, left a disc on hole 7 and stumbled through the first 13 holes. Tucker, with his DD duties, was a little sharper and played well. His -3 won the round and gave the "Wacker" a little hope for his upcoming 2 year sebatical in the lower mainland. The highlight of the day was on hole 14 when Peach tossed his second ACE of the season on a 268 ft downhill hole. "He acted like an idiot, running from group to group all over the course high fiving and signing peoples discs, but I've got to hand it to him, it was impressive!" proclaimed Tucker after Peach passed out on the trip back to New Westminster.

The lower mailand boasts some of the classiest frolf courses in the province and are worth a go if you have the chance. The RFA represented well taking on a different style of course with their usual piss and vinagar playing very well. Tucker and Peach were happy with their farewell tour and are planning on a follow-up next year that could include a run at a few of the Islands' best setups. Stay tuned for next year's "Tuck and Peach take their show on the Road - Frolf Tour"!!!