Category Archives: National Tour

2013 Masters Cup: Plenty of Santa Cruz locals to watch

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Every year in April, Santa Cruz, CA is not only the ‘Epicenter of Disc Golf’ – the label we gave ourselves in 1989 after the nearby Loma Prieta earthquake – but the center of the professional disc golf tour as … Continue reading →

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Memorial 2012

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

The Memorial Championship presented by Discraft began yesterday in Arizona. This event marked the beginning of the PDGA National Tour Presented by Vibram Disc Golf, as it has for years now. And because the season’s first major event always holds more … Continue reading →

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The Memorial via DiscGolfPlanet.tv

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Practice makes perfect. Well, lots and lots and lots of practice, plus talent, makes almost perfect. But practice does equal improvement, and the more live broadcasts DiscGolfPlanet.tv gets under its belt, the better it gets at it. For the Memorial … Continue reading →

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Video coverage of disc golf: A realists take

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

If you’re reading this, you most likely are already sold on the awesomeness of disc golf. Likewise, you probably greatly appreciate and enjoy any live video coverage of the seminal professional events of our sport. But if you look at … Continue reading →

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2010 USDGC Observations

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

This time last year I played in the USDGC for the first and only time. I didn’t know it at the time, but I played with a torn rotator cuff. I did know it hurt like heck, though. After the … Continue reading →

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Part 2 of ‘Knockin’ on the Wrong Door’, and the latest on Me!

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

The main point of my last post, though I rambled away from it, is this: If the PDGA or John Duessler think that getting 7,000 people worldwide to sign up for a live webcast of disc golf’s most prestigious event … Continue reading →

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knockin on the wrong door

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

Being at ground zero, so to speak, it was obvious that PDGA communications director and others worked extremely hard to make the first live broadcast (webcast) of a disc golf event (the USDGC) a big success. And I must say, … Continue reading →

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Masters Cup 2009: Three Weeks Later

Posted on June 5, 2009 by

I didn’t bother to blog after my third and final Masters Cup round, because- let’s face it . . . who wants to write about how they saved their suckiest for last? The tournament itself was epic, however, and as … Continue reading →

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Masters Cup 2009: after 56 holes

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

First of all, we’re down to the last 28 holes. One more round, and so far no aspect of the tourney has been a disappointment. The weather continues to warm (if anything it’s been too warm), with wind a non-factor … Continue reading →

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Masters Cup 2009:

Posted on May 14, 2009 by

The pro Masters Cup starts tomorrow, and I feel like I have two persona’s this year. While I’ve played in the event for many, many years, this is the first year I’ve been involved in running it in a major … Continue reading →

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