Tupelo Bay disc golf tournament
Jimmy, who taught me to play disc golf, drove from Dayton to play in
the only disc golf tournament in the Myrtle Beach area. It's played on
a temporary course set up on an executive ball golf course.
The players rode in golf carts.
And the baskets were placed near each green -- the greens
are out of bounds.
Here's a tough basket location with the water behind, the
out-of-bounds green in front and the basket on a slope in
between.
Some fairways were pretty open...
but some fairways were tight like this one. The proper drive
would land in the grass near the golf cart, and the second
shot would be to the pin near the golf cart in the distance.
It was raining lightly during most of the second day of the
tournament. (I was only there for the second day -- if I
had arrived a day sooner, I could have played in the
tournament.)
Jimmy was the leader in his division after the first day, but
he was feeling a little under the weather (after celebrating)
when play started the second day.
The card showing Jimmy with a 5-shot lead after day one.
I alternated between watching Jimmy's group and this group
of the tournament leaders.
Jimmy's group
Jimmy unleashes an approach shot. The disc is on the far
right of the picture, but because of the tilt you can tell that
it will curve right to left (hyzer) toward the basket.
Half way to the basket, the disc is curving toward the target.
Eyeing a short putt on another hole.
I carried a disc with me and threw an occasional shot. This
is my best -- from the top of the mound on the other side of
the lake to where it rests right next to the basket.
The best player in the tournament is probably the pro Brian
Schweberger who has won 83 previous tournaments.
Originally, I understood that the sand traps were out of
bounds, but learned that they weren't.
I watched the lone group of women for one hole.
An example of a Tupelo tree, after which the course is named.