Young’s Run Disc Golf Course in Warren, Ohio was the 2021 DGA Replay winner and has reached the milestone of getting all their new 18 Mach 7 Baskets into the ground…
It has been FAR too long since I have added a blog post here, which means that it has been FAR too long since I have been able to play…
We were able to sit down with Catrina Allen at the 2022 DDO to talk about what's in her bag. Her Squatch Legend was able to hold almost every single…
After having about three hours to become familiar with my new office space as Director of the Small Business Development Center at Southwestern Oregon Community, College on Monday, I quick…
After waking up this morning, my kidney stone was still talking to me. Saying: "Hey Derek, it's great hanging out with you! Can we be besties and spend lots of…
Less than twenty-four hours after laying in an emergency room bed, and "floating" around a bit today while on two different pain medications (as a result of the kidney stone…
Today was the day. After nearly fifty-one years of calling Minnesota home in my life? Today was the day that I packed nearly all of my belongings and headed West.…
Well today was a day. What started out innocently enough with bright sunshine and far less wind in Montana ended with me on three new prescription drugs after laying on…
Yesterday's weather forecast said that today might have hurricane-force winds. You know how news media seems to too-often sensationalize the news...in order to keep you glued to your TV (and…
Team DGA Member Shasta Criss Shasta Criss takes down Texas States in MP40! Shasta said, "It was a true test of shotmaking and endurance...I played solid and consistent golf from…
Team DGA Member Catrina Allen Team DGA Member Andrew Marwede: "Played consistent golf all weekend with the highlight being a 200 foot throw in for birdie during round 2 with…
After not being able to sneak in any new courses played during my last ten days in Oregon (being without a vehicle), then after returning to Minnesota and spending the…
It was another successful weekend of wins, podiums, and cashes for Team DGA! Several of the tour level players were competing at a DGPT Silver Series event in Texas, while…
The second installment of the DGPT took place this past weekend at the Waco Annual Charity Open and all Team DGA players were in the money! Catrina Allen fired off…
Today wound up being the last day I will have access to a vehicle on this current trip to Oregon. A LONG story that I won't bore any of you…
Team DGA Member Andrew Marwede Andrew came out firing on all cylinders during The Memorial down in AZ this past weekend. With an average round rating of 1045 through four…
Today I had the opportunity to play with an incredibly interesting Oregon local named Russell Howard, who likes to go by the nickname "Malum." A person who has worn all…
This news has been a few years in the making, plus for any of you who are connected to me on Facebook, you already heard this news a few days…
After another quick trip this weekend down to Oregon's Adventure Coast, I asked my wife if she would mind me making another attempt at playing North Regional Park in Cottage…
My wife and I had a rare opportunity to sneak off alone today, without our daughters. And while we would be getting together later with extended family in Vancouver, Washington,…
My wife and youngest daughter had plans today that didn't involve our van, so y'all know what that means... ;-) I had a "special guest" with me today, who I've…
Work has been kicking my behind this past week! I told my wife that I wake up at 5:45am, turn on my computer, and it is time for lunch! Send…
Between work and weather, it had been almost a week since I last got out on a disc golf course! So with a bit of a break on both fronts…
Today the planets aligned for me with work, health, family, etc. So I had the opportunity to hit the road for a few hours to check out three new courses…
Well you've probably heard about some of it by now, but it was an exciting start to the 2022 season for Team DGA. We had three players cash at the…
I had a great night's sleep last night, which was just what the doctor ordered after four hours of meetings and 36 holes of disc golf yesterday in Coos Bay.…
Today was a great day on two fronts! It was a chance to get back to a course (Blue Lake Regional Park) that I reluctantly had to miss/skip the last…
True to my word (from yesterday), today wasn't about disc golf. It was about spending time with my wife and youngest daughter. That said..... :-) One of the things my…
Before I got to jump into four hours of meetings and interviews this afternoon, I wanted to make sure I got to play two additional courses (with baskets) in the…
Today was a good, albeit long day behind the wheel. Four and a half hours of driving, from Hillsboro to Coos Bay, Oregon. Then after calling it an evening in…
Today was the perfect day to play my closest remaining unplayed eighteen-hole course to the townhouse and cat we are housesitting for in Hillsboro. So after crossing a few "To…
Today was just one of those days on the course collecting trail. I didn't feel well, plus I was grumpy playing in the mud/slop. It certainly wasn't the courses' fault!…
It was another great weekend for Team DGA! Team DGA Member Kristo Raik Kristo Raik says he is getting very excited and gearing up for his US Tour starting next…
Today was a LOT of fun! It was a cheap, easy way to add three new courses to my courses played collection! :-) But it was finally my chance to…
Today was a busy day at work. I didn't have hardly any time for disc golf, much less time to get my 4-5+ miles of walking in (which helps me…
After getting caught up on a little work today, and before celebrating our youngest daughter's 16th birthday (where has that time flown?), I decided that today would be the day…
After getting a good night's sleep last night, I was excited, as I actually had a new disc golf course that I could play that was within WALKING distance of…
Aah...I'm home. Well okay, I've technically had my mail delivered to a Minnesota address my entire fifty years of living on this planet! But I often tell people that since…
If yesterday felt like cheating while course collecting, playing three quick, short nine-hole courses, today felt like outright theft. My rule on the course collecting trail has always been that…
The "unofficial official" start to the 2022 Disc Golf season kicked off this past weekend with the DGPT All Stars event in Tucson, AZ. Catrina Allen showed the world that…