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J-TOWN DOUBLES WEEK 20 RESULTS 2019 
WEEK 20 • August 21, 2019
Second Half #7
Trinity Links • Lockport, IL

TEES
Short Tees • B Pins • 19 Holes 
7A- 175ish foot hole. Short tee to elevated basket guarded by bamboo fence.
7B 400ish foot hole. Alternate 7 tee pad to B Pin.

CONDITIONS
The night started out in the low 80s and dropped into the mid 70s by the end. The dew points were in the low 70s to high 60s so it felt a little sticky but overall very pleasant. The winds were out of the NW at around 3-9 mph. Rain sprinkles came and went throughout the night but not even enough to break out the umbrella.  Other than that it was a perfect night for disc golf. The course is dry and in fantastic condition.

NOTES
• Only 5 weeks left of the year.

• Overall points are now in play. You must have played in both halves to qualify for overall points.

• Paula “Momma Borowski” Borowski  and Jamie “JamieMac” McDonald shoot a great round of 57 and take the win in the Women’s Division.
 
• JimmyMac guarantees a win before the round and he delivers. With great driving and huge putting Jim “JimmyMac” McDonald and David “Festiband” Garb shoot an outstanding round of 43 (-14) in the Pro/Adv Division. This is now Jimmy’s second win in a row and he has won three times in the last four weeks. He now jumps into second place alone for the second half and he is in striking distance of a top three overall finish. Meanwhile Garb has only showed up three times this second half and he has twice. He also shoots up the second half leaderboard and he is in striking distance of a top four finish.

• In slaughter rule fashion Pete “Pistol Petey” Wilson and Kurtis “Ponyboy Kurtis” Simonich completely annihilate the Am/Nov Division by FIVE strokes. They end up shooting an amazing round of 44 (-13) and take the first place victory. With this round they would of cashed in the Pro/Adv field. Kurtis is completely on fire and with this win he moves into a tie for first for the second half and he moves into second place overall. Pete is now in striking distance in both the second half and overall standings.

• Shout out to Mike Conlee for the extra CTP prize

• Thanks Taco Lady for coming out

• Shout to Matt Coyne for taking second place and hitting an ace on a ctp money hole.

• Thanks Joseph, Jimmy, Tom Matesevac and everyone else that helped bring out and bring in baskets for 7a and 17.

• Thanks everyone who was part of the basket replacement at Trinity. Those MachVlI baskets catch great!

• Next week is the last 5:30 start. We will start at 5:15 for all of September.

PLAYERS
59 Players
2 WOMEN
29  PRO/ADV
28 AM/NOV


TOP THREE
PRO/ADV
JimmyMac and Garb take the top honors for the night. They end up splitting 124 bucks. We had a three way tie for second with the teams shooting great rounds of 44 (-13). Winning the ctp playoff and taking second place were Al Hermosillo and Matt Coyne. They end up taking home $40 each. Al now jumps into third alone for the second half and he is also alone in third place overall. Matt keeps himself in striking distance in both points standings. Kris Hutter and Danny Beauchamp end up in third and split 52 bucks. Hutt is now sitting in a tie for first for the second half and he remains in first alone in the overall standings.

TOP THREE
AM/NOV
Pistol Petey and Ponyboy Kurtis take the top honors for the night and they split 66 bucks. We had a three way tie for second with the teams shooting nice rounds of 49 (-8). Winning the ctp playoff were father and son dual Mitch DePirro and Stanly Blahut. The end up splitting 36 bucks and add three huge points to their totals. Mitch now jumps into third place alone for the second half and he is in striking distance for the second half win. He is also very close to a top three overall finish. Meanwhile, Stanley is making a name for himself holding his own against the top Ams. Shawn Story and Joey Pharo end up in third and split 24 bucks. With plenty of time left in the year both Shawn and Joey are in striking distance for a top finish in the second half and overall standings.


CTPS
Bob August - CTP Party Fund hole #1= $52
Dean Bingham - CTP Party Fund hole #8 = $52
Matt Coyne - CTP Tourney Fund hole #11  = $52
Matt Coyne - CTP Tent Fund hole #14  = $52
Dana Vicich - CTP CFR Disc hole #16
Caleb Algire - Mike Conlee Sponsored Beetle ctp hole #15

ACE
Matt Coyne aced hole 14 = $54
 
 
BIG MONEY NIGHT
Pro/Adv
Matt Coyne takes second place and hits an ace on a money ctp. Zack takes home $198 for the night.
Am/Nov
Bob August hits on a money ctp and takes home $52.

 


Next Week -Highland Park, Joliet, IL
DON’T FORGET 4:30 REGISTRATION AND 5:30 START!!
WHITE TEES
See You Later,
Jesse
 

J-TOWN DOUBLES WEEK 18 RESULTS 2019 
WEEK 18 • August 7, 2019
Second Half #5
The Canyons at Dellwood Park • Lockport, IL

TEES
Original 18 • White Tees • B Pins

CONDITIONS
The night started out in the high 80s and dropped into the low 80s by the end of the night. The dew point was approaching the 65 degree mark so it felt much warmer and muggy. The winds were steady all night out of the SW at around 10 mph. For the night there were sunny skies with a big clouds that provided relief from the sun. The course is in immaculate condition as always. Mosquitoes were not even that bad.
 NOTES

• Only 7 weeks left of the year.

• Overall points are now in play. You must have played in both halves to qualify for overall points.

• Jamie “JamieMac” McDonald and Danielle “Sassy” Sass shoot an amazing round of 57 and take impressive win in the Women’s Division.
 
• Winning outright in a stacked Pro/Adv Division were Kevin”Kid K” Macuiba and Matt “Matty Ice” Ryan. They shot an amazing round of 43 (-11) and take the top honors. With this win Koobs jumps into second place for the second half while Matty Ice breaks into the top four. They both also make significant moves in the overall standings.

•••••••• WE HAD A TIE IN THE AM/NOV DIVISION •••••••••
A late card came in that wasn’t calculated and we actually ended up with a tie for first. Luckily all the winners were still around for the playoff. Thanks Vern, Kurtis, Scott and Mitch for the great sportsmanship and being understanding on my mistake. Also, due to darkness thanks for only using a ctp to the practice basket to decide the winner. I love you guys, you are awesome!

• Mitch “Mad Dog” DePirro and Scott “Circle One” Rangel take the win and then take the win in the Am/Nov Division. They shot a great round of 47 (-7) and park the playoff ctp on the practice basket to claim the victory. Mitch now jumps into fourth place for the second half and he also makes a huge jump in the overall standings.
 
• Thanks to Sean Callahan, Jeff  and the Lockport Township Park District for all the maintenence and care you give the course. The course is beautiful!

• Shout out to Mike Eichorst for bringing an extra CTP prize

• B PINS are in the books! Sorry if it took a little longer and some had to play in the dark and wait in line to throw, but everyone made it out alive. At least now everyone can say the played the OG B Pins.
Note to myself: WTF! Don’t play all B Pins in August!

• Shout to Vern for almost taking three wins in a row! Although second place is pretty good considering he was in the hospital with 40 hours of intravenous help.

• Shout to Zack Finwall for his $173 skip ace on hole #5

• Shout to the all the players that didn’t get in last night. Sorry!

• Thanks Joseph and Kevin for helping out last nigh!

• Philo Brathwaite was Zack Finwall’s special guest who played last night.

• Gregg Barsby was also hanging at the shop. Don’t forget to sign up for the Barsby Battle this Saturday at Dellwood. Click links to sign up and check out all the info.
https://greggbarsby.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/358041358228791/


PLAYERS
75 Players
3 WOMEN
36  PRO/ADV
36 AM/NOV

TOP THREE
WOMEN
Jamie Mac and Danielle Sass take the top honors and split 15 bucks. and tack on 4 big points to their totals. Paula Borowski pulls Cali and battles alone on a tough layout.


TOP THREE
PRO/ADV
Kid K Macuiba and Matty Ice Ryan take the top honors for the night. They end up splitting 131 bucks and tack on 4 big points to their totals. We had a tie for second with the teams shooting great rounds of 44 (-10). Mike Eichorst and Patrick Haaker win the ctp playoff on the practice basket and take the second place win. they end up splitting 84 bucks. With this win Mike makes a big move to the top of the second half leaderboard. Anthony Rodriguez and David Hopkins settle for third and split nice pot of $58 and tack on two points to their totals. Twan is no starting to creep up the second half leaderboard and keeps himself alive in the overall standings.

TOP THREE
AM/NOV
Mad Dog DePirro and Circle One Rangel take the top honors and take home $34 each. Also shooting a great round of 47 were Vernon Manning and Kurtis Simonich. They end up splitting 40 bucks and tacking on three points to their totals. Vern now takes a massive five point lead for the second half and a 2.5 point lead overall. Vern is killing it this year! Kurtis jumps into a tie for second for the second half and he is in striking distance of a top three finish overall. Shooting a very nice round of 48 (-6) were Jeff Kinsella and Anthony Bakun. They end up splitting 40 bucks and Anthony makes more moves in the standings. Anthony now sits on fourth for the second half and he has jumped into second place overall.

CTPS
Roland - CTP Party Fund hole #1= $64
Jason Carey- CTP Party Fund hole #10 = $64
Philo Brathwaite- CTP Tourney Fund hole #15  = $64
Jimmy Mac- CTP Tent Fund hole #16  = $64
Mike Hivizd- CTP CFR Disc hole #2
Kris Hutter - Mike Eichorst Sponsored Roc 3 ctp hole #14
 

ACE
Zack Finwall aced hole #10 for $173.
 
 
BIG MONEY NIGHT
Pro/Adv
Zack Finwall aced hole #10 for $173.

Am/Nov
Roland, Jason Carey hit money ctp and all take home $64.

TIP OF THE WEEK
No B Pins at Dellwood in August


Next Week -West Park, Joliet, IL
DON’T FORGET 4:30 REGISTRATION AND 5:30 START!!
SHORT TEES
See You Later,
Jesse
 

J-TOWN DOUBLES WEEK 16 RESULTS 2019
WEEK 16 • July 24, 2019
Second Half #3
Community Park • Channahon, IL
TEES
Short Tees • Par 54 • Skipped hole 3 and added hole 18A. Threw from the path near Walnut pavilion to peninsula where paths meet. OB on or across paths. The hole was about 180 feet.
CONDITIONS
A picture perfect night! Low 80s, low humidity, sunny skies and calm winds. You couldn’t ask for better night. Some of the course is wet. Hole 1 has a lot of water, hole 3 wasn’t played because of too much water and mud surrounding the basket area. Hole 12s fairway to the right is holding a lot of water.
NOTES
• Overall points will now be calculated. You must have played in both halves to qualify for overall points.
• I have Illinois Hall of Fame stickers for everyone.
• Al “Lefty Al” Hermosillo and Tom “MMMM” Matesevac take the first place playoff to the fourth and decisive hole and take the win in the Pro/Adv division. They shot an impressive round of 40 (-14). They both jump up to the top of the early second half points leader board and they also make big gains in the overall points standings
• Vernon “ The Mad Forehander” Manning and Kurtis “Ponyboy Kurtis” Simonich shoot a great round of 46 (-8) and claim the victory for the night in the Am/Nov division. Vern now jumps into a tie for the lead in the early second half points standings. He also takes the lead alone in the overall standings. Kurtis makes a big jump to near the top of the first half standings and he also jumps up several places in the overall standings.
• Please don’t be discouraged if you’re an AM and had a rough night. Shake it off and try again next week. The more you play and learn from the league’s more advanced players the better your game will evolve. We’ve all been through this stage. We’ll see you next week.
• Thanks to Kevin Macuiba and the Channahon Park District for all the tree trimming and grooming on the course.
• Shout out to Ashley Vicich and Kacie Glade. They were paired up the Am/Nov division and shot a great round of 49(-5) which was only two strokes out of cashing and three out of first place. These ladies can play!
• Shout out to Paula Borowski for coming out and battling in the Am/Nov division!
• Shout out to Mike Conlee on providing another ctp!
• TRINITY NEW BASKETS WORK DAY THIS SUNDAY JULY 28!
We can use all the man power possible this Sunday at Trinity starting at 9:00 am. The old baskets are all coming out and the new Mach 7s will be going in. If you have time to help that would be great. Please bring a shovel!
PLAYERS
50 Players
1 WOMEN
27 PRO/ADV
22 AM/NOV
TOP THREE
PRO/ADV
Lefty Al and Tom MMMM take the top honors for the night. They end up splitting 120 bucks. Also shooting a great round of 40 (-14) were Kris Hutter and Jake Roszak. They end up splitting 78 bucks. Hutt now takes a commanding lead in the too early to watch second half leader board and he takes a 1.5 point lead overall. Jake a transplant from Arizona now finds himself amongst the leaders in the second half standings. Ryan Gremillion and Mike Conlee settle for third and split $48. Ryand jumps now jumps into the top four for the second half and he is currently in second place overall.
TOP THREE
AM/NOV
The Mad Forehander Manning and Ponyboy Kurtis Simonich take the top honors and take home $31.50 each. We had a tie for second place with the teams shooting nice rounds of 47 (-7). Winning the ctp playoff on hole one were the inlaws Mike Craig and Edgar Jones. They end splitting 33 bucks. After missing the first week this second half Mike is now making a move to the top of the leaderboard. He is also in a tie for second overall and only a half point out of first. Edgar makes a good jump on the second half leaderboard and he keeps himself alive overall. Andrew Tidwell and Mitch DePirro take third and they end splitting 20 bucks. Andrew remains in the top four for the second half and overall, while Mitch creeps near the top four in both categories and ready to pounce.
CTPS
Kacie Glade - CTP Party Fund hole #1= $46
Kevin Macuiba- CTP Party Fund hole #12 = $46
Joey Pharo - CTP Tourney Fund hole #18a = $46
Joe Lozano - CTP Tent Fund hole #5 = $46
Al Al Lefty Hermosillo - CTP CFR Disc hole #18
Steve Vinyard - Mike Conlee Sponsored Harp ctp hole #4
ACE
No Aces - $48 to start next week
BIG MONEY NIGHT
Pro/Adv
Al Hermosillo wins and collects $60 and he also hits the ctp CFR disc hole and grabs a beautiful IL State stamped disc
Am/Nov
Glade, Pharo and Lozano all hit a money ctp and take home $46 for the night.
TIP OF THE WEEK
Go play Channy it looks beautiful! The course is in good condition.
Next Week -Highland Park • Joliet
DON’T FORGET 4:30 REGISTRATION AND 5:30 START!!
SHORT TEES
See You Later,
Jesse

J-TOWN DOUBLES WEEK 14 RESULTS 2019 
WEEK 14 • July 10, 2019
Second Half #1
West Park • Joliet, IL

TEES
Long Tees except hole 9, Par 54
 

CONDITIONS
The night started out in the mid 90s with dew points near the 80 degree mark making the RealFeel over 100 degrees. The winds were out of the SW at around 7-10mph. It cooled down a little by the end of the night but it was still very humid. A great night for disc golf. The course is in great condition except hole 9s long tee fairway is moist from splash pad.

 NOTES

• The second half starts!

• Overall points will now be calculated. You must have played in both halves to qualify for overall points.

• The new Tent 50/50 CTP started and will continue through the rest of the year. So $20 all in for the PRO/ADV and $15 for the AM/NOV. We now officially have Mick prices!
 
• Kris “Big Hutt” Hutter and Jimmy “JimmyMac” McDonald take the top honors on the first night of the second half in the Pro/Adv by shooting an incredible round of 39 (-15). They whip the field by an impressive two strokes.

• Travon “Tra” Brown and Sean “Seany” Cunningham take the top honors for the first night in the AM/NOV division. Travon carries the team to victory in a three way tie playoff on the first hole. They shot a great round 45 (-9)

• I have Illinois Hall of Fame stickers for everyone. Just ask.

 
PLAYERS
44 Players
21  PRO/ADV
23 AM/NOV

TOP THREE
PRO/ADV
Big Hutt  and JimmyMac take the top honors for the night. They end up splitting 110 bucks. We had a three way tie for second with the teams shooting fantastic rounds of 41 (-13). Winning the ctp playoff of hole 1 were Matt Coyne and Caleb Algire. They end splitting 66 bucks. Ryan Gremillion and Steve Vinyard take third and split 34 bucks.

TOP THREE
AM/NOV
Tra and Sean take the top honors and take home $31 each. Taking second in the three way tie for first were Vernon Manning and Christopher McCabe. They end splitting 33 bucks. Pete Wilson and Jason Carey take third and split 20 bucks.

CTPS
Kris Hutter - CTP Party Fund hole #1= $40
Kevin Macuiba - CTP Party Fund hole #10 = $40
Kris Hutter- CTP Tourney Fund hole #12  = $40
Kris Hutter - CTP Tent Fund hole #16  = $40
Jeff Kinsella - CTP CFR Disc hole #2
 
 
ACE
No Aces - $235 to start next week
 
 
BIG MONEY NIGHT
Pro/Adv
Hutter wins the night and hits three money ctps. He takes home $175 for the night.
Am/Nov
Brown and Cunningham win the night and take home $31 each.


Next Week -TRINITY LINKS  (LOCKPORT)
DON’T FORGET 4:30 REGISTRATION AND 5:30 START!!
SHORT TEES
See You Later,
Jesse
 

J-TOWN DOUBLES WEEK 12 RESULTS 2018 
WEEK 12- June 19, 2019
First Half #12
Highland Park • Joliet, IL

TEES
Pro/Adv - Blue Tees
Am/Nov - White Tees
 

CONDITIONS
Wet and rainy

 NOTES

• 1 week left of the first half!

• Paula “Momma Borowski” Borowski  and Jamie “JamieMac” McDonald take the win in the Women’s Division.
 
• The Two Yutes Marc “Marckie” Borowski and Izak “Imac” McDonald put an ole fashion whipping on the Pro/Adv field winning by two strokes. The shot an amazing round of 50 (-4). Marc and Izak have now jumped into a four way tie for third with only one week left of the first half.

•  The Cagey Vets Pete “Petey” Wilson and Vern “ The Mad Forehander” Manning destroy the Am/Nov Division by four strokes as the easily cruise to a first place victory. The shot a fantastic round of of 50 (-4). Vern is now in a tie for fourth with one week left of the first half while Pete is tied for fifth and only one point out of a fourth place finish.

• The 37th Illinois State Disc Golf Championships will host the ceremony of the 2019 Illinois Disc Golf Hall of Fame inaugural class. This will take place on Saturday June 29 during the awards ceremony. Don’t miss this important part of IL disc golf history. All are welcome to attend. Some of disc golf’s greatest pioneers will be in attendance.

PLAYERS
47 Players
2 WOMEN
21  PRO/ADV
25 AM/NOV

TOP THREE
PRO/ADV
Marckie  Borowski and  Imac  McDonald take the top honors for the night. They end up splitting 110 bucks. We had a tie for second with the teams shooting 52 (-2). Zack Finwall and Kory Seddon win the ctp playoff and take second place. They end up splitting 66 bucks. Zack now sits in second place alone going into the final week of the first half. Ryan Barcas and Dave Hopkins take third and split $34.

TOP THREE
AM/NOV
Petey Wilson and The Mad Forehander Manning take the top honors and take home $31 each. We had a three way tie for second with the teams shooting great rounds of 54. Tom Gronski and Stanley Blahut win the ctp and take home 16.50 each. Tom now sits in a tie for fourth with a week left. Joey Pharo and Mike Wisnieski take third and they split 20 bucks. Both Joey and Mike sit on the outside of a top four finish by only a point or two, but definitely in striking distance with a strong finish in the last week

CTPS
Imac - CTP Party Fund hole #3= $41
Ryan Barcas - CTP Party Fund hole #5 = $40
? - CTP Tourney Fund hole #  = $40
? - CTP CFR Disc hole #
 
 
ACE
No Aces - $144 to start next week
 
 
BIG MONEY NIGHT
Pro/Adv
Izak wins and hits a ctp. He takes home $96 for the night
Am/Nov
Wilson and Manning take the win and take home #31 each

Next Week -THE CANYONS, LOCKPORT, IL
DON’T FORGET 4:30 REGISTRATION AND 5:30 START!!
SHORT TEES

See You Later,
Jesse


 

Next Week -THE CANYONS, LOCKPORT, IL
DON’T FORGET 4:30 REGISTRATION AND 5:30 START!!
WHITE TEES

See You Later,
Jesse

Second delay  3:30 both courses

Dellwood 2:40 second round MA60, MA3, FA2,FA3,FA4MJ1
37th Illinois State Disc Golf Championships

Highland park second round 2:15 blue tees