Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Masters Worlds 2025 by the numbers

Hours start of trip delayed by Friday doctor appointment: 12

Change of gas price compared to Jan 20: +20

Stops made in trip: 5

Time to get to Bethel University: 7:45

Holes played there: 15

Minutes it took to retrieve disc thrown into 18" of rain water: 15

Minutes from hotel to Treasure Island Casino: 75

Number of Weird Al concerts seen/states: 24/6

Weird Al songs never seen done live before: 7

Minutes from concert end to get back to hotel following VIP/ traffic: 210

Throws Sunday at Oakwood #1 to before hitting island green: 8

Minutes to find disc in the middle of Oakwood 18 fairway in the tall grass: 10

Changes from Oakwood long layout for event: 1

Changes from Bethel long layout for event: 7

Discs in players pack: 3

Apparel in players pack: 2

Rank of 4 Worlds players packs: 3

Items purchased at fly mart next to check in: 4

Round one drives better than any practice shot thrown: 5

Round one shots better than rating: 2

Place: T21

People watching my group tee off #1 at Oakwood: 20

Birdies in first 4 holes: 3

Feet of par saving putt on 18 to finish round -1: 35

Shots better than expected: 3

Place: T18

Round three total from holes 2 through 6: +7

On other 13 holes: +2

Place: T26

Holes played at Acorn Park Thursday night: 4

Hints to Pete Ulibarri whom I met there that I didn't get: 3

Feet of hole I got unique birdie #1000: 216

Other people in 72 player MA60 field who did not get a bogey on Oakwood #1 in event: 2

Birdie putt attempts in round 4: 8

Of them, from 35-45 feet away: 6

Birdies in round 4: 0

Place I was in as I drove away from course: T32

Place when all other players finished: T29

People I met while at Convergence for 4 hours: 7

Classic arcade games played on console made in 20th century: 6

Discs on lost and found table at Bethel U at beginning of final round: 40

Holes played before catching up to MA65 lead card: 6

Score for 6 before and 12 after: +2/+12

Drives that hit a tree or branch: 11

Times second shot of hole was pitching out or forward with no chance to advance significantly towards basket: 6

Approach shots thrown/ended up within 10 feet of basket or reasonable achievable distance: 15/4

Putts made over 25 feet druing round: 5

Minutes waiting on 18 tee while MA65 champion was crowned: 10

Feet from hole drive ended: 35

Feet covered before putt after discovering phone wasn't in the bag: 400

Feet birdie attempt rolled from basket after being just short before par attempt was just high which was my first missed putt of round less than 33 feet: 28

Other holes of the previous 89 I three putted: 0

Shots worse than next lowest player for round: 5

Overall finish/ by rating expected: 31/T36

Birdies first 22 holes/ last 68: 5/2

Shots better than rating rounds 1-4: 4

Shots worse than rating round 5: 7

Miles on way home I got hotel realizing it was not safe to drive: 65

Holes played at Wakanda Park Saturday after nap: 13

Miles on sign near De Forest, WI to nearest Buc-ee's: 559

Holes played at course next to Madison VFW post in rain on Sunday: 9

Feet of hole drive one hopped off pole: 240

Total new unique holes birdied on trip: 18

Accidents passed due to cold front that had multiple heavy downpours which I drove through from Madison: 3

Hours from time I left to return home: 227.5