Taking the fun out of things part two

During round one of the 2023 IL State Championship at Dellwood, things were meh until I made a long birdie putt followed by a parked drive, and 4 in a row full shots that flew 10 feet plus each farther than normal leading to two more bonus birdies. (Figuring out why and being able to duplicate that often is part of the reason my rating hit a lifetime high in July, 2024; 20 points or two shots better per round on an average course in one year.)

My round rating was 5th lifetime best (at that time) and I was leading the MA55 division and had a better score than the MA50 leader. On my way home, had to fight the urge to stop at a coworker's house, show him the leaderboard, and tell him that is why I put my body through disc golf and for telling me to quit he should go fuck himself.

Highland Park where round two was is a course I can't figure out and after a failed hero shot on the last hole to try to tie for second ended up way out of bounds ended up 5th.

I was not satisfied with how poorly I played or handled the pressure of the situation but now am more pissed off at the TD of the event.

As with most events, players for round two are paired by standings with those farthest out of the lead for a division first and the lead card going last. Though on the lead card, I teed off second even though I had a one shot lead. When I mentioned it to the TD, he stated it was no big deal and at the time was trying to focus on my game.

Since order of play changes every hole depending on what players score, it technically isn't a big deal but going first on a lead card to start a round is an honor and for someone who had never had a solo lead in over 50 B tier or higher events, it would have been a positive memory as opposed to what it is.

Since there were over 400 players to assign for round two in almost 20 divisions, there was a lot to do but confirmed with multiple tournament directors including the head of the Illinois PDGA that for me to not go first required someone to manually change the order that was initially assigned by the PDGA program.

There are events where the top player throws last on the lead card but have never seen someone in my situation listed as second. To be honest, had a mistake been admitted would be understandable but to be told it is no big deal is an insult to the money, time, energy, and physical pain and discomfort I experience from playing tournament disc golf.

When it was time to register for 2024 IL states, nope. Maybe if I end up a solo first on one of the hopefully 4 more B tiers to play this year and throw first on the lead card, I'll consider 2025 especially being MA60. As of now, there are many other events to play.