Friday, January 24, 2025

2024 by the numbers

Sanctioned rounds played: 31

Holes played in sanctioned rounds: 644

Total to par: +4

Score to par on holes 17 and 18: +24

B tiers played: 5

B tiers in lead or tied for lead during round 2: 4

B tiers won: 1

Two round C tiers won: 1

Flex starts won: 2

Rating increase in 2024: 20

Points above previous high: 17

Number of states played: 6

Total courses played: 61

Number courses played for first time in 2024: 23

Total unique holes birdied: 368

Birdies from throw ins: 9

Holes never birdied before: 169

Of those 169...

On courses not played before 2024: 115

New options on familiar courses: 22

Holes played at least 10 times before first birdie: 10

Of the 10: At Eagle Ridge: 4

Of the 4, during the B tier won there: 2

Lifetime unique holes birdied: 897

Total 2024 metal hits off tee or second shot on par 4: 8

Aces: 1

Total lifetime aces: 9

Lifetime Aces at Horizon Park: 5

Lifetime aces done between May 15 and Aug 11: 0

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Marscon preview

With the future becoming more undecided than ever, realized 2025 could be my last March trip to the twin cities to see many perform and my brain has been ranking the main stage performers by the desire to see their show so to get it out of my head from least to most desired...

Redgar and the Fighters: I have seen them before and nothing really stood out. 

Ill Neige: Another artist which I am not familiar that I don't remember seeing perform.

"Needlejuice collaborations": There are multiple collaborations with or associated with Jace who oversees the operations of that company which has impressed me with what they do. The generation gap I have with their work has decreased over the past few years.

Meowmeme: After hearing how well it can sound in rehearsal, realized the energy on stage can overwhelm the performance.

King Missle/Dogbowl: I have known the names but not the music. After the announcement, heard their music and meh. Others have shown their enthusiasm upon the announcement, so will be interested in what they do.

Carrie Dahlby: Nice to see a show featuring her.

Steve Goodie: Glad he is making the trip.

Insane Ian: Since he took over the Logan Awards, it has become better. 

the great Luke Ski: Once again running the track.

Worm Quartet: Life has many times caused a WQ show to be canceled and am hoping he makes the trip to play tracks from his most recent album.

Devo Spice: Since he runs FuMPFeST, he doesn't do a full show there. Due to life (his and mine) it has been a long time since I saw a full performance.