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The 2009 Smokin' Mountain at Discovery Lodge, National Park, New Zealand
November 7 & 8 2009

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The Lost Tribe always host a great event and the ‘09 Smokin’ Mountain’ was no exception.

As eluded to in the pre tournament amble the only thing that can ruin a well planed event is the only thing you can’t organise, the weather, but even that came to the party. In fact we’d go as far as calling it ideal Disc Golf conditions, and as you can see by the pictures below our photographer Len Scap spent most of his time capturing the scenery as opposed to concentrating on his game.

It’s so great to see 20 plus players competing at these events, and in this case ¼ of them were women. ‘Fantastic’!

TD Des Cooper had come up with a good plan to hold the ‘Smokin Mountain’ over the 2 rounds on the Saturday and the ‘North Island Championships’ over the two rounds on the Sunday with different basket positions, your accumulative 4 round score was where tour points were dished out.

Thanks again to the Lost Tribe for your hospitality and friendship.

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Pictures

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Pining for the Fiords - Des Cooper putts for par on 6 after negotiating the Pinus Radiata.

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Balance, Poise. And then there's Dean - Bay of Plenty golfer Dean Marshall on his way to a handy 50 tour points.

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The Red Arrow - Baz Keene not put-off by the National Park scenery as he putts out 18.

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The Pretty Group - Four of the 5 women competing over the weekend, Allie, Jenny, Ming and Cherie, Karoline was playing with the boys!

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Interesting Tee Box - This is the sort of scenery ‘Smokin Mountain’ is all about.

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The Not So Pretty Group - Pete Boyle plays his up-shot on 9 as Marty deHass and TD Des Cooper look on.

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Falling Drive - TD and course designer Des Cooper with the Lost Tribe patented side arm ‘flick’.

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Motor Mouth - GM Bob tee’s hole 8 beside state highway 47.

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The smiling faces of the ‘Smokin Mountain’ divisional winners. Pete Boyle GM, Dean Marshall Masters, Damian Peters Open, Ming Menzies Woman and Nigel Barnwell SGM.

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Knew He Was Coming? - Dean and Woody! A picture that just had to be taken.

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Ankle Deep - With only a few shots between herself and the hard charging Karoline Jonsson, Ming Menzies decides she’ll get her feet wet to save herself a shot.

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Taylor Made - Andrew Taylor putts out hole #8.

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And The Winner Is - Tauranga’s Dean Marshall does his Rocky Balboa impression (speaks a bit like him too - ed).

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The End - Illegally copied from the 2009 book by 6 year old Maia de Hass ‘Pete Boyle This is Your Life’. Pete tees off the Smokin Mountain. Brilliant!
1 Dean Marshall M 52 46 54 53 205 50.00
2 Damian Peters O 49 54 54 58 215 47.42
3 Blair Joines M 50 57 55 55 217 44.84
4 Pete Boyle GM 54 57 53 58 222 42.26
5 Bruno Whale O 60 54 51 60 225 39.68
6 Bob Gentil GM 55 58 57 57 227 35.82
6 Des Cooper GM 55 58 56 58 227 35.82
8 Marty DeHaas M 55 56 58 60 229 31.95
9 Andrew Taylor O 57 61 56 62 236 28.08
9 Keith Woody Inwood M 57 59 61 59 236 28.08
11 Barry Baz Keene M 53 62 60 63 238 24.21
12 Michael Proctor GM 59 58 61 61 239 21.63
13   GM 58 62 62 64 246 19.05
14 Fiona Ming Menzies WGM 62 60 68 67 257 16.47
15 Karoline Jonsson W 59 69 66 68 262 13.89
16 Nigel Barnwell SGM 61 66 70 67 264 11.32
17 Cherie Blackburn W 63 69 69 66 267 8.74
18 Jenny Joynt WGM 63 64 71 72 270 6.16
19 Juan Unda M 59 57 124* 124* 364 3.58
20 Allie Joynt W 72 67 124* 124* 387 1.00

* DNF: the player did not complete this round. Par +4 has been added to every uncompleted hole.


Click here for the 2009 New Zealand Tour Points Table

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