The 2009 Tauranga Xtreme Disc Golf Tournament
 

The 2009 Tauranga Xtreme
May 2& 3 2009

Disc Golf New ZealandFirst time TD Andrew Taylor sums it up beautifully

The end of April saw disc golf competitors from around the country going to extraordinary lengths to prepare for the upcoming battle.

The Lost Tribes Des Cooper was walking 2 ½ hrs to work in the morning and 2 ½ hrs home again in an effort to increase stamina. Tauranga’s Karoline Jonsson had been attending every spin class on the schedule to give her that extra leg strength required for the challenge ahead and Hamilton Hornet Josh Smith had been working out his elbow with plenty of bending exercises!(?)

All of this training a vain effort to try and conquer the un-conquerable .. Tauranga Xtreme.

With a record turnout of 34 contestants it seemed there was plenty of cannon fodder for the course to devour. And devour it did.

"With no less than 9 DNF’s recorded before the final disc was thrown, not to mention the amount of plastic that was emptied into the belly of the beast."

It was heartening to see plenty of new faces in the ranks and it was obvious from the keen and eager expressions on their faces that they had yet to experience “The Knoll”. The Crusher of Confidence, the Pilferer of Plastic and Vanquisher of Victory!

After three torturous rounds of battle between man and landscape, the casualties were extensive with only the six strongest competitors left to contest for glory. The six were Super, and consisted of Mario Cerniar, Blair Joines, Dean Marshall, Brett Hailstone, Marty de Haas and Damien Peters.

It was up to these 6 brave souls to go back out there and challenge the course to one last battle, while the rest of us licked our wounds.

Mario led the charge and never looked back, powering into the first holes of the super six with scant regard for the course or his comrades in arms, when the dust settled it was Mario who held his head high in victory.

After ensuring the safe departure of all involved, before the setting of the sun, I embarked on one last sweep of the grounds, and I noticed that there were the shapes of several brave disc golfers hunting through the undergrowth trying to retrieve the weapons that the course had swallowed.

And now the beast must slumber until next year, when once again, we return to do battle with The Tauranga Xtreme.

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Pictures

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TD Andrew Taylor welcomes the 34 players to the 2009 Tauranga Xtreme tour event. (That's Andrew in the background. the mighty Josh Smith in foreground - Ed.)

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"I have to what?!" - Ultimate Disc Golfer Nathan Moore found trouble on just his second hole for the weekend.

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Martin de Haas surrounded by the autumn leaves and colours on his way to an impressive opening round of par. [56]

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First time tour player Jake Mokomoko lets one rip on hole 7.

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Jake Mokomoko - dressed for the cooler wet conditions on the Saturday morning - needed this putt for par. Phew!

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Chris Ambler, Jake Mokomoko and Ollie Coddington - Not the easiest of courses to be ‘doing it for the first time on tour’ but at least they are all smiling. Full credit.

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The GM sends an anhyzer putt towards the chains, fully aware of the dangers of an over-shoot.

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Waiheke Islander Brett Hailstone putts confidently as Jake watches on.

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The GM in the office, reflecting on 3 plus 60 rounds, and possibly the first time a Grand Master hasn’t made the Super 6. But to see the ol' Digger taking on the Xtreme again for '09 was almost enough to get a hard man emotional. Almost.

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Pete and Bob in GM’s corner. The right to sit quietly and take in the surrounds and sunshine well and truly earned. It is believed that these two found the meaning to life here, but blamed each other for not writing it down on the back of the scorecard.

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It wasn’t all easy going for eventual winner Mario Cerniar. (or was he just camera-shy? - Ed)

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Auckland Disc Golfer and Arsenal supporter Damian Peters gives it full noise on his way to making the Super 6 for the second year in succession at this event.

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The Lost Tribe's Blair Joines keeps an eye on Mario Cerniar who came all the way from Christchurch for a crack at the Xtreme

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The GM putts what he hoped was his last shot for the weekend ... but there was one more to come. “Bugger! Another 4”.

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The rolling hills of the eastern Kaimais form the back drop as our featured golfer from the weekend Jake Mokomoko putts out 17.

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Always a contender the Lost Tribe's fashion coordinator Blair Joines sends one to the chains.

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The ‘2009 Xtreme Super 6’. Dean Marshall, Damian Peters, Mario Cerniar, Blair Joines, Brett Hailstone and Martin deHaas.

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How Does He Do It? - Hole #5 of the Super Six and Taumarunui’s Blair Joines leaves the gallery in awe. (As in "awe, ain't he cute?" - Ed)

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Making his trip up from Christchurch worth his while, Mario Cerniar on his way to taking the 2009 Tauranga Xtreme title by an impressive 6 shots.

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Congratulations to the 2009 Tauranga Xtreme Champion for 2009.

Mario Cerniar.


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2009 Tauranga Xtreme Results
Dvn
Name
R 1
R 2
R 3
Sub Total
Super Six
Grand Total
1
O
Mario Cernier
58
56
59
173
19
192
2
M
Blair Joines
57
60
59
176
22
198
3
M
Dean Marshall
59
59
62
180
19
199
4
O
Damien Peters
59
60
66
185
20
205
5
M
Brett Hailstone
64
59
61
184
22
206
6
M
Martin De Haas
56
62
67
185
22
207
7
O
Siep Van Vliet
60
61
66
187
187
8
M
Jimmy Conway
58
66
69
193
193
9=
GM
Bob Gentil
60
68
67
195
195
9=
O
Andrew Taylor
65
62
68
195
195
11
GM
Pete Boyle
65
63
68
196
196
12
GM
Mike Proctor
66
68
65
199
199
13
O
Jacob Mokomoko
69
63
69
201
201
14
GM
Des Cooper
67
65
70
202
202
15
M
Barry "Baz" Keene
67
72
66
205
205
16
GM
Paul Cohen
69
72
66
207
207
17
WGM
Ming Menzies
67
69
72
208
208
18
M
 
74
75
69
218
218
19
O
Chris Ambler
73
77
69
219
219
20
W
Karoline Jonsson
74
74
73
221
221
21
O
Keith "Woody" Inwood
77
72
74
223
223
22
O
Olly Coddington
84
70
86
240
240
23
W
Allie Joynt
81
78
82
241
241
24
O
Ariki Spooner
80
85
83
248
248
25
WGM
Jenny Joint
87
80
91
258
258
26
O
Jack Turner 
67
59
128
254
254
27
M
Brendon Love - DNF
64
66
128
258
258
28=
O
Josh Smith - DNF
63
69
128
260
260
28=
O
Joe "Fish" Seebeck - DNF
68
64
128
260
260
30
O
James Page - DNF
67
71
128
266
266
31
O
Nathan Moore - DNF
78
75
128
281
281
32
SGM
Nigel Barnwell - DNF
75
128
82
285
285
33
M
George Jordan - DNF
128
89
128
345
345
34
M
Simon Feasey - DNF
109
128
128
365
365

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