Whirlwind Disc Golf

than a few on neighbors' roofs. By 16, I was the self-proclaimed champion thrower on Carson High School's Senior Lawn, which female students with cafeteria trays dared not cross. At 18, I became notorious for throwing discs at the beach for hours and hours, until my friends would threaten to leave without me. In the fall of 1982 (age 21), I started the Frisbee Club at LA Harbor Community College. A new member organized a road trip to my first disc golf course -- Central Park in Huntington Beach -- and another member introduced me to John Giza, who traveled in competitive Overall circles. In the Spring(?) of 1983, at Alta Loma Park in Torrance, somebody interrupted our Discathon and MTA practice, to have us try out these new orange discs with beveled edges. I'd probably like it after I got used to it... Can I get back to practice now?" (Years later, I realized that the handful of test drives were either Eagle prototypes or first runs. Still don't know if the person with the orange discs was Tim or Dave or Harold...) Fast forward (somewhat chronological):
>> Competition: multiple world titles and world records, Discathon GOAT, ~8 PDGA MPO victories
>> Tournament Direction / Event Production: WFDF World Overall in San Francisco, NorCal Disc Golf Series; St. Judy Charity Tourney; so many demos & clinics!
>> Organizations: leader and/or member at WFDF, PDGA, DGCDG, many California clubs
>> Course Design: ~25 temp/tourney courses; co-designer at Golden Gate Park, China Peak, and 3 golf courses; lead designer at OTB Open & SFO Open (DGPT Elite Series), Oyster Bay, Monarch Bay, Gualala, Cali Hmong (Fresno); Antioch, Moraga (redesign); more designs in progress.
>> Retail: biggest mobile store in the world (over 10,000 discs!)
>> Innova Ambassador
>> Disc Golfer author: Course design and development
>> Industry Conference presenter: Elite Course Design