The 2018 Disc Golf Season is officially over and what a busy year it has been. This time last year in her application for her Eagle Wings Junior Grant, Evelyn outlined her goals for the 2018 season. 1. Go to Junior Worlds and place in the top three in my division. She came very close. ... Continue Reading →
The 2018 Australian Disc Golf Championships
Wow! What an amazing start to the 2019 Australian Disc Golf Tour season. The ADGC was held in Canberra this year so we decided to make the journey north for Evelyn's first Australian Championships. We arrived in Canberra with enough time to fit in just nine holes of practice on the 27 hole, par 99... Continue Reading →
2018 Inverleigh Disc Golf Open
Evelyn had been looking forward to this tournament with a little trepidation. She was keen to be competing in another tournament but a little anxious because of the length and difficulty of the Inverleigh course. The course, built on the Inverleigh Golf Course near Geelong in Victoria has two par 5 holes and six par... Continue Reading →
PDGA Junior World 2018 wrap-up
Wow! What an amazing couple of weeks it has been. The 2018 PDGA Junior World Disc Golf Championships has come to an end and we are now back home in Australia. Evelyn came home with a 1st in the Divisional Doubles with her partner Virginia Polkinghorne from Missouri and fourth place in the FJ12 division. ... Continue Reading →
2018, Junior Worlds, day two wrap-up
It has been a long hot day of disc golf. With temps over 100 degrees F and high humidity, it was hard work. The girls were on the course for almost 7 hours today with just a one hour break between their morning round at Peter Pan and their afternoon round at Jones West. Evelyn... Continue Reading →
The competition at Junior Worlds continues
The past few days in Emporia have been exciting for Evelyn and her new friends. Evelyn met the Eagle Wings staff and other Eagle Wings Grant recipients at a dinner on Wednesday night and received even more goodies. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of all involved in Junior Worlds. Evelyn had the opportunity... Continue Reading →
Our US Adventure begins
Our trip to the US for the Junior World Disc Golf Championships is well under way. It was a long flight but we arrived safely in Kansas City. WOW! It is hot and humid here. Much different to the winter we left behind in Australia. We played one round of disc golf in Kansas City... Continue Reading →
A Fun Day at “Chase The Ace”
Chase the Ace was a huge success! Despite the rain and the cold we had 27 players ranging in age from 7 - 70 something, all competing for the grand prize of eight, RPM Discs. Among those 27 players were five junior girls, all happy to brave the wet and the cold. All competitors received... Continue Reading →