Clash at The Canyons IX
Year after year Clash weekend proves the Chicagoland Area has the strongest disc golf community out there. In a time where a lot of other areas are reporting a decline in the sport we continue to see more new faces and that is because of all of you! You die-hards are the pulse of the community. We are also stoked to see new clubs and leagues popping up to offer disc golf for every walk of life, whether it’s a sanctioned league, a league for recovery or discovering faith, all of these leagues matter. This sport is bigger than birdies and bogeys and we get to catch a glimpse of that on a daily basis in the shop, when we run tournaments it’s even more evident. It is at these tournaments where we get to catch up with the people we don’t get to see but a few times a year. Thanks to all of you for making Clash at The Canyons IX a benchmark in our communal story.
It was a HOT and windy one, we went through over 1,850 bottles of water. The key to those hot weekends is to hydrate early and often and most of y’all did so.
We will get to the players shortly but first a huge thanks needs to go out to our volunteers, they keep us sane and keep the pace of play moving.
Joe Moore - Announcer since 2021, Vibe Creator.
Ed Schenkenfelder - 6A Spotter since 2017, Chillest Hype Man
Rich Wegner III - 6:30am-7pm both days, checked on water, ice, volunteers and spotted. Moral support.
James Heath - Hole 4 Spotter
Matt Kelly - Hole 13 Spotter, Matt plays then volunteers!
Cam Paulsen - Hole 13 Spotter, Hole 4 Spotter
Justin Herrero - Hole 13 Spotter
Scott Drenthe - Hole 4 Spotter
Nate Hurst - Hole 4 Spotter
Steffe Harwood - Hole 4 Spotter
Mark Augle - Ice Man and Everyday vibes
Jared Hamernick - Water and Everyday vibes
Sheila's Dad, Bruce for restocking ice both days.
Guzzo and Christian saved the day on Sunday by grilling up smashburgers, we are trying to book them for the rest of the season. Let them know in the comments if you want that meat!
Regan of the Frosty Freezer served up frozen treats and helped cool off tournament central.
Discmania for the player pack discs (Color Glow C-Line CD1) and win your card discs (Flex 2 Swirly D-Line P1X).
Unstable Disc Golf Gear for the player pack polos and trophies.
Kookies by Kait for the Clash helmet cookies and a sugar rush after those long rounds.
Easton Gotts and the Lockport Township Park District for helping to get The Canyons looking great, Easton went above and beyond for us last week!
Dan Peterson and Rico were the energy burst I (Sheila) needed on Saturday evening. What a difference a sloth makes!
Edith and Lucy Vicich, Emma Stovie and Nora Fancher were handing out those handmade magical putting bracelets on Sunday.
Greater Joliet Tour Season Sponsors:
Jason Judge of Suntek TTS
Bob Prince of Cervantes, Chatt & Prince
Discmania
All the Pre Pre Hellwood participants
Onto the amazing play this weekend…
MA70
These guys inspire us that we will get to enjoy this sport for many years to come.
1st - Doug Johnson
2nd - Bruce Rodgers
3rd - John Cleaveland
MA65
1st - Tom McManus
2nd - Dan Lobbes
3rd - Dennis Fasnut
MA60
1st - Roger Tranowski
T2nd - Jerome Harvey, 2nd place hardware
T2nd - Tony Bazan, 3rd place hardware
MA50
1st - Steve Shields
2nd - Ed Radakovitz
3rd - Tim Jones
Jeff “PTJ” Katrenak, shot a -4 bogey-free round 2 to shoot up 7 spots into cash to tie with Mike Albertini for 4th Place.
MA40
1st - Marc Post, 1st Clash win, only 2 bogeys the entire event.
T2nd - Hang Lor, 2nd place hardware
T2nd - Jorge Pina Jr., 3rd place hardware
FA3
1st - Kylie Stovie, 2 for 2 on the GJTS B-Tier wins, averaged 33 points above her rating
2nd - Laverne Shaw
3rd - Amy Verrando
FA2
1st - Morgan Beaver
2nd - Dawn Pina
3rd - Jessica Matlock
FA1
1st - Dana Brewbaker, 1st Clash win, averaged 53 points above her rating
2nd - Abriel Smith
3rd - Dani Broege
MA4
1st - Marco Mendoza, shot 50 points above his rating
T2nd - Barry Woodrow, 2nd place hardware, averaged 27 points above his rating
T3rd - Ryan McQueen, 3rd place hardware, averaged 93 points above his rating
MA3
1st - Ted Lancaster, 1st B-Tier win, averaged 30 points above his rating
2nd - Bry Guy, averaged 59 points above his rating
T3rd - Jack Deak, 3rd place hardware
T3rd - Ty Ahrens
MA2
1st - Danny Canning, 2nd Clash win, MA3 in 2024, MA2 in 2025, ? in 2026, averaged 49 points above his rating
2nd - Eric Decker, Upper Decker shows up Round 2 and jumps 12 spots to swoop 2nd Place
3rd - Ryan Trokey
MA1
1st - Austin Esterly, got in off the wait list Friday, averaged 22 points above his rating
2nd - Jerry Carr, averaged 47 points above his rating
3rd - Patrick Haaker
3-way tie for 4th - Antonio DiazDeleon, Patrick Bosman & Greg Guerra who shot up 18, 16 and 12 spots respectively. All three of these guys shot up from below the cash line to make for some interesting golf. Greg Guerra was playing in MA4 a year and a half ago, talk about commitment.
MP50
1st - Chris Bianchi, averaged 62 points above his rating, only 1 bogey on the weekend
2nd - Randy Moore Sr., averaged 57 points above his rating
3rd - Doug Payne
Brian Usher shot a -9 second round to shoot up into cash.
MP40
1st - Zac Zac Biberstine held the lead after Round 1 and won the event by 2 strokes, averaging 12 points above his rating.
T2nd - Tony Hreha, 2nd place hardware
T2nd - Nick Austin, 3rd place hardware
T2nd - Hector Rivera-Melo
FPO
1st - Kacie Glade, 1st FPO Clash win, averaged 25 points above her rating
2nd - Samantha Zaborowski, averaged 40 points above her rating, 2 years ago she was playing FA4
3rd - Shara Cochrane, averaged 13 points above her rating
MPO
1st - Benjamin Wagner, takes his 1st Clash win wire to wire and averaged 28 points above his rating. He had 3 bogey strokes and they happened on the 5th and 6th holes of the event, he went on to play 29 consecutive holes bogey free.
2nd - Thomas Earhart, jumped up 11 spots to secure 2nd going bogey free Round 2, he only had 2 bogey strokes on the event.
3rd - Noah Feil, averaged 30 points above his rating, Noah took home funny money so he can continue to compete in his amateur summer tour.
Mike Conlee shoots a bogey free -11 round 2 on the alternate XXL Layout and jumps up 26 spots to tie for 8th place. This is a course record for the alternative XXL Layout.
Aces
Ryan Trokey - Hole 14 White $528
Matt Pease - Hole 8 White to B $528
CTPs
MA65 - Hole 8 W to B - Tom McManus - $50
MA60 - Hole 6E - Brad W - $50
MA50 - Hole 13 - Danny Hanson - $75
MP50 - Hole 16 - Shannon B - $75
FPO - Hole 8 R to A - Kelsey Chelberg - $50
FA1 - Hole 18 - Cassidy Mayorga - $50
FA2 - Hole 14 - Morgan Beaver - $50
FA3 - Hole 10 - Kylie Stovie - $50
MA4 - Hole 5 - Christian Williams - $75
MA3 - Hole 15 - Christopher Mc - $75
MA 2 - Hole 12 R to B - Danny Canning - $75
MA40 - Hole 9 White to A - Matt Pease - $75
MA1 - Hole 1 Blue to A - Austin Esterly - $75
MP40 Hole 14 Blue to A - Zac Zac - $75
MPO - Hole 10 Blue to A - Josh Riley - $75
Putting Game
Lowers
1st - Mike Albertini 11 $58
T2nd - Jeff Katrenak 10 $43
T2nd - Alex M 10 $43
T4th - Cole R 9 $15
T4th - Frankie P 9 $15
T4th - John Lakenan 9 $15
Uppers
T1st - Ryan Stilson 15 $34
T1st - Devin Hernandez 15 $34
T3rd Oscar A 13 $19
T3rd Ray S 13 $19
T3rd Vizzy 13 $19
Thanks for following along!
- Your Greater Joliet Tour Season Crew
Sean Callahan, Sheila Callahan, Mike Apostolou & Ryan Fancher
Full Scores
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/86990#MA70
GJTS Leaderboard (this is automated, let us know if you spot a mistake)
https://www.discgolfscene.com/.../greater.../leaderboards
See y’all next year for CLASH AT THE CANYONS X!
Next stop: 22nd New Lenox Open on July 12th & 13th, there are still spots available!
Get signed up for this AM only event.
https://www.discgolfscene.com/.../The_22nd_New_Lenox_Open...
