Michelle Watson-Baker of Santa Cruz won the female pro masters with a score of 61. The City Parks and Recreation employee is one of a dozen female masters to gain an invitation to the world championships which will be held in Minneapolis this summer. Event director Marty Hapner, his wife Jonna and dozens more worked 12-hour days to make the weekend a success. The sponsors were largely made up of local businesses. For their contribution, they get to advertise on a designated hole but the contributions are hardly self-serving.
Sport takes big steps Some exciting advances are taking place for the fast-rising sport.
A new development is underway for the inclusion of disc courses on existing ball golf courses. Disc golfers will utilize the same tees and fairways with the target baskets typically set off to the sides of the greens in wooded areas for increased difficulty. For slightly lower greens-fees, disc golfers will enjoy all the amenities that ball golfers do such as carts, bathrooms and the 19th hole where applicable. Most courses, like DeLaveaga, are in park settings that lack facilities and are open to anybody to do whatever they like. It is a big move to legitimize the sport.