Report by Dan Thurlow
The perfect weather at Essex attracted 14 players to the winter doubles event. The strong contingent of new local players meant that partnerships were reasonably even, with experienced players having a beginner as a partner.

The day was split between two rounds of 18 and 12 with lunch in the student bar in between. The student beer prices clearly didn’t affect play as the second round saw clear improvements across the board, especially from the beginners. Three of whom were playing there tournament debut and found the doubles format a good way to be introduced to more formal play.

The tournament was close and went right down to the last hole, before Fernando Brown and Dan Thurlow emerged as winners to claim the 1st prize. Further prizes were donated by the Chicago Rock Cafe (Colchester), who have expressed their interest to continue to support disc sports in Colchester.

A local paper also came out to cover the event, this will undoubtedly help increase publicity of our sport and hopefully bring some new faces onto the scene.
Article and photo from Evening Gazette

Final Results:
Dan and Fernando 40
Todd and Jim 38
Rich and Jez 36
Jester and James 24
Tim (odd man out) 24
Billy and Nicky 19
Bob, John, Elmo 11 (second round only)

Egroup For Disc Golf at Essex Uni
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/discgolfessexuni/

Monthly Ladder Competition
The Essex Disc Sports Club runs a monthly based competition run on a ladder/league format. It is free and open to all, anyone interested in joining should contact Dan Thurlow. danthurlow@yahoo.com.

Ladder info can be found at:
www.beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/thevictims

The ladder egroup can be found at:
www.uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/discgolfladder.