Chris "Smokey" Hoyle's Blog (10)

No I havent really messed around with this site in awhile
I have a life
if you wanna keep checking back I will start adding crap to entertain you for a couple of seconds
Asta Min Yana!

FACT: I have taken 2nd place in 3 of the 4 events iv'e played. WTF?

FACT: Jordan Rauch and Mike Stonestreet are cool people to golf with



Yeah 2nd! Again! Ughhhhh! I won' make this looong and boring but if you wanna read what happened....



I started off the 1st round with a 4 on #7 (yes #7) but I got my crap back together real quick with a 25 footer on #8

I fought the wind all day & watched how people who didnt grow up at BG were baffaled by the wind. I played… Continue

Ok I have a bad habit of walking out on at least 30% of the tournaments I play in, I admit that.

However I chose to make that decision for factors that you people may just not understand.



First off the only tournaments I quit are local events. Why? well for several reasons...

First off if you know me you know that I dispise the PDGA & Tier events. The reason is because they have gotten no fun for me anymore. I only compete in the Pro level & allot of times it's very… Continue

Well that's 2 Tournaments under my belt for 2008 and 2 second places

That's me before teeing off on #10

It was snowy but not horrible as the winds were calm. I started off the 1st Round HOT again,

got several birdies in a row on the front nine & kinda faded until the end of the 1st round, managed a -5 (996 round) and was in 2nd place tie with paul muhous. The second…

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PLayed a sweet 9 hole course today at Bandamer Park in Ann Arbor MI

With my friends Papa wehner & his kid chris rob. We played 27 holes from reds straight to blues and finished off with a redemption round from the red's. Scores were-

Red's White's Blue's

Hoyle -7 -1 -2

C. Rob -7 +1 +7

Papa -3 Even +5

an Older gentlemen by the name of Dr.Steve joined us & got an ace on #5 Red Tee's that was sweet to watch. If you see Dr…

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Was out at Ottawa Park yesterday and the local news did a LIVE feed from the Disc Golf course.

What tops it off is that is my BOY steve-o walking by in the background. If you read this and get a free moment please shoot an e-mail to cwells@wtol.com thanking her for opening with the live…

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Played a tournament in Norwalk, O.H

(#14 wall of tree's hole minus the snow tuesday)

at the great blue heron Disc Golf Course. Weather was around 29 & WINDY! wer'e talking 35+mph gusts with steady 15mph Winds off the water. Around 20 locals showed with 2 of us from Toledo & 1 guy from chicago being the only out of towners. 10 Open players the others scattered in other divisons. Round 1 started at 12:00 with 21 Grueling holes in…

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My Dog Crissey passed away tonight. She was the best dog Iv'e ever seen or heard about. She was a True disc golf dog as she was found at Ottawa park. She had a good home & was well taken care of while she was alive.

For the year 08 her collar will be hanging from my bag in memory.

I'll miss you girl :(

12-23-2007

Played the local clubs sunday doubles league at Vienna Park today, 35+MPH winds gusts are not my favorite type of weather to golf in, my wife was in a car that was overheating & my thoughts were consumed with that. I putted crappy, drove crappy & wasn't even paying attention when my partner went OB & I followed him as he's screaming at me to not make the same mistake, we ended up -4 & leaders were at -5 (my bad woj) To give you an…

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My Name is Chris "Smokey" Hoyle (Nickname relates to the Big Lebowski)

I was Born December 29th 1977 in Blythville, AR

I started playing disc golf at the age of 14 with my uncle vernon in Lebanon, T.N (cedars of lebanon state park) I wasn't immediately hooked, I played on occasion for fun & owned a Gazelle, a Shark & an avair. I didn't really get hooked on the game until 1996 when I moved back to TN and started playing My Home Course Henry Horton State Park near…

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