Our club, IMSF, sponsors of Soar Utah 2000, (register now at
www.silentflight.org) held its second annual 9-hole HL golf tourney at
Stansbury Park Golf Course in Stansbury Utah this morning. The conditions
were much improved over last year, when we had to battle 10-15 mph winds on
the last few holes.
Eight pilots participated this year. And it was obvious that pilots
benefited from the calm conditions and increased course knowledge. As a
result, scores dropped dramatically. More important than the contest, was
the opportunity to have a good time with family and friends. Many pilots
brought their wives or girlfriends (one or the other, but not both!:-)) and
several youngin's flew or drove carts.
Dr. Blake Nielsen brought his "A" game to the course and repeated as
"Masters" champion. He managed to better his winning total from last year by
a remarkable 9 strokes/throws! He demonstrated superb flying and registered
four hole-in-ones, Two of those on par-4's. When asked about his
performance he said, " I putted well today." Blakester also took longest
flight honors with a glide of about 400 yards.
Tom Hoopes took second place honors and also won closest to the hole by
putting his plane down 6 inches from the cup. Well played!
After the contest, pilots and friends had pastries on the clubhouse deck
overlooking the lake and played a game of skins. The object of the game was
to knock a wiffle ball off a golf tee without touching the tee. The tee was
stuck in the top of a foam noodle about a foot above the ground. Three
rounds were flown and only two pilots were successful in knocking the wiffle
ball off. Blake's 5 year-old son brought the house down when he knocked the
ball off on his first attempt! Dave Taylor was the grown-up champion.
Thanks everyone for getting up early to make this event such a blast. A
jolly good show by all! A special thanks to all the drivers! Here are the
scores (gallery applause):
Blake Nielsen - 15 - Encore (this has got to be some sort of record low
score!)
Tom Hoopes - 19 - Aries (Hoopes design)
Mikee Kresser - 20 - Hoopes wing on long CF tailboom
Dave Taylor - 29 - Corndogger
Scott Marshall - 29 - Encore
Spencer Nielsen - 31 - DAW S1-26 (Spencer is only 10 years old and already
an excellent pilot!)
Steven Reed - DNF
Allan McKay - DNF
I should have pictures of the event available on a web site near you in a
few days.
-Scott Marshall
Soar Utah 2000 Registrar
Sept. 2-4 SLC, UT
www.silentflyer.org
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