adjusts headset while monitoring the city's legal team assembling outside Tyger River Welcome to Week 6, where 21 players showed up to prove that shelf-height mandos are worth fighting for—even if the municipal lawyers disagree.
The City Brought Lawyers, We Brought Discs
Twenty-one competitors descended on Tyger River Park for "Century Squad"—Episode 6 of this increasingly absurd Workshop Rebellion saga, where the Shelf Squad formally organizes just as the city threatens permit revocation. Temperatures hovered in the 59-63°F range with winds gusting to 19 mph, creating the kind of conditions where your approach shot either threads the shelf-height mando or becomes evidence in the upcoming zoning hearing. The stakes couldn't be higher: young players have formed their own creative mando movement, officials are clutching their regulation binders like sacred texts, and somewhere in the parking lot, Buddy's probably installing another illegal basket while humming "Jingle Bells." This is where the rebellion gets organized—or collapses under bureaucratic pressure. Spoiler: the discs flew anyway. 🎯⚖️
Clean Cards and Dirty Rating Differentials
MA1's seven-player field delivered statistical chaos that would make any ratings committee weep. Camden Sloan took the division win at +6 despite shooting 104 points below his 915 rating—the kind of performance that suggests either the course played brutally hard or Camden's rating is wildly optimistic. Meanwhile, Clay Smith posted the day's cleanest card: a bogey-free -9 masterclass rated at 996, 58 points above his 938 rating. That's not just good disc golf; that's the kind of round where every putt drops, every drive finds fairway, and you briefly wonder if workshop magic is real. But the real story? Aiden Lane surging to 3rd place with a 99-point rating explosion (878 → 977), the single biggest positive swing in the field. His Week 5 momentum (-2, 878-rated) transformed into something genuinely dangerous this week. Daniel Elmore regressed from last week's bogey-free -8 to +2 this round, while Dustin Klimek and Travis Smith filled out the middle of the pack. When your division winner shoots 104 points below rating and your runner-up shoots 58 points above, ratings have officially become polite suggestions. 📊🎢
The Cookie Tin Chose Poorly This Time 🍪
Holden McGill claimed MPO at -2 (898-rated) with an eagle on hole 6 providing the highlight reel moment, but the real story is the catastrophic collapse of Workshop Weaver tag holder Alexander Goodson. After dominating Week 5 with a -11, 985-rated performance, Alexander crashed to 4th place this week with a +3 finish rated at 844—a 105-point rating drop that represents the worst regression in the field. The sentient frosted cookie tin that chose him last week must be reconsidering its life choices from whatever metaphysical plane magical bag tags inhabit. Stephen Scoggins and Cayson Sloan tied for 2nd at +2, with Cayson earning the Birdie Bonanza achievement (holes 10-12) while Stephen shot 77 points below his 931 rating. Four Open players, one actual story, and a tag holder who apparently left his threading-impossible-gaps skills in the parking lot. The workshop magic works... until it doesn't. 🏆❄️
First Timer, First Win, First Donation 💰
Richard Quimby made his league debut and immediately decided winning MA2 wasn't ambitious enough—he also earned the Charitable Champion achievement by donating to course improvement. His wire-to-wire -2 performance (930-rated, 50 points above his 880 rating) featured birdies on holes 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, and 17, with a particularly hot stretch through the front nine. That's the trifecta: show up for the first time, dominate your division, and give back to the community. Meanwhile, Doc Howard took MA3 at +5 after a 118-point rating improvement from last week's +12 disaster (745 → 863), proving that sometimes you just need to shake off the previous round's demons. Stewart Gunter claimed MA4 at +2 with sole birdies on holes 3 and 17 (rated at 861, 50 points above his 811 rating), making him another massive over-performer. Three divisions, three wire-to-wire wins, and one first-timer who showed up with receipts. 🎯🌟
Mike Mathis: Six Weeks, Zero Excuses 🏆
Mike Mathis unlocked the Hard Mode achievement by playing his sixth consecutive event, taking MP50 at -4 with a 949-rated round that featured birdies on holes 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 17. That's not just consistency—that's the kind of dedication that makes the rest of us look like casual weekend warriors. Terry Howard won MA50 wire-to-wire at +3 (882-rated, +7 above rating) with a particularly clean front nine, while Abe Mills claimed MA40 at +4 despite shooting 38 points below his 911 rating. Abe did earn the Birdie Bonanza achievement with consecutive birdies on holes 11-13, proving that even rough rounds can have bright spots. Daniel Pace finished 2nd in MA50 at +8, regressing from last week's +1 but still holding his own. Six consecutive events is the kind of commitment that separates the dedicated from the dabbling—Mike's earned every bit of that Hard Mode unlock. 📅💪
When Ratings Become Suggestions
The field-wide statistical carnage was genuinely spectacular: four players shot 50+ points above their ratings (Aiden Lane +99, Clay Smith +58, Richard Quimby +50, Stewart Gunter +50), while seven shot significantly below (Alexander Goodson -105, Camden Sloan -104, Stephen Scoggins -77, Dustin Klimek -45, Abe Mills -38, Daniel Elmore -27, Holden McGill -22). Hole 17's double island layout—that signature hole with two OB-surrounded landing zones and an elevated basket—played at a +2.1 average, claiming victims across all divisions. Multiple players posted clean front nines before the back side reminded them that Tyger River has teeth: Stephen Scoggins, Cayson Sloan, Richard Quimby, Mike Mathis, and Abe Mills all demonstrated resilience after rough holes. Ryan Parker earned the Series Competitor achievement alongside Richard Quimby for playing multiple events. When ratings swing 200+ points in either direction across the field, you're not watching predictable disc golf—you're watching chaos with chains. 📈🎲
No aces were recorded this week, no CTPs configured, no special events payouts distributed. Twenty-one players, 378 holes played (21 players × 18 holes), and not a single disc found chains on the fly for that magical ace sound. The ace pot—if configured—continues building suspense for the remaining four weeks. Sometimes the drama is in what didn't happen, and today the course kept its secrets. The chains remained unviolated by aces, which means the tension carries forward. ⛓️🎯
When Your Tag Glows But Your Score Doesn't
The Workshop Weaver tag—that sentient frosted cookie tin forged in collective epiphany during Buddy's first midnight session at Century—apparently miscalculated when it chose Alexander Goodson last week. The tag "pulses with a soft, internal light that shifts between aurora green and workshop gold," emits "a faint, comforting scent of pine sap and hot cocoa," and is supposed to help carriers spot potential shelf-height mandos in forgotten corners. This week? Alexander shot 105 points below his 949 rating, finishing 4th in MPO at +3. The tag's physical description promises "impossible flight paths over a backdrop of deep peppermint red and icy blue"—but apparently those flight paths were impossible for Alexander today too. The Workshop Weaver is described as "a catalyst for architectural alchemy, turning rigid geometry into playful workshops," yet the only alchemy happening was turning a -11 Week 5 performance into a +3 Week 6 disaster. No challenges were issued (probably because nobody wanted to risk inheriting this cursed cookie tin), so Alexander retains the #1 tag despite the catastrophic regression. The tag's back story mentions it grants carriers the ability to "hear the faint hum of workshop magic in the creak of old wood"—maybe next week Alexander should listen more carefully, because whatever he heard this week led him astray. The irony is perfect: the tag meant to reveal hidden lines couldn't help its holder find any lines today. 🍪✨
Four Weeks Left Before the Mando Mandate
Episode 6's "Century Squad" delivered exactly what the narrative promised: the Shelf Squad has formally organized, young players are defending Buddy's vision with their own creative installations, and the city's legal team is assembling outside the park gates. Clay Smith's bogey-free masterclass and Aiden Lane's 99-point surge represent the workshop magic working at its peak, while Alexander Goodson's collapse suggests the external pressure is affecting even the tag holders. Richard Quimby's triple achievement (first event, division win, charitable donation) embodies the joy-first philosophy Buddy's been preaching, and Mike Mathis unlocking Hard Mode proves that consistency matters even when ratings become meaningless. But here's the reality: Episode 7 is "Mando Mandate," where officials will issue the ultimatum—remove all shelf-height mandos or face permanent league dissolution. The commissioner's secret practice sessions are about to become very public, and the league's future hangs on whether creativity can coexist with regulation. Four weeks remain in this season, and the rebellion just got organized enough to be dangerous. The city brought lawyers. We brought discs. Let's see who blinks first. 🎯⚖️
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