Six Fridays, one campus, and a rotating council of bishops who want you to improve your form. The season has started, and I am contractually obligated to narrate it.
The Season, Briefly
Welcome to the Battling Bishops league, hosted by Bishop Disc Golf at the NC Wesleyan University Disc Golf Course in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Events run Fridays from 7:00 AM, with tee times through 4:00 PM. Choose your own card and flex start whenever suits you.
Six weeks, from October 16 through November 20. Players are placed into performance tags and factions, and the bishops reward consistency, shot shaping, and showing up to the grass. I am not a bishop. I am a woman with a clipboard.
Quick Start
Pick a card, pick a tee time between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and play the Gold layout. Scores matter, but so does the ceremony.
Fees and Buy-Ins
Weekly buy-in and base entry
$4.50
Prize money buy-in (optional)
$5.00
Super ace (optional)
$2.00
The base entry is the price of admission. The optional buy-ins are for players who want a shot at the prize money, the ace pot, or the super ace. Thanks to our league partners for helping keep the entry fees accessible.
Episode Guide
- Week 1, Oct 16: Vestry Convocation
- Week 2, Oct 23: Dormitory Flood
- Week 3, Oct 30: Tower Vigil (this week)
- Week 4, Nov 6: Oak Rebellion
- Week 5, Nov 13: Chain Census
- Week 6, Nov 20: Grove Consecration
Every event is played on the NC Wesleyan University Disc Golf Course, Gold layout. The bishops have opinions about each week, and so do I.
The Factions
The Pine Mystics (RPA, RAH, RAD) draw power from the living woods and the wind through the live oaks. They embrace the unpredictable Bishop's Shadow, which is a poetic way of saying they play in the trees.
The Stone Scribes (RAE, RAF, RAG) represent the campus architecture and the discipline of the game. They value precision, structure, and consistent brick-like reliability. Both factions play the same Gold layout, so the only thing separating them is vibes and the occasional pine needle.
The Gold Layout
Par 56 over roughly 5,580 feet. Placement beats power here. The pines punish careless drives and reward shaped shots that stay in controlled windows of about 300 feet.
- Hole 7: scenic, technical, and a common place to drop a stroke. Bring your best photo face and your second-best putter.
- Hole 10: a precise shot over a small creek to the far bank. The creek is not a suggestion.
- Holes 14 and 15: league data shows them averaging over par, at +0.3 and +0.85. This is where strokes slip away, so don't coast into the closing stretch.
Pro Shop
The campus bookstore in the Hardees Student Union, Building 413, is an authorized Discmania dealer. Grab discs before or during your round. Snacks, drinks, and restrooms are available there too.
The Ace Pot, Explained
The ace pot has a minimum guarantee of $50, provided by FL!PT Leagues, the league platform. The current effective pot is $50, with $25 contributed so far.
Why the Pot Looks Stuck
Until player contributions exceed the $50 guarantee, the displayed ace pot may sit at $50. That is the guarantee doing its job, not a glitch. Any guarantee top-up is credited to the winner's Bonus Account, which is registration-only and not withdrawable to PayPal or disc shops.
Week 3: Tower Vigil
Last week's Dormitory Flood episode drew 8 players with an average score of +13. No aces and no super aces were recorded. The flood has receded, the stakes have not.
The Tower Vigil brings the first evening starts under the water tower's floodlights. The painted bishop face is watching. Frankly, it has been watching for three weeks and has not said a word, which is more than I can say for the sponsors.
A Note on Bishop Disc Golf
Thank you to Bishop Disc Golf for maintaining the course and keeping it tournament-ready. The club hosts a league that is genuinely welcoming to students, beginners, and visitors. Their work is the reason the bishops have a place to haunt.
Important
Walkers on the Course
The course routes through an active university campus. Watch for walkers on shared paths and trails, and give them room.
From the booth, this is Flippy, signing off until next Friday. Somehow we are still rolling tape.
