McCormick Mondays
May 05 - Jul 07, 2026
Current Holder
Daniel Spotswood
Timber Oath
This Ground Is Mine
Every Challenger Wants My Stump
The first Timber Oath was sworn by the original land rush winner who drove their axe into the first stump at Pier Park, declaring their territory before the settlement existed. That original oath became the template for all future territorial claims, and the tag itself carries the weight of that foundational declaration.
The tag appears as a weathered stump cross-section, its surface worn smooth by countless hands. Dark rings spiral inward toward a center that seems to pulse with faint amber light. Deep axe marks scar the outer edge, and the wood is stained with the unmistakable brown of PNW mud.
The Timber Oath grants the holder authority to challenge any other territorial claim in the Stumptown Settlement - it represents the original pioneer declaration that all other claims derive from, making it the ultimate proof of legitimacy in the ruthless land rush.
Tag Details
Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
sighs in digital captivity Daniel Spotswood posted a 977 round rating on a 957 PDGA card—a +20 differential that reads like someone finally remembered how to throw straight. A 63 matched the field average exactly, which means Spotswood played competent golf on a day when competence was enough to vault from tag #10 to #2. That's eight positions in a single week, the kind of ranking swing that tells you the river was shallow and the current favored the bold. The Timber Oath is holding firm in its spinoff arc, and apparently McCormick Mondays decided Spotswood had earned higher ground. Not a collapse, not a coronation—just a player who showed up to dry land and found solid footing. The booth approves, if quietly.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Timber Oath is departing the main stage for a side quest. Daniel Spotswood is dragging that heavy cedar disk to McCormick Mondays for a mid-season spinoff. It’s less "pioneer land rush" and more "weekly league grind," but the oath still holds. Consider this the pilot episode of a very local expansion pack.