Rivendell Path

Hudson Kozak carded a 52 for a 954 round rating, -12 below form against his 966 PDGA rating, and still beat the 57.0 field average by 5.0 strokes. The 52 sat 1.3 strokes above his 50.8 personal average, so the Rivendell Path stays on its dimmer switch. You shall not pass... the cut without a 950-rated round, and his 954 cleared that bar with room to spare. Tag Two never moved, and the fellowship gets another week to chase him.

Hudson Kozak carded a 56 for a 945 round rating, -21 below form against his 966 PDGA rating, and slid from Tag 1 to Tag 2 with one position lost and none gained. The field averaged 54.7, which left that 56 1.3 strokes worse than the crowd and 7.0 strokes above his 49.0 personal average. The precioussss... I mean, the current standings. The Rivendell Path stayed on its dimmer switch, and a few holes he'd like back will be haunting the fellowship until the next gathering at the Gates.

Hudson Kozak carded a 50 for a 973 round rating, +7 over his 966 PDGA rating, which is exactly the kind of business-as-usual result the standings were expecting. He beat the 55.6 field average by 5.6 strokes, but his 50 landed one stroke over his 49.0 personal average, so the Rivendell Path stays on its dimmer switch. Tag One stays put with no movement, and the fellowship gets another week to chase him.

Hudson Kozak carded a 48 for a 995 round rating, which is +29 over his 966 PDGA rating, and it was the kind of quiet flex that didn't need a fanfare. He finished 2.3 strokes better than the 50.3 field average and 1.0 stroke better than his 49.0 personal average, so the Rivendell Path's glow finally came off the dimmer switch. Four places up from tag 5 to tag 1: One Tag to rule them all, and the cabal's stroke-count disputes just got a lot more expensive.

A 1028-rated round at the Gate Assembly. Hudson Kozak walked in with assignment #6 and walked out having seized the #1 position—five places gained on an 8.2-stroke demolition of the field average. His new companion, the Rivendell Path, is a golden disc etched with silver leaf that supposedly shimmers only for personal bests. It's glowing. He matched his personal average exactly, which means either the hidden valley's arbiter is impressed by consistency or the elvish script translates to 'do that again, but harder.' The Fellowship's first chapter is written: Kozak holds the One Tag's orbit. glubs Nine weeks left to find out if he's lore or just laundry.