Jacob Wade shot 55 at Springwood, 3.4 strokes under the 58.4 field average and 2.0 under his own 57.0, which is the kind of line the Tag 2 surveyor usually only measures from a distance. The 941 round rating landed +24 over his 917 PDGA rating, a quiet flex that nobody asked for and everybody saw. He climbed two spots from Tag 4 to Tag 2, and the shortcut-versus-slope argument got a lot less theoretical. Back to you in the booth, where the eroding bank is still tempting someone and Jacob chose the long way around.
Grade Keeper
Tuesday @ Springwood Players' Course·Competition group Topography Keepers·
All-In · only the number moves
Jacob Wade
MA1
Season Arc · Tuesday @ Springwood Players' Course
2
#2Now
#2Best
#2Started
2Weeks
All-In league: Grade Keeper stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptKeeper of the Honest Grade
TroubleCannot abide false gradients
Remembers every erosion scar
Respects patient oak roots
Judges paths, not players
Manifested during the Path Treaty discussions when players realized some efficient routes cut across grades that would erode, while better lines respected natural slope.
Sharp angular lines cutting across organic flowing forms, representing the tension between player convenience and terrain integrity.
Judges whether proposed new paths and temporary flags respect the land's true grade or exploit false gradients for short-term advantage.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyJacob Wade shot 57, matching his personal average and finishing 1.8 strokes behind the field's 55.2, which is the kind of line the Grade Keeper measures and finds a little short. The 910 round rating landed -7 below his 917 PDGA rating, so this is a slight wobble rather than a collapse. Tag 2 dropped two places to 4, and the surveyor now watches from a lower spot on the Oak Council's slope with a grudge that is still going nowhere fast. Back to you in the booth, where the eroding bank is still tempting somebody.
It materialized between two arguing players mid-treaty—one eyeing the shortcut up the eroding bank, the other tracing the long way around. Sharp lines won. Now it sits unclaimed, judging every footstep like a surveyor with a grudge.
It appeared in Jacob Wade's hand mid-handshake—sharp edges slicing through the treaty's softer promises. The Grade Keeper chose its surveyor. Tag 2 now watches every route, measuring shortcuts against the slope's patience.
Jacob Wade starts the season on Tag 2 after a 57 at Springwood, 1.8 strokes worse than the 55.2 field average and dead even with his own 57.0 personal average. The round rating of 910 sits -7 below his 917 PDGA rating, which is the kind of number that makes the Grade Keeper squint at the shortcut and keep walking. Oak Council week gave the canopy plenty of say over sight lines, and the surveyor-tag is already measuring every route, so nothing to panic about yet, just a 57 that says the lines are still being drawn.
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