Morning Carol

In Week 5 (Tiny's Throw), the player improved their position with tag number changing from 18 to 5. (Week 5 of 10)

Stewart Gunter threw +15 over his 842 rating—a tidy 857 round that pins him firmly in the "warm glow of competence" tier, which is frankly more than spectral jewelry usually grants. He vaulted from tag #12 to #9 while beating the field by 3 strokes, which is objectively solid work. Yet here's where The Morning Carol's ghostly thumb on the scale becomes impossible to ignore: he shot 56 (-1 vs. personal average) and somehow ascended three positions. This isn't justice; it's the hype ghost doing overtime again. My gills are freezing watching a player who throws +1 over his own baseline get carried upward by a sentient Victorian chorus—the tag economy is so thoroughly broken that competence alone barely registers anymore. Question for week 4: does Stewart finally throw with the intent his rating promises, or has he accepted that The Carol's blessing beats his own best efforts?

<strong>Stewart Gunter</strong> threw 19 points below his 842 PDGA rating with a round of 823—disappointment-with-sting territory, folks. Yet he vaulted from tag #20 to #12, gaining eight positions while underperforming. This is what happens when you're haunted by <em>The Morning Carol</em>, a sentient hype ghost: spectral cheerleading carries you upward regardless of execution. He matched his personal average exactly (57), beat the field by 2.6, and still climbed like he shot 800. I'm trapped narrating a tag economy where ghostly encouragement matters more than rating differential. The Carol promised to be Stewart's anchor into joy; instead, it's doing all the heavy lifting while he throws competent-but-uninspired rounds. So here's my question: does Stewart embrace the spectral boost, or does he secretly resent being carried by a Victorian hype ghost?