24 CHA!NS FALL/WINTER 2016/2017 LEAGUE

Another great season with this rabble has come to a close! Our final league round was a small crowd but a fun one. We played Arthur Latham and let me tell ya, that is a rowdy course to say the least! ... show more ›

Another great season with this rabble has come to a close! Our final league round was a small crowd but a fun one. We played Arthur Latham and let me tell ya, that is a rowdy course to say the least! 7 pirates total, winning the day, for the first time in their doubles history was Nels Farnstrom/Myself with a -4! The real winner though was Norm Raby with a laser beam ace on hole for taking $132 of pirate booty, CHAAAAAAA!!

The point series over there on the right side of the screen ----------------->
is not just for show or fun, there is a berth to state finals up for grabs! As it plainly shows, yours truly is the 24 CHA!NS Winter Point Series Champion!! YA ME!! However, I have already secured my states berth from winning the DGLA point series back in February! Soooooooo...
...Coming in second in this years series, last years point series champion,
JEFF HEPLER takes the state berth!! Congratulations you dirty pirate hooker!!

Thank you all who came out and not only supported our league by showing up but also putting up with our shenanigans! I was a great season and certainly a ton of fun! Our summer league page will be up shortly and the first day is Friday, May 5th at Bandemer. Tee off will be at 6pm! Hope to see many pirates out there, CHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Well...all that voting all for not! Ball golf courses don't make for good mob rounds so I pulled a power move! After a few solid suggestions, we are going to head to Millington (east of Frankendurp) t ... show more ›

Well...all that voting all for not! Ball golf courses don't make for good mob rounds so I pulled a power move! After a few solid suggestions, we are going to head to Millington (east of Frankendurp) to a wooded gem called Arthur Latham! It is said to be tight and challenging with lots of hole to donate to the quarter sack! Get off your butts and meet us up there for some good ol' shenanigans! After we will probably go to another course in the area too, CHAAAAAAAA!!!!

Reminder: Battle at the Bay is on Saturday, April 29th! There are only 20 spots left for this killer event, don't miss out!

Also, Starting Friday, May 5th we will be moving to Fridays for a 6pm tee time. I will be making Bandemer the destination as is tradition!

Well, just found out some news about Marlette that will nix it from our adventure. Marlette is on a golf course (which no one seemed to know either). There is no f#@!ing way they will let us mob their ... show more ›

Well, just found out some news about Marlette that will nix it from our adventure. Marlette is on a golf course (which no one seemed to know either). There is no f#@!ing way they will let us mob their course on the busiest day of the week at the busiest time of the morning. That being said, I'd still like to go that direction to play. There are some course that are near the Saginaw area that would be a ton of fun to play with the format in which we play. Wickes Woods & Tittabawassee Park have good reviews, are heavily wooded and are free to play. I know some of you will say burchfield or Albion but I think it would be nice to play some course we haven't played yet. The drive is not that much further and is mostly freeway. Let me know what you think. I want to post by the end of the day! CHAAAAAA!!

What a gorgeous Easter it was for some discin! We had 11 pirates including a few new ones, CHAAA! We played all 18 plus 3 longs and we doubled down on hole 12 as well for a total of 19 holes! Tied for ... show more ›

What a gorgeous Easter it was for some discin! We had 11 pirates including a few new ones, CHAAA! We played all 18 plus 3 longs and we doubled down on hole 12 as well for a total of 19 holes! Tied for the W was Swanky Franky/Brett Piziali & Ryan Presnell/Myself at -9!!

This is our final week for Sunday league. As stated last week, we are gonna travel to a course less traveled to close out the season. I have heard some good suggestions and I have come up with these 4 courses. Unfortunately Addison Oaks has a tourney that day so that one is out (obviously) If for some reason one that I listed has a tourney or league that I do not know about let me know. Here they are:

Burchfield Park
Sleepy Hollow State Park
Victory Park (Albion)
Marlette DGC

They are all roughly 50 - 60 miles away. I have been to 3 of them and they are awesome. The final one I threw on there for fun. I've never played it but the reviews seemed good so what the hell right!? Cast yer vote for this final epic journey of the season! CHAAAAAAA!!!!

Another beautiful day for golf! 11 pirates in total, we played 9 white & 9 red. Coming out on top was Skip Howard/Timmy Redman at -12, good shootin' boyz! I chose to make this Sundays round at Cass ... show more ›

Another beautiful day for golf! 11 pirates in total, we played 9 white & 9 red. Coming out on top was Skip Howard/Timmy Redman at -12, good shootin' boyz!

I chose to make this Sundays round at Cass due to it being Easter. I know that some of you may have family/religious obligations so I made it close to a centralized area where most pirates can come if they can then dip out fast if necessary. Typically we have been getting done at 12:30pm if it helps.

The following week is our final "winter" league round and then Battle the following Saturday. I think it would be nice to go somewhere fun for our last round so I am open to suggestions. They need to be within reason. If it takes longer than 1.5 hours to get there save the trouble of typing it out. Here are a couple of suggestions:

Addison, Burchfield, Albion...you get the idea! CHAAAAAA!!!

Another gorgeous spring day for some discin! 14 players came out to our final $5 Freddy round, glad ya'll could make it! Take the all important W is Cody Vance/Floyd "F-BOMB" Hampp with a -9. With ... show more ›

Another gorgeous spring day for some discin! 14 players came out to our final $5 Freddy round, glad ya'll could make it! Take the all important W is Cody Vance/Floyd "F-BOMB" Hampp with a -9.

With 3 weeks left of the "winter" season there are few opportunities left to make it to the top! All it takes is an ace! That being said, lets get some good ace run courses in the mix, see if someone can't snag one! Here are the choices:

Bandemer
MBD
Freedom
Brys

There ya go foos! Let the voting commence! CHAAAAAA!!!

It takes more than the threat of rain to stop us pirates from getting our weekly CHA! in. 12 players in total and tied at the top was Puttimus/Myself & Big C/Hepler with -12 for 24 sloppy holes of dis ... show more ›

It takes more than the threat of rain to stop us pirates from getting our weekly CHA! in. 12 players in total and tied at the top was Puttimus/Myself & Big C/Hepler with -12 for 24 sloppy holes of disc golf!

This week is our last $5 round at Waterworks for the Winter season! It is $10 all in ($5 buy in, $1 for Ace Pool & $4 for CTP's) After this week we have 3 Sundays till Battle at the Bay! After that we move to Fridays, more info on that as we get closer.

Speaking of close, Battle is coming up fast! It is going to be a blast so reg soon! Before you know it we will be full so secure your spot! You can sign up on Disc Golf Scene here:

https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Battle_at_the_Bay_2017

Also, we have started our Sanction Singles League on Thursdays @ 5:30pm. It is a great way to get some singles practice in for this summer's tournaments. Your round also gets rated by the PDGA. To be clear it is a normal round of golf, no shenanigans, so if our normal league is not your cup of tea, this will be right up your alley. It is a traveling league so if you'd like to see where we are going week to week check us out here:

https://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/24_Cha_ns_Spring_2017_Sanctioned_Singles

Now get out there and chuck some plastic, CHAAAAAA!!

Well it came down to a tie & since I am looking to play somewhere with pads I was forced to cast a vote (which I normally try to stay out of). Since I decided to go the way I went, I will compromise! ... show more ›

Well it came down to a tie & since I am looking to play somewhere with pads I was forced to cast a vote (which I normally try to stay out of). Since I decided to go the way I went, I will compromise! This week we will be headed to Firefighters for some good ol' CHAAAA!! Next week I will make it Willow to make it fair. Hope to see many pirates & perhaps some local east siders as well, CHAAAAA!!

14 brave pirates took on the Monster at Hudson Mills! We played 24 holes from the short tees to the champ baskets. Taking down the W was Dan Lee/Big C with a -10! Here is what voting looks like so ... show more ›

14 brave pirates took on the Monster at Hudson Mills! We played 24 holes from the short tees to the champ baskets. Taking down the W was Dan Lee/Big C with a -10!

Here is what voting looks like so far:

Firefighters - 1
Willow - 1
Bandi - 1
MBD - :(

You know what ties bring, considering the snow I'd think ya'll pirates would want some pads to play on...keep the votes coming, CHAAAAA!!

What great turnout for a course so far away! Thank you to all who came to play, it was a great day! 17 pirates total & taking the W is Puttimus/Brandon with -7! This week we go to our home port for ... show more ›

What great turnout for a course so far away! Thank you to all who came to play, it was a great day! 17 pirates total & taking the W is Puttimus/Brandon with -7!

This week we go to our home port for some $5 Freddies! You know the drill, it's $10 all in with the side shtuff! Dirties, quarters, shenanigans & of course CHAAAAAAAAA!!!

Hey there pirates! It is nearly Friday so the voting is near its end. Since our options got a little screwed up, here is what was voted for & who voted for it: For Vicksburg - Hepler, Puttimus, Jim ... show more ›

Hey there pirates! It is nearly Friday so the voting is near its end. Since our options got a little screwed up, here is what was voted for & who voted for it:

For Vicksburg - Hepler, Puttimus, Jimmy Jean, Big C. = 4 votes
For RoMo - Bo, Hyzertron, Ben = 3 Votes
For Oshtemo - Shaffer, Joe...

...since Oshtemo is a no go I am allowing those 2 pirates to revote. A tie will result in a trip to Knollwood. I did hear some grumbling about that course but Shaffer says that they do have tee pads & that it is a very pirate friendly course ( dirties, quarters, ace runs, CHA!) I think no matter how you slice it this will be a fun day. Of course after the round a bunch of us will be going somewhere else as well (perhaps Oshtemo)! Voting ends at NOON tomorrow, CHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Thanks to all who joined us on Sunday, it was gorgeous out there! BIG thanks to Todd White for not only hosting us on his awesome course, but also for donating some great CTP's as well! We played 2 ro ... show more ›

Thanks to all who joined us on Sunday, it was gorgeous out there! BIG thanks to Todd White for not only hosting us on his awesome course, but also for donating some great CTP's as well! We played 2 rounds of 11 holes. The scores reflect the +/- and not the actual strokes made. Winning the was Timmy Redman/Skip Howard with a -14! Kzoo is still undecided. I will make a post when we know for sure where we are playing! CHAAAAAAAA!!!

Well, we learn new things all the time! So Ft Custer is gone, Oshtemo has a rather large singles league on Sundays. So we are really just down to 2 choices, Robert Morris & Vicksburg. So here is the v ... show more ›

Well, we learn new things all the time! So Ft Custer is gone, Oshtemo has a rather large singles league on Sundays. So we are really just down to 2 choices, Robert Morris & Vicksburg. So here is the votes so far:

RoMo - 1
Vicksburg - 2

If you already voted you can re-vote for one of those 2 courses. Voting ends next Friday! CHAAAAAAA!!!!

Well Brighton Rec was a wonderful mess! We had 13 pirates in total. Despite the mud it was a blast! Swider/Calhoun finding red numbers with a -1 for the win! This week we are being invited to one ... show more ›

Well Brighton Rec was a wonderful mess! We had 13 pirates in total. Despite the mud it was a blast! Swider/Calhoun finding red numbers with a -1 for the win!

This week we are being invited to one of our favorite places play, WHITES ACRES! I want to remind everyone who is attending that this is a private residence. Take care in treating Todd's property with the utmost respect. That means all your trash stays with you until you find a place to throw it away. Be careful not to damage anything too (like the house for example). There will be zero tolerance. This isn't pointed at anyone in particular, it's merely a disclaimer. It is going to be a fun round so don't miss it! CHAAAAAA!!

We are planning to sail on out to Kalamazoo the final week of February. I felt that giving everyone a few weeks to plan was a solid idea. So the bigger question remains, where do we play? So far the r ... show more ›

We are planning to sail on out to Kalamazoo the final week of February. I felt that giving everyone a few weeks to plan was a solid idea. So the bigger question remains, where do we play? So far the resounding response to that question is Oshtemo which was my vote. But I'll leave it to all you lovely pirates! Here are 4 courses with solid ratings per DGS. If you have another suggestion please share it. Please remember to vote once on one course only (not sure why I have to keep saying I do). Here they are:

OSHTEMO
VICKSBURG
ROBERT MORRIS
FT CUSTER REC

Get to it, CHAAAAAAAA!!!!

Brighton rec has finally added 9 more holes and let me tell ya, they're rowdy!! It has been almost 3 years since we have been there so this will be a good time. There is A LOT of trees so make sure yo ... show more ›

Brighton rec has finally added 9 more holes and let me tell ya, they're rowdy!! It has been almost 3 years since we have been there so this will be a good time. There is A LOT of trees so make sure you bring them quarters. Depending on time we may try and safari a few if the ADA holes like we did last time if you can remember that far back. CHAAAAA!!!!

Another solid mid winter showing with 17 pirates, CHAAAA!! Gustafson/Reslock with the big -15 taking the W, great shooting partner!! Thank you to Shaffer for the pre round CTP! Big thanks to Ben Calho ... show more ›

Another solid mid winter showing with 17 pirates, CHAAAA!! Gustafson/Reslock with the big -15 taking the W, great shooting partner!! Thank you to Shaffer for the pre round CTP! Big thanks to Ben Calhoun for the awesome in round CTP's, much appreciated!!

Next week is the first Sunday of the month so you know what that means, $5 Freddy round is in effect! As always we tee at 10am! See ya all out there, CHAAAA!!

It was a great weekend for some disc golf! Portage proved to be a very good course to play, it wasn't muddy in the slightest! Ninja/Nels got the W with a -8, good shooting fellers! Thank you to 127 Di ... show more ›

It was a great weekend for some disc golf! Portage proved to be a very good course to play, it wasn't muddy in the slightest! Ninja/Nels got the W with a -8, good shooting fellers! Thank you to 127 Disc Golf & WC Glow for the CTP prizes! Thank you Stevo for hooking our newcomers up with some DFL discs!

This week I will put these out there:

MBD
WILLOW
BRIGHTON REC
LAKESHORE (pending approval)

CAST YER VOTE YA SCURVEY DOGS!!! CHAAAAAA!!!

Great to see so many brave pirates out there this week! It was a real feel of -4 degrees at tee off! We had 15 players and we play a mixed variation of tees that included the new 12 holes! Plantz/Swid ... show more ›

Great to see so many brave pirates out there this week! It was a real feel of -4 degrees at tee off! We had 15 players and we play a mixed variation of tees that included the new 12 holes! Plantz/Swider came away with the W at -9, well done!

Here is a look at the voting so far this week. I appreciate the increase in voting this week:

Gulch - 6
Willow - 2
Firefighters - 1
MBD - :(

The Gulch is running away with it! Voting ends Friday at noon. Remember, ties result in a trip to pirates bay! CHAAAAA!!

Lets try this again! Last time it snowed 6" - 8" while we were there and a whopping 5 people came to brave the elements! I am hoping that we don't get another massive snow storm this time but you know ... show more ›

Lets try this again! Last time it snowed 6" - 8" while we were there and a whopping 5 people came to brave the elements! I am hoping that we don't get another massive snow storm this time but you know Michigan. We will be making a go of all of them if we can so bring your A game & possibly some dirties & quarters too. CHAAAAA!!!

Thank you to everyone who came out, it was a great time!! Big thanks to WC GLOW, Norm Raby, Skip Howard, Stevo, Scottie Reslock (yes I just thanked myself) & Rob Shaffer for their added CTP's & donati ... show more ›

Thank you to everyone who came out, it was a great time!! Big thanks to WC GLOW, Norm Raby, Skip Howard, Stevo, Scottie Reslock (yes I just thanked myself) & Rob Shaffer for their added CTP's & donations, much appreciated!!

We had 28 players total, great turnout! Ben Calhoun/Nick Pacific (Donkey) took the W with -11. Ben Calhoun took the $135 ace pool on hole #4 white, Congrats ya bagger!

Again, thanks to everyone who participated in this event. It is a great tradition that we will continue to uphold for years to come, CHAAAAA!!!

I hope everyone had a great Xmas holiday! Just a reminder that our disc exchange is coming up this Sunday at Waterworks in Ypsi. It sounds like we may get raided by an unnamed local club so even th ... show more ›

I hope everyone had a great Xmas holiday!

Just a reminder that our disc exchange is coming up this Sunday at Waterworks in Ypsi. It sounds like we may get raided by an unnamed local club so even though the "tourney" page isn't full there is gonna be a pretty good turn out (I hope). It's gonna be a fun day so get out here and ring in the new year with some CHAAAAAA!!!

That is correct, this Sunday is Christmas so league will take a one week furlough! That being said, I am usually done with my xmas shiz by 1pm or so. I am thinking about getting a game going at Cas ... show more ›

That is correct, this Sunday is Christmas so league will take a one week furlough!

That being said, I am usually done with my xmas shiz by 1pm or so. I am thinking about getting a game going at Cass or Bandi if anyone is interested. Give me a holla if you might be down. My # is on my profile and I don't think I have any restrictions on who can view it. Or you can just shoot me a message here. I will say I am shooting for a 2pm Tee Off.

Also, a reminder that the following Sunday, January 1st 2017 is our Disc Exchange at Waterworks!! There is a Tourney page set up for it if you need details.

At any rate, MERRY CHRISTMAS, CHAAAAAAAA!!!!

Well, thank you to the 2 people that took 3 seconds out of their busy schedule to vote for a course (implied sarcasm). It was a tie but I will add my vote for Cass since it is supposed be a pretty po ... show more ›

Well, thank you to the 2 people that took 3 seconds out of their busy schedule to vote for a course (implied sarcasm). It was a tie but I will add my vote for Cass since it is supposed be a pretty poopy weekend. If your pirate enough to join us we will be meeting at 9:30am and teeing off by 10am. It looks like it might be pretty cold so be prepared! CHAAAA!!!

It was a wild day of disc golf I can tell you!! We started with 3" of snow on the ground and left with at least 6" total. 5 brave pirates went on that journey and all 5 made it back. We played 1-3, Th ... show more ›

It was a wild day of disc golf I can tell you!! We started with 3" of snow on the ground and left with at least 6" total. 5 brave pirates went on that journey and all 5 made it back. We played 1-3, The new 12 extras, A - F, 13 - 18. B/Rico & Phipps/Reslock tie with a -1.

This week will between these locations:

Cass
Firefighters (troy)
Willow
Portage (grass lake)

CHAAAAAA!!!

Each year around Christmas we have a disc exchange. Bring a disc or discs around $15 or so wrapped in something (xmas paper, bag, box, newspaper, etc.). At the conclusion of the round based on how wel ... show more ›

Each year around Christmas we have a disc exchange. Bring a disc or discs around $15 or so wrapped in something (xmas paper, bag, box, newspaper, etc.). At the conclusion of the round based on how well you scored each player (that brought a gift) will get to pick a gift out of what everyone brought. It is really a ton of fun. In years past we have had a pretty good turn out so lets keep that going!

It is always held at Waterworks in Ypsi. It is also a $5 Freddy round which will only add to the excitement! Tee off will be at 10am as usual. Hope to see a big crowd...if ya'll aren't severely hung-over! CHAAAAA!!!

Like we do every year, we will be taking a week off and meeting up with (raiding) Ypsi Dubs & Night Moose to start the 7th annual point series! This year Terry Calhoun will be hosting it at BRATS (whe ... show more ›

Like we do every year, we will be taking a week off and meeting up with (raiding) Ypsi Dubs & Night Moose to start the 7th annual point series! This year Terry Calhoun will be hosting it at BRATS (where we were last week), unlike previous years when it was at The Farm House. There will be 2 rounds. Ypsi Dubs tees of at 10:30am. There is an intermission after that which is usually a chili cook off. I am not sure what the deal with that is but I am sure no one would be pissed if you decided to bring chili. After that Night Moose will tee off around 2:00pm. It is a real fun event so don't miss out! Like every year (that I have been with 24 Cha!ns anyway) this is the only week we don't track points. Just go out & have a blast & we will reconvene on 11.27.16 which will be another 4 point vote!

Thanks to all that came out, it was a great day indeed! An even bigger thanks goes out to Terry & Sheila Calhoun for letting our ugly mugs stink up their amazing course!! We had 16 players in total ... show more ›

Thanks to all that came out, it was a great day indeed! An even bigger thanks goes out to Terry & Sheila Calhoun for letting our ugly mugs stink up their amazing course!!

We had 16 players in total (which made me happy!) We played blue & red tees. Ben Calhoun/Stevo takes the W with a -8, good shooting fellas! Next week will actually back at BRATS! There is another post coming for that soon!

The votes are in and Terry Calhoun will be hosting this rabble to a wonderful day of golf a BRATS in A2!! It is a beautiful course so if you have never played it come on out. Please remember to clean ... show more ›

The votes are in and Terry Calhoun will be hosting this rabble to a wonderful day of golf a BRATS in A2!! It is a beautiful course so if you have never played it come on out. Please remember to clean up after yourself you scurvy dogs! Terry says he will have brats & burgers on the grill too! Also it is Flea & Ben's daughter Lillian's 1st Bday so show some love! We will tee at 10am, buy in is $3 and as always quarters & dirties will be flying!! Thanks Terry! CHAAAAA!!

Not quite a huge turnout but that was to be expected going so far away from home, Puttimus/Reslock taking down the W at -8 (-12 course par). Happy Bday to Swider who came to play dressed as a pirate, ... show more ›

Not quite a huge turnout but that was to be expected going so far away from home, Puttimus/Reslock taking down the W at -8 (-12 course par). Happy Bday to Swider who came to play dressed as a pirate, CHA!!

This week we will keep it in the area, so here is what you're voting on:

CASS
BANDEMER
INDENPENDENCE
MARY BETH DOYLE

There they are ya scallywags!! Voting ends Friday at noon!

After much consideration it is decided that we will be going to Holly to start things off for the season. Other locations sounded great but Holly is a solid course, it isn't ridiculously far away & we ... show more ›

After much consideration it is decided that we will be going to Holly to start things off for the season. Other locations sounded great but Holly is a solid course, it isn't ridiculously far away & we also have never done a league round there (as long as my tenure has ran anyway). Bring yer dirties and a lot of quarters for this one because we will be playing the back six!! CHAAAAAAA!!

To kick off our season I think it is fitting to play somewhere epic!! I'd like to get some feedback from fellow pirates on where we should go. We have a little less than 2 weeks to decide so lets get ... show more ›

To kick off our season I think it is fitting to play somewhere epic!! I'd like to get some feedback from fellow pirates on where we should go. We have a little less than 2 weeks to decide so lets get to it!

There are 2 automatic exceptions so pay attention. IDYLWILD is being planned already for another time so don't vote for that.THE DOJO is also off limits because it is closed for the season so that is also a no go. Don't look foolish by voting either of them because it shows you don't know how to read. I will also ridicule you heavily for it...

There are some great places to play that are not 3 to 4 hours away so lets see what you can come up with....CHAAAA!!!