Top 500 Cut Line: -26

Legends of the Valley Spotlight

Each event will highlight one or more "Legends of Disc Golf Valley" with a bio about the Legends and their DGV accomplishments, a Q&A, a custom layout created by that Legend, and their choice of a Challenge the Valley course.

What's your proudest DGV-related accomplishment? I was the 5th player to become #1 in the World (May 2021) and share this achievement with only 6 other players.

What's your favorite DGV course? Lost Island. There is plenty of natural scoring separation for elite players and where else can I throw through a massive dinosaur skeleton?

What's your favorite DGV hole? HW7. It reminds me of the spider tree we have at Oak Grove (the world’s first permanent disc golf course - near Pasadena, CA) and it’s always a satisfying skip ace when you hit it.

What two discs would go in your Team Series pack? GS Rive & LG Rive (the farthest non-roller disc & the farthest in-air disc). They are not available as CTV rewards so this is the most lucrative combo I can think of.

If you could add/change one thing about DGV, what would it be? Customizable Events (we could see the DGV community deepen and expand through things like pay to play weeklies & monthlies, random partner dubs, etc. - basically recreating all of my favorite rl events in DGV)

Any other DGV accomplishments? 

🥇in DGVPT Elite Series 2021 (6 consecutive PTs - 216 holes)

22-3 (W-L) record in heads up bracket play

First player to shoot -13 on FV & LI (and didn’t grind for either one)

Finals in Disc Golf Valleague Beta (Disc In A Box)

Semifinals in Disc Golf Valleague S1 (Four Guy Grind)

Finals in HOF Team Tournament (Led Zeppelines)

Cliff Jumper (the first ever DGV Music Video)

Outside of DGV, what are you best at? Songwriting. One of my bands, Pegasis, actually made an EP called “Fantasy Game” with multiplatinum producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank) and it’s available on all major streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.). I’d love it if y’all would check it out and lmk what you think!

Describe your custom layout: Aro's Tricky Throwins (Putters Only): Tricky Throwins goes in order from easiest to hardest (if you go for the best possible score on every hole). Every single hole has potential for two stroke swings. The first four holes are a Crow’s Nest sandwich of eagleable holes, the last four holes are a Coyote Canyon sandwich of birdieable holes, and LS8 is the island hole in the middle (so the whole layout is also a sandwich). I wanted to create a layout that will test even the most elite players, even if they practice it until they’re blue in the face.

Week 8 Layout - Curated by Aro

R1: Aro's Tricky Throw-ins
PUTTERs ONLY BAG

R2: Harrowing Woods
Default BAG

R3: Wildcard
default BAG

R4: Globetrotter
default BAG

Week 8 Bonus Round - Real Bonus

There will be a 2nd Event as a part of Week 8 called "Real Bonus." The Real Bonus event challenges players to play 18 holes from Emporia Country Club and Nokia "The Beast." 

Be sure to read the scoring rules below to learn how bonus points will be awarded!


Scoring

Example

A. Magnus finishes all 18 holes of the event with a final score of -9 and is awarded 18 bonus points to his league total.

B. Ian has a score of -14 through 16 holes but rage quits after going OB. Ian is awarded 0 bonus points because he didn't complete yet another event.

C. Mark forgets about the Real Bonus event. Mark isn't penalized but is ashamed of himself because this was his last chance.