What I didn't know about New Quarter Park is that it was also the sight of military action during the Civil War and the Battle of Williamsburg or as it is sometimes called the Battle of Fort Magruder that took place on May 5, 1862. The Disc Golf course is positioned on land between Redoubts 11 and 12, positions that were quietly taken by Union Brig. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, or "Hancock the Superb." Hancock earned his nickname "the Superb" at this battlesite for how he took over these Redoubts and then held off Confederate attempts to regain control of Redoubts 11 and 12...Here's a picture of Portia early on in our adventure today:
Disc Golf is basically golf without the balls and clubs...using discs instead. Since it was my first time at this course I decided that I would play against Portia...which would give me two throws, one for her and one for me the whole way through. Trouble is her throws always came up better than the ones I was throwing for myself!
As you can tell from the look on her face she pretty much knows she is winning at this point in the day:
By the last couple of holes it was pretty obvious she was going to win and win she did. Par for the course was 62...Portia ended up with a 65 and I lost with a 69...so there it is our adventure in Disc Golf and some US History along the way!
1 comment:
I love how happy she looks beating your hiney. I can't believe your dog is playing Frisbee golf. You're silly.
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