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I am very humbled of what Gregg Hosfeld posted on Face Book the other night..... "Doesn't sound like I could stop you, Dan Kilgore. Didn't realize you'd passed me. Sounds like you've got the record at this point. Hard to keep racking em up living in FL.
So, that makes, what... 5 of us over 1K now?"
5 Disc Golfers in the WORLD to have played at least 1000 courses. And after talking with Larry Clifford Kirk yesterday he told me that I might be the only person to have played 1000 different courses and to have played at least one course in every state (I've played all 50 states, 4 Canadian provinces and England).
Very humbling. Because without God in my heart I don't think I could of ever attempted this grand milestone. I also wish to acknowledge the love and support of my Mom and my step-father Allen (both gone, but always in my ) and my good friend Jesse R Buryj (who was KIA in Iraq in 2004), But I know he's always with me on my travels because he always liked to play new courses with me back in the day. and maybe because I say his name and Mom 90% of the time after I get a birdie to myself. After his untimely death in 2004, I've played aprox. 800 new Disc Golf courses. where I get this energy and will to play as many as I have is a tribute to the above mentioned but also to so many others. I was so blessed to start my Disc Golf roots in Canton, Ohio with great friends like Chris Pellegrino, John Franks, Rob Bryan my GREAT friend Bill Griffith (as he and are blessed to get to design new courses (not only for me to bag, but for many other to ♥) and my great friends Medina family of Itch, Sharon Jenkins, Leroy Jenkins, Brad Evans and his Dad, Bob for all the Aloha they arranged for me to play Disc golf in Hawaii. Back in the day we traveled great distances to play in tournaments in Dayton, Peru, Indiana, Laurel Springs, N.C. Toronto etc... and it wasn't til I played in the 1999 AM Worlds in Detroit, that I found my passion of playing as many Disc Golf courses as God gives me the ability to play. As I missed the final cut and after talking with some of my friends they suggested I go around Lake Erie and play as many of the DG courses in the PDGA directory as I could. That's when I found that playing Disc Golf recreationally (for me) was more fun than playing in tournaments. I also want to thank Gregg Hosfeld as he laid the groundwork for serious Disc Golf course counting sluts like me, as he always wrote about his travels in the Disc Golf World Magazine. His articles to me was like reading a great novel, but with cool pictures. Gregg, I never dreamed of passing you, but if it wasn't for you. I never would of had the vision of bagging so many courses. And I'll never forget the time when I was in High Point, NC when I saw you at that one basket and I went over and saw who you we're and asked where you we're going next and if you'd play a new Disc golf course with me. So We played the tube tone (my only tube tone course I've played, though I did play a private course that used some fire extinguishers as baskets in Humbolt Co., Ca.) course in Yadkinville, N.C. and I bought you dinner afterwards. Little did I know where I was going, but to be with you at that time was top shelf feeling
There's so many more people to thank, how about a shout out to the many friends that make Disc Golf so beautiful, that I want to come and visit you and play a new course. To www.DGcoursereview.com that allows me to hit an app and take away the courses I've already played, Tim your Disc Golf website is second to none. and I'd be lost without!! To the people who design new courses for others to love and for me to play and , and Wooster Park dept. as you allowed me to design a DG course in my hometown and to name it after my Grandfather (Miles Specht). to the many people who went out of their way to arrange me to play a private course or the person who helped me play a course I wasn't familiar with or the person who didn't mind if I played through. how about the faceless person who helped me with directions when I became lost in my travels. I want to thank my employer, The US Post Office. I am so blessed to have such a great job.
I want to thank Matt Sime for sharing the fairway as we played my 999 and 1000th DG course together.
I never intended to play as many Disc golf courses as I have to date. But God willing I'll be able to play one more----------------- - +
Thanks again to everyone who is my friend, talks to me about Disc Golf, is associated with Disc Golf and the gazillion of volunteers who make Disc Golf courses playable and my co-workers who have had an earful of my Disc Golf over the years and still support me. I am truly blessed to today be the leader of the World of Disc Golf courses played. Very Humbling. May the course be with you all---------------------- - +
opcorn: because ------------ - I am very humbled of what Gregg Hosfeld posted on Face Book the other night..... "Doesn't sound like I could stop you, Dan Kilgore. Didn't realize you'd passed me. Sounds like you've got the record at this point. Hard to keep racking em up living in FL.
So, that makes, what... 5 of us over 1K now?"
5 Disc Golfers in the WORLD to have played at least 1000 courses. And after talking with Larry Clifford Kirk yesterday he told me that I might be the only person to have played 1000 different courses and to have played at least one course in every state (I've played all 50 states, 4 Canadian provinces and England).
Very humbling. Because without God in my heart I don't think I could of ever attempted this grand milestone. I also wish to acknowledge the love and support of my Mom and my step-father Allen (both gone, but always in my ) and my good friend Jesse R Buryj (who was KIA in Iraq in 2004), But I know he's always with me on my travels because he always liked to play new courses with me back in the day. and maybe because I say his name and Mom 90% of the time after I get a birdie to myself. After his untimely death in 2004, I've played aprox. 800 new Disc Golf courses. where I get this energy and will to play as many as I have is a tribute to the above mentioned but also to so many others. I was so blessed to start my Disc Golf roots in Canton, Ohio with great friends like Chris Pellegrino, John Franks, Rob Bryan my GREAT friend Bill Griffith (as he and are blessed to get to design new courses (not only for me to bag, but for many other to ♥) and my great friends Medina family of Itch, Sharon Jenkins, Leroy Jenkins, Brad Evans and his Dad, Bob for all the Aloha they arranged for me to play Disc golf in Hawaii. Back in the day we traveled great distances to play in tournaments in Dayton, Peru, Indiana, Laurel Springs, N.C. Toronto etc... and it wasn't til I played in the 1999 AM Worlds in Detroit, that I found my passion of playing as many Disc Golf courses as God gives me the ability to play. As I missed the final cut and after talking with some of my friends they suggested I go around Lake Erie and play as many of the DG courses in the PDGA directory as I could. That's when I found that playing Disc Golf recreationally (for me) was more fun than playing in tournaments. I also want to thank Gregg Hosfeld as he laid the groundwork for serious Disc Golf course counting sluts like me, as he always wrote about his travels in the Disc Golf World Magazine. His articles to me was like reading a great novel, but with cool pictures. Gregg, I never dreamed of passing you, but if it wasn't for you. I never would of had the vision of bagging so many courses. And I'll never forget the time when I was in High Point, NC when I saw you at that one basket and I went over and saw who you we're and asked where you we're going next and if you'd play a new Disc golf course with me. So We played the tube tone (my only tube tone course I've played, though I did play a private course that used some fire extinguishers as baskets in Humbolt Co., Ca.) course in Yadkinville, N.C. and I bought you dinner afterwards. Little did I know where I was going, but to be with you at that time was top shelf feeling
There's so many more people to thank, how about a shout out to the many friends that make Disc Golf so beautiful, that I want to come and visit you and play a new course. To www.DGcoursereview.com that allows me to hit an app and take away the courses I've already played, Tim your Disc Golf website is second to none. and I'd be lost without!! To the people who design new courses for others to love and for me to play and , and Wooster Park dept. as you allowed me to design a DG course in my hometown and to name it after my Grandfather (Miles Specht). to the many people who went out of their way to arrange me to play a private course or the person who helped me play a course I wasn't familiar with or the person who didn't mind if I played through. how about the faceless person who helped me with directions when I became lost in my travels. I want to thank my employer, The US Post Office. I am so blessed to have such a great job.
I want to thank Matt Sime for sharing the fairway as we played my 999 and 1000th DG course together.
I never intended to play as many Disc golf courses as I have to date. But God willing I'll be able to play one more----------------- - +
Thanks again to everyone who is my friend, talks to me about Disc Golf, is associated with Disc Golf and the gazillion of volunteers who make Disc Golf courses playable and my co-workers who have had an earful of my Disc Golf over the years and still support me. I am truly blessed to today be the leader of the World of Disc Golf courses played. Very Humbling. May the course be with you all---------------------- - +
