The Idlewild Social Media Storm

When the round gets delayed for lightning the phones come out

The opening round at the Idlewild Open Friday was delayed multiple times due to a severe thunderstorm with sustained lightning, strong winds, and rain. Ultimately, round one was suspended around 6:40 p.m. just as the final Open card completed hole one. All those delays meant players and media at the event had plenty of time to take in the oncoming severe weather.

Here’s what they saw.

Terry Miller:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bld1B8ZgDfr/?hl=en&taken-by=thediscgolfguy

Paul McBeth:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BldrNulBfof/?taken-at=766267048

Peter McBride:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BldtaQNA-le/?taken-at=766267048

A.J. Risley featured prominently in Jomez Productions’ documentation of the storm:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Blds_iYjKC2/?taken-by=jomezpro

Dixon Jowers showed us some victims of the storm:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216746726565290&set=gm.503766066741335&type=3&theater&ifg=1

 

@jamshelton:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BleK8QpB9aw/?taken-at=766267048

Dana Vicich jumped in with some tweets:

Tina Stanaitis and Eric Oakley:

https://www.facebook.com/tina.stanaitis/videos/10211287176167511/

 

Tyler Schrock:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlduMozDs-6/?taken-at=766267048

Jared Stoll:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bldtc9MHdNL/?taken-at=766267048

Alex Russell:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BleRYNGjCXt/?taken-at=766267048

Sara Lamberson:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bld54oGDTyl/?taken-at=766267048

Ricky Wysocki was not in attendance, however. He was in Sweden instead. And despite the forest fires in the country in recent days, he was enjoying the calmer weather and made sure to let everyone know about it:

Ricky Wysocki Sweden -> Idlewild

  1. Bennett Wineka
    Bennett Wineka

    Benn started playing disc golf in the '90s but has somehow never gotten any better. He lives in Decatur, Georgia and cares too much about Atlanta United and UNC basketball. Email him at [email protected]

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