There will be a Singles Disc Golf Tournament on Satuday, November 18th, and will be a "King of the 9-Hole Courses". I am hoping for a better name. It will consist of 5-9 hole courses, with a lunch break in between.
The courses are as follows:
Clark Park (Elk Grove Village)
Margreth Riemer Reservoir (Palatine)
Willow Stream Park (Buffalo Grove)
Adler Park (Libertyville)
Fink Park (Highland Park)
We will be playing one round of 9 holes at each course. We will be starting Clark Park at 9:00 a.m sharp in hopes to get all 5 courses
in that day.
Entry Fee will be $13 to play. There will also be an optional $2.00 Ace Fund going on ALL DAY long. All entrants will receive a disc
golf towel. Pre-Registration is strongly encouraged.
Flyers will be available at the "Chains of Pain" Tournament on October 28th.
Here's the catch...............I am looking for a good name to the tournament, in hopes to make it an annual event. I want all of you creative minds out there to start thinking. The stipulations are that it must have something to do with Thanksgiving and the month of November, and can also have something to do with the multi-course format.
The WINNING Title will receive a 2006 CFR Wraith at the November 18th Multi-Course Tournament.
Good Luck
E-Roc
Quote from: Eric R. McCluskey on October 17, 2006, 10:54:31 AM
There will be a Singles Disc Golf Tournament on Satuday, November 18th, and will be a "King of the 9-Hole Courses". I am hoping for a better name. It will consist of 5-9 hole courses, with a lunch break in between.
well, good luck with this, but with at least 40 mi of driving and sunset at 4:30, I think you're being a bit optimistic.
I agree, but how about The Traveling Turkey Tour, or just Turkey Tour, or The Turkey Tourney?
172 grams please.
The Turkey Trot
How about "Race Against the Sun" ?
Here's a really good name that makes for a cool Colormax concept: "The King of Nines." 8)
This is the Colormax concept: You just take a picture of the four Kings in any colorful deck of cards spread so that you can see that it is four kings. But you replace the Ks in the corners with 9s.
Quote from: Mukey on October 17, 2006, 02:51:03 PM
How about "Race Against the Sun" ?
You should do registration from 7:30 to 8:00 and then start right away. That might give you enough daylight.
Thank You for the feedback.
I am overwhelmed by the responses I have received thus far to the Name Game. Either because you guys are looking forward to playing 5
courses in one day, or you just want that CFR Wraith. Whatever the case may be, keep those titles comin'. I have already received a few
good ones, but I will not reveal the top three until Monday, the 23rd, which doesn't necessarily mean that you can't get a last minute entry in before the 25th. Keep in mind, I am looking for originality. The deadline for receiving respones will be next Wednesday, October 25th, so that I can have the name on the flyers in time for "Chains of Pain".
For the 5 course tourney, there will be a limit of 36 players, and we will have registration from 7:30 to 8:00 (thanks to Bruce's input), and start no later than 8:30.
Eric "E-Roc" McCluskey
discgolfalley@yahoo.com
Are all hole groupings going to be the same on all 5 courses?
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I think you better plan on playing the last one or perhaps two rounds as glow rounds. Bruce gave good advice as you are just three weeks after the switch back to regular time. You get sunup at a reasonable early hour and sundown at a @#$%* early hour. Knowing the attitude of frivolity that such an event is sure to inspire, the event might be called the DUI tour. Beware players!
David brought up a good point. I am strongly recommending players carpool. I live in Mundelein, so if anyone wants to carpool with me, just let me know (847) 650-0371.
As for the hole groupings, my wife is going to be handling the scorecards (as I too will be playing during this "pilgrimage"). Therefore, while en route to the next course, my wife is going to verify scores, and set up new groups, based on scores. So, you might be playing with different groups that day.
I am going to have the flyer ready this weekend, but will not post on illinoisdiscgolf.com until the Title is chosen. So, if players want to sign up before then, just mail the check to:
Eric R. McCluskey
925 Stratford Lane
Mundelein, IL 60060
You should make it 6 parks and play a round at leo leathers in mundelien. That course is awesome.
well since Cornucopia hasn't been used yet...
"Cornucopia tour 54"
"Cornucopia 54"
"Cornucopia of fun"
" Disc'n Cornucopia"
"Chain bangin Cornucopia"
You could have a disc golf basket tipped over with discs coming out of it
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Corndiscopia
"To the Nines"
"Tom Turkey's Wild Nines"
"Cornucopia O' Courses"
Quote from: Eric R. McCluskey on October 17, 2006, 10:54:31 AMThe WINNING Title will receive a 2006 CFR Wraith at the November 18th Multi-Course Tournament.
You should call it "The Jive Turkey Five" and make everyone do a shot of Wild Turkey on their first tee at each course. I don't like CFR Wraiths, so can my prize be a Discraft Surge instead? Thanks!
The Progressive
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Quote from: jack on October 19, 2006, 07:31:13 AM
Quote from: Eric R. McCluskey on October 17, 2006, 10:54:31 AMThe WINNING Title will receive a 2006 CFR Wraith at the November 18th Multi-Course Tournament.
You should call it "The Jive Turkey Five" and make everyone do a shot of Wild Turkey on their first tee at each course. I don't like CFR Wraiths, so can my prize be a Discraft Surge instead? Thanks!
feel free to give the CFR wraith to me and I'll give you 2 Surges in exchange.
Here is the official information (minus the OFFICIAL title) that is on the flyer for the November Multi-Course Tournament:
45 HOLES FREE
36 PLAYERS Disc Golf Towel
25 MILES For ALL Players
5 COURSES
1 "TURKING"
The "TurKing of the Nines"(UNOFFICIAL TITLE) Disc Golf Tournament
Saturday, November 18, 2006
We will be playing ONE Round of NINE holes at each of the FIVE courses.
Registration Closes at 8:00 A.M.
Course Address
Clark Park 1 Block West off Meacham Rd. on Biesterfield Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Margreth Riemer Reservoir Quentin Road & Wood St., Palatine, IL 60067
Willow Stream Park 600 Farrington Dr., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Adler Park 1500 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048
Fink Park 1301 Clavey Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035
There will be a lunch break in between Willow Stream Park & Adler Park.
Prizes:
Cash Payout to the Top 3 Finishers
"Rob 'em" Rewards to the rest of the Top 1/3.
(Which are redeemed for Discs, Gear, & Accessories)
Entry Fee is $13.00 Limited to 36 Players
Optional $2.00 ACE Fund which carries over until an ACE is hit
For More Information, Contact Eric McCluskey @ (847) 650-0371 or discgolfalley@yahoo.com
To Pre-Register, Mail Checks To:
Eric McCluskey, 925 Stratford Lane, Mundelein, IL 60060
""turkey testicle festival"
Quote from: BigE on October 19, 2006, 05:01:41 PM
""turkey testicle festival"
Isn't that already a festival in Gilberts, or Hampshire, or somewhere over there?
theres definitely one in macomb
I am having a tough time narrowing the responses down to 3. So, I
have narrowed it down to 4 titles. They are not in any particular
order. Here they are:
1) "The Traveling Turkey Tour" (WkeBrd3 posted on Discontinuum)
2) "Corndiscopia" (Jon Brakel posted on Discontinuum)
3) "Cornucopia O' Courses" (SIUFrolf posted on Discontinuum)
4) "5 Course Cornucopia Classic"(Jay Rawlings wrote on paper and handed to me on Saturday)
I will make the decision this Wednesday.
E-Roc
Metallicas's "ONE" :headbang:
I vote for number 1
Quote from: WkeBrd3 on October 23, 2006, 11:52:18 AM
I vote for number 1
I hope so. We figured that...and Jon will vote for 2 and SIU for 3 and Jay for 4.
I don't think I will play so my vote may not count, but I kind of like Jon's- #2. I deserved to be disqualified from this as I failed math. There are 45 holes. I suggested 54. I guess I was hoping you would add a sixth course. Sheesh. Glad I have a calculator. :unsure: :unsure:
Funny how I threw the word cornucopia into the mix and it's in the 3 of four finalists #*%$!
I vote for number 1
;D
I like The King of Nines, because the name does not lock you in to running it when the weather is crappy.
honestly, king of the 9's is much better than any of those
Quote from: Dan Michler on October 23, 2006, 02:18:02 PM
honestly, king of the 9's is much better than any of those
I agree with Dan and Bruce. I threw out Corndiscopia on a whim but the more I look at it the more it looks like the name of some fungus that corn plants get when there's too much rain in July. ;D
"The Gobbler's Magnificent 5" (or 9 or even 45)
"The Traveler's 9-Hole November Freeze"
the "PC" version of the original name: "Champion of the 9's" ;)
"9-Hole Turkey Bowl"
"The Frozen Tundra..." oh wait, already done.
"Light or Dark Meet" (and yes, I spelled Meet as in meeting someone, not meat)
"The Traveler's Delight"
maybe there's some more nice ones to add to the mix.
I still like number 1 :D
I am getting good feedback on the title game.
I see a couple more titles were added yesterday.
Does anyone like the "9-Hole Turkey Bowl"?
Or, are we leaning towards the name being either "King of the 9's" or "King of Nines".......
I don't really like all the corn fungus names - too confusing for us foreigners.
The "9 Hole Turkey Bowl" and "Turkey Tour" both ahve a nice ring to them.
Cheers,
Mark
9 Hole Turkey Bowl isn't bad actually.
I like what "9 Hole Turkey Bowl" will immediately morph into if this should turn into a SNAFU for any reason! ;D
Use your imagination and you'll be there soon.
oh good gravy was that the last thing that I was trying to go for with 9-Hole Turkey Bowl bruce lol. The sad thing is that I figured it out too!
I went for it since it flowed nicely with saying "9-hole"... so yeah... just hope for no snafu's lol
Okay,
I am not taking any more titles for the name game. It comes down to 2 Titles. They are as follows:
1) "The Traveling Turkey Tour"
2) The "9-Hole Turkey Bowl"
The title will be chosen tonight in time to be put on the flyers.
E-Roc
discgolfalley@yahoo.com
I vote for "The Traveling Turkey Tour"
And the winner is...?
And, the WINNER is........................
The "9-Hole Turkey Bowl"
So, far, 5 players have pre-registered in case anyone is interested in securing a spot in the tourney.
E-Roc
Quote from: E-Roc on October 29, 2006, 02:03:53 PM
And, the WINNER is........................
The "9-Hole Turkey Bowl"
So, far, 5 players have pre-registered in case anyone is interested in securing a spot in the tourney.
E-Roc
woohoo! Guess I better make 100% sure that I have that date free now :)
Could anybody that has played all 5 of these tell me which one you think is the toughest? I've only played Clark Park before, would be nice to go check out some of the other ones and see what they are like, especially if they are tougher than the rest.
Quote from: stpitner on November 03, 2006, 10:47:28 AM
Could anybody that has played all 5 of these tell me which one you think is the toughest? I've only played Clark Park before, would be nice to go check out some of the other ones and see what they are like, especially if they are tougher than the rest.
My ranking.
Toughest to easiest
Libertyville
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Palatine
Buffalo Grove
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Elk Grove
Highland Park
thanks Brett. I drove right by the intersection for Adler on the way up to Bevier without even knowing it last weekend, I'll have to go check it out soon!
Libertyville is one of the toughest and most interesting nine holers I know of. Palatine is tough if it is windy but otherwise it is pretty easy. Buffalo Grove is pretty easy to. So is Clark. I can't remember the other one.
I think Libertyville is the only one that you gain a lot of advantage by playing before hand. Most of the other courses you might be able to dial in some distances but there aren't many different routes. Libertyville has a few holes that you might play differently if you had the chance to try a few shots before the tourney.
I will tell you the secret to Palatine. Keep it in the fairway. Although the course is wide open, if you throw one down one of the retention pond slopes it will probably cost you at least a stroke. The slopes are STEEP and long. You can throw just a few degress off the fairway and then start burning down the slope and wind up 25 - 50 feet below the pin. Tough shot from down there.
Eric- how is the pre-reg going? I will more than likely be out there with one other person with me. I would prefer to pay the day of the tournament, but wanted to see how much room was still available.
Thanks,
Scott
The pre-registering is going okay. So far, 7 people have pre-registered. Plenty of spots still open.
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They could have done so much better with the palarine course. When I went to Harper I used to play that course pretty much every day and the land is not that bad. They have two ponds and none are really used. to get into the ponds you have to shank a drive very bad. They have potential to make some very sweet holes there. Good luck with your King of 9s tourney I will hopefully be playing on Barry or Kens card in the players cup at this time.
Word on the street is that one of the playgrounds at Clark is under construction and they've got a few holes "closed". I haven't seen it myself, but I think the pins for holes 3-5 might be wrapped up in plastic. Better check it out before Saturday morning!
Leo Leathers, here we come?!?
Quote from: tjdub42 on November 15, 2006, 08:20:28 AM
Word on the street is that one of the playgrounds at Clark is under construction and they've got a few holes "closed". I haven't seen it myself, but I think the pins for holes 3-5 might be wrapped up in plastic. Better check it out before Saturday morning!
I heard the same thing from my friend last Friday night. The work may be done already, but you'd better look into it.
I live kinda nearby... Carol Stream. I can try to go out there tomorrow night to try to take a look, but it's mighty close to tournament time if I can only get out there as early as Thursday evening. Anyone live closer that can check Thursday morning?
I went and played Clark Park, Palatine, and Buffalo Grove, last Sunday, in preparation for this pilgrimmage. Clark Park does have nets around holes 3-5. I have contacted the Park District, but haven't heard anything yet.
A bomb was dropped on me last night. I received a phone call from a guy saying that the Palatine Park District took out there baskets yesterday for year's end. Can someone stop by and make sure. If so, I do have alternate courses picked out.......and, YES, Leo Leathers happends to be one of the alternate courses. Plan B is ready, in case. All of this will be stated at Clark Park before we start.
WE are still meeting at Clark Park for the first course, and will take it from there.
E-Roc
E-roc had mentioned to me one possibilty of playing three holes twice at Clark Park to make up for the ones that are closed near the play ground. If that could be done with alternate tees it might work well.
I checked out Fink Park last Sunday and it was really wet. At least we have a close alternative of Danny Cunnif if it is still too wet when I drive by today.
Cheers,
Mark
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Quote from: E-Roc on November 16, 2006, 04:03:29 AM
I went and played Clark Park, Palatine, and Buffalo Grove, last Sunday, in preparation for this pilgrimmage. Clark Park does have nets around holes 3-5. I have contacted the Park District, but haven't heard anything yet.
A bomb was dropped on me last night. I received a phone call from a guy saying that the Palatine Park District took out there baskets yesterday for year's end. Can someone stop by and make sure. If so, I do have alternate courses picked out.......and, YES, Leo Leathers happends to be one of the alternate courses. Plan B is ready, in case. All of this will be stated at Clark Park before we start.
WE are still meeting at Clark Park for the first course, and will take it from there.
E-Roc
argh! Palatine's course didn't look that bad when I played it Sunday! Sure there was some much, but that was mostly because it has been raining quite a bit recently. BG looked just fine, and I also played Adler... also looked fine. I haven't been to Fink.
Frustrating!
Drove by Mundelein and Libertyville last night. The courses look good.
I just heard from the Elk Grove Park District this morning. They should be removing the nets from holes 3-5 before tomorrow morning. I should be receiving confirmation some time today.
I am going to be driving by Buffalo Grove & Palatine after work today.
Mark, Did you check Fink out last night? Is it looking good?
E-Roc
Quote from: E-Roc on November 17, 2006, 05:55:53 AM
Mark, Did you check Fink out last night? Is it looking good?
E-Roc
I played 5 holes this morning on the way to work, and it is playable. The fairways are pretty squelchy, but near the baskets isn't too bad. There are large pudles on Hole 8, but none of them more than a couple of inches deep. I didn't make it to Danny Cunnif to compare.
heh, interesting to note that on palatineparks.org it says that the Palatine course is open April 15th - October 15th. I guess I was lucky to play it last Sunday, the 12th of November! So I guess it doesn't surprise me if the baskets are indeed out.
Today was a lot of fun! There were a total of 9 people there (cuz all you bums from Discontinuum didn't show up lol, that's ok, though!) I did my best to represent DISContinuum well, and I wound up with a 1 stroke victory, woohoo! It was my first tournament win ever, so you know I have to be happy about that ;)
The courses wound up to be changed up a little bit to accomodate the Palatine situation. We played 1,2,6-9 and then 1,2,6 again at Clark Park, then went to Buffalo Grove. After Buffalo Grove we drove to Highland Park to play at Fink. We had lunch and then went and played Adler. After Adler we traveled over to Mundelein to play at Leo Leathers. it was a tossup between Mundelein and Grayslake, but everyone decided to just go to Mundelein. There was a tie for the lead spot going into the last course (and it remained tied all the way to hole 8 of 9, so that made things pretty exciting!)
Just about anybody else from here could have shown up and kicked my butt, but I did win with an overall +9 on the day. There was a 2-way tie for second between E-Roc and Mark at +10 overall.
It was a lot of fun, and I hope to hook up with you guys a great deal in the future!
VERY well organized tournament. The only suggestion I would maybe consider is that if you do another traveling tournament similar to this and have a bigger field, printed maps from one course to the next would be very helpful! Well done :)
Scott
Very very cool that #8 and #9 at Mundelein were the finishing holes.
Personally this was a tourney I considered, But work and some other items deserve more consideration.
Im positive that it was a fantastic way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Congrats to the low scorer.
Congratulations Scott.
Quote from: stpitner on November 18, 2006, 06:49:37 PM
There was a 2-way tie for second between E-Roc and Mark at +10 overall.
Scott
Scott,
It was good to meet you and play the round at Buffalo Grove. While I was in the top three (aka coming third) after Clark Park, I dropped quickly from there, and bailed before Mundelein, so I am pretty sure it wasn't me coming equal second. Those honors deservedly go to Matt I am guessing.
Congrats on the win, on top of getting the prize for the name of the event.
Mark
d'oh, thanks for the correction Mark. Yes, it was indeed Matt that tied for second honors. It was hard to learn everyone's names considering there were all of these J names - Jim, John, Jackie (hopefully spelled right), and then Mark and Matt.
Yeah, two prizes for an event makes for a pretty great day!
A pleasure to meet you, Mark :)
Nice job Scott!
Now, to settle a bet, what time did you guys finish? I never thought you would get five courses in before dark.
I thought they'd have daylight issues to, but the attendance issues compensated for it. :rolleyes:
We were done by 3:30, but even if there was 20 people we would have finished no question by 4. None of the slow-pokes showed up ;)
I could care less that there were attendance "issues" since I took home the victory lol :)
Not only did we finish by 3:30, but the 8 of us that made it to the 5th course played another round of RIPT Best Shot doubles. That finished at 4:45, and I was about ready to break out the LED's to finish the last hole lol.
Thanks to All of you that came out for the "9-Hole Turkey Bowl". The weather held up that day, as we travelled to the 5 different courses. Congrats! to Scott Pitner from the Discontinuum Club for being this year's "2006 Turking". It came down to the last 2 holes of the day (8 & 9 at Mundelein), as E-Roc and Scott were tied on the Leader Card. In the end, Scott pulled away with the 1-stroke victory over E-Roc, as Matt "Mutt" Stachura came back and tied for 2nd (with E-Roc).
I am looking forward to next year's "Pilgrimage", which will most likely be the 1st/2nd weekend in November.
E-Roc