Attached is the flyer for this event.
2007 DISContinuum Disc Golf Club Invitational
Only 2007 DISContinuum Disc Golf Club Members Are Invited
This event is a thank you to all members that support DISContinuum DGC.
There will be club champions for overall best score, distance, & putting competition.
PDGA C-Tier
Friday August 17th , 2007 @ Bevier Park in Waukegan, IL
Entry Fee is FREE unless you are not a current PDGA Member or playing Open
$5.00 fee for all non-PDGA Members.
Open entry fee is $10.00
$2.00 Ace Pool.
There will be only 2 divisions offered. Advanced & Open. We are playing for fun, PDGA points/rating, and bragging rights. The best overall score will be awarded a club championship trophy. There are also trophies for 2nd & 3rd for overall best score.
We are not playing for prizes.
Open entry fee is $10.00.
Check in by 9:00AM
Player meeting at 9:10AM
Tee off at 9:30AM
Distance & Putting competition will take place after the club champion trophies have been awarded. There will be a prize for both competition winners.
Contact-> Brett Comincioli
(847) 858-4368
president@discontinuum.org
www.discontinuum.org
What holes/how many rounds are we playing? Or is it dependent on whether the extra holes get done by then?
Quote from: Jon Brakel on July 03, 2007, 07:52:59 AM
What holes/how many rounds are we playing? Or is it dependent on whether the extra holes get done by then?
2 rounds of 18 hopefully. Hoping to play the new holes across the street.
Anyone who plays this event has a chance to win a Discatcher Traveler Basket -> http://www.innovadiscs.com/discatcher/traveler.html
When you sign in you will be given a raffle ticket.
Sweet. That basket is like velcro, everything sticks to it.
idk i think there hard to put on
ill be there if not employed by then
I'm in :)
I'm in as well. Advanced as usual. Thanks.
How many players are coming out for this event? In 2005 we had 23 participants, last year there were 41 at this tourney. We are now at 114 club members, how many are coming out to this great event? Free raffle for a basket, 36 holes of golf, distance and putting competition (with prizes), PDGA points, all for free! Also three great trophies will be awarded to the three top scores of the day. Come on out!
Friday August 17
TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY
I'm in.
I got the day off as of yesterday, so I'm definitely there.
Hopefully this isn't the year we fill. ;)
Tom
I'm in. Let me know if you need help setting up/taking down/whatever.
well just got unemployed yesterday
my skills set didnt meet the job requirements
what a waste of 3 weeks
so in order to get another job i will say ill be up for this as i have that day free
Count me in.
i'm in as of now. my situation could change without notice, however.
who's handling pre-reg? ;)
Quote from: mirth on August 03, 2007, 10:55:23 AM
i'm in as of now. my situation could change without notice, however.
ditto.
I will most likely be there so count me in
I'll be there O0
Attached is the score card.
2M Rule is in effect
On & over all roads are OB
On & over all parking lots are OB.
Tennis & Basketball Courts are OB.
Totally surrounded by water is OB.
Both the putting & driving contest will start after the tournament & trophies have been awarded.
The putting contest will work like this.
There are 5 spots. You get 2 shots from each spot. Each spot has a point value next to it. The most points possible are 30 if all 10 putts are made. If there is a tie for fisrt place it will be a do or die playoff starting at the first spot.
You get 2 rounds from the 5 spots. Your best of the 2 rounds will count.
1. 15ft. (1pt.)
2. 20ft. (2 pts.)
3. 25ft. (3 pts.)
4. 30ft. (4 pts.)
5. 35ft. (5 pts.)
The driving competition will work like this.
You will get a flag. Write your name on the flag. You will throw 5 drives. Your best drive will be taken. Walk out to your best drive and mark it. We will measure once all throws have been taken.
If you know you're going to play let me know & i'll add you to the list.
Tom M.
Can you take some pictures of the trophies & post them here?
I am playing for sure. Can't wait!
For sure
Day is taken off of work already, I'll be there
Put me down as in. I need to find some gas money. I can eat peanut butter and sleep in the car, if necessary. I spent all my disc golf money on Worlds. The rest of the Waterford team is headed to the Michigan Women's Championship.
im in, already took off work
Take off work!
Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd best score.
Distance winer- Pick of any driver in stock.
Putting winner- Pick of any putter in stock.
CTP's during both rounds.
Someone will win a traveler basket via free raffle.
$2.00 Ace Pool
Count me in also!
I'll be there.
alright, the vacation day is scheduled. unless the wife surprises me with something i'll be there.
im in
I've got gas money. ;D
I don't recall seeing this earlier; are we playing any alternates?
Quote from: damonshort on August 08, 2007, 04:11:14 PM
I don't recall seeing this earlier; are we playing any alternates?
We'll be playing cement & rubber tees both rounds. Does this mean you'll be there Damon?
What happens if ace pool isn't hit? Are all bag tags in play?
Quote from: Tom McManus on August 08, 2007, 05:45:14 PM
What happens if ace pool isn't hit? Are all bag tags in play?
Ace will be rolled over to league ace pool.
Yes, all tags are in play. It'd be nice to see #1 tag one time this year.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on August 08, 2007, 05:00:29 PM
Quote from: damonshort on August 08, 2007, 04:11:14 PM
I don't recall seeing this earlier; are we playing any alternates?
We'll be playing cement & rubber tees both rounds. Does this mean you'll be there Damon?
Yeah, planning on it - I more or less committed in an earlier post.
And the tees have nothing to do with it. :D I even plan on making League this Sunday.
in that case then you'll have practice!
Quote from: mirth on August 08, 2007, 06:52:42 PM
in that case then you'll have practice!
Yeah, well this year I seem to be doing better on courses I haven't practiced. ::)
Don't forget my chair... I have a towel already.
Brett, Becky and I will be there. Maddisen will not. In keeping with the club invitational tradition, she has summer band that week!
These are the only pics I could find. I am not sure if i took a 1st place pic or not.not before giving them to TOm. By the way no more glass trophies as i no longer work for that company so get the final ones while you can.
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/white_rhino80/23.jpg)
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/white_rhino80/2007_BagTagChallengeTrophy.jpg)
So if the ace pool is rolling over from this tourney to the league on Sundays, is the league ace pool also rolling over to the tourney?
Quote from: tacimala on August 08, 2007, 09:37:18 PM
So if the ace pool is rolling over from this tourney to the league on Sundays, is the league ace pool also rolling over to the tourney?
that's an interesting question. 8)
I'm inclined to think that it should either 'roll both ways' or stay separate. How about splitting it between the Putting and Distance winners if no one aces?
Quote from: damonshort on August 09, 2007, 07:02:02 AM
Quote from: tacimala on August 08, 2007, 09:37:18 PM
So if the ace pool is rolling over from this tourney to the league on Sundays, is the league ace pool also rolling over to the tourney?
that's an interesting question. 8)
I'm inclined to think that it should either 'roll both ways' or stay separate. How about splitting it between the Putting and Distance winners if no one aces?
What if the putting and distance winners didn't get into the ace pool?
Thanks for the pics Nathan. The first place trophy is a little bit bigger than the other two trophies.
i don't have any issues if the $15 or whatever the league ace fund rolls into the tournament with the understanding if no aces are hit then the tournament fund rolls back to league.
I would prefer to keep them separate, but that's only because I can never make it to league! B)
Ditto
I think if nobody hits an ace the $ should be distributed by a CTP like we did at the Club Challenge. More people get in on the action. Putting, distance, ace. With no trees on #1 I figure somebody is going to hit it but in any case, the money should go home that day and not roll over to the league ace fund.
Quote from: Chainmeister on August 09, 2007, 08:43:57 AM
I think if nobody hits an ace the $ should be distributed by a CTP like we did at the Club Challenge. More people get in on the action. Putting, distance, ace. With no trees on #1 I figure somebody is going to hit it but in any case, the money should go home that day and not roll over to the league ace fund.
I think that's the best idea of the above.
I don't care what you do with the ace pool money. Just don't pull an FTM. :o
On an unrelated note, those of you who agree with me that Brett is doing a great job as Club President ought to think about playing pro. It's only $10. I won the tournament last year in Advanced so I guess I have to play pro!
I can't speak for Brett, but if we are paying $2 or $3 or $5 for the ace fund or whatever it is, and part of the funding for this event comes from the money that is made from leagues. I think that the $2.00 would be a nice contribution to the league ace fund and it may help to get more people out to leagues if the fund has a bump. I rarely make league in the summer but don't have a problem if my $2.00 goes back to league ace fund.
Quote from: Top Banana on August 09, 2007, 08:57:53 AM
I don't care what you do with the ace pool money. Just don't pull an FTM. :o
Full Teebird Migration?
Quote from: Top Banana on August 09, 2007, 08:57:53 AM
those of you who agree with me that Brett is doing a great job as Club President ought to think about playing pro.
How 'bout I just give Brett $5 & let him kick me in the nuts?
Brett IS doing a great job, keep it up!
I will probably make it on the 17th. I'm looking forward to it . . . I'm also feeling a cold coming on . . . cough, cough.
Quote from: Jon Brakel on August 09, 2007, 07:19:40 AM
Quote from: damonshort on August 09, 2007, 07:02:02 AM
Quote from: tacimala on August 08, 2007, 09:37:18 PM
So if the ace pool is rolling over from this tourney to the league on Sundays, is the league ace pool also rolling over to the tourney?
that's an interesting question. 8)
I'm inclined to think that it should either 'roll both ways' or stay separate. How about splitting it between the Putting and Distance winners if no one aces?
What if the putting and distance winners didn't get into the ace pool?
then they should be beaten to a pulp. Troublemaker.
I really don't have that strong an opinion either way. Other than the beating part.
Posted on: Today at 11:31:08 AMPosted by: tjdub42
How 'bout I just give Brett $5 & let him kick me in the nuts?
Posted by: damonshort
then they should be beaten to a pulp. Troublemaker.
This is sounding dangerous. :Whaxatk:
Are we playing Guts or Golf? Whatever you guys want to do with the Ace money is just fine with me. Yes, sir, I'm glad to be a donor. Just don't hurt me. MMMMMmmmmm. :o
See you guys next Friday. I might be wearing a cup.
how bout we figure out what to do with the money afterwards because somebody better hit it
i might have to leave my house really early to beat traffic
still planning on coming if not working by then
Here is a link to the tour page. Check for your name. If you plan to come and are not on the list pm or post here. I'll get your card ready.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7107#Open
Can I be on Date Noss's card???
Pony up your ten bucks and you can play with Cen Klimo too!
I'm going to make a trophy disc for "Best Amateur." This will go to the amateur who shoots the best score, regardless of what division they play. If there should be a tie for this, the first tie breaker is it goes to the amateur who played in the pro division! >:D
Brett, I'm going to try to play the first round assuming we don't fill. If we fill I will bow out to allow someone with more intact vertibrae play. List me as pro!
sign me up for advanced . i have thursday and friday off so i plan on being out there to practice most of the day thursday .
Check in by 9:00AM
Player meeting at 9:10AM
Tee off at 9:30AM
There was a question at league this morning about tee off times. The two hot rounds at doubles were -10. Hole B is now a fun hole, with the clearing to some of the trees and the permanent pin placement it makes it a good hole. Right now there is no bridge. The water is high in the creek, maybe it will go down some by Friday. The new holes across the street are fun.
Come on out!
Just got back from here. New holes are nice. We couldn't find the second to last basket. We found the tee, assumed the basket would be somewhere near the tee for the last hole over there and didn't see it anywhere. It's definitely a nice 18 hole course now. Throw in the alternate tees and you have a full day of disc at one course!
That basket is still not installed even though its been over a month since WPD put in the new holes. I'd assume they have it by now...
We've been using my skill shot every week for doubles. The basket is supposed to be on top of the mound directly west of the last new hole's tee.
I'm sure we'll have one of the club's portable Machs up there for Friday.
I should know by the end of the day if I'm in or not. Do we need to pre-register?
i'm listed as day-to-day on the injury report. it'll be a game time decision. hope to see ya'll soon.
pre-reg is verbal only. post here if you're coming & brett'll make out a card for you.
Ron Miller is coming
I'm going to be there, just please use a different name for me on the pdga page until after the tournament.
I'm also going to bring merch on an "as requested" basis. So if need something and want me to bring it, just browse the store (paperorplasticsports.com) and email me with what you want. I can bring Ace Race player packs too, $20. I have a couple people so far that I'm meeting with, so it shouldn't be a problem pulling stuff and bringing it for anybody. I also have a ton of stuff not listed, so please email if you don't see what you need!
Thanks to Jon's invitation, I'll be there to rejoin the club and play Open.
Should be fun, especially if Fave Deldberg plays.
I saw Barrett at the MadCityOpen and she said she'd probably play as well.
Questions:
How has Hole B changed?
and
If the green bridge is gone, are the white rocks still there to cross the water?
Thanks in advance,
jimklem
Hey Jim,
B has changed in that the 4 guardian trees up the gut are now gone. Its an open low ceiling shot to get across the creek.
The green bridge is currently floating in the stream. I think the bridge, if we want to continue to use it, needs to be relocated upstream a bit. The lack of proper water movement to the south of the course has led to massive bank erosion & the bridge no longer adequately makes the span.
WPD and/or Com Ed really needs to get on board though and do something about the stream. The water flow at the crossing under the power lines is a trickle compared to what is coming out of the pond.
Quote from: stpitner on August 13, 2007, 08:56:42 AM
I'm going to be there, just please use a different name for me on the pdga page until after the tournament.
:o Be sure to practice that cough!
Thanks, Mirth.
I know many will be happy with B being cleared up a bit.
If you want/need a temporary bridge idea, please email or call me.
I might be able to help.
jim
Thanks Jim. Lets talk on Friday. If B & C are to remain viable holes we need something to get across that stream.
Oh - I didn't answer your question about the riffle. Its pretty much always under water, especially now. Yesterday there was a tip of a rock in the middle poking out, nothing else.
Cool. See ya Friday.
just to let you know brett, i will be playing open
Count me in..... I just got the day off.
Brett just to let you know matt stachura is playing on friday as well
Jim
Barry Gilbert will also be rejoining and playing Open on Friday.
Ok. I'm going to do it. I'm going to ask the most annoying question, that has to get posted to each tournament thread at least once:
Does anyone know about when the event will end?
The 2nd round I'll bet will end well before 4 pm, maybe before 3. The putting and driving competitions, well, they've tended to drag on a bit. ;)
Currently I'm planning on coming down to defend my title. I do have a minor conflict right now so I'm not 100% positive but I really want to make it happen. I've been a pretty big supporter of this club for many years now and I do think this Friday outing is a great idea and I've had fun the past two years.
If it is ok with the club and the local law of the land I can also bring down any merch that people might be in need of. Particular discs, accessories, etc. Shoot me an e-mail, terry@prodiscgolfer.com if there is something you are looking for.
Ter
I just signed up as a club member tonight online (I have been meaning to for awhile) and would like to play friday.
My name is Kevin Cunningham. PDGA #32650.
I'm tentatively hoping to be there but unfortunately I have some funeral arrangements to attend later in the week as well.
Quote from: J.R. on August 14, 2007, 06:49:17 PM
Ok. I'm going to do it. I'm going to ask the most annoying question, that has to get posted to each tournament thread at least once:
Does anyone know about when the event will end?
I am hoping to tee off promptly at 9:30am. We are playing 2 rounds of 20 holes. I'm hoping to take a quick lunch break then get started again. I believe we were done by 4pm last year. With 3'somes things should move pretty quickly.
Quote from: kcunning on August 14, 2007, 10:07:53 PM
I just signed up as a club member tonight online (I have been meaning to for awhile) and would like to play friday.
My name is Kevin Cunningham. PDGA #32650.
Welcome to the club. Your name has been added.
Quote from: tacimala on August 14, 2007, 10:10:20 PM
I'm tentatively hoping to be there but unfortunately I have some funeral arrangements to attend later in the week as well.
Sorry to hear that Taylor. I'll add you to the list. If you find out you cannot make it let me know.
Feel free to bring whatever merchandise you have Terry. Bruce, Scott, & the club will also have merch. I think there is a CE Swap going on as well. Should be a sweet fly mart Friday ;D. If you have Destroyer's bring them.
I'm 90% going to be there, but work is crazy and something could change.
OK, I'll be there. Please put me under Amateur right now but that may change (it all depends on my putting in the next two days and if I can scrounge up $10).
btw, i just lost my beloved 1st run star teerex the other day if anyone has them for sale or trade please send me a PM.
Thanks!
Just to let everyone know ahead of time I will be grouping pros with adv players like last year for the first round. 2nd round all players will be sorted by score. In reality I am running this like 1 big division.
Just to let ams playing pro know. If you are an Am & accept cash you can still play am if rated under 955. If you accept that cash and are under 955 you can continue to play Am at D,C,B, & A-Tiers. You cannot play Majors as an Am. See the Competition Manual Section 2.4 for more information.
Along with several merchandise ctp's there will be a CTP for a 2008 membership renewal.
Kevin Cunningham. PDGA #32650.
u have email
do u want to car pool on friday
i got the whole day free
I am trying to get off work for it, but I think I will play pro if it doesn't have any change on an am status.
it will only change your am status as brett said above.
Quote from: UMphreak on August 15, 2007, 01:41:59 PM
I am trying to get off work for it, but I think I will play pro if it doesn't have any change on an am status.
Playing pro will not change your amateur status. Accepting money or prizes for playing pro WILL change your amateur status. You will be a pro. Currently pros with ratings below 955 can play in tiered tournaments. Pros can not play in Majors (Worlds, Am Nats, etc.) in an amateur division.
I think Brett's explanation is clear, but this is a different way of saying the same thing. Some people will understand better reading Brett's post and some may understand better reading this one.
I think I'm going to flop down to advanced. I have not had a good tournament in advanced yet this year. I've already won as a pro! ;D
planning to leave 11900 s pulaski by 7 with kev c (newest member)
It looks like my wife Sara is fighting with some food poisoning. I thought I was feeling it too this morning, but I'm feeling better. However, that leaves me to take care of the baby. I'm not 100% sure I can make it now. What I might do is drive out with the stuff that I have for people in the morning and then leave. Maybe I'll bring Rachel with me to show off :)
Bruce - if I do make it out, expect to get your baskets back ;) I'm trying to move next weekend and I already have too much junk!
-Scott
brett,
luke michel wants me to tell you to sign him up for open
I will be there (Brett I PM'ed you about this one sorry for the late notice)
Steve Enk
Some course info for tomorrow. If you could print this & bring it along it would help. I don't have copies.
2M Rule is in effect
On & over all roads are OB
On & over all parking lots are OB.
Tennis & Basketball Courts are OB.
Totally surrounded by water is OB.
The walking path is NOT out of bonds.
Special notes.
#5A-> Across the creek is out of bounds.
#5E-> Inside the BMX track is out of bounds.
#9-> Across the creek is out of bounds
#9A-> Inside the soccer field is out of bounds.
#9B-> Inside the baseball field is out of bonds.
I made up a doc with hole distances and this info. I'll have 50 copies for tomorrow.
58 listed on the PDGA page!! That's already about 20 over what we had last year. Looks to be the best weather day of the weekend also!
For those of you who want to print your own copy, here is my doc:
Round 1 results are up. Brett is leading it after the first round by 1. Hopefully he hangs on to bring the club championship back home to Illinois!
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7107&year=2007&includeRatings=1#Open
way to go on getting those 2nd round results up too right away :) Not 100% sure that's it's all final, but nice shooting Brett and Tom S!
great turnout, very cool to see.
maybe it would be worthwhile to consider multiple divisions now that the tournament seems to be growing?
Thanks to everyone who worked to put this together and get the course looking so good. That was one of the most fun tournaments I've played. Great day.
I would like to thank everyone who attened and helped make this event happen. I still can't believe there were 61 players today.
DISTANCE (top 3)
443 Bryan Schumann
432 Justin Elmore
430 Brett Comincioli
PUTTING (top 3)
22 Brett Comincioli--Won playoff
22 Marty Sitko
21 Rocky Pebbles
Not that it really matters, but I had one a few feet short of Schumann and just picked it up because was further.
Coincidentally it was also my only straight drive with a driver of the day!
that was a really fun day. i hope we have this tournament for another 20 years and i take off work for the next 20 years. brett did a solid job as always running everything.
2nd year as a club member & 2nd Invitational I've attended, 2nd great time off on a Friday!
I echo Dan's comments about having this fun Friday off enjoying a sport we all love for a long time coming
Thanks Brett, Tom McManus, Adrian Sr., and all those named Brakel for a smooth,w ell run, day in the sun with friends
Tenny Schimo your the man!!!!
Barrett White won the Innova Traveler Basket. Congrats & welcome to the club Barrett.
thanks to everyone who made this happen. had an awesome time. congrats mr shimo once again.
Congratulations to Tom for taking first and Brett for taking second place. Brett and Tom are great representatives for disc golf in this area. It is nice to see them do so well. Congrats to Jason Rose for winning advanced. There were 3 aces that were hit. Steve Mullens hit hole one and along with his winnings received a free club membership for 2008. . Congrats to Adrian Sr. and Carla for having the most improved rounds. They both improved their scores by 8 strokes. Chris Jordan improved by 7 strokes.
Thanks to Brett for putting in the time, energy, and effort to put this event together. Jon did an excellent job getting the scores posted. Mirth did a great job getting all the new memberships listed. Thanks to Terry for bringing down Jacob and Nathan Loper, the club is now right around 135 members. Sergio did a great job with the bag tags. Serg can you post an attachment for your bag tag spreadsheet? Adrian Sr. was very helpful in a bunch of different areas.
It was a great event. What does everyone think of the new 6 holes across the street?
I like the new holes 5A-F. My favorite is A-I like the shape of the fairway. It adds a little challenge to the hole. Thanks to the WPD, Brett, and any othe course designers for the forethought on the new 6 holes :)
I concur. I liked all of them and thought A was the best. Given what there is to work with out there, I thought they were really well laid out and the pin placements/elevated pins added a nice challenge in lieu of trees. By themselves, perhaps not standout (with the possible exception of A), but they lend nice balance to the course as a whole. It's now a legit and good 18 holer. Thanks for all the work everyone put in to make it happen.
thanks to brett and jon and everyone who helped run this event , i feel it was a great success and we should keep it going.
Quote from: skipache on August 18, 2007, 07:12:41 PM
thanks to brett and jon and everyone who helped run this event , i feel it was a great success and we should keep it going.
dittos
the new holes kicked my a$$
i think they are good holes as its risk vs reward on putting at elevated baskets
they counter/contrast the older holes very well
if i could putt i would have scored better
thanks to all who helped run this event
it was worth the 2.5 hr drive home
next year i might just stay in a hotel up there
What a beautiful day for disc!
Thanks to Jon, Brett, Mirth, Tom, Adrian Sr., and all those who helped out.
It was fun and great too see some old friends again!
Here is the final bag tag challenge sheet. I've done a little editing to take out the tags that were not there ( or weren't put in ;) )
I need to publicly apologize to Terry Miller and David Barish. As myself and Brian were placing the new tag assignments we missed them and messed up the numbers a little. MOST of the people did receive the tag they were supposed to receive. There were, I believe, two tags that were not picked up. I think Mirth has them.
Anyhow, attached is the .xls document.
Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone involved for putting in the time to run this event. Beautiful day for golf!
nice to see that 4 of the top 10 tags surfaced. That 8 has been passed around quite a bit, that's the one that I first had when they were handed out (but I didn't have it for long!) 56 out of 61 players turned in their bag tag, and I know that I'm one of the 5 that did not turn it in. It didn't help that I showed up minutes before it was time to go out to the tees since my supposed to be travel time of 1 hr, 10 minutes turned into just under 2 hours. I wonder what the other 4 had :) I have a high number, so it wouldn't have helped out anyone at the top anyway.
No problem with me. Save it for Terry. All you need is to slow the progression of alzheimers.You gave me my tag. I was not on the list and you figured out that I had 124 which you gave me. Thanks. And, Thanks for keeping track of the tags with a spreadsheet.
when i went to get my tag it said i should get 4 but if terrys got 8 now i can trade with him in kenosha, i guess i left before the mistake was discovered... ???
I happened to be right there when Terry picked his up and if I'm not mistaken, he just took the lowest left, which was 12.
Quote from: stpitner on August 17, 2007, 02:20:56 PM
maybe it would be worthwhile to consider multiple divisions now that the tournament seems to be growing?
Since there is no entry fee i'd like to keep it to 1 amateur division. For players wanting more points this helps drastically. Besides the $10 entry fee for pros this really was 1 big division. Would there be a benefit for adding more divisions?
I think running the tournament like one big division makes it the Club Championship. It makes it different and stands out from all the other tournaments.
I think we should consider running it like a Swedish tournament and have everyone play Pro with a $5 entry fee for all. This is truly the ams paying for the pro payout, but we would know upfront where our money is going. With the way that Brett pairs as many groups with one pro it would be a way to say "Thanks for the lesson". Brett could still pair as many groups as possible with a real pro even if everyone else was also in the pro division.
Quote from: Jon Brakel on August 21, 2007, 10:34:48 AM
I think running the tournament like one big division makes it the Club Championship. It makes it different and stands out from all the other tournaments.
It definitely does stand out. A thread was started on PDGA.com about the crazy names I added to the tour page. Number of visits to the DISContinuum site doubled the 4 days prior to the event. Sticking to web stats. July & August have set record usage for the website. with over 5,000 unique visitors. Prior to that we had not broke 4,000. We have a shot at 6,000 for August.
Since there is no entry fee and no payout, there is really no reason to break up the amateur field into divisions. What 60 players on a Friday says to me is, "You don't need to change a thing." The only thing I'd change is the name, from Discontinuum Invitational to Discontinuum Club Championship.
I agree that everyone grouped together is better. No worrying about ratings and it lets you see how you stack up against other club members, regardless of division.
Serg,
There is no need to apologize. I certainly know what it's like to be running something and then all of a sudden something doesn't go perfectly. People didn't turn in tags, people picked them up early or late or whatever. I am really not upset in any way, shape, or form about it. I won't be doing any club or Sergio bashing over this. Disc golf is meant to be fun and the people that get worked up over the little things really need to get a grip on disc golf and life in general.
Thanks for all of the hard work that you do for every single club and event around the Midwest. You truly step up (even when not asked) and that's impressive to me. I know that's how I got my feet wet with the behind the scenes of disc golf nearly 12 years ago and that taught me to ask questions before assuming anything or complaining. Thanks again!
Ter
PS - I did leave with tag 12 that day because it was the 3rd lowest tag sitting on the ground. Maybe I should have gotten 4 or 8 or whatever but it really doesn't matter to me.
Quote from: SERG on August 20, 2007, 11:27:36 AM
Here is the final bag tag challenge sheet. I've done a little editing to take out the tags that were not there ( or weren't put in ;) )
I need to publicly apologize to Terry Miller and David Barish. As myself and Brian were placing the new tag assignments we missed them and messed up the numbers a little. MOST of the people did receive the tag they were supposed to receive. There were, I believe, two tags that were not picked up. I think Mirth has them.
Anyhow, attached is the .xls document.
Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone involved for putting in the time to run this event. Beautiful day for golf!
I wanted to put this in as a new post versus it getting lost in a response about the bag tag stuff...
As I said on Friday, I have been a regular member and supporter of that club for many years. I enjoy coming down to Bevier Park in particular but I also enjoy the format of this event and I see all of the positive things that come from the Discontinuum Club.
I think Brett is one of the most stand up guys in all of disc golf. He is a promoter, an ambassador, and a fierce competitor on top of it. I can't thank him enough for the time and energy he has volunteered at Am Worlds and all of his other disc golf endeavors.
Thank you to the Club and everyone associated with it. I am glad to be a member and I am happy to relinquish my title to Tom Schodtler as the new Club Champion. Tom and Brett both played pretty well that second round and it was a good battle to watch. Maybe I'll see you guys later this fall or early next spring!
Terry "T-Dogg" Miller
It was a geat day of disc golf! Thank you to all the club members!
I have the #8 tag. I thought that was the one I was supposed to get. I will bring it to Parkside on Saturday and we can switch tags and get it all right. Honestly I like having the higher tags....makes it a little more fun. I wouldn't have wanted to sort all that out. You two did an awesome job and if there were only a few mistakes, not bad at all. See you Saturday.
again a big thanks to serg for the effort
i was trying not to be looking over his shoulder but i knew kev c had to get packed for his trip the next day
and it was going to be a long drive home in rush hour traffic and it was his first bag tag
we were bumper to bumper in traffic around the ohare oasis
when the golden child called and reminded me she had guitar practice at 6
first time in months that her teacher and her did not have other things going
and i would have hated to have her miss another lesson
got to say thanks to my buddy who dropped what he was doing with 20 minutes notice
and drove her to and from guitar that night
i think i got home around 730 after stopping at dominicks for 5 dollar pizza
again a great time - makes the long trip worth it
see u in aurora
Hey Jon -
Will any pics be available soon?
Thanks in advance!
jim
Quote from: jimklem on August 23, 2007, 09:49:30 AM
Hey Jon -
Will any pics be available soon?
Thanks in advance!
jim
Jim Klem "Newbie". Now that's funny! ;D
Yes, I actually signed on to say that I will probably be uploading them tonight. I've worked late every day this week so far but today is looking good for getting out on time.
We had a brief power outage at work late in the work day yesterday that played havoc with our phone system and then it took a while to get home where I found out we had no internet access! Good intentions and all that...
I'll try again tonight!
Jim, your avatar is AWESOME!!! That's my favorite movie of all time. Funny how it is actually more relevant today than when it was made (around 20 years ago??).
what did people think of the soccer field hole ?
ob on the right
tough pin placement with the path in front of the basket and water behind
both rounds people in my group went ob into the ball field
second round i came up short on the drive but got my second shot past the path to the left of the
basket i should have made the putt but didnt
i liked the risk/reward aspect of the hole
playing .25 skins the second round actually helped me focus a little more
won $ 2.5 paid for the tolls on the way home LOL
I liked that hole, although I messed up my drive and THANKFULLY hit the fence on the baseball field (lefty hyzer). It had a good bounce off the fence, threw an ok approach that I thought was going to go in the drink, but there was more grass out there then I realize. My putting was on for once (all except for one obvious putt), and I nailed a 20' putt (something that is no where near an always easy putt for me).
I preferred the other hole with the soccer field OB on the left, but that's because I'm a lefty :)
Thanks, Jon!
And Thank You, Discmonkey.
Yes, Brazil might be one of the most strange, brilliant, and disturbing movies in the last 20 years.
Oops - 25 years.
AirSpuds, that hole was GREAT!
Even being a lefty, the OB didn't bother me, but the water just in back of the basket was scary.
I hope we keep playing that one every year!
I uploaded the photos to my computer but haven't put them up in the gallery yet. Hopefully tonight.
OK, finally had time to do some cropping and uploading. Check out the pictures!
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=45&g2_itemId=165438