DISContinuum DISCussion

it will be nice to see this great course back in tournament action!

Sweet! I look forward to that one!

nice!


brett- do you still have all those stock discs you are trying to get rid of?

lets run a tournament feb 23 or 24th at eureka.

Quote from: dana vicich on January 29, 2008, 01:11:41 PM
nice!


brett- do you still have all those stock discs you are trying to get rid of?

lets run a tournament feb 23 or 24th at eureka.

I would love to see an event at Eureka. I just can't that early in the year. Bball season is still rolling.

Updated the initial post with correct information.

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I'd ask for the date, but Krupicka would send me to the PDGA site to do my own legwork.  ;D

Edit -- or I could just read the thread title.  DOH!

FWIW I read the post and had the same question. It took me a minute to realize it was up in the thread title.

im going for the disc golf weekend and playing the moraine Challenge the next day...should be good stuff

Any chance to preregister on line

Quote from: krupicka on February 28, 2008, 06:35:43 AM
FWIW I read the post and had the same question. It took me a minute to realize it was up in the thread title.

...which is why I deleted my post from yesterday. Which makes both of them irrelevant.

But at least Brett changed his post to put the date in the text.  ;)

Quote from: godzilla46 on February 28, 2008, 08:49:19 AM
Any chance to preregister on line

At this point I don't think i'll have an online reg option.

I got this e-mail from Tim McNinch of www.fadegear.com

Brett,

I am donating some bags for CTP contests, etc. at the Sinnissippi
Tournament. This is my hometown course and I play it 3-4 times a week.


Best regards,

Tim

www.fadegear.com

Tim McNinch

FADE Gear, LLC

P.O. Box 855

3802 Woodlawn Road

Sterling, IL 61081

went and checked out Sinnissippi today.  Course was in excellent condition!  can't wait for this tourney.

Uploading has begun.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7709#Advanced

Field is limited to 120 players. I have been getting bombarded with calls and e-mails about this event.

I found this link the other day. It has some pics. They definitely do not give this course justice.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/gallery.php?id=1821&mode=gal#

I got in one round before dark on Friday; first time I'd played this course in 7 or 8 years. I remembered a few of the holes but in general I'm wondering if it's been redesigned in the last few years....?

It's a very interesting course; wish I'd gotten out there early enough to play it twice. Brett's right about the photos; they don't give any hint of the elevation changes and tightness of some of the routes through all the trees. I think #9 is the only 'dull' hole, and that won't be if there's any wind. I'd say there are only a couple of deuceable holes for anyone below the low 900s, but I wouldn't consider any of them overly brutal if you're accurate ...

Note to Brett: the wood bridge over the creek on #6 (I think it's #6) is not in great shape and I'm not sure it'll withstand 100+ players crossing it on tournament day....

Thats cool that you got to get out there and play Damon.  It has not been redesigned really, but 3 of the teepads (1,2,9) were moved due to the construction of the walking path that goes through the park now.  Also, B and C pin placements were created for each hole.  That is probably why it seemed different to you.

You have to make quality shots to get birdies, but for the most part there isn't alot of trouble if you have an errant tee shot.  The most rough you will see is on the temporary holes for the tournament.  Very fun course with a pretty good mix of shots.  Can't wait for May 10th!

Attached is the course infomation sheet and score card. Thanks for the help Dan! The 5th & 6th Temporary holes have yet to be designed.

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Quote from: CEValkyrie on April 07, 2008, 01:12:40 PM
Attached is the course infomation sheet and score card. Thanks for the help Dan! The 5th & 6th Temporary holes have yet to be designed.

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...I think there's a path along the right side of 18's fairway. That's not OB? (maybe it's the road, it was dark and I was tired...  :P)

Attached is a sample of the trophies my dad is working on. He's making a few minor tweaks but for the most part here is what they will look like.

Very nice looking.

Very nice, good image of the signature pin too!

I looked, but didn't notice any On-line registrations for this.  Is there any?

If not, that is alright, it just means that I have to actually write something on real paper, and put a stamp on an envelope, and actually wait for mail to travel... :o

This course looks really nice, and I'm looking forward to it.

DaveO

Quote from: thedraphter on April 20, 2008, 08:20:01 PM
I looked, but didn't notice any On-line registrations for this.  Is there any?

If not, that is alright, it just means that I have to actually write something on real paper, and put a stamp on an envelope, and actually wait for mail to travel... :o

This course looks really nice, and I'm looking forward to it.

DaveO

I decided not to offer the online reg that the PDGA is offering until I get some feedback for other TD's that have used it.

Just have to prereg the old fashioned way. Thank you for registering early!

Brett C.

Pre-order some CFR plastic to help add sponsorship for this tournament!

See the details here (http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=3918.0).

Provided that Innova doesn't have to change my order any, here's everything that will have the Sinnissippi Stamp on it:

CFR Destroyer
CFR Champion TeeRex-X
Star Ontario Roc
DX Ontario Roc
DX San Marino Roc
DX Aviar Driver
Champion Wraith
Champion Teebird-L (yes, TL, I didn't even know they had these - I'm hoping these make it to me!)
Star XCaliber
Star Destroyer
And regular mini's

Brett, you can mark me down for a spot in the Pro field. I'll be sending my reg money in this week. Just waited until now to make sure the weekend was clear for me and to hear what others thought of the course. Sounds like it's pretty tasty.

I also posted something for Scott on the other thread to grab one of those CFR Destroyers for the event also to add to my collection.

Thanks,

Ben Douglas
#33287

Here is a current list of preregistered players. There are a few that I know are on the way. 120 player limit. I anticipate this event filling. Sinnissippi is a sweet course!
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7709

The tee pads for the alternate holes will be set up by mid afternoon on the 9th. The basket locations will be marked with flags. Baskets will be up by 7:30AM on the 10th.

Scott will have a HUGE selection of discs on hand.

Hey Dan,

What are your favorite holes on this course? Any chance of losing a disc on this course to water? I am a little nervous after losing 3 of them this past weekend.

I have a feeling that the river, and the creek in the course are going to be pretty high.

I played Sinnissippi yesterday.  The creek is ankle deep and clear and the river does not come into play.  Your discs are safe.

Quote from: can't putt on April 28, 2008, 07:38:03 PM
I played Sinnissippi yesterday.  The creek is ankle deep and clear and the river does not come into play.  Your discs are safe.

Course starting to green up? What did you think of the course?

The course is greening up nicely!  Sunday was great out there, and quite a few people were taking advantage.  Had to be carefull on #3 not to clock a stroller.  The stairs down to #5 are gone and the bridge moved to the right.  There is also a large berm of leaves between the walkway and the ravine on #5 that acts as a nice stop to save discs from sliding o.b.  I'm thinking that pile of leaves will be removed for the tourney?

I like Sinnissippi a lot, mostly for the front eight.  Nine and following are ok, but 1 through eight are special.  I'm trying to arrange to be at the tourney, but Mother's Day weekend is tough.  We'll see.

the only way you'll lose a disc is if you are retarded like me and leave them lay around.

I've been busy at work while it's been raining.

The PDGA Tour Page has been updated.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7709

Here is a list of the trophies I have ready. If you plan on playing and do not see a trophy for your division get your preregistration in ASAP. If I receive it Thursday you will have a trophy. If not, there will be no trophy for your division.

Open
Pro Master
Advanced
Advanced Master
Advanced Grandmaster
Intermediate
Intermediate Women
Recreational
Novice
Junior < 16

There will be 7 CTP's for round 1.
6 will be bags donated by www.fadegear.com
1 will be a CTP of stuff.
Round 2 CTP's will be dependent on turnout.

Brett, I just want to thank you for bringing a tournament back to Sinnissippi.  I'm still only in my 2nd year of playing the sport,  and this will be the first time that I have the opportunity to play a tournament at my home course.  Thanks for that!

The park district staff were out raking leaves on Friday, so a lot more of the old oak leaves should be cleared before next weekend.  This should help speed up play and prevent players from having to look for any discs sliding under patches of these leaves, as they do get thick in the fall (and until they are removed in the spring).  Areas are being mowed (hole 9, for example), so things are looking good for next weekend.  I've never seen all the leaves be pushed down near the creek on hole 5 (usually over behind the tee of hole 4), but even if they remain, it may save a few discs from rolling into the creek.

As shallow as the creek normally is, it was a hard rainstorm last year that sent a lot of drainage water into this creek and actually washed out the bridge on signature hole 5.  It was relocated to the right, with a new dirt path leading up to it. The former wooden steps leading to the bridge are now gone.  There were some 4x4 wooden steps added into the new dirt path for steps, but these have been torn out by someone.  You can usually leave your bag and grab your putter before heading down this path and across the bridge.  The bridge isn't as sturdy as it was, but it should be fine for the tournament's traffic.

There is no standing water at the end of the tee pads, as some of the online photos showed.  Puddles only exist at the end of teh pads after a shower.  Last year they added a new pad for hole 9 (left of the original one) perhaps to keep discs from landing in residential yards to the right of the fairway, or to save the tree nursery located near the original pad.

With reference to your OB list for the course, which indicates that 'on and over streets are OB' for the course, I just wanted to add for those reading the forum and that might not be able to visit the course before next weekend that streets come into play on two permanent holes:

Hole 18:  park road runs along the right side of the fairway.  If your drive goes to the right(and doesn't come back), you will be OB.

Hole 12:  This basket is located at the entrance of the park.  Similar to hole 18, the park road runs along the right side of the fairway.  Also, if you over drive the hole, a street may come into play past the basket.


The past couple of days have been windy but today is a great day to check out the course!

Alan! hows it going? This is Nathan who you played a couple rounds with yesterday, and!......well we don't want to scare anyone off from the tourney so lets just say...wittnessed that amazing shot. ;)  Well I went out again today and played an alright round. I will be playing in this tournament and signed up for the PDGA also. Thanks for telling me about this tournament otherwise I would of been really disapointed that I didn't get a chance to play in it at Sinnissippi. Can't wait for this tournament! going to be great.

P.S. Instead of hole 12, I think you mean't hole 13, which I did both of what you mentioned. :-[  Let me know when you'll be out there practicing again.

Thanks for the updates regarding the condition of the course.

This will be my first event, is on-site registration allowed? If there are enough spots left anyway.

Quote from: Venser on May 04, 2008, 07:20:16 PM
This will be my first event, is on-site registration allowed? If there are enough spots left anyway.

Yes,

Onsite registration is avaliable. It's open from 8am to 9am. See you Saturday!

Headin over to the course tomorrow to catch a few rounds.  Can't wait till Saturday!

Quote from: dana on May 04, 2008, 07:37:27 PM
Headin over to the course tomorrow to catch a few rounds.  Can't wait till Saturday!

What time do you think you will be there? Im going to head over after work in the morning. I plan on playing 2 rounds on the permanent course and just working on general strategy for those holes :)

ive never played this course. what type of player does the course favor?  Balanced, big arm, very accurate?  any insight would be appreciated.

Quote from: ihatecheeseheads on May 04, 2008, 07:51:13 PM
ive never played this course. what type of player does the course favor?  Balanced, big arm, very accurate?  any insight would be appreciated.

This is a very well balanced course. Has short & technical to long and open. Lots of elevation on the front. If you can 320 straight and hit 30ft putts you are golden!

with an expected field of 120 players,  how large will the groups be?

Quote from: ihatecheeseheads on May 05, 2008, 12:27:16 PM
with an expected field of 120 players,  how large will the groups be?

5'somes if we have a full field of 120.

well Innova decided to wait until the last second to mess with me.  I received a call this morning "oh, well, we're out of stock on max weight XCaliber's, we only have 170-172's, is this ok?" alright, I can live with that.  but then the kicker, "we're out of stock on max weight CFR Destroyers - we only have light weights and 170-172's".  whaaa? and you are just NOW telling me this?  sigh.  So I'm getting half and half of lighties and 170-172's.  I know that these things usually are 1-2 grams heavier than what is written on there, but it's frustrating.  I'll try to contact the people that have pre-order requests in (this is why I wouldn't take any cash ahead of time).

The order was supposed to ship today, haven't received my shipping notice yet.  They might ship it together with my stock order.  Everything will arrive in time for the tournament.

makes me grumpy...

Make sure any checks that are sent are received Friday.

I will be at the course pretty much all day on Friday. You can register then if you'd like. The weather is looking good for the weekend and i've been getting tons of calls.

Quote from: CEValkyrie on May 07, 2008, 06:33:14 PM
Make sure any checks that are sent are received Friday.

I will be at the course pretty much all day on Friday. You can register then if you'd like. The weather is looking good for the weekend and i've been getting tons of calls.

Ill be registering Saturday morning, family members are stealing my car Friday :(

The PDGA Tour Page has been updated.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7709

I have a trophy for all the divisions on that page as well as a Junior Under 16 that I had made prior to a division change. I will NOT have a trophy for any other divisions.

I will be at the course around Noon on Friday. I'll be there pretty much all day. If you want to register you may do so. Call me @ 847-858-4368. I usually do not answer so leave me a message and i'll get back to you.

I'm hoping to update the PDGA Tour Page tomorrow night before 10pm. You'll get a good idea of how many people have registered. I'd guess the field will be about half full before Saturday. Please arrive to registration early if you were not able to preregister. The weather looks good for Saturday and i've been getting tons of calls and e-mails wanting to hold spots. I have a feeling this event is going to MAX OUT @ 120 players.

The temporary holes will have fly pads and the baskets will be marked with flags Friday. That should be done around 1PM. The baskets will be up by 7:30AM on Saturday.

I was at the park today and took some pictures, I only had a 3 MP camera with me so some of them are fuzzy. But if you haven't had a chance to check out the course or the pin positions, these will give you an idea. I have pictures from every tee, most baskets, and some fairways. If you want to know where a basket is and I don't have a picture of it in there just send me a PM and I will let you know where it is.  There are also some pictures of the creek and bridge on hole 5 for those of you that might be concerned about them. Oh and whoever decided the C pin placement on hole 2 is an evil person lol >:D

http://files.filefront.com/Sterling+Importszip/;10162098;/fileinfo.html

The discs are in - they look sweet!  I am very impressed with the detail.  At first I was discouraged because I thought that the stamp would have to be held upside down in order to hold is correctly with your thumb, but then I remembered I'm a leftie :P  It is perfect for righties!

I haven't bagged the pre-orders yet - I will do that after I get some more stuff done.  The TeeRex-X are ALL 175g, and the CFR Destroyers are from 169 (maybe 168) to 172g.  Even the mini's look nice.

I am off. If you need to get ahold of me call my cell.

Over the past 24 hours i've had about 20 requests to save spots. Please arrive to registration EARLY!

PDGA Tour Page is updated. Sorry if I did not get back to you today. I got so many messages my battery went dead :o.

The course is looking sweet and the temps are gonna kick some butt!.

GET THERE EARLY!

very tired, quick post.

Sinnissippi was seriously an awesome event today run by Brett Comincioli, with merchandise supplied by Scott Pitner.  135 players on 1 course and everything ran smooth.  Unfortnuately 15 players had to be turned away, but what can you do when there was already 2 floater groups out there and the rounds took 4 hours.  Everybody including myself seemed really happy that an event was run at this great course again.   Hopefully this can become an annual event.

only results i remember right now are Hutter won Pro and Scott Reek won advanced.

have fund today
weather wet in chi town

Matt Travis won Int.  Rob Strasser won Open Grandmaster.  I think Scott Reek's score (-10 I think) would have tied/won the Open division and Rob Strasser's score (-14) would have won by a large margin.

scores up already!  nice work brett.  that was a long, fun day. 

good job to scott, mcmanus, michler and everyone who made it happen ( i know there were more)

I'll post more later but WOW! Thanks to all that made this happen.

Scores are up. They look pretty accurate. I don't think the round ratings are. I'll check for errors this week.

Pulled in the in-laws house at 12:30 and woke up at 7 to start entering scores. I'm tired :mellow:

Sinnissippi is a excellent course. Had a real good time playing in that well run tournament. The temp holes were awesome! Thank You everyone who made that possible.

A really enjoyable but loooooong day. Brett & Co. did an incredible job, esp. with the weather.   :D (That course must be completely treacherous in the wind.) I'm surprised Brett has a voice left after blitzing through all the prizewinners (he almost made it before complete darkness settled in  ;) )

I know I'm not alone in saying that I'd kill to have that course an hour closer to Chicago.  :(

THANKS!!!

Thank you! I was not sure what to expect. I had no clue there would be 150 people show up to play. I appreciate the local player base welcoming the event.

Thank you!

Sean Ryan. Sean contacted me a while about about getting this event going. If it weren't for Sean this event would not have taken plance. Sean also helped move pins and promote the event locally.

Tim McNinch. www.fadegear.com Thank you for donating 6 bags. They were excellent first round CTP's. I am impressed with the bag. Tim also helped get pins moved.

Scott Pitner.  http://www.paperorplasticsports.com  Scott took a chance coming out. Thank you Scott! I have never seen such a big stock of plastic at an event. I believe it took up 8 picnic tables. WOW! Scott still has CFR Destroyers and TeeRexX.

Dan Michler, Tom McManus, & Adrian Gutierrez Sr.
These 3 guys were at the park from 7:00AM to 9:30PM.

Dan helped tremendously with the course. He chose the pin positions and created the course information sheet. On Friday we set up the tee pads
and marked the baskets. On Saturday he was a major volunteer. Without him the course would have been really overbooked.

Tom helped with course setup and teardown as well. He was another major volunteer on Saturday. This guy is hard nosed guy and a work horse.

Without these 2 guys we wouldn't have started until 11pm. Tee off was at 10am exactly. Not too bad!

Adrian Sr is another work horse. From watching merch to checking score cards he gets it done. Thanks for having the Mach 5 in the car to make the 25th hole. He was there until the end just packing boxes like crazy.

Others. If I miss your name I am sorry. There are guys that did jobs that I had no idea they were doing. These guys stepped it up and made it happen. Thank you for your efforts.
Spike, Chris Jordan, & Ryan Jones. Writing score cards.
Ryan Jones, Rob Strasser, Doug Paytne, & Dan Pastore. Scoring and sorting.
Dana Vicich, Brad Dow, Ben Singer, Scott Reek, and Chris Jordan. Course teardown.
Dan Pastore and Rob Strasser. Awards Ceremony. Awards finished at exactly 8:48 PM.
???- I am terrible with names. He is a local from Sterling. He helped up pack up Scott's van until the end. We pulled out of the park at 9:30PM.


Without all of you this event was not possible. I appreciate your effort and contribution in making this event a success.

Pitner's stock is impressive to say the least.  Anybody playing any future events that he brings his merchandise to can expect to find every disc they might ever want to throw, and he never seems to run out of anything even when the event is overfilled.

Two more people to add to the list. Brad Dow and Ben Singer, they both helped with the break down of the baskets and picking up the tee pads. These guys all need to be mentioned one more time:

Dana Vicich
Brad Dow
Spike
Chris Jordan
Ryan Jones
Rob Strasser
Doug Payne
Dan Pastore
Scott Reek
Ben Singer

I believe it was Alan Webster who stayed with us to get Scott's massive stock of plastic loaded up.

They were all helpful in making the event a success.
If Brett hadn't been as well prepared as he was I have no idea what time we would have tee'd off. Thanks to Adrian Sr. for having the foresight to bring an extra basket. It allowed another 5 people to not go home dissapointed. Michler did a heck of a job as usual.

Thanks to everyone who preregistered for the event. It helps to make things run smoother. And thanks to the locals who supported Brett and the event. 

A couple of personal observations and notes:

1. I got home at 4:40 AM Sunday. We left Sterling a little after 10 PM and I couldn't stay awake, I made it to the Dekalb oasis and slept until 3:00 AM in the truck.

2. Thanks to Doug Payne for spotting my disc on hole 5 E. My disc was lodged in a tree overhanging a 35 foot drop off. I don't know who was more nervous, me or the rest of the group watching me putt from the side of the top of the cliff.

3. Brett had some difficult decisions to make on Saturday as far as the size of the event. Do you go with a four hour round or do you send 40 people home disapointed instead of 25 people?  Do you keep the event at 120 with 24 baskets or do you add 15 more people and figure out a way to make it work?  I would think that the last 15 people who got into the event were pretty happy with the four hour rounds.

4. I really appreciate all the people who stepped up and helped out on Saturday. It made a difficult day a little less difficult. With multiple people stepping up and helping out it made a really big difference.

5. Sinnissippi Park is a great course, it was my first time playing. There should be an event there every single year.  Everyone from the area was great and was glad to see an event take place.

6. We sure lucked out on the weather, yesterday was brutal. It started raining on Saturday night as we were pulling out of the park.

Smart call on the rest area rest. 

The decision whether to run floater groups is a tough one.  I'm glad the tournament was a success.  Maybe next year you can split-day it. 

If the TD has a good reputation, the tournament is sanctioned and well publicized, and it is on a decent 18 hole course, I do not think you can run a tournament in northern Illinois without either turning people away or running split days.

Brett, your list of players/volunteers stepping up and helping out shows how much of a team it takes to run a good tournament. Looks like I missed a good one to play.

Brett,
I want to thank you for the great tournament. I had a great time and I got to meet a lot of new guys at this tournament that are not normally in the Chicago area playing. I hope this was a good time for all that played and look forward to Brett's next tournament. Great job everyone that helped. I really enjoyed the day.

If I could hit the rewind button.

1. Offer online registration.
2. Doubles on Friday night & tournament registration.
3. PreRegistration only for event.
4. Player check in 8 to 845am.
4. Player Meeting at 9AM with Tee off at 9:30.
5. 2 Rounds of 27 holes.

I am sorry to those that got turned away. It sucks badly.

Sinnissippi is awesome. I hope everyone enjoyed the alternates. I wanted to jump on the course during that 2nd round.

Just wanted to tack on a post so that everyone knows that I'm still alive lol.  I should NOT have driven all the way home.  In the morning I left for the course at 4AM running on 2 hours of sleep.  However a stop at Dixon Walmart Supercenter to buy windshield wipers (cuz it was raining and the van needed new wiper blades badly!) and a stop for dinner at the Oasis on I-90 helped me manage to make the trip and arrive home at 12:30pm.  I think I slept until 11am the next morning heh.

Thanks to everyone that helped me pack up.  I don't think I've ever had the van loaded that quickly before.  Now I have the fun process of inventory :)  I discovered on Sunday that one of our neighbors cut our cable line while they were mowing - and I'm without an internet connection at home until Tuesday.  That's why I haven't posted yet.

I really do appreciate the comments about the inventory.  I try my best to make sure that I'm well stocked, and I greatly appreciate all of those that made cash purchases at the event.  That really goes a long way.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who made this one of the greatest tourneys I have ever played. The tourney was run unbelievably well especially considering the turnout. Brett really knows how to run the show (all of his helpers too). The disc selection was unreal. The course is a beauty. I hope this can become an annual event. Actually, I think it would be a cool course to see an annual doubles and singles tournament at. All in all I think everyone had a great time. Thankyou so much to all involved. There were even 2 young ones who spent all day near hole 5 fetching discs. Awesome day!

Quote from: CESAROE on May 12, 2008, 12:55:54 PM
There were even 2 young ones who spent all day near hole 5 fetching discs. Awesome day!

Did anyone know these two kids? I know I used there help twice. The second time through I gave them each a disc that I had in the truck that I never used. I think they like that. If anyone knows who they were please tell them that their help was greatly appreciated and thank you very much.

Quote from: DiscCrazy on May 12, 2008, 01:53:49 PM

Quote from: CESAROE on May 12, 2008, 12:55:54 PM
There were even 2 young ones who spent all day near hole 5 fetching discs. Awesome day!

Did anyone know these two kids? I know I used there help twice. The second time through I gave them each a disc that I had in the truck that I never used. I think they like that. If anyone knows who they were please tell them that their help was greatly appreciated and thank you very much.

I don't know who they were but at the end of the day I gave them $5.00 each. I know that they also received some tips from other people.

wow did those kids do great lol.  They live locally, and came over on their bikes originally to just play some disc golf and then look for snakes down by the creek.  I talked to them for a while in the morning, and they decided that they wanted to watch everyone play.  I guess they eventually thought it would be cool to go in and get your disc.

All I can say is that all of you were very generous.  I know that they received someone's player pack that I let them each buy a DX disc with, and I think they each went home with something like $20 each.  So like I said, you guys out there were very kind to those guys.  I was VERY surprised to see them hang around all day long, but with those kinds of tips, I understand why ;)

Well I guess people can't say enough how great this tournament was. I'm glad that I got to play in this tournament as my first ever and go away with some great memories. I had such a great experience that I plan on going to more tourneys throughout the year. Met some great disc golfers: Alan Webster, Sean Ryan, Tim McNinch and of course Brett. I would just like to thank everyone who made this possible and everyone who helped out and also the Sterling Park District, who manicured the course leading up to the tournament and was out there at 8 am picking up tree limbs on Hole 16. I had been a little disappointed that there had not been sanctioned tournaments at Sinnissippi for a couple of years when the course was certainly capable of one. Thanks for bringing it back and hopefully years to come.

We were on hole 6 2nd round and i all of a sudden looked up and a champ glow roc thrown by kris hutter is flying towards the basket.  the heavier set kid is walking around by the basket and about gets nailed!  he jumps and screams...funny as hell!

haha i saw that too, it was funny!

I second the thanks that have already been posted on here.  Many thanks to the park district, to Brett, to Scott, to the local guys who helped out with moving the baskets, to the other discontinuum guys who helped out with course prep.  It is always the sign of a great tournament when you can shoot poorly and still have an awesome, awesome time.  Of course, the fact that the course is so great helps.  I was still out there till just about dark throwing holes after the tournament finished.  Just throwing all my discs on hole 7...awesome.  Came close with the roc once or twice too.  Now if we can just get the putting to catch up with the driving.  Also, I had a great time playing with you guys (Neil, Dan, Brett) on Friday.  Congrats to Rob, Scott, Kris, Matt on your play.

Wow...such a great, great course.  Definitely one to play again.

Great day at the park...  Thanks to Brett and all....
The frog/snake-hunting kids in question belong to Dan Pastore's brood.  Really nice, polite, well-raised rug-rats, I must say.  I know they got at least $10 from me and the pro masters for their assistance.  Anyway, it was a great tourney, and though I played like arse, it was course #485 for me.  Should make #500 easily by the end of the year (sound of knocking on wood). 
Also, I'd like to thank my Jagermeister sponsor; a hamburger/beer joint in downtown Rock Falls that wants in on sponsorship for our next tourney action out there.  We went there for lunch and dinner, and we were treated like visiting royalty.  Really nice folks (owner Donna and her son and crew) at the Corner Tap (815-625-4463).
see ya'll at the next one...

TD Report submitted. Will be on the next ratings update.