The 2011 Mad City Open presented by Glass Nickel Pizza & Ale Asylum
PDGA Sanctioned Super Tour Event (A Tier)
PDGA membership is required to participate
2011 Wisconsin Tour Stop
Offering the following divisions:
(Pool a) Open, Open Women, Masters, Grandmasters & Senior Grandmasters
(Pool b) Advanced, Advanced Women, Advanced Masters & Advanced Grandmasters
(Pool c) Intermediate, Intermediate Women, Recreational & Juniors (born
1995 or later)
Field is limited to 72 players per pool
Pool A - Sat 9am/Elver, Sat 2pm/Hiestand, Sun rolling start (tee times)/Vallarta-Ast
Pool B - Sat 9am/Vallarta-Ast, Sat 2pm/Elver, Sun 9am/Hiestand
Pool C - Sat 9am/Hiestand, Sat 2pm/Vallarta-Ast, Sun 9am/Elver
*Short Tees: Intermediate, Intermediate Women, Recreational, Juniors, Advanced Women & Senior Grandmasters
Long Tees: Advanced, Advanced Masters, Advanced Grandmasters, Open, Open Women, Masters & Grandmasters
*All players will play hole #18 at Elver Park from the long tee.
All three courses will be in the tournament layouts no later than Friday, August 12th
Players Party on Saturday from 5:00-8:00 at Token Creek - free food & drink for all players & staff
Players packages for all participants
Open $100
All other pro divisions $80
Advanced divisions $60
Intermediate & Recreational divisions $40
Juniors division $30
Registration closes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 19th
There will be no on site registration
Mandatory check-in (8:00-8:30) and players meetings (8:30) at each pool's first round course on Saturday
Add $10 if registration is not received or postmarked on or before August 12th
Players can download a registration form here http://madcityopen.org/pdf/mco-registration-form.pdf
Register by CASH at:
Glide Disc Golf
4222 Milwaukee St
Ste 9
Madison,WI 53714
Mon-Fri 11-7, Sat-Sun 10-6
Register by CHECK by dropping off or mailing (do not mail cash) registration form & payment to:
Glide Disc Golf
4222 Milwaukee Street
Suite 9
Madison, WI 53714
Make checks payable to: Glide Disc Golf
Register using a CREDIT CARD at http://www.madcityopen.org. There will be a lot more information about this event on the site soon.
Online registration should be up and running in about a week. Please note there is a 5% processing fee.
Camping at Token Creek's group campsite is available. $5 per person per night. Someone will come by on Friday and Saturday to collect money.
The list of registered players can be viewed at http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/62754
Please stop by Glide (address above), call (608.285.5190) or email (mike@glidediscgolf.com) with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering. All volunteers will receive players packages and are welcome at the Saturday night players party.
Thanks,
Mike Batka - Tournament Director
Exciting updates for this year's MCO...
Online registration is now open at http://www.madcityopen.org
Due to the delay in getting it up and running, there will be NO late registration fee this year. However, there will still be NO on site registration. The registration deadline is Friday, August 19th at 7:00.
Registration has picked up. About 20 players were added in the last 24 hours. As of now...
Pool A is about 33% full
Pool B is about 50% full
Pool C is about 25% full
There will be NO ace pool Why is that exciting? Because anyone who hits a tournament ace will receive a pair of Keen's brand new DeLaveaga disc golf shoes!!! These retail for $120. Glide just received our first order of them last Friday. They are sweet!!!
Finally, I'm very excited to announce that there will be a FREE CLINIC/DEMO featuring Innova's Jay "Yeti" Reading (3x World Putting Champion), Des Reading (3x Women's World Champion) & Discraft's Jon Drummond (Madison native & former WI distance record holder). It will be held on Friday, August 19th from 5:00-7:00 at Hiestand Park.
Thanks,
Mike
just reg'd. I cant wait for this. do we know what the players pack will be and will they be available at any point on friday?
Amateurs will receive their choice of one custom stamped Innova disc and one custom stamped Discraft disc. Two different stamps. All Champion, Star, Elite Z and ESP. Pros get their choice of one disc.
Competitors will be able to pick up their players packages at Glide on Friday or at their first round course on Saturday.
any hint as to what molds will be available?
I just registered and am looking forward to a fun weekend! I was just wondering why a 955 rated player is in intermediate. I just played in Rockford last weekend and a 945 rated player won intermediate so if someone could clarify that would be great!
Various models from both manufacturers. More from Innova than Discraft.
I'm aware of the 955 rated player registered for Intermediate and am waiting for the PDGA to return a call placed earlier today. The situation is not black and white. The player understands he may need to move up. It will be sorted out soon enough.
Update...
3x World Putting Champion Jay Reading won't be coming...but 4x World Putting Champion Jay Reading will!!!
Pool A...about 50% full
Pool B...as of now, just 8 spots left
Pool C...about 50% full
Mike
As of noon on Saturday, 8/13...
The entire field of 216 players is over 2/3 full.
Pool A...over half full
Pool B...just 1 spot left
Pool C...over half full
Register online at http://www.madcityopen.org
There is NO late fee this year because of the delay in getting online registration up and running.
Finally, it bums me out to report that Jay & Des Reading won't be coming. Des had to withdraw from the World Championships in CA this week due to injury.
However, Discraft's Jon Drummond will still be at Hiestand Park from 5:00-7:00 on Friday, August 19th for a free clinic/demo.
Thanks,
Mike
Pool A...33 spots left. Pool B...FULL. Pool C...32 spots left.
Any clue as to when the full site will be up and running?
B&W
try this site, it has more info
http://www.madcitydisc.org/forum/index.php?topic=2615.0
I finally sourced out the site today, thanks for the link smyith
Hey guys,
The schedule will be online soon...I promise. Long story behind the delay.
As of now...
Pool A (Pros) has about a dozen spots left.
Pool B (Advanced) is full.
Pool C (Int, Rec, Juniors) has about 18 spots left.
Register online at http://www.madcityopen.org
Thanks,
Mike
Pool A...full
Pool B...waiting list
Pool C...9 spots left
I sent you an email via the pdga site. I reg's for my buddy who is playing advanced. His pdga # and all info is correct, but it shows my name as the player name. I will be playing rec and everything looks good on that end, but if you could change my name (Rob Wright, to Jason Riley) for the advanced division to reflect jasons name it would be much appreciated
Fixed. See you this weekend.
Pool A...someone withdrew (sprained ankle) so there's one spot open. First come, first served. 608-285-5190.
Pool B is full.
Pool C is full.
how much does 1st place pay in open adv. and int.?
I would not have been happy to win Advanced at this tournament.....I understand its an A-tier and that costs more, but with 50 players and that high of an entry fee.....$145 to the winner?
I played ADV and earned 2nd. I'm perfectly fine with the payout. When considered the anemities...
Got two premium discs, cpl stickers, coupons for free/discounted beer/food, free food at the players party, and all the beer I could handle from a local microbrewery. On top of that, 3 seperate course marshals, closed courses, spotters, water coolers, mowed fairways, closed courses, 10m circles on every hole, $5 camping, side games, and for those who could hear - the DJ at the player's party. Lest we forget super fast posting of the results and payouts for you to notice!
Definitely worth my pennies! I dont know about you but I would rather be wined and dined than focus on a fat payout at the end.
I thought the payouts were small, but wasnt bothered by them. basically all year, I thought the payouts have been thin. But it was really nice to have the spotters, and as MANY water coolers as there was. The pizza was awesome, Im glad they decided to order alot, but they could have had more than 3 kegs...5-7 thirsty guys CAN knock a keg out, figure the amount of people there and they have had 2 of each kind
REGARDLESS, I had a great time and would gladly go back next year
Quote from: ziggy on August 23, 2011, 04:18:11 PM
I played ADV and earned 2nd. I'm perfectly fine with the payout. When considered the anemities...
Got two premium discs, cpl stickers, coupons for free/discounted beer/food, free food at the players party, and all the beer I could handle from a local microbrewery. On top of that, 3 seperate course marshals, closed courses, spotters, water coolers, mowed fairways, closed courses, 10m circles on every hole, $5 camping, side games, and for those who could hear - the DJ at the player's party. Lest we forget super fast posting of the results and payouts for you to notice!
Definitely worth my pennies! I dont know about you but I would rather be wined and dined than focus on a fat payout at the end.
Well said. It was also nice to see guys playing Guts and MTA at the players party.
Thanks for the kind words. As someone who was born and spent the first eight years of my life just outside of Chicago (and am still a Cubs, Bears & Bulls fan), I enjoy seeing disc golfers making the trip up from Illinois.
Ledgestone,
You're just looking at the payout as it relates to gross entry fee. That only tells part of the story. Ziggy helped paint a clearer picture (thanks ziggy). A few more things to keep in mind...
players' packages were valued at $30 in the pdga td report...it could be argued that the value was closer to $40
I based the payout off of gross entry fees, not net entry fees which I can do. That's $7 per player ($4 pdga & $3 WI Tour) I could've taken out, but didn't. That's $1,512 + $75 WI Tour sanctioning fee & $100 pdga sanctioning fee for a total of $1,687.
A lot of events are 1 or 2 days at 1 course. The MCO was 2 days at 3 courses. I had to pay six course rental fees and 4 shelter rental fees (there is no shelter to rent at Hiestand)...about $1,000.
Players party (free pizza...50 of them...and beer/soda) was not factored into payout.
Very nice glass trophies not factored into payout.
I'm not mad, but do take a little exception when someone criticizes any event without having all the facts. If anything, the payout significantly exceeded the pdga's standards for an A Tier...both pro and amateur.
blackandwhite...
If anything we needed less beer. Two of the three barrels still had a little beer left in them when the players' party ended at 9:30 on Saturday.
Thanks,
Mike
mike,
had a great time and everything ran so smooth. players party was a blast, enjoyed it more than worlds in milwaukee. MCO is never a let down, even when you get stuck in par hell from the SHORTS...lol. i cant thank you enough for renting the group campsite. i dont think alot of people were aware of the campsite before the tourn. several people mentioned if its available next year they would be taking advantage. so i hope it is available again
the only thing i would like to see for next year is more OB lines like in years past. i know...i know...im crazy. but i just think that a event of this magnitude should force better control and really make players think as they navigate the course. Vallarta-Ast is a lil to easy with the lack of OB. but thats me and im sure im in the extreme minority.
thanks for a great event
adam
QuoteI'm not mad, but do take a little exception when someone criticizes any event without having all the facts. If anything, the payout significantly exceeded the pdga's standards for an A Tier...both pro and amateur.
Mike, I apologize. It was just an observation on my end that the payout seemed small or it seemed like money was moved up to pro, which would of course be fine. I had no idea you guys had to pay course rental fees.....don't tell that to anyone down here! We are fortunate to get to use all of our courses for free whenever we want.
Sounds like a fun event and a good players pack. I hosted my first tourney the same weekend and the top advanced got $380 of merch/cash and we had 20 advanced players for a $35 entry fee so I was just trying to do some quick math in my head. Maybe my advanced players got too much! You definitely explained yourself and showed where the money went, so I appreciate that.