UW Parkside "Prairie Open" May 31-June 1st C-tier

[Jon Brakel]

CE-Valkyrie (06-01-2003 03:23 p.m.):

The only complaint I heard all day is why the Pro Master winner only got $170.00

It has been my experience that no matter how well an event is run, there's always someone complaining about something. How many pro masters played? It looked like there were 10 pre-registered.

[Bruce Brakel]

I heard that there were some pro masters still trying to do the math too.

[Bruce Brakel]

The cash payout to the pro masters was $28 per player.  The cash payout to the open pros was $36 per player.  The prize payouts to Advanced were $19 per player at retail.  These numbers simply reflect the total payout reported per division divided by the number of players in that division.  These numbers are your base value per player per division.



Obviously, you have to add the pdga fees and series fees into those payout numbers to get a fair comparison of entry fee to value.  Were there player's packs?  Sterling silver trophy cups?  If so, you have to prorate those into the payout.  Three ordinary $30 trophies would add $2 to the Advanced payout.  



If there were players packs worth $10 each, then all you are looking at is the payout drain caused by players packs.  If there were no player's packs, then $500 was taken from the advanced division and not returned to the tournament process.



Before the tournament I was hearing a lot of noise about sponsorship.  The payouts seem suggest that the sponsorship did not find its way to the payouts.  What's up with that?

[Bruce Brakel]

Sorry you got burned by the university.  Maybe they aren't "ready" to have tournaments at their facility just yet.  It has to be discouraging to sponsors who also participated in the tournament to see their sponsorship get eaten up by overhead.

[pat]

damonshort (04-01-2003 12:29 p.m.):

whoa, it did go up... I thought I remembered Adv Master being $30, now it's $37.



....hope I have a job by then....

The $37 includes the $30 Adv Am entry fee, $5 Wisconsin Tour and $2 course development fee.

I guess the Wisconsin Tour and course development fees are not optional.

[pat]

Doh! It was a great shot (not that I make that many) .................. to where the basket used to be.

Such is my disc golf life.

[drdye]

Today(Sunday) went GREAT!!!  What a good time, and the course looks AWESOME!!!  



The conditions where much better for us than they were for the pros.  Maybe 10mph winds with the sun shining all day.  Couldnt have asked for better weather!  



I shot a -6 the first round, and a -7 the second, for a 95 for the day!  I took 3rd overall(out of 70) and scored an ACE on hole #4 in the second round!!!!!  Bout time I get an ace on my home course.



I also told alot of people about DR DYE, and may be doing business with the Tourist very soon!!!  By the end of the day I think everyone knew who DR DYE was!  I spent a buttload of $ on plastic, and I am now broke as a joke!  But I had no complaints!!



Oh, the clinic was awesome as well.  Learned me a bunch.  Got both Barrys signature and Brian Schweiburger(or however you spell it).  Had them sign my putter, in hopes that it would bring on some good PRO chi, or zen or something like that.  Well it worked for today anyway.



What a great time!!!  Now I am pumped for next weekend!!!  Assuming I can afford it.

[damonshort]

Jim (04-01-2003 10:20 p.m.):

Shawn, I was just filling out the entry form and it looks like you aren't taking personal checks, but it isn't clear. Are you? And to whom shall I make it out to?

Did this ever get answered? (making out checks to....whom? or, not?)



Also, can someone correct this thread to "Prairie Open"...unless it's "Prayer Open", which, after Standing Rocks, I'd need, if I weren't agnostic...

[damonshort]

Shawn (05-22-2003 09:58 p.m.):

If anyone is interested, we are having a Doubles/Clinic on Friday the 30th.  The clinic will be given by Barry Schultz, Brian Schwebeger, Brian Mcree, and Billy Crump.  So make sure you plan now to have this afternoon free.  You will learn more in 30 minutes from these guys then playing for years and figuring it out on your own.



Did I happen to mention that you then can have a chance to get partnered with one of these guys in a doubles game.  



Sweet...

what time?!?!?!?!?

[damonshort]

Shawn,



Is the doubles thing going to be 'pro/am' or completely random?



If I wind up w/ a partner who's worse than I am I hope at least to get in a group with someone I can watch.... ;)

[damonshort]

...I see on the PDGA board that the cutoff for doubles registration is at 4:19....



hmm, what happens at 4:20? ;)

[damonshort]

mirth (05-30-2003 11:13 p.m.):

So, was it all nice out & suddenly start to suck tonight?



Seems like those clouds came outta nowhere...

It started raining as we were putting the last hole. Nearly perfect timing.



I'm sure glad I'm playing Sunday and not today. It'll be fun watching guys putt #8 in this wind.

[damonshort]

DR DYE (06-01-2003 07:04 p.m.):



Got both Barrys signature and Brian Schweiburger(or however you spell it).  Had them sign my putter, in hopes that it would bring on some good PRO chi, or zen or something like that.  Well it worked for today anyway.

Yeah, but what good is that putter if you're going to throw aces?



Congrats to Pat who got me by one stroke; we finished 5-6 in the geriatric division (out of 13). I blew several putts but managed to keep my mangled drives down to a small handful and shot a bogey-free 2nd round for the 1st time ever in a tournament. Pat shot 50-50 and I had 52-49. I think the masters' winner shot 46-48, and the am winner had 46-47 or something.

 

One of the 3 first-round aces was in my group (#12) - unfortunately for this guy he refused to lay up on #8 in the 2nd round and wound up with a 6 from a very good drive.



Great weather and a good time. Thanks Paul, Shawn and everyone else at Parkside.

[damonshort]

Damon (06-01-2003 08:09 p.m.):





Congrats to Pat who got me by one stroke; we finished 5-6 in the geriatric division (out of 13). I blew several putts but managed to keep my mangled drives down to a small handful and shot a bogey-free 2nd round for the 1st time ever in a tournament. Pat shot 50-50 and I had 52-49. I think the masters' winner shot 46-48, and the am winner had 46-47 or something.

and oh yeah, I finished ahead of 4 guys who slaughtered me at Standing Rocks. Bwaah-ha-haaaah.....

[damonshort]

Jim (06-04-2003 01:42 p.m.):

Has anyone heard how Alex (or Billy Crump) did at New Lenox on Sunday?

Damon, did you go?

um, no, I was at Parkside.

[damonshort]

CE-Valkyrie (06-05-2003 06:48 a.m.):

Shawn,

     I was wondering if you guys had to contact Gary Lewis or the PDGA about sanctioning due to mileage limitations. New Lenox, IL is only 94 miles from Kenosha, WI. The PDGA stated a C/B Tier Event must be 250 miles apart. I'm just wondering because Jon & I had a bear of a time trying to find an open weekend due to this rule. Let me know.

Thanks

Brett

Could it be because the pro/adv in New Lenox was on Sunday, while Parkside's was on Saturday, so in that sense there wasn't a conflict?



I really hope it's not something like "Sunday's event at Parkside wasn't sanctioned"...

[damonshort]

Shawn,



Do you know if the results will be posted on the UWP website?

[ochreogre]

Did the cost of the event go up after April 1??  I have a different sheet that shows different numbers.  Intermediate Am was only $20, now it is $26?

[ochreogre]

Oops, you caught me.  That's the game I've been playing.  "stupifying underachiever".  Setting everyone up for the big score.  Yeah, that's the ticket.  ;)

[ochreogre]

Already signed up, got my extra donation in, and I already requested to leave early next Friday, too!



I'm expecting Josh and Kyle to bring their "A" games to this event, because I think they are tired of getting whipped by me.  :D

There have been muttered whisperings of mutilation and maiming should I manage to sqeak out a win over either of them, so, at the very least, it should be entertaining to watch!