2008 IOS #5 @ Rockford, IL (DISContinuum Presents The ILLINOIS OPEN)

[duain]

take interstate 74 west out of indy to interstate 39/51 north by bloomington/normal. stay on interstate 39/51 north all the way to  20 west in rockford ( not buisness 20) hwy 20 west. on hwy 20 go to main st exit. follow main st. a 1/2 mile to springfield/harrison rd. turn left. this is springfield road follow to the park about 7 miles.     you can also stay on hwy 20 to the montigue rd exit but there is construction and sometimes is backed up. hope this helps

[tacimala]

Honestly at that time of the morning I don't think you are going to have to worry much about the Chicago traffic. I live a few miles from downtown and I've only hit traffic on my way to one tourney when leaving the morning of and that area won't be an issue since it was north of the route you'll be taking.

[CJI]

Should be to the course around 3:00 today

[duain]

heres a link for chicago road construction. its updated often. i know some interstates threw there have night construction, and you are on a tollway.

http://www.gcmtravel.com/gcm/constructions.jsp?location=GATEWAY.IL.I-90

[JCthrills]

Thanks, I think I'll go with that route through Bloomington. I've encountered lousy traffic pretty much everytime I've gone through Chicago (all but one time for IOS events) Tolls bug me more for having to slow down & pay them rather than actuall paying the toll.

See you guys/gals in the morning!

[Chainmeister]

Ditto Taylor.  You want to be passing through Chicago between 5 and 6 am and there will be zero traffic on a Saturday morning.  If you took the tollway, I 294, has some contstruction but that should not slow you down either.  You could fly (at the speed limit) right through the city.  Drive safe on whatever route you take.

[mirth]

Reminder:
online Preregistration closes at 6PM tonight. No more extensions!
Onsite course registation closes at 8PM tonight but will cost 60.

Prereg online and save some $$$

[stpitner]

*thumbs up to the extra time allowed for pre-registration* very cool to see

Glad that the number hit 170 - hope some more novice players sign up!

[CESAROE]

Any idea on which pool the novice players will end up?

[Joe(MuthrFukn)Ryan]

I know I'm late but is regestration still open?  I can't seem to find it!  I thought I had till 8 online.  Any help would be great!  Errrr, just got both days free and I really want to play!

I'll pay extra!  LOL

[Jon Brakel]

I know I'm late but is regestration still open?  I can't seem to find it!  I thought I had till 8 online.  Any help would be great!  Errrr, just got both days free and I really want to play!

I'll pay extra!  LOL

We said online would close at 6pm and I closed it around 6:20pm. We'll be at the course for another half hour or so and then registration is closed.

[Joe(MuthrFukn)Ryan]

Yeah, I know I misread it and thought I had till 8.  I got home and hopped on around 7 but could'nt register obivously.   Unfortunetly I live in the Chicago and theres no way I would be able to make it to Rockford in time.

I just thought I'd try posting.  Heck I'd throw pro or show up extra early and help set up if I had to!

I understand, rules are rules but If theres room and an exception can be made, I would appreciate it.

Other than that, Good luck to all of you!

[duain]

just got home from doubles. what a fun evening. shot the temp course before doubles, real sweet layout. hole six 969ft. yeah! see everyone tomarrow.

[Jon Brakel]

Looks like we have a field of about 200. We have 200 on the leader boards but we have 5 players that we don't know their division. So we probably have 205 players. Avery, Des and Jay are our three biggest names playing. Oh, and Angela Tchigfre (my apologies on the spelling). Angela is a National Champion so I shouldn't leave her off. If she becomes a World Champ then I'll learn how to spell her last name. 

[spuds]

4928

open grandmaster 

bob walsh

[stpitner]

*anxiously awaiting day two*.  Smoothest A-Tier I've played so far... ok, so this is only my 2nd A-Tier.  Anyway, I'm having a fantastic time... Brett, Jon, Bruce, everybody - they are all doing an excellent job.  West ate me up, but thankfully I don't have to play that one again!  Reports are that the temp course is pretty brutal - hopefully I'll minimize the OB!!

Thanks guys for putting on a STELLAR show.

[duain]

very nice 1st day. there was a skip ace on hole 2 west course. everything is moving along smoothly. great job Brett, Bruce, Jon, and everyone else involved.

[Jon Brakel]

Scores for today are up.

http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7349&year=2008&includeRatings=1#Open

Ratings should be accurate because I took the time to put all three courses in and assigned the rounds by division and what division played what course each round.

It seems to me that things are going TOO well. Although this is much more work than our normal tournament it is doable and not too stressful.

The staggered starts are great and Brett's temp course, which I named Brettopia, is the best IOS course EVER!

[Jon Brakel]

We have 193 players for the IOS A tier. We have 104 CTPs!!! We've got all kinds of good stuff for CTPs including 4 bags, tons of discs, brass cash packs, 4 Entertainment books.  We have thousands of dollars in prizes just in CTPs!!! Lots of fun, good people and great weather.

[Jon Brakel]

Scores for today are up.

http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7349&year=2008&includeRatings=1#Open

Ratings should be accurate because I took the time to put all three courses in and assigned the rounds by division and what division played what course each round.

It seems to me that things are going TOO well. Although this is much more work than our normal tournament it is doable and not too stressful.

The staggered starts are great and Brett's temp course, which I named Brettopia, is the best IOS course EVER!

I'm doing updates pretty much every time a pool comes in so check the above link if you're interested in what's going on.