Sun October 26th - AM ONLY C-Tier - Bevier - Waukegan, IL

[stpitner]

Chains of Pain III - PDGA AM-ONLY C-Tier Event
Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Bevier Park - Waukegan, IL
SAVE $5 BY PRE-REGISTERING! Click here to Pre-Register!

FORMAT:
Singles - 2 rounds of 18-holes.  We do not anticipate adding any additional holes.  That means a max field size if only 90 players!  Because of this, we highly recommend pre-registering for this event!

CHECK-IN:
8:00-9:00 AM, Players Meeting: 9:10 AM, Tee Time shortly thereafter.  We hope to tee off no later than 9:30AM.

PRE-REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration is NOW OPEN!  You can sign up directly through my website www.paperorplasticsports.com.  Please select your proper division and include your PDGA # in the space provided.  PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSES at 8:00 PM central time on October 24th, 2008.  You can also mail in your payment if registering online is not something you wish to do.  Please see the registration page for details.

ENTRY FEES (SUBTRACT $5 IF YOU PRE-REGISTER):
Advanced (PDGA Rating >= 935) - $35.00
Advanced Masters - $35.00
Intermediate (Rating from 900-934) - $35.00
Recreational (Rating from 850-899) - $35.00
Novice (Rating < 850) - $35.00

Rec Women - $35.00
Juniors < 19 years old - $25.00 (trophy only payout)

NON-CURRENT PDGA MEMBERS (except juniors) ARE SUBJECT TO A $10 NON-MEMBER FEE TO THE ABOVE ENTRY FEES.

Divisions MUST meet a required minimum of 3 players in order to open that division.

HUGE payout to all Divisions guaranteed! Rob 'em Rewards dollars (funny money) paid out to all Am Divisions.  Well over 100% payout to all AM divisions guaranteed!

Player Pack: All AM divisions (including Juniors) will receive a $15 Rob 'em Rewards player pack good on any of our merchandise.

$2 for the ACE FUND. If no Aces are hit, there will be a CTP throwoff at the conclusion of each day.

[stpitner]

this will be one of the final events where I'll have the full merch set up to browse and use your Rob 'Em Reward dollars - they expire at the end of the year! 

[dana]

Hmmm.  Maybe I'll show up and defend my title.  That would be interesting- win Open in 07 and play ADV in 08.

[stpitner]

well if you're playing the pro championships at Joliet you can't play this one anyway since it conflicts.  That's why I set it up as AM-only

[dana]

I hope I'll be able to get the 27th off so I can play the JPC.

I was only kidding about coming up and playing ADV. 

You have any other sanctioned events this year? 

[stpitner]

I'm intending this to be my last sanctioned event of the year.  TD's don't get to warm up as easily by walking around and tossing plastic and no close nearby has a nice indoor facility for me to use, so I'm giving in to the cold weather!

[Tom McManus]

I'm intending this to be my last sanctioned event of the year.  TD's don't get to warm up as easily by walking around and tossing plastic and no close nearby has a nice indoor facility for me to use, so I'm giving in to the cold weather!

Hey Scott,

Since the PDGA website isn't working the way that it was intending to work, how about adding your pre-reg list right here.

Thanks,

McManus

[stpitner]

Pre-Reg List:

MA2 - Tom McManus 1276
MA4 - Mark Onstad 27329
MA4 - John Cleaveland 29484
MA4 - Eric McCluskey 28941
MA4 - David Durov 37247

Hopefully some of the numerous verbal commitments to come on out will pre-reg so that this list will be bigger!  You save $5 when you pre-register too.  I know that I have at least a dozen verbal commitments.

PRE-REGISTER HERE

[Tom McManus]

It looks like Sunday is going to be a good day for disc golf. Mild and windy.  Perfect conditions for this time of year. Some wind adds to the fun.

Scott, Are you planning on doing anything special with the OB on hole #5?

Tom

[stpitner]

Heh, I could spice it up some on hole 5 couldn't I?  The pond and on/over road are definite OB's.  However, I did like at the Club challenge how it was path and over was OB instead of just the pond.  It won't come into play too much on one of the rounds because the tee will be from one of the alternates - that makes the road come even more into play for the OB.

2nd round will have the original 9 from Alternate tees.  The only one that will be a little messy is the alternate on former #7 (now #14).  The walking path that is now used for #13 to 14 crosses right in front of where the people one 14 will tee from their alt.  I'll make sure to mention that and ask that everyone on 14 be mindful when they tee off and for those coming off 13 to make sure that it is clear before crossing in front of the tee (or just take the old route off of 13).

I have Friday off, and I'm headed out there to flag the alts and hopefully paint arrows for course navigation.  No handbooks this year - too much wear and tear on the printer!

[Arok]

Scott, what is the layout this year with the extra holes?

I remember you had a couple set up by the fields, are those in play Sunday?

[stpitner]

I'm not planning on adding any additional holes mainly because of lack of resources.  The biggest reason is that I want to make sure that the event is run in a timely, efficient matter and get everyone out of there well before dark.  Eliminating 4 holes on the day could save at least half an hour.

The stuff that I AM doing to change it up is the 9 concrete tees will be played from the same alternates as last year.  Those give you completely different looks at the basket, and it will be fun to play.  I'm doing alts 2nd round so that if there's dew or whatever on the grass it gives it some time to dry up before you play the grass tees.

I still have your Roselle trophy Adam - was going to give it to you at Round Lake but I didn't see you there.  I'll have it with me at Waukegan.  It's have it ready since West Park!  I just haven't crossed paths with you.

[stpitner]

Pre-reg closes Friday night at 8pm!  If you want to mail in your payment, make sure you get in the mail by tomorrow so that it will arrive on Friday.  It's $35 if you register the day of the event, $30 if you register by mail, $32 online.  Save a couple bucks and save time in line - PRE-REG

[SERG]

I'm 85% sure I will be coming down to play but there's that slim chance I don't make it down. That's the reason I'm gonna need to wait on the preregistration.

Carla and I are playing in the AM HOWLER on Saturday night so it's going to depend on what time I get home and how the body feels in the morning...But if I just tell myself McManimal plays with a broken collar bone I can play with a sore back, arm, hip and hand!

[stpitner]

Yay - no need for porta-potties this year.  The park district will not have the bathrooms winterized yet, and someone is supposed to stop by to open them up at 8 AM.

Tournament central will be set up somewhere near the parking lot, just look for the big van.  I probably won't set out merch until during the 1st round so that I can concentrate on registration and getting everyone started, but I should have the Champ Boss' available immediately.  My order arrived last night.

[tacimala]

I may head up there Sunday morning, but it's going to be a gametime decision. Any updates on pre-reg Scott?

[Arok]

I'm not planning on adding any additional holes mainly because of lack of resources.  The biggest reason is that I want to make sure that the event is run in a timely, efficient matter and get everyone out of there well before dark.  Eliminating 4 holes on the day could save at least half an hour.

The stuff that I AM doing to change it up is the 9 concrete tees will be played from the same alternates as last year.  Those give you completely different looks at the basket, and it will be fun to play.  I'm doing alts 2nd round so that if there's dew or whatever on the grass it gives it some time to dry up before you play the grass tees.

I still have your Roselle trophy Adam - was going to give it to you at Round Lake but I didn't see you there.  I'll have it with me at Waukegan.  It's have it ready since West Park!  I just haven't crossed paths with you.

Scott,

Sorry man, been really busy lately and have not had any time to play the tournaments I set out to do. Not sure
if I can make it Sunday or not but regardless I'll swing through at some point in the day....

[stpitner]

The pre-reg that is listed above is accurate... 4 players.  I don't want to post the names of other people that have told me, "I'll be there" because if they don't show, it just makes things worse...  It takes players coming out in order to make the field larger, so I do appreciate those who are doing their part.  I've learned a lot from the Brakel IOS system, and hopefully all that come out will experience a fun, efficiently run event.

If you didn't catch it on the courses thread, some stuff that the Waukegan Park District has done to help get the course ready:

-Limestone work around the baskets
-Mowed holes 6-11
-Cleared lots of junk out of the creek
-Built a new bridge!!!

1200+ discs, t-shirts, Fade Gear and Innova bags, hats, quad shocks, DVD's (get the new Winthrop Gold Clash DVD!), and all sorts of other stuff at the mercha-palooza.  This is my last big event to use your Rob 'em Reward dollars before they expire at the end of the year.

C'mon out!

[Arok]

The course looks great....

played there over the weekend. The bridge was busted up a bit and hahahah, almost wiped out trying to
cross. I'm glad I was by myself just in case I did wipe out...

[Bruce Brakel]

From what I've seen, Scott does a really good job with his tournaments.  If I lived closer I'd play them all.