2011 IOS #2 @ Eagle Ridge June 4-5 - The Oswego Open

[pickax]

IOS #2 @ Eagle Ridge, Oswego, IL--6/4 and 6/5 2011

Pro C-Tier / Am B-Tier

2 Rounds of 20 Holes
1st round shorts, 2nd round longs

Pre-Registration is OPEN:
http://illinoisopenseries.com/preregister-ios-2

IOS Series Information:
www.illinoisopenseries.com

[pdga#7648]

just sent payment thru Paypal Mike. thanks for running this event!

[pickax]

I appreciate the pre-registration. It makes things run smoother for everyone. I'll update the PDGA pre-reg list tomorrow.

[smyith]

i heard that the longs are getting cement? will these be complete u thnk by tourny time?

[pickax]

Unfortunately since the spring has been extremely wet, there has been no way to get a truck in yet. The longs will be poured after the tournament. I'm bummed, but there's not much that can be done about that. Fortunately, the compacted stone that is in place for the longs is in really good shape.

[pdga#7648]

Mike. which 2 alt holes will be played? I have played the 2 across the bridge by the parking lot.
and I have played the other 2(13A hyzer by road) and the 1 to the practice basket by hole #1's tee pad.
Thanks.

[Fox Metro Discer]

From my discussions with Mike, it appears he is going to have the same layout as last year's Oswego Open with the 13A hole and to the practice basket hole. I believe the OB on 15 will be there again this year as well.

[pickax]

Aaron is correct, the layout will be the same as last year. If anyone chooses to practice either of the temp holes, please, please use a spotter to make sure that no one using the walking path is injured.

[stpitner]

$189 in the Ace Fund is rolling over from IOS #1 to Saturday of IOS #2!!

[Fairwayace]

Does the junior division play 1rd short & !rd long?  I have a 12 yr old that would like to play, but the long tees are a bit too much for him.

[pickax]

We have all divisions play the same layouts. There are a couple of reasons for this:
a) If the juniors play a different layout, then they will not receive a PDGA rating for that round.
b) Occasionally we need to mix divisions on a card simply due to numbers in some of the smaller divisions. If a subset of a group needs to play from a different tee that would be confusing.
c) hole 5. It would be difficult from a flow perspective if some groups were playing from the short and some from the long seeing that you can't see if anyone is on the other tee.

You know your son best, but I think he can handle the longs if he plays smart and understands that not every hole needs to be knocked out with a three or four.

[stpitner]

Dylan Hill (age 11) took on Channahon over the weekend from the shorts and longs and he was up to the challenge. I think your 12 year old could be up to the task of Oswego longs!

[pickax]

i need to finish up the trophies so that they have time to cure. I have made trophies for the following divisions. If you are planning on playing in the Oswego Open in a division not listed, then get your pre-registration in so I can make sure I have the trophy done before the tournament.

I have trophies for:
Open
Advanced
Intermediate
Recreational
Novice
Adv GM
Adv Women
Juniors

[The Bogey Man]

I had to give Dylan a high five for coming out and playing. Made me smile to see a young blood get his tourney's in.
You think if you had a pre register CTP or something like that, you would get more people to do so? Just an idear.
Had a blast at IOS #1... Cannot wait for Oswego!

[Tom McManus]

Looking forward to this event.  Eagle Ridge is a fun course and Mike does a good job with keeping everything moving.

[pickax]

Trophies are drying...

[The Bogey Man]

Are Discontinuum tags gonna be up for Sundays tourney? I wanna bagtag challenge this tag. Can't believe we didn't have that at IOS#1! thought that was kinda lame.

[CEValkyrie]

Are Discontinuum tags gonna be up for Sundays tourney? I wanna bagtag challenge this tag. Can't believe we didn't have that at IOS#1! thought that was kinda lame.

It's lame but just like anything else in disc golf you need volunteers to make things happen.

[Tom McManus]

I will run tags on Sunday and have tags for sale.

[stpitner]

Thanks for bringing them, Tom!  I'll have to make sure I get mine