Ledgestone Series

[Ledgestone]

I just signed up for the  Ledgestone Insurance Championships Super Tour – September 14/15th

This is going to fill.

Yes it will - we should get the PDGA pre-reg list updated soon but we have already gotten plenty of registrations.

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how many players are you allowing? 144?

[Ledgestone]

how many players are you allowing? 144?

We added a third course. MPO will still only play Morton/McNaughton.

Maximum amount of players is 252. MPO is limited to 72 and they will have the courses to themselves and the other two courses at any time will have 90 players.

[Ledgestone]

Series points have been reflected to show the results from the Cherry Festival tournament. We will also have the running totals up tonight as well and I went ahead and corrected the Canton doubles tournament to be on Saturday, August 18th.

We are also excited to announce that we have raised an additional $2500 for the series via the additions of new sponsors over the last two days. We are happy to announce that ABC Discs is on board as a sponsor for the series! Thanks to Dan Pastore and ABC Discs. Because of Dan's involvement we have added one more tournament to the series and we will be announcing that shortly. Also a big thanks to the Village of Morton for stepping up in a big way and giving the LIS series a nice grant. Also, thanks to Erie Insurance for stepping up their contribution to the series. We have also added World of Vitamins as a sponsor.

Come on out Saturday for the Illinois Amateur Championship presented by Huk Lab!

Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc

[Ledgestone]

Series points have been reflected to show the standings through the Illinois AM Championship:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc

Also, the series schedule has been updated with our final two events:

-Bradley Doubles 7/14
-ABC Discs Open at McNaughton 9/1

The McNaughton event will follow the Popcorn Glo Tournament, which will be the prior evening in Manito. It will be a fun weekend in the Pekin area for disc golf!

Updated and Final LIS Schedule:

1. Galesburg – March 10th - "Random Draw Dubs Fundraiser" – Nate Heinold TD
2. Pontiac – April 7th - "Swinging Bridge Open" C Tier – Dana Vicich TD
3. Pekin – April 14th - "McNaughton Triples Fundraiser" – Nate Heinold TD
4. Springfield AM Only Super Tour – April 28th – "Illinois 72 AMS" – Miles/Noah TD
5. Morton New Design Dubs – May 5th – Ten Year Tourney – Nate Heinold TD
6. Rockford (Anna Page) – May 12th – "Plastic Addicts Classic" C Tier – Scott Franke TD
7. Bloomington (Maxwell) – May 19th - "Paragon Open" C Tier – Miles Parkhill TD
8. Washington Cherry Festival – June 2nd – Unsanctioned – Greg Nettles TD
9. Morton - June 9th - "Illinois Amateur Championships" Am Only B Tier – Wilbur Wallis TD
10. Baker Park, Kewanee – June 30th "Title to be decided" C Tier - Wes Jacobson TD
11. McNasty Triples - July 7th Unsanctioned - Johnnie Harrison TD
12. Bradley Doubles - July 14th Unsanctioned - Johnnie Harrison TD
13. Eureka – August 4th - "Plastic Addicts Safari" C Tier - Greg Nettles TD
14. Ledgestone Insurance Frenzy B Tier – August 11th – 4 Courses in 1 Day – Nate Heinold TD
15. Canton Doubles Tournament - August 18th - Johnnie Harrison TD
16. Washington - August 25th - "Washington Community Bank Classic" C Tier - Jarrod Nettles TD
17. Manito Glo Popcorn Festival - August 31st - Friday Night Tournament - 12 Hole Design (three rounds of 12 holes, including two glo rounds) - Johnnie Harrison/Nate Heinold TD
18. "ABC Discs Open at McNaughton" - September 1st - Unsanctioned Singles - Nate Heinold/Johnnie Harrison TD
19. Bradley – September 8th - "Erie Insurance Open" C Tier – Doug Payne TD
20. Ledgestone Insurance Championships Super Tour – September 14/15th - Johnnie Harrison/Nate Heinold CO-TD's (This Super Tour will utilize Morton/McNaughton for rounds 1 and 2 and split rounds for different divisions for round 3)

As a reminder, registration is up for the September A Tier. If you haven't heard, this event will officially have $10,000+ added cash to the pro purse and a huge AM players pack worth over $100 that will be 100% donated. Registration is up at the following link: http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-LISChampionship.html

[Ledgestone]

Series points have been reflected to show the standings through the Baker Open:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc

See everyone on Saturday for Triples at McNaughton!

[Ledgestone]

Series points have been reflected through the Plastic Addicts Safari....the big B Tier this weekend allows for double points so get signed up!

https://docs.google.com/a/ledgestonegrp.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc#gid=3

[Ledgestone]

Series points are reflected through all events, including the B Tier:

https://docs.google.com/a/ledgestonegrp.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc#gid=3

Tight battles remain in Advanced Women (Christy Fraticola and Colleen Thompson are tied), Men's Recreation, Men's Intermediate, Pro Masters and Men's Pro.

The Men's Pro division will be very interesting, as it looks like it will come down to the A Tier with Dana, Nate Yemm, and Steve Slater battling it out for the big prize. Pro Masters is an all out duel between Doug Payne and Dan Pastore. That division looks like it will come down to the end as well. Those two have been competing on the course and on Facebook!

We will also officially have a Novice Payout for the series, as it looks to be a battle between Chris Wentworth and Tim Cerven. Both are signed up for this weekend and both will probably be playing the A Tier. Mark Harston looks to be have an insurmountable lead in Advanced Senior Grandmasters!

If you want your points there are a few events left before the A Tier, including the 8/25 event at Washington this weekend, the Pekin Double Weekend (Popcorn Glo Tournament 8/31 and ABC Discs Open 9/1), and then the Bradley event on 9/8.

The Men's Intermediate looks to be a huge battle, with seven people still in the ball game. Men's Recreation will be a tight battle as well with a lot of people still in it. All of the events will be key coming down the stretch to win the Ledgestone Cup!

Here are the final breakdowns for the spots that will receive a payout/plaque or cup:

MPO:
1st Place - Gold Ledgestone Cup and $450 Cash
2nd Place - Ledgestone Cup and $200 Cash

MPM:
1st Place - Ledgestone Cup and $100 LIS bucks
2nd Place - Trophy and $50 LIS bucks

MA1:
1st Place - Ledgestone Cup and $300 LIS bucks
2nd Place - Ledgestone Crystal and $75 LIS bucks

MA2:
1st Place - Ledgestone Cup and $150 LIS bucks
2nd Place - Trophy and $50 LIS bucks
3rd Place - Trophy and $25 LIS bucks

MA3:
1st Place - Ledgestone Crystal and $75 LIS bucks
2nd Place - Trophy and $40 LIS bucks
3rd Place - Trophy and $25 LIS bucks

MA4:
1st Place - Trophy and $30 LIS bucks
2nd Place - Trophy and $15 LIS bucks

MS1:
1st Place - Trophy and $30 LIS bucks

FW1, FW2, FW3 Each:
1st Place - Trophy and $30 LIS bucks

[Ledgestone]

As a note, we'd like to apologize for the confusion with the Series payout. After discussing this and looking at what was posted, we have amended the payouts to reflect the original post in February with the higher guarantees listed on the BN Forums. It was a mistake on my part and I apologize for the confusion. All posts should be reflected to update the payout confusion. It did only affect three places - MA1 first place, MA2 first place, and MPO second place.

[Ledgestone]

Series points have been updated through the Washington Community Bank Classic. Some of the battles are getting tight:

https://docs.google.com/a/ledgestonegrp.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc#gid=0

We have two events this weekend that both count towards the LIS Series. Friday Night is our Glo Tournament in Manito and Saturday is Singles at McNaughton!

Check out this link for more information on this weekend's tournaments and the chance to get some more LIS points!

http://www.bndisc.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=1&TOPIC_ID=1875&#15966

[Ledgestone]

Points have been updated for the final time before the A Tier to include the Erie Insurance Open!

https://docs.google.com/a/ledgestonegrp.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc#gid=0

Feel free to check out the series rules if there is any confusion about the number of tournaments required, points for the A Tier, etc.

There are a lot of undecided battles, including the MPO battle between Steve Slater and Nate Yemm. The points are 274 to 273 in Steve's favor, with Dana lurking at 200 points. Its going to be a battle!

Battles are still going on in MPM, MA2, MA3, and others. We will be doing the Series Awards and Payout on Saturday afternoon at Morton. If you aren't playing come on out and support the finale!