PDGA News

[Jon Brakel]

  Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA)
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GET OUT AND VOTE!
DISC GOLFERS NEED TO BE HEARD!
ESPECIALLY GO OUT AND VOTE FOR PARKS & REC MILLAGES!
-> AND THEN LET THE PARKS PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU DID!
PDGA EMAIL NEWS FOR MEMBERS
October 28, 2004

Please forward this to as many disc golfing buddies as you wish. Only
active PDGA members receive it directly, but we don't mind if you share.

PDGA RADIO NEWS - A NEW SHOW EVERY WEEK!
http://www.pdga.com/pdgaradio/

NEW! Week of October 25: Results from the Texas State Championships, and
a look ahead to this weekend's Oklahoma Open in Tulsa. You'll find
putting practice tips from Todd Branch in the 60-Second Clinic, and
we'll talk course design with the world's preeminent disc golf course
designer, John Houck.

PDGA Radio News' Notable Links for this week include: Discovering The
World [a href='http://www.dtworld.com/' target='_blank']http://www.dtworld.com/[/a] Discraft [a href='http://www.discraft.com/' target='_blank']http://www.discraft.com/[/a] No
Obstacles Disc Golf [a href='http://www.150class.com/' target='_blank']http://www.150class.com/[/a] and John Houck Course
Design http://www.circularproductions.com/.

DISC GOLF IN THE NEWS
Here's a short list of recent news items about disc golf that you may
still be able to pick up on the web:

Virginia
http://www.richmond.com/Sports/output.cfm?...vertical=Sports
The Bounce: Frisbee-Golf has its traditions, too, Sunday they play for
The Cup

Pennsylvania
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/.../9578183.htm?1c
Getting Into Disc Golf

Mississippi
http://www.picayuneitem.com/articles/2004/...orts/04prcc.txt
PRCC hosting national disc golf tournament

North Carolina
http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/vnews/dis...1/4134d3fd12d52
An explosion - the short history of disc golf

Indiana
http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/be...2004/10/26§
ion=campus&storyid=DiscGolf
Organization elicits support for unorthodox golf course

Florida (hurricane damage story)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/li...504,0,5309752.s
tory?coll=orl-home-entlife
For many urban parks, paradise lost

New York (Chili!)
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/p...041024/NEWS01/4
10240331/1002/NEWS
Chili will receive $20,000 state grant to replace septic system

Ohio
http://www.marionstar.com/news/stories/200...ts/1460825.html
Try golf on the fly: Disc golf offers fun variation on hitting the links

Iowa
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=...61&dept_id=1774
15&rfi=6
County soon to get first disc golf course

Massassachusetts
http://www2.townonline.com/boxford/artsLif...rticleid=102363
Disc golf course opens in Topsfield

MORE PDGA STUFF

Here's a tip for your never-been-a-PDGA-member friends. If they join -
http://www.pdga.com/join/ - right now, their membership is good for
November and December of 2004 PLUS *all* of 2005! Be sure to let them know.

Also, don't forget that PDGA memberships make good holiday gifts, as
does the cool merchandise at the PDGA Online Store -
http://www.pdgastore.com/ - which includes the "Steady" Ed Memorial
Disca sets.

We thank our website sponsors for their support:

http://www.discgolfassoc.com/
Disc Golf Association

http://www.discgolfworld.com/
Disc Golf World News

http://www.discraft.com/
Discraft Pro Golf Discs

http://www.innovadiscs.com/
Innova Golf Discs

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PDGA Email News for Members is a member benefit for active PDGA members.
Updates or corrections to information in the PDGA membership database,
or comments or items for this newsletter, should be communicated to:

Lorrie Gibson, Memberships Manager
Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA)
5 Dacotah Avenue
Toronto, ON, CANADA M5J2E4
(416) 203-9628
office@pdga.com

[airspuds]

some of the links did not work


lots of new stuff on sanctioning agreements on main site

if any 1 cares

[Jon Brakel]

I found three news item links did not work. News services often rotate out articles or maybe Terry got the addresses wrong. One link required membership to see. I fixed the News Radio Notable Links. Still a lot more there that works than doesn't.

[Bruce Brakel]

I'm supposed to be on PDGA radio this week.  Brian caught me at the end of the day at work when I was mentally tired.  I'll probably sound like I'm stoned.  

[Jon Brakel]

                            Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA)
                             WHERE THE PLAYERS PLAY! http://www.pdga.com[/size]

PDGA EMAIL NEWS FOR MEMBERS
November 9, 2004

Please forward this to as many disc golfing buddies as you wish. Only
active PDGA members receive it directly, but we don't mind if you share.


HELP THE NEWBIES LEARN TO PROTECT THE COURSE
http://www.scup.org/pdf/stop.pdf

We're hearing more and more about damage to courses. You can click on
this link - http://www.scup.org/pdf/stop.pdf - and download a PDF flyer
urging players to protect the flora. Please do so, print it, and and
then post it on as many courses as you can. Lamination is a good idea.
Thanks!


PDGA RADIO NEWS - A NEW SHOW EVERY WEEK!
http://www.pdga.com/pdgaradio/

NEW! Week of November 8: Results from the Veterans Park Open in Arlington
Texas, and a look ahead to this weekend's US Masters Championships. Todd
Branch serves up some hot tips for cold winter rounds in the 60-Second
Clinic, and we'll introduce you to this year's crop of candidates for a
seat on the PDGA Board of Directors.

Notable links on PDGA Radio News this week include:

  - Discovering The World - http://www.dtworld.com/
  - Discraft - http://www.discraft.com/
  - No Obstacles Disc Golf - http://www.150class.com/


GET READY FOR 2005!
http://www/pdga.com/documents/td/2005tourinfo.php

Spread the word, 2005 PDGA tour documents are now available on line! Go
to http://www/pdga.com/documents/td/2005tourinfo.php to see what's new
for the year ahead. Send your emailed sanctioning agreements and any
tour related questions to
tourmgr@pdga.com.


[Editor's Note: This next item was intended originally for state
contacts, but we think that more people will be interested! And maybe
they'll bug their state contacts! ]

PLEASE SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES MASTERS DISC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
http://www.usmastersdiscgolf.com

Hello to all State Coordinators.  I am contacting all of you to request
support and to offer a limited edition collectors disc.  The United
States Masters Disc Golf Championships are just around the corner. As
the tournament director I am hoping for support from every state. We are
offering several opportunities to support this PDGA Major.

The first is each state can sponsor a hole. This opportunity is
available for $100 per hole. Each sponsor will receive a custom tee sign
promoting the State Sponsor and we can include a featured tournament
from your state if you wish.

The second opportunity is a special extremely limited run of State
Sponsor US Masters Innova INNCOLORTM Candy Fund Raising discs,
customized to feature your state flag.   I have attached an example of
the graphic that will be used for these very special discs, (this design
may get tweaked slightly, but this is the concept). Each state will be
allowed to purchase a maximum of ten of these discs with your state
flag.  If you wish to get any other state's discs you will need to
contact the states directly!  The cost per disc is $26. This price
includes freight costs. These super rare collectibles are great for
special prizes at your area tournaments or they can be resold to help
raise money for your state organization or your state's tournaments.  I
hope you will be able to help support this great event.  To offer your
support for this event please contact me directly.

You can do so via email - tim.selinske@innovadiscs.com or
skeball@earthlink.net, or by phone (909) 481-6266. If you wish
additional information about the tournament please go to the tournament
website - http://www.usmastersdiscgolf.com
Thanks for considering this opportunity,

Tim Selinske
Tournament Director - US Masters Disc Golf Championships
State Coordinator - California, Southern Region


MORE PDGA STUFF

Here's a tip for your never-been-a-PDGA-member friends. If they join -
http://www.pdga.com/join/ - right now, their membership is good for
November and December of 2004 PLUS *all* of 2005! Be sure to let them know.

Also, don't forget that PDGA memberships make good holiday gifts, as
does the cool merchandise at the PDGA Online Store -
http://www.pdgastore.com/ - which includes the "Steady" Ed Memorial Disc
sets.

We thank our website sponsors for their support:

http://www.discgolfassoc.com/
Disc Golf Association

http://www.discgolfworld.com/
Disc Golf World News

http://www.discraft.com/
Discraft Pro Golf Discs

http://www.innovadiscs.com/
Innova Golf Discs

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PDGA Email News for Members is a member benefit for active PDGA members.
Updates or corrections to information in the PDGA membership database,
or comments or items for this newsletter, should be communicated to:

Lorrie Gibson, Memberships Manager
Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA)
5 Dacotah Avenue
Toronto, ON, CANADA M5J2E4
(416) 203-9628
office@pdga.com

[mirth]

I printed a copy of the PDF to post at Bevier.

[airspuds]

got pdga ballot and renewal forms today

interesting reading it is
ive got to tell you