2005 ILLINOIS OPEN SERIES

[SERG]

There are now over 40 players pre-registered for this inaugural event. There is still time to register online.

No there isn't. Online preregistration technically closed on Saturday. In reality the pages are still there & active, but not for much longer today.

If you're on the fence - preregister now! You won't be able to by 5PM today.

So how can I preregister? I went to the home page and it says I can't anymore. Should I mail my registration?

[mirth]

final allowed postmark date for mailed preregistrations was last saturday, although stragglers postmarked yesterday are being accepted.

If you really want to preregister PM me & I'll give you the URL to the correct page.

[Brian]

so what discs are getting the Custom stamp on them?  Or is that gone under the bridge also?

[whofarted]

i kinda got all jumpy when this tournament started rolling.  the gateway deal sounded good at first, but discraft ended up being the best bet for the players in every way.  i apologize up front for anyone who has any misconceptions about the details (number of alternates, gateway discs, etc..) of the day, but rest assured that it all works out in the end.  

so what discs are getting the Custom stamp on them? Or is that gone under the bridge also?

we got cryztal z challengers, z cruch, d buzz, and z flicks of every size shape and color

[Bruce Brakel]

so what discs are getting the Custom stamp on them?  Or is that gone under the bridge also?

What greg said.  I hope they gave us some of those sun burn pink discs.  Those are fun to not sell for 12 and then dye and sell fast for 14.  

[CEValkyrie]

There were 27 Pre-Registered players for Crystal Lake and 156 showed up. We had to add 2 temp holes both days of the event.

Rockford currently has 44 players Pre-Registered. There will be 2 courses with 22 holes on them. We have a few extra portables if we need to add a few more. We anticipate this to be the biggest event of the Illinois Open Series to date. This could possibly be the biggest 1 day event in IL history. We hope you are part of it at one of IL's finest facilities.

Come on out to Rockford, IL on 7-23.

www.brasscash.com

[CEValkyrie]

Todd Fanning needs a ride to Rockford Saturday. He lives in Libertyville in anyone can hook him up.  

[whofarted]

well folks, the pins are where they are supposed to be and everything is good in anna page land....  for anyone that is intrested in getting a head start on some practice, a group from the quad cities is coming up in the afternoon to play a few.  actually from the sounds of it, there should be players out all day so if you stop by the chances are pretty good that someone you know or have seen will be there.  cant wait for saturday, hopefully it wont be too big of a disaster.    

[Chainmeister]

Greg

On my way last week I saw a bar about a mile south of Anna Page.  Do they have anything edible?  Is there any place to grab a burger or something during the break? Or is it best to just bring lunch? Regardless, I am looking forward to the Frenzy.  See ya there!

[whofarted]

there is a bar north of anna page called Scanlan's that has some decent bar food starting at 4 bucks and up.  otherwise, i think a friend of mine will be grilling up some (schich-kibob's?) that have cherry tomatos, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and chicken.  

glad to hear you are coming, see you on saturday!

[drdye]

Maybe this has been covered...but I didnt want to go through 17 pages to find it, I am lazy

What does the person with the most points overall after all events are played in each division???  I tried to find it on the brasscash web site, but all I could find was those home made quarter baskets....Is that what the overall points winner gets after all 7 events are played???

Cant wait to get a chance at that $750

[Bruce Brakel]

There is not much riding on overalls.  I think 1st - 3rd in the larger divisions get a tournament stamped dyed disc like last year with the division and place not dyed.  

[Mangler]

Im Planning to go Saturday Early to Rockford from Libertyville. Have room of course.

[Dan Michler]

Greg

On my way last week I saw a bar about a mile south of Anna Page.  Do they have anything edible?  Is there any place to grab a burger or something during the break? Or is it best to just bring lunch? Regardless, I am looking forward to the Frenzy.  See ya there!

if u turn right onto springfield coming out of the park and then take a left on Auburn St. u will come to regular fast food type places down the road just a bit.  not more than 10 minutes from the course.

[Bruce Brakel]

We had 167 players for this event.  We added $300 to the pros and added 400 brass to the ams over and above what we normally do.  Many thanks to the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for their sponsorship and to the Rockford Park District for their support with the jumbo tent and the porta-johns.

We paid one ace $750 so the ace pool will start at the Stream Shady around $600.  

[CEValkyrie]

WOW! What a fantastic Saturday even though it rained on us for the 1st round. Thanks to all the club members who attended, helped in any way, and supplied baskets.

You were part of something BIG! 167 players currently ranks tied for 5th in 2005 largest events according to the Summer 2005 Disc Golf World News. We needed the Brakel female clan to put us in the top 4 .

[whofarted]

You were part of something BIG!

no kidding, saturdays attendance equalled the last three tournaments that anna page has had combined!   thanks to all that showed, it was great putting a face to the names i see on this board and others, and extra special thanks to all that worked very hard on getting this together i.e. jon, bruce, brett, dan, mirth, and anybody else that i may have forgot.  

i hope to see you all out here soon.  we have leagues on sunday mornings, wednesday nights and the GRABM club picnic is in early September.   ill keep you all posted...

thanks,

greg

[damonshort]

i hope to see you all out here soon.  we have leagues on sunday mornings, wednesday nights and the GRABM club picnic is in early September.   ill keep you all posted...

thanks,

greg

Greg,

You did a heck of a job putting that all together (Jon Brett & Bruce always do a heck of a job so I'll ignore them here...    ). I had to bolt right after the 2nd round (I actually made my gig in time thanks to Barish's Nascar imitation) so I didn't get a chance to thank anyone personally.

Hope this convinces the Rockford Park District to pop for some teepads on the new course and maybe even replace (lengthen!) the teepads on the old...

thanks again,
Damon

[Jon Brakel]

I think this one will go down as the wettest of any tournament held during a drought!  

[pickax]

I was not expecting the rain. I am very glad that I always pack my waterproof boots. Dry feet are happy feet.

By the way, the local news (13) aired some footage during the sports segment on the 10:00 news. From what I recall, there a brief bit with Bruce, someone driving, shot of the merch table, etc. It even had a shot of me making my longest putt of the day (which of course was in warm-ups).  I need to practice a ton more. Unfortunately we didn't have any blank VHS tapes for me to record my 2 seconds of fame.

Thanks for a great tourney.