2005 ILLINOIS OPEN SERIES

[DougEDawg]

Thanks Jon.

[Mike S]

Thanks for another great tournament guys.  I had some heartbreaking holes, and didnt play too well, but still had a great time.  Met a few more people from the boards and played enough that my arm felt like it was about to fall off sunday morning.  Cant wait for the next one.  One of these days I am actually going to pull off a good tournament round    

[Bruce Brakel]

Jon mentioned this before but I will say it again so that our volunteers don't feel under-appreciated:  Becky entered the score data for the on-line scoring.  That grunt work is the hard part of that job.  Thanks Becky.

[SERG]

I'll try to have 20 to 24 holes depending on how many portable baskets I can get. Sergio, Shawn, & Spike, can I barrow your baskets?

Not a problem. I even still have the letter on mine  

I'll make sure to get the basket to you in advance this time.

[CEValkyrie]

I'll try to have 20 to 24 holes depending on how many portable baskets I can get. Sergio, Shawn, & Spike, can I barrow your baskets?

Not a problem. I even still have the letter on mine  

I'll make sure to get the basket to you in advance this time.

Thanks!!!  

[CEValkyrie]

Attached are the points after IOS #5. There are some tight battles. Don't forget it's the best 5 scores so some players will be dropping their lowes score after the next event.

Please double check your points to make sure there is no mistake. This document is now 16 pages long. That's a lot of players!!!

[Jon Brakel]

We did get a little bit of pub last week in the Pioneer Press papers. Check out http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-st...-05-655599.html

[Bruce Brakel]

I did not see points for Kiralyn Brakel or Jenny Fox.  In Men's Rec I think Paul Hnatin is the correct spelling and not Hnatiw.

[CEValkyrie]

I did not see points for Kiralyn Brakel or Jenny Fox.  In Men's Rec I think Paul Hnatin is the correct spelling and not Hnatiw.

Look for big bold lettering. They are in 1st in their divions .

[Bruce Brakel]

Oh.  Go Waterford Junior Girls' Club!

[Bruce Brakel]

Some of the IOS and Discontinuum guys enjoyed a heated e-discussion of non-PDGA member bagging issues today.  Because I've heard players discussing the issue at the course I thought I would just share a little.  When we got past the heat, this was the light:  if the non-members we looked at had been PDGA members for the past year, none would have ratings that would bump them up a division.  Some of them have certainly been improving and playing some good golf recently, though.

Anyway, no one should think that by not joining the PDGA someone therefore can play any division they want to at our tournaments.  We are aware of the issue.  But right now, it is not an actual issue, just a perceived issue.  

We will probably take a second look at the issue when the September ratings come out.  

[Younk]

In Men's Rec I think Paul Hnatin is the correct spelling and not Hnatiw.

Hnatiw is the correct spelling    

[CEValkyrie]

IOS#6 THE DISContinuum Blast is right around the corner. Please Pre-register for this event. I'm trying to get 22 holes set up so we have a max capacity of 110 players. I'd hate to see anyone not be able to play. We've had over 117 players at every event except IOS #1. We had 101 & it was cold & snowing.

Don't let the D-Tier scare you away. It's the same as a C-Tier. You will get to play for PDGA points and rating. The only difference for a C & D Tier is the amount the TD has to pay the PDGA.

The ace pool will start around $120.00

For the pros they will pay the normal $45.00 entry fee & has a normal IOS pro payout. We hold your money and give it back to you, less PDGA $2 fees.

On the amateur side it is a $10.00 entry fee, trophies and CTPs only, no-payout event. For every amateur who plays we will put $10 in value in CTPs on the course. "CTPs" include longest putts, longest drives, etc. We are experimenting to see if the players are interested in the concept. It will be a fun cheap day of at least 40 holes of disc golf. The pros will be there on the same day so you will get to see them play the safari. Chris Heeren is a 2 time defending champion.  

[Guest_Tree]

Jon mentioned this before but I will say it again so that our volunteers don't feel under-appreciated:  Becky entered the score data for the on-line scoring.  That grunt work is the hard part of that job.  Thanks Becky.

I'd like to thank my high school typing teachers for my ability to input in a timely fashion.

Your welcome Bruce, Jon, and Brett!

[Guest_Tree]

I did not see points for Kiralyn Brakel or Jenny Fox.  In Men's Rec I think Paul Hnatin is the correct spelling and not Hnatiw.

I also don't see Barrett White's name from Open Women-she played at least one leg.

[Guest_Tree]

I did not see points for Kiralyn Brakel or Jenny Fox.  In Men's Rec I think Paul Hnatin is the correct spelling and not Hnatiw.

I also don't see Barrett White's name from Open Women-she played at least one leg.

OOPS-now I see the bold leaders! Congrats to all

[Bruce Brakel]

It must be psychological thing.  You see the bold italics, assume it is a header or something, and skip down to the next line.

[Jon Brakel]

You can see both unofficial round ratings for IOS #5 - Saturday at http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_...=1#Intermediate . I sent Theo the file and he fixed it. Take a look at it quick though because Theo wants me to break it again to see if he can figure out what's going on. I'm going to break it again sometime tonight.

[mirth]

In my case, why did a round 1 56 get a provisional rating of 882 while a round 2 56 get a 892? In fact, seems like all round 1 scores are 10 points off their round 2 counterparts.

[Jon Brakel]

In my case, why did a round 1 56 get a provisional rating of 882 while a round 2 56 get a 892? In fact, seems like all round 1 scores are 10 points off their round 2 counterparts.

Because Mike K shot hugely over his rating the first round which suppressed ratings for everyone else. The second round no one shot that much over their rating. I think Mike shot 60 to 80 points over his rating the first round.