IOS #1 @ Kenosha, WI--04/21&22/07

[CEValkyrie]

IOS #1 @ Kenosha, WI--04/21&22/07

[SERG]

Don't know if you guys are aware, but construction to the Union expansion has begun. The hole that throws from the corner of the Union to the practice basket is no longer available. There is a construction fence that extends nearly to the sidewalk. We used a new hole created for the Prairie Open that ran alongside the buildings after hole 18 that may wish to be considered. The Big Chill also had a couple of fun holes.

Let me know how many holes you are thinking of using and perhaps I could help out.

Will the Sunday group be playing one round from longs and one from shorts?

[SERG]

Could someone email/pm me a list of possible pin locations (even if it's just for Saturday)? We are going to try and move some baskets to preserve the areas. It's pretty wet out here right now so some have already been moved.

I'll take care of notifying Tamie about the changes.

Thanks.

[CEValkyrie]

Could someone email/pm me a list of possible pin locations (even if it's just for Saturday)? We are going to try and move some baskets to preserve the areas. It's pretty wet out here right now so some have already been moved.

I'll take care of notifying Tamie about the changes.

Thanks.

Sergio,

   You have an e-mail. Also, are holes 1 & 2 going to be affected in any way? I'll have a document in the next few weeks with all the info. Not much will change from last year to this year. Adv/Pro playing long/long & Int/Rec/Jr playing Long/Short.

Thanks for everything.

[Bruce Brakel]

Anybody getting excited about this?  I am.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to play Advanced this year.  I'm still averaging 940 rounds, so some of the time I should be competitive in Advanced. 

Save $5 and pre-register.  Save all of that $5 by pre-registering with Brett at league or by mail.  If we continue to grow in attendance, Kenosha will fill both days on pre-reg.  With Pro-Am Worlds in KBC Michigan next year, you'll want to get your points this year. 

[CEValkyrie]

I'm ready. We were out at Parkside yesterday and it's looking good. Super Long Tee on hole #8 is the only tee not playable right now. It was soft in places but not too bad.

There will be an alternate after hole #4 (4A) on the other side of the road. It will play between the road and sidewalk with both being out of bounds. The pin will be slightly elevated. It plays between 310 & 330ft.

5A will stay the same as last year. I have a few others scouted out and will make those decisions soon.

[pickax]

I'm going to be up in Wisconsin for other reasons on Saturday and I don't feel like driving down to Naperville and back for Sunday morning. Any recommendations on cheap places to stay up that direction for Saturday night.

[Bruce Brakel]

There's a big hospital about three or four miles south of the course.  The parking lot is really quiet at night.  You probably mean somewhere where you don't have to sleep in the car? 

[mirth]

There are several hotels in and around Kenosha, especially at the I94/Hwy 50 (75th Street) interchange.

[SERG]

There is a Microtel Inn within 10 minutes north of campus on Highway 31 (Green Bay Road).
CHECK HERE

That would be the closest one timewise.

[SERG]

There will be an alternate after hole #4 (4A) on the other side of the road. It will play between the road and sidewalk with both being out of bounds. The pin will be slightly elevated. It plays between 310 & 330ft.

5A will stay the same as last year. I have a few others scouted out and will make those decisions soon.

Do you mean 6A? When you walk across 7's fairway and throw toward the buildings?

What about the one after hole 18 that was played for the Prairie Open? You walked across the sidewalk from 18's basket. You threw south to north alongside the buildings. It played just about 300 feet. The basket was located down near the sidewalk (OB) in between the bushes. Kind of plays like an island green.

[CEValkyrie]

There will be an alternate after hole #4 (4A) on the other side of the road. It will play between the road and sidewalk with both being out of bounds. The pin will be slightly elevated. It plays between 310 & 330ft.

5A will stay the same as last year. I have a few others scouted out and will make those decisions soon.

Do you mean 6A? When you walk across 7's fairway and throw toward the buildings?

What about the one after hole 18 that was played for the Prairie Open? You walked across the sidewalk from 18's basket. You threw south to north alongside the buildings. It played just about 300 feet. The basket was located down near the sidewalk (OB) in between the bushes. Kind of plays like an island green.

Yes, I meant 6A. The hole after #18 is a possibility. Will holes 1 & 2 be affected by the construction?

[mirth]

I'd expect holes 1 & 2 to be too far away from the Union to be affected by anything.

[damonshort]

#1 and #17 are super-short right now. I'm assuming they'll be moved back for the IOS.

[Tom McManus]

#1 and #17 are super-short right now. I'm assuming they'll be moved back for the IOS.

17 was under water. They moved some baskets yesterday to try and minimize the damage to the course. 

[damonshort]

yeah. they moved #1, #10, 13 & 14 between my 1st & 2nd rounds. 

[SERG]

Holes #1 and #2 will not be affected for the tournament, HOWEVER, the IOS #1 will be the LAST tournament played with the current holes #1 and #2. As soon as construction begins, holes #1 and #2 will be gone....FOREVER! Time to make room for a parking lot. The Prairie Open will definitely have some new holes.

It's interesting to see the "master plan" of the university. The disc golf course will have probably 6-7 hole "reconfigurations" because of construction. The Inner Loop Road will be widening a full lane so hole #4 might have to be moved eventually. Hole #15 might lose the pro teepad.

We will have the pins in tournament positions hopefully two weeks prior to the event, if not sooner.

[CEValkyrie]

Thank you for the help and information Sergio!

[pickax]

With the record setting weather this past weekend,and less than a month until the first IOS#1 (my pre-reg has been sent), I'm definitely ready to get out and play more. When will the pdga.com pre-reg list start being maintained?

[Bruce Brakel]

Probably when Brett is done with basketball.  Is high school basketball done in Illinois?  It just finished in Michigan.