2010 Fox Valley Metro Presents IOS #3 @ Oswego, IL June 5 & 6 - The Oswego Open

[stpitner]

shorts have concrete, longs still have the crushed limestone.  Unless some huge news comes in that I wasn't aware of, they will not be changing before the tournament.  We played them last night; they were very playable tees.

[pdga#7648]

cool, thanks Scott.

[Sr.]

All tee boxes are in great shape. With fingers crossed, concrete for longs is coming soon. The course is also dry. If we have any rain the course drains really well. Park District is doing a good job of getting mowers in the woods and getting things ready for the event. Should be a fun time!

[pickax]

The tee and basket placement for 13a and the tee for 19 have been painted if anyone is out this weekend practicing.
13a is down near the base of the hill along the path on the North side of the path (across from the park sign). The basket will be by the path leading to the tee for 14.
Tee 19 is tucked in the trees near the basket for 18.

Tentative Oswego Course Info Sheet

General:
2m rule is not in effect.
Users of the bike/walking path have the right of way.
Short tees are concrete .
Long tees are limestone and marked with flags.
Alt Holes (13a and 19) use a fly pad tee. Same tee used both rounds.
Casual relief from poison ivy. Lie is nearest lie on line of play behind poison ivy.
Hole 19 will be using the practice basket. Please use the basket near TC for putting practice before round 1.

Hole Specific:
Hole 1: Please spot for the group behind on Hole 19 as they tee off.
Hole 1, 2, 18, and 19: Railroad tracks are out of bounds. The first rail is the OB line.  There is a casual relief area covering the gravel rail bed. Mandatory relief must be taken to the edge of the gravel. A throw from the previous lie option is still available for discs that land OB.
Hole 3: The fence line is the OB line.  Do not retrieve your disc if it lands inside the enclosed fenced area during the round. You will be DQ'd. We will have one person fetch all of the discs at one time after each round. Please inform the TD if you have a disc in need of retrieval.
Hole 4: The fence line is the OB line. The fence line is extended into the woods. On OB throws from the tee and drop zone only, the next lie shall be from the short tee. See Hole 3 with regards to enclosed fenced area.
Hole 5 long: Logs are lying in the bottom of the ravine. These may be considered a playing surface if required.
Hole 6: Mando at tree with ribbon on it. Disc must pass to right of tree. No drop zone: the next lie is marked within five meters of the mandatory object and one meter behind the mandatory line which extends from the correct side of the mandatory.
Hole 13a: Same Tee/Basket both rounds. Basket is located to left of path. Please have a spotter stand by sign on right of path to get a clear look at possible pedestrians/bikers.
Hole 15: High grass on either side of the fairway is OB. A painted line marks the edge of the OB area and wraps behind the basket. The tall brush near the basket is in bounds.
Hole 16: On/Over bike path is OB. In bounds area for hole 15 is OB. Normal relief applies.
Hole 17 short tee: Mando at tree with ribbon on it. Discs must pass to right of tree. Drop Zone is marked.
Hole 17 long tee: No mando when playing from the long tee.
Hole 19: When teeing off, each group must have a spotter out by the path for safety reasons. This may be a spotter from the group on hole 1. If a pedestrian/cyclist is hit, you will be DQ'd.  Round 1 uses the practice basket. For round 2 the basket is elevated near the short tee for hole 1. The near side of the path and the path itself are OB. OB discs from tee shots are not retrieved until a player successfully marks a lie inbounds. For OB throws from the tee, the next shot will be from the tee. If a player fails to make it inbounds after two attempts, their third attempt will be from the marked drop zone. From the drop zone and all other lies, normal OB relief applies.

[Barcas420]

where can i find the points standings for the ios series points

[pickax]

We have not yet posted them (they still need to be run after the A tier last weekend).

[stpitner]

I'm happy to report that as long as shipment is not delayed any from Georgia to Illinois, I will have birdie bags in small and large sizes available at the tournament next weekend!

[stpitner]

HEY PROS
You do realize that this event is a Pro-B/AM-B Tier event with $500 added cash to the pro purse?  Just thought you'd like to know

[CEValkyrie]

HEY PROS
You do realize that this event is a Pro-B/AM-B Tier event with $500 added cash to the pro purse?  Just thought you'd like to know

Where is the $500 going?

[pickax]

The $500 added cash is going to the MPO (Open Pro) division.

[pickax]

The trophies are ready, are you?

[Tom McManus]

Nice job with the trophies Mike.

[thedraphter]

Is there a map for this course?

DaveO

[pickax]

I don't have all of the OB and distances for hole 19. But this should help out:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=109692845228533224709.0004653c6cdab87e9e40b&ll=41.703918,-88.348446&spn=0.005503,0.008175&t=h&z=17

There's also this map of the short tees:
http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/new/eagle-ridge-map

[OvEr HaNd AsSaSiN]

90% coming to this event. Going to jamberee sat. so fingers are crossed. what is the deal with day of registration

[pickax]

Day of registration sets you back an additional $5 which is donated to Eagle Ridge course improvements.

[pickax]

i'll be out at Eagle Ridge tonight (Thursday) for handicap leagues and to take registrations.Save yourself a couple of bucks and pre-register. It makes life smoother for everyone.

[pickax]

I got back late tonight from HC leagues. I'll update the registration list in the morning for those that registered this afternoon or evening. If you haven't registered yet, I'm going to leave online registration open until noon on Friday.

[Grayson Dewey]

Scott,

WIll you have any first run stalkers or reg stalkers for Oswego?
Grayson

[stpitner]

Grayson - I have regular Stalkers as well as CryZtal Stalkers (IOS 2 stamp) available at Oswego.  I don't have any more First Runs available.