2010 IOS #4 @ Waukegan, IL July 5th - The Bevier Blast

[Chainmeister]

Thanks again for everything.

WOW...more than 100 rating points worse my second round...Sweet!

Serge, you always do it first class. I only had an 83 point swing but I never could keep up with you.    Nothing like going from first card to last cash.

Jon and Scott- Great event. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.  It was a delightful day to bake in the sun and throw things.

[Jon Brakel]

Thanks to everyone that played! I think the turnout was great with 75 players. I really wasn't sure what to expect since we'd never done a tournament on a Monday legal holiday before, but it turned out well. I got a little baked out there also which I thought was strange since I never sat in the sun!

Many thanks to:
Tom McManus for setting up the two temp holes and to Dave Nelson for helping him break them down at the end of the day. Becky and Kelsey for helping with registration in the morning and scoring throughout the day. Mike Krupicka for making a last minute errand in the morning and then helping with scoring at the break and after the second round. It is the help of Tom, Becky, Kelsey and Mike that make it possible for me to get scores in and posted so quickly. Bruce for also helping with scoring and with awards at the end of the day. Scott Pitner of paperorplasticsports.com and Adrian Sr. (and their other helpers) for running the merch side. They do such a good job that I don't have to be concerned with anything that is happening on that front. Maddisen for cutting score cards and leaderboard cards. Brett for making the original Bevier course layout sheet that I could copy and put on the back of the score cards for this tournament. The Waukegan Park District for providing the course, pavilion and other park amenities. Discontinuum for allowing me to use the club store for pre-reg. And finally to the weather for not raining on us! It was hot and blustery but at least it didn't rain.

If I've missed anyone I'll blame it on the heat. There's always someone that stepped up to help in some way that I was unaware of or had forgotten in the heat of the moment. So, to those guys who see that something needs to be done and just do it...thanks to you as well!

I had a good time and was very pleased with this event. I look forward to many Bevier Blasts! in the years to come.

I also wanted to throw a special shout out to those guys that played Worlds and then came out to this event. That's called endurance!

See you all at Sinnissippi!

[stpitner]

Wanted to give a shout out to the Jackson family as the ones that were the "other helpers" that Jon had referenced in his post.  Without the help of Adrian and the Jackson's, there's no way that I would have been able to do what I did at this tournament.  They all rock!  Thanks Mark for the tunes, and I look forward to many more

[Jon Brakel]

Wanted to give a shout out to the Jackson family as the ones that were the "other helpers" that Jon had referenced in his post.  Without the help of Adrian and the Jackson's, there's no way that I would have been able to do what I did at this tournament.  They all rock!  Thanks Mark for the tunes, and I look forward to many more

Mark also looked up the PDGA numbers for a few people that didn't have their PDGA numbers handy. That was a help because the PDGA did not send me a list of current players for this event. Probably an oversight because of the Monday event or because of Worlds.

[Jon Brakel]

Looks like the Blast will make into the next ratings update because the unofficial ratings and Am payouts have already been removed online. The week after next you should be able to see your official ratings for this event! I had been promised by the PDGA office that if I sent in the results Monday night that they would be included in this ratings update but you never know until it happens. 

[Tom McManus]

Looks like the Blast will make into the next ratings update because the unofficial ratings and Am payouts have already been removed online. The week after next you should be able to see your official ratings for this event! I had been promised by the PDGA office that if I sent in the results Monday night that they would be included in this ratings update but you never know until it happens. 

Nice job Jon. Thanks for the hard work.