2011 IOS #1 @ Community Park, Channahon, IL May 14-15 - The Dave Pitner Memorial

[stpitner]

IOS #1 @ Community Park, Channahon, IL--5/14 & 5/15 2011

Pro C-Tier / Am B-Tier

2 Rounds of at least 21 Holes
1st round shorts, 2nd round longs

Pre-Registration is OPEN:
http://www.paperorplasticsports.com/2011/2011ios1.html

IOS Series Information:
www.illinoisopenseries.com

[dana]

Any consideration of having pros play 2 rounds from the longs?

[stpitner]

I can definitely consider it - there's only what, 10 long holes?  I'd just have to make sure that when it changes divisions they don't tee from 2 short if people are waiting on 2 long - or at least make sure everyone is observant of the different tees.  Definitely worth considering.

[Chainmeister]

If you do so I strongly prefer to have all players play the longs.  I find the ratings can be skewed if you have a small group playing longs and a small group playing shorts during the same round. Novice division gets especially screwed up because Novice consists of such a wide variety of players. There are future Advanced playerrs who are new to the sport and will shoot a sub 800 round followed but an over 900 round, There are players hovering around 850 and there are perrrenial players of mediocrity such as myself.  If a couple players have really hot rounds or really crummy rounds the pool gets scewed. The pros are more consistent.  The Intermediates are pretty consistent. When everybody is in the same pool the ratings are more stable.  I have no problem playing all longs even though I am one of the shortest throwers on the course.  I would prefer one round of each but not if it means splitting the field.  If the field is split I am much more likely to play GM on Sunday.

[Bruce Brakel]

I might play this tournament and I agree with Dave.  Unless a course is somehow inappropriate for short throwers, it is a good practice to keep everyone on the same tees.  There's the issue of confusion, the issue of flow, and the issue of fairness. 

Having said that, I'm fine with getting an artificially low rating by playing in a pool that has no pros and many rapidly improving amateurs.  But I'm in the minority.  Most amateurs want a better rating more than they want a better game!    

And speaking of maybe playing this tournament, Kelsey is flying from Detroit to Omaha the following Monday and may have a ticket that connects in Chicago.  Is there a way she can skip the first leg of the trip and board in Chicago?  The ticket was purchased by the foundation that is sending her to Omaha, so they just assumed she'd want to fly out of Detroit. 

[Jon Brakel]

@ Long Tee question: For ratings purposes all IOS events play the same tees for all divisions on a particular day. The exceptions that we have made to this are for really young juniors who did not care about ratings.

@ Bruce: Call the airline. It will depend on how it is booked. If it is one ticket for each way then she probably can't board in Chicago without getting rebooked. If she has a separate ticket for leaving Chicago then she might be able to. The airline might also be able to rebook the trip - rebooking fees might apply.

[pdga#7648]

sent you a check today Scott. See ya in a month!

[stpitner]

looking forward to seeing you there, Doug!

[pdga#7648]

will you have registered players up on pdga.com? and did you get the check ok?

[stpitner]

yeah, I'll get all of the names up on the PDGA website as soon as I get the password from them.  I just found out today that they finally listed it on their website.

I did get your check Doug, you are all set

[stpitner]

I know that a lot of people liked the stamp that I used last year for the Dave Pitner Memorial.  However many were saddened that I only had the stamp put on Gateway plastic.  As long as my order goes through ok, I used essentially the same stamp again for this year's event only it's going to be on Innova plastic   The order will include Yeti Aviar's, Champ TeeBird Plus, Champ Teebird-L, Star Vulcan, Echo Star Destroyer, CFR Champion Glo FL's, CFR Champion Glo Boss, and a couple of other goodies.  I have the hot stamp attached to this post!

Pre-Register at www.paperorplasticsports.com
All tournament details at www.illinoisopenseries.com

[pdga#7648]

does anyone have any condition updates for the course? I was gonna come up maybe Wednesday or Thursday of this coming week. don't want to drive if it's flooded??

[damonshort]

does anyone have any condition updates for the course? I was gonna come up maybe Wednesday or Thursday of this coming week. don't want to drive if it's flooded??

I was there on the 17th. Don't know how much it's rained there since, but when I was there the course was in terrific shape. No standing water anywhere. #11 is in the short positiion; the long raised green is roped off till it grows in some.

[pdga#7648]

ok Damon, thank you

[Frank Grimes]

As of yesterday, 04/29, hole 6 was the unplayable hole. #11 is wet on the left side but playable. My guess it will be fine Wednesday, even if we get rain tonignt. Oh, #4 is best to play on the hyzer side, it's somewhat of an island. I hope this helps.

[pdga#7648]

ok Frank, thanks alot.  great job on all you do for us out there. much appreciated.

[airspuds]

first time out in  a while
+5 
skipped  6 

windy  and cool at start
worth the trip
course looks good
little muddy

thanks frank

[roman]

Went out there today. Course is completely playable now, including 6. A bit muddy in spots and some wet areas off the fairway but overall the course is looking great.

[Chainmeister]

Scott, will the reg list go up on PDGA soon?  I registered yesterday for Saturday, MA4. I am looking forward to seeing Frank's handiwork in the springtime and keeping my disc off of any of the flowering bulbs.

[stpitner]

pre-reg will be up for sure by the weekend, but hopefully I'll be able to get it up super soon.  There's about 15 or so registrations, more pre-reg would really help keep things going smooth next weekend.  Only 10 days until tournament time!!!