IOS #50 - Oswego Open June 2-3 2012

[pickax]

IOS #50 @ Eagle Ridge, Oswego, IL--6/2 and 6/3 2012

Pro C-Tier / Am B-Tier

2 Rounds of 20 Holes
1st round shorts, 2nd round longs

MPO/MA2/MA4 plays on Saturday. All other divisions on SUnday.

Pre-Registration is OPEN:
http://krupicka.org/ios/preregister-ios-50

IOS Series Information:
www.illinoisopenseries.com

With this being the 50th IOS Event, there will be some special activities. More information will be posted here as it becomes available.

[pickax]

Currently this is what the host stamp is looking like. The center is designed so that it reads iOS50! upside down too!

[Tom McManus]

Very Nice.

[pickax]

I've been working on burning the trophies. This year the trophy design is going to match the stamp logo above. Here's one that I have burned already (btw each trophy has about an hour+ of work put into it by the time I'm done). This one still needs to be oiled.

[Tom McManus]

Great trophy Mike.

[Jon Brakel]

That is very cool!

[stpitner]

We will be ordering Discraft custom stamped plastic today or tomorrow for this tournament.  Let me know if there are any models that you've really wanted to see with a tournament stamp.  We will for sure be ordering CryZtal Buzzz's and CryZtal Nukes.  I might order additional CryZtal Avenger SS and CryZtal Stalker although I still have a decent amount of those left.

My choices:
Elite-X:
Buzzz
Soft Challenger
Soft Focus
Stratus

Pro-D:
Buzzz
Challenger
Focus
Magnet
Soft Magnet
XL

Elite-Z:

Avenger
Avenger SS
Buzzz
Buzzz SS
Comet
Flick
Glide
Hornet
Nuke
Nuke OS
Nuke SS
Predator
Surge SS

ESP:
Avenger SS
Buzzz
Force
Meteor
Nuke
Surge

CryZtal Avenger SS
CryZtal Buzzz
CryZtal Nuke
CryZtal Stalker
Z-Glo Buzzz
Z-Glo Nuke
Z-Glo Stalker

Titanium discs will NOT be available for tournament stamps.  No FLX available right now either.

[pickax]

Bummer on the FLX not being available.

[airspuds]

I plan on attending on Sunday.

looking forward to it

how much is the rollover of the ace fund  ?

[stpitner]

$391 rolled over from Channahon to the Oswego Ace Fund.  Nobody hit an ace at Channahon.

[pickax]

If you are planning on playing this event in one of the smaller divisions, please let me know ASAP so I have sufficient time to make the trophy for that division.

Burned so far:
Advanced
Intermediate
Recreational
Novice
Adv Grandmaster
Adv Sr Grandmaster

In process:
Open
Adv Master

[stpitner]

Custom plastic ordered.  The following molds will be available:

Elite-X:
Soft Challenger

Elite-Z:
Nuke OS
Nuke SS

ESP:
Surge

CryZtal Buzzz
CryZtal Nuke

I should have plenty more Blizzard plastic in time for the tourney as well (and the new Star Rancho Roc).

[pickax]

I have updated the course map for the event (link on illinoisopenseries.com). A couple changes this year, 13A (short shot up the path) will not be used. But we are going to do two holes on the East side of the tracks. Hole 20 will a 500 ft. toss. Hole 21 will be shorter with a mando. Hole 20 may also have a mando. Still considering it to keep throws well away from the parking lot.

For this event only we are bringing back the final four. The top four players from the MPO division will have a four hole final round. These are special safari holes that we can't normally do. There will be a give away of a custom stamped iOS50! disc to a random spectator watching the final four compete. This giveaway is open to everyone, but the spectator winner must be present at the awards ceremony to claim their prize.

Safari holes are also posted on the course map. If you do practice these special holes, please be considerate of others playing the normal flow of the course.

[pickax]

No reason to leave Illinois the first weekend of June. The IOS is one of the best values you will find anywhere.

Trophies were oiled Monday and are curing out in the garage. I'll post pics in the next day or two.

[Sr.]

No reason to leave Illinois the first weekend of June. The IOS is one of the best values you will find anywhere.

Trophies were oiled Monday and are curing out in the garage. I'll post pics in the next day or two.

No reason to travel to Wisconsin when you can play a great course here in Illinois and the ace pot will be around $400. Cha-ching!

[pickax]

Not to mention that this is an Amateur B-Tier event. Player Packs and CTPs are included as a part of every amateur entry fee. Prize values exceed PDGA standards.

[pickax]

Oswego 2012 Course Info Sheet
General:
2m rule is not in effect.
Users of the bike/walking path have the right of way.
Round 1 will be played from the short tees which are concrete.
Round 2 will be played from the long tees which are limestone and marked with flags.
Hole 19 uses a fly pad tee, hole 20 & 21 from the bike path. Same tee used both rounds.
Casual relief from poison ivy. Lie is nearest lie on line of play behind poison ivy.

Hole Specific:   
Hole 1: Please spot for the group behind on Hole 19 as they tee off.
Hole 1, 2, 18, 19, and 20: 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 over the tracks.
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. Discs may be retrieved after round.
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 (aka drop zone). 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. Drop Zone is marked with paint.
Hole 13a: No 13A
Hole 15: High grass on either side of the fairway is OB. A painted line marks the edge of the OB area and extends beyond the basket on the right side. The tall bushes near the basket on the left side are in bounds. The short tee is an optional drop zone for OB throws from the long tee.
Hole 16: On/Over paved 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. 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 paved bike 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.
Hole 20: On/Over Path is OB. Creek is casual water (i.e. not OB)
Hole 21: On/Over Path is OB. Mando at tree with ribbon on it. Discs must pass to left of tree. Drop Zone is Marked.

[damonshort]

are 20/21 on the parking lot side of the RR tracks?

[Illinidiscgirl]

FYI.... I'm here right now and someone got very angry and sawed off baskets 2, 17, 18.  Park district employee was driving around picking them up and I informed him there was a tourney here next week...hopefully they'll get fixed of well need some portables. :-/

[pickax]

Yes 20 & 21 will be east of the RR tracks.

Thanks for the info on the baskets. If the park district does not get them repaired, we will have temps to take care of it.