Chain Reaction - June 16th - West Park - Ams only B-Tier

[acesandchains]

B-Tier Amatuer Only Tournament at West Park on June 16th.

This event will be Pre-Registration ONLY. There will be no day of registration at the course. (This event will fill during pre-reg anyway.) Pre-Registration will close Thursday, June 14th at 7pm. Pre-register at: http://www.acesandchains.com/node/792

There will be no "check-in." Hole assignments will be posted on the Aces and Chains website by 5pm Friday (Probably earlier). Or check the leaderboard when you get to the course. First player on the card is responsible for picking up the scorecard.

No players meeting. OB is detailed below, and will also be on your scorecards. Any questions prior to the start of play, please see the TD, Patrick Johnson. The two minute warning (two blasts) will sound at 9am, and play will begin on a single horn blast at 9:02am. Players are responsible for getting to their tees on time for the start of play. Late players will be penalized according to the rules.

OB:

Water: Surrounded by water in the creek that runs by holes 1,2,3,5,11,15,16. If you are in the creek surrounded by water (regardless of what hole you are throwing), you are OB.

Pavement: Any pavement on, or around the course is OB. If the pavement has a cement curb and gutter, the cement curb and gutter are considered IN BOUNDS. This provides an easy to determine and definitive line for OB. This includes all paved paths (like hole 10) or unused parking lots (like hole 4).

Out of the park: If you are out of the park, you are OB. Over the fence on 2,4,6,& 8 is OB. Over the road on 13,16,17,18,19,21,22, & 24 is OB.

Hole 11: Over the creek to the left is OB.

Hole 21& 22: It is possible on both of these holes to be over the street and still in the park. However, to prevent any confusion, over the street on these two holes is STILL OB.

We'll probably add some temp holes as well, and when we get that solidified, I'll post it here.

This is a new format we are going to test at Chain Reaction. It should make for a more pleasant experience without the required check in (and long lines.)

TD Headquarters will be at the pavillion above hole 8. We will still be there in the morning, just like usual, to answer any questions, or handle any issues.

Tournament fee is $37 including the $2 online reg fee, + $10 if you are not a current PDGA member.

[airspuds]

do you have exclusive use of the course ?

will there be a notice put up in advance stating the course is close to local ( non T ) play ?

I think you should have a flyer with your store address and a map to the other local joliet courses
placed at hole 1 , advertising the upcoming T's and a nice
thank you for respecting that the course is closed note on a brightly colored flyer.

but thats just me  (  I was a marketing major in kollege ) 

I know that at channy we had to chase off some players even though every hole had 3  on it.


thanks for running events

[acesandchains]

A "tournament in progress, course closed" sign will be posted the day of the tournament.

Nice idea with the map and addresses to local courses. I'll try to remember to print some before the tournament.

As always, thanks to all the casual players who respect tournament play. We appreciate it.

[acesandchains]

The first pre-registrations have gone up:

http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/93771%2526751219575

[acesandchains]

Players Packs: Metal Flake Glitter minis, and a $7 Aces and Chains gift card. Players packs can be picked up at tournament central before, during lunch, or after the tournament.

CTPs: We're making signs for each CTP hole that will be placed at the tee box to clearly mark which holes are CTPs, and for what division.

[acesandchains]

I am very happy to announce that, after much frustration and head scratching, I finally have the website setup to accept tournament points (aka, store credits) as payment, or discount towards store merch online.

This means I can now give payouts in the form of online store credits if you so choose.

No more fighting the mad rush at the shop right after the tournament.
Out of towners can shop from the comfort of their own home instead of making that extra trip to the shop.

For those of you who like going to the shop, you are still welcome to stop by after any Aces and Chains tournament and pick up your gift card to shop in person.

I keep trying to improve the tournament experience for both the local players, and players coming in from out of town. And I'd like to thank all of you that have been patiently waiting for this option.

[airspuds]

Bag tag here  sat .  39 up for grabs . Any adv  masters playing ?

[acesandchains]

I don't have any Adv. Mast. signed up yet, but  the McCauley brothers usually come out and play that division.

[acesandchains]

3 Temp Holes will be added. All temp holes will be played between holes 8 and 9. Flags were put out for each tee and pin placement yesterday (Sunday).

8A: Tee box is marked at the back corner of the tennis courts. Basket will be in the usual spot tucked into the woods between the tee boxes for 8 and 9.

8B: Tee box is up and to the left of 9's tee box. Signs will be posted to show the way. A straight shot down thru the trees to the basket (almost to the road.) Road is OB.

8C: Tee box is to the right (downhill) of 8B's basket. Long hyzer route uphill to basket. First tree on the left will be a MANDO (must throw to the right of it.)

The mando has not been marked yet. I haven't measured the holes yet, but from memory yesterday, 8A is about 400', 8B & 8C are in the 270-300' range. If I can get a measuring wheel, I'll measure them and post it here.

[acesandchains]

8A is 383 feet, 8B is 279 feet, and 8C is 302 feet.

Short tees for both rounds.

[acesandchains]

Don't wait too long.....registration closes Thursday at 7pm.

Pre-register at: http://www.acesandchains.com/node/792



I would like to thank Fast Printing of Joliet for being a hole sponsor. There will be an extra "all divisions" CTP thanks to their generous donation. A big thanks to Aaron Studer for getting this hole sponsorship!

[airspuds]

Ready to play !!!!!

[acesandchains]

We could use some Adv GMs, Adv Masters, and Rec Women to fill out those divisions. We have one player in each division right now.

Today is the last day for Registrations. No walk ups. Pre-reg closes at 7pm.