In-store Specials Only for Bloggers - Merry Christmas

Hey there to you blogger readers out there:

If you come in and say you want the Blogger Special - you can get any of the following:

Mach Lite Disc Golf Basket (Red or Blue) with a free tee-shirt (L or XL) for only $137.95

Innova Standard Bag (green, blue or black) for $24.95

DGA Hoodie Sweatshirts (brown, black or blue) $32

$2 off any regularly priced disc (does not include fundraisers, etc.)

These prices are in-store only, you must mention Blogger Special before we ring it up and these offers are not good with any other offers and limited to in-stock merchandise only. Blogger Specials available in-store Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 12/22 -12/24. Open Tuesday and Wednesday 10-5 and Thursday Christmas Eve 10-3.

Open this Sunday!!!

We aren't usually open on Sundays, but this Sunday we will be open from 10-2.

Nukes are in!

Ok, c'mon and get Nuked! Discraft's newest high speed driver:

Seize the power:
ESP NUKE™ driver
Discraft's new high performance, maximum distance driver is the bomb! Expect fast sales of this uber-max distance driver. The widest rim legally allowed helps to give NUKE a huge distance advantage, and the 1.6 stability rating makes it more useful to a wider range of players.
Only 1000 NUKEs will be initially available as a fundraiser for the Memorial Championship presented by Discraft, which kicks off the 2010 PDGA National Tour March 3-6, Scottsdale AZ.

Thanksgiving Holiday $ale$

Gotta get on the bandwagon - don't like to call it Black Friday sales, but we have some sales that will save you some money - In-Store Only - you don't have to fight the people at the malls, come on in to Disc 'n Dat, 155 Lloyd Ave. Florence, Ky 859.371.3668
Friday 11/27 and Saturday 11/28 only:

$139.95 DGA Mach Lites w/free DGA Shield Tee-shirt - reg. $150
- only 6 in stock, 3 red and 3 blue

$1 Off all golf discs

$3 Off all disc golf bags

We have lots of non-disc golf stuff too:

10% off all Jewelry

20% off all books and Tarot Cards

20% off all pottery

10% off all boxes

Fundraiser Katanas for the Japan Open are here

We have some Champion Katanas, some Champion Blemished Katanas and some Pro Katanas that are fundraisers for the 2010 Japan Open. Here's the info on the disc:

The first Japan Open fund-raising offering is the First Run Prototype Katana (unreleased from Innova).
Calling all distance challenged throwers! The Katana is built with the finesse thrower in mind. Recommended downwind driver. Hit the angle right and watch it bolt out of sight. The physical characteristics resemble a Boss with the flight characteristics of a Sidewinder on steroids. Master the technique of Katana and rule the course.
KATANA- [kah-tah-nah] Origin Japan 1392~ A curved single-edged sword traditionally used by Japanese Samurai. The samurai would give names to their swords as they believed their warrior spirit lived within the Katana.
Origin Rancho Cucamonga, USA 2009~ An INNOVA DISC GOLF TECHNICAL DISTANCE DRIVER with flight chart numbers: 13 +, 5, -3, 3.

Course Challenge Series Finale at Lincoln Ridge/Banklick 11/14/09

Come on out for the CCS Finale at Lincoln Ridge tomorrow 11/14/09 at Lincoln Ridge/Banklick.

Signup by 9:00 am tee-off 9:30 am. For more information go to Cincinnati Disc Golf Dot Com -= going to be a great day to play, warm and sunny. Can't beat that for November.

We will be playing 24 holes the first round, lower tees and the original 18 holes the second round, upper tees. We will try to move holes #1 and 13 for the second round.

The day's tourney prizes will be given out at the end of the tourney. After that we will convene at Buffalo Bob's Restaurant for the Course Challenge Series Awards. We're working on them as a sponsor so come on out and support them and us.

PDGA ROY and POY Candidates

Who's in the hunt for Player or Rookie of the Year?
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Click on the pic above to see the charts better.

The current standings for the 2009 PDGA Players & Rookies of the Year have been updated. Seven men and seven women have the best Average Ratings in their seven best events for Player of the Year (POY) for events thru the USDGC. Six men and six women have the best Average Ratings in their five best events toward Rookie of the Year (ROY) thru the USDGC. The top 7 (POY) and top six (ROY) players with the best Average Ratings in their best events by yearend will make the finals before the final calculations determine the POY and ROY award winners for 2009. These players are on top so far. You can click on the above pic to see it better. Full details for each candidate and the calculation process have been posted here.

The Women rookies with Average Ratings in red do not yet have the minimum five events needed by the end of the year to qualify as finalists. So they need to play well in qualifying events the rest of the year to keep up with Haley Konrad who is technically in the lead right now. All of the other players in the four tables already have the minimum number of events needed. They can still improve their Average Rating if late season events are better than ones already included.
Almost three months of events have not yet been reported. Positions can still change within the top candidates. Other players just out of the top six or seven can still get in with many events to go. However, only events that are B-tier or higher where at least 54 holes are played can count toward the standings.
In addition to their Average Rating shown here, the finalists' Average Rating at Worlds and Finish Percentage (100% is best) in their best events are part of the final awards calculation. For POY only, Head-to-Head peformance against the other finalists will be included.

In the Bag - Nikko Locastro

2009 USDGC Champion Nikko Locastro is sponsored by Gateway Discs, but they allow him to throw a mixed bag of all manufacturer's discs. So here's a video showing what's in the bag for Nikko.

Disc Golf Course #3000!

This comes from the PDGA Website:

A Milestone for Disc Golf!

by Michl Priester #34623(Introduced by Dan “Stork” Roddick #3)
Just recently, Cliff Towne, keeper of the PDGA Course Directory, reported that he had registered the 3,000th disc golf course. This was particularly exciting because the course, which is the Schmitten Discgolf Parcours, is the first to be registered in Austria. To put this milestone into some perspective, do remember that the first permanent disc golf course in the world, at Oak Grove Park in Pasadena, California, was established by Ed Headrick and Wham-O in 1974. Disc golf had been played for a good many years at tournaments prior to 1974, but this was the first permanent installation. So… it’s been 35 years from the first to the 3,000th course. That may seem a long time to you, especially if you’re under twenty. But, if we take a look at our much older cousin, ball golf, we see an interesting comparison of development. The first mention of golf was way back in 1452 when King James (not of Cleveland... King James II of Scotland) banned the playing of golf because it was cutting into time spent on archery practice. So, we know the game was being played informally for many, many years before the Society of St. Andrews Golfers got it together to form the first club in 1754, which would later become the Royal and Ancient. It’s hard to find a good timeline of global ball golf course development, but we do know that the 3,000th course did not get built in the U.S. until 1916. So, it took the grand old game roughly 450 years from inception to 3,000 courses. Or, more realistically, 162 years from the first club to that point of development. Given that, our 35 years is pretty darn impressive. We got traction on this game very quickly. Now, do remember that ball golf has continued to grow and now boasts over 31,000 courses worldwide, with about 17,000 of them in the U.S. It’s also estimated that there are about 50 million ball golfers on the planet… and of course there’s been one on the moon.
But, back to our 3,000th course, which is special in several ways. For one, because it’s the first registered course in Austria, it’s emblematic of the global burst of interest that has hit disc golf.

For more on this course and a run-through of the course catch this link;

Course #3000

Final Round Video from USDGC

Nikko is Champ!

This is from the USDGC site by Todd Harrell

Disc golf fans around the world, thanks to this year’s Internet TV production, witnessed a changing of the guard as the young gun Nikko Locastro overtook veteran Dave Feldberg and claimed the United States Disc Golf Championship with (-34).

Locastro, 21 years old, produced a bogey free round and ended with a 57 (-11), while the 5-time major champion Feldberg logged in a 62 (-6) and lost by two strokes.

During the awards ceremony following the round, Feldberg, who won the 2005 Open, commended Locastro on his first major tournament win.“Nikko Locastro now proved he is one of the top players of the world,” Feldberg said.

Until Saturday, Locastro’s biggest win was at The Memorial, a national tour event held earlier in March.“I’ve been looking for a big win to satisfy my hunger,” a delighted Locastro said after the round.

When asked if winning the Open was as sweet as he’d dreamed for so many years he said, “Yeah, It feels even better.”

Although the Missouri resident had respectable rounds on day one and two with a 62 and 61 respectively, it wasn’t until round three, when he shot a 58, that Locastro positioned himself within reach of Feldberg. And, when Locastro got his shot at the lead card he made the most of it.

He said in order to get into striking position he had to remain focused, play smart and “get aggressive when it was time to be aggressive.”

After leading the entire week, Feldberg could not stop the surging Locastro. He tied Feldberg after hole 7 when Feldberg failed to convert his birdie attempt. Then on the next hole, Feldberg’s drive hit a tree and went out of bounds, and later led to a bogey. Locastro, however, birdied the par four hole and took a two stroke lead.

Feldberg rallied and gained a stroke back on Locastro on hole 9 and then tied it after he eagled hole 10. Also on hole 10, Locastro’s initial drive went into the bunker, resulting in no penalty. On his second drive, he delivered a beauty that allowed him to eventually collect a birdie. Locastro then took the lead again after making a birdie on hole 11 and charged on, while Feldberg failed to make another rally.

Spectators were eating up the drama. Their numbers had swelled to at least 300 by the time the lead group arrived at hole 16. When Locastro, who placed 27th last year, nearly parked his drive the fans erupted in applause. Then as he walked down the fairway, an enthusiastic supporter yelled “Nikko!” to rally the player forward.

Crowd numbers were surely boosted by the fair weather. Yesterday forecasts had called for storms.Spectator, Kim Theesen, of Lincoln, Neb., was in Atlanta for the week and wanted to stop by and the see the Open for the first time.“These guys are really good,” Theesen said.
Droves of spectators world-wide also watched in anticipation. The tournament’s Internet TV production collected 7,700 viewers Saturday.

Although Feldberg was struggling to rally late, he did sink a big putt on hole 18 to claim sole ownership of 2nd place above Josh Anthon, who had a scorching round of 53 (-15). Anthon’s phenomenal round brought him to 3rd place and the course record.“Good luck trying to beat that new course record,” Anthon said during the award ceremony.

After the round Feldberg gave credit to Locastro for his solid play.“The kid earned it,” Feldberg said, adding that he commended Locastro for relentless practice in order to get to this point.
He said that after his disappointing performance he’s going to rededicate himself to tournament play.

As for Locastro, after the round he was soaking it all in. As he began signing the first of what would surely be dozens of autographs, he seemed on top of the world.“I’m honored and very satisfied,” said the 2009 Open champion, who also collects a $15,000 check.

Any Fringe Freaks out there?

I am - I love that show.

Nikko Locastro is your 2009 USDGC Champion!

Even with Josh Anthon breathing down his neck shooting a course record of 53, Nikko keeps is cool and wins with a -34 under par. Dave Feldberg 2nd, Anthon 3rd, and Doss 4th. There were some mixups on the online leader boards so I hope I got this right. Earlier they had Anthon and Feldberg tied.

Here's a group for you

This is a C-bus group here with a Dayton boy sliding in. John Ferensen, Dan Busic, Paul Jay and Jason Anderson. Looks like they are having a good time at the USDGC.

3rd round was a good one!

Lots of action out there on the course today. Nikko Locastro shoots a 58(-10) and jumps up to a tie for 2nd with Nate Doss and Phil Arthur, all 3 behind Dave Feldberg.

Other hot rounds today were Cale Leviska and Avery Jenkins with 59.

Matt blakely shot a 63. He's gotten better each round. Unfortunately Matt often has a tough first round and then gets better. Keep it up Matt.

Got a good one going on!

Phil Arthur has closed within 1 stroke of Dave Feldberg after 7 holes in round 3.

Some scoring updates

Pete Caldwell finished his 3rd round at even. Much better day for Pete. Keep it up Pete.

Dave Cox is 4 up after 12 holes.

Matt Blakely is -2 after 6. Have that good round today Matt. Pulling for you.

Johnny Sias even after 6.

Some Pics from Thursday's round

This is Hole 18

Check this out for some nice pics from Thursday's action at the USDGC

Some Local/Regional Players Scores

Tyler Horne -7 - not sure what's going on here: PDGA has him -5, while the USDGC site has -7
Brad Schick -4
Ken Climo -4
Matt Blakely +1
Johnny Sias +2
John Ferensen +8
Eric Roadhouse +14
Dave Cox +15
Kevin Stewart +20
Pete Caldwell +29

Come on everybody - have some hot rounds today and improve on all of those.

For those who don't know you can watch disc golf’s best players - you can Register with a Donation OR Register to Watch For Free They also have the dots going again at USDGC.com

I've been blogging and tweeting when I can so you can follow there too - http://twitter.com/discndat

Feldberg has the lead at USDGC

From the PDGA website:

A Focused Feldberg Forges Four-throw Lead at USDGC

by Dr. John G. Duesler, Jr.

Under a warm sun and gentle winds, David Feldberg caught fire in his second round yesterday to extend his lead to a four-throw advantage at the 2009 United States Disc Golf Championship. Feldberg’s second-round 57 (1070-rated) was only bested by Josh Anthon, who carded a 56 and moved to within 8-throws of the lead. Thursday’s final foursome was completed by first-round co-leader Brian Schweberger, who threw a 63, Michael Johansen (second-round 62), and Joe Mela (second-round 64).
These scores in the low 60’s resulted in a major shuffle at the top of the leaderboard, three new players have now moved into the leadgroup to join Feldberg. 2009 masters division World Champion, Phil Arthur, continued his outstanding play this year with a second round 59 on the Winthrop Gold course. His 1058-rated round helped move Arthur into sole possession of second place. The 2008 USDGC titlest, Nate Doss, regained championship form on Thursday carding a 58, which moved him into a third-place tie with Finland’s Jussi Meresmaa.
You can watch all the action from Winthrop University live, as third-round Internet broadcasting of the 2009 United States Disc Golf Championship will begin Friday at 12:15 pm ET and continue throughout the day.
To watch disc golf’s best players, you can
Register with a Donation
OR
Register to Watch For Free

Used Discs

If you're in the area and like used discs, we have gotten quite a few in the past couple of weeks so stop in and see what we have. Actually, there are some pretty sweet ones in there.

Some USDGC Scores

Josh Anthon in the house with a -12 on the day. Avery Jenkins -8. Steve Rico -8. Our own Matt Blakely in the house with a -3 today. Brad Schick also -3. Cam Todd back playing and shot a -6 today. Kevin Stewart 13 up, Dave Cox 8 up. Pete Caldwell 11 up, Eric Roadhouse 6 up.

2009 Innova Pumpkin Discs are in!

Yes, you heard us. Those famous Pumpkin discs are back. This is the 13th year Innova has produced the pumpkin discs. They're available on Aviar Putters, Rocs and STAR Boss. Check them out here. Limited quantities available so get them while you can.

Dave Feldberg Video from USDGC

This is compliments of Chuck Kennedy:

Early Morn at USDGC

Thursday morning 10/8 at the USDGC - wow, looks like a great place to be.

Ask and ye shall find out...

So, yes Tyler did compete and here's a couple pics.

Going the Distance at the USDGC

I wonder if any of our locals participated - Matt, Pete, Dave or Tyler? I'd like to hear what they have to say about the distance competition if they saw it.

This is an excerpt from the USDGC site:

By Todd Harrell
Defending champion Garrett Gurthie nearly threw it a Texas mile during a Wednesday distance qualify session that blew away the scores from last year.
The 19-year-old, of Gainesville, Fla., chunked a handful of Innova Pro Destroyers over 600 feet. His best was recorded at 654, which was nearly 150 feet further than the throw that won it for him last year against Avery Jenkins. Jenkins, always a contender in the long throw, squeaked by and tied for sixth.
The top six of all who attempted at the Winthrop golf course moved on to compete in finals Thursday at a time and location that will be later determined.
Others who made the cut include: Robbie Bratten at 615, Matt Orum at 609, Coda Hatfield at 600, Dion Arlyn at 594, and Avery Jenkins and Jeremy Koling were tied at 582.
Gurthie said his drive style and run-up changes little from his normal heaves except for an extra hop before he releases. He said others my try to do a 360- degree type hurl release, but that’s never worked for him. Gurthie, who has been playing since age 3, uses new light weight Pro Destroyers, which he said are easier to control than beat up discs.

USDGC Early Clubhouse Leaders

A few players are in the clubhouse and the early leaders are:

Karl Johan Nybo -7

Devan Owens -5

New Glow Discs from Discraft

Yes, it's that itme of year and we have some new glow discs by Discraft:

Elite Z Buzzz and Elite Z Stalker

We've also got Glow Lights and other good stuff for your night adventures in disc golf

Monday Qualifying at USDGC - WOW!

USDGC hosted by Innova - Qualifiers: Gregg Barsby 63, Will Schusterick 65, David Tucker 65, Henry Childres 67, John Murphy 67.
John Murphy of Levittown, PA was waiting on the 17th tee with his caddy. They needed to find someone to observe his score on the final two holes to make his qualifying round official. Everyone in his original group had either bailed completely or had returned to HQ for another try by then. The caddy asked if I would join them. At this point John was at +1 for the round. Last they heard, even par by Tim Barr was on the bubble to qualify. Murphy's drive barely clears the hay bales safe about 25 feet away from the pin. He makes a great putt for two and now lies even with the treacherous hole 18 remaining.
Hole 18 plays tough enough in good weather. But with the cool, unending drizzle all day, the left sloping fairway played that much slicker, especially for the righties who don't have a reliable 300 ft forehand. They have to throw that far and have the disc settle down quickly and not skip OB off to the left. John played it perfectly with the disc thrown up to the right nice and flat. Then, with a slight fade left, it settled down with a slow ending curl, sparking a quick shot of aderenaline as we watched, before it appeared to settle safely in the fairway.

John's 67 placed him in the top five with several hours and several more players striving to reach 67 or better. The top dog still out there was Gregg Barsby who had won the Masters Cup back in May but not paid his entry fee in time and had to qualify. Gregg had a few bogeys out there along the way increasing the stress. but a few birds later and he came in with a solid 5 down 63 to top the qualifiers as many had expected. That still kept John in the top five, tied with one other for the fourth and fifth spots.
Watching from the clubhouse, it was hard to sense the tension on the course as the players worked hard to play their best and qualify. Early in the afternoon, I was watching around holes 8 and 9. In most cases, players bailed to take another try by the time they completed hole 7, since it's a longer walk after you head to play the 8 thru 14 loop. However, that's where more of the tough holes are located that can blow up a round. I watched a blow up on hole 9 where Bryan Motley and Mark Muren decided it was time for a do-over.
Several players were seeing the USDGC course for the first time and had no idea how tough it is to play it well, even after playing it several times. You could tell from watching the body language of the players on the 18th if they were coming in with a good round. One player played short and safe on the tee shot. You figured he was playing for a "safe" 4 if there is such a thing here. His second shot was safe on the high side, far enough to make a safe upshot for a potential drop-in 4 but not in range for a hero putt birdie 3. Not sure, but I suspect he snagged a 67 putting him into a tie for that last spot.
David Tucker rated 917 came in with perhaps the round of his life with a 65 to secure a spot late in the day. Four players - Zac Newhouse, Henry Childres, John Murphy and Chris Eads - had 67s forcing a playoff for two spots. Murphy and Childres birdie the tough 17 to win the two spots. So for John Murphy, it really was as "easy" as 1-2-3 on 18, but with the added spice of a playoff.

2009 USDGC

The United States Disc Golf Championship is almost here and here's the website to check things out and sign up to watch it live USDGC Website

Also, if anyone is thinking about going down I have some single day passes available. Let me know. Benefits include:
*Admission to any single day of competition

*Commemorative USDGC golf disc to the first 1000 spectators.

Matt Blakely, Disc 'n Dat sponsored player, Dave Cox, Pete Caldwell, John Ferrnesen/C-bus, Brad Schick/C-bus, Kevin Stewart/C-bus, Scott Rief/L-vil, Eric Roadhouse/L-vil and Dave Greenwell/L-vil are some of the local/regional competitors that I see are registered along with Avery and Val Jenkins of Hinkley, Ohio. Good luck to all.

Deadline to Signup for the Pig

Ok, deadline to signup for the 2009 Flying Pig Open 10/17/09 and 10/18/09 is rapidly aproaching - tomorrow 10/3/09 is the deadline. You can still signup today only at Disc 'n Dat or online with Paypal today and tomorrow at the Flying Pig website. The tournament is going to be played at Harbin Park in Fairfield (2 rounds) and Mt. Airy in Cincinnati (1 round and final 9).

Dave Mason to be at Ft. Thomas Merchants and Music Festival

I saw Dave Mason a couple of years back at Blue Ash and he put on one heckuva performance. Did some new stuff but a lot of his old stuff and Traffic.

The 6th annual Merchants & Music Festival at the Stables Building of the Historic Fort on S. Fort Thomas Avenue at River Road.
Gary Burbank and his band, Blue Run, will play from 4:00-5:30.
Following will be the Bluebirds from 5:45-7:15.
Next will be G. Miles and the Hitmen from 7:30-8:45.
And our headliner is the Dave Mason Band from 9:00-11:00.
Dave Mason began his career in the band “Traffic” and was so popular that he is now in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He and his band will be playing lots of old favorites and rocking Fort Thomas!

Additionally, our local merchants will have plenty of food and beverages for the crowd. Beer and wine $4.00. Visit other booths to see the businesses Fort Thomas has to offer.

Course Challenge at Turtlecreek

This month's Course Challenge is this Saturday 9/12/09 at Turtlecreek.

Signups end @ 9:00 a.m.

Player's meeting 9:15a.m.

Tee off 9:30 a.m.

$5 late fee past 9:00 a.m.

Open Men $20

Open Women, Masters, All Advanced $10

Novice $5

There is a $3 non-member fee for all non-GCFDA members (Novice Men & Am Women are exempt from the non-member fee), and a $5 late fee for sign-ups after 9:00am. There is also an optional $2 ace fund. If no aces are hit that day, a CTP will be run for half the fund and the other half will be carried over to the next tournament.

The tournaments consist of two rounds with approximately one hour for lunch in between rounds.

Cash is awarded to Open/Master/Grandmaster divisions. All other divisions receive credit towards discs and miscellaneous equipment sold after the awards are finished. A pre-made chart is used to calculate the payout.

The course challenge standings are based on a player's finishes in the course challenges throughout the calendar year. Started in 2000, player's points are based upon the place that they finished in their division. For example, 1st place gets one point, fifth get five, tenth gets ten, etc. Players that did not play in a particular course challenge are awarded points equal to the maximum turnout of players in their division plus one over all course challenges in a year. This weights all tournaments the same No one is penalized more for missing one tournament over another. For example, In Advanced 24 people play Mt Airy, 10 play Pride, someone who misses Mt Airy gets 25 points, someone who misses Pride gets 25 points (2003). The two worst point totals of the year (out of the nine course challenges) are dropped from the total points for every player. The other course challenge points are tallied together to form a total score. The player with the lowest total score is the course challenge series champion in that division. (The system is roughly based on the cross country point system).

Good luck everybody and HAVE FUN!!!!!

Supporting Members - new from the PDGA

From the PDGA website:

Disc golf is booming and so is the knowledge. The PDGA is looking towards the future and sees an opportunity to move closer to our goal of global-recognition. With an already impressive member base of over 41,000, we recognize the need to market how many people, in addition to our members, are competing. Our hope is that this more accurate number will attract major corporate sponsors and bring disc golf into the eyes of the media.
We have created a new system to track these competitors, known as Supporting Members. Previously it was the sole responsibility of the Tournament Directors to gather all non-member contact information at their event. Unfortunately, this data was not always complete and/or accurate. Now, TDs will simply hand out a card (available through TD packages) to each non-member who competes in the event and pays the $10 non-member fee. This card will explain how to sign up for a Supporting Membership.
As a thank you for competing in a PDGA sanctioned event and registering as a Supporting Member, we will send them a personalized mini marker disc and PDGA rulebook as well as assign a lifetime membership number. These competitors will continue to pay the $10 non member fee at all sanctioned events and not be able to participate in SuperTour or Majors until they decide to become a FULL member. These Supporting Members will show up at PDGA.com and on a Tournament Director's weekly member list as non-current members. However we will continue to track our Supporting Members and update their stats for when they do decide to join. This will also help determine which divisions these Supporting Members should participate in based on the skill level, age, and gender. In addition, Supporting Members will be given the opportunity to upgrade to a FULL membership at a discounted rate ($10 off).
If you qualify for a Supporting membership please visit supporting.pdga.com to get started!

Whadya been waiting for - this bonus baby?

Not a PDGA member yet? Now is the time to join! PDGA memberships run the calendar year, but for those joining now, your membership will be extended through 2010. That's 16 months for the price of 12. Can't beat the savings!

Did you know 75% of our members are Amateurs? Don't let the name fool you. We have members of all skill levels. We also have members who do not compete and simply join to promote disc golf and the PDGA - the governing body of the sport we all love.

As a new member, you will receive a membership card, PDGA logo disc, perosnalized mini marker disc with your PDGA number, subscription to the PDGA's DiscGolfer magazine, sticker, rulebook and tour information pages. On your membership form, you may upgrade to one of the following and add to your Welcome Package:

Birdie Club: PDGA Birdie Club logo disc, Birdie Club Member bag tag

Ace Club: PDGA Ace Club embroidered dri-fit shirt, PDGA Ace Club logo disc, Ace Club Member bag tag

Eagle Club: LIFETIME Membership, PDGA Eagle Club embroidered jacket personlized with your name and PDGA number, two personalized PDGA Eagle Club logo discs

All Birdie, Ace and Eagle Club members are acknowledged in DiscGolfer magazine.

U.S. Doubles Championship 10/2 -10/4

Jesper Lundmark wins European Open

“Finn-ish” 1-2 at the European Open
Team Latitude’s Jesper Lundmark and 3 time reigning World Champ Val Jenkins both overcame early deficits to win the PDGA Major Titles in Tampere Finland today. For Jesper it marked the 2nd straight year he beat USA’s finest players at the PDGA EuroMajor. In the process Latitude 64, whose discs Jesper recently switched to, became the 3rd manufacturer to have a team player win a Major event.

Val quickly fell from tied for the overnight lead to 5 back of teammate Carrie Berlogar when she missed the hay bales twice on 1 and then doubled hole 2. However, after Burl took a 7 on hole 3 for the 2nd time in 3 days, and then doubled hole 6, Val regained a share of the lead with a 30’ birdie putt on 11. When she birdied 12 the lead was hers to stay and she won by 1, matching Burl’s birdie on 18 to secure the title. Finland’s Anne Matilainen finished 3 off the pace in 3rd, and Sweden’s Anki Frantz secured last cash with the ladies’ best score of the day by 4, a 1 under 59.

In the Open division the crowd of 400-500 was expecting a battle royale and for a while it looked like the lead would see-saw back and forth between Jesper, 4 time Major winner Dave Feldberg, and the “Champ,” Ken Climo. On hole 1, Jesper was forced to re-tee after his opening throw skipped out long, giving Feldberg an early 2 shot advantage. However on 2, Dave’s approach slid OB long by less than a metre, and his 21’ putt to save par was always low. When “Borg” bogeyed 3 with 2 more OB shots, and Kenny and Jesper hit 33’ and 39’ birdie putts respectively they briefly became joint leaders. Only KC missed 4 to slip into a tie with Dave at 1 back, following which Jesper seized control with the lone birdies on the tough 117m/384’ #5 from 29’ and the even tougher 137m/449’ #6 where his Blitz came to rest just outside the circle and he banged the putt dead center.

Feldberg’s head and day were basically done after he missed #s 10 & 11. Kenny was only 2 off Jesper’s pace coming into the water hole #13. But his tee-shot there was always low, and while his disc appeared to have barely made the bank, it settled OB wet. Jesper then stepped up and drilled his drive to within 20’ to seal the deal. He would finish with a 10 down 50 and a -38 total, good enough for a 5 shot victory and an €2500/$3589 payday.
The best round of the day belonged to the 10 time Finnish Champ, Timo Pursio. His sensational, bogey-free 49 vaulted him from top of the 2nd card into a tie with KC and a share of 2nd place. Feldberg hung onto 4th but just barely.
Completing the day’s final group and coming in 5th was the teenage sensation, Simon Lizotte. Almost predictably his most pressure filled round in disc golf to date started off unsteadily. After 6 holes he was 2 over par and 10 strokes off the lead. But unlike Dave, the kid kept his cool and, as a result, his luck. On hole 12 Simon’s poorly executed approach was well wide of the gap but managed to miss enough trees to make it to within 45’ from where his putter was money. All told Simon birdied 9 of the last 11, including a tournament best -7 on the back 9. He got up and down from almost 400’ on #16 after a shaky drive, banging in a fearless, dead straight 56 putt with OB lurking behind the bucket. Simon’s future is nothing but bright.

Leaderboard

Here's the European Open Leaderboard

Doss v. Jenkins!

This is absolutely awesome. I love it. Check it out and tell your friends - well, tell Avery's friends, or your buddies friends if you don't have any.

Round 2 "fin"ished at the European Open

Well, round 2 is now "fin"ished at Tampere, Finland and Jesper Lundmark has a 2 stroke lead over Dave Feldberg and Anders Sward. Climo is 5 strokes back, with Avery 10 and Nate 11 strokes off the pace.

Carrie Berlogar has increased her lead over Anne Mattilainen to 4 and 5 over Val Jenkins. Birgitta is 9 strokes back and yes, I like to say Birgitta!

What time is it in Finland?

Well, I'm not sure what time it is in Finland, but the first round of the European Open is over and Jesper Lundmark and Dave Feldberg share the lead at -9/51. Looks like a pretty close tourney right now. Climo is 3 back tied for 8th place. Nate is seven off the pace right now in 26th. Carrie Berlogar has a 3 stroke lead over Val Jenkins and Anne Matilainen in the Women's division, with Birgitta in fourth.

Scores

Gallery - this is really nice!

Banklick Doubles 8/26

Another really good crowd came out to the Wed. Doubles at Banklick at Lincoln Ridge last evening. Liz Shooner got the Ace Pot $ - not sure how much was in it. It's been hit now I think about 3 weeks in a row. Liz aced hole 14. Way to go Liz!!

There were some really good teams that got paired up and Matt Blakely and Garrett Deimler came away with the win shooting a -20 for the 24 hole course. Jeff Eades and Jim Ferrara tied with myself and Colin Hurley at -17. Jeff and Jim won the throwoff for second. Derek ( I don't know his last name) was partnered with himself and shot -16 - good shooting Derek.

Jim Ferrara won the $10 CTP on hole 22.

Lots of fun on Wednesdays - the best weekly event in town - ok, I'm biased, but what the hell, I'm the one writing this, ok? Come on out to see for yourself.

We've played 24 holes the past couple of weeks and it's getting close some nights with the availablility of light, so next week will probably go to 20 or 22 holes. Hope to see you there.

Interview with Val Jenkins after Team USA wins President's Cup 2009

Random Draw Doubles - Banklick at Lincoln Ridge

Dont' forget - Wednesday Night Doubles at Banklick at Lincoln Ridge - draw at 6:00.

$8 per person: $5 to the nightly pot, $2 to the Ace Fund, $1 for a Mulligan (fundraiser for a local tournament).

Lots of fun and a good place to get your feet wet for organized play. See you there.

From the PDGA website:

Since its inception in 2006, the European Open - a PDGA Major event - has become a highlight of the tour season for the leading Europeans and the world's top players. Hosted by Jussi Meresmaa and Discmania in the beautiful Finnish city of Tampere, this event offers it all - terrific hospitality, top level competition in Epila park, and the camaraderie and thrills that reflect international disc golf at its finest.
The 2009 European Open will be contested on August 27-30 and will crown champions in two professional divisions, Open (MPO) and Women (FPO). The field is limited to 150 players. The tournament entry fee is 100 Euros and a minimum purse of 15,000 EUR is guaranteed. Tournament information can be found at http://www.opendiscgolf.com/.

News
26.08.2009 - Team USA takes home the President’s Cup again. Third time was not the charm for Team Europe despite many hoping for a change in reign of the President’s Cup this year. Team USA was again victorious and will take the Cup back home – this time with a stunning score of 27.5 against Europe’s 4.5. Team Captains David Feldberg (USA) and Hasse Tegebäck (Europe) agreed that the strength of the American players lies in their professionalism. Team USA played a solid round of 18 holes, whereas European players did not perform on their usual level. In 2010, Team USA will for the first time defend the President’s Cup on home ground, as the competition will be held in connection with the U.S. Disc Golf Championships. Players are excited to see the competition on a new continent, and Jussi Meresmaa is proud to export this part of Finnish and European disc golf culture to the most prestigious tournament in the world. European Open broke records during the President’s Cup, as the competition - despite the grey weather - was witnessed by the largest crowd ever in the history of the Cup.

The European Open 2009 will continue on Thursday with the first round starting at 9:00 AM.

President's Cup

The European Open is preceeded by the President's Cup on August 26th, a team stroke and match play competition between Europe's and USA's top players for the purse, the champagne, and trans-Atlantic bragging rights. This year Team Europe will be seeking to dethrone Team USA for the first time and to keep the Cup in European hands.
Team USA
Captain: David Feldberg

MPO Ken Climo

MPO Nathan Doss

MPO Avery Jenkins

MPO David Feldberg

FPO Valarie Jenkins

FPO Carrie Berlogar
Team Europe
Captain: Hans Tegebäck,

SWEMPO Jesper Lundmark,

SWEMPO Markus Källström,

SWEMPO Timo Pursio,

FINMPO Karl Johan Nybo,

DENFPO Birgitta Lagerholm,

SWEFPO Angelica Frantz, SWE

Disc Golf at ESPN

Yes, we made it to the ESPN pages online. Let's spread the word to visit the site. They'll notice it if we do. Here's the link: Disc Golf on ESPN

Champ Destroyers and Xcalibers are in!

So, for everybody who has been waiting for the Champ plastics, come and get it. They are all 175g.

Wednesday it is

for the Champion Destroyers and Champion Xcalibers.

Champion Destroyer & Xcaliber may not be here till Wednesday

Ok, I jumped the gun. I'm not positive these will be on the order we are receiving tomorrow. Hopefully so, but just not sure. I'll post here for sure when they come in.

Champion Destroyer and Champion Xcaliber due in Tuesday

I know a bunch of you have been waiting for these two discs to come out in Champion plastic and now they have. They will both be in the shop tomorrow. Stop by and check them out.

Lighting it up in Pittsburgh!

Well, we sure had some good finishes by Disc 'n Dat team members Matt Blakely and Liz Shooner at the Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open this past weekend. Matt finished 10th and Liz finished 3rd. Liz was right behind Val Jenkins and Elaine King - pretty good company you're keeping there girl.

Ohio definitely took home some cash and prizes in this event: Avery Jenkins took 1st in Open, Brad Schick 4th, Tyler Horne 5th, Blakely 10th, Gehrling 13th Singer 17th in Open Men.

Liz 3rd and Lisa Warner 5th in Open Women.

Kevin Stewart 4th, Jim Ferrara 7th, Dennis Janney 15th, Dan Busick 18th, Fred Salaz 20th and John Ferrensen 22nd in Pro Masters.

Congrats to Karen Farrell for her big win in Advanced Women!

And the Hollingsheads had a pretty good weekend it looks like: Dan Hollingshead took 2nd in Advanced with a playoff as they were tied after the Finals. Dave Hollingshead won Intermediate and Alex took 4th in the Advnaced Women.

Another Worlds Video from PDGA

Deal on Discs

We have put some brand new discs in our sale bin and we've gotten quite a few used discs in here the last few days also, so if you want a deal, come on in and check them out. Only in-store.

2009 PDGA World Championships, KC Final 9 part 2

From YouTube:

2009 PDGA World Championships, KC Final 9 part 1

From YouTube:

2009 Kansas City Wide Open Snipit video!

From YouTube:

Video of Avery's final putt at Worlds

PDGA Worlds Wrap-Up

By PDGADirector Aug 03, 2009
2009 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships
The Professional Disc Golf Association would like to express our most sincere gratitude and thanks to the Kansas City Flying Disc Club for a most excellent 2009 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships. 934 players from 13 countries and 44 states attended the event making it the largest world championships in history. It was also stated by many of the competitors that this was also one of, if not the best, world championships in history. Tournament Directors Jack Lowe and John Chapman, along with Rick Rothstein and a bevvy of volunteers put on a show that will be tough to match for years to come and they should all be very proud of their accomplishments.

The 2009 World Championships will be remembered for years to come for having some of the tightest and most exciting races at the highest levels. Avery Jenkins and Josh Anthon put on a show for the ages with one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the world championships. The two warriors traded the lead back and forth throughout the final 9 ending up tied after regulation. An exciting five hole playoff ensued in front of a huge gallery of appreciative fans on the now famous Blue Valley course in Kansas City and it was Avery Jenkins coming out on top, and joining his sister Valarie as the first brother/sister duo to win world titles.



The PDGA would also like to congratulate the following members for claiming world championship titles in the respective divisions:

Open - Avery Jenkins

Open Women - Valarie Jenkins

Pro Master - Phil Arthur

Pro Women Master - Elaine King

Pro Grandmaster - David Greenwell

Pro Women Grandmaster - Kathy Hardyman

Pro Senior Grandmaster - Dr. Rick Voakes

Legends - Jerry Robbins, Sr.

Advanced Men - Matt Keatts

Advanced Women - Maureen Higgins

Advanced Masters - Joe Rotan

Advanced Masters Women - Marie Fry

Advanced Grandmmasters - Paul Wright

Advanced Grandmasters Women - Sue B. Lande

Advanced Senior Grandmasters - Gary Camp

Junior <19 Boys - Nageeb Laborde

Junior <19 Girls - Audrey Quirk

Junior <16 Boys - Oscar Stenfelt

Junior <16 Girls - Nicole Cazares

Junior <13 Boys - Andrew Coggin

Junior <13 Girls - Gabriella Gray

Junior <10 Boys - Nicholas Duran

Junior <10 Girls - Lydia Dillen

Wow - now that's some genes!

From the PDGA website:

2009 PDGA Open Men and Women Champions: Avery and Valarie Jenkins (with proud parents Leroy and Sharon)
Valarie is no rookie to winning a World title. She stepped up her game to have a commanding lead going into the finals. Des Reading (2 X World Champion) took second followed by Nicole Frazer and Birgitta Lagerholm (1 X World Champion).
Avery Jenkins and Josh Anthon went into a sudden death playoff resulting from their pars received on the final 9th hole. After Avery’s last putt forcing a playoff, his words were, “Let’s Go!!” He was ready. Little did he know that he would have to stick it out 5 more holes in a playoff before he could officially claim his title. He came here to win. You could see it in his eyes. Josh forced some “should I lay-up or not” questions to float through Avery’s head. He definitely wasn’t going to just give Avery the Championship. If he wanted it, he had to earn it. Avery did just that.
What excitement! There were hundreds of spectators. The roars could be heard all over the course. Blue Valley is a long, uphill, downhill with a side of blind shots course. You have to have your game on to battle it out there and these two men sure did give us a great show. Congratulations to you both.
Matthew Orum, Mobile, AL placed a respectable 3rd followed by Cale Leiviska, St Paul, MN who placed 4th. The card changed leaders and 3rd and 4th place switched back and forth a few times. It was a very mentally challenging final round. Congratulations to you all.
History has been made: Largest PDGA World Championships, oldest (Olive Bolander, 82) and youngest (Ezra Hapner, 7) competitors and siblings winning Open Men and Women titles.

Matt Blackely Finishes in Top 25

Matt Blakely, Disc 'n Dat team member finishes 25th at the 2009 PDGA Pro Worlds. Way to go Matt. That's some pretty sweet play among the best disc golfers in the world. Congratulations to Matt and Liz for such a great showing at the Worlds this year.

Liz Shooner Top 10 in the world!

Yes, Liz Shooner, Disc 'n Dat Team member cashed at the 2009 PDGA Worlds. She placed 10th. Congratulations to Liz. We love you Liz.

Matt & Liz

After the semis, Matt is 25th. I haven't seen the final scores for Pro Women after the semis. I'll update when I do.

Semis

Sorry I couldn't keep up with the scoring and pictures today. Been busy. But after the semis today, Avery has a 2 stroke lead over Josh Anthon 3 over Matt Orum and 6 over Cale Leiviska. Not sure if anyone from the second card came up or not. I'm also not sure yet how many cards play in the finals. I'll update as soon as possible.

hole 7

Hole 7 253' Uphill low ceiling pump with a dip just before basket perched on a ridge.

Avery brushed some branches coming up short. gets up and down for 3. Cale and Josh about 70 out, get up and down for 3s. Matt parks, 2.

hole 6

Hole 6 390' dogleg to the right on a 45 degree angle sloping away to the right under the pin. The only par 4 on the course. The pin is around the corner on the right. The green falls away sharply to the right. Going for it from more than about 25 short is risky.

After driving, Cale hugged the right side and is safe in fairway. Avery's forehand got to just short of the bend. Matt's drive straight up the middle and maybe 50 short of pin. Josh hit early tree and they just found it deep in schule on right.

Avery, Cale and Matt layed up for 3s. Josh pitches out to 20 ft from bend, hits tree, hits tree, misses putt, down for 6. Ouch!

Avery now in front by 2 over Josh, 3 over Matt and 6 over Cale. Wow, how things change

Hole 5 387' low ceiling thru scattered medium height trees with slight turn to the left

Lots of places for trouble if you try too hard. Pretty easy 3 if you play safe. But this is the top card in the semis of Worlds...

Josh 30 ft rt, putt hits top of basket, gets 3. Avery 40 ft away, lays up for 3.

Matt rolls it, hits small footbridge, gets up and down for 3. Cale semi tries to make 60 footer for bird, misses and gets 3.

Josh up by 1 over Avery, 4 over Matt and 7 over Cale.

Semis- hole 4

Hole 4 306' level moderately open fairway with pin slightly uphill to the right.

Josh and Matt park rollers for 2s. Avery's airshot hits by pin and rolls away 25 ft. He makes the birdie putt. Cale came in 25 short. His putt spits and takes the only 3.

GM's going into semis

Greenwell bogies last 2 holes, Myers pars and we have a tie going into the Semis tomorrow!

Rd 6 is over and Val has a fairly comfortable lead

Going into the semis Val has a 7 stroke lead over Des, 17 over Birgitta and 27 over Liz Lopez. Lucky 7's.

Hole 18 - Jopsh leads by one over Avery.

Should be routine 3s unless Avery gambles on a big crush. He has reached it in practice. You can barely see the yellow flag to the right of big tree. Pin is about 10 meters from road and 40 ft past tree. Routine 3s around. Josh goes into the semifinals with a one shot lead over Avery and two over Matt. We'll have to see if someone from the second card jumps past Dave for the semis lead card.

hole 17

Hole 17 683' nasty pin placement on slope with OB road to left and right about 20 feet. Avery took a 6 yesterday with an OB on his roller drive and his sidearm upshot. All four drives are safe. Avery went with a sidearm today. The other three threw rollers. Dave is even with the big tree on left in the middle. The others are 60-100 ft short of big tree in the middle.

Avery upshot parked, gets 3. Matt sidearm approach within 5, gets 3. Josh's upshot is 50 ft short. His putt skips off the basket but doesn't roll OB, gets 4. Feldberg's upshot goes OB on left by the pin. He misses the uphill putt under 20 ft and takes a 5.

hole 16- Josh in front by 2

Hole 16 528' slightly longer version of hole 11 but with tighter OB road danger on right. Basket is about 100 feet past the end of the fence line and left maybe 30 feet. Ground is more level around the basket area than the slope you see near the corner of the fence.

Avery goes OB over the fence near the corner. Makes good upshot, gets circle 4. Matty O drives 70 right of pin, makes this huge putt for bird. Feldberg above basket about 100 ft short. Makes upshot, gets 3. Josh makes great 50 foot attempt for bird but it spits and he takes 3.

Hole 15 396' thread big space between two big trees with very slight turnover

Anthon takes the lead by 1 as Avery misses inside 20.

Josh with a park job 2. Matt just 10 ft away for a 2. Avery hits basket and misses again from about 20. Dave was 50 ft short but makes it for a 2.