Course Challenge Series Opener

GCFDA Course Challenge Tournament Series kicks off this Saturday 3/14/09 at Harbin disc golf course in Fairfield, Ohio.

Sign-up deadline: 9:00 am

Player's meeting: 9:15 am

Tee off: 9:30 am
The tournaments consist of two rounds with approximately one hour for lunch in between rounds.

Cost:
Open $20
Open Women $10
Open Master / Grandmasters $10
Advanced $10
Advanced Masters / Grandmasters $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. 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.

Series Points:
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).

For more information about the Course Challenge Series and schedule check it out at CCS Page The club's CCS is one of the longest running tournament series in disc golf and is fun for those who are just getting started in the sport and want to see where they stand against other disc golfers, those who want to learn about tournament play and learn from other experienced disc golfers. It is also a good friendly competition among players of different skill levels from the novice to the pro. A CCS Series Champion is crowned at the end of the 9 tournament series in November. Let me know if you have any questions. Check out cincinnatidiscgolf.com for lots of information about disc golf in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. There's info about courses, local events, PDGA events, weekly recreational events and much more.