Friday, September 25, 2009

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.

Friday, September 11, 2009

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!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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