I just received the following email from Tom Bant:



Hello my friends,

Sunrise Disc Golf will be open for the 2007 season beginning Saturday, May 19th. Ron and I are holding a tee party this Sunday afternoon. The course is much the same, though we have had to change holes 1 and 10 to make way for a new lift. There's practically no ground cover above three inches at this time of year (won't last long).

Come on up.





I am now in the process of confirming the proposed date for the Sunrise Showdown in August. As soon as I get confirmation, I will proceed with PDGA sanctioning and updating the So Cal Series Schedule.

I really enjoyed hosting this event last year. This event will not be possible without the dedicated help of Ron Brawley and Tom Bant. I am simply the certified official and paperwork pusher. These two guys do the lion's share of the course preparation as well as recruiting the volunteers and sponsors.

Of course with the opening of Wrightwood comes the announcement of the closing of Yucaipa for the summer. Yucaipa will remain closed until baskets are installed permanently. Tim Selinske and Chance Stephens are currently working on designing a new Yucaipa course for year round play.

Sorry to hear that Yucaipa is closing, but having Wrightwood open again is a plus! Kudos to those of you that brought us the temporary Yucaipa course, and it's good to hear that a permanent replacement is in the works. Inland Empire disc golf is growing!

I'm gonna go shopping for some gaiters so I'll be ready for my first trip of the summer to Wrightwood!

Good news on the re-design at Yucaipa. I enjoyed that course and all the holes, but some of them are just too close to picnic bench areas and would be unplayable when the park any sort of crowd going. The 16-17 modification was a good step at taking the people on the edge of the lake out of play. :)

Also great news about Ski Sunrise, one of my favorite courses. I'm ready for a camping weekend of golf up there.

Going up to play there manana (Friday). Neighbor Andrew and I will be there at the parking lot by 10:30 or 11am if anyone wants to join. Tom says that 25 of the 27 targets were in the ground as of this morning!

Cliff
cell 323-574-7678

Folks,

The course was beautiful today! I love it up there. The elevation, the view, the obstacles, the way altitude affects your throws. Tom Bant and Ron Brawley had a couple more tees to prepare - but the course is all in and very nice! Redesigned #1 is super - redesigned #10 is planned as a double - double mandy right now (I don't believe in mandatories in design if they can be avoided) but the mandys are not needed for safety - so you could go ahead and play 10 without the mandys - up to you.

Dunapace did a great job on the 18 hole design on this course. I like the final 9 also (Bant's design?). It may be the best disc golf experience in So Cal.

138 has construction so the best way there is 15 to 138, then over 2 small hills, under RR trestle and a quick left onto unmarked Lone Pine Rd. (by contruction sign - within a half mile of 15). Lone Pine hits Wrightwood then wend your way downhill to a left on the 2. Past Jensen's Market (sandwiches and supplies) up to a left on Table Mtn.

I was able to play the Sunrise Course this weekend. I must say the course is in the best shape ever.

Please disregard the above directions provided by Cliff. The directions as posted on the PDGA Course Directory are correct. That is: after traveling through Wrightwood on Highway 2, turn RIGHT on Table Mountain Road and follow to lodge. I did not encounter any construction delays on Highway 138 en route to Highway 2. However, you can indeed turn left on Lone Pine CANYON Road to avoid any potential construction delays on 138. It is scenic drive and after a few extra turns it will eventually take you to Hwy 2. Turn left on to Hwy 2 and continue through Wrightwood.



Tom Bant is urging anyone who is interested in playing the Sunrise course this season to come to the mountain sooner rather than later. The area is currently very dry and the US Forest Service has said they may close down the mountain (including the DG course and campgrounds) if the conditions worsen or if there are ANY fires on the mountain.

Don't delay, play Sunrise today!

The PDGA sanctioning for Sunrise Showdown on August 25 & 26 has been submitted. The entry form should be available on the So Cal website soon. Let's hope the mountain stays open.

AJ and I are planning on making Sunrise one of the Tour de Rizbee stops, late in the day on Sunday, July 15th, the first day of the TdR 2007. I really enjoyed playing that course last year - looking forward to this summer's stop!

Please disregard the above directions provided by Cliff. The directions as posted on the PDGA Course Directory are correct. That is: after traveling through Wrightwood on Highway 2, turn RIGHT on Table Mountain Road and follow to lodge. I did not encounter any construction delays on Highway 138 en route to Highway 2. However, you can indeed turn left on Lone Pine CANYON Road to avoid any potential construction delays on 138. It is scenic drive and after a few extra turns it will eventually take you to Hwy 2. Turn left on to Hwy 2 and continue through Wrightwood.




pretty funny telling us to ignore directions from the guy who just went there....obviously he must have taken the taxicab "scenic route" :eek:

did you tell him to stick to club affliate stuff instead of course directory stuff? :D

It was too late for Cliff to edit his post. It would be impossible to get there by turning LEFT on Table Mountain Road and Lone Pine Road doesn't even exist.

After traveling through Wrightwood on Highway 2, turn RIGHT on Table Mountain Road and follow to lodge. This is how I usually get up there.

Hey - those directions are fine except it is RIGHT on Table Mtn. I guess that 138 can be a delay someimes lately with construction. When in doubt - follow the directions in the directory. Discette has already reviewed those for me.....

:)

The PDGA sanctioning for Sunrise Showdown on August 25 & 26 has been submitted. The entry form should be available on the So Cal website soon. Let's hope the mountain stays open.


Any word on that entry form yet? TIA.

Free online entry is now available for the 2007 Sunrise Showdown on August 25 & 26. The traditional entry form should be posted on the So Cal website soon along with full event details.

Event is capped at 108 players. All divisions will play one round of 27 on Saturday and one round of 27 on Sunday. Watch for custom stamped discs to be available at discgolfvalues later this week.

NOTE: Everyone that enters using the free online registration will be entered into a drawing for $50.00 in Marshall Street gift certificates.

Click Here for Free Online Registration at Marshall Street (http://www.msdgc.com/register/proddetail.asp?prod=070825_sunrise)

Congratulations to Cent.

Dave was the first to use the online registration!!!

No advanced masters??? :confused:

The online registration has been updated to include Advanced Masters.

I just signed up at Marshall Street!

I would encourage all the San Diego Aces (http://sandiegoaces.com) members to sign-up early for this event.

Richard

Congratulations to Cent.

Dave was the first to use the online registration!!!



I also have a campsite, so if any ACES need a place to stay, send me a PM...

I guess Richard is interested in defending his title. I am signed up, and it appears from the early sign-ins that we will have no shortage of Aces. I mentioned on the SDA forum that we should arrange an Aces campsite and that I will get there early Friday morning and be there the whole weekend. Who do you need to contact to reserve a campsite, and how far away from the course are they? When I played it last month I didn't check out the campsite situation.

The Table Mountain Campground is right next to the course just a disc's throw from Hole 4.

You can reserve some sites online through Reserveamerica (http://www.reserveamerica.com/ca/Table_Mountain_Angeles_Nf/Campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?agency=NRRS&parkId=3585)

We went up and played the course on Saturday, there were no weeds! The changes to the layout were interesting too. Hole 1 is totally different now that the tee pad is over to the left, the guardian tree off the tee makes it more challenging. Hole 2 is a bit more difficult with the tee pulled back to the right, but still fairly easy. Hole 10 is an entirely different hole with two pin settings; one at the base of a huge mound to stop sleds from falling off the mountain, the other is at the top of the mound. A very difficult basket location for a 2, and a 3 is not easy either. Hole 11 is still the huge 546' downhill shot, but they added an alternate tee pad on top of the huge mound.

Free online entry is now available for the 2007 Sunrise Showdown on August 25 & 26. The traditional entry form should be posted on the So Cal website soon along with full event details.

Event is capped at 108 players. All divisions will play one round of 27 on Saturday and one round of 27 on Sunday. Watch for custom stamped discs to be available at discgolfvalues later this week.

NOTE: Everyone that enters using the free online registration will be entered into a drawing for $50.00 in Marshall Street gift certificates.

Click Here for Free Online Registration at Marshall Street (http://www.msdgc.com/register/proddetail.asp?prod=070825_sunrise)



Where are all the entrants? Will this event still happen? I'm coming up regardless, but I can't believe that it is not sold out yet, this is one of the best events on the schedule!

Free online entry is now available for the 2007 Sunrise Showdown on August 25 & 26. The traditional entry form should be posted on the So Cal website soon along with full event details.

Event is capped at 108 players. All divisions will play one round of 27 on Saturday and one round of 27 on Sunday. Watch for custom stamped discs to be available at discgolfvalues later this week.

NOTE: Everyone that enters using the free online registration will be entered into a drawing for $50.00 in Marshall Street gift certificates.

Click Here for Free Online Registration at Marshall Street (http://www.msdgc.com/register/proddetail.asp?prod=070825_sunrise)



Where are all the entrants? Will this event still happen? I'm coming up regardless, but I can't believe that it is not sold out yet, this is one of the best events on the schedule!



The event has been advertised to all the San Diego Aces! I will be there for sure either way!

Richard

Where are all the entrants? Will this event still happen? I'm coming up regardless, but I can't believe that it is not sold out yet, this is one of the best events on the schedule!


The 26th is my 1 year wedding anniversary. If I play this tournament, there will not be a 2 year anniversary. :)
I wish it was on another weekend because I really like that course...

Dave, i'm going to go play it once or twice prior to the tourney. You're welcome to come along. I will probably do it on the 19th, the Sunday before the tourney and I will also be there the Friday beforehand.

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Sunrise was TdR course #4, played on the first day. AJ had not played it before and loved it. We are hoping to play, just need to work out a few details. Anyone looking into camping or a cabin rental? I promise to *not* bring any tequila.

D and I are going to play but I haven't ironed out whether or not we are gonna camp or rent a cabin. I planned on taking care of that when I get paid on Fri. but i'm sure if you set something up that D and I would be game to join up and contribute the necessary funds. And as far as i'm concerned, bring all the tequila you want!

Sorry, I'm a no go. I'm going to miss just about every sunrise showdown event, including going up before the event.
Oh well...

If you were thinking on attending this event, you should register on-line TODAY. Once it fills the waiting list will be sorted by postmarked date.

There appears to be a "KG" listed on the pre-reg.
Could this "KG" be our beloved friend Gomez coming out of early retirement?
Or is it someone I, personally, am not accquainted with?
Such as Kaleb Guerrero or Ken Green?
We'll see!!!

Kevin Garnett? Khalil Greene? King George (III)?

kilogram for sure

Sunrise Showdown is now full. I have held a couple of spots in case any entries were postmarked before registration shutdown on August 15.

Any entries postmarked after this date will go to the waitlist.


I want to thank everyone that used the online registration and give a special thank you to Marshall Street for providing the FREE online registration to players and the TD!!!

Greetings,

Going up Sat morn to play the course, how early can you tee off there? Be another hot weekend so earlier the better.
Thanks for the kind help.

bUd :D

I think you can start any time you like, just be sure to sign a waiver (if you haven't already this season) and leave payment for Ron or Tom.

Hey Suzette ,

I'll come up early on Saturday and help where I can.

My Back still hurts , so I hope to be able to play at Sun Valley and the US Masters in La Mirada.

Thanks,

Donny Olow

8/13 102�
8/14 102�
8/15 103�
8/16 102�
8/17 101�
8/18 99�
8/19 97�
8/20 84�

Looks like it is cooling down in Wrightwood...

Any chance we can get a few water coolers on the course? I can bring one if that helps.

As in the past, there will be water on the course. So Cal has plenty of coolers.

We saw some changes to the course 3 weeks ago, but Scot was there yesterday and said there were many more. I guess I will be surprised Saturday morning...

As in the past, there will be water on the course. So Cal has plenty of coolers.



Fantastic!!! Thanks, Suzette! I may be able to get away with using my Revo mini-bag, which only holds a small water bottle, if I can get refills on the course.

High temps in Wrightwood will be in the Seventies for Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun. Sunday high is currently 74 with a chance of an isolated shower.

This is a welcome relief for the temps down in the valley.

I've been checking everyday and the estimated high will be in the 80�'s, but the actual will be 100�+...Look at the trend over the past week.

8/15 103�
8/16 102�
8/17 101�
8/18 99�
8/19 97�
8/20 100�
8/21 102�

Today the high was predicted to be 81�, but the live temp is already 89�, check the data tomorrow and it will probably have gotten closer to 100�...

OK, so who's thermometer is right? What should we prepare for?

It seems to be cooling down. It should be nice and cool in the mornings.

Check here: Wrightwood forecast (http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/tenday/USCA1263?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_outdoors)

I've been checking everyday and the estimated high will be in the 80�'s, but the actual will be 100�+...Look at the trend over the past week.

8/15 103�
8/16 102�
8/17 101�
8/18 99�
8/19 97�
8/20 100�
8/21 102�

Today the high was predicted to be 81�, but the live temp is already 89�, check the data tomorrow and it will probably have gotten closer to 100� ...



Yesterday's high was 98�, even though they predicted 81�...Steady winds of 15-27 mph from 9am-5pm.

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It should be nice and cool in the mornings. Rounds should be done by 1:00 or 2:00 before it gets too hot.

First round starts at 8 or 10am?

It should be nice and cool in the mornings. Rounds should be done by 1:00 or 2:00 before it gets too hot.



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The temperature is one thing, but check out the winds...

It should be nice and cool in the mornings. Rounds should be done by 1:00 or 2:00 before it gets too hot.



http://i12.tinypic.com/53elqi1.jpg

The temperature is one thing, but check out the winds...



I laugh at the wind..ha ha!!!





(Then it usually laughs back and says: "Take that!"

First round starts at 8 or 10am?



Saturday tee off at 10:00am. Sunday tee off at 9:00.

Immediately following the round on Saturday, there will be a FREE Tri-tip BBQ for all players and volunteers. Live music will be provided by "Cuz What". There will also be free beverages for all players - including those over 21!!!!

Non-players can purchase guest passes to the BBQ for $5.00.

Nice!

Free Keg Stands for all Aces!

Immediately following the round on Saturday, there will be a FREE Tri-tip BBQ for all players and volunteers. Live music will be provided by "Cuz What". There will also be free beverages for all players - including those over 21!!!!

Non-players can purchase guest passes to the BBQ for $5.00.



Excellent!!!!!! Thanks Suzette!!! Sounds like it will be a great afternoon!

Perhaps we can talk Gomez into performing his "Imitations of Disc Golfer Eccentricities" routine. It's best viewed after a few adult beverages (he also performs it better after a few).

Perhaps we can talk Gomez into performing his "Imitations of Disc Golfer Eccentricities" routine. It's best viewed after a few adult beverages (he also performs it better after a few).



Quite true.
This is a sight to see.
Keep in mind it will be ultra rare because this is, in Gomez's words, "my last hoorah".
Actually, that's what he said about the EIEIO.

Leaving in 2.5 hours...

Leaving in 2.5 hours...



Good Luck Buddy.

Sunrise Showdown Scores (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7031&year=2007&incl udeRatings=1#Open)

Did you guys play 27 holes on Sunday? Its hard to tell looking at the scores.

If so, 64 is HOT! Way to go Paul!

27 holes were played on Sunday, although the course was in a shorter layout than Saturday.

Thanks again to Suzette, Ron, and Tom! One of the best tournaments every year, I always make sure I can attend this event. Paul killed it, he played 54 holes with 1 orange Aviar, drove with it, putted with it. Micah ran his mouth too much at the players party and Paul made him eat his words /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Suzette, can you bring my shirt to La Mesa in 2 weeks? :D

I second the thanks for the fun event. Saturday's tri-tip, beverages and live music was great! I really enjoy the Sunrise course - it's fair to you if you make good shots and penalizes you (sometimes severely) for your poor shots. A good test of golf.

I think Jim Ditch's tee shot on #11 Sunday is still flying down the mountain....................

Yeah, that was a fun event -- thanks to all who helped put it on!

Does anybody know what the status of the course is for the remainder of the summer. Are we still able to go play up there - if so, for how long? There was some talk about the Forest Service shutting it down because of the fire hazard....

Tom Bant hopes to keep the course in until the first of November, unless it snows early.

As for fire danger, as long as the forest service keeps the mountain open, the course will be open for play.

Thanks again to Suzette, Ron, and Tom! One of the best tournaments every year, I always make sure I can attend this event. Paul killed it, he played 54 holes with 1 orange Aviar, drove with it, putted with it. Micah ran his mouth too much at the players party and Paul made him eat his words /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Suzette, can you bring my shirt to La Mesa in 2 weeks? :D



Good playing Cent !!!!
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournamen...eRatings=1#Open (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7031&year=2007&incl udeRatings=1#Open)

Gary Sandoval beats Micah D???? :eek: :cool: