Hey Folks,

The P.O. Box seems to be filling up with entries earlier this year. I might be mistaken - could just be some early folks making sure they get in and grab one of the special Candy Destroyers that come with a Champion level membership to DISC. Anyway - thought that I would get the word out to those of you that want to play the Fling this year - might want to get your entry in early to avoid disappointment. Due to the efforts of a few of us the course is looking good up there! Download the flyer from socaldiscgolf.org.

Cliff

I am looking forward to redeeming myself from the Ice Bowl and being your Fling XII advanced winner.

Carl,

Redemption can be had - if you can avoid getting "Chavezed" (those roll aways) too often. Our weed clearing crew has done a great job up at The Ridge and the course is almost ready for the Fling XII on May 17th.

You can now use the PDGA online signup option for the Fling (just turned on yesterday - $3.50 fee but oh so slick).

http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1207912877

If you see them, be sure to thank Dave Hadder, Andrew Choate, Greg Metallica, Nick Yermilov, Terry Dunn and Cliff Towne for recent help on the course.

Cliff...I noticed that the tournament will have 20 holes, are all 18 from the original course being used with 2 temps, or is it a different combination?

I've never played the course, but I'm going up next weekend to check it out and want to play what holes will be used in the tournament. Entry was sent yesterday...

Dave,

I would be more then happy to go through the tournament layout with you sometime soon. I have played it twice and know where the temps are. There are 17 permanent holes and 3 temporaries. It is a short course (comparable distance to Montiel short tees) but the temps make you carry drivers. If you want to meet up there I could do it sometime next week after I get back from Masters Cup. I think you could definately take the Open division there if you played the course a few times.

Carl has it correct. We will not play #11 and add A, B and C down on the grass around the picnic area for 20. A plays uphill (roller?) from the steps that lead down from the back of #8's basket. B plays from ( gotta go - sorry ) more later.

Cliff
cell 323-574-7678

B plays from the upper grassy section to behind the green caged thing and C plays from below the playground area to near the trail up to hole #1. We will play tournament sequence on the holes; 1,2,3,4,5,6, skip to 9,10,12,13,14,15,16,17,18, skip to 7,8,A,B,C. Have fun and hope you avoid those famous Chavez Ridge rollaways!

Cliff, what holes are going to change positions between rounds? Is it going to be like the Ice Bowl, when I believe 2, 3, 5, and 14 changed position.

" I think you could definately take the Open division there if you played the course a few times. "

McBeth shot 18 down and i remember him not making too many great drives, he just canned almost every putt within 60 feet.
Bring your Buzz and putter Dave, and a driver/roller for 2 holes.
bUd

i will be at Chavez 8am tee Saturday 4/19 with temp basket.
:D

I'll be out there next Sunday if you can make it. Did McBeth shoot -18 for 1 round?

18 down is the score for 2 rounds from the Ice Bowl.
Next Sunday sounds nice. Set up the temp baskets and play the all the holes. My goal, ha!, is to shoot 18 down in 1 round!
I will settle for Par ;) the second round.

Carl,

My best guess on basket changes is 2,5,13,14,18. This will be in he Mad Hadder's hands....

Cliff

Did you get my entry? I mailed it last Monday...

Good. Glad to see that 13 will be changing, the long pin tends to tear people apart. What about hole 3 and the long pad on 4?

Dave - got your entry.

Carl - 3 will most likely stay short both rounds. Basket changes on 2,5,13,14,18 will involve moving 4 baskets between rounds - I don't see any reason to move more than that but make no promises - Senor Hadder is the man on this - it will be his call. He might also use the lower pad on 4 for one round - but I suspect not.

Good stuff. I look forward to putting in some work on the layout.

18 down is the score for 2 rounds from the Ice Bowl.
Next Sunday sounds nice. Set up the temp baskets and play the all the holes. My goal, ha!, is to shoot 18 down in 1 round!
I will settle for Par ;) the second round.



Hey Bud...We're rollin up on Sunday for sure, around 10am, can you meet us out there?

Hey Dave. Looks like i am going to Goleta now, i dont have to work Sat. so i am playing Evergreen. Sorry i cant make it on Sunday. Dang!

Some courtesy info for those getting some time in up at the Ridge:
Dodger home games in early May:
5th,6th,9th and 10th at 7pm
7th and 11th at 1pm

Chavez is a very short, technical, and fun course. I think I used my Flick, Buzzz, and Challenger only...Are there alternate pin settings for the tournament?

You'll add a driver for two of the temp holes. Paul played most of the round I saw with an Ontario Roc and an Aviar. He may have used a TeeBird on the two longish holes.

2 will be long right one round - maybe a flippy midrange or driver (and a spotter? pay attention anyway).

12 long and 18 long take a driver for this noodle arm.

:)

Went to play Chavez on Thursday eve and Fire Dept., Police,Bomb Squad were all over the park doing something or had an emergency of some kind. Whats up with that?
Park was closed and the course too.

Hopefully they won't be there next week, when I will be working in Malibu and getting lots of practice rounds in...

Went to play Chavez on Thursday eve and Fire Dept., Police,Bomb Squad were all over the park doing something or had an emergency of some kind. Whats up with that?
Park was closed and the course too.



There was a fire near the Police Academy. Did it scorch any of the course?

No scorching at the course!

Dave Hadder will move baskets into most of the 1st round positions this weekend.

Still some spots left if you want to play. Fliers at socadiscgolf.org - or pay online from

http://www.pdga.com/schedule/index.php

click on the pen and ink icon next to the Fling (act now - I think I have Todd shutting that online option down on Tuesday).

Cliff

Anybody who wants a shot at some decent bag tags, or just want to play some practice rounds with someone who knows the layout, I should be there from Monday-Thursday next week. Currently holding SoCal #39 (for almost a month now), Aces #33 and E.I. #13.

Hey folks,

Still have some spots left! Online entries must be received by THU 5/15/08 8pm PST.

http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1207912877

If mailing your entry - shoot me a call with a heads up first.

Cliff
323-574-7678

Hey folks,

Flurry of entries leaves us with only 12 spots left. Don't mail in your entries. Either call me or do it online before THU 5/15/08 8pm PST.

http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1207912877

Cliff
323-574-7678

I lost a white FLX challenger there yesterday! It's somewhere around the alternate pad for hole 1, I threw an errant shot on hole 6. If anyone finds it, contact me. Looks like some of the weeds have grown in on the hill. It should be a lot of fun!

Carl
I've got a pink challenger with your name on it if you need one. :eek:
Good luck this weekend.

Haha, it's not the kind I need. Don't worry, I plan on resolving that issue tomarrow. I'll stop and get a new one at Sylmar on the way down. I don't want to ever see that pink challenger again! I was hoping you would blow it up.

Hey Beenieman,

Found the Challenger 60' directly below hole 6 pin by some trees. The basket was visible between two trees....
i missed the birdie.....nice disc though. I could meet you there
anytime after 3pm this week or early Sat morning.
Yea, could use some weedeater action up there.

Floyd

Awesome! It was dark and I guess I assumed it was a worse shot than it was. I'll be there tomarrow and thursday afternoon and i'll be sure to catch up with ya. Thanks a bunch bud!

Folks,

Wahoo! The Disc Arcade games and prizes are packed. Subway order confirmed. Shirts, discs, temp baskets and water in place to load in the car. We still have 10 spots left for any of you late breaking super discagates. Dave Hadder has the course marked out and ready AND Chris Carpenter found my Stratus up there! Life is good. See you Saturday morning at the Ridge.

Don't mail in any late entries. Either call me or sign up online before Todd shuts that down @ THU 5/15/08 8pm PST.

http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1207912877

Cliff
323-574-7678

Cliff,

On hole A, the trees have grown in and almost closed the line completely. Is the teepad going to be the same or is there going to be a different spot?

The tees on the temp holes will be the same most likely, but we reserve the right to alter as Senor Hadder sees fit.

:)

Cliff

Carl
Practice your roller. :)
Hopefully this time I won't land in the small gated OB area by the pin. :D

Bring your weedeater!! :D

Don't you guys worry. I think you may end up seeing the first (and probably last) roller tee shot of my career on that hole. I have put in a sufficient amount of work there this week and I look forward to Saturday!

Carl
Practice your roller. :)
Hopefully this time I won't land in the small gated OB area by the pin. :D



That @&$!! fenced-in thing!!! Somehow I was able to slide in under the bottom of the fence...inconceivable!!

"you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VmrT56-hcE&feature=related

I just wanted to thank Cliff Towne and Dave "The Mad" Hadder for once again putting on a quality event. They always seem to work hard to put on a good event, and it is appreciated. Congrats again to Brian Bowland for getting his first MA1 win, and in case anyone is curious, the roller worked. I manned up and threw it round 2, and it ended up 35 feet away after rolling as close as 15 feet away. Nearly had a jump putt deuce.

Thanks Carl and all you folks that showed up for a very hot couple of rounds at The Ridge.

The "unofficial" results are up at :

http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7919#Recreational

We will look to have a wrap up message out as soon as I finish unpacking the car and picking pointy plant seeds out of my socks!

Cliff

Great tournament Cliff.
I had alot of fun in my first Chavez ridge experience, and I'll look forward to next years events.
Thanks for all the hard work, and a fun round1!

Thanks Cliff, the tourney was fun...Congrats to Chris Horn, he came out firing the second round and caught up to me by the 6th or 7th hole. I can't believe how many times I got chavezed that round, definitely a fun course though...The ratings feel a little low, especially the second round, that wind was pretty bad the first 10 holes. Do you think they will change?

Tommy and I would like to thank you guys, too! We may not have played well, but we had a lot of fun! We're both looking forward to playing that course again!

Cent - if you mean will the ratings alter between now and when the results are official? I doubt it - none of the factors involved in the calculation (the scores) will change. Glad you had fun. Yes - those Chavez roll aways - it happen up there. I was blessed - a few bad drives but the putts went in.

Cliff