Thanks to the Sun Valley Golf Course, Our hard workin-n-playing locals, SoCal, and those wackie TD's it's on once again!

You can sign-up:

Grab flier here: rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen
or sign-up online using http://marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/products.asp?id=196
SoCal should have the flier posted soon also.

Please, please sponsor a sign, bunker, or basket, or donate a prize and/or volunteer time.

As always, this event is for the players by the players...so please get involved and help make 2009 another great year at the SVO.

Looking forward to the SVO'09, fun course, can't wait to park hole 3 again from the long pad looking over I-8. May just have to go out for the monthly coming up.

Hole 3 is actually the uphill shot with the mandatory where the basket is on the hole 5 ball golf tee pad. I believe you may be thinking of hole 11.

Thanks Ben R. and Indigo for being our first online sign-up sponsors!

For anyone thinking about sponsoring...please know that your contribution goes right back into your event. The earlier you sponsor the better we can make your event experience.

If you sign up online or by mail please please add at least the $5 basket-band (card on basket ring). Grab a sandtrap for a little more. Moreover, $30 for a tee-sign is very cheap and really goes a long way. Plus you get to keep your sign for any of these items. Donation of prizes are definitely welcome.

Either way we look forward to seeing you at the 2009 SVO.

Updated the hole photos on the right. Added a couple sponsor acknowledgments.

http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen/

Going to order player paks this coming week. Man...I forget how exciting it gets once the build up starts.

Updated the entry forms to include the Recreational Divisions. You can get the flier at:
http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen/
(soon) http://socaldiscgolf.org/2009Schedule.htm

or sign-up online:
http://marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/products.asp?id=196

Who's coming so far:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9076

Free Online Sign-ups:
http://marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/proddetail.asp?prod=sunvalleyopen_2009&cat=196

Updated who's coming so far:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9076

Updated entries. There are now two separate tournament pages, one for Pro/Adv flight and one for Am-Only.

Pro-Adv:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9496

Am-Only:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9076

I will list all registration on both for now. Adv Grand Masters will be part of the Am-Only flight.

Pro-Adv:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9496

Am-Only:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9076

Updated entries. Almost 33% full.

Sign up free online.
http://marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/proddetail.asp?prod=sunvalleyopen_2009&cat=196

Tee-Signs: Only $30...great deal!
11x17 full-color laminated sign and 1 year link or advertising on our tournament page http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen. We need a few more event supporters, some holes have a long a short tee. Please promote your business and/or support the game. Please contact [email protected]

So I have signed up for both MA1 & MA2 at the SVO. Looks like we have three now? Ben, Bobby, and Pat. Is there anyone else out there willing to man up and face the challenge?

We are pleased to announce strong continued sponsorship for the Sun Valley Open (http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen).

$1000 going to the Open Winner! Great prizes all around, and a sweet Skins $$ match at the end where anyone can win!

Many thanks to the folks signing up early. Psst...it free on-line!

http://marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/proddetail.asp?prod=sunvalleyopen_2009&cat=196

This year's Am Player Disc is Innova's Star Boss w/custom SVO stamp. Might come in handy on Hole #11.

See you at the 2009 Sun Valley Open (http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen)!

So I have signed up for both MA1 & MA2 at the SVO. Looks like we have three now? Ben, Bobby, and Pat. Is there anyone else out there willing to man up and face the challenge?

Yeah, any more baggers out there? Oops is that getting old? Sorry.

Dave, you should have a special prize for the Iron Man challenge! May need to have a defibrillator on sight just in case, lol!

Actually, there will be an Iron Man trophy. I don't know where to get a defibrillator, but I do have jumper cables ; -)

82 of 144 spots are taken, still lots of space available. If you are not from the San Diego area and are interested in playing, contact me to see if I can't help make your travel plans a little easier. I know most if not all of the touring players in the San Diego area and thus far have been relatively successful helping players make travel arrangements.

More top players should be signing up in the next couple of days to take a crack at that $1000 first place open prize...

Spots are filling. There are 26 spots left in Pro/MA1 field.
Holding a number slots for Open & Masters, etc; first, but we won't turn away players who want to play. MA1 field is looking good so far at 23 players deep. Come on Master's we got some cash for you too.

24 spots left in the AM-Only field. Intermediate leading the charge at 15 deep.

Don't delay...On-line sign-up ending around Sep 19, mail-in check sign-ups also ending Sep 19. Ca$h excepted all day everyday.

If you want to sign-up in person, contact David Parnell, Carl Renda or Bobby Martin.

[email protected]

Just hit 100 players. The Open Field is looking very strong with a majority of players near 1000 rating or more. We are going to see some extremely competitive golf on the SVO layout this year.

Excited!

Love to see some of those talented Masters make their way down after the U.S. Masters. Overall, all the divisions look like a battle is shaping up.

Only 12 spots left in the Open / MA1 Field and some of those will be eaten up once I check the mail.

The other Amateur divisions from Novice to Adv Masters still have room. Only a dozen player paks still available, first 90 Amateurs. If you are a first-time, Novice, Recreational, or even Intermediate player...not to worry this has been a great event for PDGA event first-timers. See who's playing (http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9076)

Call David or email [email protected] if you have questions, or have already sent an entry and want to check on status.

MA1 entries subject to waitlist. Please Check with David [email protected]

Entries already postmarked or paid online will receive preference ordered by timestamp. As it stands a few slots are still open that were held for a Mix of Masters and other Pro divisions. Those slots may not be filled and will be open to first-come-first-serve.

We do not want to turn players away, but we do want to give players who may be focused on U.S. Masters or USDGC and opportunity to attend one of the few remaining SoCal events.

Let me know if you are interested. Other Am Divisions are playing in separate flight time, check your rating to see which division you may be eligible for.

Open = 24 @ 25% > 1000, 46% > 990, 63% > 980, 71% > 970
FPO = even money
Masters = each player lives in a city that starts with "S"
Women's Masters, Grand Masters, and Senior Grands = features humans vs. nature
MA1 = ranges from 9-16 in what way?

MA1 = ranges from 9-16 in what way?

Letters in our names

You do not disappoint A.J. You were number #1 on my "most likely to respond with the answer" mental list. Ben was #2, Carl #3

You do not disappoint A.J. You were number #1 on my "most likely to respond with the answer" mental list. Ben was #2, Carl #3

I just now saw this but AJ would have been the best bet to respond anyway.

Yeah, I missed it too. Too many IPA's this weekend.

I just now saw this but AJ would have been the best bet to respond anyway.

Yeah. Only 9 letters. You should've put Benjamin Rutherford. That's 18. Too much time on my hands. Not enough discs in them.

Only 20 spots left. Lots of good fields, including (so far) 26 in Open, 30 in Advanced (closed), 16 in Intermediate and 14 in Recreational, not to mention that there are 5 women's divisions with multiple players. Don't sleep on it...get in while you still can.

MA1 & all Pro fields now on "wait list." Online sign-up for those divisions will be shutting down. Please contact David [email protected] if you want to be on the list.

The updated entries will be posted in the next couple of days as details are sorted out.

Am-Only tee time (Int, Rec, Adv Masters, Jr. etc) still has 16 openings, but only a few more player's paks available as first-come-first-serve.

Feel free to contact David with any questions related to the event. We look forward seeing you at the 2009 Sun Valley Open.

Don't forget. Sunday afternoon the Final 5 Skins is open to anyone via raffle, where you have a chance to team up with a top player and a shot to win $$$!

The 2009 Sun Valley Open (http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen/) is pleased to announce partnerships with two great companies.

Check out tournament central (http://rddiscsports.com/sunvalleyopen/) or hop on the discgolfers.us (http://www.discgolfersr.us/events/event/listByDate?date=2009-09-26) calendar 2009 Sun Valley Tournament (http://www.discgolfersr.us/events/sun-valley-open-2009) to see who is making your event even more incredible this year!


Want to practice? Come out Friday Sep. 25 after 2pm to play the full tournament layout.

All Registration is now closed. Any entries received will be added to the waiting list.

Update entries here: http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9496

Tournament setup will be available for play around 2pm. Sun Valley has a regular greens fee of $5. We will try to run a $5 random double at 4pm.

Checkin for the event will also be available on Friday, once we get the course setup.

Be sure to bring a mini for the free mini CTPs. You will need a regular standard-model mini (no wood, metal, oversized, weighted; etc)

Pro/MA1 mini CTP on Saturday about an hour into lunch. Followed by the real-Deal CTP Eliminator.
AM-Only mini CTP on Sunday about an hour into lunch. Followed by the Real-Deal CTP Eliminator.

Last year young Joel Maury-Holmes made the cut past stations #1 and #2 and moved on to the final station #3, where he made the winning putt vs. his Dad after several rounds of intense putting. Way to go Joel!