One of my goals as your new State Coordinator was to create a website where I could share information and a site where I could direct cities or organizations in the state who had an interest in disc golf.

The url is: www.okpdga.com

This is where you will find the official calendar of events for Oklahoma. I moved all the upcoming dates and I have added a few for 2011.

The side bar has several sections such as About Us, News, Calendar etc.

The news section will have a monthly newsletter where I will recap the previous month and upcoming events. I will also post all PDGA announcements I receive in this section..

The site is about 90% complete. Gary Nail is helping me with the photo section and I hope to post video as well.

I hope you find the site entertaining and informative. Our state has a rich disc golf history and I am looking forward to a great 2011 season.

nicely done Mike

Thanks Brad. I am still learing a few tricks. I think it will be a good resource for everyone.

And besides, it's another disc golf related website, and we all love those obviously..

Treat
What's your email address. I sent one to the one one the okpdga page, and I got an email back telling me to delete the address it's not you.

Michael Treat - Admin. / Riverside Park TD / Club Secretary / Treasurer /
PDGA State Coordinator
Phone 918-245-4644(H) Cell 918-639-3959 mtreat1@cox.net (mtreat1@cox.net)

Thanks Dave. I have corrected the website, my email was missing the 1 at the end.

Send again please...

Sent
Thanks Dave

Received and responded to.

Keep those date request coming..

It's going to be a great year..

OK, everyone needs to check out the Official state calendar at www.okpdga.com

This is still subjet to change, a little. The events with ?? behind them are tentative pending confirmation from the TD.

If anyone wants dates please let me know. The calendar is filling quickly.

Evan gave me the certain Arkansas dates, Russco gave me his dates. I still want to coordinate with Smitty the KS state coordinator but I think we should have minimal conflicts.

Let me know if there are any questions or request..

Michael - I may have gave you the wrong day for Ft. Smith Ice Bowl - should be on the 12th of February, Saturday (down as the 13th on Sunday)

Same day as Lincoln's Birthday, how dare the US government set a date on my event ;)

We will still have our Super Class Ice Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13th for anyone interested in throwing lids

I am still trying to get some dates from the Northwest corner of Arkieland - mostly DG Monkey events and hopefully a Fayetteville Ice Bowl

Thanks Evan, I will make the correction. Let me know when you firm up more dates..

The calendar on my site is not working correctly. This is a Google issue and trust me they are being blasted with complaints. They are reporting it could take a few days to fix.

I had no idea how many people and companies rely on a Google calendar.

Anyway, thanks for your patience. I am in the process of moving some dates to the TDSA Yahoo calendar.

I guess techies love a problem. I found a google site where some people found a work around. I tried it and it worked!!

Google is supposed to have it all fixed by Monday. In the meantime, outside of the Revolutionary War tournament this weekend, all the dates are correct and lined up with the correct day of the week.

Google fixed the calendar problem, yeah!!

Check out the calendar at www.okpdga.com

Lots of new dates added...

Oklahoman's did great this weekend at Piney Woods.

Congrats guys:

2nd Devan
3rd Adam
4th Paul
5th Crowl
5th Convers

Mitch won Pro Masters, Clint was 3rd.

Bubba won 2nd in Advanced.

Last but not least Charlie Chung finished 4th in Advanced Grand..

Way to show up!!!

One of the Hatcher Brothers won Advandced as well and Matt Wright won INT. GOOD SHOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evan McKee your friendly Arkansas State Coordinator just sent me more dates.

These have been added to the website calendar.

Check it out at www.okpdga.com

Be safe!!

***Message from Michael Treat***

I noticed there are zero post on our board. I sent the PDGA an email Thursday explaining that even though I had renewed I couldn't post.

Here is their response:

You will be able to post Wednesday afternoon at the latest. Dave is working on the error. All members should have 45 day grace period but for some reason it is not working this morning. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your help!

I thought I would pass this on to save everyone the hassle of emailing the PDGA.

Matt can still post because he paid twice last year by mistake, thanks to the Memorial, so he is already current through 2011.

I can post and I did mine online 2 weeks ago.

I can post and I did mine online 2 weeks ago.

Me Too :D

In case you haven't checked out the home page, the Certified Officials Exam is ready online.

The test cost $10.00 and all TD's and players partcipating in Majors or NT's are required to pass the test.

It is cool in that it is open book, not timed and you can see all 25 questions without paying!!

I encourage everyone with the need to go ahead and get the test completed. It is something that is easy to forget.

Also, I have a January update/newsletter on the OKPDGA website. Scheduling is pretty much complete for 2011 though I am sure a few more dates will fill in.

I plan on a monthly post there and that is the official calendar for the state.

Check it out at www.okpdga.com

... true by you , Michael ...
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... and you probably might as well change your signature line to this :
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" Please contact me with your 2012 Event Date Request"

I received the following message from Harold Duvall, which was sent to all State Coordinators. I was confused as to how many spots we would receive. I understood in the past State Coordinators received a spot, which Joe always gave away via a tournament.

It appears we have one spot for Oklahoma. I have not decided which tournament to use but I am leaning toward the State Championships which will be held at Haikey and most likely Hunter too.

Here is the message:

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Dear Fellow Coordinator,

I hope that this note finds you well in the New Year.

Many people are already asking about the selection process to determine State Reps for the 2011 US Disc Golf Championship. I�d like to personally explain how the process will work, and a little more about why folks should be excited.

For the first time, the USDGC will use a performance-based system to determine the United States Champion. This style of play provides all players with a PDGA rating of 850 and above with an opportunity to compete fairly with one another. Quite simply, this format rewards those who play the best relative to their own skill level.

Our first regional qualifying event was the Piney Woods Pro-Am in December. We have since found it helpful to view results (actual v/s performance-based) to gain a better understanding of how the system works. You may want to take a moment and compare the Piney Woods Actual Results, with the DGU Performance Results, to see firsthand how the results varied.

We are encouraging PDGA State Coordinators to choose an event in their state that will determine the USDGC Rep. Ideally the event you select will boast a large field with many different divisions. The bigger the better. Each 850+ rated player whose division plays the same course, pin and tee placements, and rotation, is eligible to earn the privilege to represent your state.

State qualifiers are not required to use this new format. If you do, the USDGC will make it as simple as possible to implement the performance aspect in an existing event. Once the event is over, your results will run through our performance-based calculations to determine which player receives the State Rep invitation. Should the winning player be unable to attend, you may invite the next highest finisher until a selection is made.

Again, the method of selection is up to you. We value the wonderful variety of disc golf across our country. We hope that you will join us in experimenting with a style of play that should encourage many more of your golfers to try to be the 2011 United States Champion.

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I wanted to get this information out to you. I will update this link with more information as it becomes available...

Wow!!! There's hope for me after all.

I can just see it now.

"Now teeing off at hole # 1 representing the state of Oklahoma at the USDGC,.....FURDOG!!!!"

Thank ya,....thank ya very much.:)

Furdog: must be rated 850 or higher to attend the 2011 USDGC

So what. 20 or so more points and I'm there buddy!!!

I can pick that up in no time in the novice division.

Especially if I show up in Arky town for a couple of tourneys. :D

� our good ol� buddy Martin will be going into surgery tomorrow morning � lumbar-tune-up and back-surgery � he�s always been a great assistant-TD ; as well as a tireless and steady TD of his own � his attitude, outlooks, and personality are super-upbeat constantly � let�s all hope for his repairs to go well ; and his recovery-process to be smooth and speedy �

gods speed martin .
our prayers are with you for adoctors steady hand and a speedy recovery

gods speed martin .
our prayers are with you for adoctors steady hand and a speedy recovery
ok i made back from the hospital but boy howdy does my back hurt now.
Weather looks good this week, play a few rounds for me:)

... Get . Well . Soon ...

If you haven't checked out the website in awhile please do.

www.okpdga.com

I have newsletters for all four months of 2011. The calendar is jam packed and up to date.

If you have any questions please let me know.

If I can be of any assistance to you please contact me.

Thanks and keep in the fairway!!

Part of my responsibilities as your State Coordinator is to pass on useful information when I can.

As you know we are waiting on the results from the USDGC to see who has won the Oklahoma spot. I received a call from Innova and they said the round ratings were missing from the Haikey Tournament. Sure enough they are, as are all of the other tournaments accross the country.

So, I went to Andrew Sweeton who is the new Tour Manager to see what was up.

He sent this response and I found it very interesting. Round ratings have always confused me and this helps, at least a little:

Tournament results are shown on-line in three different ways at three different stages:

Stage 1 - Unofficial Results- These are based on the TD's upload of the scores and the number of holes and par for each round for each division. The unofficial results include Unofficial Scores and Unofficial Round Ratings.
These are dependent on the TD doing an upload and can vary when available, sometimes TDs will upload every round shortly after completion, sometimes they will upload nightly for multiple day tournaments, sometimes they will upload several days after the tournament is completed.

Stage 2 - Official Results - These are Official Scores uploaded by the PDGA office based on the TD Report sent in by the TD. When these are uploaded, the Unofficial Round Ratings are no longer displayed so as to avoid confusion with part of the data (Scores and Payout) being official and part of the data (Ratings) being unofficial. These are dependent on the TD sending in their TD report. Some are sent in promptly within a day or two of the tournament, some we have to chase for months.

Stage 3 - Official Results with Official Round Ratings: These are shown after a Ratings Update has been completed. This is an exhaustive process that takes place based on the Official Scores plus the detailed course information provided in the TD Report. When completed, the current members Player Statistics pages are also updated (dependent on accurate names and PDGA numbers within the TD reports.)

The event you are interested is Stage 2 (the previous Round Ratings were unofficial, you wouldn't want to use them anyway.) The official ratings will be displayed when the ratings update is done next week.


So, I thought this was interesting so I wanted to pass it on..

Part of my responsibilities as your State Coordinator is to pass on useful information when I can.

As you know we are waiting on the results from the USDGC to see who has won the Oklahoma spot. I received a call from Innova and they said the round ratings were missing from the Haikey Tournament. Sure enough they are, as are all of the other tournaments accross the country.

So, I went to Andrew Sweeton who is the new Tour Manager to see what was up.

He sent this response and I found it very interesting. Round ratings have always confused me and this helps, at least a little:

Tournament results are shown on-line in three different ways at three different stages:

Stage 1 - Unofficial Results- These are based on the TD's upload of the scores and the number of holes and par for each round for each division. The unofficial results include Unofficial Scores and Unofficial Round Ratings.
These are dependent on the TD doing an upload and can vary when available, sometimes TDs will upload every round shortly after completion, sometimes they will upload nightly for multiple day tournaments, sometimes they will upload several days after the tournament is completed.

Stage 2 - Official Results - These are Official Scores uploaded by the PDGA office based on the TD Report sent in by the TD. When these are uploaded, the Unofficial Round Ratings are no longer displayed so as to avoid confusion with part of the data (Scores and Payout) being official and part of the data (Ratings) being unofficial. These are dependent on the TD sending in their TD report. Some are sent in promptly within a day or two of the tournament, some we have to chase for months.

Stage 3 - Official Results with Official Round Ratings: These are shown after a Ratings Update has been completed. This is an exhaustive process that takes place based on the Official Scores plus the detailed course information provided in the TD Report. When completed, the current members Player Statistics pages are also updated (dependent on accurate names and PDGA numbers within the TD reports.)

The event you are interested is Stage 2 (the previous Round Ratings were unofficial, you wouldn't want to use them anyway.) The official ratings will be displayed when the ratings update is done next week.


So, I thought this was interesting so I wanted to pass it on..

very informative! i had always suspected it was something like this. now we all know for sure what is going on.

i did submit in my TD report detailed information about the island on hole 18 and how it was played with the drop zone. I also made a call shortly after submitting my report to make sure i explained myself properly. I didnt want anyone getting cheated out of a few rating points they deserved, especially when something as important as the USDGC spot is on the line.

my question is this - Will you figure in the round ratings in relation to their player rating as of 7-12 (when the official round ratings post) or their rating as of the morning of the tourney? I'm assuming it's the latter of the two, but havging this explained may clear the water for those interested.

I spoke with Adrian at Innova. They will use the players ratings at the time of the tournament.

Once the new updates come out next Tuesday, July 12th, we will know the final/official round ratings for the State Championship.

So we are all set. Existing ratings at the time of the tournament will be used and compared to official round ratings at the time of the event.

I am excited to know who will get this spot!!!

I am excited to know who will get this spot!!!

Consistant'Lee Joshua, no doubt.

I would like to congratulate Lee Joshua on winning the State spot. He won by 8 "strokes" over Matt Shipley.

As I receive information on regional NT and A Tiers, I am posting those to the official state calendar.

I am accepting date request from TD's or other clubs for the 2012 season.

Keep an eye on okpdga.com for newsletters and schedule updates.