The Invitational at Moraine State Park
(a Handicap Disc Golf Tournament)

June 11, 2011
Entry $10 for Handicap Division; $5 for Raw Score Division*
One round of 18 holes from the blue tees.

Trophies to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the Handicap division!

100% cash payout to top 1/3 of field!

The Pittsburgh Flying Disc Society invites current club members to compete in this year’s Invitational at Moraine State Park! Handicaps have been created for players who have participated in the Moraine Monthly, PDGA events contested on the Lakeview Course as well as handicaps determined by Pittsburgh's most popular weekly event, the Wednesday night Schenley League.

The Invitational is open only to current PFDS members.
Competitors must be a current PFDS member for calendar year 2011. Not a member? It only costs $10 to join the PFDS and we will have registration forms available during the event. Membership has its privileges!

* In addition to the handicap division, this year we will be offering a "Raw Score" contest for all divisions. Similar to the Moraine Monthly league, players register in their respective divisions (open, advanced, intermediate, recreational, novice, etc) and the top third raw scores in each division will win cash prizes. Players have the option to enter both the handicap and raw score divisions or they may choose to play in only one format. Players who choose to enter both formats will play only one round and his/her score will count toward the raw score division and the handicap division (adjusted score).

Format
All competitors will play one round of 18 holes from the blue tees and scores will be adjusted according to each player’s handicap. Player handicaps are posted below.

This tournament will have a “flex-start” meaning players can post their round at any time Saturday (4:00 pm cut-off for last round). A leaderboard will be on display near hole 1 and standings will be updated after each player/group turns in their scorecard. Players must play with at least two other competitors so rounds can be witnessed, so bring a friend or two! Winners will be announced online after the tournament concludes on Saturday and arrangements will be made to distribute trophies and prizes at a later date (winners need not be present).


National Get Outdoors Day

The Invitational will occur during the National Get Outdoors Day event at Moraine State Park. There will be several events offered to the public at no charge. For more information, visit the following web site:

http://www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org/

The PFDS will have a tent near hole 1 and we will be promoting disc golf to park visitors (9:00 am to 6:00 pm). Innova, Discraft, DGA and the PDGA have provided us with various merchandise brochures which we will be distributing to park visitors. We will have a large selection of golf discs for sale and we will also have used, loaner discs for people who want to play a round of disc golf! We need volunteers throughout the day.

Come out for some fun in the sun and help us spread the word about disc golf! Pack a picnic, plan to barbecue, bring your swimsuit....plan to spend the day! Bring the family! There are several activities being offered during National Get Outdoors Day!

2011 Invitational Handicaps

Scores are adjusted to a "no handicap" score of 66 (par) and the last three rounds were used to determine the round averages (with the exception of modified Schenley League handicaps). Players who have a round average under 66 must ADD handicap throws to their score. The handicaps are based on a sliding percentage that starts at 80.4% and rises to 90% of the difference between the raw score and 66. Tie Breaker: If in case two or more players end up with the same adjusted score, the player with the lowest raw score wins the tie. If there's still a tie, lowest back nine score will be the tie breaker. The last tie break option is a coin flip.



Player Handicap
Jerry Gotcher 4.26
Brian Grace 3.21
Mike Hoeg 2.68
J Gary Dropcho 1.61
Chris Deitzel 1.61
Matt Miao 0.80
Tim Wright 0.80
Dave Olcott 0.80
Scott Heintzleman 0.80
Chris Barbo 0.80
Mike Moeller 0.00
Tim Stouden 0.00
Harold Hokanson 0.00
Tom Moeller 0.00
Sean Bolen 0.00
Josh Arnette 0.00
Dave Viscomi 0.00
Curtis Spence 0.00
J Thompson 0.00
Eric Centanni 0.00
John Justice 0.00
Rob Nitzsche -0.80
Josh Smith -0.80
Kurt Poole -0.80
Shelby Dering -0.80
Sid Olcott -0.80
Jeremy Dushick -0.80
Matt McMillan -0.80
Jeff Vacha -0.80
Vince Slaugh -0.80
Mike Speaker -1.61
Carl Vesch -1.61
Red Whittington -1.61
Robin White -1.61
Steve Kuntz -1.61
Tracy Schaefer -1.61
Bob Pollack -1.61
Chris Waverik -1.61
Dave Wagner -2.67
Ryan Curry -2.67
Zack Zimmel -2.67
Kevin Daney -2.67
Dave Kuhrt -2.67
Matt Rosier -2.67
Ben Hoolahan -2.67
Brian Cirelli -2.67
Jason Aurila -2.67
Joe McLaughlin -2.67
Jim Wilson -2.67
Leo Liller -2.67
Ben Smith -3.25
Larry Gioia -3.25
Josh Charlton -3.25
Alex Watts -3.25
Mark Prestopnik -3.25
Wayne Kuntz -3.25
Eric Householder -3.25
Brian Heider -3.25
Jeff Tate -4.36
Winslow Johnson -4.36
Eric Bonazza -4.36
Dave Muchicko -4.36
Tim Foley -4.36
Anthony Stipcak -4.36
Eden Gonano -4.36
Bruce Banning -4.36
Sean R. Malone -4.36
Scott Hartle -4.36
Bryan Schlemmer -4.36
Ray Woodruff -4.36
Scott McIntyre -4.36
Kevin Kearney -4.36
KB Clark -4.36
Dave Samuelson -4.36
Curtis Dorian -4.89
Jon Ebel -4.89
Tom Stephenson -4.89
Jim Kleissler -4.89
Jake Bajema -4.89
Chris Gottron -4.89
Ethan Zaharia -4.89
Corey Diab -4.89
Ben Wolfe -4.89
Jack McCullough -5.77
Paul Harkins -5.77
Alanna Poole -5.77
Chuck Vesch -5.77
Shawn Aschliman -5.77
Aaron Stehura -5.77
Adam Fuhs -5.77
Lori Merriman -5.77
Nathan Yoder -5.77
Joe Barzona -6.61
Chris Hoeg -6.61
Chip White -6.61
Chris Lachendro -6.61
Pete Countouris -6.61
Zach Byrnes -6.61
Jay Hoffert -6.61
Josh Deily -6.61
Jason Jones -6.61
Mike Ludwig -6.61
Matt Wilps -6.61
Dan Sauers -7.45
Jeremy Floburg -7.45
Leon Sopel -7.45
Ron Hosek -7.45
Dave Walker -7.45
Kurt Tintelnot -7.45
Homer Clark -7.45
Ryan White -7.45
Joe Palumbo -7.45
Jason Plunkett -7.45
Ben Shaffer -7.45
Eric Wernet -7.45
Andrew Dekkinga -7.45
JJ Jamriska -7.45
Rex Nordheimer -7.45
Jason Wright -7.45
Bill Shirley -7.45
Tom Baumgardner -8.34
Derek Bonner -8.34
Burt Mamula -8.34
Denny Garcia -8.34
Anthony Fugate -8.34
Frances Gruden -8.34
Asher McNaughton -8.34
Carlos Hernandez -8.34
Corey Schaeffer -8.34
Tim Shaw -8.34
Tom Barzona -8.34
Callen Shaw -8.34
Kira Hoeg -9.21
Duke Young -9.21
Jon Miller -9.21
Steve Baker -9.21
Robb Smith -9.21
Jen Johnstone -9.21
Mack Vignolini -9.21
TJ Guzy -9.21
Jeremy Biller -10.13
Todd Hahn -10.13
Jesse Hixson -10.13
Scott Huffman -10.13
Tony Ucellini -10.13
Sam Collins -10.13
Rex Trimm -10.13
Ken Tator -10.13
Ryan Covert -10.13
Victor Konno -11.02
Christian Fagan -11.02
Matt Schlemmer -11.02
Andrew Aul -11.02
Dex Ostrum -11.02
Jennifer Kearns -11.02
David Erskine -11.02
Ken Johnson -11.95
Pete Dawida -11.95
Chris Kearns -11.95
Kim Nemkovich -11.95
Steve Markel -11.95
Andrew Skovran -11.95
Ted Block -11.95
Craig Meeder -11.95
Eric Ridings -12.87
Roque Carrasco -12.87
Matt Plunkett -12.87
Kyle Reitz -12.87
Sean P. Malone -12.87
Chris Schoen -13.82
Dan Benedict -13.82
Craig McCloud -13.82
Jeff Stanek -13.82
Julie Lineman -14.69
Amanda Rabatin -15.55
Cris Lore -15.55
John Biedka -16.79
Stephanie Holm -16.79
Teresa Steigerwalt -17.45
Aaron Brown -17.45
Courtney Baker -18.79
Chris Lydon -20.56
Isaac Meeder -21.46
Jeff Hahn -21.46
Dave Sloboda -22.55
Katie Stouden -28.86

If a player does not have a handicap listed above, he/she can play in the raw score tournament where players compete within their own division (Open, Advanced, Int, Rec, etc). Of course, a person with no handicap can still play in the handicap tournament....he/she would simply be considered a "scratch" player with a zero handicap.

It should be noted that the National Get Outdoors Day activities (kayaking, GPS, geocaching, biking, fishing, etc.) are scheduled 12:00 to 5:00 pm. I purposely scheduled the Invitational to begin at 9:00 am as I know some players prefer to play morning rounds when the temps are cooler, the winds are lighter and they have the rest of the day to do whatever they want to do. :)

I plan to arrive at the park around 8:45 am and I am looking for some early-rising folks who can help me set up the PFDS tent near hole 1. Also, we are asking for volunteers to help promote/demo disc golf throughout the day....one hour, two hours...or make an entire day out of of it! Similar to the Regatta, we will have practice baskets set up near the tent with loaner discs for people to try their hand at tossing a piece of plastic. It should be a fun time.

Lastly, if you can't make it on Saturday for the Invitational, then perhaps you can make it on Sunday for the Moraine Monthly. Either way, I sure hope to see you on the Lakeview course this weekend! With the exception of hole 18c, all baskets are in the a-pin position for the weekend.

Jerry

As a reminder, The Invitational is exclusive to PFDS members. League players are allowed to redeem Am Credit toward an annual ($10) or Lifetime ($80) PFDS Membership. The current listing of Am Credits can be found at the following link:

https://creator.zoho.com/mprestop/pfds-disc-credit/view-perma/PFDS_Disc_Credit_Form_View/Th92n89wd6AeQQPPnQOPsnFqwNHnfgXS3GvBQEAJOf84GOMJzN MUb9Tt3CWZTUqdyZuRzYVGdNpeuswJTYNW1YO6kOGMSDP7BbNt



Mow Report:

The fairways have been mowed at Lakeview Disc Golf Course and the course is looking suh-weet!
Roller friendly conditions... :)

<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>Player</TD><TD>Raw </TD><TD>Hcp</TD><TD>Total</TD></TR><TR><TD>Denny Garcia</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-8.34</TD><TD>56.66 ($55)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chris Lachendro</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-6.61</TD><TD>57.39 ($40)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Kurt Poole</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>-0.80</TD><TD>58.20 ($35)</TD></TR><TR><TD>KB Clark</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>-4.36</TD><TD>58.64 ($30)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Matt Plunkett</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>-12.87</TD><TD>59.13 ($25)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Tom Stephenson</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>-4.89</TD><TD>60.11 ($20)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Steve Baker</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-9.21</TD><TD>60.79 ($15)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jeremy Dusheck</TD><TD>62</TD><TD>-0.80</TD><TD>61.20 ($10)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jack McCullough</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-5.77</TD><TD>61.23</TD></TR><TR><TD>Ben Hoolahan</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-2.67</TD><TD>61.33</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jim Wilson</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>-2.67</TD><TD>61.33</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jen Johnstone</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-9.21</TD><TD>61.79</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chris Gottron</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>-4.89</TD><TD>62.11</TD></TR><TR><TD>Adam Fuhs</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>-5.77</TD><TD>63.23</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jerry Gotcher</TD><TD>59</TD><TD>+4.26</TD><TD>63.26</TD></TR><TR><TD>Dave Walker</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-7.45</TD><TD>63.55</TD></TR><TR><TD>Scott Hartle</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>-4.36</TD><TD>63.64</TD></TR><TR><TD>Alanna Poole</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>-5.77</TD><TD>64.23</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chip White</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>-6.61</TD><TD>64.39</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sid Olcott</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>-0.80</TD><TD>65.20</TD></TR><TR><TD>Dave Muchicko</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-4.36</TD><TD>71.64</TD></TR><TR><TD>Ron Hosek</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>-7.45</TD><TD>72.55</TD></TR><TR><TD>Wags</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>-2.67</TD><TD>73.33</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Blue Tees

Open ~ Raw Score
59 ~ Jerry Gotcher ($15)
63 ~ KB Clark
66 ~ Sid Olcott

Advanced ~Raw Score
62 ~ Jeremy Dusheck ($20)
64 ~ Ben Hoolahan ($5)
64 ~ Jim Wilson ($5)
64 ~ Chris Lachendro ($5)
65 ~ Tom Stephenson
67 ~ Chris Gottron
67 ~ Gary Haynes

Intermediate ~ Raw Score
65 ~ Denny Garcia ($20)
67 ~ Jack McCullough ($12.50)
67 ~ Eric Love ($12.50)
69 ~ Adam Fuhs
71 ~ Dave Walker
71 ~ Chip White
72 ~ Matt Plunkett
76 ~ Wags
80 ~ Ron Hosek

Recreational ~ Raw Score
70 ~ Steve Baker ($5)


Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's event, especially to those who helped set up and break down the PFDS exhibit.....and thanks for bringing the box of loaner discs, KP! I'll have trophies and prize money at the Moraine Monthly and other local events.

Quote of the Day: "Dude, there's a bat on your shorts." ~ Gary Haynes

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