Heard through the grapevine Larry LaBond won the bid for 2008 World's it will be all divisions just like Iowa. Can't wait I heard the courses are pretty challenging.

congrats MICHIGAN!
k-zoo needs some work.... but there is plenty of time!
cant wait to not have to travel but across the state!

Don't know whether to be happy or sad. I volunteered to be the junior pool TD.

I agree that the courses do need some work but there is a lot of potential there :) Love kimball pines ;)

Where in Michigan? Kalamazoo?

kimball will def. be the best one
hopefully knollwood will ONLY be used for juniors... but i think that course sux too much for even them.
anyone know if there will be more courses goin in? doesnt seem that there would be enough to accomadate.

You've got Begg Park, and Kimball Pines in Battle Creek. I heard there is another one going in BC somewhere. Robert Morris, Coldbrook, Oshtemo, and Knollwood for the younger and less experienced divisions. One or two more courses would do it.

I can't wait for this...I will be playing Open on the courses that I started playing on!! Way to go Larry!

The parks districts and the chamber of commerce are totally behind this, which is a really big plus. Larry does not want to use Knollwood at all. He has some ideas for temp courses and the parks district has some ideas too.

Answering Rooster, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.

Any word on Highbridge? PDGA radio said they were attempting to get a worlds but not sure what year.

Highbridge confirmed for Pro Worlds 2007 the week immediately following Am Worlds in Milwaukee. More later since I wasn't there for the approval. But I gave the presentation by phone since I couldn't travel. Mid-Nats 2007 is open for bidding by other locations since it will skip that year at Highbridge.

How about Mid-Nats at Toboggan and area Detroit courses.

Sweet, I should be of caliber to play this event.

It is only a short drive from where I grew up, and less than an hour from where my parents live right now.

Where are the 2007 Worlds going to be? Pro and AM?

congrats WI and Michigan. Its always nice to head to cooler weather to play some great golf. I am sure it will be well ran.

Where are the 2007 Worlds going to be? Pro and AM?



Am worlds - Milwaukee Wi
Pro Worlds - Highbridge Hills - High Bridge Wi

well hot dangit! we've just committed to lansing for the next 3yrs with the wife's medskool residundancy... funny coincidence that her school's in KC so I got to play am worlds in '03 without having to travel- its like they're followin me around...
great job to Larry and all the K-zoo crew, this mishigander newbie still needs to make it down there but now there's huge incentive...

How about Mid-Nats at Toboggan and area Detroit courses.



I think you'd probably have to trade the Am Nats to some other place that year to be fair. The backup plan for Mid-Nats 2007 is Augusta if no one else bids.

How about Mid-Nats at Toboggan and area Detroit courses.



I think you'd probably have to trade the Am Nats to some other place that year to be fair. The backup plan for Mid-Nats 2007 is Augusta if no one else bids.



I am hoping at least your course will be playable before I move further away from the south. Right now the Drive to Augusta is still pallitable to play casual rounds.

Happy B-day, btw.

If you come to the Hippodrome event on April 2, you might be able to check out the North course, maybe with a few permanent baskets by then along with the temps there now.

If you come to the Hippodrome event on April 2, you might be able to check out the North course, maybe with a few permanent baskets by then along with the temps there now.



I would like to, but if you look at the PDGA schedule, I will be with all the other top Am's in Bowling Green. Although I will have to compete from the B-pool all weekend, I will be trying to make the final nine, have to get in the practice for Worlds!

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Where are the 2007 Worlds going to be? Pro and AM?

Am worlds - Milwaukee Wi
Pro Worlds - Highbridge Hills - High Bridge Wi



What are the dates?

These are probably 95% certain for 2007: Am Worlds July 23-28 in Milwaukee and Pro Worlds July 31 - Aug 4 at Highbridge.

How about Mid-Nats at Toboggan and area Detroit courses.



I think you'd probably have to trade the Am Nats to some other place that year to be fair. The backup plan for Mid-Nats 2007 is Augusta if no one else bids.



I'd think a Major at the NDGC is in order, shouldn't the courses to handle one be in by then?

I think the bigger tournies, when they stay in one place too long, tend to stagnate for a variety of reasons. It would be nice, I think, to get some rotation or switching up for them.

Congrats to the winning bidders and tournament teams.

Happy to help out on this end to publicize your events.

Joe

congrats WI and Michigan. Its always nice to head to cooler weather to play some great golf. I am sure it will be well ran.




cool weather? not that time of year...

That's what they thought when they came to PW2001 in Minnesota with record heat indices around 115 that year. It was hot for Mid-Nats last year at Highbridge.

Most excellent news about Highbridge.

Chuck, I'll PM you about 2007 Mid Nationals.

congrats WI and Michigan. Its always nice to head to cooler weather to play some great golf. I am sure it will be well ran.




cool weather? not that time of year...



Im sure it can't be any worse than a NC summer.

Im sure it can't be any worse than a NC summer.



Ask Stan or Larry about PW2001 weather :)

Okay, here I go agreeing with Chuck!! Unless there is a change in the weather pattern that Larry Leonard and I have experienced up there in the past, anybody who thinks they are going up north to play golf in cooler weather has not been up north in the summer and they are going to be suprised. Like Chuck said, the heat was high and the humidity surpassed anything we have down here in NC. When you get up to Michigan and those states around the Great Lakes (Mini-soda and Mitch-again and Whisk-on-son) one of the things you notice is that there sure are a lot of lakes and ponds and bodies of water everywhere, kind of like a vast endless swamp, (and I don't mean that in a bad way). There is just water everywhere. The heat up there gets around or over 100 degrees and the air is thicker than anywhere in NC. I believe their state birds up there are the mosquito. They do grow them big and they feed them well too. Be prepared to keep hydrated or else. All that being said, it is beautiful up there, the parks are huge and I have had tons of disc golf fun in Minnesota and Michigan and hope to hit the highly touted courses of Wisconsin before I get to old to enjoy them. Oops, almost too late.

What happened to Japan in 2008? I guess Virginia Beach in 2007 didn't pull through either. The Highbridge courses look sweet! I guess there won't be much complaining about driving between courses.

When checking into my first event in MN, they gave us a can of Cutters along with the players package. The car tags read, Land of 10,000 Lakes. Each lake has about a million mosquitoes. The grass and vegetation are a beautiful, lush green. Spring and summer make up for the harsh winter's.

Here's a quick tour of four Highbridge courses. We're working on a more detailed version but here's a start. Too bad the Worlds won't be around Oct 1 when the colors change as shown in several of these photos.
www.campdiscoveru.com/hhsccourses.htm (http://www.campdiscoveru.com/hhsccourses.htm)