Pros will be playing 3 rounds at Idlewild and one round of 24 at Banklick. Ams will play 3 rounds of 24 at Banklick and 1 round at Idlewild.

Entry fees are: Open Men: $94
All other Pro Divisions: $79
Advanced Divisions: $54
Intermediate Divisions: $44
Juniors and Recreational Divisions: $34.

We've already got about $3500 to add to the pro purse & many ams will go home with baskets.

More info & sign up here: discndatonline.com (http://www.discndatonline.com/cpage.cfm?cpid=401)

Check out the courses at CincinnatiDiscGolf.com (http://cincinnatidiscgolf.com/) Click on the courses page. Pictures of every hole & more.

Looks like Pros will play 1st round long Idlewild, 2nd round Banklick24, 3rd round short Idlewild, 4th round long Idlewild.

Ams will play Banklick24 in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th rounds. Short Idlewild in the 2nd.

We're going to have a player's party Saturday night at Stringtown Bar & Grill. $1 drafts & free apps (while they last).

Here's hole 2 at Idlewild:

Tee shot:
http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild2.jpg

Short basket (380' from tee):
http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild2a.jpg

Long basket (526' from tee):
http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild2b.jpg

Looks like a fun course!

Hope to make it.

Thanks to the club for having course pictures. I love that!!

Idlewild short huh? Not a bad test in my last regular tier Am tournament. What will the leader of Adv shoot out there for that round?

I will be there, already registered.

Now I am just looking for a place to stay for the weekend. Money is really tight right now.

Here is a link showing all PDGA rounds/SSA's at Idlewild.

Idlewild Course Statistics (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/course_ratings_by_course.php?RatingCourseID=1745)

last year in Advanced, a round of 62 from the shorts (rated: 987) and a round of 68 from the longs (rated 992) won the KY States singles Advanced Championship. (local Nick Long from Cincinnati)

For the first few years, longs only included holes 3 (tees), 13 (pins) and 14 (tees). Since then, a long basket was added to hole 2 and a long basket was also added to hole 16 (both baskets are always in place on 2, 13, and 16). Also, this winter, hole 4 was lengthened (basket was moved 64 feet back).

Here is Idlewild hole 18 -- this should be a great hole (for the lead card) to finish with -- tee:

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild18.jpg

second shot:

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild18a.jpg

note: a lot of the honeysuckle bushes have been cleared out along the fairway by Alan Clore since this picture was taken (but the trees are still all there)

basket:

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild18b.jpg



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(pic.s are of Idlewild but Banklick is also a great course...)

For anyone thinking about flying -- both courses are minutes away from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport...

For anyone thinking about flying -- both courses are minutes away from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport...



Not only that, but the host hotel has a free shuttle to and from the airport. Check ins will be at the hotel Friday night & I'm sure you could find a ride to the courses if needed.

Idlewild Short? Im not sure i like the sound of that. If we was going to play the short course why wouldnt it be on Saturday with Banklick?

Playing the short layout on Sunday will get us done a bit faster & get guys like you back on the road faster.

This tourney is a qualifier for the United States Amateur Disc Golf Championships sponsored by Discraft. Go to Disc 'n Dat (http://www.discndatonline.com ) for more details. I'll be posting some more good info soon.

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Looks like Pros will play 1st round long Idlewild, 2nd round Banklick24, 3rd round short Idlewild, 4th round long Idlewild.

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Idlewild Short? Im not sure i like the sound of that. If we was going to play the short course why wouldnt it be on Saturday with Banklick?



2 of the 4 rounds will be at Idlewild Longs so one round of Idlewild Shorts shouldn't be bad. Rounds at Idlewild sometimes take a very long time for those of us who don't hold the course record of 58 from the longs ;) ... i still can't believe you did that without deucing hole 12 Justin ...

Also, nice job edging out Ken Climo in the final 9 last weekend to take 2nd at BG! What was that green disc you drove hole 1 there with? a Spirit?

It was the G Money Spirit!!! Looking forward to the Blue Grass tourney, maybe i can get my first supertour win :)

Kentucky was extremely good to you last year - NT Win at Bowling Green, win at Lexington Open and a course record 58 at Idlewild in the Bluegrass Open. Cya soon.

Lunch will be available at both courses both days.

Justin also won the KY State Championships at IDLEWILD in both Singles and Doubles last year...
Picture of 2005 Idlewild Doubles Champs Justin Bunnell & Chris Heeren (http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/forum/get-attachment.asp?attachmentid=91)

Just to sweeten the pot a little to entice you to play these two great courses - we will have $3000+ added cash to the Pros and Ams will have plenty of great merchandise to play for - baskets a plenty. Bring it on!

Here's a pic of Idlewild hole 1:

http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/images/CoursePics/Idlewild/Idlewild1.jpg

the basket is 640 ft from the tee -- just left of and slightly past the large cedar tree (right center of picture)...

Yeah, that's the starting hole and it just keeps getting better!! Come on out and see why everyone talks about Idlewild so much.

You'll see what a great job Fred Salaz and the Adopt-******* people do - this course just keeps getting better.

I played Idlewild after the Bowling Green Am Championship. What a great course....One of the most unique tracks I've seen. The water was high, so it made the creek even more scary.

Orc, you coming to the Bluegrass?

Idlewild is looking better than ever. An A tier at Idlewild and Banklick: it doesn't get much better than this! :D

Dan -- are you going to pass out flyers at the Lexington Open?

How late do we have to register? Day of?? ;)

Yes, we will have flyers at Lexington Open this weekend.

Chris, last signup time is Friday May 5, 5 - 8:30 p.m. at the Amerisuites Hotel. No Saturday Signups

Got some more signups over the weekend and today - I'll get them up on the PDGA Tour Calendar site later today or early tomorrow.

Sorry for the thread drift, but what is Masters at Idlewild June 10- 11?
I love the DND Bluegrass Open, but I have to go to my nephews baptism this year, so I can't play it. Hoping to maybe play the Masters if it isn't just for 40+

Masters at Idlewild (http://www.pdga.com/schedule/event.php?TournID=5617) is indeed for Masters only (hence it is a PDGA 'XB' tier event) June 10 & 11 at Idlewild.

Visit the Cincinnati Disc Golf website / Click here (http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/forum/thread-view.asp?threadid=612&start=1) for Masters at Idlewild event info. you can also email TD Fred Salaz if you have further questions: [email protected]

Pros will be playing 3 rounds at Idlewild and one round of 24 at Banklick. Ams will play 3 rounds of 24 at Banklick and 1 round at Idlewild.

Entry fees are: Open Men: $94
All other Pro Divisions: $79
Advanced Divisions: $54
Intermediate Divisions: $44
Juniors and Recreational Divisions: $34.

We've already got about $3500 to add to the pro purse & many ams will go home with baskets.

More info & sign up here: discndatonline.com (http://www.discndatonline.com/cpage.cfm?cpid=401)

Check out the courses at CincinnatiDiscGolf.com (http://cincinnatidiscgolf.com/) (Click on the courses page) Pictures of every hole & more.



^ bump ^

Thanks for the bump Rob - I spoke with Justin Bunnell and he is coming for sure. We've got lots of money added and it keeps coming so if you want a good chance to win some big bucks come on down, over, or up to Kentucky's Bluegrass Open May 6-7 at two awesome courses. Ams - we've got loads of prizes for you!

http://www.discndatonline.com/files/bgo06-final.jpgTee-shirt will have this design on it and we will have some SuperColor Z-Spectras with this design. We will also have a regular hotstamp design on Innova discs and GDS "E" discs.

Courses are looking real nice. Fred Salaz and many other volunteers have been working hard on the courses to get them ready for you. If you've just heard about Banklick and Idlewild, come on out and see why we like them so much.

Here's the hotstamp image - ignore the background foliage. http://www.discndatonline.com/files/BGO06-b&w.jpg

Dan, if i decide to pay my entry fee in person, will you be at your store tomorrow (Friday)?

I'll be there most of the day. I'll be in and out.

Well Rob come on and register - current Masters PDGA World Champion Dean Tannock is now registered. We also have 1986 Open World Champion Johnny Sias registered. Bring your A game.

Here's a link to the current registered list: BGO Current Registration List (http://pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=5500 )

But Johnny has the guts to play open!

Steve Trauger would be open to playing guts :D

Pete, it seems to me you are letting your personal bias against age-protected divisions color your take on Dean's reasons for playing Masters. Why would you assume that he is playing Masters because he is frightened of the competition in Open? I for one am glad to see a World Champ playing in my division -- maybe i'll get a chance to play a round with him (though the odds are better that it would happen in the first round rather than in the last...) /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Aren't you on record saying you will play Masters the minute you become eligible? :o:eek: :p

I don't know about being "on the record", but if TDs continue to incentivize the better players to play in two parallel and in many cases equivalent divisions, then I'd be a fool not to take lower but more certain money versus a chance at higher yet less certain money. But, if it's all about certain money, go get a job. The money probably is better AND more certain.
If it is about seeing how you stack up in frisbee throwing competition, then play in the division that your SKILLS fit, not what your drivers license says. 1000+ rated players playing masters is just silly and works against anyone outside our sport taking DG seriously.

Pete, I know this is an old thorn so I wanted to just check and see if you have ever had any discussions with or written the PDGA Board about this to express your opinions? If not, I would do that. Most of the disc golfers you talk to are just going to be either for or against but those in charge may atleast listen with a better ear than some of us. Just a thought. Also, Open only tournaments are definitely a possibility. We've got the Masters Tournament this year at Idlewild - myabe an Open Tournament at Mt. Airy?

One problem seems to be that a lot of TD's are Masters-aged and so are a little less "open" to Open-only tournaments. Also, not having a Masters division would shrink the PDGA Pro ranks -- not grow them. That said, Pete i do see the merit in the argument that if you are rated 1000 or better -- Open is the division in which you probably best fit.

On Innova's website though they posted about how Team Innova swept the recent NT event at Bowling Green:

Schultz: Open
Tannock: Masters
Wolfe: GrandMasters
Reading: Pro Women
Shive: Legends

so there may exist incentives for sponsored players ranked over 1000 to win protected divisions, although Dave D i believe incentivizes Open wins over protected division ones...

So who is this year's favorite to win the Open division?

Discraft's Matt Blakely has won it the last two years in a row so he has to be about even odds.
Gateway's Justin Bunnell holds the Idlewild course record...
Innova's Chris Heeren lists Idlewild as a favorite course...
several Ohio boys have a good chance: Schick, Botte, Caldwell, Horne could win it ... others?

Dan, has Chris signed up yet?

Even Odds
With My senior Design project, Multiple homeworks and a mid-term right before the disc-n-dat, My odds have went down!
Justin is the favirote if he can pull something together at Banklick along with Idlewild.
Chris has a really good chance, As well as George Smith & Brad Schick.
That is unless he decides to go to some smaller tournaments instead. (like this weekend)

Hopefully I can make it three in row.
Normally I take control at banklick and just try to hold on, This year is a little different.

I'm glad to see Dean coming up here to the BGO but I'm disappointed like always that I will not get to play and compete with him. He would have a very good chance to win the tournament overall (Depends on how Idlewild treats him.) I agree with Pete, I play to compete and want to play with the best, There is no doubt, I think that Dean will be one of the best there (player rating will say he is the best on average probably). Sooner or Later maybe I'll get to compete head to head with him. Maybe we can talk him into playing the Pig, Then I would think that he would play Open.

Only two weeks left.

Taking Pre-Orders for Tourney Fundraiser Z-Spectra SuperColor discs with the color stamp above available for $20 each. E-mail me at [email protected] if you're interested.

Do the "bump"

Looking forward to another crack at the Kid. He played great in lexington. I guess I need to get to the course to get the homie advantage.

Idlewild & Banklick two great courses, Disc'nDat Bluegrass Open one great tournament.

Even Odds
With My senior Design project, Multiple homeworks and a mid-term right before the disc-n-dat, My odds have went down!
Justin is the favirote if he can pull something together at Banklick along with Idlewild.
Chris has a really good chance, As well as George Smith & Brad Schick. That is unless he decides to go to some smaller tournaments instead. (like he did this weekend)
Hopefully I can make it three in row.
Normally I take control at banklick and just try to hold on, This year is a little different.



Watch it Blakely....getting a bit mouthy now that you did good in a tourney! :eek: I think you better be including Tyler, Caldwell and Law in that list if you wanna list some names! Good shooting this weekend though...I am sure all those excuses you listed will have nothing to do with your game. Just an out....we all know you! :D

As for the Masters arguement...I think its funny and it should get this thread bumping! Let all the 1020+ golfers bag in the Masters...easier for us! :D

I can't decide whether i would rather the top 40 and older players play Open so i might have a shot at cashing in Masters or if i would rather them play Masters so at least i know who i am donating to and so i might get a chance to play with some of them :D

here is the best solution i have heard: make Masters entry fees much less than the Open entry fees so that anyone looking for cash will play Open.

example: Open: $100; Masters: $40

If that happened, I'm guessing the better Masters would play Open and some Advanced Masters would move up to Masters.

For now it is what it is and i look forward to the Disc'n Dat!
Brad, is Ben going to play?

Brad, is Ben going to play?



I can surely say absolutely not and I haven't even talked to him about it. I just remember him saying he would never play Idlewild again. That course owns him, but he has been known to change his mind. :p

I said that before this weekend just to clarify, But I must say this last weekend made me feel better about my game.

I will hopefully bring my entry plus bob herberts to you tommorow. Depends on whether or not I'm going to play tuesday night ace fund, the weather, and my school work.

Yeah, Bob pm'd me about it. Congrats on the good finish this weekend.

Ok, the entries are starting to fly in at a good clip now. I'll try to have an update on the PDGA Registered list later on today.

I think I'm going to skip out on the 2 B & C Tiers here in WI that weekend and come down to play Idlewild. I haven't gotten outta the state yet this year. Hopefully I'll be able to make it, it's getting close to finals weekend. :eek: :(

Look forward to seeing you here Chris. Matt said he'd help you study in between rounds!

Got the Current Registered list updated. Also Chris, Matt said he would stay up with you Friday and Saturday studying. He was just in a few minutes ago.

Got the Current Registered list updated.



Dan, you put me in Advanced Masters but I signed up (and paid) for Pro Masters.

also, is that Lavone Wolfe in GM, or someone else :confused:

Sorry Rob - I thought I read somewhere you were sponsoring a tee-sign or something and were actually playing in Advanced Masters since Deanno was playing Pro Masters :D Just joking - we'll make the change in next day or so. Thanks for letting us know.

No Dan, after being laid off for several months earlier this year, my Pro Masters entry fee is about all i can afford to 'donate' this year :D That and i'll pitch in what i can by doing coursework at Idlewild...

Thanks for TD'ing. For those procratinators out there -- when is the last day they can sign up?

Last day to register is May 5, Friday before the tourney as long as there are openings - no Saturday registration -Cap is 90 Pros and 90 Ams. We do have check-in/registration at the host hotel Amerisuites from 5-8:30 p.m. on May 5.

Discndat: If we pre-register for this tournament will we still have to be there on Friday to check-in? Or can we check-in on Saturday? Thanks.

No, you don't have to be there Friday if you are pre-registered; this is for people to get the Program, Players packs and any last-minute info as well as check out the Disc 'n Dat Flymart table - we'll have discs and tee-shirts with the tourney stamp and other mechandise for sale. However, you will need to get to the course you start at (Ams=Banklick, Pros=Idlewild) early Sat. morning to check-in before 8:30 a.m. which is when the players' meeting starts. If you are an Amateur you will not get your Players' pack until later that day.

I am still looking for a place to crash for this event.

Anyone have space? I have an air mattress, so all I need is floor space and a shower.

PM me if you have room.

I put something on the Cincinnati Disc Golf dot com Message Board (http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/Forum/category-view.asp) webpage. You might want to go there also and post your request.

Maybe you can talk Barry into coming with and you could study while he drives :eek: :D

Does Keith Warren still play?

Thanks Dan.

See you in 10 days. I will be walking the beautiful woods of Idlewild when my classmates will be snoozing through our commencement ceremonies.

A man has to have his priorities straight. They told me they could mail my degree, you can't mail me Idlewild.

Now there's a man after my own heart - great prioritization!

Now there's a man after my own heart - great prioritization!



Yeah I am noticing a trend in my priorities concerning graduations.

High School - missed commencement because I was running in the Indiana State Track and Field finals, earning a berth in the Mid-West Championships.

Bachelors degree - Family and wife forced me to sit through this 4 hour snorefest.

Masters degree - Idlewild......what can I say. And the family is 12 hours away back in Indiana.

I am really looking forward to it, especially since one of my buddies here played it in a casual round on a cross country tour and said it was his favorite course.

You haven't played it Kris? You are in for a treat.

No not yet. Only seen pictures. I am hoping to get off work early on that Friday if not the whole day to practice the course.

Banklick looks like a longer, more open Mt. Airy with combination temp holes of Harbin Park. With three rounds at that course I am not as worried. If I can squeeze a practice at Banklick it would be good, but not as important as Idlewild.

Everyone I played with at The Flying Pig convinced me to play the Blue Grass, plus the fact of it being a USADGC qualifier is even better.

Banklick is much shorter than Airy. Bring your hyzer!

What is scratch (SSA) at Banklick?

Barry's already signed up for the 2 tournaments here in WI that weekend. As far as Keith Warren, he randomly shows up to a few events here and there and wins them, not sure what he's up to.

You better bring your A game Chris because i do remember how you played in the Kentucky States last year. You are lucky you had an alright partner :D

If you are not yet on the pre-registered list: here (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=5500)

you need to do yourself a favor and visit -- here (http://www.discndatonline.com/cpage.cfm?cpid=401) -- and sign up for this great tournament at 2 great courses in the Cincinnati area!

You better bring your A game Chris because i do remember how you played in the Kentucky States last year. You are lucky you had an alright partner :D



Don't worry about my game, I think you should be more worried about yours. I've seen how you've been shooting in KY lately and I think you will need to step it up a bit ;)

Idlewild is looking better than ever Justin. There's wagers on whether or not a new record will be set.

I could see Craig's record 57 from the shorts (which is about 3 strokes better than SSA) fall, but i can't say it seems likely that Justin's record of 58 from the longs (which is about 10 strokes below SSA) will :eek: :D

how low do people think it could go? Justin and Chris set the best shot doubles record at 53 (longs) last year...

Just in - Steve Trauger is going to get a radar gun and see if the record for a caught disc can be broken the weekend of the Bluegrass Open - it is currently at 120 kmh, approximately 75mph from what I've heard. These are Guts discs, not a sharp-edged golf disc. This will be Saturday afternoon at Banklick, so anyone who wants to try will have the chance. Throw 130 mph? See if Steve or someone else can catch it! More fun - come on out and see if the record will be broken. Justin, Chris, Matt - you guys ready to throw a fast one at Steve? If I get more info I will let you know.

From what I hear Idlewild might play a couple strokes easier from all the work being done, is this true? If so, i can see records being broken for sure. Idlewild is a great course that tests all shots plus your ability to grind out rounds. Its for sure in my top ten.

Dan, is there any guess on how much you are trying to pay out for 1st?

Talk about confidence! Justin wants to know how much 1st is.
I do think Idlewild will possible have a new short record. As for the long, I don't think it is going to change. Rounds for top Pros will be higher 50's from short and lower 60's from longs is my guess.

I wish I could go out and practice.

I don't think the guts record will be broken either. Up at the worlds I threw 59, 60, & 61 MPH with golf discs. The guts disc defenitly will not come off as clean and fast (I think). If any body can do it though it will be justin.

i don't think it will play any easier. Hole 4 was lengthened 64 ft and i can't think of any holes off hand that play easier for a Gold level player. some of the honeysuckle has been cleared off of 18 but that just allows errant throws to go further off fairway (but they'll be found more easily). Matt, do you think any holes have gotten easier?

The new Lost Disc rule (rethrow from previous lie w/ penalty) could potentially affect scores too since there are so many par 4's and 5's...

I haven't really played it since it started to thicken up and grow. I don't think anything but 18 might play easier and that is only if you are off a little. I'm going to try and get out there on sunday, I'll tell you what I think if I can get out there.
School Sucks!

hole #4 is definitly harder and trickier. It's harder to park, Their is more elevation around the basket so it is harder to putt on. Possible three putting, especially if the wind is blowing.

Has Fred moved the Mando on hole #16 yet? Does he plan to before the tournament? If he does, are there going to be any more trees cut down to widen the fairway?

Also Is fred moving Hole #10 pin placement? And If he is, do you know when he is moving it?

Dan Are we playing two meters OB or not OB? Or have you not decided yet.

Another Question: Was there any certain reason you made it three rounds at ldlewild instead the normal two?

Has Fred moved the Mando on hole #16 yet? Does he plan to before the tournament? If he does, are there going to be any more trees cut down to widen the fairway?

<font color="blue"> yes, he plans to move the Mando further towards the long pin -- i think it'll be tomorrow at the work day. don't know about the trees -- i support removing a few but i think Don may oppose it... </font>

Also Is fred moving Hole #10 pin placement? And If he is, do you know when he is moving it?

<font color="blue"> i think so but i'm not positive -- give him a call </font>

Dan Are we playing two meters OB or not OB? Or have you not decided yet.

Another Question: Was there any certain reason you made it three rounds at ldlewild instead the normal two?

Matt, I wasn't trying to say "how much i was going to get for first." Me of all people will tell you i haven't won til its over. I was wondering how much because of the switch to an A tier.
In Lexington 1st was $835 compared to $780 last year as a B tier. I was only curious.

If i had to guess on my placing I would say top 4, but not predicting a win. Idlewild can either screw you or help you. You still gotta throw good shots on every hole.

I like Don, He has done a ton of work, But he shouldn't be allowed to have the influence he does. The hole just becomes more luck based and less skilled based if the mando is moved up without any trees being cut.
There is already a lot of luck involved with the creek on this one, I would hate to see more luck get involved around a mando. Whatever Fred and the rest of the workers due I will be happy with but please cut a few trees down there to.

Hopefully I won't get near there, I throw the anyhyzer off the tee and will hopefully have a side arm lay up or something of the sort for a 2nd shot.

I was just messing with you. I hope for another highly competitive weekend.

Hopefully I'll get some of that luck I'm known for.

I'll try to answer all the questions I saw. I will check with the team to see what everyone says about 2 meters. I'm for 2 meters but probably just because I'm old school and have played it like that for years and am ok with it - play it where it lies and if you can't you get the stroke. Ok, moving on, 3 rounds at Idlewild for Pros is for a few reasons: to incentivise Amateurs - if they want to play the more challenging course more, then they'll need to move up; to reward the Pro players by letting them player the more challenging course 3 times; we are trying to do whatever we can to get more Pros and particularly more Pro Open and Women disc golfers to come to our tournament; we know the Open men for the most part want to have the most difficult challenge when they compete, so we thought this would help. We'll see. Lots of people have worked hard to raise $ for the tournament, to make it a very profitable time for those Pros who look for that in a tourney. So with that said, I would think we should have quite a different payout for 1st than last year. I haven't gotten there yet, but with $3000 plus added you're going to get a pretty darned good payout.

Thanks Dan...

Here's just a sampling of what you will see at the tourney: each amateur players pack will have a Gateway E Sabre with the tourney stamp, a teeshirt with the full-color logo, an Innova water bottle and sticker. Fundraiser discs for sale will be: Discraft Z Spectra Supercolor discs with tourney design, Supercolor Discraft minis with tourney design, Innova CFR Glow Orcs, Tee-Rexes, Pro Wraiths, Full-color Rocs and Aviar Putters with tourney stamp. We will also have a limited number of tee-shirts available for sale. Anyone who would like to purchase or reserve one of these discs for when you get here, just e-mail me at [email protected]

Hey Justin,

i thought of you today when i 3'ed hole 12 and then 3'ed hole 13 long immediately afterwards at Idlewild :D
(i didn't get an eagle 3 on hole 14 long though like you did during that record round of 58 you shot) :eek:

here is a link to a thread about Idlewild (with some pic.s) --

Idlewild thread (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=488229&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

If you go to cincinnatidiscgolf.com (http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/) and click on Courses button, you can get some really nice pictures of both courses - all the holes.

Ok, here's the updated Regisration List: Current Registration List (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=5500) Less than 1 week now. Keep us busy this week with those registrations.

Will try to update again later today.

I hope my check makes it in time :eek:

I can't wait until this senior project is turned in. I can actually play this sport again. So lookin forward to this weekend. Should be a great time as long as Idlewild is semi-nice to me.

Fred & Crew Have worked real hard on the course and continue to. It's a beautiful course that will challenge you physically and mentally. Can you handle it?

Registration has been updated.

I think I'm going to head down there Thursday morning so I can play some of the other courses around the area. Should be a lot of fun this weekend I can't wait!!

We got your entry today Chris - just haven't gotten it on the list yet. Also your friend, Scott is entered.

Idlewild ace fund or weekly singles event tonight at 6:00 pm. I'm sure there will be others such as fred salaz, craig law, and more working on the course before than if the weather clears up. See ya there. Hopefully earlier than later. Senior Design Project Done today. I Can play again!

Hey Justin is George Coming? Anybody else from your way?

Yeah, bring some St. Louis boys on over here Justin. And swing over to Texas or wherever Scooter is and bring him along. Where you at Scooter?

We have about 90 registered now.

Smith said he was coming on the phone last night.
I must say I change my mind,
The Record could be beat by on any layout.
Idlewild looks pretty good. It also looks like if you are off, it will be punishing.

Was your 62 from the longs last night?

Yes it was.
6 down on the par fives with a spit out. My putting was poor but my driving was pretty good.

95 registered as of now. Good shooting Matt. Did you go out to Banklick tonight? I've been too busy to get out and play. Got the Innova full-color discs, some STAR TeeRexs, Pro Wraiths, CFR Glo Orcs with the tourney stamp in today. Later.

What happens when there are more then 72 Am's?

5-somes????? :confused:

Worst case scenario is 5 some's for the one round at Idlewild. The other three rounds will be played at Banklick where there are 24 holes (all will be played in the tourney).

Doom is correct. Thanks Keith. We'll see how it goes this year and hey, maybe we have to go to a separate weekend for the Ams next year or Kapgun it at 72.

k- Thanks.

Ok, just to make sure everyone is on the same page:

Saturday mornings players meetings are at the courses you will play for the first round; Pros Players' Meeting is at Idlewild, Ams Players' Meeting is at Banklick. Players Meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. Please get there early and check in with the course TD so we can start the meeting on time. Thanks and look forward to seeing everybody. We're working hard to make it good for you.

Anyone coming into Disc 'n Dat tomorrow and is registerd for the tournament will get a 20% discount (sorry this is not on top of the GCFDA discount or others - only one discount) on golf discs. So come on by and check us out.

The course was looking really nice today, I the improvements that have been done to it. Now if I can just improve my game a little more more from that 67 it will be a nice weekend.

Yep, the weekend looks like it's going to be nice. Courses are looking great. If you see Fred Salaz, Keith Dailey, Rob Johnston, Kevin B, Bob Herbert, Missy, Jeff Eades, Craig Law and some of the others out there give them a big shout out! They've worked real hard on the courses.

I took down Justin Bunnell today on Idlewild! 61 to 62 :Dafter he made a big come back eagling holes 14 & 15 :eek:

Alan Clore has quietly done a lot out there too. This looks to be a great tournament and Idlewild looks better than i've ever seen it.

Don't miss out: sign up tonight before it's too late. Thanks to TD Dan Bayless and to Paul Dumont and to everyone helping run the BGO!

Looks like we are at 135 total with 89 Ams and 46 Pros unless my math is off and that very well could be at this point tonite. We just had one Pro Masters who had to cancel. See everyone in the a.m. and thanks to all the people who came in, who helped and said kind words. May everyone have fun!

Justin threw those frisbee's at 71mph!!

I took down Justin Bunnell today on Idlewild! 61 to 62 :Dafter he made a big come back eagling holes 14 & 15 :eek:



Hey Chris, who is winning in the tournament, you or Brunell :D

Come on Razor, I believe in you

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$1000 TO THE OPEN WINNER!

I took down Justin Bunnell today on Idlewild! 61 to 62 :Dafter he made a big come back eagling holes 14 & 15 :eek:



Hey Chris, who is winning in the tournament, you or Brunell :D



BGO Final Results (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=5500&year=2006&includeRatings=1#Open)

Obviously, Brunell crazy 57 this morning. Congrats Kid, very nice.

Please keep in mind, that 57 is from the shorts!

It's a great score, but it's not Idlewild from the longs...

Anywho, congrats to all who attended and had a good time. You had to be looking for misery to not have a great time out there this weekend - beautiful weather, perfectly manicured courses, and smooth tourney operations. Hard to ask for more.... errrrr..... much more.

Gracias to Dan and Innova for the Traveller basket - I'm a third of the way to being able to expand Highland Hills to an 18 holer now!

What a great tournament, I loved Idlewild. I wished I had time to play the longs, but the shorts were brutal enough.

Who is the psycho who designed #5 and #6? I think they need a mental exam. :D

So...Banklick is not a course where you can over throw the green and expect a putt. I think out of the 72 holes I played out there, I was behind trees on 60 putts. :mad:

Still had a great time. Aceing #7 at Banklick was cool, especially after hitting chains the first round and nearly missing the ace again the 4th round. :cool:

The greater Cincinnatti area has humbled me again. Thanks for a great time.

Wow, what a great weekend. The weather was perfect. The disc golf was great. The people were great. Thanks to all who were there - you made this a fun tournament for me. Thanks to everyone who worked on the courses, especially Idlewild. It was looking soooo good and everyone commented on it. Thanks to all the staff of the BGO and all the people who just stopped by and watched and a big thanks to those who stopped by and lent a hand. We all really appreciate it. I'm still recuperating. I didn't play but I feel like I did. Just a few special thanks to Paul for TD'g Banklick - you make things much easier for me; thanks to Gary and Joe for helping Paul; thanks to Bryan for helping me at Idlewild - he made it so much easier for me. I got to talk to players during the breaks and hang out a little bit - great feeling for me; thanks to Rod for the input of the scores and uploading them to the web. I think it was one of the fastest I've seen - that was one of my main goals and it happened; thanks to Nano for the great design - lots of great comments on the design; thanks to Jeff for running the Ring of Fire - that went over real well; a special thanks to Kady for selling merchandise and carrying all the stuff from Banklick to Idlewild and back again; and another real special thanks to my wife Candy - she puts up with me doing this every year and going through my stress while it's going on and then she also comes out and helps - I love you Sweetie (she won't read this but I'm writing it anyway); thanks to Cub Scout Pack #755 for the food - that was super! a biggggg thanks to Team BGO for making this happen: Liz Shooner, Nick Engle, Russ Toelke, Candy Aulick, Chris Himes, Jeff Eades, Paul Dumont, Bryan Wheeler and myself; there are so many others who helped - I can't name them all here but thanks so much. You all help this to be a great tournament for all. Anyone who has some special moments to share, go ahead an put one on here. One of mine was David Cox making a putt on his last try in the putting contest playoff to take home the Lightning DB-5 and 12 Lightning putters - he snatched it away from Eric Roadhouse. Ok, I keep thinking of other people to thank, etc, so I'm going to get out of here. But anyway thanks to all and go ahead and share some of your fun from the weekend on here so people know what it was like.

Liz Schooner, way to rock it. Those player ratings are sick for someone that is rated 876 and shoots rounds of 950, 911,918 and 896. Congratulations and look out! :D

Congrats to The Kid as well. Can't wait to finally be able to play this Midwestern Gem when we pass through this summer.

Just wanted to say thank you to Dan and all the BGO staff that spent the weekend not playing and running another awesome event. All I can say is wow! The courses (especially Idlewild) were in top shape. I have never seen Idlewild looking better and the countless hours spent out there are much appreciated by all! Again thanks Dan...what a great weekend. Maybe next year the tourney should only be 3 rounds! :D

[Kentucky voice] Y'all don't know what you're missin' [/Kentucky voice]

Liz Schooner, way to rock it. Those player ratings are sick for someone that is rated 876 and shoots rounds of 950, 911,918 and 896. Congratulations and look out! :D

Congrats to The Kid as well. Can't wait to finally be able to play this Midwestern Gem when we pass through this summer.



Jay, let us know when you're coming through and we'll give you a first hand tour.

And it's SHOONER. Get used to it. She's the real deal.

Here is a link to some pictures I took while walking around out at Idlewild on Sunday, May 7th if anyone wants to check them out. http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2106602585
You can just copy and paste the link into your web browser and it should take you to the pictures. If any of those players want the original picture, just send me a message through here and I can email the picture to you.
It was cool watching the pros.

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Doom,
Just checking, was that 57 not a course record from the shorts?

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Craig Law shot a 57 last summer.

Justin's 57 from the shorts was shot with the new longer pin position for hole 4 (permanent change) so in a sense noone has shot that before. Craig Law did have the old record of 57 from the shorts though so Justin tied the record. It is a bit nuts that Justin shot a 58 from the Longs considering they play about 6 strokes harder (WCP).

Pros seldom play the shorts in tournaments, but one of the three Masters at Idlewild rounds will be from the shorts so it could fall on June 10 or 11 ...

see Masters at Idlewild event info here (http://www.cincinnatidiscgolf.com/forum/thread-view.asp?threadid=612&posts=20&start=1)