My son and I are currently planning Tour de Rizbee 2007 - our fourth annual father/son disc golf road trip. This year we will travel to Milwaukee for Am Worlds from San Diego, and back again, between July 15th and August 4th. On these trips we play as much disc golf as possible and try to meet lots of local players along the way. We need your help with two things:

1) Please post your recommendations of courses between San Diego and Milwaukee that we should not miss. Our route is still open, but right now we need recommendations for courses to play in the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. What should we make sure not to miss?

2) One goal of our trip is to do some disc golf outreach. We would like to make stops along the way to introduce kids to disc golf. If you live along our route and know of a summer day camp, scout troop, church youth group, etc. that would like to join us in a 9-hole round of golf, please contact me at rizbee@teamrizbee.com. We will be travelling with EDGE discs that the kids can use and EDGE curriculum materials to distrbute to teachers or couselors. We will also be raising funds this summer to fund putting EDGE in our local schools. Let's get kids off the couch and onto the course!!

Also, if you are on our route and will be driving to Am Worlds feel free to contact us about caravaning. The more the merrier! Our goal is to play 60 courses and 1,000 holes along the way, so bring extra arms!

Might I suggest one (or more) of the 5 awesome courses in the St. Louis
area?? We are hosting the Mid-Nationals in September...would give you a
nice look at the courses being used for it. Check out
http://www.stldiscgolf.com/MessageBoard.asp for info on courses
and tourneys while you are coming through.
DD
PS Love the idea of Tour de Rizbee. Awesome.

Thanks for the link to the info, Dan. St. Louis is a strong possiblity for the return loop of the trip! I know you guys are well organized, so I hope we can set up some escorts to give us local knowledge while we play! I'll be in touch.

C'mon folks. Are there no other courses to recommend between San Diego and Milwaukee than those in St. Louis? Please - we need some opinions!!! Thanks!


My son and I are currently planning Tour de Rizbee 2007 - our fourth annual father/son disc golf road trip. This year we will travel to Milwaukee for Am Worlds from San Diego, and back again, between July 15th and August 4th. On these trips we play as much disc golf as possible and try to meet lots of local players along the way. We need your help with two things:

1) Please post your recommendations of courses between San Diego and Milwaukee that we should not miss. Our route is still open, but right now we need recommendations for courses to play in the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. What should we make sure not to miss?

2) One goal of our trip is to do some disc golf outreach. We would like to make stops along the way to introduce kids to disc golf. If you live along our route and know of a summer day camp, scout troop, church youth group, etc. that would like to join us in a 9-hole round of golf, please contact me at rizbee@teamrizbee.com. We will be travelling with EDGE discs that the kids can use and EDGE curriculum materials to distrbute to teachers or couselors. We will also be raising funds this summer to fund putting EDGE in our local schools. Let's get kids off the couch and onto the course!!

Also, if you are on our route and will be driving to Am Worlds feel free to contact us about caravaning. The more the merrier! Our goal is to play 60 courses and 1,000 holes along the way, so bring extra arms!

KC has some good courses...Waterworks is just awesome.

Columbia Missouri has two 18 hole courses in the same park (Albert Oakland) and another 18 holes at Indian Hills (haven't play that one.)

Tulsa has a couple of good ones, Red Hawk and Black hawk (again, two 18s in the same park.)

St. Louis is well worth the drive. .. just stop here..LOL.
DD

Emporia Kansas has some good courses as does Des moines (actually great courses). Sipapu in NM is supposed to be awesome but I have never been there.

Token creek (awesome) and Elver in Madison WI would be good ones to hit as well as Heistand.

Widefield park in Colorado springs is nice also.

Cottonmill in Kearney NE is SCHWEETTT!

Oh and you better play in STL on the way up so we can play a round or two.

What's up brother? You could always roll San Marcos to San Marcos!! Central Texas is kinda in between those two places! :p

C'mon folks. Are there no other courses to recommend between San Diego and Milwaukee than those in St. Louis? Please - we need some opinions!!! Thanks!


My son and I are currently planning Tour de Rizbee 2007 - our fourth annual father/son disc golf road trip. This year we will travel to Milwaukee for Am Worlds from San Diego, and back again, between July 15th and August 4th. On these trips we play as much disc golf as possible and try to meet lots of local players along the way. We need your help with two things:

1) Please post your recommendations of courses between San Diego and Milwaukee that we should not miss. Our route is still open, but right now we need recommendations for courses to play in the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. What should we make sure not to miss?

2) One goal of our trip is to do some disc golf outreach. We would like to make stops along the way to introduce kids to disc golf. If you live along our route and know of a summer day camp, scout troop, church youth group, etc. that would like to join us in a 9-hole round of golf, please contact me at rizbee@teamrizbee.com. We will be travelling with EDGE discs that the kids can use and EDGE curriculum materials to distrbute to teachers or couselors. We will also be raising funds this summer to fund putting EDGE in our local schools. Let's get kids off the couch and onto the course!!

Also, if you are on our route and will be driving to Am Worlds feel free to contact us about caravaning. The more the merrier! Our goal is to play 60 courses and 1,000 holes along the way, so bring extra arms!





hit the I-70 freeway...in Fort Morgan, northeastern CO. theres a great place to play, windy in the afternoon though, keep on going through denver and hit frisco in the mountains, glenwood springs an hour furthur, and in grand junction, CO there is the Palisade course right off of I-70 as well. after that you can zip down to vegas.

Hit Parkside in WI if you are comming up through the Kenosha Area. If you plan to hit a few more courses in WI after worlds I suggest you play Manitowoc and the Madison courses, I dont know much about the Madison courses But hear they are very nice. But for sure hit Manitowoc. It is my personal favorite!

KC has some good courses...Waterworks is just awesome.
<font color="blue">KC is a definite - we need a preview of Worlds 2009! </font>

Columbia Missouri has two 18 hole courses in the same park (Albert Oakland) and another 18 holes at Indian Hills (haven't play that one.)
<font color="blue">Columbia is a possible, probably on the way back. Heard good things about it. </font>
Tulsa has a couple of good ones, Red Hawk and Black hawk (again, two 18s in the same park.) <font color="blue">AJ really wants to hit Tulsa. I played there in the 1985 Worlds - I'd like some revenge on Haikey Creek. </font>

St. Louis is well worth the drive. .. just stop here..LOL.
DD

Emporia Kansas has some good courses as does Des moines (actually great courses). Sipapu in NM is supposed to be awesome but I have never been there.

Token creek (awesome) and Elver in Madison WI would be good ones to hit as well as Heistand.

Widefield park in Colorado springs is nice also.

Cottonmill in Kearney NE is SCHWEETTT!

Oh and you better play in STL on the way up so we can play a round or two.


Great recommendations, Scooter. We may be able to hit St. Louis on the way there. If so, I'm sure you'll hook us up!

How was the Prom?

What's up brother? You could always roll San Marcos to San Marcos!! Central Texas is kinda in between those two places! :p


San Marcos to San Marcos would be ultra cool!! In order to do that we would have to do some serious driving, but it is under consideration!

C'mon folks. Are there no other courses to recommend between San Diego and Milwaukee than those in St. Louis? Please - we need some opinions!!! Thanks!


My son and I are currently planning Tour de Rizbee 2007 - our fourth annual father/son disc golf road trip. This year we will travel to Milwaukee for Am Worlds from San Diego, and back again, between July 15th and August 4th. On these trips we play as much disc golf as possible and try to meet lots of local players along the way. We need your help with two things:

1) Please post your recommendations of courses between San Diego and Milwaukee that we should not miss. Our route is still open, but right now we need recommendations for courses to play in the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. What should we make sure not to miss?

2) One goal of our trip is to do some disc golf outreach. We would like to make stops along the way to introduce kids to disc golf. If you live along our route and know of a summer day camp, scout troop, church youth group, etc. that would like to join us in a 9-hole round of golf, please contact me at rizbee@teamrizbee.com. We will be travelling with EDGE discs that the kids can use and EDGE curriculum materials to distrbute to teachers or couselors. We will also be raising funds this summer to fund putting EDGE in our local schools. Let's get kids off the couch and onto the course!!

Also, if you are on our route and will be driving to Am Worlds feel free to contact us about caravaning. The more the merrier! Our goal is to play 60 courses and 1,000 holes along the way, so bring extra arms!





hit the I-70 freeway...in Fort Morgan, northeastern CO. theres a great place to play, windy in the afternoon though, keep on going through denver and hit frisco in the mountains, glenwood springs an hour furthur, and in grand junction, CO there is the Palisade course right off of I-70 as well. after that you can zip down to vegas.


Thanks for the info, Martin. We have to decide whether we will drive through Colorado or Wyoming. Would you recommend Salt Lake City and surounding area? We will pend our first night in Las Vegas and need to figure where night #2 will be and SLC was one idea. Whaddya think? Also, good to see there are other old-schoolers out there!!

Hit Parkside in WI if you are comming up through the Kenosha Area. If you plan to hit a few more courses in WI after worlds I suggest you play Manitowoc and the Madison courses, I dont know much about the Madison courses But hear they are very nice. But for sure hit Manitowoc. It is my personal favorite!


Kenosha on the way there and Madison on the way back are good ideas! I don't think we can swing Manitowoc - it will be hard to justify going AWAY from home after the tournament...

If you move even one mile in a direction away from home after Worlds, you would have to visit the five courses for Worlds at Highbridge. :)

I was waiting to hear that from you, Chuck. Don't think it hasn't been on my mind. How long of a drive from Milwaukee to Highbridge?

It's a little over 5 hours since you'll be on the north side of Milwaukee. If you're making the effort to come this far, it would be a shame to miss them, especially when they're in Worlds shape. You might never head this far north again whereas coming thru say Iowa again would be more likely on a future Tour De Rizbee to Am Worlds in 2008 (Kalamazoo), 2009 (KC), 2010 (OH), 2011 (Rochester). My thought would be to take the northern route thru Dakotas, MN and Highbridge on the way to Milwaukee and hit St. Louis &amp; KC on a south route on your way back. That way, you can zip thru the Highbridge courses before the Pro Worlds crowd gets there. There are enough good courses on the northern route to even go to and from Milwaukee with two northern routes.

Do not miss the courses in Kansas City. KC is hosting Am &amp; Pro Worlds in 2009, so you can get a preview of the courses. Waterworks is the course to play plus Rosedale and Swope.

Do not miss the opportunity to play the awesome courses in Des Moines, IA. They are on I-35. I recommend Walnut Ridge and Ewing Park. You can camp at/near Walnut Ridge and also Big Creek.

There are several courses around Cedar Rapids &amp; Iowa City, IA worth visiting, but I am not sure how on the way they are. Jones Park, Legion Park in CR. Both Sugarbottom &amp; Turkey Creek in Iowa City area have camping nearby. There is also a new Peninsula park in Iowa City that I have not played.

If you go from St. Louis north to Milwaukee, take the time to check out McNaughton &amp; Northwoods in Peoria, IL and Sinnissippi Park in Sterling, IL.

It's a little over 5 hours since you'll be on the north side of Milwaukee. If you're making the effort to come this far, it would be a shame to miss them, especially when they're in Worlds shape. You might never head this far north again whereas coming thru say Iowa again would be more likely on a future Tour De Rizbee to Am Worlds in 2008 (Kalamazoo), 2009 (KC), 2010 (OH), 2011 (Rochester). My thought would be to take the northern route thru Dakotas, MN and Highbridge on the way to Milwaukee and hit St. Louis &amp; KC on a south route on your way back. That way, you can zip thru the Highbridge courses before the Pro Worlds crowd gets there. There are enough good courses on the northern route to even go to and from Milwaukee with two northern routes.


Hmmmmmmmmm...I hadn't really considered the northern route, but you may have something there! Especially considering the schedule for future Worlds, we may have more opportunites to hit certain mid-Plains routes.

Decisions, decisions...

Do not miss the courses in Kansas City. KC is hosting Am &amp; Pro Worlds in 2009, so you can get a preview of the courses. Waterworks is the course to play plus Rosedale and Swope.
<font color="blue">Based on comments, Waterworks is defintely on the list. I've also always wanted to play Swope, ever since the old days when it was referred to as a "Folf" course. :D </font>

Do not miss the opportunity to play the awesome courses in Des Moines, IA. They are on I-35. I recommend Walnut Ridge and Ewing Park. You can camp at/near Walnut Ridge and also Big Creek. <font color="blue">Sure do want to hit Des Moines, to play courses from 2004 Worlds. </font>

There are several courses around Cedar Rapids &amp; Iowa City, IA worth visiting, but I am not sure how on the way they are. Jones Park, Legion Park in CR. Both Sugarbottom &amp; Turkey Creek in Iowa City area have camping nearby. There is also a new Peninsula park in Iowa City that I have not played.

If you go from St. Louis north to Milwaukee, take the time to check out McNaughton &amp; Northwoods in Peoria, IL and Sinnissippi Park in Sterling, IL. <font color="blue">Sinnissippi is another old course I've heard about for years. I wish we had four weeks... </font>

Do not miss the courses in Kansas City... Waterworks is the course to play



I was also going to advocate for KC so I'll add to the bandwagon. Waterworks is 5th best of almost 190 courses that I've played. I rate it 9.5 out of 10.

Swope. Lowe Score = 8 out of 10. Many down then back up shots over valleys.

WyCo in Bonner Springs is also good. Lowe Score = 7

Rosedale. Lowe Score = 7

These are good recommendations, Lowe. You and I are usually in agreement on courses, so those sound good!

Besides WW (gorgeous), Swope (Folf!) and Rosedale (2 courses)......Cliff Drive (technical mix) and Blue Valley (11k'+ loooong) in KC are also worthy of a looksee...and perhaps Cliff Drive will/may have cement tees by then.

Another vote for Emporia, KS...right off I-35...GREAT 2 course park!

Just off I-70 in Western Kansas - Hays, KS has a wonderful course in Frontier Park with a creek coming into play, a variety of holes fo sho! ...bring your wind discs...

Sorry, I didn't look up all your intended dates, but there's a possibility of hitting some tourneys in Kansas via the KDGA OZ Tour - Kansasdiscgolf.com (http://Kansasdiscgolf.com)

In Columbia, MO there's also Indian Hills (quite near the Albert Oakland 2 course DG park and TOUGH) which ate my lunch the first (and currently last) time I played there.

Sounds like you've got another great Tour coming up! A great way for a father/son to hit the road!! :cool:

Boy, we are getting good info on Kansas - I guess you'll see us there! I don't think we'll be able to make any tournies, but maybe we can play skins. :cool::cool:

The Kansas Disc Golf web site is great!! Lot's of good stuff. Do you know of anyone that would want to help us find a group of kids to play with on July 18th or 19th? We can supply EDGE discs for their use!

PM sent!

Here's a decision that has to be made: travel through Utah or New Mexico? We have to decide whether to go through Salt Lake City, then across Wyoming and drop down to Denver, or take I-40 through Flagstaff to Albuquerque and then north to Denver.

Thoughts?

Here's a decision that has to be made: travel through Utah or New Mexico? We have to decide whether to go through Salt Lake City, then across Wyoming and drop down to Denver, or take I-40 through Flagstaff to Albuquerque and then north to Denver.

Thoughts?



coming from san diego? to utah you can hit vegas, then three hours north, brianhead ski resort in south utah, then 3 more hours north to the next courses off of I-15 in provo (bicentennial and rock canyon) 15 minutes north from provo, art dye park in american fork which is a must play. 40 minutes further north is salt lake city, you can play creekside (in the morning) if its not too crowded, and the other must play course is at solitude ski resort. go furthur north to ogden and the riverdale course is good to play. after that there is a nine hole course in evanston wyo.(western), then a long drive to eastern wyo before you get to another good course to play (cheyenne). laramie wyo has an object course on the campus, where you might be able to hook up with peter shive.....call him.
ive driven to san diego many times from utah and there are long stretches between courses, not like california where there is a course every 30 minutes... :D

utah course ratings as of 05-22-07:
1) solitude
2) art dye
3) creekside park (if its not crowded)
4 )riverdale park
5) bicentennial park
6) rock canyon (guide needed)
7) brian head
theres a couple of other courses in utah but are either nine hole courses or not worth playing, or not on your way to wyoming.

Rizbee
I learned to play DG in Utah. Solitude (near SLC) is my #2 course that I have played (beating LaMirada and Morley). I have not played in Mew Mexico, but I know some very cool people in SLC that can show you around.
In Provo, play bicentennial, then Art Dye.
Creekside is a fun course but does get crowded (nothing like Morley). Don't even bother going to Valley Regional in Taylorsville. Make the effort to go to Solitude :cool::cool:(27 holes, and buy the ski lift pass $5).
I have not played northern Utah, but they have recently put in several courses.
I didn't see your name or AJ on AM Worlds. I assume the registration has not gone through yet... :confused:

Thanks, Martin. Those are some helpful recommendations. Do you know of who I could contact in Provo or SLC to organize a disc golf outing for some local kids? We can supply discs, etc.

Hi Dave - looking forward to seeing you on Saturday @ the Fling. AJ and I registered for Am Worlds today - because of my surgery last year I didn't play enough to get an invite. And to be honest, I wasn't good enough last year to ean it. I think that may be changing. :D

I want to pick your brain on Utah - looks like we'll hit it either coming or going.

Did you play in the Philly tourney that got all of the rain?

Oh ya, I played that tourney. I really liked the set-up at Sedgley woods (3rd permanent course). The first day was chilly, but sunny. I was tied for second in Intermediate. Then the NorEaster hit and it rained 4" in one day...
My jacket was not waterproof and I was wearing jeans. My hands were so cold I couldn't even hold my putter. I had to turbo-putt. I dropped back to 9th place.

I've got some disc golf friends in SLC, I'll see if they can help you with your EDGE business. :)

Thanks, Martin. Those are some helpful recommendations. Do you know of who I could contact in Provo or SLC to organize a disc golf outing for some local kids? We can supply discs, etc.



send me a schedule, or an email, i should be able to help. i work in salt lake and live close to provo. assuming your kids are beginners there are several places you can take them in this area that will be perfect to try disc golf for the first time.

Thanks, Martin. Those are some helpful recommendations. Do you know of who I could contact in Provo or SLC to organize a disc golf outing for some local kids? We can supply discs, etc.



send me a schedule, or an email, i should be able to help. i work in salt lake and live close to provo. assuming your kids are beginners there are several places you can take them in this area that will be perfect to try disc golf for the first time.


Actually, what we are looking for are *local kids* that could be introduced to disc golf. My son and I are traveling to Milwaukee for Am Worlds and we will be playing golf along the way. We thought it would be fun to introduce some kids to the sport along the way, so we have a supply of EDGE discs that the local kids can use as we play. We will also have a lot of EDGE information for the adults, in hopes that they will want to integrate disc golf into their schools, etc.

We'd love to play with some expert or pro local players, but we also want to do the ambassador thing.

If you come through this part of the world, I will try to get some kids rounded up for an EDGE experience. The Parks Dept. has inquired about a Summer Camp type thing and this would be pretty similar (they might even do pictures for next year's Park Guide). I will need several days (or more) to get the word around, but we could do something. Our club would enjoy hosting you and your son (maybe even a place to crash for the night), if you guys decide to pass this way. As far as the course goes, you won't regret stopping to see this anomaly on the Plains ;). You would never expect to see something like this course here as you're driving across Interstate 40, looking at all the flat treeless expanses. But, once you get a mile or two off of the freeway, and get closer to the breaks of the Canadian River, things start looking more and more like Disc Golf utopia.

Thanks, Martin. Those are some helpful recommendations. Do you know of who I could contact in Provo or SLC to organize a disc golf outing for some local kids? We can supply discs, etc.




send me a schedule, or an email, i should be able to help. i work in salt lake and live close to provo. assuming your kids are beginners there are several places you can take them in this area that will be perfect to try disc golf for the first time.


Actually, what we are looking for are *local kids* that could be introduced to disc golf. My son and I are traveling to Milwaukee for Am Worlds and we will be playing golf along the way. We thought it would be fun to introduce some kids to the sport along the way, so we have a supply of EDGE discs that the local kids can use as we play. We will also have a lot of EDGE information for the adults, in hopes that they will want to integrate disc golf into their schools, etc.

We'd love to play with some expert or pro local players, but we also want to do the ambassador thing.



please contact john lyksett. he is very active in this area with the edge program, im sure you know him if you are involved with the edge program. john would be able to let you know what has been going on in utah and eastern idaho regions specifically, i know he drops down from idaho frequently to our neck of the woods to help with that kind of thing.
thanks martinb.

That sounds great, John!! Just the type of experience we are looking for. Jr is really interested in having the return trip swing down through Oklahoma and Texas. I've only driven that stretch of road once, and stopping to play golf was not an option, so I'm also interested.

I'll PM you with an estimate of the date.

Anybody else want to do the same thing as Amarillo?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/512442165_b6248706a7_o.jpg
Here's the stamp design for our TdR 2007 discs!

Allen
You didn't post a link...

A link to the graphic?

Sorry Allen
I'm at work and they block most pictures. This pic was blocked and I didn't notice. I'll check when I get home.

If you are going to pass through Oklahoma, Tulsa is where I would stop to play. A few hours from Tulsa is a course in Arkansas called Horse Shoe Canyon. They have cabins there to rent, will cook you meals, beside the beauty of 2 disc golf courses right there in the canyon. The courses are nice, scenery nice, you can't go wrong stopping there. Definately one of my top 10 as far as the whole package. If you are considering stopping there, I have some friends in Tulsa and Arkansas that I can hook you up with. Enjoy your journey.

Thanks, Cameron. Tulsa is a must - I played in the 1985 WDGC there and would like to return to the scene of that crime (my play was criminal...). Good tip on Horseshoe Canyon - please PM with info on who to contact.

I'll round up some #'s and PM you. They are just about finished with another course in OK also, McCoy helped design it as far as I know, supposed to be VERY nice. Might send him a PM, or the folks that I put you in contact with will help you, your choice.

Rizbee,

In an old DGW I read about the Camelot Lodge in Moab UT. It looks really unique, but hard to get to. I don't know if it'd on your route, but you might want to look into it.

Info from my U.S. Course Guide on the course:

For information on courses in Utah go to http://www.teamutahdiscgolf.com/

Moab
The Camelot Lodge (Private)

Length: 6815 ft.

Description: The view from the ranch has got to be one of the most amazing views you could ever experience. I know it's the most spectacular place I've ever been. Having the Colorado River "in the backyard" (300 feet?? away) and soaring red rocks surrounding you for almost 360 degrees, it feels like you're in the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Directions: Call owners for directions, vehicle restrictions and road conditions. 18.5 mile dirt road through desert and over mountain pass.

Contact: Terry Moore - owner
Website: http://www.camelotlodge.com
Home: (435) 260-1783
Email: camelot@camelotlodge.com
Address: P.O. Box 621, Moab, UT 84532

For pictures see http://www.teamutahdiscgolf.com/photos/Mill_Canyon_04/

You can find my U.S. Course Guide at
DG Resources- New Google Group, http://groups.google.com/group/DGResources

It's by no means complete, and only has info on courses that I've heard about or from states I've been to, but maybe it might help you a little. I've never played in the southwest U.S., though, so my info is pretty sparse in that region.

If you have MS Streets &amp; Trips I've also uploaded a map with lots of courses marked.

Hope this helps!

Lowe

Looking at the map, I would think that Utah and Colorado would have some very scenic courses with awesome elevation changes. I don't know much about the specifics of courses along I-15 or I-70, though.

I did see that Moab UT isn't too far off of I-70, though.

Thanks, Cameron. Tulsa is a must - I played in the 1985 WDGC there and would like to return to the scene of that crime (my play was criminal...). Good tip on Horseshoe Canyon - please PM with info on who to contact.



Not sure how far south you want to come, but Dallas/FortWorth has become quite a DG mecca. Rockwall (East Dallas) just installed a killer 18 hole championship course designed by Hall of famer John Houck. Cedar Hill (South Dallas) has 36 holes in a nature preserve that has become DGers piece of paradice(Barry Schultz claims the Beaver course is in his top 5 in TX). Travel west across the metroplex on I-20 and hit Veteran's Park(home of 16 year SuperTour) and continue to West Fort Worth for some Almighty Z action (Z-Boaz DG course....7 year running supertour.)

Just wanted you to know in case you thought of traveling I-20 which becomes I-10 further west.

Lyksett already posted that Moab course at Camelot is gone.

I just downloaded you Streets and Trips map and I'll take a look at it. We use that software while planning the trip and on the road. When I bought the software it came with a GPS antenna, so we hook it up to the laptop while we're driving. Came in handy on last year's TdR. "Mr. Turner" as we call him is a big help.

Rizbee Jr. took a summer school computer applications class last year and started an Excel file database of courses in California. That file has expanded over the past year as we have been planning this trip. It'll be fun for him to compare his work with yours.

Thanks, Cameron. Tulsa is a must - I played in the 1985 WDGC there and would like to return to the scene of that crime (my play was criminal...). Good tip on Horseshoe Canyon - please PM with info on who to contact.



Not sure how far south you want to come, but Dallas/FortWorth has become quite a DG mecca. Rockwall (East Dallas) just installed a killer 18 hole championship course designed by Hall of famer John Houck. Cedar Hill (South Dallas) has 36 holes in a nature preserve that has become DGers piece of paradice(Barry Schultz claims the Beaver course is in his top 5 in TX). Travel west across the metroplex on I-20 and hit Veteran's Park(home of 16 year SuperTour) and continue to West Fort Worth for some Almighty Z action (Z-Boaz DG course....7 year running supertour.)

Just wanted you to know in case you thought of traveling I-20 which becomes I-10 further west.

DFW is a great draw, but I don't know if we'll have enough time to come that far south. It's always possible, especially if we have weather to the north that we decide to bypass. I'll note your recommendations.

Actually, I expect we will do a Tour one of these years where we fly to Texas, rent a vehicle and make the rounds...no pun intended.

I finished Iowa in the directory tonight.

That makes the total number of courses 732.

Including courses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.

Next up is Illinois then Wisconsin.

Then I will sleep for a month.

Camelot in Moab is not gone. It is under new ownership and management. They are very committed to keeping the course in the ground. The camels are gone and have been replaced by ATV's. It is still well worth the trip.

http://www.letsplaysoccer.com/basecamp/index.html

Allen,

You gotta let me know if team rizbee comes to DFW, cause that's where I am at!

C'mon down! Come across I-10 to I-20, then from DFW you can take I-35 or the back roads to Tulsa, then I-44 to STL then on to WI.

Camelot in Moab is not gone.



That's good to hear.

I finished Iowa in the directory tonight.

That makes the total number of courses 732.

Including courses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.



Allen,

I'm not clear what you mean that you "finished Iowa in the directory". Were just checking the PDGA directory or did you enter all of these courses in a Streets &amp; Trips map?

I assume you've been using the PDGA Google Map Disc Golf Course Directory. http://pdga.com/course/gindex.php

I finished Iowa in the directory tonight.

That makes the total number of courses 732.

Including courses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.



Allen,

I'm not clear what you mean that you "finished Iowa in the directory". Were just checking the PDGA directory or did you enter all of these courses in a Streets &amp; Trips map?

I assume you've been using the PDGA Google Map Disc Golf Course Directory. http://pdga.com/course/gindex.php

That message was from AJ, or rizbee_jr, my son. he started last year putting together an Excel file with information on all of the courses that we could possibly encounter on our Tours. The file includes longitude and latitude for all of the courses, so we have imported it into Streets and Trips. We snagged a basket graphic from the web to use as the point-of-interest indicator, so our Streets and Trips screen looks a bit like the GoogleMap feature on the PDGA directory.

Many courses in the PDGA on-line directory don't have lat and long listed, so AJ uses the directions on the directory listing to find them using Mapquest (I think) which then gives him lat and long data.

When we travel we use our laptop with a GPS antenna (?) to give us directions to the next course. It's also helpful for finding food and gas (sometimes both at the same place). It definitely makes us more efficient when we're trying to cram in multiple courses in a day.

So...when AJ says he has 732 in the directory, he is referring to his Excel file, which will become our Streets and Trips map, similar to yours. As you can tell from his list of states, we are heavy on the west and the path from San Diego to Milwaukee, although you might be able to tell we've been considering a trip to the northeast!

We've received lots of good information on Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma so far. Part of our trip will go north/south through Illinois. Any ideas about the best places to play between Kansas City/St. Louis and Chicago?

http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=2562
and
http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=1667

Collinsville is a bit awkward to navigate. But each hole is a good design I hear.
( I have not play it yet.)

Centralia is a new course. 18 hole championship and 9 hole recreation.
Again, I have not played this one, but hear it is awesome.

Look us up on www.stldiscgolf.com (http://www.stldiscgolf.com) we have a very active message board.
Also check out local events to see if you can play in a club tourney.

DD

I am from Springfield IL but have not yet played the courses there but I know how the parks them selfs look and based on what I have heard I would recommend you play at the course at Lincoln Park! I have been to the course in Morton IL which is by Peoria. To tell the truth every course I have played in this area has been awesome those courses I have played are: Northwood Park (Morton IL) &amp; McNaughton Park (Pekin IL) &amp; Lake Eureka DGC (Eureka IL) I have also heard about Bradley Park (Peoria IL) &amp; Illinois Central College DGC (Peoria IL). I don't think you can go wrong with any course in the area! Good luck you will not regret the courses I mention I promise you!

Of the 30 or so that I have played in IL, McNaughton (McNasty) and Northwoods are the best. I have also heard that Centralia is fabulous.

Thanks for the info on the St. Louis to Chicago leg. This helps us put together a short list for that area. I'll get on the St. Louis message board to see if we can set up a match or two! It looks like we'll be in the area July 20-21 and again on the 31st.

If anyone from your area would like to caravan with us to Milwaukee, have'm PM me.

Rizbee's, if you have your working itinerary let me know here when/if you'll be in the KC region (Water Works in North KC is a MUST!)...hopefully can meet y'all - would be fun to be a part of history! :cool:
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I think we're looking at being in Kansas City On July 19th/20th. We'll probably get there the late afternoon or night of the 19th - maybe time for one round that evening and one in the morning. Really looking forward to playing Waterworks! I'll shoot you a PM with my cell phone #.

I'm almost ready to post our full "estimated" itinerary, on this thread and on our web site. We'll also be updating our progress on our web site while we're on the road.

We'd love to have lots of locals to play with on our stops, so feel free to invite more. We'll be collecting signatures on a TdR stamp disc and t-shirts, too!

The more the merrier!!!

Thursday (July 19th) is league night at Water Works beginning at 6pm! Sign up by 5:45ish...

We are exactly one month from the start of the 2007 Tour de Rizbee!!! This year's Tour is going to be bigger and better than previous years:
<ul type="square"> 20 days on the road 5,000 Miles - San Diego to Milwaukee and back 60+ Courses 1,000+ Holes Raising $$ and awareness for EDGE Competing in Am Worlds Custom logo discs New TdR team members/baggers [/list]
To start the trip off right we will be hosting a 1-round kick-off tournament at Emerald Isle on the day we start. The tourney will start early (shotgun start at 7:30am) so we can hit the road and head off to play three more courses that day! Check out the flyer here. (http://www.teamrizbee.com/TdR%20Kickoff.pdf)

Cost is $20 to cover greens fees, a TdR logo disc, raffle prizes and a donation to EDGE (http://www.edgediscgolf.org/). We welcome your participation - if you would like to help out as a sponsor, please PM me.

Details will be forthcoming on a Finish Line Tourney that is currently in the early planning stages. Very similar to the kick-off, except that you can watch us collapse as we hit the end of the road!!

For more info on the TdR, including our itinerary, check out our web site. (http://www.teamrizbee.com)

Awesome! What a dream! Enjoy every minute!!

<font color="blue"> also posting here for maximum coverage </font>

alan...
i'll do better than pm you...

<font color="red"> I'LL CHALLENGE EVERY GOLFER that can afford to, to match(or exceed) my 50 dollar sponsorship for your journey!!! </font>

just think of the extra dollars for the edge program :D

and the extra 30 miles you can travel on that $4 a gallon for gas :eek:

seriously i challenge my disc golf friends
(and rhett :eek: ) to support the rizbee tour....

anyone that matches or exceeds the 50 dollars sponsorship mark(not counting your $20 entry fee) will be put into a drawing i'll hold at the end of the rizbee tour from all eligible names for a 2007 usdgc roc!!!

good luck and i look forward to some stories along the way!

keith

Allen,
You mentioned custom stamped discs...are those fund raising
discs for your tour de Rizbee? I am interested in supporting you
guys and getting a tour de Rizbee stamped disc.
Thanks.
DD

Allen,

We're glad that you and AJ are stopping here to share with us! Our group of women players (West Texas Women Disc Golfers) is gearing up to make your visit here memorable. We're hoping that having them as the official "hostessess" for the day will help them get a little more local exposure, as well as promoting the EDGE program.

Speaking (or typing) of the EDGE program, we have been contacted by the local School District to do another demonstration for their PE instructors. We did one several years ago (2001) and we got some really good interest from the teachers. Then 911 happened and after all of the trouble from that, the Disc Golf movement kind of slowed for the school system. Some of the PE teachers are still trying apparently, so we might have another opportunity to try again. We may be contacting you and/or others for some info to pass out (I think the demo is going to happen soon, before you guys come this way)............................Woah, STOP! **(just thinking off the top of my noggin right now)** How cool would that be if we could set up the demo for the day you guys pass through? Are you interested in working with a large number of PE instructors? I don't know for sure if we can set it up, but I'll try if you're interested.

Allen,
You mentioned custom stamped discs...are those fund raising
discs for your tour de Rizbee? I am interested in supporting you
guys and getting a tour de Rizbee stamped disc.
Thanks.
DD

Dan,
Here is the disc design - in production right now.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/512442165_faacd85ba8.jpg
We will have the following:
CFR Glow Champion Aviar Putters
Pro Wraiths
DX Ontario Rocs
(hmmmmmm...maybe we should have ordered Star Vipers for Rhett...)
Supplies will be limited!!

Allen,

We're glad that you and AJ are stopping here to share with us! Our group of women players (West Texas Women Disc Golfers) is gearing up to make your visit here memorable. We're hoping that having them as the official "hostessess" for the day will help them get a little more local exposure, as well as promoting the EDGE program.

Speaking (or typing) of the EDGE program, we have been contacted by the local School District to do another demonstration for their PE instructors. We did one several years ago (2001) and we got some really good interest from the teachers. Then 911 happened and after all of the trouble from that, the Disc Golf movement kind of slowed for the school system. Some of the PE teachers are still trying apparently, so we might have another opportunity to try again. We may be contacting you and/or others for some info to pass out (I think the demo is going to happen soon, before you guys come this way)............................Woah, STOP! **(just thinking off the top of my noggin right now)** How cool would that be if we could set up the demo for the day you guys pass through? Are you interested in working with a large number of PE instructors? I don't know for sure if we can set it up, but I'll try if you're interested.

John - you guys are really getting into the spirit! I'll PM you with answers to your questions - Amarillo will be fun!!

<font color="blue"> also posting here for maximum coverage </font>

alan...
i'll do better than pm you...

<font color="red"> I'LL CHALLENGE EVERY GOLFER that can afford to, to match(or exceed) my 50 dollar sponsorship for your journey!!! </font>

keith


Keith - Thanks, as always, for your support of our activities! You'll get a list of supporters (sans dollar amounts) when we finish the Tour. Can I be in the drawing? ;)

of course you can be in the drawing...without you there would be no drawing...

i wasn't asking for $ amounts to be clear on that(in case anyone was worried)just names of people that gave you 50 or more...if you wish it to anonymous you can assign #'s to each person that donates 50 or more and i'll have lorelei pick a random # between 1-? and i can send you the disc and you can get it to the winner......hey is this your way of trying to get the disc? :D

you tell me whatever works for you and i'm good with it....
i just thought it would be a good way to get people to REALLY help support you and aj ....and maybe they get something back for helping you....

this way it generates more money(hopefully)than if i threw the disc up on ebay and donated that money to you

pm me with the address to send you the check please

keith

max weight pro wraith for me please! :)

Camelot in Moab is not gone. It is under new ownership and management. They are very committed to keeping the course in the ground. The camels are gone and have been replaced by ATV's. It is still well worth the trip.

http://www.letsplaysoccer.com/basecamp/index.html



Thanks for the update, Rob. Last I talked with Terry Moore, the former owner, he was trying to sell the DisCatchers to someone in Moab for more than he paid for them. He told me the "buyers didn't want the liability of the course," but then those were the 3rd buyers I'd heard about.

It's still a bit off the beaten path for Tour de Rizbee, but if you ever get the chance, Allen, I think you'll love the place.

Jon Lyksett
Designer, Camelot DGC (I guess now known as Base Camp DGC)

Camelot in Moab is not gone. It is under new ownership and management. They are very committed to keeping the course in the ground. The camels are gone and have been replaced by ATV's. It is still well worth the trip.

http://www.letsplaysoccer.com/basecamp/index.html



Thanks for the update, Rob. Last I talked with Terry Moore, the former owner, he was trying to sell the DisCatchers to someone in Moab for more than he paid for them. He told me the "buyers didn't want the liability of the course," but then those were the 3rd buyers I'd heard about.

It's still a bit off the beaten path for Tour de Rizbee, but if you ever get the chance, Allen, I think you'll love the place.

Jon Lyksett
Designer, Camelot DGC (I guess now known as Base Camp DGC)

I've seen pictures of the place and would LOVE to play there but you're right- it is a bit off the beaten path for our itinerary. If it stays in the ground i see a stop there in the future...

BTW, I was contacted yesterday by a Parks staff person in Flagstaff, AZ who is interested in having us stop there. She runs a summer day camp at the rec center right next to McPherson Park, but has no disc golf activities at the center right now. We hope to change that!

Tour de Rizbee 2007 logo discs were shipped from Innova today!!! CFR Glow Champion Aviar Putters, Pro Wraiths and DX Ontario Rocs. WooooooooooooHoooooooooooooo!!!

Rizbee,
Mark me down for one, doesn't matter as it is going on my "disc wall."
Can you possibly send along pics of each and I can let you know which one?
Thanks.
DD

I'll take pictures tonight after the box arrives (UPS.com says it's on the truck) and post them here. A box of new plastic - it always feels like Christmas morning!

I know for a fact that you will be able to unload at least one Glow disc here (I've got a wall of just glow discs, and always looking to add more!!), and I'm willing to bet you'll move several of the others as well.
I'll keep spreading the word.
TourdeRizbee and "E.D.G.E." visits the Texas Panhandle!!

Here's a few pics of the TdR discs:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/590493365_b35e46987f.jpg
CFR Glow Champion Aviar Putter
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1223/590493493_6b11d4b8c5.jpg
Powder Blue Pro Wraith (also have them in white, yellow and gray)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1243/590493463_ce444290ee.jpg
Red/Orange DX Ontario Roc (also have them in white, blue, pink and black)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/590493419_a1c5d1ec8b.jpg
Here's the black Roc!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1031/590493527_618bb8e560.jpg
And a close-up of the stamp!!

Awesome....
Mark me down for the CFR Glow Putter. Possibly the white Pro Wraith.guess it
doesn't matter, it will look awesome in my office on the wall of discs....
Looking forward to seeing you guys and showing you the St. Louis Courses.
DD

Any more tips out there on where to play in Colorado? We will be entering the state down in the 4-corners area, driving north to hit I-70 and then east through Denver to Kansas.

Where should we play?

I wish I could see the disc pix, my filter at work won't let me go to flickr!

Re: CO courses. I have only played one, but what a course! At over 10K feet, over logging trails. The HOF courses kinda reminded me of it! Leadville, at Colorado Mountain (?) Community College. 18 holes. When I threw my first shot there, the way it kept traveling in the thin air reminded me of the first time I threw an Eagle in 83! Only drawback - Even though I waited until my fifth day at altitude (~8K ft), I still got altitude sickness. But it was worth it!

Again, good seeing you at HOF, and have a safe trip to WI. I know that your route won't go through DFW, but if it does...

For Oklahoma you need to stop by Stillwater and play Boomer Lake Park, then head to Tulsa and be SURE to play the Blackhawk and Redhawk....McClure is another good course. There are many to chose from in OK and really not too many to realy stay away from ....my theory is if you see baskets you should stop and throw at them....yall have fun and be safe.

T-dogg

Alan,

I just uploaded my U.S. Course Guide and my NC Course Guide to my DG Course Reviews Google group. You'll find it in the Files section. It has some info on CO courses. I've only played the courses in Ft. Collins, but I've heard good things about Arvada near Denver.

You can find CO course info and maps here: <ul type="square"> Colorado Disc (http://www.coloradodisc.com/courses.htm)
Wright Life (http://wrightlife.com/site/content/b/2/)
Mile High Disc Golf (http://www.milehighdiscgolf.org/courses.php)
Disczilla (http://ssp219.netfirms.com/) [/list]

Sweet!! Thanks Lowe!

AJ is almost done with his course database. once we get it loaded into Streets and Trips I'll send it to you!

If you are going to St Louis let me know. there are several courses in estern Iowa and west central IL. We might be able to get a group of kids together on the course at the Dallas City IL elementary school and in Hamilton IL @ theWildcat Springs course. We can discuss it in Milwaukee.

Sounds great! We're planning to be in eastern IA/western IL on Monday the 30th. If you'll be in Milwaukee look me up and we can talk more.

Only 16 more days 'til the kickoff tourney at Emerald Isle!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Team Rizbee will be in the Chicago area on Saturday, July 21st on our way to Milwaukee. We have to stop to pick up the Bagger at Midway early afternoon, but we'll be looking for some skins or random draw doubles to play after we pick him up.

Anybody interested?

The Tour de Rizbee Kick-off Tournament is one week away! Here's the currrent list of raffle prizes:

- 3-day/2-night Las Vegas vacation, with $500 chip voucher (donated by Emerald Isle)
- Free foursome of ball golf at Vista Valley Country Club ($400 value)
- 2007 USDGC Roc (donated by Disc Golf Center)
- $50 Red Lobster Gift Certificate
- $30 Mimi's Cafe Gift Certificate
- 2 $25 Sam Goody/Suncoast Motion Picture Gift Cards
- $25 Chili's Gift Card
- $20 Zibibbo's Gift Card
- Bite Shoes hat and disc
- Disc autographed by 4 Bite Shoes team members
- 2 EDGE instructional DVD's
- and we're still collecting more prizes...

Remember that everyone who enters the tournament receives a Tour de Rizbee custom-stamped Innova disc, and that your tournament entry, mulligans and extra raffle ticket purchases go to support Educational Disc Golf Experience. Also, anyone who donates $50 or more (not counting tournament entry) will go into a drawing for another 2007 USDGC Roc (donated by Keith Johnson).

$20 to play EI and help the cause - 7:30am shotgun start (players meeting at 7:15). Please enter early, to save us time on Sunday, July 15th!!!!!! PM me or e-mail at rizbee@teamrizbee.com if you plan to play.

After EI we will be heading north to play at the new course in Redlands and at Ski Sunrise. If we finish early enough in Oceanside we'll hit one other Orange County course on the way. Then on to Arizona (and New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas...phew!!!)

Head south of Worlds, come to Cincinnati. 30 course within an hour, and a former and future Worlds location. Come play a top 10 SSA course in Burlington KY, Idlewild.

It's WELL worth the trip, and can be made to be on the way to St. Louis.

Please post your travel schedule and what courses you are planning on playing, or hoping to play.

Not sure if y'all have made your way through colorado but if you have the time, Snowmass is a must. This is a biased opinion because i put the courses up every year but i believe that we got a good thing going on here. We are roughly 45 minutes off of I-70 from Glenwood Springs. We have two 18 hole courses with lots of elevation change. Come see for yourself. I would be more than happy to show y'all around.

Please post your travel schedule and what courses you are planning on playing, or hoping to play.


AJ is working on this right now and should post it shortly.

BTW, while we're on the road we will be posting some updates on how the Tour is going. Go to http://teamrizbee.com/blog.html to view the blog that I have set up. Not much there yet, but we will try to update it daily once we're on the road. Also, if you would like to receive e-mail updates on our activities, please PM me with your e-mail address. I have set up a distribution list, which will be in the BCC section of the address, to inhibit spammers.

Day 1 Emerald Isle, Oceanside
Sunrise DGC at Mountain High North, Wrightwood
Ford Park, Redlands
Mystery Course, Orange County

Day 2 Firefighters Memorial Park, Kingman
McPherson Park, Flagstaff
NAU DGC, Flagstaff

Day 3 Lions Wilderness DGC, Farmington
Baldridge Park, Montrose
Machette Park, Grand Junction
Riverbend Park, Palisade

Day 4 Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs
Frisco Peninsula Rec. Area, Frisco
Badlands DGC at Camenisch Park, Denver
David A. Lorenz DGC, Littleton

Day 5 Villa High Park, Colby
Frontier Park, Hays
Lake Shawnee, Topeka
Water Works Park, Kansas City

Day 6 Swope Park, Kansas City
Albert Oakland Park, Front Course, Columbia
Albert Oakland Park, Back Course, Columbia

Day 7 Endicott Park, St. Louis
Summit Park, Summit
Edgebrook DGC, Chicago
Shady Oaks Park, Streamwood

Day 8 Heistand Park, Madison
Vallarta-Ast DGC, Deforest
Valley View Park, New Berlin

Day 9 Am Worlds Mixed Doubles (AJ)
Brown Deer Park (Gomez, Rizbee)
Dineen Park (Gomez, Rizbee, AJ)
Player's Meeting

Day 10 Round 1
Round 2
Fly Mart

Day 11 Round 3
Great Shuffle
Pro Demos

Day 12 Round 4
Round 5
Glow Doubles
Pizza Party

Day 13 Round 6
Innova Player's Party

Day 14 Semis
Finals
Awards

Day 15 Abendschein Park, Oak Creek
Adler Park, Libertyville
Sinnissippi Park, Sterling
Middle Park DGC, Bettendorf

Day 16 Turkey Creek, Iowa City
Ewing Park, Des Moines
Pickard Park, Indianola
Graceland University, Lamoni

Day 17 Rosedale Park, Kansas City
Rosedale Park (Down Under), Kansas City
Blackhawk, Tulsa
Redhawk, Tulsa

Day 18 Arcadia Lake, Oklahoma City
Will Rogers Park, Oklahoma City
Dolese Youth Park, Oklahoma City
Thompson Park, Amarillo

Day 19 Ned Houk Park, Clovis
Arroyo Chamisos DGC, Santa Fe
Ashbaugh Park, Santa Fe
St. John's DGC, Santa Fe

Day 20 Brent Baca Memorial, Albuquerque
Ladera, Albuquerque
Show Low DGC, Show Low

Day 21 Fountain Hills Park, Phoenix
Vista del Camino Park, Phoenix
Sun Valley, La Mesa


Where We Stay

Night City Distances In Between
Sunday 1 Kingman 353
Monday 2 Farmington 427
Tuesday 3 Glenwood Springs 256
Wednesday 4 Colby 390
Thursday 5 Kansas City 372
Friday 6 St. Louis 252
Saturday 7 Madison 443
Average 356.1428571
Sunday 8 Milwaukee 94
Monday 9 Milwaukee 0
Tuesday 10 Milwaukee 0
Wednesday 11 Milwaukee 0
Thursday 12 Milwaukee 0
Friday 13 Milwaukee 0
Saturday 14 Milwaukee 0
Sunday 15 Davenport 270
Monday 16 Kansas City 366
Tuesday 17 Oklahoma City 352
Wednesday 18 Amarillo 260
Thursday 19 Albuquerque 290
Friday 20 Phoenix 420
Saturday 21 San Diego 355
Average 330.4285714


Sorry it's so long. The top is a rough plan of what courses we'll play. The bottom is where we're staying and miles in between the two places.

Good job dude! Thanks!!!!!!!!

These are just guesses on the courses, and if you see one we're missing or one on the list that's not worth our time, please let us know!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy Peak One in Frisco. Don't blow the arm out before worlds. Enjoy!

Good look at Worlds, Team Rizbee. "The Tour" sounds like a lot of fun. :)

It's Day 2. So Far we have played:

Emerald Isle - Oceanside, CA - 18
Frontier Park, Tustin, CA - 9
Ford Park, Redlands, CA - 9
Ski Sunrise, Wrightwood, CA - 18 (ran out of light)
Firefighters Park, Kingman, AZ - 9
McPherson Park, Flagstaff, AZ - 5

We had to stop at McP because of lightning. Waiting it out right now at the library, hope to get some more play in today.

The trip has been great so far - we're not too sore or sunburned yet!!

The Kick-off Tournament at EI raised $500+ for EDGE!!!!!!

On the down side, somebody stole our TdR car door magnets. :(

Lightning sucks. :mad:

But we're still smiling! :D

I would not play Arcadia Park in Edmond, OK. It usally gets played mainly in the WINTER, after the big FREEZE. There are so many ticks and bugs out there. Look into Mitch Park in Edmond, instead.

Thanks for the bug warning!!

The full wrap-up of Day 1 is available at: http://teamrizbee.com/blog.html

Day 2's courses:

Firefighter's Memorial Park, Kingman, AZ - 9 holes
NAU, Flagstaff, AZ - 18 holes
Thorpe Park, Flagstaff, AZ - 18 holes
McPherson Park, Flagstaff, AZ - 18 holes

We lost a few hours of playing time to a lightning storm in Flagstaff - we had to finish McPherson in the dark using glow and lighted plastic. Sleeping in Gallup, NM. Tomorrow: western Colorado!

The Day 2 Tour de Rizbee update can be seen at:teamrizbee.com/blog.html .

Day 3 was a light playing day - lots of driving, weather and sleep. Courses:

Lions Wilderness Disc Golf Course, Farmington, NM - 18 holes (like the surface of the moon...)
Purgatory Durango Mountain Resort, Durango, CO - 9 holes (long story)

Day 3 totals: 2 courses, 27 holes, 340 miles

Allen and AJ are on their way to KC as I type...we just threw a round here in humid Lawrence at Centennial Park!
Good Luck at Worlds Team Rizbee!! :cool:

Thanx Doc it was loads of fun!!

Days 3 and 4 of the TdR blog are up at: www.teamrizbee.com/blog.html (http://www.teamrizbee.com/blog.html)

Thanx Doc it was loads of fun!!

Days 3 and 4 of the TdR blog are up at: www.teamrizbee.com/blog.html (http://www.teamrizbee.com/blog.html)



Dude keep up the cool blog. I lived on the west coast for a while and regularly made trips back to my hometwon in Iowa. I've played many of the courses you are playing and enjoy hearing your take on them. Brings back good memories. Farmington is a CRAZY course. Was it windy?

When you are in Iowa you should hit up Jones Park, Thomas Park, or Shaver Park disc golf courses in Cedar Rapids, IA (About 20 mins north of Iowa City). They are all better than Turkey Creek.

Kepp on truckin'

Tour the rizbee has picked up another guy.
I joined the tour today. I flew into Chicago today and got picked up by team rizbee. We played two courses today...

Summitt Park - short techincal course anout 10 min from the airport. Allen won that match
We then headed out to Edgemount golf course - Fly 18 course

Long and open lots of rollers and fun. We only got 15 holes in but it was blast. I took that one to get my bag tags back. Even though i left my trusty blue disc in the rough ! (IF you find it call me!)



We just finished eating at Ginos East in downtown Chi town. Now that is Chicago style pizza.

We are on the road as I type this going north. Looking for a place to crash.

Day 7 now in the books!

Gomez snores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And he talks in his sleep: "Laundry...paper...high school!!!!!!!!"

TdR pictures have been uploaded to Tour de Rizbee photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizbee/sets/72157600945919210/)

The Tour de Rizbee continues but is now on the return leg - that's right - WE'RE STILL PLAYING!!!!

Check out the latest at http://teamrizbee.com/blog.html

We need to go back and fill in details about previous days, but you can see a taste of the current.

42 courses, 754 holes so far!!!!!!!!!

Check out the great media coverage the Tour de Rizbee received at: Hancock Couty Journal-Pilot (http://www.journalpilot.com/articles/2007/08/01/sports/sports1.txt) .

Today (Thursday) is Day 19. Totals so far:

47 Courses
826 Holes

We're heading down the home stretch!!!!! We have met so many wonderful people and have lots of stories and memories to share. See you 4pm Saturady at Sun Valley!!!

How do I get involved with EDGE? My financee is a teacher and my work alows us to volunteer at schools and take time off with pay to do it. I;m here in San Antonio, TX.

talk to Jay and Des

Last day today. We're beat. 7 courses yesterday. Three courses today as we return to San Diego. Finish line at Sun Valley at 4pm!!!!!! Support EDGE!!!

60 courses, 1,000 holes in 21 days will be reached today. What an amazing experience this has been. Thanks all for the support - it will take a few days/weeks to compile all the stories, pictures, etc., but we will share our wealth.

Fly free!!

Rizbee

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1031/869177918_2df5afa525_b.jpg
Here's the group photo of participants at the TdR Kick-Off Tournament, held on July 15th at Emerald Isle Golf Course in Oceanside, CA. This was the first of 60 courses played during this year's Tour de Rizbee: 60 courses, 6,000+ miles, 21 days, 1,005 holes.

Everyone looks to have had a good time, except Chef. What's up with that?

What a dream come true! I imagine that you and AJ will cherish the memories of the 2007 TdR for the rest of your lives. Playing 1000+ holes is quite an accomplishment.

It was great!!! Hey - I wanna play in the Great 8 next year - keep me in the loop.

I'm also going to send you AJ's Streets and Trips database - over 800 courses!!

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This is a pic from the 4th course we played on the TdR (which was on Day #1): Ski Sunrise in Wrightwood, CA. I believe this is the view you have from the 14th tee if you look out towards the north. In the distance is Edwards Air Force Base, where the space shuttle frequently lands.

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From Day 2 ofthe TdR, this is from the "new' NAU Course in Flagstaff, AZ. It looks like AJ's tee shot here is a little off line...

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The pic isn't the greatest, but it does bring home the point that we finished playing McPherson Park in Flagstaff well after the sun went down, with lighted discs. We tried to hold an EDGE clinic there earlier in the day but were rained (and lightninged) out. We did talk to the day camp kids for a little while about disc golf, show them how to putt and gave them each an EDGE disc. Great course, in the light or the dark.

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Back to Day 1 of the TdR (I just found these pics), here's a shot from the 3rd course we played: Ford Park in Redlands, CA. AJ has just unleashed his Champ Aviar approach disc, which I believe hit chains on this shot!

Don't suppose you have the courses in a google earth format?
KML? KMZ etc?
It would be great to get those posted (as I am sure a lot of folks would.)
At the very least, perhaps a GPS listing?
Awesome pics...can't wait to scroll through em all once you get them posted.
DD
PS, impressed? No sentences started with "I"

The best I can do right now is that I'm placing them on a map through my flickr site. If you can give me some guidance via e-mail on how to use Google Earth I would gladly do that. And , of course, since I'm learning ArcView right now who knows what I'll cook up!!!

Sending PM shortly....
DD

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Day 2, after the lightning storm. AJ busts out a long drive on the longest hole at the new NAU course in Flagstaff. Outdrove Senior by about 80 ft.

Does the Next Tour move East through Texas?! :D

Is there a 2nd course at NAU now?

Does the Next Tour move East through Texas?! :D


The next Tour itinerary is up for grabs, but it will most likely include '08 Worlds in Kalamazoo. Whether we can get to Texas on the way or back is kinda dicey. If there is more than one driver in the group I think we could pull it off, but there's lots of time left to decide. What would you offer for us to make a Tour Stop? ;)

BTW, I doubt you have anything in your bag older than me. :DDo you carry something older than a 1983 WDGC Kitty Hawk?

Is there a 2nd course at NAU now?


The NAU course that you played on for Am Worlds is no longer in existence. The land was used for a building, I think (didn't take the time to drive over to that part of campus). The new course plays very much like the old one, down to having a long downhill shot that plays along the power easement. Lots of woods, tunnel shots and moderate hills and lots of rocks to hike over. The course is adjacent to the large parking lot at the Southwest corner of campus - much easier to find. They did a fantasic job with the signage and other imenities - always a bonus in my book! With the addition of McPherson Park (reasonably close to downtown) Flagstaff deserves a return visit by Stroh Family Disc Golf.

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Day 3: Farmington, New Mexico - Lion's Wilderness Park. The front 9 of this course is carved into a huge piece of sandstone - death to DX discs. It was bizarre, but real cool. It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but AJ is putting at a basket that is in a four foot deep depression. From where he stood he could probably only see the top of the chains. This was our first stop on Day 3 after an overnight in Gallup, NM.

That is awesome....did he make it?
I esp love the shadow of the disc, proving it is still in flight...
DD

ya for a sec I thought it was in the air until I saw the shadow...cool pic

ya for a sec I thought it was in the air until I saw the shadow...cool pic



Let me try that again...ya for a sec I thought it was on the ground until I saw the shadow...cool pic

That is awesome....did he make it?
I esp love the shadow of the disc, proving it is still in flight...
DD



Slammed it. That was the 18th hole, I believe I still took him by a couple of shots, but he put the pressure on. I have a few other pics from that course somewhere...

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Nice tee, huh? This is another shot from Farmington, on the back nine (where there are trees and sand). You stand up on this rock perch to tee off. I'm waiting for my hyzer shot to come down.

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This is the 18th tee (I think) at Farmington. It is the tee shot to that basket in the depression that I posted earlier. Day 3 of the TdR.

Does the Next Tour move East through Texas?! :D


The next Tour itinerary is up for grabs, but it will most likely include '08 Worlds in Kalamazoo. Whether we can get to Texas on the way or back is kinda dicey. If there is more than one driver in the group I think we could pull it off, but there's lots of time left to decide. What would you offer for us to make a Tour Stop? ;)

BTW, I doubt you have anything in your bag older than me. :DDo you carry something older than a 1983 WDGC Kitty Hawk?



Well let's see,.... Clubhouse with B&amp;B,... 2 Courses,... 61/2 miles of bike trails,... Paintball,... Swimming pool 12' deep w/board and spa,... And a chance for you to see my 1982 Champion Eagle Disc!!!

Is that a Champion Eagle disc with the Orbitor's Odyssey stamp?