EVERYONE is INVITED!!!! The Branchwood Open will be held at the Branchwood Golf Course in beautiful Bella Vista, AR on October 13th. This will be a one day, non-sanctioned event, 2 rounds of at least 20 holes.
The city of Bella Vista/POA are very interested in having a disc golf course(s) in Bella Vista. This is our opportunity to show them what kind of turnout a tournament can generate, and also a chance to play a disc golf tournament on a beautiful, manicured ball golf course.

I will have a flyer posted later today with more details. Entry fees will fall along the lines of $35-Open down to $15 - Rec/Enthusiast. $5 of each entry will go to "green fees". Everything else back into the payout$$$$.

I'm pretty sure nothing else is happening in the 4-states area this weekend, so please come out, support disc golf and help get yet another course to play in our area. If you need more information or would like to help out, please send me a PM or e-mail me at [email protected]

Peace through Plastic,
Heath

I overlooked the fact that Octoberfrizz was this same weekend. Sorry :o For those of you not heading to KS, think about making a run over to NW Arkansas for a great day of golf at a spectacular new location.

Getting the flyer linked is giving me a headache, so here are the details.

The Branchwood Open
Disc Golf Tournament
October 13, 2007

At the beautiful
Branchwood Golf Course
In
Bella Vista, AR

We will playing 2 rounds of Disc Golf

Registration: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Players Meeting: 8:45 a.m.
1st round tee-off: 9:00 a.m.

CTP�s, Ring of Fire and other prize opportunities

Entry Fees: Open/Pro $35
Advanced $30
Intermediate $25
Recreational $15
($5 of entry fees will go to Greens Fees)
3 players required to open a division, except women

For more information about this event or if you would like to be a sponsor please contact Heath @ [email protected] or call 479/530-5367

Is this the possible location for a permanent course or just a show of how many people will attend a tourney in the area?

Yes, this is going forward with the intentions of making this a permanent course. The director of the facility walked the course with us Monday while we played. Her lifeguards have been asking for disc golf, and it will make a great added benefit for the summer camps they run. We have already talked about alternate tee locations to the same pin locations for the kids. A good turnout would be a bonus, escpecially if we want to get into one of their bigger courses, of which they have 8.

Is this the possible location for a permanent course or just a show of how many people will attend a tourney in the area?



Could you imagine having 5 courses amonst there ball golf courses. There is so much land they could do it w/no problem. Then that many courses only creates revenue and really a DG mecca /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Is anyone from Tulsa planning to go to this tourney? I'm interested in going if I can find some others to carpool with. Let me know.

Check with Jose, Dave Wise, Coda, Wagle, Taylor , Winz, Treat, anyone? Please! I promise we won't tie any of you to trees, well unless you ask for it /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Gonna be a lot of fun. And we are getting some decent pub through the local papers Morning News disc golf article (http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/10/03/news/100407bzdiscgolf.txt) and the Bella Vista paper gave us top billing in Sports with a 1/3 page article.

come get some tulsa :D

it's only a one dayer ;)

I think its a dry county, But 6.0 in Mo is a short drive away. Just a FYI for those going up there.

There is a shortcut from the course directly to the liquor stores. I'll be hitting them (liquor stores) for sponsorship today. Come on over!!!

For those of you making the trip over. The Branchwood Neighborhood Association, our hospitality staff :cool:, will be sponsoring/providing breakfast for the players (Coffee, pastries, oranges, bananas, donuts). And we are working on providing lunch for all of the players or for a ridiculusly low price at the course.

And the course is looking sweet!

So, any Okies going to this shindig or what?

So, any Okies going to this shindig or what?



I'm going.

You have to play back to back weekends of golf course disc golf when you have the chance...

I would.. but, my birthday celebration starts NOW.

Happy Birhday! Make the trip and I'll buy you some real beer :D

Sounds good! Have the beer ready! :)

For those sitting on the fence about taking a trip over for the day, maybe a little sweetner will help you decide.

Lunch can be ordered at registration for $3. Subway , chips, cookie. Don't have to leave the course for lunch :D

Top 5 overall scores, 4-hole skins game. $200 sound OK? Maybe more, I've still got a day or two to try and gather a little more.

100% payout to all divisions (less $5/player for green fees)! CTP's for both rounds, all divisions

Some very, very cool Ring of Fire donations from all over, from some very generous individuals and clubs and corporate sponsors!

Not to mention the early AM treats the neighborhood associtation is providing for all of you :cool:

Maybe a DGA mini basket up for grabs for a small entry into maybe a CTP contest with champion weight mini's?

I've had three weeks to pull it together, maybe fun just to see if it all blows up in a cloud of plastic and Heath. Many of you have seen the crumble, how many have seen an implosion :confused:

Any of this sound worth making a trip over for? Oh, yeah and beer for you Winz! :D

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main....AR&2z=72715&r=f (http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&qq=hltF3hzNT9tNhURP0HLlhh9UYBmHRqyBceg4Gkon14D8uew Lk7pjHQ%253d%253d&ct=NA&rsres=1&1y=US&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=Tulsa&1s=OK&1z=&2y=US&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&2pn=Branchwood+Recreation+Ctr&2a=222+Glasgow+Rd&2c=Bella+Vista&2s=AR&2z=72715&r=f)

I am ready to go if I can find some Tulsans to carpool with...

Come on guys help a lady out. Don't let worrying about whether she is going to beat you stop you from hooking up a ride :o

Hey TwoPutt, or Trip-Circle :D, you need to make a run this way for Saturday. Large Pro-Masters field building. A familiar foe from St. Louis, new one from Joplin, some snakes sneaking out of the wood here in NWA. Could be a payday for a yellow rope veteran. ;) Hope you can make the trip.

I would love to but I have to do the soccer thing on Saturday. ;)

Melissa are you in? Any other ladies you can get to come this way? It will be lots of fun. So far I think there are 5 or 6 ladies that includes me. :cool:
I hope to see you there.

Probably not, Stacey. Sorry. I'll let you know if something changes.

Melissa - I am probably 90% sure that I am going to this event. So, you are definately welcome to ride with me. I have a couple of friends from work that live about 30 minutes from Bella Vista that are thinking about playing their first ever tourney. If they are going then I am going.

It sounds like a good time. I really hope this will become a permanent setup.

It is :cool: The permanent course may only be 9-10 holes as opposed to the 18 holes there will be for the temporary course.

:cool:

Melissa, it looks like you have a ride now. :) Are you in?

I am in.

:cool::cool:

Probably will make this trip as well.
Looks like a great location.
Great staff support.
And a great TD...
Heath won't let us down. :cool:
Should be lots of fun.
D.P. :D

I knew a little whiff of easy skins$ would raise a few heads :o

As the esteemed Mr. Forest has oft' said...

"The Eve is upon us. Make haste in your preparations and travel safely for it is BRANCHWOOD OPEN Eve!!!"

A few more laps around to see sponsors and potential sponsors, then off to set the course up and get in a quick round my own dang self :D :D

I knew a little whiff of easy skins$ would raise a few heads :o



Think they thought you were talking about a different skin. :o

As the esteemed Mr. Forest has oft' said...

"The Eve is upon us. Make haste in your preparations and travel safely for it is BRANCHWOOD OPEN Eve!!!"

A few more laps around to see sponsors and potential sponsors, then off to set the course up and get in a quick round my own dang self :D :D


Speaking of the setup of the temp course.
What will it be open, wooded, long, short, elevatation, etc.?
D.P. :confused:
:o

Don't worry bout it Patterson....you and your flick can do battle anywhere!!!

So exactly who from Tulsa is going?

i'm lookin for a ride...anyone?

i,d like to make this trip also

I am going - carpooling is cool. 636-5673 call me any an all we can setup something up. I am heading out to the course so buzz me on the cell.

Andrew left earlier in the day, sorry....

Hook it up however you have to, to get here. Just get here! Plenty of press coverage will be coming, spectators were out today to watch the practice rounds(very unique experience, when even your shanks recieve cheers of excitement).

We finally got a chance to play the course to baskets and DAMMMMMMM! Course plays OK! Killing me that I won't be playing.

Good combination of most everything you can ask for. Good elevation change up and down, lefties and righties, short and long, tight and open. And for sure there is a bit of OB everywhere you look /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

And one good free piece of advice for all-- Laying up isn't a weak choice, sometimes it is the best choice. Usually the strongest are the only ones able/willing to make the choice.--BE STRONG - BE WILLING!

C-you all in the morning.

Peace through Plastic,
Heath

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Andrew called in and reported the course was awesome.

I love the idea of disc golf on ball golf courses...

Great, My wife and I will see you guys bright and early.
D.P. :D

Well, it's go time for me. See you all shortly!

Well I had a blast.

Well, blowup is a better term....but it was still fun.

I shot the hot round in advanced in the morning (53) then lost my sanity and shot HUGE the second round...

Still squeaked in for last place cash.

First to last baby! :( ;)

This is one of the best courses I have ever played, it is long with Waterworks looking elevation changes. The greens are large and the cart path is OB (and presents an added challenge most of the time)

All in all, if you missed this one, you missed out bigtime!

Thanks Fish and Mandy for letting me crash at their place...Java and Bourbon are good dogs!!!

If your not 1st...your last

All I have to say is that I LOVED IT!

My two friends that played their first tourney this weekend at Branchwood said the had a great time and they plan on playing more often.

Everyone involved needs to be thanked for putting on such a great event on such short notice. GOOD JOB ALL!

The course was fun. It is good if you can launch a disc a long long ways. I really hope this course will become a permanent course.

To all of you guys from Tulsa that made the trip over--Thank You! Great play, gracious and understanding attitudes. Truly gentlemen in every way, regardless of the game we play!

Thank you all for coming out and playing, helping, supporting, not hollering at me I made some monumental mistakes and will learn from them. Payouts will be better, prizes will be bigger, things will run smoother. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. I can promise my 2nd tournament will be beter than this first one.

I believe we have made a huge step in the introduction of disc golf to a new area. It was not the quality of play or the quality of the course. It is from the example you as players set. Gentlemen and ladies is how you all conducted yourselves. It made a strong, positive impression on the residents, the staff of Branchwood and on the board members of Bella Vista that came out. I hope that I thanked you all in person, if not I WILL.

I owe a huge Thank You to Colin. Were it not for him and his laptop, I'd still be sitting there trying to figure out everything. Thank You!

Jeff Ash and Kelly Watson coming to help during registration and throughout the day marshalling and shuffling people in and out from the course. Thank You!

Everyone stepped up to help bail me out of my own ineptitude to bring this event together.

There were far too many people involved with the course design for me to take credit, they were just gracious enough to let me stand out front (maybe smart, just in case it blew up). Fish, Randal, Kel-Dog. Thanks

Now it's time to return all these baskets to their rightful owners. Thanks again for letting me use them. Sure do look nice on my trailer though. Guess I just need to buy a course full of baskets to haul around and do this with. Any donations will be accepted

After getting baskets returned, we will get the scores and final placements up. If you thought this course was fun, make plans for next year. And just wait till you see what I have in mind for my next attempt at running an event.

Thanks,
Heath

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I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS THE BEST COURSE IVE PLAYED THIS YEAR. WHAT AN EXPIRIENCE !!!!!!! fantastic time.

I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS THE BEST COURSE IVE PLAYED THIS YEAR. WHAT AN EXPIRIENCE !!!!!!! fantastic time.



Brad,
It was a pleasure playing w/you on the first round. I heard you were dropping putts like no tomorrow during the 2nd round. We told you that you could do it. Good job, sir. Yes I must say the course was one of the top 3 I played on this year. Picture perfect comes to mind, having to throw perfect or almost perfect shots to be in the fairway at 400 ft. for a 100-150 up shot. Front nine was phine! Anyway hats off to the man that made it happen, Heath. The volunteers, K-dog, Mr. Ash, Colin on the computer. Anybody I forgot my hats off! Mr. Ash there was no way I could walk to the top of that hill w/my calf out. You are a true gentleman giving up you cart seat. I was in awe, my friend. K-dog what else can I say, you shoulder is out or you would have been a warrrior out there also. Thanks for handling some of the details, meaning being there for Heath in time of need. Words of wisdom when it is your first tourny comes in big time handy. Peace my friend, see you and your other half soon. Colin, never talked to you but know, if you cannot play you are priceless behind the table and on the laptop. Peace. Heath, what a fun time. I will be back to play disc golf on ball golf courses. I was wonderful even though I had to leave for home at 5am sharp. I made it noneventful at 9:45am. You keep truckin forward. You have something going. See you and your other half soon also.

Peace from cool STL,
Ron

Please check out the following link about the Branchwood Open. At the bottom of the article is a link to send the editor a comment about the article. Maybe with enough comments we can get some follow up. They did put it front page, with a great color photo of Daysun and Jose <u>almost the entire front page</u>

More great press (http://www.nwanews.com/bcdr/News/54521/)

Heath and all your helpers,
Thanks for being willing to take this on with short notice.
Yeah there were a few bumps, It was your 1st tourney.
Next time we will throw Ya In The Lake by #17 ;) JK.
Enjoyed the course and look forward to next years tourney.

You might consider some different temp holes.
Maybe between #2 and #3 tee. Just a thought.
It looked like you used the tee boxes for your distances so...
that might complicate things a little.
Had Fun, Sorry I had to get home.

BTW Scores ? :D
Sorry couln't resist. :p
D.P. :D

"Unoffical" kind of official final scores (http://branchwoodrecreation.blogspot.com/2007/10/disc-golf-tournament.html)

Also a great spot to leave comments. That is if you would like to hopefully play something like this again.

:D

I shot a 116, I thought.....but when you go from under par to 9 or ten over....who is counting... :(

I did send a letter to the editor....I had to edit it a bit myself to get down to the 300 word limit.... :o:D

I have discovered a few things that were left behind at Branchwood. If you are missing some gear give me a shout. Jacket, chair that sort of thing. Not sure I'll give it back, just don't want to be rude and use it in front of you :eek: :D

Pictures anyone? I took a lot of video during the event but didn't take any pictures. I need some pictures for a quickly approaching meeting(Thursday). If anybody took some, please shoot me a link or e-mail them to me.

Thanks,
Heath

PS- Can we say PERMANENT!
"Circle Round Family Circle Round!"

Nice job, Heath!