Below is the flyer for the TX State Amateur Doubles Championship. I will still be the TD this year, but I�ll be unavailable the couple of weeks leading up to the tournament, so Larry Kruse is handling all the pre-registrations (THANKS LARRY!!!).

TitleDisc isn�t quite ready, but should be up very soon.

Thanks,
Gordon

2008 TEXAS STATE DOUBLES AMATEUR DISC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 7-9, 2008, PDGA XB-TIER

Benefiting the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter, serving Fayette County, Texas

A Perfect Warm-up for World Doubles - Limited to 32 Teams per Flight

Three rounds of 18 holes with a final 9 on Sunday afternoon. There will be a cut before the final nine. Texas State Doubles competition based on the World Doubles format. Bring your own everything: camping supplies, food and drink, etc. PACK IT IN PACK IT OUT.

Pre-registration ends Wednesday, March 5, 2008. A $5 late fee will be charged after March 5th. Credit card registration available through titledisc.com, must include all fees.

FOR FLIGHT A ONLY: AT LEAST ONE TEAMMATE MUST CHECK-IN ON FRIDAY MARCH 7TH BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 11:00 PM (or register - if space still available). This person must pay all the team�s fees that are still due: ace pot, non-PDGA fees, etc. NO REGISTRATION OR CHECK-IN FOR FLIGHT A ON SATURDAY MARCH 8TH. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 11:00 pm on Friday will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist.

FOR FLIGHT B ONLY: Please try to have at least one teammate check in (or register - if space still available) on Friday March 7th, between 1:00 pm and 11:00 pm. This will help us out greatly getting things ready for Saturday. There will be a short check-in & registration period Saturday morning March 8th from 7:30 am � 8:30 am. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 8:30 am will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist.

FEES � PRICE IS PER PERSON (does not include the $4 Ace Pot)

FLIGHT A: Advanced Men $58; Advanced Master $48
FLIGHT B: Advanced Women $48; Adv. Grand Master $48; Intermediate Men&Women $43; Recreational Men&Women $38

Fees include $3 PDGA Fee, $10 Greens Fee, & $2 Donation to the charity. All players who are not active PDGA members for 2008 at the time of the tournament must pay an additional PDGA fee of $10. Camping fee for non-players is $10 per person. Friday afternoon doubles round: $20 per team and a flex tee time starting at 1pm (� round Best Shot, � round Alternating Shot).

SEND ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
Your division, Both partners� entry fees � including $4 ace pot and $10 non-active PDGA fee (if applicable)
Both partners� PDGA #s; Both partners� phone #s; Both partners� addresses (physical & email)

YOUR TEAM WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNTIL BOTH PLAYERS HAVE PAID.

Make checks or money orders payable to Dillo�s Leap Productions, but mail them to Larry Kruse, 2127 Lamonte Ln, Houston, TX, 77018, or register online at titledisc.com. For more information contact Larry at [email protected] or (281) 798-9059 or Randon at [email protected] or (979) 278-3536 or (979) 451-2069 cell. You can also contact Gordon Maxim-Kelley, but only up until February 13th ([email protected], 512-858-0119)

We sure would like you or your company to be a sponsor. For only $75 you can have your name on a tee sign, and for only $100 you can have it on the T-Shirt and on a tee sign. CTP, Raffle, & Silent Auction prizes also needed (100% of Raffle/Auction proceeds to the charity).

Friday before the tournament, the gate opens at 1:00 pm. Check-in at the Doghouse. If space is still available after pre-registration is closed, it will be first come first served. Pre-registration is strongly advised. Most years we�ve had to turn away teams. If you are an active PDGA member, please have your 2008 membership card or a 2008 soft card (temp.member card) with you in case your name is not on the list of current members provided by the PDGA office. (Sending in your PDGA renewal form within two weeks of this tournament is usually not enough time to get on the list at the PDGA office).

FLIGHT A: Saturday: No Check-In Available; Player's meeting at 7:00 am. Round #1 Best Shot, tee time 7:30am; Round #2 Alternate Shot. Sunday: Round #3 Best Score (TBA, but probably around 11 am), Round #4 Worst Shot 10-12, Best shot 13-15, Best Score 16-18.

FLIGHT B: Saturday: Late check-in 7:30am � 8:30 am; Player's meeting at 9:30 am. Round #1 Best Shot, tee time immediately following players meeting (or as soon as flight A is done); Round #2 Alternate Shot. Sunday: Round #3 Best Score, tee time 8 am, Round #4 Worst Shot 1,5,6, Best shot 7-9, Best Score 19-21.

Round Top is half way between Austin and Houston. When you get to Round Top, turn at the blinking light (right from La Grange, left from Carmine). Turn left on 1457. Go about 3 miles then turn left onto 2714 to Winedale; (Wood sign says "Winedale Historical Center"). Go past the Stagecoach Inn and just before the black top ends, turn right on Muske-Ullrich Rd. The road will make a "dog leg", drive (.7mile) or half way down the hill and turn left at #3405 the sign says The Snow Farm. Stop at the first house on the left: The Doghouse. IF LOST CALL (979) 278-3536 or (979) 451-2069 cell.

Sweet!!! Can't wait!! Last year was a blast.

Already requested Friday and the following Monday off work. Who's down for an extra night of camping and a money round on Monday?

LOL

Jon, you know we'll be there for moral support.

I'm playing Intermediate with Matchu, it's going to be a fun weekend.

I'm looking to get in touch with my partner Wade Kolb.

Wade: Are you up for it again this year? :D

Yeeeeee--hhhhaaaaa!!! :D

Team Wizard Wizzers is registered!

I see that but, Titledisc shows you as playing MM1. :confused:
Stevo and I will be signing up soon. :D

Yo, Ching Lizard. The Rat's right.
We might be giants, but we're really MG1.

perhaps he has some faith in your abilities versus the (sorta) youngun's :)

Yep...you guys are right! Checked my confirmation e-mail and it shows MM1 on there...but I'll get that changed to MG1. I know I had that selected and thought I verified when I confirmed paypal too...

C-R-A-P-P-P!!!! (See??? That's what happens when you get into the really old guys division!!!!


H O L Y CRAP!!! I just realized that I caused my own very first registration change!!!! Ha-ha-ha!!! :D

Out of two teams registered so far...I caused 50% of them to be screwed up!!!

Hey Baldguy...can you get that changed for me please???

gotcha covered. gimme 5 mins and it'll be fixed. Feel free to send me gifts and tributes for my time :D

Baldie - come on down to Texas State Doubles and I'll hook you up! :D

I'm still Rolling on the Floor here about screwing up my own registration! :D

So...back to the reason I was gonna post to begin with...


The Freakin' Texas State Doubles on-line registration!!! (http://www.titledisc.com/eventDisplay.php?eventid=310)

Hoping to find a old man partner(GM1) so I can 3 peat /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :DCalvin Smith where are you :confused: or Guzman

Stevo and I are signed up now and there will be no 3-peat for you, Chinger. :eek:
I hope you can get a partner so, I can finally get the chance to kick your arse. :D
Team B.S.

I hope Stevo has a good back cuz he'll be carrying you the whole weekend :o:D

I think Stevo's back is okay...it's his heart that I'd be worried about. :D

I see 5 teams signed up already...those Woodlands boys better get up off their mouse-pads and get to clicking.

We've got at least 1 mixed doubles team out there too!

Any other "takers" out there??? (I said takers David...not "talkers" !!!) :D

I wonder if Harry has a partner yet? :confused:

Where is the players list?

Some are listed on titleDISC (http://titledisc.com/prereg.php?eventid=310) .

Yep...I got our first mail-in yesterday from Jerry and Dalton Seabolt. I looked at the tournament admin stuff, but the tourney isn't listed up there yet. I'll bug Randon and make sure he's got the sanctioning stuff turned in.

I'm going to try and talk Baldguy into showing us the team names up there instead of the town and state stuff...

I wonder if Harry has a partner yet? :confused:



I know at 2006 World Doubles last year he didnt :o:D

OUCH :eek:

Chain_Chinger...Do you ever check your meesages?

Looks like we made the MG field sooner than any other division! :D

The old guys can really move when they want to! :D

Every reply on this page has been made by an old guy so far! :D

you callin me old? That the first time that has happened :D

No Scott, just the rest of us. /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif :D
And I don't see that you are signed up on titleDISC (http://titledisc.com/prereg.php?eventid=310) yet. :eek: :confused:

I'm going to try and talk Baldguy into showing us the team names up there instead of the town and state stuff...


I went to go add this functionality to titleDISC and realized that I made a boo-boo :(

First understand that this tournament is using 90% new code since it is the first doubles event titleDISC has handled since I re-wrote nearly the entire site. That said, I should have tested this part...

Nobody who registered before tonight via titleDISC for this event has a team name associated with the entry. it was simply a typo on my part and it's now fixed... but because of that typo, I didn't store the team name with the registration :(. I can fix it though! If you folks will be so kind as to send me the team names via email or PM here on this board, I'll be more than happy to update my database and help you fly your team flag proudly :). I assure you that the rest of the data is in there, I just need to re-populate the team names and all will be well.

my email address is [email protected] If you registered for this event before about 30 minutes ago, please send me your team name and I'll get it all fixed up :)

You got it Baldie! :D

check it out now... I think it looks keen :cool:

I like it! :D

Are there any others signed up besides the ones on titleDISC (http://titledisc.com/prereg.php?eventid=310) ?

Yes, I know of at least one team that paid in person.

Yep...I got yours and Matchu's Susan.

All total, there are 3 other teams that have signed up that aren't listed on TitleDisc yet. I'll pull them all together and upload tonight...

Is it night yet? /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Team Matsuey.

We wanted to get that out there, don't want to let that "over the top" TD name our funtime team.

Awww...how [about] MacChu? [then everyone can follow with a "God bless you" after it...] :D

there will be no 3-peat for you, Chinger. :eek: :D

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you can play ma2 with a 934 rating :(

I scoped the MA2 entries and didn't see anyone with a 934 rating...who do you mean?

Wow "LITTLE THUMBER BOY " (A.K.A B.Marshall) you ready for this one? can't wait !!!!! How about you pancake guy you playin?

OH and how about you to Bald guy

yes sir, we are signing up this weekend, as soon as we decide on a super wicked team name :p

I'd like to make this one... need a partner though. I'll see who I can scare up :)

I'll see who I can scare up



With "scare" being the operative word there....:D:D

Come on Josh...you can find a partner!

How 'bout a mixed-only division? I know that Deidre and I would enjoy being partners and team Shabookie has expressed interest. I think it would be awesome to compete with other couples from around the state (good thing Jay and Des aren't Ams :D). Whatcha think?

Sounds like there is a "demand" for it Josh.

We've got 2 such teams already - The Petre's in MA3 and SueMac and Matchu in MA2.

Randon would love to see a return of a "Women's" division out there too! He knows of at least one other woman looking for a partner right now...

Pencil in another Mixed team Larry! Probably MA3 since I seriously doubt you can find another GM team :cool:

Entry should be paid this weekend if we decide to do it!

Should we just combine them to one division, maybe two? D and I both play intermediate, so MA2 is as low as we can go. It sounds lke SueMac and Matchu are in for MA2, and I think team Shabook would be too. Petre's move up! :D c'mon Harry, bring your partner up to MA2 :)

Considering the last time she played in a tournament was in 2002 I doubt we could compete....it would be like the last tournament we did this in, which was the Nashville World's....donating our funds to kids younger than her kids :D

say it aint so Sue is playing a LONG STUPID COURSE!!!!! :confused: :p

Yes Sir,

Getting ready for The Rock in April. :eek:

And I LOVE STUPID LONG! It's just not a NECESSITY!

LOL :D

neither is short pot luck type holes... :o

What? :confused:

Pot luck? Are you cooking?

Hey Baldguy, do you still need gm partner? I'm cronologically blessed and would like to play.... i'll be at victoria this weekend, playing as an old guy (gm)

I have to stay in Rec... I haven't placed in a tourney since my very first in Oct. of 2006 and I'm hoping my wife can carry me here and I'll finally have some of that glory that she has felt...

Hey Baldguy, do you still need gm partner? I'm cronologically blessed and would like to play.... i'll be at victoria this weekend, playing as an old guy (gm)


If I could play GM, I would take you up on that offer. Believe it or not, I'm still a ways from even getting to Masters age :(. I suppose that makes me "chronologically challenged" :D

Thanx Baldguy, i'll still be lookin, Skid Row in Victoria!!!! Rockin an Discin what could be better! :cool:

Slinger - Harry might still be looking for a partner. PM him up from one of his posts up-thread.

Harry will be in Victoria this weekend, bet he's on your card!

Thanks Ching an Sue, for all you do, I'll talk to Harry at Victoria, this is going to rock, Skid Row!! and three days of golf!!!

Might have a partner, definitely have one if there is going to be a Mixed Division of the MA3 flavor. Someone make a decision so I can get us signed up :cool:

Yeah, isn't that where the really old guys take the young ladies....out for a weekend of golf?

Will Randon, or Mr. Brady be escorting a filly too?

Sue, I'm sure Diane would smack you for the young filly comment :D

Team Name: 2 Grand, 1 Knee

Is Old Gray Mare better?

You'll have to ask her.......when I'm out of the immediate area of what will be mass destruction :D

See ya in Victoria!

Sounds to me like a Mixed Doubles division across the board would be the way to go... I think I will give out a secondary prize to the highest finishing Mixed Doubles team at least...

My partner hasn't played any organized golf in some time. He doesn't have a rating, and if Gordon would give a blessing, we'd love to play in a mixed only division or maybe if we all where in MA3, it would be cool.

Considering the last time she played in a tournament was in 2002 I doubt we could compete....it would be like the last tournament we did this in, which was the Nashville World's....donating our funds to kids younger than her kids :D



My partner has no rating either :)

I can't play MA3, according to the PDGA, but I'd love to be able to compete in a mixed-only division. Just my two cents.

I think my partner is intermediate and really would want to play MA2 or a seperate mixed division. I vote for mixed division.

Mixed Only Division......to heck with rating classification for it :)

Now, who's going to ask Gordon?

Gordon is out of country until just before the tourney.

I will check with the Land Baron and see what he thinks. I think with all of the strong interest in it, he'll probably agree.

Keep your eyes peeled for further word soon. :D

(BTW - As Gordo's surrogate here, I'm in favor of it...I better check with the PDGA to make sure we aren't stepping on their toes by doing something like this.)

It is an X-tier anyway. Not rated, so shouldn't be an issue with the police.

POLICE :eek:

Nobody said nothing about the police being involved :mad:

:D

They're watching you right now, and you just don't know it.

Police=PDGA

j/k don't want to get in trouble. :o :cool: :o

Spoke with the Land Baron and we've agreed to let it stand as is for this year. It would create too many difficulties to try and slap this together this late in the game...mixed doubles teams can register in the Men's division where the highest rated player places them.

I will make a donation (and accept any others if anyone wants to chip in with me :D) to make a special award for the best score for a mixed doubles team.

Randon, Gordon and I will sit down over that weekend and talk about the possibility of hosting a mixed doubles set of divisions.

But in the meantime, Harry and Baldguy you can each register as a team in your respective divisions and still have another mixed doubles team to compete against. I'll cough up special prizes for both divisions.

If you cough them up I hope youo have the decency to at least wipe them off :D

Our team is playing in MA2 if any mixed team wants to take us on...........Baldguy? You and your hot woman gunna come down and play with us? :D ;) :D

Just signed us up MA3....... :D

Given you are in charge Larry,


PLAYERS LIST?

I gotta clear it with the boss (one in the same with the aforementioned "hot woman" :D) but I think we can make it. If we can, it will be MA2.

Larry, if it can't happen division-wise, how about card-wise? If nothing else, I think the ladies would enjoy playing on the same card.

Yes, please sir.

Larry, if it can't happen division-wise, how about card-wise? If nothing else, I think the ladies would enjoy playing on the same card.




I can make <u>that</u> happen for sure! :D

Hey Baldguy, do you still need gm partner? I'm cronologically blessed and would like to play.... i'll be at victoria this weekend, playing as an old guy (gm)



Just signed us up MA3....... :D



Are you just a little scared to play MG1? :confused: :o:D
McCriminal and Dan the Man, AKA (chocolatey mess) are looking pretty tough. /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Definitely not scared of any of the wimps in MG1.....just rather stroll around the course with my lady.....Mixed Doubles is much more fun than Old Crotchidy Man Doubles :D:D

Is there a players list posted anywhere that is complete?

TitleDisc has one HERE (http://www.titledisc.com/prereg.php?eventid=310) for all that pre registered so far via TitleDisc (http://www.titledisc.com)

I missed your complete part which this one isn't.

How about it Ching....complete list :D

I was just following up on Moffit Show details for this Saturday, and when I spoke to him, he'd just had another tooth pulled and was medication bound.

Therefore, I wouldn't expect to see anything, anytime soon.

WE MISS YOU GORDON!

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are you ready?!!

nice picture of Ray. I'd recognize those pigtails anywhere.

Well...I just got back from a little nap in "La-La Land".
Not feeling very lucid at this moment, and I don't have the patience to try and figure out getting this stuff uploaded to the PDGA Tournament area just yet... So I'm posting it here in the "old-school" format.

33 Teams registered so far:

MA1 = 7
MA2 = 12
MA3 = 5
MM1 = 4
MG1 = 5

P1 Name P1 pdga P2 Name P2 pdga Division Team Name
Flury, Jay 13140 Partin, Jerry 21609 MA1 Par Flurtin
Avila 31618 Cortines 33147 MA1 Aggie Destroyers
Baker 20279 Smith MA1 Allen Parrsons Project
Fisler, Dan 12161 Coleman, Scott 24594 MA1 Fizzelling Lantern
Nicholson 19327 Nicholson 19224 MA1 Super Bad
Parmley, Jon 21653 Egan, Slim 21936 MA1
Williams, Paul 24252 Andersen 29246 MA1
Johnson 32210 Braley 32110 MA2
Olden 33913 Stevens MA2
Seabolt, Jerry 10742 Seabolt,Dalton 24159 MA2
Macaluso, Susan Rogers, Matchu MA2
Sudderth, Brian 31369 Garner, Randy 31758 MA2 Sode Druid
Cole, Glen Wise, Mike MA2 Coupe Deluxe
Berry, Marty 32740 Tony MA2
Dumke 33555 Houghland 33341 MA2
Hazelwinkel 33925 Lightner 34094 MA2 -18
Herrera Wyrick 20152 MA2 Team Lefties
Marshall 34275 Brandon 33534 MA2 Team Discqualified
Teague 31619 Machen 17703 MA2 Your Mom
Petre, Matt 31262 Petre, Tracy 31261 MA3
Kalthoff 12183 Morrow 18808 MA3 2 Grand - 1 knee
Kemp Dean MA3 Double D's
Samora 19909 Mitchell MA3 Dubble Trubble
Whiddon 34006 Shehan MA3 Team Discqualified-2
Kruse, Larry 17545 Kolb, Wade 22783 MG1 Wizard Wizzers
Lirette, Albert 28113 Barnes, Stevo 7365 MG1 Team BS
McCrimmon, Mark 9467 Mueller, Dan 14270 MG1 Chocolately Mess
Parker, Sheldon 9722 Gibbons MG1
McCoin, Mark 20315 Larkin, Cecil 15526 MM1
Turner, Dan Vela, Jerry MM1
Allen 18811 Amaya 20044 MM1 Ugly Navajo
Martin, Rob 11367 Vogel, Jeff 25248 MM1 Team Mar-vol-ous
Romero 29488 Pickett MM1 Blu and Hugh Revu

Grumble - grumble - grumble....

I managed to fool the tournament admin stuff enough to get the teams listed on the PDGA website...but man does this ever look horrible! Oh well...it's the best that's going to get done for now. :(

Yea yea i'm ready. I can't help it if i like my burger to sizzle how about you can you sizzle in this event ? I sure hope I can?

I seem to be missing the entry for BaldGuy though...

Wassup with that Josh? :D

Is this place car camping friendly .. i.e. will i be able to park my truck and sleep in the back of it or do I have to haul a tent to some location to camp?

Car camping is cool......been there done that :D

Bump :D

Add a couple more teams too...the list is growing!

I'll have to add them and post them up sometime this weekend, but I'm a little busy with everything happening right now.

Oops! Forgot to add that I think the total is getting pretty close to 40 teams now!

If you haven't sent in your reg. then please get moving and get it to me soon.

A weekend at the Snow Farm is always a blast! :D

Blast? Does this mean fireworks are legal again :D:eek: ;)

yes

Are dogs allowed?
BL

They've been allowed before.....depends on the dog.

They've been allowed before.....depends on the dog.



if you get to bring your dogs, then i get to bring my BB gun :D

They've been allowed before.....depends on the dog.



So who decides this? He has been to many tourneys before and is well manored.

depends on the dog.



Harry, I thought the depends were for you. ;) :eek: /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :eek: ;)

Brad, you should contact Randon directly, as I wouldn't recommend taking a dog out to Snow Farm without prior approval from the LandBaron.

His contact number and email on the flyer and posted on HFDS board.

Sue, your grocery cart is the only one I've seen with Depends in it :eek: :p

My coupon for Depends isn't valid until I'm of Grandmaster age :D As my memory is already fading fast, I think that's next year. :D

What the heck are you guys talking about? I've been bringing Charlie out there since he was barely bigger than my hand. Danny Berry brings Chocolate out there. Actually, I wish I could make it. Charlie needs a weekend on the ranch. And no, I did NOT train him to lay down on the tee box when someone else is about to drive. He just figured that out on his own. haha

Charlie is one of the family, and Chocolate hasnt' been coming with Danny the past few years.

Ms. Manners would suggest talking with the host before bringing any pet out for the weekend.

Sorry to hear you won't be joining in the festivities this year!

What can anyone tell me about this course? Is it for big arms? Is it long and narrow? Is it in the woods? I just want to get some info on the layout.

All of the above....it is a course with a bit of everything

+ big trouble if you get off the fairway on some holes....and you will. Bring band-aids.

What can anyone tell me about this course? Is it for big arms? Is it long and narrow? Is it in the woods? I just want to get some info on the layout.



The course has a good mixture of it all...

For long-arms, there is the 1,040 foot #10. Several very long holes, and quite a few tight-line holes as well. There are a few ace-able holes out there even for us short-arms. :D

The trees out there are all very hungry though...I don't think Randon feeds them often enough. Staying in the fairway is key...getting off the fairway usually results nasty/tricky lies that can leave you bleeding as a result of tangling with the vines. :D

It's a really good course in a beautiful setting. Getting your first experience of it in a Doubles format is probably one of the friendliest introductions you could ever get to the Snow Farm.

If anyone is looking for a partner for State Doubles, I have at least one Intermediate that is looking for a partner for this edition. Any takers?

1 week :D

if fireworks are allowed i guess its ok to bring firewood for a fire, huh?

In the past all fires were required to be in a pit. I sincerely doubt that rule has been changed. :cool:

1 week :D

looks like we won't be able to make this one :(. Work has gotten in the way of yet another DG trip.

It looks like there is going to be a ton of golfers there, though. I'm disappointed that we won't be part of the fun, but hopefully we can make it next year :)

Bump......come on weekend :cool:

Lizard........promised registration list update? :eek: :D

it doesn't help that my provider is experiencing a DOS attack right now... titledisc is down this morning but should be back up soon. Kinda hard for Larry to get info from me if the data is locked down by some idiot DOS'ers

weather for Ams:

Mar 7 Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s.

Mar 8 Saturday
Sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 40s.

Mar 9 Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 50s.

Mar 10 Monday
Abundant sunshine. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Woo-Hoo :cool:

Thanks Mr. Weatherman :D

Woo-Hoo :cool:

Thanks Mr. Weatherman :D



--- Okay, No one say the R word.

:D

cant wait

Harry - Maybe tonight, but more likely tomorrow night...

I've been a little busy lately...two tourney's last weekend, etc...but I'll get it caught up and posted tonight.

I do understand :cool:

... Therefore, I wouldn't expect to see anything, anytime soon.

WE MISS YOU GORDON!


Oh, right... like I have some kind of good reputation for getting out timely player's lists??? :o

But thanks for the sentiment :D

I'm back now and very appreciative of all of Larry's hard work in getting everyone registered and answering questions. Thank You Ching Lizard!!! :D :)

Looking forward to a great weekend at the Snow Farm.

I might bring my mega-saur-a** out there after riding 52 miles around Magnolia on my bicycle. Maybe a day after. :)

That's a scary sounding dinosaur Kent! Be sure to bring your bike out with you, we'll let you take messages from the Dog House out to holes #13 &amp; #14 :D

Welcome back Gordo :cool:Looking forward to the weekend and having fun.......and I warn you now, don't call my partner "adorable" :eek: :D

Regarding fireworks and fires: <font color="red"> NO fireworks!!! </font> Only the Land Baron himself can do those.

If there is not a burn ban (and we hope to get final word about that from Randon soon), then fires in the camp sites are permitted, but still <font color="red"> NO open ground fires </font> . You can use a grill, pit, etc, but it needs to be contained in something.

This is a Ranch Rule that Randon put in place a few years ago after he had too many instances of beer bottles being put into the campfires and then him finding broken glass all over the ground for the next few months.

Regarding fireworks and fires: <font color="red"> NO fireworks!!! </font> Only the Land Baron himself can do those.

If there is not a burn ban (and we hope to get final word about that from Randon soon), then fires in the camp sites are permitted, but still <font color="red"> NO open ground fires </font> . You can use a grill, pit, etc, but it needs to be contained in something.

This is a Ranch Rule that Randon put in place a few years ago after he had too many instances of beer bottles being put into the campfires and then him finding broken glass all over the ground for the next few months.



Are there fire rings out there or do we have to provide our own?

Randon, Gordon and I will sit down over that weekend and talk about the possibility of hosting a mixed doubles set of divisions.


Cast another vote for a mixed division in the future. If there had been a 'Mixed' this year and Jessica could bring her dog with us we probably would have been out there with you guys.

ERic

Yes, many of us playing mixed this year, are saddened by the quick decision that was made by Larry and Randon not to allow us to play in the seperate division this year.

There are enough this year, and rest assured if we get the word out about a seperate division for next year, it will have lots of participation.

Guess that gives me a year to get my boyfriend playing disc golf.

There are several mixed teams playing this year, come on out :D

And the dog is okay, just needed an "okay" IMO before bringing out for the whole weekend.

Whew! Welcome back Gordo!!! :D:D

Can I forward the 512 and 409 area code numbers to your phone now? :D

I am SO looking forward to this weekend. Weather gods have aligned themselves perfectly for a perfect weekend of disc golf at the Snow Farm!!!

Yes, many of us playing mixed this year, are saddened by the quick decision that was made by Larry and Randon not to allow us to play in the seperate division this year.




...thanks for your opinionated jab there Susan.

FYI - A "quick decision" would be opening up a new set of divisions once flyers had already been published and players had already registered for it. Never a good idea.

For once, I actually like the idea of advanced planning for a change like this as it isn't a "little" change. Taking the time to think about it, plan it and then publicize it is likely to cause this to turn out to be a lot better for the players/teams in the long run. I think it is a really cool idea to run mixed doubles and I'm looking forward to seeing it incorporated into Texas State Doubles in the future. It might even be cool to see a Pro/Am mixed doubles too! :D

Larry,

Thanks for noticing. As for the flyer reasoning...........still weak in my book. We all know this is a "relaxed" atmosphere, and I just found it difficult to swallow that a decision was made with such super sonic speed.

BTW, Jessica DeBray is looking for a partner. She would love to play on a mixed team if any one out there is looking for a partner.

Sue, Larry's sense of reasoning has always been weak :eek: :D

No no...I think you mean rinse of seasonings. Enough with the dirty onions and garlic already, Ching. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Larry,

you can't please em all....and it always seems to be the same ones who don't DO much they just run their traps.....big props to the team for all the hard work :D

The most current players list is up! Texas State Doubles registration list. (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7405#Advanced)

We have 48 teams so far.
Here's the breakdown:
MA1 = 9
MA2 = 20
MA3 = 7
MG1 = 5
MM1 = 7

Total: 48

Flight A 16
Flight B 32

The most current players list is up! Texas State Doubles registration list. (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7405#Advanced)

We have 48 teams so far.
Here's the breakdown:
MA1 = 9
MA2 = 20
MA3 = 7
MG1 = 5
MM1 = 7

Total: 48

Flight A 16
Flight B 32



This is gonna be fun! Looks like MA2 will be a hottly contested division.

16 teams in Flight A??? That's pretty week...where are all the MA1's and MM1's....

I'm assuming Flight B is incredibly close to being capped? This should give all the late entrants in MA1 and MM1 to get in last second. Will entries still be taken on Friday, and if so, until what time? 10pm? 11pm? 2am ;)

Let's fill both flights! Well done Ching :cool:

thanks to the pdga ranking ma2 at 935, its going to be a massive bagger division. :D

With 32 teams: <font color="red"> Flight B is Full. </font> If you want to be on the waitlist for Flight B, you just need to do call or email Larry Kruse ([email protected] or (281) 798-9059) with your name, your partner�s name, and your division.

From the flyer for flight B: <font color="blue"> There will be a short check-in &amp; registration period Saturday morning March 8th from 7:30 am � 8:30 am. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 8:30 am will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist. </font> So if you are on the waitlist, you technically don�t have to be at the ranch until 8:30 on Saturday (but you don�t want to be there any later, because if we call your names and you aren�t there, we�ll go to the next team on the list). You are still welcome to come to the Ranch on Friday and play the �casual� doubles round or practice, and see if there have been any cancellations, but at the very latest you need to be there by 8:30 Saturday morning, ready to register if there are any spots available.

Still plenty of room in Flight A: Advanced Men and Adv.Master Men

Titledisc will be open only through this evening. Shut down time will hopefully be 10pm, but I'll confirm that as soon as I can.

REGISTER ON www.TITLEDISC.COM (http://www.TITLEDISC.COM) NOW!!! Don't wait.

We'll see ya early Saturday morning Gordo! :cool:

Still plenty of room in Flight A: Advanced Men and Adv.Master Men

Titledisc will be open only through this evening. Shut down time will hopefully be 10pm, but I'll confirm that as soon as I can.

REGISTER ON www.TITLEDISC.COM (http://www.TITLEDISC.COM) NOW!!! Don't wait.


Yes, 10 pm for shut down tonight of titledisc.

If you want to play in Flight A, but don�t register on titledisc today: you have to drive out to the ranch on Friday; first come first served for any available spaces on Friday March 7th, starting at 1pm. You have to come out to the ranch to register and pay, and you MUST be there no later than 11pm. Earlier is better! More chance of spaces being available, plus the chance to set up camp, practice, relax, party, etc. Randon is very strict about this, he won�t hold spots just because someone calls and says they are coming out. Per the flyer:

<font color="blue"> FOR FLIGHT A ONLY: AT LEAST ONE TEAMMATE MUST CHECK-IN ON FRIDAY MARCH 7TH BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 11:00 PM (or register - if space still available). This person must pay all the team�s fees that are still due: ace pot, non-PDGA fees, etc. NO REGISTRATION OR CHECK-IN FOR FLIGHT A ON SATURDAY MARCH 8TH. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 11:00 pm on Friday will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist.
</font>

So no driving out Saturday morning and signing up, even if there are spots. Flight A must be there on Friday.

We really really encourage people to register online today through www.titledisc.com. (http://www.titledisc.com.) We know you hate driving out there Friday not knowing if you can get in, but if you don�t pre-register today, that is the only way to try and get in.

Come on MA1's....we usually have between 13-18 teams every year - step up and get ready for World Dubs! Don't be skeered of the farm!

Tick-Tock........time is ticking away..........ready for this thing to get started :cool:

Oh yeah..........revised team list :D

He he. :cool:

Online registration has been closed.

The only way to get in now, is to make sure you get to the Snow Farm tomorrow afternoon (sometime after 1:00pm) and register and pay there.

Only divisions still open are Advanced and Advanced Masters divisions.

Wait list has been started for Intermediate and Recreational divisions. 2 on the wait list so far including 1 team that got signed up on TitleDisc before we could get it shut down.

Weather should be stunningly beautiful for this weekend! (Good! We're overdue for a good run of weather for this great event!)

Ching, are you guaranteeing good weather? We'll hold you to it :eek: :D:p

if not........the wallop he'll get will be "stunningly beautiful". ;) :p ;)

J/K, Lizard.

Just a little kkkold at night, and we know how to fix that.

Just a little kkkold at night, and we know how to fix that.



Be on the lookout for some good ol fashion moonshine to keep you warm....I hear them cajun boys are bringing some of the good stuff!

Sue, if you weren't referring to booze in the quote above, this probably doesn't make sense :D

I got a phone call during lunch from a guy looking for an Advanced partner...

Is anyone seeking a partner for Advanced division?

Let me know! :D

Just a little kkkold at night, and we know how to fix that.


uh oh sounds like some tent hopping.. :D:p

Chris, why did I know you were going to comment on that...when she wrote it, I thought to myself...wwcd....what would chris do!

Sorry to be a bit repetitive, but here we go...

Not many signups yesterday on titledisc, so we have <font color="blue"> 15 spots available in Flight A: Advanced Men and Advanced Masters </font>


If you want to play in Flight A, you have to drive out to the ranch on Friday; first come first served for any available spaces on Friday March 7th, starting at 1pm. You have to come out to the ranch to register and pay, and you MUST be there no later than 11pm. Earlier is better! More chance of spaces being available, plus the chance to set up camp, practice, relax, party, etc. Randon is very strict about this, he won�t hold spots just because someone calls and says they are coming out. Per the flyer:

FOR FLIGHT A ONLY: AT LEAST ONE TEAMMATE MUST CHECK-IN ON FRIDAY MARCH 7TH BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 11:00 PM (or register - if space still available). This person must pay all the team�s fees that are still due: ace pot, non-PDGA fees, etc. NO REGISTRATION OR CHECK-IN FOR FLIGHT A ON SATURDAY MARCH 8TH. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 11:00 pm on Friday will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist.


So no driving out Saturday morning and signing up, even if there are spots. Flight A must be there on Friday.

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With 15 spots available, it is very wide open (we usually only have 3 or 4 spots at this point). We can't guarantee there will be a spot there when you show up but the odds are pretty da** good.

If you want, you can send only one teammate out to register and pay, and then the partner can show up later. But the first person there needs to pay all the fees for both.

You can also send your money with someone else who might be going out to the ranch earlier than you. However, be sure to send enough money to cover both player's entry fees. PLUS, at least one person from the actual team will still need to show up before 11pm to check in (just like all the pre-registered teams).

See y'all soon :D

Regarding fireworks and fires: <font color="red"> NO fireworks!!! </font> Only the Land Baron himself can do those.

If there is not a burn ban (and we hope to get final word about that from Randon soon), then fires in the camp sites are permitted, but still <font color="red"> NO open ground fires </font> . You can use a grill, pit, etc, but it needs to be contained in something.

This is a Ranch Rule that Randon put in place a few years ago after he had too many instances of beer bottles being put into the campfires and then him finding broken glass all over the ground for the next few months.



Are there fire rings out there or do we have to provide our own?


Oops, I missed this question earlier, sorry Jerry!

You must provide your own fire container. And rocks on the ground in a ring do not count. That is still considered an open ground fire (which is a Randon NO NO).

I've seen people use grills, trash cans, and all kinds of interesting contraptions.

Thanks,
Gordon

You must provide your own fire container. And rocks on the ground in a ring do not count. That is still considered an open ground fire (which is a Randon NO NO).

I've seen people use grills, trash cans, and all kinds of interesting contraptions.


Oh... and if you are unsure whether your "container" will pass muster with Randon, feel free to call him on his cell phone at 979-451-2069 (or at the house at the ranch - 979-278-3536; though cell is probably better at this point).

24 hours to go..............yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE ROUND ROCKERS IN ATTENDANCE and everyone drive safely to and from the course

I'm soooooooooo upset that I have to work this weekend, as my partner is still a college student all it takes is a phone call and that guy will be at my door ready to play :D.....with baseball in full swing in the NJCAA I barely have time for the mini on sun. :confused:


All you teams have fun and good luck

Yeah, good luck to the bagger teams in Adv. Masters and Adv. Grandmasters. You know who you are...

Wish I was one of them.

Baggers in Disc Golf? :eek:

Here is the Final Pre-Reg List (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7405#Advanced) before I pack it in and head to the Farm.

We have a number of teams taking advantage of the Pros playing in Am divisions per the PDGA guidelines. This is very cool to see! (...and to participate in...:D)

Hope to see all of you guys up at the Farm soon! :D

I know of at least two other MA1 teams that were heading straight to the Farm to register at the last minute. We also are going to field a Womens division in the A-flight! It will be the first Women's division in a couple of years - Thanks for coming back out there ladies!!! :D

Scoring Lizard

Scores ;) :DMan I wish I could had made this one.

adv ROUND ROCK way to go nicholsons

Yep.

Round Rock was certainly in da house! :D

Blair and Blake won it on the first hole of "Best Disc" sudden-death! Congrats guys!!!

Wow! What a weekend of fantastic disc golf!!!

I'm still feeling under the weather today, but I will do what I can to get scores posted up tonight after work.

There were tight races going on in almost every single division. Big movement in the standings after each round reported in.

I'll write up some more details tonight once I get the scores posted up and the psuedo-ratings plugged in.

how about some scores today??? :) thanks

I spent over 45 minutes this morning trying to get them uploaded Chris...

The last error message I had kept complaining that one of the division fields didn't contain a valid 3 character division code in it. I went through them all visually and nothing jumped out at me. I will have to enter them by hand and copy and paste them down the entire division column. I was using the following division codes: MA1, MM1, MG1, FW3, MA2 and MA3. I know I mess up the Women's code sometimes, but FW3 should be right I think. Right?

dang ol' softwares :mad:man

Hmmm...okay...I think I have the rounds posted up and most of the ratings stuff setup correctly (or at least as correctly as Doubles formats can get...) You can view the results by Clicking on This!!! (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7405&amp;year=2008&amp;incl udeRatings=1#Advanced)

I generated these based on (usually) using the PDGA number of the highest rated player on a team. I probably could tweak it a bit more and make sure that I got them all right, but probably probably won't make that much difference except in some isolated cases... In some cases, there was only one partner with a PDGA number too.

It was a great weekend for disc golf!

(Stories to follow...)

Sometimes *stuff* just works out right.

There are a lot of things surrounding a doubles event that you don't usually see, or have to deal with at a regular tourney. Usually, there is some guy that shows up and wants to play but doesn't have a partner. Chances are usually kind of slim for those guys because they have to be able to find a partner in the same division etc.

Then sometimes you get the team that is all signed up, and then something happens and one or sometimes both players don't show up.

This year, both happened at once and I ended up hooking up a local Houston player (probably mid-Intermediate level) with one of the Advanced division guys (Scott Coleman) who had his partner cancel out late on Friday because the flu-bug he had was getting worse. Scott was desparate to find a partner at the last second and Casey wanted to play, but wasn't sure about being competitive in the Advanced division.

Neither player had met each other before and I hooked them up about 2 minutes before we began the player meeting. They went out to course for the opening round of best disc and ended up tied for 1st place after the first round! I got the MOST rewarding feeling at seeing the looks on their faces when they arrived to turn their card in!

Both of those guys (and it was greatly appreciated by me) pulled me aside at different times during the weekend to thank me for hooking them up with their partner!

He-he-he...I love it when *c*r*a*p* happens and something really good turns out from it! :D:D:D

Battle in Women's division.

We were very glad to see a card of women players out there this year. A couple of arms had to twisted a bit on Thursday before, but we had 2 Intermediate Womens teams out there.

It turned out to be a tight race from wire to wire. Jessica Debray and Karen Dorrier gave up a single throw in their 2nd round which turned out to be the deciding factor in crowning Stephanie Allen and Michele Owens as the TxSt Am Doubles Women Champions! 246 throws versus 247 throws!

Great job ladies!!! Now come back next year and defend it! :D

We had 3 mixed doubles teams out there competing "heads up" in the Men's Recreational Division.

SueMac and Matchu ended up finishing in 2nd place against some very strong Rec. teams.

Because of the PDGA rule changes allowing Pros to compete in Am divisions if their ratings permit it, a number of teams (including myself) had Pros competing this weekend. Dave Nesbitt played Advanced with his 16-17 y/o son Paul. They played very steady all weekend and ended up finishing in Advanced division in 6th place!

In the Advanced Masters Division, The Woodlands team of Mark McCoin and Cecil Larkin dominated the division wire to wire. They dropped the "hot round" in the division until the final where they were tied by the second place team of Romero and Pickett with at 30. Their final total of 189 tied the Advanced Men's Division! Great shootin' guys!

Oh yeah...and many thanks go out to our host, Mr. Randon "Land Baron" Dillingham for hosting yet another edition of the Texas State Amateur Disc Golf Championship and to all of the players that supported the animal shelter in LaGrange by playing in the 2008 edition! :D

You guys (and gals) ROCK!!! :D