Fontana Village Resort, DISConcepts, Innova Disc Golf, and Disc Golf United present the Fontana Flying Disc Festival (3FD). The inaugural FONTANA FLYING DISC FESTIVAL weekend will be a 1 day 2 round PDGA �C� tier event on Saturday March 22nd and a 1 day Disc Golf United handicapped 1 round tournament on Sunday March 23rd. In addition to the disc golf tournament there will be countless family activities, an extreme DISTANCE competition, a putt putt tournament (on a sweet onsite course), a mini-disc golf course, LIVE BAND, and FREE BEER in the ballroom! From the company that brought you the Tupelo Bay Open, look for the course that Owner Pat Farrell of DISConcepts claims to be the BEST disc golf course he has ever been involved with. Unbelievable beauty in the Great Smokey Mountains, this challenging mountain course features booming drives, tricky greens, loads of elevation, and well maintained fairways. Hands down the BEST onsite amenities I have ever experienced at a resort that features a world class course. Lodge rooms, cabins, houses, golf carts, restaurant, bar, boats, mini golf, small store��

Over the last year DISConcepts has designed and install a par 60 mountain disc golf course at Fontana Village Resort. The staff is very supportative of the sport and is allowing us to have full use of the resort during the 3FD weekend. With this being the Easter weekend it will be very important for players and their families to understand that this weekend is a great way to get to the Great Smokey Mountains with your family and play some disc golf, but have plenty of time to do activities with your family as well. Heck, we will also have many different activities for your family to do while you are playing and partying. Check out the Fontana website to learn more about the resort and look for updates in the next week. When it comes down to it this is planned to be a BIG disc golf party, with a relaxed vibe, and loads of fun. What else are you going to do while waiting for Easter? Lets Golf! Bring your club, bring your family, and bring your friends. You will not be disappointed! We have the course, the amenities, and the fun; NOW we need you!
Pat Farrell
Disconcepts
864-270-3723
disconcepts@charter.net
www.fontanavillage.com (http://www.fontanavillage.com)
Questions? Lets here them�.

well this sounds like fun

Extra - Large FUN! I'm heading up to the resort this weekend to finalize some of the plans.

i really want to get up and play this course, i have heard nothing but good things so far.

Pat, can you give us some fees including other activities as well as lodging.

I will have the numbers figured out this weekend after I get back from my visit with their staff.

All lodging at Fontana will be discounted from now until April 1st (which includes the tournament weekend). Lodge rooms normally $89.00 are $59.00 per night (very nice). Cabins (all models) $99.00 per night! I like to stay in the Garden rooms that overlook the 2nd and 18th fairway. You can throw discs from your private balcony at the #18 target. Checkout their website to find out more about the different cabins. You can also rent a golf cart for the entire weekend and zip around the resort (including the disc golf course). Sorry but not enough carts for the tourney but super fun ripping around the hilly resort. More to come....

Sounds great!!!... is there a map of the course online anywhere?!

I will ask the people at Fontana to put the course map up on their website. Here is a look at hole distances SL (Short tee to Long target location) LL (Long tee to Long target location): L-L Par 60

Hole S-L L-L Par
1 138 148 3
2 418 538 4
3 352 414 3
4 248 278 3
5 263 396 3
6 199 303 3
7 232 311 3
8 219 315 3
9 283 296 3

10 404 511 4
11 332 498 4
12 221 332 3
13 249 378 3
14 365 522 4
15 192 256 3
16 387 566 4
17 277 337 3
18 324 406 4
5103 6805 60

This might just be a can't miss tourney. How far from Asheville

Any plans for more events later in the year? This sounds great but the date conflicts with March Madness (http://www.saulsinsurance.com/marchmadness) at Earlewood, and Fontana would be a great escape from the heat from May-August. Or would that be problematic, as the "busy season" at Fontana Village?

nevermind found it

Sorry about the conflict with the March Madness. The owners of Fontana really wanted to have a PDGA event and this was the only date we could get. During their summer months the resort is VERY busy (especially with their new waterpark). But with the Easter weekend being one of the slow times we will have the majority of the resort to ourselves.
Starting at this 1st event I will be launching a Disc Golf United virtual league. I have been discussing with Harold at Innova about an idea I had to tweak the current DGU handicap league where you would typically show up at a set weekly time and location to play in a handicap league. With Fontana we are going to experiment with allowing those who are registered for this league to play at anytime during the season March to December and have there score officially recorded and entered into the DGU database. There will be prizes at the end of the season for different categories. Not all figured out yet but will be by the March event time. The 1st handicaps will be set using the scores from the tournament on Saturday. So yes, there will be other events at Fontana later this year and also the DGU virtual league. Stay tuned.

Here are a few of the categories we are considering:
Frequent Flyer: Player who players the most "on record" rounds during the season
HIGH-LOW: Player who has the largest spread from their 1st handicap to their lowest point handicap at the end of the season.
CHAMP: Player who shoots the lowest adjusted round score
CHUMP: Player who shoots the highest adjusted round score
Mediocre Award: Player who finishes exactly in the middle of the scoring average
Hero: Player who brings the most new players to the league (have this noted and tallied on your sign up sheet)
Zero: Players who establish a "zero" handicap anytime during the season
Oldest Player
Youngest Player....

great stuff.... thanks! do you know the layout we'll be playing for the tourney? (for diff divisions?)

Long to Long set-up for sure but I would like to add some length on a few holes to really show how this course could play in the Gold position. I installed the tee pads in the long position and many of the current target locations are in the short sleeves. For everyday play this is the best layout. If there ends up being some juniors or intermediate players I would be more that happy to layout adjusted tee areas. But be assured that for the most part each hole will be in the most challenging set-up. 10 under par or more could happen just as easily as 10+ over par.

The FUN is growing and the details are close. Look for registration to open and flyers later this week.

an update from an email from Pat below... Keeps sounding better and better!!!

here is what I am working on at this time. Yes, I am trying to go for the festival atmosphere but realize it may take a few years for it to really take off. We are in the process in lining up a band that played at the Fontana Hyak Festival last year (Commerce). We will have
the ballroom for our festivities at night and will provide keg beer. The ballroom and outdoor center overlook a field that I plan to have lighted for distance and accuracy events. I'm hoping for carnival style disc games where people can win prizes. Also just below the outdoor center and ballroom is the hillbilly putt putt course. Hoping to put together beer / putt putt / event at night. I will be encouraging clubs or areas of disc golfers to band together and show their disc golf festiveness in unique ways.Really I'm just trying to let people know about the resort and the disc golf course in hopes that they will return with their family and friends in the future. This is truly a unique opportunity to play disc golf on a sweet course in such a beautiful place. I will be meeting again with the people at Fontana tomorrow and the final details will be in place.

There is a group of 5+ coming from Greensboro, any special rates on camping or cabins?

Can't wait for a vacation!!!

There is a group of 5+ coming from Greensboro, any special rates on camping or cabins?



Found it, did you say if we would have golf carts???

WOTS they are available but don't know if enough for all

I played there this summer, got an ace also!!!!!!!!!! Fun course, good times.

if you rent a cart its yours for the WHOLE WEEKEND!!! but since they probably wont have enough for everyone in the tourney they can't be allowed (pdga rules) during the actual tournament.

I am still finalizing details for the flyer but have had many requests for registration. So for those interested in signing up here is the information. SEND NOW:
The BEST way to sign up is to send an email to disconcepts@charter.net with each players name, pdga #, and division. I will reply to your email and put you on the entry list. I will confirm your entry when I receive your entry check. If your PDGA membership is not current add $10 to your registration. Call me at 864-270-3723 to register if you do not have email access.

All Pro divisions $50
All Other divisions $35

Send registration check to:
Disconcepts
305 Holmes Drive Greenville, South Carolina 29609

Which hole did you ace? Rob Hardy hit #8 a few months ago but have not heard of any others???

BUMP!

Posting the flyer for Pat

FONTANTA FLYING DISC FESTIVAL FLYER (http://charlottedgc.com/files/FontanaFlyer08.doc)

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cool... thanks Tyson

Here is a quick look at some of the times and festivities that will be going on during the weekend. Please understand that this is a tentative schedule and that a final schdule of events, times, locations, and costs will be provided the week before the event. Watch for updates over the coming weeks.

Event Day Time Location Cost
Mountain Bike Ride "The Span" Friday 10:00-12:00 Meet at Rec center No additional Charge
Disc Golf "bring yer partner" doubles Friday 2:00-5:00 Meet at Rec center $20 per team
Guided Hike Pioneer Cemetery / AT Trail Friday 2:00-4:00 Meet at Rec center $5 per person
Guided Horseback riding Friday Schedule time Meet at equestrian center call for details
Hellbender "Hot Dogs and Beer" Friday 5:00-6:30 Meet at the Hellbender Cheap dogs and beer
Campfire marshmallow roast Friday 8:00-9:00 Meet at Fire Pit
Adult after hour festivitie Friday 9:00-12:00 Meet in rec hall parking lot
Hillbilly Putt Putt tournament Friday 6:30-10:00 Meet at the Hillbilly putt putt course $3 per person unlimited putt putt
Breakfast in the lodge Saturday 6:30-9:00 Meet in the lodge restaurant specials if pre-registered
Fontana Flying Disc Festival PDGA "C" tier event Saturday 9:00-5:00 Meet in the dancehall / rec center See flyer $50 pro and $35 am's
Crafty Kids Saturday 9:30-10:30 Meet in the craft center Free of charge
Kids Swim Saturday 10:00-11:30 Meet at the indoor pool Free of charge
Lunch Saturday 11:30-1:30 Meet in the wildwood grill specials if pre-registered
ice-cream and a Kids Movie Saturday 1:30-4:00 TBD Free of charge
Pontoon boat ride on the lake Saturday 2:00-4:00 Meet at the marina $10 per person
Outdoor grill / buffet and disc golf awards Saturday 5:00-7:00 Meet in lower ball field Watch for prices
Mini Golf, Accuracy stations, Glow distance, putting challenge Saturday 5:00-10:00 Meet in Ball Field
Kids Easter egg hunt Saturday TBA

Bump da bump bump.

And a question. How much snow on the course Patrick? :D

snow + disc golf + golf carts could equal a LOT of fun!!!

Looks like I'm in.

Yup, word was +/- 12" in Robbinsville. Snowmobile rental? :D

I want to go to this one but I doubt I am going to drive 6 hours from Knightdale to play a one day event.

I have updated the registration and have quite a few more on the way. If you are interested in playing the event please send me an email (best) disconcepts@charter.net or give me a call 864-270-3723. Greenville, SC band Abner Woozley (Disc Golfer Brandon Duffner is drummer) will rock the recreation hall on Saturday night! Check out some of their music at myspace.com and search for Abner Woozley.
Kirk get in your truck and DRIVE! It will be a good time for sure!

Just got my Cabin . Get your cabin now because they are all going for $99. Get the Magnolia while they last, 3 BR, 2BA, kitchen. Thanks already PAt for making this happen.

Pat will the ball golf course be open on Sunday? Might get a little Ball and Chain action.

Doing a Mapquest, from Asheville to Fontana Dam, you are looking at roughly less than 2 hrs.

There is not a Ball Golf course at the resort. There is a Putt Putt course (Hillbilly Putt Putt) that will be free to play for disc golfers for the weekend. There are 10 to 15 kids already coming aged 3-10 Fontana will be providing and hosting an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday. Crafts and Kids activities will be casual and o.k. to just drop in during a scheduled event. There is also an indoor pool so don't forget your suit!

One thing I have not mentioned yet is that Fontana does not have cell phone coverage. All or most rooms have phones and the lodge has a pay phone but for those that are tied to their cell phone you will need to drive about 20 miles down the mountain to get reception.
Schedule:
Friday
5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Putt Putt tournament
(all ages, best 18 hole round wins, try as many times as you like)
7:30 p.m. Campfire and Marshmallows

Saturday
- 8 a.m. Player Check In at Recreation Hall
- 9 a.m. Shotgun Start (2 rounds of 18 holes.)
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rec Hall Lobby Crafts (kids)
- 11 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt (kids)
- 1:30 - 2:30 Egg Coloring (kids)
- 4 p.m. Scavenger Hunt (kids)
- ~5 p.m. Awards (right after 2nd round of disc golf)
7:30 p.m. Campfire and Marshmallow roast
8:00 p.m. Band in Recreation Hall Abner Woosley

Sunday:
- 10am - 4pm Cathy crafts rec hall lobby
- 10:30am Non-denominational church service at Fontana Church
- 2 pm Ping Pong tournament

I am pretty sure at least one cabin will be having a poker game Friday night, right after the puTT puTT tournament.

REALly. I might bale on second round for the scavenger hunt

How come there is no roasting going on with the campfire and marshmellows on Friday night?

heres a little taste of Abner Woozley (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=224 931997)

Roasting will be encouraged but not enforced. My kids have inherited the flaming ball of fire technique. But once again any roasting will be up to the individual and their taste.

If you are thinking about playing PLEASE send me an email disconcepts@charter.net or give me a call 864-270-3723 and let me know. It will make my job more fun if I dont have to deal with last minute registration the morning of the event. It is fine if you pay me the day of the event just, let me know your: name, PDGA #, and division ahead of time. If you dont end up playing no big deal. Thanks Pat Farrell

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BUMP!

Bring it ON! 30 players already pre-registered and 25+ more family and friends are making the trip to Fontana. Weather looks to be in the 60s and sunny! Look for the Putt Putt tournament on Friday night at the HillBilly course as well as the EXTREME distance and putting accuracy stations in the field below the Putt Putt on Friday between 5pm - 9pm. Loads of KIDS activities on Saturday. Still spots available but I will be away from email and cell phone starting Thursday. If you still want in with late notice AFTER THURSDAY please call Fontana Village directly and ask for the recreation center! 1-828-498-2211
All registered players who have NOT paid PLEASE be at the recreation hall to check in by 8:30.
See you in the mountains!

Poker at 9:30pm Friday. BYOB

The indoor pool is being worked on. :(

The Poker tourney has now been moved to our cabin in lieu of no pool! Still BYOB! :D

When you leaving? Keller is out but Rattie might come up Friday night

this is the type of event that Ant Roe needs to make an appearance at... anyone see him lately!?

Nope but I'll give Rizzo a call and maybe my basket will be returned. I'll be like old time at Darkness

half expect him to just come wandering out of the woods on one of the holes during the tourney... who knows!

Heard he is playing a bunch of tennis these days, he was one of the few that got me hooked.

Seen that happen with him a few times already after some bs cookns

anyone going by/near blowing rock on sunday morning after the tourney? at the least I may try and get a ride with anyone leaving in the morning that can get me to hickraw.... let me know and I can split gas.

I can get you to atleast Hickraw if not we'll have at least two other vehicles heading that way

My friends at Ground Industries (mountain board company) here in Greenville, SC have hooked me up with 2 COMPLETE mountain boards (board, wheels, trucks, bindings) as sponsorship for the Fontana event. I would like to raffle one off to help offset the cost of the band. $2 will get you a ticket and the board will be given away in the recreation hall at 8:00pm on Saturday. If you are looking for a way to help out the event and want a chance to win a sweet board please buy multiple tickets. The board has a retail value of ~$500.00. I will check to see what model. Please visit their website and check out the great products they design and sell. THANK YOU Matt McClain and Ground Industries! www.groundindustries.com (http://www.groundindustries.com) YOU NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN! Even if you have never ridden one of these all terrain boards, I'm sure you could find someone who does!
Now what to do with the other board? Come up to the mountains and find out! I will come up with some way to give it away!

Headn out to atleast Asheville in a few hours. Will also be stopping by Pisgah brewery to pickup some more beer from them Hippies.
Pat- I should be able to donate a case of Highland Oatmeal Porter to Saturday night.

Wish I could be there buoys and gulls. Save me a Highland, any flavor's fine, they're all good. And remember, jacks or better to open, trips to win, lean to the inside of the turns on the golf carts, if you're just a passenger be prepared to bail out at any time, and if you're driving hang on and go down with the cart. :D

Best of luck to everyone this weekend. I wish I could have made this one because it sounds like it will be a great time.

Anybody up yet? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :D

Great event. Fun day. Great bunch of golfers.

Winner:
Pro: J Light with back to back 48s.