IOS #5 @ Rockford, IL
DISContinuum Presents the Illinois Open
PDGA Sanctioned A-Tier
September 6th & 7th 2008

I cannot speak for Jon & Bruce but this has been a goal of mine to host an A-Tier since we started the Illinois Open in 2003. We will do our best to offer a very organized A-Tier. Our goal has been to offer a major event with reasonable entry fee and tons of value for your buck. We run tournaments we would want to play and can afford to play. I cannot tell you how crushed I am not being able to play this one but am very excited in being part of something special in Illinois. All 3 courses are in the same park. With current gas prices you can load the car with your buddies and you will not have to leave the course all day. There are many reasonable priced hotels in Rockford. Camping is also avaliable. Check the official website for updates.

Entry Fee-$60 Onsite (minus $10 if you preregister onine or by mail)
Player pack-TBD
Free Lunch-More details to come
2 Days/4 Rounds of golf at one venue. (No traveling between rounds)
$1800 minimum added cash.
IL USDGC Qualifier (1 Spot-Top finisher from IL in MPO)
USADGC Qualifer

For official information go to www.brasscash.com (http://www.brasscash.com)
The official discussion thread is: http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=3851.0

Registrations have started to come in. Make sure you get in. You won't want to get shut out of the biggest event in Illinois this year.

To PreRegister go here: http://store.discontinuum.org

Here is the PDGA Tour Page
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7349

Thank you to our sponsors! We are still working on raising cash or anything you can donate. If you are interested please send an e-mail to president@discontinuum.org

DISContinuum Disc Golf Club
Applied Machine Control
Innova CFR
Discraft
Peoria Frisbee Club

We look forward to seeing you in Rockford!

1000rated.com is proud to announce that we are giving away free registration to one player for the Illinois Open. The raffle does not cost anything, and all you have to do is visit http://www.1000rated.com/?p=66 and reply at the bottom of the page with your name, e-mail, and PDGA number before Thursday Aug 21st at 10PM EST.

The raffle is open to players of all divisions and will run from Monday evening (August 18th) 2008 until Thursday August 21st 2008 at 10pm EST. We will draw from a hat on Thursday night and declare a winner by Friday morning the 22nd. Remember, if you are not already signed up, this is a great way to try and save some money and sign up for an A-tier.


Also, the course page on the new IOS web site has been updated with the information for the concrete Teepads.

Keep an eye on the website www.illinoisopenseries.com (http://www.illinoisopenseries.com) for updates. Information is being added frequently. We've added some sponsors and there will be quite a few CTP's on the course both days.

Coming up soon....

Only $50 for open? 3 Courses in 1 park?

Heck ya!

I'm in.

Just paid

www.illinoisopenseries.com (http://www.illinoisopenseries.com)

$50 A Tier. 3 Course on one piece of property. This is going to be a sweet event. I see the Wulf and some other St. Louisians are already signed up and ready to rumble.

Chad Inman the current overall Am points leader from Madison is signed up looking to add to his total.

AO is ready to go.

Brett has a got a sweet temp course designed and it will be fun as heck to play.

This is shaping up to be a great event.

This newsletter is all about the A-Tier in Rockford. We hope to see you this weekend!

IOS #5
REGISTRATION
PRO & AM UPDATE
SCHEDULE
DOUBLES
COURSES
PARKING
LUNCH
USDGC 50/50 CTP
SPONSORS

Read on to see it all!
Until next month, happy discing!
The DISContinuum Disc Golf Club Board of Directors
Brett Comincioli, President
Tom McManus, Vice-President
Al �Mirth� Short, Treasurer
Tom Schodtler, Secretary


IOS #5 @ Rockford, IL
DISContinuum Presents the Illinois Open
PDGA Sanctioned A-Tier
Anna Page Park (3 courses-1 location)
September 6th & 7th 2008
www.illinoisopenseries.com (http://www.illinoisopenseries.com)

Check the website for the most up to date information. There has been a ton of
information discussed on the official forum. You can access a link from the
website.

REGISTRATION
All PDGA divisions are being offered and you must be a current PDGA member to play
A-Tiers. You save $10 by preregistering rather than signing up on site. You can
register online or snail mail ($50.00). Online registration includes a $4.00 fee.
Online registration closes Wednesday at noon. Mail in registrations must arrive by
Thursday. Onsite registration ($60) will be offered at the course on Friday. THERE
WILL BE NO REGISTRATIONS TAKEN SATURDAY MORNING! FYI, new PDGA members or past
members who have not joined in the last 5 years get the rest of 2008 and all of 2009
when you join the PDGA.

Professional update:
With the low entry fee no pro divisions will be receiving a player pack. The
majority of added cash will be added to MPO-Open. There is currently $1800 added
cash. The other pro divisions will be paid back 100% with minor added cash covering
PDGA expenses. This is the Illinois qualifying event for the USDGC. Check this
thread for official info.
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=3846.0

Amateur update:
All amateurs will be receiving a $30 brass cash (funny money) player pack. Brass
cash may be used to purchase merchandise at the event fly mart. The player pack can
be added to any winnings. This is a USADGC qualifying event for 2009. Check this
website. http://www.midgp.com/index.html


SCHEDULE

Players will be divided into pools based on division. Each pool plays two rounds on
Saturday and two additional rounds on Sunday. There will likely be 4 pools. A
schedule will be posted Saturday morning at the player meeting. Staggered tee times
for each course will be used.

Wednesday September 3rd
12:00pm - Online Registration Closes
Save $10 and Preregister ($50 all divisions) $4 online fee.
There will be no registrations taken Saturday.

Thursday September 4th.
All mail in registrations must be received.

Friday September 5th
12:00pm to 8:00pm - Onsite Registration $60/ Check In
There will be no registrations taken Saturday.
4:45 to 5:20pm - Doubles sign up
5:30pm - Tee Off for doubles. (EAST COURSE)

Saturday September 6th
There will be no registrations taken Saturday.
(Pools & schedule will be posted at the course Saturday Morning)
7:00am to 8:00am - Check In
8:15am- Player Meeting
9:00am- 1st Round Tee Off

Sunday September 7th
8:00am- Tee Off
Awards???

DOUBLES
Friday September 5th
4:45 to 5:20pm - Doubles sign up
5:30pm - Tee Off for doubles. (EAST COURSE)
Contact Bruce Brakel for doubles format and entry fee.
bruce@brasscash.com

COURSE
The EAST & WEST courses are currently ready for play. The only change to the course
will be #2 on the EAST course. A temporary basket will be used to avoid an unsafe
conflict between the pin of
hole 2 and the tee of hole 3. The TEMPORARY course will be clearly marked and
playable by noon on Friday. The baskets will not be set up but each hole will have a
4 foot stake marking each basket location. If there are 4 pools there will be a
practice area with putting basket set up in the front of the park.

PARKING
Please help us with parking. It is ok to park along the road. If there is no room in
the main lot please park on the outside loop. All vehicles must be on the same side
of the road.

LUNCH
Saturday: Free Lunch. Two large slices of pizza and a beverage.


USDGC 50/50 CTP
There will be a 50/50 CTP to support the winner of the Illinois State Representative
Spot. The cost to enter the CTP is $5.00. 50% will be paid to the winner of the CTP
and the other 50% will be credited towards the entry fee for the US Disc Golf
Championships.


SPONSORS
We would like to thank our sponsors! They have helped raise cash and merchandise
donations. There will be a TON of CTP's on the course this weekend. Please support
those who support the sport.
DISContinuum Disc Golf Club
Applied Machine Control
Peoria Frisbee Club
Rockford Park District
PDGA
1000 Rated
Innova
Gateway
Discraft
Springfield Disc Golf Club
Deaf Disc Golf Association
Paper or Plastic Sports
LSDiscs
WIDye
Prime Discs
Fade Gear

PLAYER HANDBOOK
http://krupicka.org/discgolf/IOS5-PlayerHandbook.pdf

Wednesday September 3rd
12:00pm - Online Registration Closes

Go to store.discontinuum.org to register on-line. $50 + 4 for the on-line fee.

We will be taking registration at the course on Friday. $50 + $10 for the late fee.

Online registration deadline has been extended to Friday night at 6pm. There will be no Saturday morning registration. Please spread teh word. Go to www.illinoisopenseries.com (http://www.illinoisopenseries.com) for all the info.

Here is a list of players already registered.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7349

Online registration deadline has been extended to Friday night at 6pm. There will be no Saturday morning registration. Please spread teh word. Go to www.illinoisopenseries.com (http://www.illinoisopenseries.com) for all the info.

Here is a list of players already registered.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=7349


The player handbook has been posted. Check this thread.

http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=4138.0

161 players and counting. The weather looks great for this event. 3 course at one location, all within walking distance. This is going to be a great weekend.

We have 193 players for the IOS A tier. We have 104 CTPs!!! We've got all kinds of good stuff for CTPs including 4 bags, tons of discs, brass cash packs, lots of other stuff. We have thousands of dollars in prizes just in CTPs!!! Lots of fun, good people and great weather.

Avery will win this thing...

Avery will win this thing...



Apparently not, it was not even close...

Nikko Locastro 186
Avery Jenkins 194

hey, I can be wrong once a year, right?

Nice tourney! Things went well. Thanks IOS, Brakels, and Brett.

I think our tournaments have less PDGA presence than any I can think of. Second largest midwestern A-tier this year by attendance. Some of the largest Am Bs in the country. Barely a whisper on PDGA.com.

Thanks for the thanks. Post-tournament discussion is at www.discontinuum.org/forums (http://www.discontinuum.org/forums)

TD Brett Comincioli wrote a nice article about The Illinois Open which has been posted to our site. You can read the article at:

http://www.1000rated.com/2008/09/nikko-takes-1st-at-the-illinois-open/

Enjoy!
Brian