National Tour Atlanta Open will be held at ERP and Central. After much effort we have finalized these two courses to keep the AO running as originally planned. PRO NT field limited to 90 players. 65 spots will be reserved for MPO and FPO players. This means that all age protected divisions will share 25 spots, first come first serve. ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY!!! Absolutley no favors or holding spots. If you want to play, pay your entry fee online. Since the age protected pro divisions are all playing the same tees same days as MPO all divisions are eligible to qualify for the USDGC. ONLY FIVE SPOTS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST FIVE SCORES (AMs are not eligible for the USDGC spots unless they play PRO).

Sign up online now at http://www.eatsleepdisc.com

Sat March 28th 2009 ERP two rounds from the black tees (MPO, FPO, MPM, MPG)

Sun March 29th 2009 Central Park two rounds of "Super Sized" layout (MPO, FPO, MPM, MPG)


Entry fees:

MPO = $110 (Player limit 60)
FPO = $85 (Player limit 5)
MPM = $85 (player limit 20)
MPG = $85 (Player limit 5)


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AM Atier

Am Atier March 14-15th 2009 field limited to 72 players
(Jeff Gomez is the TD, so more to come on this soon. Please dont ask me questions about the Am weekend)
Nothing below is official until Gomez signs off...

Sat March 14th (East Roswell Park)

Round one : Blue Tees
Round two : Black Tees

Sun March 15th (East Roswell Park)

Round three : Blue Tees
Round four : Black Tees

Entry Fees:

MA1 = $65
MM1 = $65
MG1 = $65
MA2 = $55
FW1 = $45
FW2 = $35

I do wish that people would wait until after the holiday season to start early registration...

Will be there.

For what reason?

why would you limit the number in the open division?

Maybe because the Holidays are an expensive
time of the year. Just a guess.
90 max for an NT. This one will fill quickly.
Enjoy

This tournament will fill up fast

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

I will definitely chime in here.
Rand I really wish you would reconsider your divisional caps
By limiting the pro field to 60 open, 5 women, 20 mpm, and 5 mpg you are telling me that you are going to allow for 90 am players to fill the other course? I really hope I am misunderstanding this!!!
If in fact you are limiting the ladies to a division of 5 it will not even be worth it for any of the ladies to come! noone will be able to even make their money back. There is an average of well above 5 women in almost all national tour events.
The national tour is NOT about the AMS. no offense to any ams.
I propose you move the age protected divisions to the other course (where the am flight is) and save half the spots or so for the pro age protected divisions on that course. The national tour is about the PROS! let the pro men and women fill up a course! Please I beg of you don't limit the field of men to 60! and don't limit the women to 5! I can name at least 8 women that are planning on coming and I make 9. there are way more than 5 women that tour!!!
LET THE NATIONAL TOUR BE ABOUT THE TOURING PROS! This is what it was designed for Rand.
I appreciate you running this tournament. I appreciate all the time and effort you are and will be putting in! I mean no disrespect to you my friend. Please Please Reconsider.
thank you
Courtney

agree about "The national tour is NOT about the AMS" ... also agree that there should be more room for the open fields (men/women).

LET THE NATIONAL TOUR BE ABOUT THE TOURING PROS!
with ya on that one too...

I even go so far as to agree that the age protected 'pro' divisions should/could probably be moved to the other course.

All that being said... unfortunately most TDs rely on the am side to help bring in income to add cash for the pro side. Which in turn helps the pros (those that are lucky enough to pre-reg on time) with more cash in the pot. Not saying that is the case with this tourney but I understand this happens with a lot of tournaments.


BTW... added incentive for the traveling pros to reg for this one early is that the Carolina Clash (A tier) is in Charlotte the week before so you'll have a few tourneys back to back.

The ams are playing a few weeks ahead of time.

even better... it would give those in the protected division a chance to play in their own division in the early tourney and if they want to step up they can play open at the NT event.

Thanks for the reply and thoughts. Much consideration has gone into the planning. Several factors under the surface have prevented hosting both Pros and Ams on the same weekend. I cant go into what in a public forum as it would not be fair to those involved.

65 spots have been set aside for FPO and MPO come get em. That means that MPO and FPO are welcome to sign up until those spots are spoken for.

I wanted to make the the AO a Pro Open only event MPO and FPO. As a TD that decision would have created significant maint problems for me.

After much negotiating we were unble to land both parks for both days, so we had to split the Ams and Pros to different weeks. This meant that the NT would be limited to 90 players. 65 spots are available to MPO and FPO first come first serve. The other 25 spots are available to MPM MPG first come first serve. I wish it were easier than this, but we had to run with what we were given.

My advice is sign up fast and you will get in with no problem. For those of you that dont know, Atlanta has a limited number of courses to work with.

Congrats on getting RE/MAX as the Title Sponsor Rand!


The only good thing about Masters player limits is I can finish no worse than 25th. :D

Just signed up today, can't wait to play in and see Atlanta for the first time ever!

Haven't played in Atlanta since the IFO Supertour at Redan in 1992 - and that ended up being a career highlight (for comebacks anyway) coming from the back of the third group in the final round to take 2nd.
Looking forward to some new courses :)

Just curious, but when was the pre-reg list last updated?

The National Tour Weekend is filling up fast with registrations coming in daily. Right now there are 25 spots taken out of only 90. If you want to play in the 2009 Atlanta Open get your money in fast. www.theatlopen.com (http://www.theatlopen.com)

The field is shaping up nicely. Great courses with lots of added cash. Get in fast to make sure you have a spot. Last year we sold out a month in advance.

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

Rand, hope all is going well. I plan on attending again this year any perks for the 08 champ???KC4297

Good gracias when was the last time the champ posted on here?!?

MTL... Cool website and concept. Bring a Carolina Crew down to the Atown!

12x5x , got you covered on the pro plan. Sign it up and bring that Human. Speaking of that, I ordered some of the first custom stamped KC Aviars for the AO.

Lots of added cash in this event. Dont miss out on a chance to play in this event. Filling up fast, already have 12 states represented in the Open division. Come one come all.

Hey Rand,
I saw on one of your local web sites that you were planning a fundraiser for concrete tees at ERP. What kind of tees are there now? And what kind are expected to be there for the AO? Thanks!

Not Rand, but familiar with the pads.

Crushed gravel and stone dust compacted.

If the Fundraiser goes well, then the County has agreed to allow the Black Tees to have concrete first, and hopefully be finished in plenty of time for the AO.

Keith

Please book rooms with our host hotel here: www.theatlopen.com (http://www.theatlopen.com)

Tournament is filling up very fast. If you want to play dont delay.

ATLANTA OPEN NEWSLETTER WITH LODGING INFO! (http://www.solsticediscsports.com/atlantaopen)

Get in now.....only 37 spots available!!

Cement tees at ERP should be completed before the AO and rubber mats at Central.

There are less than 30 spots left until the AO is full. If you were thinking about playing I would sign up now. I am getting at least five registrations a day. At this rate the tournament will be full by the end of the week or shortly there after. Please book your room at the Hampton Inn and Suites Alpharetta. The player's party will be held there as well.

Attention Masters/MPG

There are only two spots left until these divisions are FULL. Sign up now if you would like to play. If not play Open or play next year. Only 25 spots remain in Open. I am getting five or more a day, so the event should be filled by next week.

Time has run out. The spots reserved for the age protected divisions have been filled. Currently there are only 17 spots left for the MPO and FPO first come first serve. The NT will be filled by the weekend at the rate I have been getting registrations. Sign up now if you would like to play in this NT.

12 spots remain until the NT is full. Only MPO and FPO can register at this point, first come first serve for those two divisions.

8 spots left in the NT!

http://www.sdsproshop.com/pd-atlanta-open---national-tour-event.cfm

The layout will be different as last year only used 11 of the Supersized holes, due to the ams also playing there.
The TRUE supersized layout we used in the Georgia USDGC Qualifier and the GSSS Event at Central in 2008 can NEVER be used totally again thanks to a Disc golfer who yelled at a park patron who was connected to park management.

So that leaves us with Supersized Junior, which will be a Par 61 Course that will challenge everyone. The best score from anyone(including several 990+ golfers) playing the layout at the USDGC Qualifier and GSSS Event was only 56 - I expect that the top score with all the World Champs arriving will be around 52-54, and I'll put a $100 bounty on a score in the 40's and if the wind is at least 15 MPH steady, I'll make it $300

The hole by hole descriptions are below for CENTRAL PARK which the PROS will play Sunday.

Keith

HOLE BY HOLE DESCRIPTIONS �SUPERSIZED JR� CENTRAL PARK (PAR 61)

TWO METER RULE IS IN EFFECT

Hole 1 300 ft Par 3
Tees from flags to a to the practice basket straight ahead on hill.
Parking lot on right is O.B. Road and beyond (grass/edge concrete) is O.B.
To next tee turn left to follow crosswalk across road to Hole 1 Red tee.

Hole 2 650 ft Par 4
Hole 1 Red tee to #2 basket (long position)
Beyond string on right is OB. Road and beyond (grass/edge concrete) is O.B.
MANDO!!! right of marked light pole. Drop zone is original #2 Blue tee.
To next tee turn right, follow bike trail across bridge then to the left to #3 blue tee

Hole 3 325 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket straight ahead and slightly to the right
To next tee turn left towards tree line, cross bike trail to #4 blue tee

Hole 4 350 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket ahead and slightly left
To next tee turn left follow trail back across bridge, then turn right to #5 blue tee

Hole 5 480 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket in long placement
MANDO!!! Right of the marked fence pole. Drop zone is #5 Red tee.
Inside fenced area / string line is O.B.
To next tee turn right and back towards tree line to #6 blue tee

Hole 6 500 ft Par 4
Blue tee to basket across creek
Surrounded by water is O.B. Disc on top of bridge is I.B.
To next tee cross bridge towards path to #7 red tee

Hole 7 350 ft Par 3
Red tee to basket on top of hill.
Outside of string line is O.B.
To next tee turn right towards the trees to #8 blue tee

Hole 8 425 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket near fence
Inside fenced area is O.B.
To next tee go straight ahead 60 feet to #9 blue tee

Hole 9 730 ft Par 4
Original 9 Blue tee to #10 Basket (right position)
Path and beyond O.B. Inside fence / string line is O.B.
To next tee turn slightly right towards trees to original #11 blue tee

Hole 10 660 ft Par 4
Original 11 Blue tee to #12 basket.
Beyond string line is O.B. IF O.B. on the DRIVE ONLY, on the right side or across path on left side of fairway, you must go to the drop zone (original 12 BLUE TEE)
NO re-tee or playing where last I.B.
Path and beyond is O.B beyond silt fence IS NOT O.B.
To next tee turn left and back up the hill to asphalt path to 12A Red tee

Hole 11 625 ft Par 4
(Original 12A) Red tee to 12B basket outside of woods
Surrounded by water in creek that crosses fairway is O.B.
To next tee turn left to #12C blue tee

Hole 12 425 ft Par 3
(Original 12C) Blue tee to short pin position
To next tee head towards gym to tee flags at opening of field.

Hole 13 340 ft Par 3
Tee from flags to a temp basket on the slope.
Beyond string line on left is O.B.
To next tee continue up the slope to a tee 200 ft beyond basket

Hole 14 645 ft Par 4
Tees from flags on hill top to Original 12D basket
In road is O.B. (grass/edge concrete-including storm drain)
Beyond string line on left is O.B. Beyond fence is O.B. Circular grass area is I.B.
To next tee go down steps into woods, follow arrows to cross creek at bridge, turn left and follow arrows to Red tee for (Original 12 I)

Hole 15 286 ft Par 3
(Original 12I) Red tee to basket straight ahead and slightly left
To next tee straight ahead along tree line, to original 13 blue tee

Hole 16 740 ft Par 4
(Original 13) Blue tee to #14 basket on side of hill
Inside / Under fenced area is O.B. Surrounded by water is O.B.
To next tee turn back and left to original 15 red tee

Hole 17 275 ft Par 3
(Original 15) Red tee to short pin position.
MANDO!!! Right of big tree, Drop Zone is white tee.
To next tee turn back to original 17 blue tee

Hole 18 400 ft Par 3
(Original 17) Blue tee to basket straight ahead on flat ground
To next tee walk between ball fields and playground into parking lot area. Turn towards the left and continue up road towards last row of the parking lot to flags near handicapped parking signs.

NT is sold out!

http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=8388

Wait list

Open

1. Paul McBeth
2. Craig Dye
3. Brett Rosuea
4. Dave Greenwell


Age Protected Div

1. Kelly Leggett
2. Brett Roseau

If any of the Open players drop out Paul will be given the first opportunity to register. Likewise for the Age protected Divs and Kelly. If you would like to be added to a wait list let me know.

Wait list

Open

1. Paul McBeth
2. Craig Dye
3. Brett Roseau
4. Dave Greenwell
5. Craig Hagel
6. Joe Thacker
7. Brian Pickens
8. Josh Childs
9. Karl Johan Nybo (Denmark)
10 Matt Pekham



Age Protected Div

1. Kelly Leggett
2. Brett Roseau
3. Dave Greenwell
4. Joe Thacker
5. Guy from Alaska...
6. Alan Beaver

Kenny is gonna be there again this year? Last year when I was selling discs, he kept asking, "Do you have any 8x me Rocs?" It got old after awhile. Great to see this one full and with such an incredible field.

Wait list

Open

1. Paul McBeth
2. Craig Dye
3. Brett Roseau
4. Dave Greenwell
5. Craig Hagel
6. Joe Thacker
7. Brian Pickens
8. Josh Childs
9. Karl Johan Nybo (Denmark)
10 Matt Pekham
11 Jeff Riley
12 Jeff Bennett
13 Paul Ulibarri

Age Protected Div

1. Kelly Leggett
2. Brett Roseau
3. Dave Greenwell
4. Joe Thacker
5. Greg from Alaska
6. Alan Beaver
7. ???
8. Dr Rick
9. Nashville Grand Master, post name later

The NT is full. For those that were able to get in, East Roswell Park now has very nice cement tee pads.

East Roswell Park now has very nice cement tee pads.



Good job guys!

March 14th is the last day that the host hotel Hampton Inn Alpharetta will hold spots for players. Book your room there asap. There will be a player's party and fly mert with a silent auction Sat night at the host hotel. www.theatlopen.com (http://www.theatlopen.com)

Latest wait list:

Open

1. Craig Dye
2. Brett Roseau
3. Dave Greenwell
4. Craig Hagel
5. Joe Thacker
6. Brian Pickens
7. Josh Childs
8. Karl Johan Nybo (Denmark)
9 Matt Pekham
10 Jeff Riley
11 Jeff Bennett
12 Paul Ulibarri
13 Cody Britain
14 Nikko Lacastro

Age Protected Div

1. Brett Roseau
2. Dave Greenwell
3. Joe Thacker
4. Greg from Alaska
5. Alan Beaver
6. Pete Johnson
7. Dr Rick
8. Nashville Grand Master, post name later

The Atlanta Open (http://www.theatlopen.com/) is now on Twitter. Get all the up to the minute tournament updates, lead group scoring, pictures, and more!

You can find the Twitter page here (http://twitter.com/AtlantaOpen). Just join, follow and be part of the action.

Open

1. Dave Greenwell
2. Craig Hagel
3. Joe Thacker
4. Brian Pickens
5. Josh Childs
6. Karl Johan Nybo (Denmark)
7 Matt Pekham
8 Jeff Riley
9 Jeff Bennett
10 Paul Ulibarri
11 Cody Britain
12 Nikko Lacastro
13 Hunter Hakanson

Age Protected Div

1. Brett Roseau
2. Dave Greenwell
3. Joe Thacker
4. Greg from Alaska
5. Alan Beaver
6. Pete Johnson
7. Dr Rick
8. Nashville Grand Master, post name

I will be bringing most of my private stash to the fly mart Saturday night. It is a collection that I started in 1995 and consists of over 1000 discs. There will be lots of CE, First Runs, Protos, and all around sweet plastic. Mind you, this is not a yard sale and I'm not desperate for money, so don't expect cheap. Reasonable and fair, but not cheap. See ya there!

I would like to personally invite everyone registered, on the waitlist and anyone who is following the Atlanta Open to a B Tier Event in Jacksonville the following weekend April 4th & 5th.

To give you some numbers from last year, The 2008 Jax open was a C Tier that had $3600 added Cash to the PRO's. With a $1000 payout to the open winner.

We are striving to achieve the same if not better for the 2009 Jax Open.

You can find more information at: http://www.rcdga.org/JaxOpen09.html

online registration can be found at:
http://www.rcdga.org/jaxopenregistrationform.htm

So... good luck to all of you who are participating in the Atlanta Open and we hope to see you in Jax the following week.

<font color="red">Updated 3/16/09 to make the changes to 2 holes due to softball Event. Hole 1 to practice basket goes away, and 12 E Blue replaces it. Also UPDATED is the bounty - with the new hole in my opinion being a 1/3 of a stroke easier on average I will pay the bounty on a 48 or lower score. </font>

HOLE BY HOLE DESCRIPTIONS �SUPERSIZED JR� CENTRAL PARK (PAR 61)
TWO METER RULE IS IN EFFECT

Hole 1 650 ft Par 4
Hole 1 Red tee to #2 basket (long position)
Beyond string on right is OB. Road and beyond (grass/edge concrete) is O.B.
<font color="red">MANDO!!!</font> Right of marked light pole. Drop zone is original #2 Blue tee.
To next tee turn right, follow bike trail across bridge then to the left to #3 blue tee

Hole 2 (original 3) 325 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket straight ahead and slightly to the right
To next tee turn left towards tree line, cross bike trail to #4 blue tee

Hole 3 (original 4) 350 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket ahead and slightly left
To next tee turn left follow trail back across bridge, then turn right to #5 blue tee

Hole 4 (original 5) 480 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket in long placement
<font color="red">MANDO!!!</font> Right of the marked fence pole. Drop zone is #5 Red tee.
Inside fenced area / string line is O.B.
To next tee turn right and back towards tree line to #6 blue tee

Hole 5 (original 6) 500 ft Par 4
Blue tee to basket across creek
Surrounded by water is O.B. Disc on top of bridge is I.B.
To next tee cross bridge towards path to #7 red tee

Hole 6 (original 7) 350 ft Par 3
Red tee to basket on top of hill.
Outside of string line is O.B.
To next tee turn right towards the trees to #8 blue tee

Hole 7 (original 8 ) 425 ft Par 3
Blue tee to basket near fence
Inside / under fenced area is O.B.
To next tee go straight ahead 60 feet to #9 blue tee

Hole 8 730 ft Par 4
Original 9 Blue tee to #10 Basket (right position)
Path and beyond O.B. Inside fence / string line is O.B.
To next tee turn slightly right towards trees to original #11 blue tee

Hole 9 660 ft Par 4
Original 11 Blue tee to #12 basket.
Beyond string line is O.B. IF O.B. on the DRIVE ONLY - on the right side, or across path on left side of fairway,
you must go to the drop zone (original 12 BLUE TEE) NO re-tee or playing where last I.B.
Path and beyond is O.B. beyond silt fence IS NOT O.B.
To next tee turn left and back up the hill to asphalt path to 12A Red tee

Hole 10 625 ft Par 4
(Original 12A) Red tee to 12B basket outside of woods
Surrounded by water in creek that crosses fairway is O.B.
To next tee turn left to #12C blue tee

Hole 11 425 ft Par 3
(Original 12C) Blue tee to short pin position
To next tee head towards gym to tee flags at opening of field.

Hole 12 340 ft Par 3
Tee from flags to a temp basket on the slope.
Beyond string line on left is O.B.
To next tee continue up the slope to a tee 200 ft beyond basket

Hole 13 645 ft Par 4
Tees from flags on hill top to Original 12D basket
In road is O.B. (grass/edge concrete-including storm drain)
Beyond string line on left is O.B. Beyond fence is O.B. Circular grass area is I.B.
To next tee go down steps into woods, turn left to 12E Blue tee

Hole 14 (Original 12E) 325 ft Par 3
Tees from Blue tee to pin ahead in long position.
Inside / under fenced area is OB. Surrounded by water in creek is OB.
To next tee, follow arrows to cross at bridge, turn left and follow arrows to Red tee for (Original 12 I)

Hole 15 286 ft Par 3
(Original 12I) Red tee to basket straight ahead and slightly left.
Surrounded by water in creek is OB.
To next tee straight ahead along tree line, to original 13 blue tee

Hole 16 740 ft Par 4
(Original 13) Blue tee to #14 basket on side of hill
Inside / Under fenced area is O.B. Surrounded by water is O.B.
To next tee turn back and left to original 15 red tee

Hole 17 275 ft Par 3
(Original 15) Red tee to short pin position.
<font color="red">MANDO!!! </font>Right of big tree, Drop Zone is white tee.
To next tee turn back to original 17 blue tee

Hole 18 400 ft Par 3
(Original 17) Blue tee to basket straight ahead on flat ground
To next tee, walk between ball fields and playground into parking lot area.
Continue up the crosswalks past the last row of the parking lot to Red #1tee on the other side of the road from the practice basket.

Anybody interested in going to the NHL game Saturday night? Thrashers and Senators. It looks like only 10 miles from East Roswell Park to the North Springs MARTA rail station and then a straight ride to Philips Arena. (Almost straight, got to change trains at Five Points and go 1 station west). Lots of tickets available.

Open

1. Dave Greenwell
2. Craig Hagel
3. Joe Thacker
4. Brian Pickens
5. Josh Childs
6. Karl Johan Nybo (Denmark)
7 Matt Pekham
8 Jeff Riley
9 Jeff Bennett
10 Paul Ulibarri
11 Cody Britain
12 Nikko Lacastro
13 Hunter Hakanson

Age Protected Div

1. Brett Roseau
2. Dave Greenwell
3. Joe Thacker
4. Greg from Alaska
5. Alan Beaver
6. Pete Johnson
7. Dr Rick
8. Nashville Grand Master, post name



How did Paul Ulibarri jump so many people to get a spot?

TK

For anyone in ATL by wednesday 3/25/09, we'll be holding an NT kickoff event Wednesday afternoon @ Perkerson Park, a temp course in downtown Atlanta. The course is 10 minutes from the airport and 2 miles from the junction of I-20 &amp; I-75/85...shouldn't be much traffic if coming from I-20 or from the south on 75/85

Pre-NT Supersized PP Singles
Sign-in by 4:30
Starting @ 5pm sharp
1 round of singles
FULL 18-hole course setup
Course will be par 63, ~7,500'
$20 action + $5 ctps = $25 all-in
Meet in lower gravel parking lot (2nd turn into park off deckner)
more info -- email [email protected]

Perkerson info, including directions -- http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2590

Open

1. Dave Greenwell
2. Craig Hagel
3. Joe Thacker
4. Brian Pickens
5. Josh Childs
6. Karl Johan Nybo (Denmark)
7 Matt Pekham
8 Jeff Riley
9 Jeff Bennett
10 Paul Ulibarri
11 Cody Britain
12 Nikko Lacastro
13 Hunter Hakanson

Age Protected Div

1. Brett Roseau
2. Dave Greenwell
3. Joe Thacker
4. Greg from Alaska
5. Alan Beaver
6. Pete Johnson
7. Dr Rick
8. Nashville Grand Master, post name



How did Paul Ulibarri jump so many people to get a spot?

TK



Good Question

Oversight on my part. When he originally asked to be placed on the list I failed to get him on there.

Sat night is the player's party that you wont want to miss. We will have a fly mart, silent auction, and Sweet Water beer. It will be held from 7-11pm at the tournament hotel
Hampton Inn and Suites Alpharetta. Dont miss it.


Open

1. Joe Thacker
2. Brian Pickens
3. Josh Childs
4 Matt Pekham
5 Jeff Riley
6 Geoff Bennett
7 Craig Leyva
8 Cody Britain
9 Nikko Lacastro
10 Hunter Hakanson
11 Phil Arthur
12 Kris Zahm
13 James Blanchard

Age Protected Div

1. Joe Thacker
2. Greg from Alaska
3. Pete Johnson
3. Alan Beaver
4. Dr. Rick
5. Nashville Grand Master, post name
6. Woodrow

Sweet Water beer



reason enough not to miss it right there. i love sweet wather ipa but can't get it up here.

Open

1. Brian Pickens
2. Josh Childs
3 Matt Pekham
4 Jeff Riley
5 Geoff Bennett
6 Craig Leyva
7 Cody Britain
8 Nikko Lacastro
9 Hunter Hakanson
10 Phil Arthur
11 Kris Zahm
12 James Blanchard

Age Protected Div

1. Greg from Alaska
2. Pete Johnson
3. Alan Beaver
4. Dr. Rick
5. Nashville Grand Master, post name
6. Woodrow

Are course maps/scorecards available for download?

The National Tour Clinic Series

Please come join the Atlanta Open for a great opportunity to learn some tricks and technique from the best in our sport.

Friday, March 27th from 4:00-6:00

Central Park Disc Golf Course
This is also the headquarters for the Atlanta Open and will have discs available for sale as well as check-in.

Tell your friends that disc golf to come out for this FREE clinic. We had over 100 participate last month in Phoenix and folks are raving how their games have improved already!

Your Clinic Instructors:

Ken Climo--12X World Champion
Cale Leiviska--Discraft Elite Player
Kevin McCoy--The "Original" Super Pro
Courtney Peavy--Innova Elite Player

See you there :D

http://theatlopen.com/schedule/


Check in is MANDOTORY in order to get into the tournament. THE DEADLINE TO CHECK IN IS 9AM Sat. You can check in Friday all day or wait until the last min (which seems to be the preferred method for some). You can also find me at the Hampton Inn in Alpharetta to check in on Friday night. Repeat, 9 am Saturday March 28th 2009 will be the deadline to check in to the Atlanta Open. Upon check in you will receive a players pack and confirmation into the event.

For those on the wait list. If anyone fails to show up or check in by 9am Sat, I will begin to sign people up from the wait list. I will enter a player(s) in the order that they were placed on the wait list as long as they are standing at tournament central at 9am sharp. See current wait list in above post.

Please make sure you let everyone know, so that no one is caught off guard. Lots of players dont read message boards, so help spread the word to those signed up.

Thanks,

#7584

Are course maps/scorecards available for download?



Central Park (Sunday) Hole descriptions are upthread.
ERP has lots of trees.(some where you don't want them to be.)

http://theatlopen.com/schedule/


Check in is MANDOTORY in order to get into the tournament. THE DEADLINE TO CHECK IN IS 9AM Sat. You can check in Friday all day or wait until the last min (which seems to be the preferred method for some). You can also find me at the Hampton Inn in Alpharetta to check in on Friday night. Repeat, 9 am Saturday March 28th 2009 will be the deadline to check in to the Atlanta Open. Upon check in you will receive a players pack and confirmation into the event.

For those on the wait list. If anyone fails to show up or check in by 9am Sat, I will begin to sign people up from the wait list. I will enter a player(s) in the order that they were placed on the wait list as long as they are standing at tournament central at 9am sharp. See current wait list in above post.

Please make sure you let everyone know, so that no one is caught off guard. Lots of players dont read message boards, so help spread the word to those signed up.

Thanks,

#7584

http://theatlopen.com/schedule/


Check in is MANDOTORY in order to get into the tournament. THE DEADLINE TO CHECK IN IS 9AM Sat. You can check in Friday all day.......



Where can you be found on Friday?

He'll be at Central, since that's where all the activities are planned.

Story in the Local (Central's Course)paper about the AO.

Don't have an online link, but you can maginify it enough to read easily.

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Assuming there is not a full field of competitors, can players practice the Central Park course on Friday afternoon while the doubles event is being contested?

Sure. I will be at Central on Friday and then at Hampton Inn Alpharetta afterward.

I will be bringing most of my private stash to the fly mart Saturday night. It is a collection that I started in 1995 and consists of over 1000 discs. There will be lots of CE, First Runs, Protos, and all around sweet plastic. Mind you, this is not a yard sale and I'm not desperate for money, so don't expect cheap. Reasonable and fair, but not cheap. See ya there!



This will be at the fly mart Saturday night. You don't want to miss it.

Join us tomorrow for the mini disc golf tournament. From noon until dark we will see who can go the lowest on a nine hole mini course at Central Park. $3 per nine holes lowest five scores of the day will win cash and prizes. Course will be set up by hole four.

Are there any waiting list updates?

The National Tour Clinic Series will be happening tonight at 4:00 at Central Park!

Even if the weather doesn't cooperate, our pro clinic staff will be holding a Q&amp;A session at or near tournament HQ. These are a great way to pick the brains of our sports best.

Good luck to everyone this weekend!

Make sure to go to either the Atlanta Open Twitter page (http://twitter.com/AtlantaOpen) and/or Atlanta Open website (http://theatlopen.com) to get all the live scoring, pictures, and tournament updates!

Val's 53, unofficially rated 1021, could turn out to be the best round all time for women for courses in the 54-59.99 SSA range, topping Angela Tschiggfrie's 1020 on McNaughton Blue at the 2006 USWDGC.

Amazing round, Val! Nice shooting...congrats!

Avery better watch out. Little sister only lost to him by 8 strokes!!! Nice shooting Val and Ken!

Rd 1 &amp; 2 scoring detail from East Roswell Park on Saturday -- http://sites.google.com/site/jritger/Home/AtlOpenNTScores3.28.09.xls

Great Job David Wiggins jr.!!!

Finished top 20 (17th) in a huge field of amazing talent! I was really rooting for him to make it up to the top 15, but at just a place away from ulibari, David is looking prime to be the amateur world champion this year!!!

I wish to apologize to my cardmates in the 4th round -
Mikey Kernan, Greg Campbell, Larry Bledsoe and Matthew Pratt for my actions during the round, as I had somethings happen to me after I left the silent auction Saturday night at 11:30 with Lorelei and I blocked it out during the 3rd round for the most part, but was reminded about it again during lunch and could not block it out during the round and despite the guys trying to keep me cheered up and in disc golf mode, I FAILED to keep my head, and wish to profusely apologize, as I have tried EXTREMELY hard to improve my attitude ON THE COURSE during rounds since October 5th when I went caffiene free during the rounds.

I'm again sorry, and I hope to make it up to them in future rounds.

Good job Rand, and thanks to all the players for coming from all across the country!

Sincerely,
Keith

Who got the USDGC Spots?

Thanks.

Posted photos from Saturday's first round at East Roswell on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottwalker3/sets/72

Haven't done any editing or culling yet so there's a lot to slog through (over 1000 shots).

Detailed stats for the NT event can be found at:

Excel version: http://theatlopen.com/files/AtlOpenNTScores3.28.09.xls
- or -
PDF version: http://theatlopen.com/files/AtlOpenNTScores3.28.09.pdf

Big thanks to Ritger for putting this together. You da man!

The stats are a great start but they need to be adjusted using the ratings of the players to an average rating of 1000 to determine how good the scoring spreads are for Gold level players. Ritger has the access to the Excel tool to do that from the DGCD. Or the way to do it without doing adjustments is to only include players starting from the top and work down until your set of players average exactly 1000 rating.

Did something happen to Dean Tannock? Did he get hurt or have a family emergency?

He was interviewed by the video guys both on Friday and after Saturday's rounds. On Friday he said that he had tennis elbow from playing racquetball over the winter and would probably be taking a break for at least a few weeks after this tournament. Saturday afternoon he said that during the first round it was obvious he had to go ahead and shut it down. Links to both video reports are on the main PDGA.com page.

Who got the USDGC Spots?

Thanks.



I'm guessing Hammock has renewed his PDGA membership and it just isn't showing?
http://www.pdga.com/player-stats?PDGANum=5912&amp;year=2009