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Click here (http://www.pfds.org/) for more details.

Let hope Moraine doesn't look like this during the Ironwood Open.

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The On-Line registration is up and running. When looking at the tournament schedule click the icon next to Ironwood Open, fill out the form, and BAM, you're signed up!

Click here (http://www.pfds.org/Ironwood2009flier.pdf) for a copy of the registration form if you want to remit payment by mail.

Online registration via credit card is available here. (http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1235626484)

As you can see from the flyer listed here (http://www.pfds.org/Ironwood2009flier.pdf) there is a $10 late fee for entries sent after April 12th. That's one month from today. Don't delay, sign up now for this Tournament. If anything it will be great practice for the Scholl's Bicycle Center Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open. Three rounds at one of the best courses in the country, how can you go wrong!

From the Desk of Gotcher...

The Moraine Monthly is this Saturday (3/21) and it will be a mixer!

10:00 am start
Entry Fee $10 ($11 for non-current PFDS members)
Eagle Pot is currently at $52 (extra $1)

The forecast is calling for a sunny day with a high around 50 degrees so the weather is going to be nice for a round of disc golf. This week we moved a lot of the baskets into different locations.....some shorter, some longer....a good variety overall.

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We are asking for players to stick around after the event/lunch and help clean up the course in preparation for next month's tournaments: the Lakeview Course Championship (4/11) and the Ironwood Open (4/18-19).

Our main focus will be the debris removal on holes 9 & 18. We will have chainsaws to cut up the trees, but we need folks to help drag the cuttings away from the fairway. It shouldn't take very long if we have folks available to lend a hand. Also, Josh Arnette (the PFDS Mule) spent a lot of time raking hole 12 and it looks great, but we need to remove the leaf piles from that hole. I will bring a tarp and a couple of rakes so we can clean up this hole which should not take much time.

Lastly, players will notice orange tape throughout the course as we have identified items we would like removed (low branches, dead trees, olive bushes, etc). Myself the the Butler boys will work on these prunings and cuttings over the next couple of weeks. Most of these markings are on the existing fairways and greens, however, you will notice some areas tagged and flagged which are not part of the present-day course. These areas are proposed sites for additional pin placements for added variety. The holes marked for additional pin placements include: 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18.

Don't let volunteer work discourage you from attending this Saturday's Moraine Monthly. If you can't work, but you can play, we want you anyway!
Jerry Gotcher
Lakeview DGC Promoter
Pittsburgh Flying Disc Society

Three more weeks before the deadline for registration. After April 12th you will have to add a $10 late fee to the entry fee. Don't Delay, Sign Up Today!!!

2009 Lakeview Course Championship
Moraine State Park
Saturday, April 11

Registration 8:15 - 9:00
Players Meeting 9:15
First Round 9:30
Second Round ~ TBA

The following divisions will be offered:
Open ~ $20
Advanced ~ $20
Intermediate ~ $20
Recreational ~ $20
Women ~ $10

Format: 2 rounds of 18-holes
Gold tees = Open
Blue tees = Advanced
White tees = Intermediate, Recreational

*This is a fund-raising event benefitting the Ironwood Open *
No cash payout / No prize payout
100% of the entry fees will be donated toward the April 18 & 19 event.

Trophies awarded to 1st and 2nd place competitor in each division.
Divisional winners will also receive a commemorative bag-tag!

Closest-To-Pin prizes for all divisions! Free Raffle Prizes! Guaranteed Fun!

Last year�s Championship raised nearly $400.00 for the Ironwood Open! The 2007 Championship raised over $600.00!
The course will utilize the Ironwood tournament pin positions so the Lakeview Championship will be an excellent opportunity to practice the layout in a competitive setting. This event is open to anyone...players do not have to be a PFDS member to play in this event. Thanks in advance for your support!

I hope to make it to this tournament depending on my financial situation. Looks like a great time!!

I'll come if no one says, "Yinz."

Rob...you know thats not possible. But you still need to sign up. I'm handling reg. so let me know before the deadline so you won't have a late fee added on.

Tournament format will be great for out-of-town travelers:

Saturday (4/18) ~ 2 rounds of 18 holes
Sunday (4/19) ~ 1 round of 18 holes

Last year we had players on the road before 2:00 pm!

The par-66 Lakeview course at Moraine State Park offers three sets of tees. Competitors will play the same set of tees each round and the pin placements will not change during the event:

Gold Tees (1000-rated) ~ Pro divisions
Blue Tees (950-rated) ~ Advanced amateur divisions
White Tees (900-rated) ~ All other amateur divisions

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2008 Ironwood Open results (http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=7482)

2008 Ironwood Open ~ Course Statistics (http://www.pdga.com/course-ratings-by-tournament?TournID=7482)

Moraine State Park ~ Course Statistics (historical SSA data) (http://www.pdga.com/course-ratings-by-course?RatingCourseID=3004)

You will never hear me say Yinz.

Can't wait for the Ironwood. WE have at least 2 am ladies playing, we need more girls!!!!

Sid, how about paying out all of the am women to help entice them??

On that note, I am signing up today.

The course looks great, and will be in stellar condition for the tournament.

FYI, it appears there will be another course going in at Moraine in the not-so-distant future, and the park has FINALLY approved tee pads. The pads should be done in time for PFDO.

I headed to the course again this evening for more debris removal on hole 2. Lakeview will be in tip-top shape for the Ironwood Open! :)

This weekend will be the Lakeview Course Championship at Moraine State Park, all entry fees go straight to the Ironwood Open. This will be the last chance players will have to register for the Ironwood Open without the late fee being added to their entry fee. So sign up by this weekend or just come to the Course Championship and sign up then.

sign up before Sunday to avoid the $10 late fee. Entries have been pouring in this week. 45 players so far, with many locals who still have not registered, but will be doing so on Saturday. Get in before it's too late.

sign up before Sunday to avoid the $10 late fee. Entries have been pouring in this week. 45 players so far, with many locals who still have not registered, but will be doing so on Saturday. Get in before it's too late.



This also includes yourself Chrissy! :D

Lori and I both signed up last night at Schenley.

As of today(Good Friday) we have 30 spots left. This weekend at the Lakeview Course Championship I'll be collecting registrations. If you are unable to get me or the TD your registration you will be charged a $10 late fee. Don't delay...go the Course Championship or go to the PDGA calendar and click the icon next to the Ironwood Open where you can register on line.

Registration deadline is over. This doesn't mean you still can't sign up but, you will be charged a $10 late fee. As of right now, Easter Sunday there are 74 participants signed up.

11 spots left!!!

Jerry that sure is a nice pic at the start of this thread. One question though....how do you guys play in all that beauty? Aren't you homesick for some scraggly mesquite trees, Jerry? To bad summer only lasts two weeks up there by the north pole. :cool:
Good luck with your event. Are you gonna play, Jerry? If so I hope you kick some yankee rears. :eek: :p Tell Marie alls well and hope to see you again soon.

10 spots available!!!

Wow, who let the redneck on here?

Looking forward to the tournament, the course looked really good last weekend, and Im sure it will look even better knowing you guys. Lets just hope the trees open up a bit this week and everything gets a little greener.

Hey Kurt, don't be scared, Im sensing a little scaredy cat coming from your way........

ATTENTION:

The Ironwood Open is FULL, We had a large amount of people sign up last night.

Too many actually...

Once I get the names of players who signed up last night, in order that we recieved them, the rest will be put on a waiting list.

PLEASE check the Registration list to see if your name is on there. If you signed up and don't see your name, we'll be in touch.

The current waiting list:

Kevin Kearney
Kevin Daney
Sean Malone

I'll post the complete registration on-line as soon as I don't have my real job to do. Which will probably be soon!

SLACKERS!!!!! Who signed up last night? Did WAgs get in?

Alright a full tourney, good job guys!

Daney's a slacker!

I'm glad it filled with all the events happening this weekend. Appears we even got a few columbus players to come and play Moraine even though they have a B-tier in Columbus this weekend also!

Who doesn't want to play Moraine?

Priceline put me in the Four Points by Sheraton for a $40 bid, specifiying Cranberry Township and 2.5 stars. That's in Mars, PA.

Wow, who let the redneck on here?

Looking forward to the tournament, the course looked really good last weekend, and Im sure it will look even better knowing you guys. Lets just hope the trees open up a bit this week and everything gets a little greener.

Hey Kurt, don't be scared, Im sensing a little scaredy cat coming from your way........



I'm not scared at all...I'd take your double or nothing bet if I wasn't playing 2 more tournaments before i get paid again. So, how about you just pay me the $30 you owe me!!! :mad:

And I'm not a redneck...I'm a YINZER!!! :D

4 points Sheraton is a nice place to stay. Good deal for $40 figuring the Motel 6 across the street charges $59. 30 minutes to Moraine from there and only 5 minutes from Knob Hill!!

Weather is going to be great this coming weekend. 70 degrees and sunny on Saturday and 65 degrees partly sunny with 30% chance of rain on Sunday.

Looks like we'll have all conditions to battle, not that the course itself it's a battle on its own.

hows the waiting list looking?

As of right now, it's the same three people.

[censored]. i think im 4th or 5th, so its not looking good.

Erik, You should have just gave me your entry fee after the Patapsco Punisher.

If you don't make it, definitely sign up EARLY for the Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open.

This year's PFDO will fill quickly being that it is a qualifier for both the Vibram Open and the USDGC. :)

Do we have any room for one more lady to make a nice even 10?? I know one more who really wants to play. Next year, we should save 10 spots up until a certain date for women only. After the date passes, open the spots up to anyone.

REMINDER:

Registration starts at 7am until 8am.

Players meeting - 8:15am

Tee off - 8:45am

I would like to suggest that if you're signed up and are late, after 8am, your spot will be given to the first person on the waiting list. This is the TD's call but thats what I'm suggesting considering I'm doing the sign ins. We have 18 groups of 5 and can't delay the start for someone who sleeps in. So, be on time, PLEASE!

8 am....geez that's early.

8 am....geez that's early.



Definitely the earliest players meeting i've been to. I'll need to drink some KB coffee to get ready.

Jerry Gotcher Money

Pittsburgh players won every division except pro women and pro masters!!! Nice shooting guys.

I had a feeling that 59 wouldn't make 1000 Kurt :) Too many people shot so much better today than yesterday. But the wind was totally dead on Sunday which I think lowered the scores. Nice shooting everyone.

Hope you all had as much as I did, even if I didn't make 1 putt longer than 25 feet all weekend :)

Tomorrow is putting practice day.

pretty awesome we had 9 women, though I wish Sid would have paid all of them out, especially the ones who wanted to play Intermediate and had to move to advance. If we want the women to keep coming, we have to make it rewarding for them.

pretty awesome we had 9 women, though I wish Sid would have paid all of them out, especially the ones who wanted to play Intermediate and had to move to advance. If we want the women to keep coming, we have to make it rewarding for them.



The Pittsburgh Flying Disc Society is at the forefront of encouraging and rewarding women in disc golf, imo. I don't know of many clubs who add $10/woman to every division a woman enters.

Keep up the great work, PFDS!

nice shooting jerry! way to whip up on the kiddies!

agreed Jeff, I guess I just would like to see the day when we can run a womens tournament that is completely free with all of the payout paid fir through sponsorships.

nice shooting jerry! way to whip up on the kiddies!


I'll second that, Gotcha. Way to take it to 'em. You da man!!!