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Mar 30 2009, 02:27 PM
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We are approaching the Memphis Disc Golf Club�s 2009 Dogwood Classic Spring Tournament. Here are the particulars:
OVERVIEW
Name of event: 2009 Memphis Dogwood Classic Disc Golf Tournament
Dates of competition: Saturday May 2nd, and Sunday May 3rd, 2009
Anticipated Attendance: 230
Course Locations: Meeman Shelby Forest State Park (Shelby County, Tennessee), Edmund Orgill Park (Millington, Tennessee) and Bud Hill (North Memphis, Tennessee).
Tournament Director: Gary Wagoner, 1558 W. Churchill Downs, Germantown, TN 38138. Phone: (901) 756-0690 (evenings) (901) 488-3121 (cell)
Pro Shop: Pro Shop (at the sole discretion of Barbara and Danny Daniels) may be open at the Bud Hill Club House with a variety of Bud Hill logo apparel and discs. Also on sale will be SNDG bag tags and Memphis Disc Golf Club Membership / Bag Tags. There may also be a limited number of custom stamped tournament discs available depending upon whether there are any left over from the Am player packs.
Disclaimer: Masculine pronouns used in this write-up such as �him�, �he� or �his� are interchangeable with corresponding feminine pronouns such as �her�, �she� or �hers� unless used in association with a gender specific topic.
Qualifiers: Southern National Pro, Amateur & Doubles Championships.
First Place Payout Guarantees: Pro Open - $1,000 plus dinner for 2 and a two nights at Sam�s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall valued at $250. Women Pro Open - $250.
Bud Hill animal policy: No pets of any kind are allowed at Bud Hill. There will be no exceptions�.don�t ask.
Mosquitoes, ticks and chiggers: Bud Hill and Meeman Shelby Forest are primitive areas near Mississippi river bottoms and the mosquitoes are ferocious. Everyone should bring mosquito repellant and apply it liberally to all exposed skin areas, belt lines and shoes. You�ll be glad you did. Watch out for local nuisances such as copper heads, water moccasins and black widow spiders.
Park Regulations: Meeman Shelby Forest is a Tennessee State Park. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited. Violators are subject to immediate disqualification by the TD and arrest and/or fines by park rangers. The same rules apply at Edmund Orgill Municipal Park.
Friday Doubles: There is a tradition of a flip-up doubles tournament at Bud Hill Friday afternoon. This event is not sanctioned nor a part of the formal tournament. Tee time and entry fee is dependant upon the whims of the assembled throng.
DIVISIONS, REGISTRATION FEES AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Divisions and Entry Fees:
Pro Open: $70
Pro Women Open: $70
Pro Master (age 40* & older): $50
Pro Grandmaster (age 50* & older): $50
Pro Women Master (age 40* & older): $50
Amateur Advanced: $45
Amateur Advanced Master (age 40* & older): $40
Amateur Advanced Grandmaster (age 50* & older): $40
Amateur Master (age 40* & older): $40
Amateur: $35
Amateur Women: $35
*If you reach the threshold age prior to 12/31/2009 you are eligible to play in the age protected division.
If three or more players wish to create a division, this will be allowed with fees determined by the TD and the deductions as stipulated below. However, there will be no trophies awarded to any ad hoc divisions.
Please note that the Women�s fees are the same as the Men�s fees for a corresponding division. There have been concerns by some women that men�s payout is markedly greater and those women that have responded to the TD�s inquiries have indicated that they would like their fees to be the same as those of the men. So be it. If the Pro Women were to come to the tournament with a $1,000 sponsorship to be put in their division, their payouts would rival those of the men. The TD would love to see that happen.
Payout Deductions: The following expenses will be deducted from the entry fees:
� Per player deductions
o $1 for Meeman Shelby Forest (Required for exclusive use of the course)
o $1 for Bud Hill
o $2 for SNDG
o Printing (fliers, scorecards, leader board cards, etc.)
o Misc. expenses (golf pencils, sharpie markers, baggies, etc.)
o Porta potties
� Plaques / Trophies (deducted from each division)
� Players Packages (deducted from Amateur field)
The rest of the entry fees will go to the purses/prizes of the respective divisions less deductions as specified above. No entry fees collected in any given division will be used to supplement the payout in any other division.
Sponsorship money will first be allocated to the Safari Six Skins round, then to the purses of the Pro Divisions allocated per player in proportion to the entry fee of the division in which the player competes. The basic concept is that players paying a larger entry fee will get a larger proportion of the sponsorship money. However, a sponsor may stipulate the division in which his money is to be placed.
Sponsorships: To sponsor a hole is $25. Sponsorship money is generally encouraged and gratefully accepted and should be sent to Gary Wagoner payable to Memphis Disc Golf Club. The objectives of this tournament are to have fun and determine the best players for the various divisions rather than trying to achieve record payouts. The TD has already secured a $350 sponsor and has enough on his plate without being expected to solicit more sponsorships. If the pro players want money added to their payout, then they are going to have to get off their butts and get the sponsorships themselves. If everyone followed the TD�s example a secured a $350 sponsorship, the tournament payout would be around $80,000.
Pre-registration: Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Send Check or Money Order payable to the Memphis Disc Golf Club to Gary Wagoner at above address. Please print legibly and include the following information with your registration:
� Your Name
� Your Division
� Your Entry Fee
If you wait until a few days before the tournament to mail in your entry fee, be prepared to pay for it again with cash when you check in with the TD. If Gary Wagoner has not received your check by noon Wednesday April 29th, you are not pre-registered. When the TD gets back home and finds your check laying on the counter after the tournament is over, he will shred it and notify the sender that he has done so.
Note: even if you have pre-registered, you must check in with the TD Friday evening or Saturday morning to fill out your leader board card, sign the Waiver of Liability form and, if you wish, enter the ace pots. Please register with the name you are going to check in with which will also be the name reported to the SNDG. If you register as William Smith and check in as Long-arm Bill there is a high probability of something getting screwed up. The name you register with will be the one turned in to the SNDG. If you change your mind on what your name is or how you spell it the TD doesn�t want to hear about it. You can work it out with John Kittrell later.
Registration: Friday May 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Bud Hill Club House. No personal checks, debit cards, credit cards, food stamps or WIC vouchers accepted. Do not be offended or argue if the TD asks you to spell your name; after registering the first hundred or so people, he would be doing good to spell his own name correctly. Consider this: if there are 225 people to register and each one takes just 2 minutes it would require 7 1/2 hours working non stop to get everyone signed up. So when you are registering, please do so as quickly and efficiently as possible without joking around, shooting the bull or asking the TD a bunch of foolish questions.
To save time the TD will now answer the �humorous� question most often asked by men at the registration table:
Q. �Can I sign up in the Women�s Division?�
A. �No.�
The Leaderboard cards will be laid out on the table in front of the TD. Select the card in the division in which you will play and hand it to the TD. The amount of the entry fee will be indicated on the Leaderboard card. One person at the time, please. Do not write your name on the card, the TD will do that. This procedure will make it impossible for the TD to put someone in the wrong division and insure that the names on the Leaderboard cards are legible. Experience has shown that if players write their own names at least 5% of the cards will be indecipherable.
Mental Health Advisory: Proud parents can avoid the devastating loss of self esteem, crushing of ego and diminishment of self worth by not attempting to enter their toddler in this event. The Memphis Dogwood Classic has consistently been one of the 10 largest tournaments in the country and the TD will not allow it to train wreck because someone, regardless of age or gender, can not score better than triple digits in a round. Its not fair to those in the pool and certainly not to those on the card. Adults can understand and deal with this, small children can not.
Late Registration: Saturday May 2nd from 7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the course pavilion at Meeman Shelby Forest. Due to the crush of people on Saturday morning please make an effort to register early or Friday evening at the latest. Please register with cash Friday and Saturday. If you have not registered with the TD, Gary Wagoner, by 8:45 a.m. you will not play. The TD will not delay the start of the player�s meeting and subsequent tee times because someone overslept, gotten lost, hung over, stopped for breakfast or ran out of gas.
Players Package: Only the first 100 Amateur competitors registered will receive a Players Package which will consist of, at a minimum, a custom artwork Discraft Buzzz or Surge and a golf towel. Additional items may be added at the sole discretion of the TD. If you are an Am and want to be guaranteed a Players Package then you had best be signed up on or before Friday.
Even more information at http://www.sndg.org/forum/read.php?2,137084
We are approaching the Memphis Disc Golf Club�s 2009 Dogwood Classic Spring Tournament. Here are the particulars:
OVERVIEW
Name of event: 2009 Memphis Dogwood Classic Disc Golf Tournament
Dates of competition: Saturday May 2nd, and Sunday May 3rd, 2009
Anticipated Attendance: 230
Course Locations: Meeman Shelby Forest State Park (Shelby County, Tennessee), Edmund Orgill Park (Millington, Tennessee) and Bud Hill (North Memphis, Tennessee).
Tournament Director: Gary Wagoner, 1558 W. Churchill Downs, Germantown, TN 38138. Phone: (901) 756-0690 (evenings) (901) 488-3121 (cell)
Pro Shop: Pro Shop (at the sole discretion of Barbara and Danny Daniels) may be open at the Bud Hill Club House with a variety of Bud Hill logo apparel and discs. Also on sale will be SNDG bag tags and Memphis Disc Golf Club Membership / Bag Tags. There may also be a limited number of custom stamped tournament discs available depending upon whether there are any left over from the Am player packs.
Disclaimer: Masculine pronouns used in this write-up such as �him�, �he� or �his� are interchangeable with corresponding feminine pronouns such as �her�, �she� or �hers� unless used in association with a gender specific topic.
Qualifiers: Southern National Pro, Amateur & Doubles Championships.
First Place Payout Guarantees: Pro Open - $1,000 plus dinner for 2 and a two nights at Sam�s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall valued at $250. Women Pro Open - $250.
Bud Hill animal policy: No pets of any kind are allowed at Bud Hill. There will be no exceptions�.don�t ask.
Mosquitoes, ticks and chiggers: Bud Hill and Meeman Shelby Forest are primitive areas near Mississippi river bottoms and the mosquitoes are ferocious. Everyone should bring mosquito repellant and apply it liberally to all exposed skin areas, belt lines and shoes. You�ll be glad you did. Watch out for local nuisances such as copper heads, water moccasins and black widow spiders.
Park Regulations: Meeman Shelby Forest is a Tennessee State Park. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited. Violators are subject to immediate disqualification by the TD and arrest and/or fines by park rangers. The same rules apply at Edmund Orgill Municipal Park.
Friday Doubles: There is a tradition of a flip-up doubles tournament at Bud Hill Friday afternoon. This event is not sanctioned nor a part of the formal tournament. Tee time and entry fee is dependant upon the whims of the assembled throng.
DIVISIONS, REGISTRATION FEES AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Divisions and Entry Fees:
Pro Open: $70
Pro Women Open: $70
Pro Master (age 40* & older): $50
Pro Grandmaster (age 50* & older): $50
Pro Women Master (age 40* & older): $50
Amateur Advanced: $45
Amateur Advanced Master (age 40* & older): $40
Amateur Advanced Grandmaster (age 50* & older): $40
Amateur Master (age 40* & older): $40
Amateur: $35
Amateur Women: $35
*If you reach the threshold age prior to 12/31/2009 you are eligible to play in the age protected division.
If three or more players wish to create a division, this will be allowed with fees determined by the TD and the deductions as stipulated below. However, there will be no trophies awarded to any ad hoc divisions.
Please note that the Women�s fees are the same as the Men�s fees for a corresponding division. There have been concerns by some women that men�s payout is markedly greater and those women that have responded to the TD�s inquiries have indicated that they would like their fees to be the same as those of the men. So be it. If the Pro Women were to come to the tournament with a $1,000 sponsorship to be put in their division, their payouts would rival those of the men. The TD would love to see that happen.
Payout Deductions: The following expenses will be deducted from the entry fees:
� Per player deductions
o $1 for Meeman Shelby Forest (Required for exclusive use of the course)
o $1 for Bud Hill
o $2 for SNDG
o Printing (fliers, scorecards, leader board cards, etc.)
o Misc. expenses (golf pencils, sharpie markers, baggies, etc.)
o Porta potties
� Plaques / Trophies (deducted from each division)
� Players Packages (deducted from Amateur field)
The rest of the entry fees will go to the purses/prizes of the respective divisions less deductions as specified above. No entry fees collected in any given division will be used to supplement the payout in any other division.
Sponsorship money will first be allocated to the Safari Six Skins round, then to the purses of the Pro Divisions allocated per player in proportion to the entry fee of the division in which the player competes. The basic concept is that players paying a larger entry fee will get a larger proportion of the sponsorship money. However, a sponsor may stipulate the division in which his money is to be placed.
Sponsorships: To sponsor a hole is $25. Sponsorship money is generally encouraged and gratefully accepted and should be sent to Gary Wagoner payable to Memphis Disc Golf Club. The objectives of this tournament are to have fun and determine the best players for the various divisions rather than trying to achieve record payouts. The TD has already secured a $350 sponsor and has enough on his plate without being expected to solicit more sponsorships. If the pro players want money added to their payout, then they are going to have to get off their butts and get the sponsorships themselves. If everyone followed the TD�s example a secured a $350 sponsorship, the tournament payout would be around $80,000.
Pre-registration: Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Send Check or Money Order payable to the Memphis Disc Golf Club to Gary Wagoner at above address. Please print legibly and include the following information with your registration:
� Your Name
� Your Division
� Your Entry Fee
If you wait until a few days before the tournament to mail in your entry fee, be prepared to pay for it again with cash when you check in with the TD. If Gary Wagoner has not received your check by noon Wednesday April 29th, you are not pre-registered. When the TD gets back home and finds your check laying on the counter after the tournament is over, he will shred it and notify the sender that he has done so.
Note: even if you have pre-registered, you must check in with the TD Friday evening or Saturday morning to fill out your leader board card, sign the Waiver of Liability form and, if you wish, enter the ace pots. Please register with the name you are going to check in with which will also be the name reported to the SNDG. If you register as William Smith and check in as Long-arm Bill there is a high probability of something getting screwed up. The name you register with will be the one turned in to the SNDG. If you change your mind on what your name is or how you spell it the TD doesn�t want to hear about it. You can work it out with John Kittrell later.
Registration: Friday May 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Bud Hill Club House. No personal checks, debit cards, credit cards, food stamps or WIC vouchers accepted. Do not be offended or argue if the TD asks you to spell your name; after registering the first hundred or so people, he would be doing good to spell his own name correctly. Consider this: if there are 225 people to register and each one takes just 2 minutes it would require 7 1/2 hours working non stop to get everyone signed up. So when you are registering, please do so as quickly and efficiently as possible without joking around, shooting the bull or asking the TD a bunch of foolish questions.
To save time the TD will now answer the �humorous� question most often asked by men at the registration table:
Q. �Can I sign up in the Women�s Division?�
A. �No.�
The Leaderboard cards will be laid out on the table in front of the TD. Select the card in the division in which you will play and hand it to the TD. The amount of the entry fee will be indicated on the Leaderboard card. One person at the time, please. Do not write your name on the card, the TD will do that. This procedure will make it impossible for the TD to put someone in the wrong division and insure that the names on the Leaderboard cards are legible. Experience has shown that if players write their own names at least 5% of the cards will be indecipherable.
Mental Health Advisory: Proud parents can avoid the devastating loss of self esteem, crushing of ego and diminishment of self worth by not attempting to enter their toddler in this event. The Memphis Dogwood Classic has consistently been one of the 10 largest tournaments in the country and the TD will not allow it to train wreck because someone, regardless of age or gender, can not score better than triple digits in a round. Its not fair to those in the pool and certainly not to those on the card. Adults can understand and deal with this, small children can not.
Late Registration: Saturday May 2nd from 7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the course pavilion at Meeman Shelby Forest. Due to the crush of people on Saturday morning please make an effort to register early or Friday evening at the latest. Please register with cash Friday and Saturday. If you have not registered with the TD, Gary Wagoner, by 8:45 a.m. you will not play. The TD will not delay the start of the player�s meeting and subsequent tee times because someone overslept, gotten lost, hung over, stopped for breakfast or ran out of gas.
Players Package: Only the first 100 Amateur competitors registered will receive a Players Package which will consist of, at a minimum, a custom artwork Discraft Buzzz or Surge and a golf towel. Additional items may be added at the sole discretion of the TD. If you are an Am and want to be guaranteed a Players Package then you had best be signed up on or before Friday.
Even more information at http://www.sndg.org/forum/read.php?2,137084