DoFitness Patapsco Picnic
PDGA A Tier
September 19-20th 2009

Prize: $5000 added cash

Location: Patapsco Disc Golf Course, Carol County, MD

Entry Fee: $100

Divisions: Men Pro Open (MPO) , Female Pro Open (FPO) (12 FPO player spots reserved until 9/1)

Registration: Mandatory pre- registration at pdgasignup.com will be open until 9/11/09 (to be turned on soon!). No refunds after 9/11/09.

Tournament Director: Rich Myers, MD State PDGA Coordinator
Assistant TD's: Brian Cooke and Joel Provencher, Discover Outdoor Fitness

Format: (Tenative)Two rounds Saturday, One Punisher round Sunday, Showcase final 9 round for top 5 players in each division.


Schedule of events:

September 17th - Thursday Evening - Druid Hill TNT
- The largest TRIPLES weekly event in the area at one of the best urban courses in the country. If you’re in town early, check out TNT!

September 18th - Friday Night - Meet and Greet Party
- Everyone is invited to enjoy great music, food, and beverages at the Friendly Inn, one of our major tournament sponsors. Right up the road from the course, this is the perfect place to hang out with other tournament participants after a Friday practice round or if you’re just getting to town. Extended Happy Hour from 3-9, Drink Specials, Psychedelic Rock Jam Band (Gypsy Dawg is great, they’ll play a dead tune or two for sure)!

September 19th - Saturday - Rounds 1 and 2
- Check in at the course between 9 and 9:30. Players meeting at 9:45, Round 1 starts at 10:15. A picnic style lunch will be available to all players between rounds thanks to the Friendly Inn, Round 2 will begin at approximately 1 hour after first round.

September 20th - Sunday - Round 3 and Showcase Round - Awards
- Check in at the course between 9:00 and 9:30, Round 3 starts at 9:45. The Friendly Inn will be back to fire up the grills for lunch time BBQ, Final nine will begin after BBQ lunch. The top 5 players from each division will play a 9 hole showcase round to determine the winners. The Award Ceremony will take place shortly after the showcase round at the course.

Sponsors: Thanks to the following major sponsors for supporting this years event!
Please support our sponsors by using their services and letting them know you heard about them because of their support of this event.

Discover Outdoor Fitness - www.DoFitness.com
- Mid Atlantic Disc Golf Specialists

Friendly Inn - www.friendlyinn.com
- Conveniently located near Patapsco, The Friendly Inn has great pub food, live music, and sells beverages to go. The perfect one stop before or after a round of golf!

Huk Lab -www.HukLab.com
- Hip disc golf gear made by a disc golfer for disc golfers!

Hole Sponsors:
Rhine Landscaping - www.rhinelandscaping.com
Kevin Cooke Homes
Rapid Signs - www.rapidsignmd.com
Revolution Disc Golf Bags - www.discgolfer.com

Sponsorship Opportunities
There are a number of ways you can help us out with sponsorship. Please contact me via email at brian AT DoFitness DOT com for more information.

Individual Sponsorship: $20 - 50/50 Raffle
You'll recieve a 50/50 ticket. Only 100 will be sold and the winner will receive $1000 (or half of the money collected if all tickets are not sold).

Par - $125 - Hole Sponsor
• Your name and/or logo on 1 of the 18 Tee Signs for the event
• Mention in the Players Meeting and Awards Ceremony
• Option to add any promotional item to player’s package
• Web page link for 1 year at http://www.DoFitness.com
• One player entry (any division at 1 DoFitness Monthly Series tournament)

Birdie - $325 - Front or Back Nine Sponsor
• Your name or logo at 3 of the 18 Tee Signs for the event
• Mention in the Players Meeting and Awards Ceremony
• Option to add any promotional items to player’s package
• Web page link for 1 year at http://www.DoFitness.com
• One player entry (any division at 2 DoFitness Monthly Series tournaments)

Eagle - $1,000 - Course Sponsor or Lunch Sponsor
• Your name or logo on a 4’ X 3’ sign displayed at tournament central
• Your name on all pre and post event advertising and press
• Option to add any promotional items to player’s package
• Mention in the Players Meeting and Awards Ceremony
• Web page link for 1 year at http://www.DoFitness.com
• One player entry (any division at 3 DoFitness Monthly Series tournaments)

BTW, the Nomads are stepping up and sponsoring the Ladies Open winner of the Nomads Odyssey tournament(Becky Sonnheim) to the Patapsco Picnic. We are encouraging area tournaments to consider sponsoring their Ladies Pro winner to the event and also to clubs to sponsor a lady to the event.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN........sign up here (http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1247914434)!

Hey, NY,NJ,DE, PA,VA,NC,OH....Bring it. MD's got you covered....

Bummer this is on the same weekend as The Pleasant Valley Classic in Fairmont, WV.

never been there, but obviously it's over 4 hours from here. If I was a top pro in Pittsburgh i would be coming down to Patapsco for some of that 5k added cash. Patapsco is very similar to the courses i've seen up but a bit less elevation changes. And did I mention 5k minimum added cash? This event is going to be off the hook....

Don't forget to sign up early! All the patapsco teepads should be rebuilt by the event and we should have new signs. Course should be in prime shape and we are hopeful to also have the new permanent long pins in place.

And don't forget the 5k minimum added cash! since the women's USWDGC is the same weekend, i expect that most all of that added cash will end up in open since it will be divided up based on participants in each division.

Good to hear about the teepads, I spent about 3 hours the day before the Punisher digging out holes under the teeboards so all the water would drain off the tees.

OK, worlds are over. Time to register for the Picnic! did we mention we are almost done with ALL NEW TEES? Or that one of our players won the DGA basket raffle and we should have 18 shiny new PERMANENT LONG PINS in place? Did you take a gander at the first post and see that we not only have food, but 5000$ added cash?

Pre-registration only.

See you there.

Register for this event! new tees are almost done!

Just added:

Grandmasters division - 75$


Pro women can play for half price - 50$(Just like the WVO!)

Registrations are starting to roll in. Limited spots are available. Don't wait until the last minute and risk being shut out!

Is there anywhere I could find some photos of the course?

Thanks!

See http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=250, although the pictures are not that helpful because they show you the easy beginning of each hole. There is a course map at this site. There is also a link to a better set of pictures http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~clwatson/Patapsco.html. You'll have to see it to really figure it out though. There are some pictures from tournaments at http://sharkysshots.com/index.php?cat=9.

it's looks very different than Dela, but just as cool. Long rolling hills, trees, some elevation. some really tough holes in long to long(9218feet). We don't call the spring event the "Punisher" for nothing...

I'll be signing up pretty quick here. I'm pumped to get to play this course!

Thanks for putting on the event.

Get em in. LiTTle more than a week. Where's the east coasters? Schwebby? Brinster? Climo? Lookin for all you pros from carolina to jersey to get out here. Patapsco is all hooked up with new power tamped teeboxes. Also brand spanking new Green Monster permanent pin placements are being installed this week. Big *** party with free food and beer for lunch. This event will be kickin. Did we mention the 5k added cash?

Did we mention that every PRE-REGISTERED competitor is getting a cool *** custom huklab shirt?

Registrations are starting to roll in, last week is always a scramble. Don't get shut out. Most of the east coast big guns haven't signed up, so this could be a chance for some of you young guns to grab a chunk of added cash! Plus this event will be worth it just for the chance to play the new Patapsco and all the added amenities...

I'm all signed up! The course has never looked this good.

Last week to register! almost half full, don't miss out! SIGN UP here (http://www.pdgasignup.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1247914434)!

online registration for the Picnic WILL CLOSE FRIDAY NIGHT sometime. make sure to sign up by Friday or make arrangements with myself, Brian or Joel. Thanks!

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

- Online Registration closes Wednesday 9/16/09. Be sure to contact either Rich, Joel, or myself if you have any problems registering. We will accept registration for open spots even on the day of the event if necessary. Hopefully we will be sold out by then!

-50/50 Raffle tickets are still being sold to those interested in sponsoring the event. $1000 to the winner, only 100 being sold, $20 each.

- GYPSY DAWG at the Friendly Inn Friday September 18th. Great band that draws a great crowd. Golfers get in free! Music starts around 9. We'll have two baskets set up out back in case you want to putt.

-Camping Options:
Patapsco Valley State Park's Hollofield Area...good central location with easy access to the course, restaurants, groceries, and other courses.
Ramblin Pines...close to the course but not much else, rv park style.

-Hotel Options:
Days Inn Baltimore
5701 Baltimore National Pike
West Rt 40 Catonsville
Baltimore, MD 21228 US
Phone: 410-747-8900
Book through the websiteto get a 15% off special. Rooms as low as $67.10. Not far from Druid Hill DGC, Rockburn DGC, or Patapsco DGC

Ramada Inn BWI
7253 Parkway Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
Telephone: 410-712-4300
About $80, close to the airport and Rockburn DGC

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

- Online Registration closes Wednesday 9/16/09. Be sure to contact either Rich, Joel, or myself if you have any problems registering. We will accept registration for open spots even on the day of the event if necessary. Hopefully we will be sold out by then!

-50/50 Raffle tickets are still being sold to those interested in sponsoring the event. $1000 to the winner, only 100 being sold, $20 each.

- GYPSY DAWG at the Friendly Inn Friday September 18th. Great band that draws a great crowd. Golfers get in free! Music starts around 9. We'll have two baskets set up out back in case you want to putt.

-Camping Options:
Patapsco Valley State Park's Hollofield Area...good central location with easy access to the course, restaurants, groceries, and other courses.
Ramblin Pines...close to the course but not much else, rv park style.

-Hotel Options:
Days Inn Baltimore
5701 Baltimore National Pike
West Rt 40 Catonsville
Baltimore, MD 21228 US
Phone: 410-747-8900
Book through the websiteto get a 15% off special. Rooms as low as $67.10. Not far from Druid Hill DGC, Rockburn DGC, or Patapsco DGC

Ramada Inn BWI
7253 Parkway Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
Telephone: 410-712-4300
About $80, close to the airport and Rockburn DGC

Who is this Rich person you speak of...?

Registration Online HAS BEEN EXTENDED to WED NITE.
got 9 more entries friday, i will post on monday, but they include Avery, Schwebby, Myers, Mela, some delaware destroyers and some MD homeboys. We're filling quick, get your entry in today or call me at 301-318-7991 to make arrangements or if you have questions...

I registered myself and Bryan Marcotte #32108 a week or two ago and he is not on the pre-reg list. Please call eight1five5751917 if there is a problem.

Thanks

got it fixed.

We're super excited about this weekend�s

2009 DoFitness Patapsco Picnic!

The course looks great and all pins are in tournament position. Registration (http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9176&) has been steady, only 20 spots left! We�ve got some sick talent attending. I can�t wait to watch the MD Pro�s battle to defend their home turf against the out of town competition�.the Final 9 is going to be sweet!

Weather Forecast from this AM- chance rain today, rain thurs, chance fri, beautiful mid 70�s sat/sun

Tournament Updates:

Sponsors:
Support these sponsors because they support disc golf. Tell them you heard about them because they sponsored the Picnic, this ensures they'll be on board again in the future! We've got some great companies working with us, please check them out.

Title Sponsor
Discover Outdoor Fitness (http://www.discoveroutdoorfitness.com/)

Lunch Sponsor
The Friendly Inn (http://thefriendlyinn.com/)

Hole Sponsors
Your Wine and Spirit Shoppe (http://www.ywss.com/default.html)
Roots Market (http://www.rootsmkt.com/)
Prudential Carruthers Realtors - Kevin Cooke (http://www.thebostonstreetteam.com/template40/nextpage.asp?mnu=170576)
Rapid Signs Center (http://rapidsignmd.com/)
Rolling Hills Lawn and Landscape
Rhine Landscaping (http://www.rhinelandscaping.com/)
The Brewers Art (http://www.thebrewersart.com/)
Cliff Bar (http://www.clifbar.com/)
Revolution Disc Golf Bags (http://discgolfer.com/home.php)
Innova Disc Golf (http://www.innovadiscs.com/)
Huk Lab (http://www.huklab.com/)
Gateway Disc Sports (http://www.gdstour.com/)
Disc Golf Association DGA (http://discgolfassoc.com/)

Hotels
Here's a couple of closer to the course (and more expensive) hotel options than the originals posted:

Turf Valley Golf Resort (http://www.turfvalleyresort.com/) � closest option - $140 +/night
2700 Turf Valley RD
410-465-1500

*Stay Bridge Suites Baltimore-Columbia (http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/sb/1/en/hotel/balco?&cm_mmc=mdpr-_-kayak-_-USCSR-_-balco) - $100
8844 Columbia 100 Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045
410-964-9494

*Residence Inn Columbia (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwicb-residence-inn-columbia/) ‎ - $109/ night
4950 Beaver Run
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 997-7200

*Hampton Inn Columbia (http://www.hamptoninncolumbia.com/) - $140/night
8880 Columbia 100 Parkway
Columbia, Maryland, USA, 21045
1-410-997-8555

*These are right next to each other and have good access to the airport, amenities, Ptap, and Rockburn DGC.

Extracurricular activities:
Wednesday dubs at Rockburn, be there by 4:45.
Thursday Night Triples at Druid Hill. Be there by 5:15.
Friday night meet and greet at the Friendly Inn. 7:30ish. Music starts at 9.
Saturday after round 2 we�ll head to Friendly Inn. Scores will be posted, spirits will be consumed.
If you�re still around Sunday night and looking for something to do, there�s a great New Orleans band playing at the Friendly Inn.

Players Package:
HUK LAB Custom Long Sleeve Dri Fit, Gateway DoFitness mini, $5.00 off voucher at the Friendly Inn , Cliff Bar, Emergen- C packets, a tournament brochure and a couple of stickers too.

Tournament Schedule:
SAT/ SUN- Gates will be open at 7:30 AM and check in will be btw 9-9:30.

SAT - Meet at area 600, we�ll have a players meeting at 9:45. RD1 start time 10:15. A picnic style lunch will be available after the round.

SUN - Meet at pavilion 576, RD3 will start at 9:45. Friendly Inn will be at the grill and a couple of kegs will be on ice. Showcase round for the top 5 MPO will begin about an hour after round 3 (approximately 3:15 PM).

Round Layouts:
RD1 � Blue Tees (long) to Grey Pins (short)
RD2- Red Tees (short) to Green Pins (long)
RD3- Blue Tees to Green Pins
RD3- Blue Tees to Green Pins (holes 6,7,8,9,10,17,18,1,3)

Spectators:
Come on out and watch this weekend, the tournament is going to be terrific. Please remember to remain quiet and still when players are throwing and to choose locations off the fairway and out of the line of sight where possible. Please help inform those unfamiliar with the game about appropriate spectating etiquette.

Seven of the top 40 pros in the country will be here. If you're on the fence, contact Dick ASAP and get in -- I think there are still a few spots left.

I was out a Patapsco last weekend and was amazed how much better the course is than the last time I saw it. New tees (two on every hole) are awesome, and with two permanent baskets on every hole, this is set up to be one of the premiere courses on the East Coast. Between this and the evolving Iron Hill in DE, you've got two permanent courses each at ~9,500'+ of distance, and with all sorts of amazing shots. Epic.

What was the layout for the first round? Nikko's 45 seems sick!

We will be testing Nikko for PED's after the round.:D

Nobody should be able to shoot that here, even in the long to a/b config! Apparently he even got a duece on 7 long to b. wow.Not sure of the course record, but that must be pretty close.

Apparently he even got a duece on 7 long to b.

Nice!

Day 1 is in the books, Short slide show (http://sharkysshots.com/displayimage.php?album=175&pid=8495&slideshow=5000). Day 2 should be even more fun, round 1 long to green the green monster will be in full effect. Lead group: Nickko, Avery, Pat Pitts, Stevie Brinster. Then the final 9 ....

New tees look nice, but why aren't they level with the ground? Looks like some big dropoffs at the end of the pads?

pads are raised to prevent erosion, but they are oversized 12x6.possibly some landscaping will be done later. There is plenty of room on the pads to throw though. and they are 100 times better than they were. I don't think you can tell much from pictures, you should have come out. First place is 1100$ and 26 pros are getting paid.

Would have loved to have played, but took 2nd in Fairmont, WV ad took home $420+. So I can't complain.

I'm sure I'll be back for the Punisher next year.

Sandal, most of the pads that require longer run ups are actually 16 feet long! most people seemed to really like them. do they have disadvantages? yes. but i think all types someone isn't going to like. overall the course is looking awesome. We look forward to seeing you out there next year!

OK, everyone...What did do we need to improve to make this event bigger and better? What did we do right that you liked? Our goal is to be the one of the top tournaments in the east. We want to right up there with the Vibram and VO. We want all the top players making plans to be at Patapsco every year. Hope everyone had fun this year, and we will be working on a bigger better event for next year....

Well run tournament. Not a huge deal but I feel the short baskets should have been removed when the long green baskets were played.

Payouts were nice, CTP pirzes were some of the best i've ever seen. the course looked great with the new tee pads. i do agree with sharky it would have been nice to remove the short baskets. some of them are in the way of some shots to the longs.

Great turnout. Thanks to Rich and the Nomads for sponsoring me! I wish I had played better on this righty course.

The Patapsco course was gorgeous and so much fun to play! The teepads were great, payout was good, and the food was excellent. [The perfect weather and the lightning-fast speed at which the rounds were up on the PDGA were an added bonus. :) ] Thanks to EVERYONE who sponsored and helped run the event; it was top-notch and I definitely hope to play again next year.

I agree on the short pin comments, but it's not a huge deal.

I have some more pics but have not downloaded them yet, hang in there I'll have them up tomorrow.

Here are all the pics. Slide show (http://www.sharkysshots.com/displayimage.php?album=175&pid=8529&slideshow=5000).

Album (http://sharkysshots.com/thumbnails.php?album=175).

Sharky didn't even play the event, so i don't know how he has such a big opinion on removing the short pins. maybe a couple are a bit in the way, but i really didn't hear any other comments on that. i know Jim plans on moving a few of the so they are less in the way.

Shark did take some good pics though. Thanks!

Yeah way to receive constructive criticism. :) I did play during the lunch hour and my opinion was shared by multiple players who did mention it in their posts did you not "hear" them either? Again, kudos for a most successfull tournament just admit when you made a mistake. :)

Excellent! Since I know Sharky always tries to be constructive, he is clearly volunteering to move the baskets for the next tournament.

For a few of us, the gray baskets provided significant entertainment value. On our starting hole (14) I had a lousy drive and then a great second drive from the fairway. It was hyzering in nicely toward the green basket when it smacked the chains on the gray basket. Lefty made a few comments about how that would turn me into a Sharky-like whiner. The look on Lefty's face when he then managed to hit the pole of the gray pin with his flick roller was priceless.

Obviously they could have been moved, but they weren't. Plans are to move the positions that are in the way of the long positions by next year. Unless of course Sharky is volunteering to move them during the event. If there is an alternate basket on a hole i would suggest just not hitting it in the meantime.

Sure blame it on me I can take it. For the life of me I don't see what the big deal is. You made a mistake, acknowledge it and move on you don't have to deflect anything. And btw move all the baskets not just the ones you think are in the way. I can see it now why did you throw over there?

The point of having alternate pins is so you don't have to move the short pins to play the long ones. Some short pins are in the way obviously since the course wasn't originally designed for dual placements, but we have plans to fix that. Hopefully in the future we will have volunteers to remove the short pins if possible when they aren't used, but i assure you it is alot of work. and where exactly will we store 18 baskets not in use? I'll do my best to look into what we can do, but my point is that it is much easier to criticize than to actually do something about it.

Seems like there would be little reason to move short baskets. There are several top courses with dual baskets and the short basket is simply a "metal bush" hazard to avoid when playing the long pin, little different from an electrical box or permanent trash can.

Seems like there would be little reason to move short baskets. There are several top courses with dual baskets and the short basket is simply a "metal bush" hazard to avoid when playing the long pin, little different from an electrical box or permanent trash can.

Warwick is one of those courses but with few exceptions, the course was designed so that the short baskets would NOT be in the way to the long pin. Old hole #4, #15, #17, #18 are the only ones that I know of where there have been accidental "gray" aces, deuces or metal hits on the short basket when someone was attempting to play to the long pin:

In the first PDGA tournament at Warwick after dual baskets were permanently installed, I hit a gray deuce on hole#15's short basket while going for the long. In that same tourny, Brinster threw a backhand roller from the short tee on hole#18 that was headed out to the long pin but rolled up the hill and right into the short basket for a gray ace!

In a Doubles tournament many years ago, Scott Wolfe and I *both* hit the side of the short basket on old hole#4 on our drives while attempting to play to the long pin. :eek:

Perhaps the funniest example was Dan Doyle who was playing the 750-ft. Blue to Blue hole#17. He threw his drive, then accidentally gray deuced the short pin. Standing behind the basket, he then put his approach shot of about 125 feet into the long pin. On a 750-ft. hole, his disc only touched the ground once!

I haven't seen the new layout with dual basket positions at Patapsco but I'm willing to bet it's not as bad an issue as it is being portrayed. And I would agree with Rich that removing pins during a tournament is a big volunteer drain, and really unnecessary in the grand scheme of things.

Its only 4 to 5 holes that they come into play.

holy crap, Jeff agreed with me? better review my position!

seriously, it is a minor issue on a few holes, but they are working on moving those pins where it can come into play. other than that, it's like Chuck said, metal bushes. Not really a huge obstacle in the grand scheme of things.

bottom line is that sharky is trying to offer constructive criticism, and we appreciate the input and are looking at ways to work around having to move the baskets. that makes for alot of work on game days.

First off, you guys put on a heck of an event- thanks for that!

Did anyone pick up a brown Dynamic Disc hoodie off the tee sign of hole 3?
(I realize this is a little late)

I had to throw an upshot on hole 8 with the basket right in front of me. I was aiming for the short basket off the tee and actually landed just to the right of it. Didn't really bother me, just made for a much more difficult upshot.

I know Jim was talking about moving a few of the short baskets so they wouldn't quite be in the middle of the fairway for those playing the to those sexy green baskets.

Yes, we found the hoodie. I'll PM you the email of the guy who has it.

Is there a reason the results aren't official yet?

They are a little late sending in the results. I'm going to check to make sure they have been sent in.

Thank you Rich.

Awesome event! I hope to be back next year.

I don't think it is a big deal that the short pins were left in place for the long pin rounds. They are insignificant compared to all the other natural obstacles. Having moved a lot of baskets myself, I know that the amount of work required to do that is not insignificant. Perhaps a compromise would be to remove the tall poles off the top for the basket not in play? That would make the stipulated course more clear as well.

Anyway, one of my favorite tourneys for sure. Beautiful venue, well organized.