The time is nearing and registration has begun! Come be a part of a very special event at the World Famous DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course.

For registration information, please visit:

http://www.delaveagadiscgolf.com


Hope to see you all there!

About 5 weeks until the Amateur weekend and 8 weeks till the pro's tee it up!

After some initial trouble, Marty has got PayPal registration up and running... don't put it off, space is limited, register now and ensure your spot.

Tom Schot and World Disc Sports will again be presenting...

"MEET THE PROS" SKIN GAME

Wednesday, May 19th, 1PM DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course, Santa Cruz, Ca

"BATTLE OF THE CHAMPS"

We have the last 4 World Champions competing for $2000.00. One round, 27 skins.


Avery Jenkins 2009
Dave Feldberg 2008
Nate Doss 2007
Ken Climo 2006

New this year will be the opportunity to caddy for one of the competitors for $200.00 (4) on a first come basis. This gets you the chance to caddy for a World Champ and you get the caddy bib, and two discs signed by the champs.

Come join the fun!

How many players are going to be allowed in for the Am weekend?

Hello Carl,

Looks like 150 players for each weekend. There should be room for you if you act soon...

JB

How many players are going to be allowed in for the Am weekend?

Just sign up and hope you lucky enough have me on your card again ;) Sandbagging INT though ;) (last years masters cup I played Blind)

" The Delaveaga Disc Golf club is proud to once again have the "Ramada Limited" off of Water Street in Santa Cruz be the host hotel for this years event. This hotel is an excellent choice for golfers on a budget that want to remain close to the course and the beach. The tournament is during peak tourist season in Santa Cruz and even budget hotels can be pricey in this area this time of year.

The Ramada Limited is offering all tournament players, staff and spectators single bed rooms (one King) for $79.00 a night and two bed rooms (2 double beds) for $89.00. This hotel is within walking distance of at least a dozen restaurants and gas stations.

It's biggest draw is that it's only 5 min or less from the disc golf course. So if you miss your alarm there's still a chance to make your tee time. If you get time before or after your round the beach is only about a 10-15 min walk down the road. We expect a lot of golfers to stay here during the tournament so if you want to stay where the action is going to be get your rooms booked ASAP.

Please use the code "disc golf" to receive the special tournament rates. Address and telephone numbers are listed below. We look forward to having you come and enjoy our beautiful city and our world class disc golf course.

Ramada Limited Santa Cruz Water Street
516 Water St
Ocean St & Water St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060 US
831-426-6111

-The Masters Cup Staff "

Hey Everyone,

How far is it from san jose to santa cruz delavega golf course? I will be staying in lower san jose.

Is it windy at the course considering the ocean is 15 minutes away?

thanks for the info dudes!

Looking forward to traveling from Texas to play with you guys.

Daniel Temple
Austin, tx
29730

Hello Daniel,

Do you know exactly where in "lower" San Jose you are staying? San Jose is pretty big and the traffic scenarios can come into play depending on where you are/ freeway access etc. I would guess that it would take you about 45 minutes depending on traffic and starting point.

It can get windy at the course, typically in the afternoon. The course sits atop a few different canyons that all have unique wind patterns varying through out the day, but there is no consistent prevailing wind direction. Coming from Texas, I wouldn't expect you would think it was a windy course. The steep and fast greens become very tricky with even a subtle wind though, so it doesn't take much.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Hey is online registration no longer available? Gotta get my young guns signed up. Looking forward to playing Dela for our first time.

Hi Manny,

Online reg. is available, you have to go to:

http://www.delaveagadiscgolf.com/

and register as a user of the site. Once you do that, and are logged in, you will see this navigation just below the banner image:

- Submit WebLink - Check-In My Items - Edit Profile - Masters Cup PayPal Form -

Just click the "Masters Cup PayPal Form" link and go from there.

*UPDATE* ----------------> I am told by our Master Pin Setter Jason that the course is now in the Am's opening day layout. It is, of course, subject to change, but we will be using this layout for the Monthly Tournament this Saturday 4-3-10. Come test yourself in a tournament round!

2010 "Steady" Ed Memorial Masters Cup 25th Anniversary Fundraiser

The De LaVeaga Disc Golf Club has created a limited number of special discs. The artwork on the discs was created by legendary Santa Cruz artist, Jimbo Phillips who has created many iconic surf and skate designs synonymous with Santa Cruz. The disc itself is a very rare Silver DGA Squall which signifies the Silver Anniversary of the tournament.

Only 150 discs made. Support the Masters Cup. Get a cool disc.

To order, go to:

http://www.discgolfassoc.com/tournament/steady-ed-memorial-masters-cup.html

Thanks Jonathan,
See you all, and our dear friends the Hapners, in a few weeks!

Hi Manny,

Online reg. is available, you have to go to:

http://www.delaveagadiscgolf.com/

and register as a user of the site. Once you do that, and are logged in, you will see this navigation just below the banner image:

- Submit WebLink - Check-In My Items - Edit Profile - Masters Cup PayPal Form -

Just click the "Masters Cup PayPal Form" link and go from there.

*UPDATE* ----------------> I am told by our Master Pin Setter Jason that the course is now in the Am's opening day layout. It is, of course, subject to change, but we will be using this layout for the Monthly Tournament this Saturday 4-3-10. Come test yourself in a tournament round!

for those who might not get to practice the layout beforehand, but have access to the maps of dela, can the pin placements be listed here? look forward to cutting my scores in half from last year.

I didn't play the whole course today, but here is what I know:
Hole (long or Short) (side; Left or Rt)
1 L R
2 L L
4 L
5 L
6 L
7 L
8A RT
10 L
11 L R
12 L RT CHIMES
Didn't play 13-15, but assume longest
16 RT
18 L L
Don't know parking lot
Hill was all long last I played.

It's basically almost in it's toughest layout. Most would think 18 long rt harder than long left.

Hey Texas AMs!

Glad you are going to be out there with me. I hope you get to practice the course before we play. I will not but may get lucky if my travel plans fall into play on Thursday.

Brett, Shannon and Chris - will you be out there on Thursday? If so, maybe we can meet and greet at the course.

Really hope I don't have to play blind the first round.

BIG THANKS to the dude that gave some info.


TD
Does this tourney have a course description booklet in the players pak like the AZ Memorial???

I didn't play the whole course today, but here is what I know:
Hole (long or Short) (side; Left or Rt)
1 L R
2 L L
4 L
5 L
6 L
7 L
8A RT
10 L
11 L R
12 L RT CHIMES
Didn't play 13-15, but assume longest
16 RT
18 L L
Don't know parking lot
Hill was all long last I played.

It's basically almost in it's toughest layout. Most would think 18 long rt harder than long left.

Does Long = 400+???

Sounds like a lefty course =)

What is CHIMES?

thanks dude

Is there anything we should know about the course flora or insects we should concern ourselves with? In other words is there man eater spiders or monster venus flytraps or even just poison ivy?

Hello all,

We do have some Poison Oak on the course, and there is a lot of it. It looks very similar to poison Ivy, but with a leaf that looks more like an oak tree leaf than an ivy leaf. The best thing to do about it is avoid all contact with the stuff, but if you are sensitive to it, wear long pants and maybe long sleeves. The oil can stay on your clothes so be careful if you go into it to wash your clothes promptly. If you get it on your skin, conventional wisdom is to not disturb it, unless you have some Technu, which is a product designed to wash it off as soon as it gets on you. Otherwise take a cold shower and wash thoroughly with soap. Cold water will shrink your pores and hopefully prevent the oil from getting inside your skin. Otherwise we don't have many other natural hazards such as spiders etc. Occasionally you will run into large gopher snakes, but they are not poisonous and are seldom seen anyway.

Here are some descriptions of the holes:

http://delaveagadiscgolf.com/course-info/hole-descriptions.html

The text and images do a pretty good job of describing what you are up against. As far as the holes go, there is a good mix of righty and lefty, but most holes are not more than 360'. Some are, but it is more of a technical course than a power course. You will be well served to be able to throw approaches with both spins, ie forehand and backhand. I would also work on a forehand roller for approaches as well, there are times when it will save you strokes out there. Heck, you could hire me to play a practice round with you if you want to know all the routes ;) Oh, and chimes is what locals call 12's hardest position that is across a canyon; there used to be wind chimes in a tree near the basket. You can choose to throw over the canyon, but it is a relatively narrow fairway, and, if you hit a tree half way, you can be 150 feet from the hole, and 50' below it, surrounded by trees, hoping to get out of there with a double. Unfortunately, the "safe route" isn't that easy and can leave you with a tough par as well. You'll see. A big forehand is a great way to play it, but I mean BIG.

We did produce a course guide a few years back, and we might have some still available for sale, I'm not sure. They were about $8 if memory serves, pm me and I can put you in contact with someone from the club who has them. I don't think they are going to be in the players pack this year, but they were in there a few years back.

JB

Basically, the majority of the holes are technical control shots, you want a strong 250-350 control game. There are plenty of holes to air it out on though. The hole 12A, a long forehand is probably 300... I played this baby blind and brought all the wrong discs... got +22 the first day and then improved to +10... Only need 2-3 long distance drivers at most.
I'm bringing buzzes, stalkers, cheetah, gazelles, broken in eagles, teebirds, valkyries.. and a few boss-destroyers...

is the Open div full ? If so where do I get on Wait list? Im not really finding it online...thanks

Here is the tournament page on the Dela site:

http://delaveagadiscgolf.com/ddgc-events/the-masters-cup/2010-masters-cup-registration.html

It states there that all divisions are closed, so to get on the waitlist you will have to call the TD directly...


Dave Daviar Thomas
Santa Cruz, CA United States 831-331-6760

Good luck!

thanks dude.

what Airport is the major one to Fly in for Santa Cruz???

Hey John,

San Jose International would be the major airport, it is about an hours drive to the course. Sometimes you can find cheap flights on small carriers into the Monterey airport too. About the same drive time, but a much smaller airport with fewer flights.

Subject: AM registration
Forum: Masters Cup
Posted by: Daviar Damnit

Hi everyone,

Being a TD has its pleasures but also has its tribulations. No matter how hard you try to ensure everything goes smoothly, it seems there will always be very large bumps in the road. Believe me - you have no idea...

I wanted to take a moment to explain to you how this thing works and where we are.

We cut off online registration when the total number of players begins to get close to the maximum number we can accept. This is done to accommodate players who have mailed in their registrations. You see - the problem is we can't know how many players have already mailed it in or when.

The mail in registrations are then sorted by by date of receipt and division. After that, they are sorted by order of "when you called" (and I have taken a LOT of calls folks...). This is done in the utmost effort to be fair to ALL players. There is NO favoritism.

I know everyone wants to play and it really does break my heart to put players on the waiting list. Mostly because I personally share your enthusiasm and desire to compete and be a part of this event. Disc Golf continues to gain popularity and as many of you already know - tournaments fill up very quickly these days. The PRO NT is already on waiting list status and it is more than a month away.

We have pushed the number of players to the limit again this year.

I know you are all looking at the PDGA website and thinking 'there are 143 players, why can't I get in". I understand your bewilderment and frustration, but we have been working to finalize the field and we did not want to upload the player list until we were sure it is absolutely correct. This takes time. I apologize for the delays, but I hope you understand the difficulty of this task and I greatly appreciate your patience.

The final list should be uploaded to PDGA.com by the end of the weekend and tee times to follow shortly thereafter.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, complaints, etc - please send me an email message (delaveagadaviar@gmail.com) and I will do my best to address them all.

Thank you.

Daviar

So who are the locals calling for the W?
I wonder if any out of stater has ever won the AM side of things?

Don't know about calling for the win, but I am ready to make a triumphant return to the NorCal disc golf scene. Last time I was there, I broke my arm at the 2008 NorCal championships. But now i'm back, and more ready then ever.

You WOULD post something like that Carl! hahaha.
See you all this weekend!

you would post something like that carl! Hahaha.
See you all this weekend!

lol!

Don't know about calling for the win, but I am ready to make a triumphant return to the NorCal disc golf scene. Last time I was there, I broke my arm at the 2008 NorCal championships. But now i'm back, and more ready then ever.

how the heck you break your arm? You pull a "barry"? ;) see ya friday bro!

Hello,

I am staying in San Jose and was trying to lock down a plan B just incase I have trouble renting a car or catching a ride to the course. Is anyone traveling from San Jose Friday Morning?

Is it to late to get a room in santa cruz at the Ramada?

You can now find your Friday starting tee time here...

http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9792

Good luck everyone!

I would think there are plenty of rooms left cuz most peeps camp or stay with the locals... I got a camp site for thursday, but the campground is packed friday and saturday night so prob have to do the ramada then...

JB, is the course set-up complete?
Will Daviar be clad in a suit?
What's in the player pack?
Is the DeLa monthly tomorrow?

Just a heads up... the prices that were listed earlier for the Ramada are for weekday nights, weekends go up at least $10 plus tax and fees etc... So it's not 20 percent saved as agreed with the PDGA, 2nd NT I've gone to that the hotel jacks up the prices regardless of sponsorship or marketing agreement. Not the TD's fault, just shady marketing strategy by the hotels..
Camping at New Brighton state park was awesome.
The course was in great shape during AM weekend, definitely punishing on those rollaways and ninja branches.

Where did J. Michael Berry go?

Sorry about the hotel Snap, don't know what to tell you on that one. Santa Cruz is a tourist town though.

Hey Kenny,

J. Michael looks to have switched to Open. I might do the same looking at the field size of it compared to Masters:

Current Registration

Open 79
Women 16
Masters 33
Grandmasters 25
Senior Grandmasters 7

I'm thinking he did some serious odds calculations to make the switch ;)

The Course is SET!!! Jason Esper calls it the "Soul Crush" layout- everything long with 25 and 26a set in ultra long tournament only positions. 23 now has a new position in between the old two positions, 30' longer and, you guessed it, on the edge of the canyon. 17, "the lady" is in as well.

Wow, it's almost here...

Thanks for the info, JB. I can't look ahead to this tourney because I also love the Motherlode and strive to play well there. I'll start thinking about DeLa this Sunday night.

Either way, it's going to be two sweet weekends of disc golfing. KL

Hey JB,

What is the ultra-long position for 25? I'm in Prague at the moment, so I can't run up there to check (or Czech?) it out! I was lucky enough to play the new 23 position--I like it. Can get a birdie with a good drive, but otherwise a lot of 3s and maybe a few 4s.

And 26a is in the super long spot? Back by the seasonal pond? Wow, that's burly!

See ya soon!
Steve

Hey Steve,

I'm having a hard time believing that you don't remember 25 ultra long? You know, about 60 feet up the hill from the regular long? I guess I have to cut you some slack since you were sick as a dog during last years tournament ;) And yes, 26a is in the ultra long by the seasonal pond and there is now OB running along both sides of the fairway landing zone, so it is going to play more like a placement midrange drive for a lot of players. For guys who can throw far and straight, the ob stops about 20' past the short pin on the right side and the left side ob widens a bit as well. Daviar may change it before the start, but for now, that's how it is.

Hope Prague is treating you well...

See you friday! whoohooo!!

Tee Times are posted!

http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9644

I know there have been some last minute cancellations so be sure to check back before Friday to verify your tee time just in case.

Wow, the course is hard right now. I was very humbled this morning with around a 12 over. Hope that is out of my system now!

Don't forget to check out the SKINS GAME tomorrow starting at One o'clock.

Tomorrow shortly after the skins match will be the National Tour Clinic Series!

Come out and learn from some of the top Professionals in from all over the country FOR FREE:D

We have a great line-up for you including

2X World Champion, Barry Schultz
3X World Champion, Des Reading
US Champion, Nikko Locastro
Masters World Champion, Phil Arthur

Should start about half an hour after skins probably close to 5:00 and last a couple of hours!

Skins results?

Skins results?

Just saw the story on the "home" page. Pretty cool. Feldberg aces hole 26!!!

First Barsby aces 4C last year and now Feldberg aces 26C? I thought I was sooooo cool for acing top of the world but now I think I need to find a new sport.

Wow! What a windy day. DeLa usually has no wind, but today there were dustdevils and leaves going everywhere.

Looks like Phil Arthur had the best MPM score at -2, and I think Patrick Brown is right behind him at -1. I am sure both of them will shoot at least -5 or -6 tomorrow.

It will be interesting to see how the MPO players finish. I thought the leader would be about -10 or -11 after Rd 1, but with this wind, it might drop a little.

Awesome round by Scott Riley in MPG at -1! Very solid.

Cheers,
Steve

Dang I wish I was there!!!

Any live scoring happening today?

Pictures look sweet as usual. Need to
play this course someday.

Another windy day! Very bizarre. I really like the fact that only a couple of MPM are shooting under (just barely), and everyone else is battling to stay in low single digits. Unlike many other tournaments (including Worlds) where people are -20 after 2 rounds, shooting even here is excellent.

Given the new pin positions, mandatories, and roped OB, DeLa in the LONG is back to being a World-class course. While it is fun to watch the top players shoot -14 in the short, having a third or more of the field in the red just seems wrong.

This year the new course layout, combined with the wind, has made DeLa a monumental challenge. Come and play it on Monday to see for yourself! Hopefully they'll keep the super long layout for another week or so...

Cheers,
Steve

Nice ;)

Someday, I gotta play DeLa. It is on my short list of bucket courses.

Looks like a battle today.

Thanks for the live scoring.

Following the live scoring seeing how Nikko is doing. Not so good. The Champ is going big and bogey free. He's never out of it. Wow..

Live scoring appears a bit sketchy, but it looks like KC might be on the brink of yet another win. Unfrigginbelievable. Truly is the champ. Wish I could have been there, but alas, was a reader at commencement. DD

Looks like Williams deuced TOTW to force a playoff!

Looks like Williams deuced TOTW to force a playoff!

That's my Doubles Partner!

Bring it home Cactus!

If it's sudden death, then Kenny won.

Da CHAMP!

Dang Cali Hippies and their mandos!

WTG Brad.........and I guess you are staying on the road after another big check.

Dang Cali Hippies and their mandos!

WTG Brad.........and I guess you are staying on the road after another big check.

Missed a mando???? ****

nice try Brad. Make the mando next time. :)

Monday morning, 7 a.m. Teepad #1. Lets play !

Nice playing Bradley! Keep repping the Lone Star State!

What happened to Nikko during the last round??

No pics of Brad from any of the stories but BG gets a pic with his mug holding the Trophy. lol

Well, there should be better coverage of players by the PDGA, particularly the ones that are not the "usual suspects", like Patrick Brown in the MPM division, who is on a tear at the moment, just picked up by INNOVA and will continue to make serious noise... Hopefully he'll be on the cover of the PDGA magazine in the near future instead of someone we already know.

And to set the record straight, the Trophy is in honor of Steady Ed, and is the biggest part of the MCup, much more so than the winner or anyone playing in the tournament. To even be considered for that particular Trophy is HUGE, and it deserves a full photo. Look at the list of prior winners (most are current or future Hall of Famers) to gain a better appreciation and understanding.

Well, there should be better coverage of players by the PDGA, particularly the ones that are not the "usual suspects", like Patrick Brown in the MPM division, who is on a tear at the moment, just picked up by INNOVA and will continue to make serious noise... Hopefully he'll be on the cover of the PDGA magazine in the near future instead of someone we already know.

And to set the record straight, the Trophy is in honor of Steady Ed, and is the biggest part of the MCup, much more so than the winner or anyone playing in the tournament. To even be considered for that particular Trophy is HUGE, and it deserves a full photo. Look at the list of prior winners (most are current or future Hall of Famers) to gain a better appreciation and understanding.

So Brian actually won that trophy/award?

If so I was off base but that in itself deserves discussion.

Steady Ed's trophy story is on the home page - try doing something most youngsters fail to do theses days - read and gather all your facts before jumping to conclusions - whether or not not you like this Brian (if memory serves - you don't seem to like ANY Executive director that is named Brian - H or G)
The decision makers felt he was deserving - it doesn't matter what you or I think.

My playing attitude (even as it improves over the past) will ALWAYS overwhelm all of the good things I have done in this sport - so I don't think I'll ever have a shot at the Hall of Fame - and even though I meet all the other criterias for the hall I'll never get in - and I understand that - attitude will always be what is first seen and everything else said or done will always be looked at with jaded eyes because of it.

I like you and I understand you and your ideas, and agree with some of them, but I see them from someone who knows that the way they are presented will mean that it will take ions or other people to put them forawrd to ever have a chance to be seen.

Hawk, Mikey and others in the past have always gone about saying the right things the wrong way - and therefore any good that may have been in the messages - never gets heard because of the way it's presented.

You're a college guy - try researching the stories and then you won't have to come back later and apologize for not knowing about what you are commenting on :)

I'll see you at Vibram, since you won't be at Worlds and I'll talk at you then.

Keith