Great Pocono Open
June 12-13, 2010
Hickory Run State Park, White Haven, PA
F.E. Walter Dam, Lake Harmony, PA
PDGA Pro A-Tier
PDGA AM B-Tier
Vibram Open Qualifer
Sponsored by Paragon Disc Golf, Disc Golf Monkey, Utopia Disc Golf, Gorilla Boy Disc golf, KEEN footwear, Gotta Go Gotta Throw, Lifetime Disc Sports, EDGE Disc Golf and MORE!!!!

Pro Men - $85 � All other Pro Divisions - $75
Advanced Men - $65 � All other Am Divisions - $55
Non-PDGA add $10
FIELD IS LIMITED to 72 Pros & 90 Ams! With that being said, pre-registration is now open at http://bearclaws.org/GPO/ and there are already pre-reg�s coming in!!!

Registration 8:00-9:15 @ Hickory Run/Players meeting
Day One (9:45) Pros at Hickory Run, AM�s at FEW
DGA Sponsored Distance Contest at Hickory Run after day 1 rounds are complete
Day Two (10:00) Pros at FEW, AM�s at HR
Closing awards to be held at FEW after day 2 rounds are complete
Players party Saturday night. Camping available at a very reasonable cost ($10 or less)
Friday night Doubles at Hickory Run, Random Draw � 4:45-5:15 reg, 5:30 start, all cash payout.
For more info on all things Great Pocono Open, contact TD Mike Solt � discgolfmike@gmail.com or call 570-630-0003

updated the pre-reg list...

http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9802

10 of 90 Am spots are filled up!

with PA States the weekend before and the Delaware A tier the weekend after - this will be a great time of year to be playing disc golf in our neck of the woods! Hickory Run State Park and Francis E. Walter Dam are 2 very diverse courses in the Poconos and are playing host to the areas first Pro-A tier!
Courses are being prepped, sponsors continue to roll in, party, distance and putting contests, 2 courses, 4 rounds, doubles Friday night - things are really coming together for the best event Northeastern PA has ever seen!
Get your pre-regs in now, the AM side of this event WILL fill and we have had more and more pro's coming to play each year!

Hope to see you in the beautiful Poconos on June 12th & 13th!

for anyone that wants to get a preview of the 9 new holes at F.E. Walter Dam, we are having our annual "Do It For the Dam" fundraiser tourney this saturday, May 8th at FEW in White Haven, PA. This will be a 2 round event with a portion of each players entry fee going towards the cement tee fund!
Registration is between 8:45 & 9:30am with tee off at 10:00am
$20.00 for all divisions - 20% of that goes towards the tee fund and the rest goes towards payout!

Come get ready for the Great Pocono Open by playing a fun course with many recent changes!

for more info, visit www.bearclaws.org

THANK YOU!!!!

Progress continues to be made towards making The Great Pocono Open the best event PA has ever seen!

It is going to be the first sanctioned tournement in PA to support EDGE!

Sponsors continue to roll in including "No Excuses Disc Golf" providing 3 bags for prizes as well as "The Champs" Nate Doss, Val Jenkins & Avery Jenkins kicking in a boatload of schwag!

Artwork is being finalized for the custom stamp discs for the player packs!

pre-reg's are starting to flow in a little more, get in while you can as this will be an amazing event.

LAST but certainly NOT LEAST!
GPO has teamed up with the GE Am Cup at Tyler State Park being held on May 22 - the winner of the Intermediate AM2 division, will receive a paid entry into the GPO! so come out to Tyler, kick butt in the AM2 division and win a spot in the GPO!!!!

Hope to see you there
ERIC

Hey guys. I'm coming up from Wilmington, NC to attend this tourny, representing New Hanover Disc Golf Club.

I'm very excited to see your courses and to hang out with some fellow disc golfers.

Rock on.


Chi

very cool Chi, looking forward to meeting you!
if you are driving up, you may just be able to take home our newest addition to the GPO -



yet another added contest/incentive for the Great Pocono Open!
Mobile Edge, a local car audio store, has donated a pair of Eclipse speakers to give away to the player that DRIVES from the furthest location to the Great Pocono Open!

This is in addition to the many other exciting things that will happen ON TOP OF AMAZING DISC GOLF, including but not limited to a long drive contest, putting contest, players party, camping and more!

Get your pre-reg in NOW, there will be player limits!

Work will begin today to pour concrete for 8 additional tee boxes at the F.E. Walter Dam course! Boxes are being framed today and poured tomorrow! This means no more muddy tee boxes! This was a concern after last years event saw rain on day 1 - now that concern can be tossed aside and you can focus on perfect drives during the two day Great Pocono Open!

Get your pre-reg in now, they are picking up and we are now at 38! http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9802
Don't forget, the fields are limited and this event has been gaining popularity each and every year - so get in while you can!

With the beautiful Pocono Mountains, 2 very diverse courses, players party, cheap camping, long drive contest and all around good guy Mike Solt running the show - this event promises to be the premier disc golf event in Northeastern PA!

Hope to see you there!

http://bearclaws.org/GPO/

FEW now has concrete tee pads! After many years of fundraising efforts, this course now has new baskets and concrete tees on every hole! This is really an accomplishment for the Bearclaws and we are quite proud! We are also quite proud to showcase FEW at this year's Great Pocono Open along with Hickory Run!

Speaking of the Great Pocono Open - with less than 2 weeks remaining, we are up to 46 pre-reg'ed players. While that does not seem like many (yet), these 46 players are coming from all over the country! We have players coming from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Missouri, Florida, Tennesse, Kansas, North Carolina and Ottawa! As you can see, the word is spreading about this great event - please, help us out if you can and get your pre-reg in early - this will help us to ensure a smooth event that is run without any issues! Hope to see your name on the pre-reg list next!

http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9802

Here is the agenda for the Great Pocono Open! Local Random Draw Doubles begin mid week, so come early, practice the courses and have fun! For any questions, please contact TD Mike Solt at the info provided in above posts.

Thursday
$5 random draw doubles at F.E. Walter Dam
Tee-off is ~5:30pm

Friday
$5 random draw doubles at Hickory Run
Tee-off is ~ 530pm

Saturday
8-915A � Check-in / registration
All players to meet at Hickory Run on Saturday for check-in, registration, and player meeting
930A � Player Meeting � we will disburse from Hickory Run
945-10A � Start time Rd1
Amateurs will play FE Walter Day 1 both rounds.
Pros play Hickory Run Day 1 both rounds
1P � Lunch will be for 1 hour after last card is handed in
215P � Start time Rd2
- You will play the same course as the morning
530P � Distance Contest � Hole 9 Field at Hickory Run
- Tee-off will be near the lavatory facilities
- We will throw from one side of the road towards hole 8 basket
7P � Player Party � Pocono Tap House (Rt 534, 4 miles EAST of Hickory Run)
- Food is included with your entry fee
- You will be responsible for beverages

Sunday
(Report to designated courses, no player meeting)
10A � Tee-off Rd 1
- Amateurs play both rounds at Hickory Run
- Pros play both rounds at FE Walter.
1P � Lunch will be for 1 hour after last card is handed in
215P � Tee-off Rd 2
- You will play the same course as the morning
530P � Closing Ceremony/Awards @ FE Walter



** All times after start are tentative **
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Pre-reg is filling up! we are up over 80 players on the list so far and growing by the hour! AMs are getting very near being full, so please send your pre-reg if you plan to attend - why wait till the morning of, risk being shut out and not get to play best event in North Eastern PA? Hope to see you there!

93 total players right now
there are 6 players with PDGA numbers under 7200
32 of the 72 pro spots are gone
61 of the 90 am spots are gone
13 different state are being represented (PA, NJ, NY, DE, NC, KS, MI, VA, MD, TN, FL, MO & Ottawa)

I'm sure you are happy with this, but this will be my last GPO post!
Courses are trimmed up and looking great!
We are hoping to have triple digits in # of players, and are almost there! Come join us for what is supposed to be a beautiful weekend in the Poconos! 85 and sunny both days this weekend!
As you can see, I'm excited, the Bearclaws are excited and you too should be excited to be playing the Great Pocono Open!

See you there!

Thanks for an awesome time you guys. The courses looked great and were extra nice with the mountain and river backdrop.

And night bocce ball was tha bomb. Thanks again for a great tourny, Mike, Eric, and everyone else involved and in the club.

I hope to be back again next year. Come on down to Wilmington, NC and say hi some time!

Chi

From the TD:

I want to thank everyone who attended the Great Pocono Open. We had 106 people hailing from 13 states. From Kansas and Florida, to Michigan, Missouri and everywhere in between; people drove sometimes over 12 hours to get there!

Also, we were graced with FOUR team Innova players!

Two Vibram spots were award to Justin Madore and Nick Knapp. Be sure to cheer on their quest for cash at the Vibram Open!

Congrats to Steve Brinster for taking down the Pro Open division. Congrats to Matt Egan for taking down Pro Masters and congrats to Ray Rogers for his Pro Grandmasters win. A great battle between Lesli Brinster and Maureen McErlean ended with Mo edging Leslie to take the Pro Ladies.

In the Amateur fields, Ben Siffle took down MA1, Alan Mindas MA2, Tucker Kunkle MA3, John Michaels MM1, Sara Lamberson, FW1, and Bridget Gallagher taking down FW3.

Nick Tiligadas not only has the only ace, but he also won the basket raffle sponsored by Disc King. So Nick hauled in a custom powder coated basket and a new pair of Keens!

I want to thank Big Dog & Alan Sweeton, Robin Billig, and Tim Slough for their help TDing. Also, a big shoutout to all the locals that helped prepare the courses for play.

Also, I want to thank all the sponsors that made the GPO a smashing success!

Thank you all for you support and see you in 2011!!

Mike Solt. TD
http://www.pdga.com/tournament-results?TournID=9802&year=2010&include_ratings=1#Open