Waterloo Disc Golf Club is taking over the hosting of this long-running, fun, and challenging tournament.

More information will be coming soon, but in the meantime mark your calendars for:

TX State Amateur Doubles Championships
March 5th & 6th
Snow Farm in Round Top / Winedale

The event will be much the same as it has been in recent years.

2011 TEXAS STATE DOUBLES AMATEUR DISC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 4 - 6, 2011, PDGA XB-TIER
Hosted by Waterloo Disc Golf Club

Benefiting the maintenance and renovations of Austin area Disc Golf courses
A Perfect Warm-up for World Doubles - Limited to 32 Teams per Flight

Three rounds of 18 holes with a final 9 on Sunday afternoon. There will be a cut before the final nine. Texas State Doubles competition is based on the World Doubles format. Bring your own everything: camping supplies, food and drink, etc. PACK IT IN PACK IT OUT.

Pre-registration ends Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011. A $5 late fee will be charged after March 2nd.
Credit card registration available through www.discnation.com

FOR FLIGHT A ONLY: AT LEAST ONE TEAMMATE MUST CHECK-IN ON FRIDAY MARCH 4TH BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 11:00 PM (or register - if space still available). This person must pay all the team�s fees that are still due: ace pot, non-PDGA fees, etc. NO REGISTRATION OR CHECK-IN FOR FLIGHT A ON SATURDAY MARCH 5TH. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 11:00 pm on Friday will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist.

FOR FLIGHT B ONLY: Please try to have at least one teammate check in (or register - if space still available) on Friday March 4th, between 1:00 pm and 11:00 pm. This will help us out greatly getting things ready for Saturday. There will be a short check-in & registration period Saturday morning March 5th from 7:30 am � 8:30 am. Any pre-registered team not checked in by 8:30 am will be dropped and replaced by a team on the waitlist.

FEES � PRICE IS PER PERSON (does not include the $4 Ace Pot)
FLIGHT A: Advanced Men $60; Advanced Master $50
FLIGHT B: Adv. Women $50; Adv. Grand Master $50; Int. (Men & Women) $45; Rec. ( Men & Women) $40
No Mixed-Doubles division will be offered this year. However, if a Mixed team wants to play, both partners� must be eligible to play in the chosen men�s division.

Fees include $3 PDGA Fee & $14 Greens Fee. All players who are not active PDGA members for 2011 at the time of the tournament must pay an additional PDGA fee of $10. Camping fee for non-players is $14 per person. Friday afternoon doubles round on March 4th: $20 per team and a flex tee time starting at 1pm (� round Best Shot, � round Alternating Shot).

SEND ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
Your division, Both partners� entry fees � including $4 ace pot and $10 non-active PDGA fee (if applicable)
Both partners� PDGA #s; Both partners� phone #s; Both partners� addresses (physical & email)

YOUR TEAM WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNTIL BOTH PLAYERS HAVE PAID.
Make checks or money orders payable to Waterloo DGC, but mail them to Joshua Rippie, 6803 Mini Circle #A, Austin, TX, 78745, or register online at www.discnation.com. For more information contact Josh at 512-653-9338 or jrippie@hotmail.com or Gordon at gordon@ventbird.com or (512) 858-1615.

We sure would like you or your company to be a sponsor. For only $75 you can have your name on a tee sign and in the tournament program. For $100 you can be on a tee sign and in the program, plus you�ll receive a tournament towel. CTP, Raffle, & Silent Auction prizes also needed.

Friday before the tournament, the gate opens at 1:00 pm. Check-in at the Clubhouse. If space is still available after pre-registration is closed, it will be first come first served. Pre-registration is strongly advised. Most years we�ve had to turn away teams. If you are an active PDGA member, please have your 2011 membership card or a 2011 soft card (temporary member card) with you in case your name is not on the list of current members provided by the PDGA office. (Sending in your PDGA renewal form within two weeks of this tournament is usually not enough time to get on the list at the PDGA office).

FLIGHT A: Saturday: No Check-In Available; Player's meeting at 7:00 am. Round #1 Best Shot, tee time 7:30am; Round #2 Alternate Shot. Sunday: Round #3 Best Score (TBA, but probably around 11 am), Round #4 Worst Shot 10-12, Best shot 13-15, Best Score 16-18.

FLIGHT B: Saturday: Late check-in 7:30am � 8:30 am; Player's meeting at 9:30 am. Round #1 Best Shot, tee time immediately following players meeting (or as soon as flight A is done); Round #2 Alternate Shot. Sunday: Round #3 Best Score, tee time 8 am, Round #4 Worst Shot 1,5,6, Best shot 7-9, Best Score 19-21.

Round Top is half way between Austin and Houston. When you get to Round Top, turn at the blinking light (right from La Grange, left from Carmine). Turn left on 1457. Go about 3 miles then turn left onto 2714 to Winedale; (wood sign says "Winedale Historical Center"). Turn right on Muske-Ullrich Rd. After the road makes a "dog leg", turn left at #3405, the sign says The Snow Farm. Stop at the first house on the left: The Clubhouse. IF LOST CALL (979) 278-3536 or (979) 451-2069 cell.

The online registration through Disc Nation isn't quite up yet, but should be soon. We'll post as soon as it is ready.

Online Registration is now available (and it looks like 1 team has already signed up, even before we could post this :) ). Here is the link for Disc Nation's Tournaments & Event section:

http://www.discnation.com/Tournaments-Events.html

Just click on the 2011 Texas Am Doubles logo or name and you'll get all the info.

I have a quick question. A buddy and I plan on signing up he is unranked and I am 907. Does that mean we must sign up for intermediate, or is rec an option since one player is not currently ranked?

Sorry, but both teammates have to be eligible to play in the chosen division, so with a 907 rating, you'd have to play Int or Adv. (just like both players would have to be over 40 to play in advanced masters).

Normal doubles etiquette is to play up to the higher player's division, though there are some exceptions to that.

But in a sanctioned event, we have to follow the ratings restrictions.

But you probably wouldn't be alone. If I recall, several players in Int. last year either weren't pdga members at all (so no ratings), or were members but without ratings yet.

Thanks, this is what I thought. I was actually hoping this would be the case.

Just a couple of weeks away... sign up online here: http://www.discnation.com/2011-Texas-Am-Doubles-Disc-Golf-Championship.html

We are only 1 � weeks away from the Texas State Amateur Doubles tournament (this will be the 16th year of this great event).

REGISTRATION
We are getting close to half full, so get your entry in soon. You can sign-up online here: http://www.discnation.com/2011-Texas-Am-Doubles-Disc-Golf-Championship.html or you can mail it directly to Josh Rippie at 6803 Mini Circle #A, Austin, TX, 78745 (but checks payable to WDGC). You can get all the info at that Disc Nation link as well as on both the Waterloo Club’s website and Facebook page, and here on this thread.

This tournament will be very similar to the past events, only it is being run by Waterloo Disc Golf Club instead of Dillo’s Leap Productions (and Josh will be the TD instead of Gordon). It is still at the Snow Farm in Round Top, it will still have a lot of great competition, good CTPs, fun camping, some free beer, player’s packs for everyone, plus more.

The club will have our full inventory of discs, shirts, and other merchandise out there, plus some great tournament stamped discs, including CFR Glow Champion Gators and CFR Glow Champion Firebirds. It will be “pick your own payout” and we’ll have plenty of stuff to choose from.


SPONSORSHIP
We are trying to round up some more last-minute sponsorship. If you, or someone or some business you know, can sponsor, please contact Josh directly at 512-653-9338 or jrippie@hotmail.com.

For only $75 you can have your name/logo on a tee sign and in the tournament program. For $100 you can be on a tee sign and in the program, plus you’ll receive a tournament towel. Sponsorship can be in cash, merchandise, or any combination of the two. Our full sponsorship request letter is below.

Thanks!
Waterloo Disc Golf Club

Dear Sponsor,

Waterloo Disc Golf Club is proud to announce that, for the first time, it is hosting Texas State Amateur Doubles Disc Golf Championship at �The Snow Farm� disc golf course in Round Top, Texas. The tournament is a PDGA sanctioned XB tier level event and will be held March 4-6, 2011. The tournament is two days (Saturday and Sunday) with a choice of playing an additional doubles round on Friday afternoon. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward renovations and maintenance of Austin disc golf courses such as Zilker, Bartholomew, and Circle C.

With your help, we can make this tournament a great experience for the participants and spectators alike. Waterloo Disc Golf Club is accepting both monetary and merchandise sponsorships for the events and would be proud to prominently display your name and logo as a supporter of this tournament.

All sponsors for $75 or more will receive a tee sign and their name/logo will be in the tournament program. Please send logos to Josh Rippie at jrippie@hotmail.com at least one week in advance of the event in order to be included in the program. For $100 or more, sponsors will also receive a tournament towel, and the sponsor�s banner will be displayed (if provided). However, any help and support in any amount would be greatly appreciated.

We thank you for helping us create a successful tournament and we look forward to the continued development of our partnership. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Josh Rippie
Board of Directors, Waterloo Disc Golf Club
Tournament Director
512.653.9338

Waterloo Disc Golf Club
PO Box 33531
Austin, TX 78764
www.austindiscgolf.org

New moon and some clouds on Saturday night. Should make for great night golf or just general romping about in the woods.


I'll meet you on the bridge!

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There are still some spots left in Flight A for this weekend and Josh is working on moving some things around to free up some spots in Flight B too, so come on out to the Snow Farm tomorrow to sign up. The spots are first come, first served though so come out early.

Josh is already out at the ranch, you can reach him (probably) on his cell, 512-653-9338. If his cell doesn�t get good service / connection out there, you can try calling Randon�s cell � we know it works: 979-451-2069. He will probably be with or near Josh or can at least get a message to him. Texting Josh might also work, but if you don�t hear back from your call or text, then try calling Randon.


We will be collecting used discs this weekend out at the Snow Farm to be given to the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin. The school needs these discs for their kids to use � they have a disc golf course right there on the campus. So bring out your extras and drop them in the box.

If you aren�t coming out this weekend, you can also bring them to any other Waterloo club function like the Bart minis.

Speaking of� the Waterloo Bart mini this Saturday is cancelled. It will resume next weekend, March 12th.


Also, don�t forget that this Saturday is also the �Into the Lion�s Den� tournament in Temple. For more information, contact Kevin Eldredge, 4 The Chains Disc Golf, 325.423.4295, 4thechains@gmail.com

Signup was still available on www.titledisc.com as of a little while ago (9:30 pm Thursday evening) but I�m not sure when they may take it down. There is also a lot of info on the tournament there too.



Gordon