The Valley Open

This is a 1 Day 2 round C-tier at the North Valley Park in Inver Grove Heights, MN.

Division sizes may be adjusted to fit registration demands.

The plan is for everyone to play the Blue layout (Long tees to long baskets) except for Holes 11 and 14 where MA3, MA4, MA50 and all FA divisions will play the Red tees.

New PDGA rules require all players to keep score. Scores must either be kept using the PDGA Live scoring app or a paper scorecard.

There is an Optional $2 ace pool that can be selected when you sign up. This will be a singular ace pool even if divisions are playing different layouts. If no ace is hit by a player signed up for the ace pool then the ace pool will carry over to the next event. If there is any ace pool after the final event of the year then the ace pool will be added into the Amateur Season Points Series payouts.

Tournament Payouts will be available on site after the event. Pro divisions will be paid cash or through PayPal. Amateur divisions will be paid in merchandise credit, which can be redeemed after the event or at Gray Duck Disc Golf. Amateur payouts will be valid for 1 year after the event and will be redeemable using the phone number that is entered when signing up for the event. If players share a phone number when registering then any payouts will be combined unless it is redeemed immediately after the event.

Per Player Pass Through Fees:
$2 - PDGA
$1 - Sanctioning/Insurance
$3 - Course Rental
$1 (MA1-MA4 only) - Season Series Payouts

This tournament is part of the Gray Duck Tour Series and includes series payouts for at the end of the season for the MA1-MA4 Divisions. Here is the structure:

$1 of every MA1-MA4 entry goes into a prize pool for each respective division for year end tour series payouts.

Event Points Calculation:
1st = 100 + (0.1 x players in division)
Everyone Else = 100 - ((place-1) * 30) / players in division

Total Season Points will be equal to the Top 7 events for each player in a division.

After the final event of the year the Prize pool value for each division will be equal to the total number of players that played in that division for each event combined.
The top 5% of each division's season points leaders (up to 10 total players) will be paid out.

For event updates please follow the Facebook event page and the Facebook group "Gray Duck Disc Golf Events" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/grayduckdiscgolfevents)

Withdrawals and Refunds will follow the policies outlined in the PDGA Competition Manual, found at https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103

A $5 handling fee will be deducted from withdrawals/refunds.

The $5 waitlist fee is non-refundable, but will be credited toward the full entry fee if you make it in off the waitlist.