The 2023 Colton Open Presented by Innova

So, I want to give everyone an update on the situation with registration and the event. When I split the divisions into their assigned days, I based it off of the set up Bill had last year. I also exp ... show more ›

So, I want to give everyone an update on the situation with registration and the event. When I split the divisions into their assigned days, I based it off of the set up Bill had last year. I also expected them to fill as fast as previous years. So far that has not been the case. With the current players signed up for both days is not quite enough to fill one day (not counting waitlist players). I put a hold on registration to allow players to waitlist and see how many players are actually able to play the event. I'm going to be honest in that the course is not cheap to rent out for the event and I have to reserve the entire course, whether its the full 72 players or 20. If I do not have enough players register, then I cannot run the event. I am going to keep things the way they are right now and allow players to join the waitlist. If enough player are interested in playing that join the waitlist for both days of play, then I will keep the event at two separate days. If there is not enough interest, then I will have to condense the event into 1 day and move all the currently registered players to the single day. Any players who were on the previous day that got moved that could no longer make the event would be entitled to a full refund and I would add players from the waitlist based on when the joined. I hope that this isn't the case and we can run the event both days, but if we don;t have enough players, then it's the only options I see possible. I will speak with the course manager before I make any final decision to see if there are other options.

So, if you know someone that is thinking of playing, have them join the waitlist! The more people I see join, then the more likely it is that we can keep it two separate days. I am going to wait until after this weekend to address the issue again, but if you have any questions, let me know. Thank you all.