DG1 Presents: The Charlotte Amateur Championship

Clarificatoin for CAC 411 email sent out on Monday.1.  Player Check in is from 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m ... show more ›

Clarificatoin for CAC 411 email sent out on Monday.1.  Player Check in is from 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. at your starting course 2. Tee Time 9:00 a.m.3. Player Pack is the following: TRUE AMATUER TROPHY ONLY EVENT Players Pack OVER $140 VALUE 2 Custom Stamp Discs (1 Discraft Premium Disc + 1 Supercolor Buzzz) EVENT SHIRT DG1 Custom Hat DG1 CHOICE OF Tripod Stool OR Sweet Custom Umbrella DG1 Waffle Towel DG1 Logo Water Proof Cell Phone Bag DG1 Logo Sharpie Brand Magic Marker DG1 Logo Neoprene Can Coozie DG1 Silicon Towel Holder   These items were listed on the DGS site when you registered for the event.   Sorry for the confusion. Running events like this leads to reusing data from previous events.  For one reason or another some 'clickin and pastin' went awry. For those of you that missed the first email, read info below for important event information. Thank you for attending the Charlotte Amateur Championships!! We would like to thank our gracious localorganizing committee, the Charlotte Disc Golf Club and all theirofficers, members, and supporters!!  Withouttheir unwavering support of DG1, our event would surely suffer!! Thank YOU for attending! Without your support,we would not be hosting the event!!!! Our hope is to provide each player with aCharlotte Amateur Championship experience that will last a lifetime, or atleast until next year  Monitor Your EmailsFirst things first, please, please, please,be sure your phone notifies you of incoming emails! This will be the mainsource of communication for this event. Emails will be sent out daily. Hosting an event of this size requires much more work on our part and a littlemore on yours. Please help us create a smooth-running event by carefullyreading all correspondence sent from DG1. We will try our best to keep ouremails concise and informative. The only realistic way to communicate with 300+players simultaneously is via email, and while we wish we could speak andinteract with all of you during our event, the truth is we will only see asmall portion of you personally. Hence, the importance of emails. **HEAT ADVISORY**Itwill be hot this week for the event, especially on Friday. It will be airtemperature and humidity that dehydrate you. While we will have bottled wateron the course in limited supply, please make sure to bring personal drinks tohelp sustain you through the day.  Beloware a few tips you can do to help make your day more enjoyable and successful. ·       Bring a cooler of water and sport drinks.  This will help you during the lunchtransition and sustain our event water supply.·      Prefill your waterbottles BEFORE you get to the event.·      Have a water bottlewith ice in it to help cool off the water when you top off at water stations.·      Have extra towels and achange of socks, shoes and shirts for between rounds.·      Bring some saltysnacks to eat during the round and help retain water.·       GOLDBOND – trust me, the sting is worth it! DG1 FlymartThe DG1 Flymart will feature two premierevendors: Spike Hyzer/Discraft and Sun King Discs. Between these two vendors,most of the big-name brands will be represented and there will be lots of dealsand specials including mystery boxes. Flymart Location & HoursStaybridge Suites Convention Room, 6017 TyvolaGlen Circle, Charlotte, NCThursday June 15th from11AM to 7PMFriday June 16th from 8AMto 5PMSaturday June 17th from8AM to 5PM Pool Assignments Pool A (MA1)Rd 1 - Hornets, Rd 2 - Nevin, Rd 3 - Eastway,Rd 4 - Angry Beaver Pool B (MA1)Rd 1 - Nevin, Rd 2 - Hornets, Rd 3 - Eastway,Rd 4 - Angry Beaver Pool C (MA40/MA50/MA55)Rd 1 - Eastway, Rd 2 - Idlewild, Rd 3 - AngryBeaver, Rd 4 - Kilborne Pool E (MA2)Rd 1 - Angry Beaver, Rd 2 - Eager Beaver, Rd 3- Kilborne, Rd 4 - Idlewild Pool F (MA2/MA60/MA65/MA70)Rd 1 - Eager Beaver, Rd 2 - Angry Beaver, Rd 3- Kilborne, Rd 4 - Idlewild Pool H (MA3/FA1/FA2/FA3/MA50/MA60)Rd 1 - Renske, Rd 2 - Winget, Rd 3 - Idlewild,Rd 4 - Eastway Pools A, B, E & F – Pool/Course assignments for MA1 & MA2will be posted by 6:00PM Thursday June 15th. FOR THOSE OF YOU CARPOOLING IN MA1 OR MA2, you can requestto be in the same Pool for Day 1. We will do our best to accommodate these requests, but there is aprotocol that you are REQURIED to follow for us to do make the necessary changes. A. Email [email redacted] between8:00AM Monday June 12th until 6:00PM Wednesday June 14th.  If you do not get an email reply within12 hours send a reminder just in case Chuck missed it somehow. B. INCLUDE ALL PLAYER NAMES, Divisions &PDGA Numbers C. THIS IS POOL REQUESTS ONLY, same cardrequests will be ignored and are purely coincidental if it actually happens. Player Check-In 1.    EARLYCHECK-IN: We will be doing early check-in at Staybridge Suites Convention Room, 6017 Tyvola Glen Circle,Charlotte, NCon Thursday June 15th from 11AM to 7PM. Early check-in is strongly encouraged but notmandatory (we understand if life gets in the way). Arrangements are in placefor those of you that cannot check-in early.2.     TEXT CHECK-IN: Text your NAME & PDGANUMBER on Thursday June 15th to (423) 367-7334 between 11:00AM to 9:00PM  This method is preferred if you can’t doearly check-in.  DO NOT TEXT PAST 9:00PM,WE NEED TO SLEEP YO!3.     DAY OF CHECK-IN: Your starting course will beposted @ https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/64534  Go to the link and look under Round 1next to your name to locate your starting course.  Check-in at yourstarting course from 7:00AM to 8:30AM Friday June 16th. Please be ontime. We will start without you 4.    TeeTime 9:00 a.m. Picking Up Your Player Pack – For those of you that cannot makeit to early check-in, below is how you can acquire your players’ pack after theevent starts. DG1 will be set up @ Staybridge Suites Convention Room, 6017Tyvola Glen Circle, Charlotte, NC. Hours for player pack pick up are: FridayJune 16th (8:00AM to 5:00PM), Saturday June 17th (8:00AM to 5:00PM) NO PICKUP ON SUNDAY! Player Pack – As some of you might expect, coming up with aplayers’ pack during these times for an event of this magnitude has somechallenges, to say the least. With manufacturers not really having a decentsupply of discs to choose from, higher prices than normal for custom stamping,and in most cases a 90 to 120-day lead time on ordering, the obstacles we havefaced in creating a quality players’ pack for all in attendance has beendaunting.   With that being said, the players’ pack willconsist of the following items:  TRUE AMATUER TROPHY ONLY EVENT Players Pack OVER $140 VALUE 2 Custom Stamp Discs (1 Discraft Premium Disc + 1 Supercolor Buzzz) EVENT SHIRT DG1 Custom Hat DG1 CHOICE OF Tripod Stool OR Sweet Custom Umbrella DG1 Waffle Towel DG1 Logo Water Proof Cell Phone Bag DG1 Logo Sharpie Brand Magic Marker DG1 Logo Neoprene Can Coozie DG1 Silicon Towel Holder  Pool Teeing Order Sat/Sun – To help with planning, a tee order has been established foreach Pool.  This will allow you to get a rough idea of your starting timeframes for Saturday and Sunday’s tee times.  Remember, Friday is 2 roundsof shotgun start.   First tee time for each Pool will be 8:00 am onSaturday and Sunday with groups teeing off every 9-10 minutes following untilall groups have played the course.   Below orders will be listed in order fromfirst to last tee, last place card will tee first for each division.  POOL A/B - All MA1 division, highest score willtee first with lead card teeing last.POOL C – MA55, MA50, MA40POOL E/F – MA70, MA65, MA60, MA2 POOL H – MA3, FA3, FA2, FA60, FA50, FA40, FA1 Course Tournament Directors/Course Rules Each Course will have adedicated TD. The TD will oversee all aspects of play. They will make allruling decisions. All PDGA rules are in effect. The course TD will also overseeany weather-related delays. Please keep in contact with them for pertinentinfo. There is NO 2-meter rule at any course. Tee Pads See attached picture of example of marked tee pads.  All tee pads will have a yellow triangle inthe corner to ensure that the proper tee is being used for each hole. Each player can access all course OB andground rules at - https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/DG1_Presents_The_Charlotte_Amateur_Championship_2022 under the “About This Tournament” section. Please take the time to download allapplicable course info to your smart phone for easy, on-the-course access. If anysituation is not covered in the Official ground rules listed, the playerreceives the BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, provided it does not conflict withestablished PDGA rules. Because Charlotte has such a varied offering of tees atmost courses, the club has painted a bright yellow triangle on the back of alltees in use this weekend. If you do not see the bright green triangle, you areon the WRONG tee!! A picture of one is attached to this email, please check itout! Keep in mind, creating a list of everypossible rule circumstance on 8 courses is challenging and the Charlotte clubhas worked tirelessly to set up their amazing courses to the best of theirability. Mistakes can happen, and if they do, let us be a good sport, and givethe player the benefit. Please utilize the provisional in any rulesituation that cannot be determined by the group. REMEMBER, if your group uses theprovisional rule, THE WHOLE GROUP NEEDS TO COME TO TOURNAMENT CENTRALAFTER THE ROUND TO FINALIZE THE RULING. Also, be sure to note that lost discs should be placed on the3-minute clock, as soon as the group determines the disc is not going to beeasy to find. All players are required by rule to help search. This willhelp eliminate long delays, please do your part! LOST DISCS NOT RECLAIMED AT TOURNAMENT ENDWILL BE TURNED IN AT ANOTHER ROUND DISC GOLF FOR RECLIMATION.  Day 1 will consist of 2 shotgun start rounds. Please check with PoolTD for EXACT Round 2 start times. Do not rely on word of mouth fromother players, go to the following link to determine you exact tee time: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/64534   Thetee time will be listed under the appropriate round on your name line. Days 2 and 3 will be tee times at a specific course. Besure to check the PDGA events results page for your exact tee time. Be sureto check in with your Pool TD as soon as you arrive at your course. Then,report to Hole 1, 10 mins prior to your tee time. On Sunday, there is adistinct possibility of no-shows, which will require the Pool TD to swappositions in tee times. Be prepared mentally for this possibility. It is notwhat we or the TD wants, but it is an inevitability, so if you are delayed orasked to tee earlier, we apologize. If you know that you cannot attend onany given day, please notify us via email @ [email redacted], include Name and Division please. We will utilize PDGA Digital scoring. The code is “cac”, for easyreference. A second backup scoring option is required as well. PDGA DigitalScoring or Paper are acceptable forms of back up scoring.  UDISC is not approved for backupscoring. Digital Leaderboard  - We will be using thePDGA digital leaderboard.  You can go to https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/64534 to see your starting hole (for the first 2rounds) and to determine your tee time for rounds 3 & 4 on Saturday.  Your starting hole/tee time will be on theline next to your name. Trophies – Please keep in mind, that DG1 isdedicated to a trophy only format.  We recognize the value of atrophy increases over time. While the thought of a big stack of discs isnice for payout, trophies are immortal. That stack of discs that isquickly growing in some corner of your house will dim in comparison to a nicequality trophy on your shelf 10 years down the road.   A lot of thought was put into selecting thesetrophies and they are not cheap. Coming from folks who have competed for over 20years in this game (Chuck, Mike, Tim), we feel our trophy “case” has much morevalue, sentiment, and personal pride than the mountain of discs we havecollected over the years.   Trophy Payout Depth will be as follows foreach division.  Keep in mind we stop at“10 deep” regardless of division size due to lack of interest in trophies pastthis spot. MA1   5 DeepMA40  5DeepMA50  3DeepMA55  2DeepMA60  2DeepMA65  First Place OnlyMA70 First Place OnlyMA2    5DeepMA3    5DeepFA1     Divisiondid not have enough people at time of order for trophy.FA50  First Place OnlyFA2     Divisiondid not have enough people at time of order for trophy.FA3     Divisiondid not have enough people at time of order for trophy. At events end, playoffs may be needed todetermine divisional winners. Each Pool TD will oversee determining what hole(s) will beused. Since this is a Trophy Only event, ties may need to be broken for spotsbeyond first place. Ties for first will playoff sudden death starting on hole 1until a winner is crowned. A CTP THROWOFF for all ties outside of firstplace.  TAKE NOTE Players willhave 5 minutes to check-in for the playoff once all teams have finished in thedivision.  CHECK YOUR SCORES when youfinish your final round.  If you thinkyou are in the playoff hunt, stay close to tournament central/check in withyour course TD to ensure you don’t miss your playoff chances.  ANY PLAYER NOT AT TOURNAMENT CENTRAL AFTERTHE 5 MINUTE DEADLINE WILL FORFEIT THEIR SPOT. Thursday Flex Start Tournaments: Scorpion Disc Golf will be hosting,registration info below:KilborneScorpion Disc Golf CAC Warm Up @ Kilborne https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/CAC_WARM_UP_at_Kilborne_presented_by_Scorpion_Disc_Golf_2023Hornets Nest ParkScorpion Disc Golf CAC Warm Up @ Hornet's Nest https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/CAC_WARM_UP_at_Hornets_Nest_presented_by_Scorpion_Disc_Golf_2023 Raffle Prizes Raffle drawing will be held during round 3.Prize money will be issued Sunday during the final round. Players’ Hangout Saturday starting @ 5:00 FirstRun Disc Golf Presents: Birdies & Brews Player Gathering Location: Middle James Brewing & Golf Village 400 Polk St. Pineville, NC 28134 Flier under 'pictures' tab 9 Hole DG Course-Beer-CTP's on EVERY Hole Contact David Weaver @ [email redacted] for moreinformation.  We at DG1 (Chuck Connelly, Mike Barnett,and Tim Barr) want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all ourcompetitors and would like to be the first to congratulate ourdivisional winners at the…  2023 Charlotte Amateur Championships Presented by Disc Golf 1!!!!!