Mishawaka Meltdown
PDGA B-tier · Sat, Apr 5, 2025Apr 2025 · Mishawaka, IN
Starting holes have been posted but CAN change. Please be sure to check at 8:30 after everyone has checked in just in case we need to do some moving around.
Here is the players meeting for those of ...
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Starting holes have been posted but CAN change. Please be sure to check at 8:30 after everyone has checked in just in case we need to do some moving around.
Here is the players meeting for those of you that just registered in the last 48hrs. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Text or email is easiest.
2025 Mishawaka Meltdown Players Meeting
My name is Joe Rutkowski and I will be this year’s Mishawaka Meltdown Tournament Director. This
tournament has a rich history with over a decade of memories made. I want to thank Larry Leonardi for
first hosting this event in 2014 later bringing me in as an Assistant TD in 2015. In 2016 I was the TD of
the infamous A Tier that ended with Ricky Wysocki eliminating Tim Barham in a playoff on George
Wilson’s hole 1. We will have all the previous Meltdown Champions listed at tournament central during
check-in. We hope you’ll take a moment to acknowledge and relish in some highlights of Michiana’s
past.
When I began hosting events in Michiana 12 years ago, we were one of two clubs in the area (Frozen
Chosin was the other). In the last 6 years the request for more events is greater than ever. With the
addition of St Joe Valley, Sand Ridge, 574 Chain Gang, Maple City, Bangarangatang, Wesley Skiles, Justin
Peconga, The Day Road crew and countless other groups, disc golf in Michiana has never looked
brighter. Thank you to all the TD’s, club directors, league directors and administrators for all you do to
grow the sport in this corner of Indiana. We greatly appreciate your dedication and commitment.
Thank you to the Mishawaka Parks Department for their help in preparing the course and being so
hospitable to the Meltdown tournament for the last ten years. Thank you Steven, Tim, Niccolas and
every volunteer that helps make George Wilson a travel destination.
Thank you to Great Lakes Disc for sponsoring this event and stepping in to help with player packs as
well as payouts! If you’re up in Grand Rapids, be sure to stop by the shop for a first-class disc golf
shopping experience! Check them out online too at www.greatlakesdisc.com Shea and his team run top
notch events as well. Check out Victory Park Open next weekend in Albion Victory Park Open Presented
by Discraft (MA1, MA3, Pro Masters) (2025, Great Lakes Disc) · Disc Golf Scene
Thank you to the Notre Dame Disc Golf Club for attending the event. They will have some mini’s
available for purchase at tournament central. Please bring cash to help support their club!
My wife, Kelly and I, have put a lot of thought and effort into this year’s event. We wanted to
make sure that, as an amateur competitor, you feel heard and acknowledged. Although we are
supportive of all-inclusive events, it’s easy to feel overlooked in a PRO/AM tournament. Amateur Only
events allow us to cater our intentions and energy into delivering the best player experience possible.
Our pledge to you is to provide the best environment so you can perform at your highest level and
hopefully have the most fun. Additional amenities include bottled water, hot breakfast and lunch served
onsite (donations accepted) fist bumps, smiling faces and words of encouragement.
Your time is extremely important to us. Although we love spending the day with you all, balancing disc
golf and your family time is fundamental. We have made some course changes to assist in getting you
home quicker. Eliminating 1 and 10 are important to help with the flow. In addition, we will be sure to
keep your lunch to an hour and present trophies as quickly as possible following the second round. To
avoid backup’s we recommend teeing off once the group in front of you is out of driving range. You do
not need to wait until they have finished the hole if you’re unable to reach them. Please be considerate
and courteous and always safety first (never throw if you’re unsure if your landing area is clear). Once
you finish hole 13, let the group behind you know. This speeds up the rate of play, FOR EVERYONE.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS AND COURSE INFORMATION
The estimated tournament schedule will be as follows (EST):
7:30-830am : Check-in at tournament central. Player pack pickup.
8:30 am : Players Meeting and Last Minute Announcements at Hole 9 Basket
8:58 Two Minute Warning
9am- Tee Off for Round 1
12:00 pm : Tentative lunch break (60 minutes after final card finishes). Please pick up all CTP flags.
1:00 pm : Round 2 tee-off (estimate)
4pm- Completion of Round 2
430pm- Trophies and CTP dispersal
Layout (Hole notes later in Document):
-Everyone is playing the same layout, the same tee pads!
-We will be skipping Hole 1 and Hole 10 (these holes will be a PRACTICE and WARMUP AREA ONLY)
CTP Holes by Division
Great Lakes Disc and Mishawaka Parks Department has donated CTP’s for Round 1. Each CTP is PER
DIVISION. The tee sign will tell you whether that hole is for your division or not. Please do not move a
flag if you’re not playing in that division. Please pickup ALL flags after Round 1. You can pick up your
prize after the completion of Round 2.
Hole 2- All Female Divisions CTP
Hole 5- 50/50 (for those that paid in)
Hole 6- Bounty! You win a Notre Dame Mini if you card a 2 on this hole.
Hole 8- AM3 CTP
Hole 9- AM2 CTP
Hole 11- Longest Putt Everyone!
Hole 14- AM1 CTP
Hole A- AM4 CTP
Hole 15- Age Protected CTP (Masters and Juniors)
Division Winners/Payouts:
Each division will have a first place trophy (with minimum of three players) and we are providing
payouts through Great Lakes Disc. Each payout recipient will receive an email from Great Lakes Disc by
Monday with your payout amount.
Payouts for the 50/50 CTP and any Aces will be paid out through PayPal.
Scoring:
Live scoring will done via https://www.PDGA.com/score and the PDGA Live Scoring app
Hole Assignment should be posted by Friday night and an email will be sent out for round 2 tee time as
well as posted at tournament central.
Scoring Access Code : Meltdown25
All Players will be required to keep score per card, per round as per PDGA rules.
Course Notes and OB:
If there is any standing water, it will play as casual. Take relief backwards, in direct line with the
basket, until the player reaches the first lie that is not in standing water.
All OB will receive a 1 stroke penalty and will be played from where the disc was last in bounds.
Players receive a 1 meter semi-circle relief from OB ONLY if the disc actually comes to rest OB.
Players seeking relief from OB whose lie came to rest in bounds will only receive 1 meter
perpendicular from the OB line without a stroke penalty. Holes where OB is defined by the fence
line is defined by the OUTSIDE of the fence line. If part of the disc is directly under the fence,
benefit of the doubt goes to the player — it is in bounds.
Please refer to the PDGA handbook for questions concerning a player’s lie.
PLAYOFFS- If you finish your second round and are tied for FIRST PLACE ONLY. Please come and see me
prior to starting your playoff holes. This is a sudden death playoff format. You will play holes 9, 11, 12
and 8 in that order until a winner is declared.
Did I miss anything?
Before you contact me, try to come to a consensus with your card. If it is a question on
how something should be, play a provisional and bring it to me after the round for the
final decision.
If this is your first tournament or you’re a newer player and you have questions or concerns, do not
hesitate to ask. We’ll have a team of staff that you will meet the morning of the event. Please feel free
to come to any one of us with any questions you might have at any point during the day on Saturday.
If you need to contact me during the round, use contact info below.
Phone Number: 808-348-0574
Email: [email redacted]
Hole Notes:
Skip Hole 1
Hole 2: OB left parking lot, flags, OB deep fence
Hole 4: Consider a spotter
Hole 6: OB left fence
Hole 9: OB fence right and cement long. After hole, skip 10 go to 11.
Skip 10
Play 11,12,13, 14 and hole A in order.
Hole B- Play to Hole C basket (no mandos). Hole B Basket should be bagged (do NOT use)
Play D, E, F, 15 in order
Hole 16: Play to Hole 17 basket (blind basket on backside of hill, left side of warming hut) 16 basket
should be bagged (do NOT use)
Hole 18: OB fence left, playground marked by railroad timbers, cement long and roof of building.
Apr 4, 2025
Here is the players meeting for those of you that just registered in the last 48hrs. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Text or email is easiest.
2025 Mishawaka Meltdown Players Meeting
My name is Joe Rutkowski and I will be this year’s Mishawaka Meltdown Tournament Director. This
tournament has a rich history with over a decade of memories made. I want to thank Larry Leonardi for
first hosting this event in 2014 later bringing me in as an Assistant TD in 2015. In 2016 I was the TD of
the infamous A Tier that ended with Ricky Wysocki eliminating Tim Barham in a playoff on George
Wilson’s hole 1. We will have all the previous Meltdown Champions listed at tournament central during
check-in. We hope you’ll take a moment to acknowledge and relish in some highlights of Michiana’s
past.
When I began hosting events in Michiana 12 years ago, we were one of two clubs in the area (Frozen
Chosin was the other). In the last 6 years the request for more events is greater than ever. With the
addition of St Joe Valley, Sand Ridge, 574 Chain Gang, Maple City, Bangarangatang, Wesley Skiles, Justin
Peconga, The Day Road crew and countless other groups, disc golf in Michiana has never looked
brighter. Thank you to all the TD’s, club directors, league directors and administrators for all you do to
grow the sport in this corner of Indiana. We greatly appreciate your dedication and commitment.
Thank you to the Mishawaka Parks Department for their help in preparing the course and being so
hospitable to the Meltdown tournament for the last ten years. Thank you Steven, Tim, Niccolas and
every volunteer that helps make George Wilson a travel destination.
Thank you to Great Lakes Disc for sponsoring this event and stepping in to help with player packs as
well as payouts! If you’re up in Grand Rapids, be sure to stop by the shop for a first-class disc golf
shopping experience! Check them out online too at www.greatlakesdisc.com Shea and his team run top
notch events as well. Check out Victory Park Open next weekend in Albion Victory Park Open Presented
by Discraft (MA1, MA3, Pro Masters) (2025, Great Lakes Disc) · Disc Golf Scene
Thank you to the Notre Dame Disc Golf Club for attending the event. They will have some mini’s
available for purchase at tournament central. Please bring cash to help support their club!
My wife, Kelly and I, have put a lot of thought and effort into this year’s event. We wanted to
make sure that, as an amateur competitor, you feel heard and acknowledged. Although we are
supportive of all-inclusive events, it’s easy to feel overlooked in a PRO/AM tournament. Amateur Only
events allow us to cater our intentions and energy into delivering the best player experience possible.
Our pledge to you is to provide the best environment so you can perform at your highest level and
hopefully have the most fun. Additional amenities include bottled water, hot breakfast and lunch served
onsite (donations accepted) fist bumps, smiling faces and words of encouragement.
Your time is extremely important to us. Although we love spending the day with you all, balancing disc
golf and your family time is fundamental. We have made some course changes to assist in getting you
home quicker. Eliminating 1 and 10 are important to help with the flow. In addition, we will be sure to
keep your lunch to an hour and present trophies as quickly as possible following the second round. To
avoid backup’s we recommend teeing off once the group in front of you is out of driving range. You do
not need to wait until they have finished the hole if you’re unable to reach them. Please be considerate
and courteous and always safety first (never throw if you’re unsure if your landing area is clear). Once
you finish hole 13, let the group behind you know. This speeds up the rate of play, FOR EVERYONE.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS AND COURSE INFORMATION
The estimated tournament schedule will be as follows (EST):
7:30-830am : Check-in at tournament central. Player pack pickup.
8:30 am : Players Meeting and Last Minute Announcements at Hole 9 Basket
8:58 Two Minute Warning
9am- Tee Off for Round 1
12:00 pm : Tentative lunch break (60 minutes after final card finishes). Please pick up all CTP flags.
1:00 pm : Round 2 tee-off (estimate)
4pm- Completion of Round 2
430pm- Trophies and CTP dispersal
Layout (Hole notes later in Document):
-Everyone is playing the same layout, the same tee pads!
-We will be skipping Hole 1 and Hole 10 (these holes will be a PRACTICE and WARMUP AREA ONLY)
CTP Holes by Division
Great Lakes Disc and Mishawaka Parks Department has donated CTP’s for Round 1. Each CTP is PER
DIVISION. The tee sign will tell you whether that hole is for your division or not. Please do not move a
flag if you’re not playing in that division. Please pickup ALL flags after Round 1. You can pick up your
prize after the completion of Round 2.
Hole 2- All Female Divisions CTP
Hole 5- 50/50 (for those that paid in)
Hole 6- Bounty! You win a Notre Dame Mini if you card a 2 on this hole.
Hole 8- AM3 CTP
Hole 9- AM2 CTP
Hole 11- Longest Putt Everyone!
Hole 14- AM1 CTP
Hole A- AM4 CTP
Hole 15- Age Protected CTP (Masters and Juniors)
Division Winners/Payouts:
Each division will have a first place trophy (with minimum of three players) and we are providing
payouts through Great Lakes Disc. Each payout recipient will receive an email from Great Lakes Disc by
Monday with your payout amount.
Payouts for the 50/50 CTP and any Aces will be paid out through PayPal.
Scoring:
Live scoring will done via https://www.PDGA.com/score and the PDGA Live Scoring app
Hole Assignment should be posted by Friday night and an email will be sent out for round 2 tee time as
well as posted at tournament central.
Scoring Access Code : Meltdown25
All Players will be required to keep score per card, per round as per PDGA rules.
Course Notes and OB:
If there is any standing water, it will play as casual. Take relief backwards, in direct line with the
basket, until the player reaches the first lie that is not in standing water.
All OB will receive a 1 stroke penalty and will be played from where the disc was last in bounds.
Players receive a 1 meter semi-circle relief from OB ONLY if the disc actually comes to rest OB.
Players seeking relief from OB whose lie came to rest in bounds will only receive 1 meter
perpendicular from the OB line without a stroke penalty. Holes where OB is defined by the fence
line is defined by the OUTSIDE of the fence line. If part of the disc is directly under the fence,
benefit of the doubt goes to the player — it is in bounds.
Please refer to the PDGA handbook for questions concerning a player’s lie.
PLAYOFFS- If you finish your second round and are tied for FIRST PLACE ONLY. Please come and see me
prior to starting your playoff holes. This is a sudden death playoff format. You will play holes 9, 11, 12
and 8 in that order until a winner is declared.
Did I miss anything?
Before you contact me, try to come to a consensus with your card. If it is a question on
how something should be, play a provisional and bring it to me after the round for the
final decision.
If this is your first tournament or you’re a newer player and you have questions or concerns, do not
hesitate to ask. We’ll have a team of staff that you will meet the morning of the event. Please feel free
to come to any one of us with any questions you might have at any point during the day on Saturday.
If you need to contact me during the round, use contact info below.
Phone Number: 808-348-0574
Email: [email redacted]
Hole Notes:
Skip Hole 1
Hole 2: OB left parking lot, flags, OB deep fence
Hole 4: Consider a spotter
Hole 6: OB left fence
Hole 9: OB fence right and cement long. After hole, skip 10 go to 11.
Skip 10
Play 11,12,13, 14 and hole A in order.
Hole B- Play to Hole C basket (no mandos). Hole B Basket should be bagged (do NOT use)
Play D, E, F, 15 in order
Hole 16: Play to Hole 17 basket (blind basket on backside of hill, left side of warming hut) 16 basket
should be bagged (do NOT use)
Hole 18: OB fence left, playground marked by railroad timbers, cement long and roof of building.
