DGVTour #5 - Sap Bucket Open

PDGA C-tier

Sat-Sun, June 6-7, 2026

Hosted by Disc Golf Vermont

Winners

F. Etter Finn Etter MPO
S. Nelson Sam Nelson MP40
R. Causley Russ Causley MA1
J. Beaudin John Beaudin MA40
M. German Mindy German FA40
M. German Matthew German MA50
K. Cox Kamden Cox MA2
W. Irving Wilder Irving MA3
J. Aliffi Jaime Aliffi FA3
A. Babbin Annabelle Babbin FJ12
M. Fisher Mila Fisher FJ10
M. Babbin Matilda Babbin FJ08

Schedule

  • Sat
    Jun 6

    9:00am - 2:00pm

    Round 1 tee times ( times are approximate )

    8:00pm - 11:00pm

    Buks 50th Throwdown @ Zen Barn with Junior Toots!

  • Sun
    Jun 7

    12:00am

    Round 2 tee times ( times are approximate )

Divisions

MPO Mixed Pro Open $60
FPO Women's Pro Open $60
MP40 Mixed Pro 40+ $60
FP40 Women's Pro 40+ $60
MP50 Mixed Pro 50+ $60
FP50 Women's Pro 50+ $60
MP60 Mixed Pro 60+ $60
FP60 Women's Pro 60+ $60
MA1 Mixed Am 1 $60
FA1 Women's Am 1 $60
MA40 Mixed Am 40+ $60
FA40 Women's Am 40+ $60
MA50 Mixed Am 50+ $60
FA50 Women's Am 50+ $60
MA60 Mixed Am 60+ $60
FA60 Women's Am 60+ $60
MA70 Mixed Am 70+ $60
FA70 Women's Am 70+ $60
MA2 Mixed Am 2 $60
FA2 Women's Am 2 $60
MA3 Mixed Am 3 $60
FA3 Women's Am 3 $60
MJ12 Mixed Junior 12 $60
FJ12 Girls' Junior 12 $60
MJ10 Mixed Junior 10 $60
FJ10 Girls' Junior 10 $60
MJ08 Mixed Junior 8 $60
FJ08 Girls' Junior 8 $60

About this tournament

DGVTour #5- Sap Bucket Open
June 6-7,2026
Big Rock @ Murray Hill DGC
Waterbury Center, VT
PDGA C-tier

2 Rounds of 18 holes, 1 round per day tee times
TD: Chris Young

DGVT members will earn points at each of the 12 DGVTour events played. Players who qualify will be eligible for a share of the $2,000 in cash and prizes at the end of the Tour and a chance to compete for a 2026 DGVTour title and trophy. For more information visit discgolfvermont.com and click on the DGVTour, Charter and Membership pages.

Practice rounds: 1 free practice round for registered players is offered on Thurs 6/4 or Friday 6/5.

Saturday Night Buks 50th Celebration: Junior Toots, son of the legendary Toots and the Maytals, will be performing LIVE at the Zen Barn Saturday evening. I hope some of you will come out and join us for some live reggae. Tickets on sale here...
https://www.zenbarnvt.com/.

Glow Golf: Look for updates here.

Camping: Will be offered onsite. Players can register for camping on the registration page.

CTP's: We will have CTP's on Saturday for the amateur divisions! Make sure to check the list at the check in table outside the DGVT trailer.

Players Meeting: Week of emails will be sent out with event info. and updates. The DGVT mobile Pro Shop will serve as Tournament Central and can be found as you pull in to the course.

Awards: As divisions finish we will give out trophies to division champs once all scores in that divisions have been finalized and received.

Trophies: Divisions of 3 or more players that sign up by May 20th will receive a custom trophy!

Pro Payouts: We will payout 40% of the Pro divisions. Payouts will be issued via Paypal within 48 hours of completion of the event.

Amateur Payouts: We will payout 45% of the Amateur divisions. Payouts will be posted and a DGVT merchandise voucher will be filed in our system for those players. All amateur divisions play for merchandise credit to the DGVT Pro Shop. Credit must be redeemed by Dec. 31,2026. Pro shop will be onsite. Credit cannot be used online and we do not ship, so plan to use your credit onsite or at a 2025 DGVTour event you attend. Payouts will be posted here on the event dgscene page within 48 hours of completion of the tournament ( look in the Results section).

DGVTour Acepot: Only 1 acepot this year and it is optional. $5/player and you can buy in when you register. If no aces then the Tour acepot rolls over to the next DGVTour event. Total is $170 as of 5/28.

EDGE: $2 from each players registration goes to the Vermont EDGE Program. This program will enable DGVT to work with local schools and communities to build new courses and get discs in the hands of our youth.

DGVTour fee: $4 from each players registration goes to the Tour to help us with an array of items such as end of the season trophies, end of the season payouts, sanctioning fees, park fees, supplies, staff and much more.

PDGA Fee: C-tier fee is $3/player.

Greens/Facilities Fee: $10 per player.

Playoffs: In the event of a playoff for 1st place, the format will be sudden death and playing the course in order beginning at hole 1.

Juniors must be accompanied by an adult per PDGA guidelines:
https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/113

Tee Assignments:
( both rounds)
Gold tees: MPO
Blue tees: MP40,MP50,MA1,MA40,MA50,MA2,FPO
White tees: MA3,MA60,FA40,FA50,MA70,FA2,FA3,FA1,MA70.,FA50.
Red tees: Juniors


Out of Bounds: All Out of Bounds will be listed on the PDGA Live digital scorecard. They also will be emailed week of to registered players.

Hole 1: Fence line is Out of Bounds along the left side of the fairway. White stakes mark the OB line on the right and left side of the fairway.
Hole 2: Shared OB line with hole 1. White stakes mark the Out of Bounds line.
Hole 4: Out of Bounds along the right side of the fairway marked by white stakes. Out of Bounds pond near the basket marked by white stakes. Fence line on the left side of the fairway approaching the green is OB and marked by white stakes.
Hole 6: Small pond is OB marked by white stakes.
Hole 8: OB line along the right side of the fairway marked by white stakes.
Hole 9: Pond is Out of Bounds. Disc must be completely surrounded by water.
Hole 18: The entire left side of the fairway is marked by white stakes and designates Out of Bounds. There is also a small pool of water approaching the green that is Out of Bounds.

PDGA Live Scoring: This is how each group will keep score. All players need to click on the link below to become familiar with PDGA Live Scoring. Download the ap " PDGA Live" on your personal device and be prepared ahead of time.
https://www.pdga.com/help/tournament-management/official-hole-scoring . ALL PLAYERS MUST KEEP SCORE. We will have paper cards available but we recommend using PDGA Live scoring. Each player is responsible for submitting a scorecard or they will be penalized. If you submit your scorecard and your score is incorrect you will be penalized - so make sure your score is correct. Please refer to rule 808 for the updated 2024 Scoring policy here...
https://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/808

PDGA Live Scoring Code: will be given at check-in.

PDGA Live Scoring is the OFFICIAL scorecard of the event and each player needs to check in after the round to make sure that all players scorecards have been received by the TD's. If you are keeping a paper card you must write your full name on the top of the card so that we know you have submitted your scorecard.

NO 2 meter rule.

NO Division changes or Refunds after registration closes.

DGVT merchandise: If you would like to purchase something from DGVT you can do so at the event. Member discs can be picked up at the event and you can cash in your Am payout at the event. We will have your payout on file if you have won any amateur payouts at a Tour event we will have that for you. Must redeem am payouts by the end of the calendar year. We do not ship payouts, so make sure to use your credit onsite at one of our events.

Thank you to the Murray family and all tha work on the course! A BIG thank you to our 2026 DGVTour sponsors for all the support!

Questions?....You can email us at [email redacted] and we will get back to you! We are not able to entertain special requests unfortunately.

Refund policy

Disc Golf Vermont is responsible for all refunds and cancellations. Early registration $20 is non-refundable. PDGA refund policy will be followed. A fee of $10 will be applied to all refund requests as specified in the PDGA Policy.

Summary:
100% refund if withdrawn at least 30 days before the event date.
50% refund if withdrawn at least 15 days prior to the event date.
25% refund if withdrawn before 48 hours prior to the event date.
No refunds for withdrawals within 48 hours of the event start.
Exception: A full refund will be given if a player's spot is filled from the waitlist.
Refunds will not be issued after registration closes.

Two ways to withdraw: There is a "Cancel / Request Refund" link in your email confirmation from DiscGolfScene.com. You can also click the "Registered Players" link in the event, where you will find an "Edit" and "Withdraw" button.