The Challenge at Ho'omaluhia

PDGA C-tier

Sat-Sun, April 29-30, 2023

Hosted by Honolulu Disc Golf Association (HDGA)

Winners

J. Kozlik Jason Kozlik MPO
L. Evans Lillian Evans FPO
D. Gelber Dave Gelber MP60
N. Schurhammer Noah Schurhammer MA1
J. Hawkins Jeffery Hawkins MA40
R. Yeager Robin Yeager FA2
M. Kralevich Matt Kralevich MA3

Schedule

  • Sat
    Apr 29

    9:00am - 9:45am

    Check In. Get Players Pack.

    9:45am - 10:00am

    Players Meeting.

    10:15am - 12:45pm

    Round One. Shotgun Start

    1:30pm - 4:00pm

    Round Two. Shotgun Start.

  • Sun
    Apr 30

    10:00am - 1:00pm

    Round Three., Shotgun Start.

    2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Awards Ceremony.

Divisions

MPO Mixed Pro Open $65
FPO Women's Pro Open $65
MP40 Mixed Pro 40+ $65
MP50 Mixed Pro 50+ $65
MP60 Mixed Pro 60+ $65
MA1 Mixed Am 1 $55
FA1 Women's Am 1 $55
MA40 Mixed Am 40+ $55
MA50 Mixed Am 50+ $55
MA2 Mixed Am 2 $55
FA2 Women's Am 2 $55
MA3 Mixed Am 3 $55
FA3 Women's Am 3 $55

About this tournament

Join the Honolulu Disc Golf Association (HDGA) for the Inaugural Challenge at Ho'omaluhia. This is a PDGA C Tier event that will be held at the beautiful Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden. Come experience this challenging temporary course setup just for this event!

Where is Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden?
The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is located at 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii 96744.

The two-day event will include TWO round of 18 on Saturday, and ONE round of 18 on Sunday.

Final determination of the rounds played each day will be determined at tee-off, at the discretion of the tournament director.

*Final determination of Divisions will be made prior to the start of the tournament. If there are fewer than 4 players in any division, that division MAY be collapsed into a related division (i.e. Grandmaster division could be collapsed into the Master division).

AM DIVISION PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE AN HDGA POLO SHIRT WITH REGISTRATION. YOU CAN CHOSE YOUR SHIRT SIZE UP UNTIL APRIL 7, 11:PM. AFTER APRIL 7 WE WILL NEED TO PLACE OUR TSHIRT ORDER, SO WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MATCH THE SIZE SHIRT YOU REQUEST WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR PLAYERS PACK.

Scoring will be on PDGA LIVE.

Event Format:
Saturday, April 29:
Player Check-In: 9:30 at the Kahua Nui Pavilion
Shotgun Start 10:15am

Sunday, April 30:
Player Check-In: 9:30am sharp at the Kahua Nui Pavilion
Shotgun start 10:00am

Practice Round and/or Doubles on Friday, April 28:

Practice Round: We should have the course available for practice or to hold a doubles round, by mid-afternoon on Friday, April 28 (time: TBD). It really depends on how much assistance we have setting up the course. Keep checking the HDGA website (https://www.honoluludiscgolf.com), or our Facebook page closer to the event date for more details.

CAMPING WILL BE FREE FOR REGISTERED PLAYERS (FRIDAY,SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT), ON A FIRST COME FIRST BASIS, IN CAMPSITES 26-31 AT KAHUA NUI MAKAI. WE CAN ACCOMODATE UP TO 60 CAMPERS, AND HAVE PARKING PASSES FOR 18 CARS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTESTED IN CAMPING SO WE CAN ADD YOUR NAME TO OUR LIST.


Parking Pass for the Weekend:
Please make sure on your way into the park to remember to pick up a parking pass for the weekend. All cars are required to have a parking pass, if they are in the park after 4:00PM. Passes will be available from the visitor center and potentially from a worker who will be assisting us from the gardens.

Gate Openings:
The gate at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden is open daily from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, cars with permits or car passes may use these later gate times below:

Openings:
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (entrance and exits)
9:00 pm – 9:15 pm (for exits only)


Amateur divisions will be "True Amateur". Players will receive an HDGA TSHIRT and top finishers in each division will receive PRIZES.

Pro division will be paid in CASH.


There will be an ACE pool of $5 on Saturday, and $5 on Sunday. If no Ace is hit either day, there will be two CTP throw offs, one for each day.

There will be one or more CTPs for each round. CTPs will be paid in PRIZES.

The Awards Ceremony will take place immediately following the event, once all scorecards have been verified.

Refund policy

Honolulu Disc Golf Associaiton is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.