The Inaugural "Raystown Open" - The Grand Opening Weekend Celebration
Singles tournament · Fri-Sun, Apr 14-16, 2023Apr 2023 · Hesston, PA
The Inaugural "Raystown Open" - The Grand Opening Weekend Celebration
Singles tournament
Fri-Sun, April 14-16, 2023
Hosted by Raystown Area Discgolf
Location
Schedule
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Fri
Apr 1412:30pm - 2:30pm
Ribbon Cutting Celebration- Hosted by Raystown Lake Staff and the US Army Corps of Engineers. This will take place near the Practice basket directly next to the Raystown Lake Visitor Center.
2:30pm - 7:30pm
Course Exploration and Free play available to familiarize yourself with the course before you play in the tournament on Saturday, April 15.
2:30pm - 10:00pm
Event Registration open inside the Raystown Lake Visitor Center.
Registration will be run by The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau until 5:00PM and by event volunteers from 5:00PM - 10:00PM.7:30pm - 11:55pm
Free drop in Glow round on the Pine 9. Log your score in Udisc under the glow event that will be created. (more info to come)
We believe this will be a 18 hole round, but this is subject to change based on how many participants select this option during registration
10:00PM begins quiet hours at Raystown Lake so if you are playing your round after 10 please be aware of your noise level and respect the rules of the US Army Corps of Engineers so we will be welcome back in the future! -
Sat
Apr 158:00am - 3:00pm
Event Registration open inside the Raystown Lake Visitor Center.
Registration will be run by The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau8:30am - 12:00pm
Tee Time Tournament on the Pine 9 Course.
The Pine 9 course is a mostly open course with 3 holes that give an introduction to technical woods play. Players will play through the Pine 9, 3 time in a row for a total of 27 holes of play. Playing 27 holes on the Pine course should give players a similar amount of playing time to players who elect to play on the Ravine 18.8:30am - 6:25pm
Tee Time Tournament on the Ravine 18 Course.
The Ravine 18 is a mostly wooded technical course with 2 tee pads (Blue and White) for all holes except for hole 15 and 18.
Blue Tees: MA1
White Tees: FA1, FA2, MA2, MA3,6:30pm - 7:00pm
Awards and Recognition Celebration!
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Free play glow golf will be available for play on the Pine 9.
7:00pm - 10:00pm
LIVE Music with local singer song writer duo Chris Strait and Dylan Miller, performing at the Pine Shelter.
Bring a chair or a blanket and listen to two incredible local artists.
The post tournament party will be BYOB -
Sun
Apr 1610:30am - 1:30pm
Random Draw Doubles Round on the Ravine 18.
Participants should plan for a $2 cash entry fee and optional $1 ace pot. All cash collected for the doubles round will be paid out and if an ace isn't hit there will be a CTP competition to take the ace pot.
Divisions
| SPON | Sponsorship | $0 |
| PPO | Player Pack Only | $30 |
| MA1 | Mixed Am 1 | $40 |
| FA1 | Women's Am 1 | $40 |
| MA2 | Mixed Am 2 | $40 |
| FA2 | Women's Am 2 | $40 |
| MA3 | Mixed Am 3 | $40 |
| MA4 | Mixed Am 4 | $40 |
About this tournament
These partners include:
-Ranger and Maintenance staff at the Raystown Lake Project, US Army Corps of
Engineers, Baltimore District
-The Friends of Raystown Lake
-The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau
-Standing Stone Disc Golf Club
-Lets Go Throw - Huntingdon and owner Rick Romo
-Raystown Area DiscGolf
-The Corps Handshake Partnership Program
-And the individual volunteers who have put time and effort into this project
The US Army Corps of Engineers will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony adjacent to the visitor center and near hole 1 of the Seven Points Pine 9 disc golf course at 1:30PM on Friday, April 14, 2023. Refreshments will be provided by the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau.
After the ribbon cutting, the Pine 9 and Ravine 18 courses will be open for free play and exploration. Disc golf vendors will be be set up near Pine Shelter, and a drop in glow golf round will be available for play on Pine 9 as the sun sets.
Saturday, April 15 is tournament day! Single round tee time tournaments will take place on Pine 9 and Ravine 18 between 830AM and 6PM. Merchandise, food, and coffee vendors will be available. Other activities will include putting games glow golf, award ceremony and live local music by Chris Strait and Dylan Miller to close out the day's celebration.
Sunday, April 16, to close out the weekend there will be a random draw doubles round on Ravine 18 beginning at 10:30AM. Checkout and cleanup of your campsite is expected by 4PM. (Please leave your campsite in the condition you found it).
Player Pack:
-Custom premium plastic disc with the Raystown Open event logo
-Custom Raystown Area Discgolf (RAD) stamped mini
-Raystown Lake Golf Towel
-Raystown Lake Koozie
-Event logo stamped drawstring bag
-Prime Hydration drink
-Organic Snack Company, snack bar
-Nish Bag
We would like to give a Huge thank you to our sponsors so far for this event!
- Jeff Tate Paving, Inc. (https://jefftatepaving.com/)
- Centre County Disc Golf (https://www.facebook.com/CentreCountyDiscGolfAssociation)
- Prime Hydration (https://www.instagram.com/drinkprime/?hl=en)
- Bryan House PA (https://bryanhousepa.com)
- Juniata Brewing Company (https://www.juniatabrewing.com/)
- Bobcat of Huntingdon (https://www.pristows.com/)
- GreenSpace: Fresh-cut Greens and Salads (https://growgreenspace.org/)
- The Organic Snack Company (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080149161514)
- Above Ground Level Discs (https://www.facebook.com/AboveGroundLevelDiscs)
If you are interested in sponsorship please go to the registration page and look at the options (if you would rather pay by check as a sponsor reach out to [email redacted]).