UFOS 27th Annual Pro/AM Jam

Yo 2023 UFOS ProAm Jam Disc Golfers, We want to thank you for your choice to participate with us again for another awesome UFOS ProAM JAM, our 27th Annual!!! THERE IS A LOT OF INFO IN THIS EMAIL ... show more ›

Yo 2023 UFOS ProAm Jam Disc Golfers,


We want to thank you for your choice to participate with us again for another awesome UFOS ProAM JAM, our 27th Annual!!! THERE IS A LOT OF INFO IN THIS EMAIL, PLEASE READ TO THE END! THANK YOU!


First of all, a quick note to send a huge thank you to all that volunteered over the past two months. It is unbelievable how much work went into creating this course. UFOS and supporters mowed close to 50 acres, we had over 8 mowers going for multiple weekends and we opened up a gem of a course. This property took over a year and a half to make happen, and now we are getting praise from the City of Petaluma, the Residential HOA, the County of Sonoma, PG&E, and the property owners. With all this hard work and dedication, the outlook of a more permanent course is promising! THANK YOU ALL… #UFOS4LIFE !!!


We’re excited to see everyone this weekend at Adobe Creek Golf Course, a brand new venue and potential permanent course in the future… fingers crossed!. Can’t wait to see you all!

PLEASE NOTE:
Last minute drop outs will follow PDGA guidelines
We are not accepting any card group requests

HEALTH ADVISORY:
Anyone who has COVID 19, is exhibiting common symptoms of COVID 19, is ill or has been in direct contact with someone who has COVID 19 must not participate and may be asked to leave this event.

CALL 4 VOLUNTEERS:
If you know of other volunteers please feel free to forward this along to them also. We could use spotters, Tourney central staff, and other help... if you volunteer, you will get hooked up with merch and other cool stuff! If interested, please reply to this email or reach out to [email redacted] ... Thanks!

Some additional information and instructions to help make this a fun and safe tournament:

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Gates open each day at 7:00 AM - the address is:
1901 Frates Road, Petaluma CA 94954
Parking: Please park in the designated parking area, there should be plenty of space, but I would suggest carpooling, just in case.
Tournament Central will be located at the North/East end of the parking lot.
Whirlwind disc golf store & Food trucks will be setting up in the parking lot on both Sat & Sun, so please do not move any cones that are designated for staff parking.
PDGA digital scorecard: www.pdga.com/score
PDGA digital scorecard access code: UFOS23
Rules and OB markings will be posted on each tee sign, in the caddy book, and are listed in the PDGA Live Scoring App
CADDY BOOK COURSE A (COUNTY SIDE)
CADDY BOOK COURSE B (CITY SIDE)
All players will receive back-up paper scorecards during check-in
As required by PDGA, each group must have two score-keepers
Scoring must be reconciled, input into the PDGA digital scorecard system and finalized immediately after each round which usually requires the Wi-Fi back at tournament central.
SPONSORS:

Huge Shout out to our Awesome Sponsors, without you, events like this would not be possible!!! To all players and community, please support these organizations and companies:

Discraft
Adobe Creek Golf Course
City of Petaluma
Visit Santa Rosa
Cuvee Wine Country Events
The Rental Place
Paladin Disc Golf
OTB Discs
Whirlwind Disc Golf
Santa Rosa Uniform
KP Motorworks
VDolan Trucking
Jim Waltermire
Play It Again Sports - Santa Rosa
Sports Basement - Santa Rosa
Lagunitas
Iron Ox
Henhouse

... Thank you all, without you these events would not be possible!!!

MAP: https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1IjprUuUaS9a8VhiRW_wj5TKJpRwR657A?usp=sharing

ESTIMATED DIVISION PAYOUTS:

Schedule Summary:
Friday:
7:30am - Staff & volunteer arrival (volunteers needed)
8-10am - Course setup
1pm - Practice course opens
6pm - Course Takedown (need volunteers)
Saturday:
7am - Staff & Volunteer arrival (volunteers needed)
730am - Check in opens
8:30am - Player meeting
9am - Round 1 Shotgun Start
12:30-1pm - Food Truck Lunch - Cajun Connection!
2pm/2:30 - Round 2 Start
6-6:30 - Course Takedown (volunteers needed)
Sunday:
7am - Staff & Volunteer arrival / course setup (volunteers needed)
730am - Check in opens
9:30am - Player meeting
10am - Round 3 Shotgun Start
1:30-2pm - Food Truck Lunch Costa
3pm Raffle
3:30-4pm - Award Ceremony
5pm - Course Takedown & Cleanup (Volunteers needed)

PRACTICE DAY: Friday, June 2nd, 2023

We will need volunteers to show up early and help us get the 36 baskets placed around the two 18 hole courses. Any help is much appreciated.
Staff will be onsite at 7:30am and will begin to set up the course for practice play, with support from any volunteers.
We will likely start taking down the course for the night at around 6 or 7pm.
We will not be releasing player packs until Saturday.
Hole assignments will be posted on Friday night before Saturday morning round. Please review and get familiar with the layout and your group's hole assignment.
GENERAL RULES:
ALL GREENS PLAY AS HAZARD +1 STROKE
All CART PATHS PLAY AS O/B + 1 STROKE UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED
ALL STANDING WATER O/B
ANY RESIDENTIAL BACKYARDS ARE O/B, PLEASE AVOID GOING NEAR HOUSES AT ALL COST
ALL STANDING WATER O/B + 1 STROKE
PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL AND FRIENDLY TO ALL THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS AND SPECTATORS FROM THE AREA, IF WE AIM TO ACHIEVE A PERMANENT COURSE HERE, A LITTLE COURTESY COULD GO A LONG WAY.
*NORCAL TWO METER RULE “IS” IN EFFECT!!!
THE COURSE IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND REALLY CLEAN, BUT SOME OF THE CART PATH/ PATHWAYS, THAT ARE O/B, STILL HAVE SOME GRASS ON THEM, PLEASE USE A GROUP DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A DISC IS IN BOUNDS OR NOT. THE INTENTION IS THAT IF YOU WERE TO MOVE ANY GRASS UNDER YOUR LIE ON THE PATH, AND YOUR DISC WOULD THEN BE FULLY ON THE CONCRETE, THEN YOU ARE O/B/
When you are finished with your round, it is your responsibility to ensure your scores are uploaded to PDGA live scoring. Your team needs to review, agree, and finalize the cards as a group. Any discrepancies after the cards are submitted will incur stroke penalties by PDGA rules. If you have trouble with PDGA scoring, you can use paper score cards provided, but once you arrive back at tourney central, your card needs to be uploaded to PDGA live scoring, this is a player and group responsibility.

DAY 1: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
We will need volunteers to show up early and help us get the 36 baskets placed around the two 18 hole courses. Any help is much appreciated.
Check-in from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM at Tournament Central
RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE UPON CHECK IN, we have a stacked raffle this year!!! You won't want to miss out.
Player’s meeting at 8:30 AM at Tournament Central – ALL PLAYERS MUST ATTEND!!!
Round 1 will begin at approximately 9am to ensure afternoon schedule
Following the player’s meeting event staff will assist with hole assignment confirmation and player access to the PDGA Live Scoring system
Round 1 on day 1 is going to be a shotgun start with hole assignments posted, below are the screenshots. Please attend the players meeting to become aware of any last minute changes.
Temporary Tee signs for day one are numbered grey/white signs clearly visible at each Tee pad and will have the hole rules taped in a plastic sleeve to the tee sign.
Please note it is up to you to make sure you check in and find your group at Tournament Central before you head to the course. Please plan to be at the tee pad 10 minutes prior to your round to ensure proper start times and minimal delays. If you have played Stafford you know it is a bit of a walk to reach the first tee pad please account for this.
We anticipate that the round should take approximately 3-4 hours to complete

Round 2 on day 1 will begin at approximately 2-2:30pm allowing for food Truck lunch
We will need volunteers to stay after and help take the course down for the night. Any help much appreciated. It would be really helpful if one member from your card could bring the basket in from your last hole.

DAY 2: Sunday, June 4th

We will again need support from any volunteers to help us get the course setup for play in the morning before the round. Staff will be onsite, as early as 7am.
Short player’s meeting
Round 3 on day 2 will be a shotgun start, beginning at 10:00am, and cards will be done by the resulting scores of round 1. You need to check in at least 30 minutes prior to your round, find your group, and head to the course, 15min before your round. You will have one last option to purchase blind raffle tickets.
Hole assignments will be posted Saturday night on www.pdga.com/score
Players will check into Tournament Central with their groups at least 30 minutes before the round.
Players should arrive to starting hole 15 minutes before the round starts.
Tee Signs for day 2 are the same as day one, but please pay attention to your hole assignment and the course you will be playing on. Day 2 you will only be playing one of the courses, based on your division.
First place ties & playoffs will result in a sudden death format beginning at a temporary hole(s) close to tournament central. TD & Staff will advise if this occurs.

HOLE ASSIGNMENTS:
Will be assigned on Friday night and available on PDGA scoring. Same for Round 2 and 3

PLAYER PACKS & MERCH:
Please pick up your AWESOME players packs upon check in on Saturday morning, or at your lunch break. Any leftover players packs will be considered a donation to charity or those in need. If you ordered Merch, your merch can be picked up with your player pack, upon check in.

FOOD OPTIONS:
Day 1 - Food Truck - Huge shout out to Cajun Connect, https://thecajunconnect.com https://thecajunconnect.com
Serving Cajun food from the heart! Feast on Po' boys, jambalaya, gumbo, beignets & more from local Chef Cannon Gaudet. Cannon brings the flavor and generous portions, so come hungry! Please support them.
Day 2 - Food Truck - Huge shout out to COSTA'S TACOS for agreeing to attend and serve our awesome event. Let's please support them by stuffing your face with their delicious Mexican food! We hope to have this option on site at events in the future, please support them.

RAFFLE:
Ok so here is how this is going to work, as you will see when you arrive we have graciously had some items donated to the club for our raffle by our sponsors and vendors alike. Huge shoutout to Discraft and players that have contributed as well! Also very generously the UFOS have donated some discs and other items for the raffle.

Tickets can be purchased up to the award ceremony on Sunday. Must be present to win.
Raffle ticket prices are as follows:

10 tickets = $10
25 tickets= $20
75 tickets= $50
150 tickets= $100

Thank you all again for your time and positive vibes during this event.

Feel free to tip your TD’s and Donations to the UFOS are always appreciated!!!

Best,
Siler & Throop

A quick mention to all registered players. Please double check that your name and your PDGA number are correct. There are still a few mistakes being reported by PDGA in our tournament manager portal. ... show more ›

A quick mention to all registered players. Please double check that your name and your PDGA number are correct. There are still a few mistakes being reported by PDGA in our tournament manager portal. If you could please update your registration if you notice any errors, this is really helpful to your TD's, thanks!

Huge Shout out to our Awesome Sponsors, without you, events like this would not be possible!!! To all players and community, please support these organizations and companies: Adobe Creek Golf Cours ... show more ›

Huge Shout out to our Awesome Sponsors, without you, events like this would not be possible!!! To all players and community, please support these organizations and companies:

Adobe Creek Golf Course
City of Petaluma
Visit Santa Rosa
Cuvee Wine Country Events
The Rental Place
Paladin Disc Golf
OTB Discs
Whirlwind Disc Golf
Santa Rosa Uniform
KP Motorworks
VDolan Trucking
Jim Waltermire
Play It Again Sports - Santa Rosa
Sports Basement - Santa Rosa
Lagunitas
Iron Ox
Henhouse

... Thank you all, without you these events would not be possible!!!

At this time we are not accepting any requests, nor are we making any promises to group people together on the same cards. I have had a multiple facebook messages and email requests for this and it wo ... show more ›

At this time we are not accepting any requests, nor are we making any promises to group people together on the same cards. I have had a multiple facebook messages and email requests for this and it would not be fair to the rest. If we were to do this for one we would need to do for all and this would be too complicated and unfair. We appreciate your understanding.

Justin McManus's pdga number is wrong on the pdga page. His number is 166963 however its listed as 169663 on the page and has him as a fa2 player from Tennessee playing MPO. I'm sure she's not playing ... show more ›

Justin McManus's pdga number is wrong on the pdga page. His number is 166963 however its listed as 169663 on the page and has him as a fa2 player from Tennessee playing MPO. I'm sure she's not playing the tournament haha. If you guys good fix it that would be great! I'm commenting this because I know Justin hasn't yet haha

Hey Matt, Something came up, and I need to bow out of the Adobe Creek tournament. I hope you can offer my spot to someone on the waiting list. I read the PDGA rules on refunds, so let me know how and ... show more ›

Hey Matt,
Something came up, and I need to bow out of the Adobe Creek tournament. I hope you can offer my spot to someone on the waiting list. I read the PDGA rules on refunds, so let me know how and when we can do this refund.
Thank you, and thanks for running this tournament. I'm bummed I will not be there.
Rich Molloy

We will have an official post regarding the dates and times of the work party, early next week. After putting the final touches of course detail this weekend. This post will include hole assignment si ... show more ›

We will have an official post regarding the dates and times of the work party, early next week. After putting the final touches of course detail this weekend. This post will include hole assignment sign up sheet and official dates when we plan on getting out there. We are targeting the first weekend in May (Both days) and the 3rd weekend in May (one day) for touch ups. So please save the dates. We really appreciate all the support and kind words we've already been receiving. This has and will be a huge undertaking and without all of you, this wouldn't be possible. So thank you and hope to see everyone out there to make this Tournament one to remember.

UFOS 27th Annual ProAm Jam - June 3rd & 4th 2023 UPDATE: Reminder, Registration starts at 7pm tonight (T Minus ~20 Minutes) Few notes: We are getting some good buzzz going so have your registra ... show more ›

UFOS 27th Annual ProAm Jam - June 3rd & 4th 2023 UPDATE:
Reminder, Registration starts at 7pm tonight (T Minus ~20 Minutes)

Few notes:

We are getting some good buzzz going so have your registration form filled out in time for the 7pm launch.

There are multiple optional selections, if you do not want hoodies or optional items, please select "No Thank You"

If you have interest to sponsor a hole, please reach out to me or Matt Throop directly.

Matt Throop has a sign up sheet for Work Parties coming up in May to get ready for the tourney in June.

I will be online watching the registration making sure tonights launch goes smooth. It is going to be a busy night so please be patient if you need to message me for any reason. If any issues arise, I will work quickly to resolve.

We hope everyone gets in on the tourney and comes out to play with the UFOS!

#ufos4life
Siler & Throop

Hey there, I love the UFOS and want to support the club but what is going on with these entry fees?? The PDGA Tour Standards that "TDs are strongly urged not to exceed the values listed in this table ... show more ›

Hey there, I love the UFOS and want to support the club but what is going on with these entry fees?? The PDGA Tour Standards that "TDs are strongly urged not to exceed the values listed in this table in determining their PDA net entry fees."

If this is a sanctioned A-tier that would mean MA1 is paying $50 more than the recommended $70 entry fee.

source: https://www.pdga.com/files/2023_pdga_tour_standards_v10.pdf