2022 Summer Slam presented by Ace Disc Golf

This is The 2022 Summer Slam presented by Ace Disc Golf. This is a PDGA B-Tier tournament and is part of the 2022 BDGA Tour.

Summary
- Entry fee's for all divisions is £45
- Registration will go live Monday the 21st of February at 8pm
- Players will be playing 2 rounds on Saturday and 1 round on Sunday
- The venue will have a lot of hot food options available from £2.50 (Vegetarian, Vegan and Halal options, you can view the menus in the pictures and you can pay with cash or card)
- There will be all sorts of snacks along with hot and cold drinks available at the venue (These will be available to buy with cash or card)
- There will be toilets at the start of the course, between Hole 6 & 7 and between Hole 11 & 12
- We recommend a player can carry/throw a disc 60m to be able to be properly challenged by this course.


Event Communication
All event communication will come via email, to the email you sign up to. There will be two emails. Participants will get an email one month prior to the tournament and an email one week prior to the tournament.


Event Address
The address of the site is:
Mary Hare School
Arlington Lane,
Snelsmore Common,
Newbury
RG14 3BQ

To access the carpark we will be using, please use the following What3Words - WORDS.BLOCKING.SPRAINS - https://what3words.com/words.blocking.sprains - The carpark will be signed, so don't access the site in any other way apart from the signed carpark.


Transport & Accommodation
There is great access to the site via vehicle using the A34 and M4, The nearest Train Station is Newbury (4 Miles, 10 mins by car / taxi, 20 minute bike ride). Newbury is a big town with lots of accommodation, restaurant and entertainment options.


Practice
You will only be able to play this course over the weekend of 18th & 19th of June 2022. For this reason, we've managed to get a window of practice on the Friday the 17th of June from 6pm till 8:30pm. All players have to be off the property at 9pm. You are allowed to arrive at 5:30pm but you won't be able to access the course until 6pm.


Tournament Schedule
SummerSlam players will be playing three rounds. All rounds will be done by tee times which will be released a week prior to the tournament. 2 rounds will be played on Saturday and one round on Sunday.

On Saturday, rounds will be starting at 8am, there will be 5 hours between tee times, we are estimating rounds should take 3 and a half hours and an hour and a half lunch between rounds. You don't need to leave the property to get food, you can get hot and cold food, with hot and cold drinks from the diner on site (menu and prices in the photos on this page).

On Sunday, the final rounds will start teeing off at 8am and we expect the last card to finish at around 3:30pm. We will then have prize giving at the tee of Hole 1 very soon after the final card has finished. When prize giving and thank yous are over, everyone is welcome to go home, we'd really appreciate players stay, follow the last card and stay for the prize giving.


Course Design
This course is only available to play at this tournament. It has been designed and refined since the start of 2021. It has long bombable par 3's, difficult risk / reward choices, it has some fun go-able island par 4's, technical wooded holes and open field holes. We are really excited to hear what everyone has to say as we feel it has a little of everything.

You'll need to make smart decisions and have a real handle on your course management to play this course well. Come join us this year and put our course to the test!!

- Course Summary and Hole Descriptions are available in the photos


Registration
Registration is coming in 2 phases. ALL registration fees are the same for every division £45. There aren't any wait-lists or division caps. Phase 1 is open for a 5 week window where they have priority on sign-up, after these 5 weeks, Phase 2 opens registration. This is where the rest of the amateur divisions will have an opportunity to sign-up to be part of the 2022 Summer Slam event.

We are not including MA & FA4 due to the difficulty of the course, it's going to be a big challenge for MA & FA3.

Phase 1: This will be all divisions (MPO, FPO, MP40, 50 & 60, FP40, 50 & 60, MA1, FA1, MJ15 & FJ15) that are on the 2022 BDGA Tour. These registrations will go live on 21st of February at 8pm. These will be the only divisions that are eligble to collect BDGA points for qualifying for the 2022 BDGA Championships.

Phase 2: This will open up registration for the following divisions: MA2, MA3, FA2, FA3, MA40 & FA40. This phase of registration will go live on Monday the 28th of March at 8pm. These divisions aren't eligible to collect tour points at this specific event.

Registration Close Registration closes Thursday June 9th at Midnight.

- Team Ace will have access to early registration.


Raising Money for Mary Hare
We are raising money for Mary Hare during the 2022 Summer Slam. A portion of every entry fee will be going to directly help Mary Hare continue their AMAZING work. Mary Hare is securing the future of deaf children and young people. Mary Hare is the largest school for the deaf in the UK taking both day and boarding pupils.

Refunds will be given up until May 30th.

After May 30th all players needing to pull out of the tournament won't be eligible for a refund.

Ace Disc Golf is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.