2023 Maple City Ice Bowl

IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION The 2023 Maple City Ice Bowl is a fundraiser for The Window Food Pantry in Goshen. Last year you helped us raise over $21,000. Let’s smash that this year! Our goa ... show more ›

IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

The 2023 Maple City Ice Bowl is a fundraiser for The Window Food Pantry in Goshen. Last year you helped us raise over $21,000. Let’s smash that this year! Our goal is $25,000.

We will gladly accept tax-deductible donations from businesses and individuals throughout the day. Make checks out to The Window. You may also donate via PayPal: [email redacted] or Venmo: @TheWindow. Be sure to mention "Ice Bowl" in your comments.

CHECK-IN
Check-in will begin no later than 8 a.m. with the player's meeting at 8:15 a.m. and tee off at 8:30 a.m. Ams will pick up their player package at check-in. All players must check in at tournament central which is located at the Stable shelter. Ams will pick up their player package at check-in. All players should also plan to pick up a tournament program at this time.

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS AND SCORING
Hole assignments will be posted the night before the event at the PDGA event page for the 2023 Maple City Ice Bowl. Follow this link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/64770.

We will be using PDGA live scoring for this event.
Log in to https://www.pdga.com/apps/tournament/score/login.
Access code: mcib23
Physical scorecards will also be available at tournament central.

FUNDRAISING RAFFLE: 50 DISCS, DISC GOLF CLOCKS AND A ZUCA CART!
Win a Zuca compact cart or choose from a huge selection of custom discs from Innova, MVP, Trilogy, and Discraft available at the raffle following the tournament.

You may purchase raffle tickets at check-in, during the lunch break, or after your second round. Tickets will cost $2 each, six for $10, 20 for $20 and 75 tickets for $50. We will accept cash, PayPal or Venmo. Raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductible.

KNOW THE RULES
This is a PDGA sanctioned tournament and an approved Competition Endowment Charity Event. We will be following the requirements associated with the program. It is your responsibility to know and follow the Official Rules of Disc Golf. You may read them here: https://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf.

PAYOUT
This is a "trophy-only" event for all amateur competitors. Gold division will receive first place awards. The top three finishing teams in all other divisions will be awarded. Pros will play for a cash payout with the option to donate their winnings back to the event as a tax-deductible contribution.

COURSE LAYOUT, DISC MODIFICATIONS AND OB
The tournament is at capacity with 48 teams participating. In an effort to maximize the player experience, compensate for winter conditions and a host of first-time tournament players, the course layout has been modified.

Holes 4, 8, 12 and 13 will have alternate tees. All players will throw from the purple all-weather mats on those holes. The distances will be marked on the electronic scorecards and also be posted on the original tee signs.

As of Tuesday, the course is in excellent shape for January with all holes in playable condition. Should unforeseen inclement weather fall upon us in the coming days, the course will be modified for optimal play.

Generally speaking, the top of structures, all roads and parking lots are out of bounds. Park boundaries, the maintenance area, and the Elkhart River are also out of bounds.

SAFETY
Please be safe. Stay off the ice if there is any. Also, all players will tee off from the platform on hole 17. You may choose the option to tee off from behind or by either side of any tee pad if you would feel safer doing so. However, you may not tee off in front of any tee pad.

PARK ACCESS
The park and course will be open by 7:30 a.m. Please enter through the auxiliary gate which is located about 1/4 mile north of the main entrance before the maintenance entrance and Ox Bow School. Look for a dirt road off of CR 45.

Once you enter the park, drive up the dirt road (parallel to hole 23) and turn left at the intersection. You can park by hole one or a little further up between holes 2, 19 and 20. Stable shelter is there. Bathrooms are also in that location.

LOGISTICS
Daylight is at a premium this time of year, especially with the overcast skies forecasted for Saturday. Please be mindful of the schedule. We will observe a strict one-hour break between the first and second rounds. There is no player’s meeting between rounds. After lunch you should go to your assigned hole and await the two-minute warning. You can find your assigned hole by accessing the live scoring page.

Strongly consider packing your lunch. If you leave the park between rounds please re-enter through the auxiliary gate and leave yourself time to get back in case there is a train on the tracks which run parallel with CR 45 and perpendicular to the many restaurants across from the park.

Please contact me with any questions. Thank you.

Jason Samuel
Maple City Ice Bowl TD
574.849.3038

Groups and tee assignments for the Maple City Ice Bowl have been posted at the PDGA website. The course is in fantastic shape for the first week of January. I'm excited to be with everyone tomorrow a ... show more ›

Groups and tee assignments for the Maple City Ice Bowl have been posted at the PDGA website.
The course is in fantastic shape for the first week of January. I'm excited to be with everyone tomorrow as we raise money in the fight against food and security.

We will have a raffle after the tournament for several thousand dollars worth of merchandise. If you aren't able to play, you can still enter the raffle, you just need to be present to win.

I added a hole to accommodate players on the wait list. I didn't want to pass up the opportunity to raise money for The Window food pantry. Hole A will be played after Hole 1 and before Hole 2. It is 170 feet long. The basket will be located behind the volleyball net. There is no out of bounds other than inside or on top of Stable shelter or inside or on top of the latrines.