This tournament has been canceled.

The Challenge at North Cove! DGMT - Finale Presented By Discraft Generated By Grit Discs

PDGA A-tier

Fri-Sun, October 17-19, 2025

Hosted by DGMT "Disc Golf Masters Tour"

Locations

North Cove Leisure Club Boulders DGC Marion, NC North Cove Leisure Club The Gorge DGC Marion, NC

Staff Contact ›

Callie McMorran Tournament Director
Vincent Okuniewski Assistant TD

Schedule

  • Mon
    Oct 13

    7:00am - 6:30pm

    First official day of practice.
    Practice rounds are $10 for competitors.

  • Tue
    Oct 14

    7:00am - 6:30pm

    Second official day of practice.
    Practice rounds are $10 for competitors.

  • Wed
    Oct 15

    7:00am - 6:30pm

    Third day of practice.
    Practice rounds are $10 for competitors.

  • Thu
    Oct 16

    7:30am - 3:30pm

    Final Day of practice.
    Practice rounds are $5 on Thursday.

    11:00am - 4:00pm

    Player Check-in.
    If you cannot make this then you must check-in prior to your round on Thursday!

    5:00pm - 6:00pm

    Players Meeting
    This will be held at the North Cove Birdies Bar and Grill. This will be brief and there will be food and beverages available for purchase.

    7:00pm - 10:00pm

    Glow golf on River Run. The DGMT glow rounds are sponsored by Disc In The Dark! This is $10 to play. Sign ups are available during pre-registration and on site every night.

    The course will be fully lit with LED lights and all things glow! This glow golf like you've never seen it before! With prizes awarded at the end of the week.

  • Fri
    Oct 17

    7:30am - 3:30pm

    First day of competition.

    5:00pm - 7:00pm

    Poker tournament! There will be custom DGMT poker chips and table topers. If you love poker you will not want to miss this. buy in is a minimum of $50 with a maximum of $100. You can buy in up to two times with a maximum of $200. This will be hosted with a full bar.

    7:00pm - 9:00pm

    Movie night at North Cove.
    We will have the big screen and a projector going to watch a movie. Popcorn, soda and candy will be available! Please come join us!

    We will have the fire pit going for s’mores!

  • Sat
    Oct 18

    7:30am - 3:30pm

    Second day of competition.

    5:30pm - 8:00pm

    Players party/ Fly mart!

    6:30pm - 11:30pm

    UFC Fight Night
    The big fight will be on in the bar and grill and on the big screen projector throughout the night. This is free to watch. Drinks and food will be available for purchase.

    7:30pm

    Trivia Night - Friday night will be host to a fantastic night of trivia and bourbon/whisky tasting. The trivia will be more pop culture with music, geography, and a little bit of nerd mixed in. Sign up as a single or put down a team name for double the fun!! The tasting company is still TBD.

    8:00pm - 10:00pm

    Glow golf on River Run. The DGMT glow rounds are sponsored by Disc In The Dark! This is $10 to play. Sign ups are available during pre-registration and on site every night.

    The course will be fully lit with LED lights and all things glow! This glow golf like you've never seen it before! With prizes at awarded at the end of the week!

  • Sun
    Oct 19

    7:30am - 3:30pm

    Final day of competition!
    Award ceremony to follow.

    7:00pm

    Poker tournament! There will be custom DGMT poker chips and table topers. If you love poker you will not want to miss this. buy in is a minimum of $50 with a maximum of $100. You can buy in up to two times with a maximum of $200. This will be hosted with a full bar.

Divisions

For help choosing a division, see the PDGA guidelines
MPO Mixed Pro Open $150
FPO Women's Pro Open $150
MP40 Mixed Pro 40+ $150
FP40 Women's Pro 40+ $150
MP50 Mixed Pro 50+ $150
FP50 Women's Pro 50+ $150
MP55 Mixed Pro 55+ $150
FP55 Women's Pro 55+ $150
MP60 Mixed Pro 60+ $150
FP60 Women's Pro 60+ $150
MP65 Mixed Pro 65+ $150
FP65 Women's Pro 65+ $150
MP70 Mixed Pro 70+ $150
FP70 Women's Pro 70+ $150
MP75 Mixed Pro 75+ $150
FP75 Women's Pro 75+ $150
MP80 Mixed Pro 80+ $150
FP80 Women's Pro 80+ $150
MA1 Mixed Am 1 $150
FA1 Women's Am 1 $150
MA40 Mixed Am 40+ $150
FA40 Women's Am 40+ $150
MA50 Mixed Am 50+ $150
FA50 Women's Am 50+ $150
MA55 Mixed Am 55+ $150
FA55 Women's Am 55+ $150
MA60 Mixed Am 60+ $150
FA60 Women's Am 60+ $150
MA65 Mixed Am 65+ $150
FA65 Women's Am 65+ $150
MA70 Mixed Am 70+ $150
FA70 Women's Am 70+ $150
MA75 Mixed Am 75+ $150
FA75 Women's Am 75+ $150
MA80 Mixed Am 80+ $150
FA80 Women's Am 80+ $150
MA2 Mixed Am 2 $150
FA2 Women's Am 2 $150
MA3 Mixed Am 3 $150
FA3 Women's Am 3 $150
MA4 Mixed Am 4 $150
FA4 Women's Am 4 $150
MJ18 Mixed Junior 18 $125
FJ18 Girls' Junior 18 $125

About this tournament

Www.gritdiscs.com
$3,000 added cash
3 rounds of play
Welcome to The DGMT Finale for 2025!
This year this A-tier is open to all divisions including non-masters! North Cove really needs the support after the hurricane and we are hoping for a big turnout!

The plan is to have a 3rd course installed by this time. If you played Blue Ridge Championship that will be great practice for the event! With higher payout along with Discraft partnership this should be a HUGE success! We hope to see you all here!

There is FREE primitive camping on site with the request of donations to the course. We will have a portable bathroom for this but no other amenities. There is a bar and grill on site along with a pro shop!

This event is a 3 day A-tier with $3,000 added cash and $1000 added merchandise with he hopes of adding more before the event!
This is the ultimate Masters tournament with a guaranteed 3 round of competition for all players. There will be nightly activities all week long including; Trivia, bourbon tasting, glow golf sponsored by Disc in the Dark, poker, karaoke, fly mart/players party and more!

Course Schedule:

There are two temp courses installed.
Boulders is now 21 holes and gorge is 18.

Course Schedule:
Friday: Pool A - Gorge, Pool B - Boulder, C - Boulder short.
Saturday: Pool A - Boulder, Pool B - Gorge, Pool C - Boulder Short.
Sunday: Pool A - Gorge, Pool B - Boulder, Pool C - Boulder Short.

Pool A: MPO, MP40, MA1, MP50,
Pool B: MP60, FPO, MA2, FA1, FP40, MA40, MA50
Pool C: MA3, MA4, FA2, FA3, FA4, FP50, MA60, MP70, MP80, FP60, FP70, FP80, FA40, MA70, MA80, FA50, FA60, FA70, FA80, All junior divisions.

All these courses are all at North Cove. The layouts have changed since hurricane Helene so please reference UDisc.

This event has a large players pack for all Amateur’s plus there will be Amateur payout through Grit Discs on site!

Amateur Players Pack:
Grit Discs Dri-fit embroidered hat ($32 Value)
Custom event disc ($25 Value)
LE Custom event full foil buzzz ($30 Value)
Custom Event Shirt ($25 Value)
(More items to be added.)
Subject to change*

There will be Amateur payout for this event! This event is NOT trophy only!

Professional players will be paid via PayPal


Poker Event - This will be the final DGMT event of the weekend! We will have custom chips and table toppers and a full bar to boot! The event is a $50 minimum buy in with a $200 maximum. You will have the ability to buy in twice. This event will be a Texas hold’em style event with dedicated dealers at each table. This event is 21 and older.

Trivia Night - Friday night will be host to a fantastic night of trivia and bourbon/whisky tasting. The trivia will be more pop culture with music, geography, and a little bit of nerd mixed in. Sign up as a single or put down a team name for double the fun!! The tasting company is still TBD.

Glow Golf - Glow golf will be each night this week (Wednesday-Saturday) and sponsored by Disc in the Dark! This event will be played on the River Run course and it will be a glow experience like you’ve never seen! Baskets will be lit with Disc in the Dark LEDs, Fairy lights will light pathways, and they will have their Halo Blacklights to help light your discs! Bring the whole family out!!

Lodging

North Cove amenities:

Primitive camping at North Cove. (This is FREE however, we HIGHLY encourage donations!) This is limited to the first 50 people. If you have a camper we need to make sure we have room for you. No campers longer than 30ft are permitted.

Hotels:

Catawba River Inn
2 minutes from North Cove
catawbariverinn.com

Alpine Inn
23 minutes from North Cove
Alpine Inn | Located in Beautiful Little Switzerland, NC (alpineinnnc.com)

Switzerland Inn
25 minutes from North Cove
http://www.switzerlandinn.com/

Skyline Village
20 minutes from North Cove
http://www.skylinevillageinn.com/

Linville Falls Lodge & Cottages
9 minutes from North Cove
http://www.linvillefallslodge.com/

Pine Valley Motel
25 minutes from North Cove
http://www.pinevalleymotels.com/


Campgrounds:

Linville Falls Campground, RV Park and Cabins
12 minutes from North Cove
https://linvillefalls.com/

Bear Den Mountain Resort and Campground
25 minutes from North Cove
https://spaciousskiescampgrounds.com/bear-den/

Buck Creek RV Park and Driving Range
19 minutes from North Cove
​​https://buckcreekrvparknc.com/

Mountain River family Campground
22 minutes from North Cove
https://www.mtnriverwnc.com/

Hidden Creek Camping Resort Campground
31 minutes from North Cove
https://spaciousskiescampgrounds.com/hidden-creek

Thank you - DGMT

Refund policy

Disc Golf Master's Tour is responsible for all refunds and cancellations. Refunds and withdrawals follow the PDGA policies currently in place.

$10 handling fee for all refunds.
Players will be granted 100% refund prior to Sept. 30th, 2025 at 8:00pm ET.
There will be no refunds granted after Sept 30th, 2025 at 8:00pm ET unless your spot can be filled by the waitlist.