Private friends and family event

Welcome to the 2025 Putt Pirates Invitational!

No better place for Putt Pirates around the WORLD to demonstrate their skills, learn how to play in a tournament, or even just see their fellow Putt Pirates. This tournament is 3 rounds of 18 hole disc golf. We will be playing at different courses each round. All divisions will be playing at the same course each round. This will be a "shotgun" start. When checking in for each round, you will be given a starting hole.

Round 1 (Aug 30th)
- Location: Ewing Park, Des Moines IA
- Player's Meeting Time: 9:00 AM
- Tee Time: 9:15 AM
- Pads:
- JR, WMN, M40, BEG: Shorts
- INT, ADV: Longs

Round 2 (Aug 30th)
- Location: Grandview Park, Des Moines IA
- Player's Meeting Time: 1:30 PM
- Tee Time: 1:45 PM
- Pads:
- JR, WMN, M40, BEG: Shorts
- INT, ADV: Longs

Round 3 (Aug 31st)
- Location: Walnut Ridge Recreation Area, Site 02, Johnston IA
- Player's Meeting Time: 10:00 AM
- Tee Time: 10:15 AM
- Pads:
- JR, WMN, M40, BEG: Shorts
- INT, ADV: Longs

Divisions
If you don't know which division you belong in, please contact us and we can help you. The divisions this year are:

WMN: Women's

BEG: Mixed Beginner's (For all new to disc golf, get a feel for for the game in a tournament setting)

INT: Mixed Intermediate (You know the game but are working on your consistency and decision making)

ADV: Mixed Advanced (Your confident hitting fairways off the tee and regularly make your C1 putts)

M40: Mixed Master's (40 & Up)

JR: Mixed Junior's (18 & Under)
- Plays for free

NCOM: Non-Competitive
- Does not play for a trophy, does not get a player event disc, and is exempt from the raffle
- Cheaper registration
- An option for if you can't attend all 3 rounds
- For people who don't want to compete and save money
- Registration includes lunch

VOL: Volunteer
- Does not play for a trophy

Registration and Prizes
This tournament does NOT pay money to its winners. With that being said, registration fees contribute to these rewards and services (in order):
- Each division's winner will receive a 2025 Putt Pirates Invitational Trophy (does not apply to NCOM or VOL)
- An event disc, a Neutron Axiom Hex with our event logo
- Reservations of the various park locations, as necessary
- Necessary supplies will be provided for the event, things such as, but not limited to water and snacks
- A provided lunch between Round 1 and Round 2 at the Grandview Park Shelter
- All excess registration money will be going back to the players via purchased raffle prizes (does not apply to NCOM)

Raffle Information
If you registered in any division other than NCOM, you will receive tickets for the raffle. Everyone will get the same amount of tickets, the number has yet to be decided (more information to come). These tickets can be entered in any of the prepared raffles at Round 1, Round 2, or at the Player's Party. At the Player's Party on August 30th, we will draw the winners for each prize. Prizes will consist of donations from fellow Putt Pirates, and all of the remaining proceeds will be used to supply prizes.

Bring Your Own Partner (BYOP) Doubles Glow Round @ "The Compound"
Location: 10690 G24 HWY, Indianola, IA 50125
Date: Friday, August 29th
Check-In Time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Tee Time: 7:00 PM
Come check-in for the tournament early and stay to play in our BYOP Doubles Glow Round at one of our very own Putt Pirate's Private course! If you don't have a partner, show up anyways and we can find ya one. The winning team will receive a pair of glow discs! Anyone who aces at this round will receive a prize disc as well!

Player's Party Information
Location: West Town Tap, Des Moines
Time: August 30th, 6:00 PM

Registration will open on May 9th. Registration closes on August 22nd. We will not process any refunds after registration close.

That is all for now, thank you!

Putt Pirates is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.