24th Annual Tucson Turkey Shoot

Two last minute notes:

It is VERY IMPORTANT to BEGIN SCORING exactly on your STARTING HOLE. The scorecards have an asterisk over your starting hole. Please be sure your first scores get entered on THAT HOLE, and NOT Hole 1 (unless, of course, you actually start on Hole 1.)

There is a CTP every round for each Division. The hole will always be the one that shoots at Basket 18. You'll be shooting at Santa Cruz Basket 18 three times from different positions/courses. Each time is a CTP contest.



The Tucson Turkey Shoot is an Annual Disc Golf Event open to the local disc golf community and played at Santa Cruz Disc Golf Course on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. It comprises 3 rounds of Par 2 Disc Golf. Although the courses will be shorter, it is NOT A BEGINNER COURSE. It is very technical. Due to Covid-19 and other logistics, there will NOT be a Novice/ Beginner Division this year. Please refrain from signing up if you are new to disc golf, but please continue to play and practice, and we’ll look forward to your participation next year. For experienced players, see flyer. The tournament has a cap of 90 players this year. COVID protocols will be followed. Be safe.

Ace Payouts: Ace Payouts are, as always, pre-paid and by division. In the past, if an Ace were hit by someone during one or both of the first 2 rounds, we would voluntarily re-up$, but due to Covid non-cash procedures, we simply evenly SPLIT Ace$ (by division) to those that get an Ace during any part of the tournament. If NO Ace is hit, there will be a CTP, for Ace$ (again, by division) paying three(3) closest: 50%, 30%, 20%. {Just a reminder, the Turkey Shoot has never been about the money$, hence the $15 entry fee that hasn't gone up in 24 years. :-) It's about having a good time and enjoying Disc Golf! ;-) }
The same procedure for ties will apply to Consecutive Par (or better) payouts. (Note: We have NEVER had a tie in ConPars.)

PLEASE READ Tournament Rules and Format

**I know there is a lot to read below, but I'm actually hoping to do away with the Player's Meeting. That way you'll just check-in, find out your starting hole, if you haven't already found out from Facebook, and then get with your group, which will also be posted on Facebook, and then head to starting holes at appropriate time, and listen for start-up call or horn. (I'm hoping to have an air horn. If I do, you'll here two(2) short blasts for 2-minute Warning, and one(1) longer blast for Start-It-Up!) I WILL have a brief PLAYER'S QUESTION MEETING as folks are heading to tees for anyone who still has questions.

COVID-19: Please use masks as often as possible, especially around large group areas. (Check-in or Player's Question Meeting) You can decide within your group if masks should be worn during play. I'm hoping that if even one person in the group would like masks to be worn, that the group will comply and all wear masks. If everyone is comfortable without them, then that's fine to play mask-free.

GENERAL: The tournament consists of playing 3 rounds of 18-hole Par-2 Disc Golf. The courses are color coded, and each group will have an outline/map. (They are posted here on Disc Golf Scene as well under "Pictures" and will also be posted to FB.) The tees are either indicated Santa Cruz cement tee pads or color-coded Pin Flags. The hole numbers on each Turkey Shoot course does not coincide with the Santa Cruz Hole numbers. Please refer to the Outline/Map to find your assigned starting hole. (Note that your starting hole and group you're playing with will remain the SAME throughout the event. You will also be following the same group, and will be followed by the same group throughout as well. This should help with navigation.)

OUT OF BOUNDS: The same OB's that apply to the regular Santa Cruz course apply here. The road/parking lot, any cement under/around Ramadas, the upper blacktopped pedestrian path by the river, and the ballfield are Out of Bounds. THERE IS NO 2-METER RULE IN EFFECT.

SCORING: Since all holes are Par-2, the only way to get a birdie is to get a 1. There are three ways this can happen, because there are three types of holes. They are: Standard, Birdie Runs and Lay 0's.

1)To birdie a Standard hole (Non-Birdie Run or Non-Lay 0.) you would need to get a traditional Ace...throw it in on your 1st shot, and score a one. This will qualify the competitor for a share of the built-in Ace Pool. (IF you do hit a traditional ACE, please indicate this at top of your scorecard left of your name in empty space.)

2) To birdie a Birdie Run, you get it in on your first shot also, and score a one, but the difference is that these are very short and will NOT qualify you for a share of the Ace Pool, but will still allow you to card a birdie(1). (No special indication at top of card is necessary.)

3) To birdie a Lay 0, you choose to (or accidentally) throw your FIRST shot through the Lay 0 opening. (Your card should judge questionable attempts as best they can. Your disc should be at least be touching the line delineating the Lay 0 opening.) You disc will then be considered LAYING ZERO, as if you have never thrown, and you continue counting your next shots from where you landed. PLEASE NOTE THAT LAY 0'S ARE ALWAYS OPTIONAL. THEY ARE NOT MANDATORY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO EVER THROW THROUGH ONE, IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO.

There is a 4th, rare possibility. It would allow you to card an Eagle. If you throw your disc through a Lay 0 and put it right into the basket, you would score a 0 (zero) on your card, which would, in fact, be an eagle. And YES, this would qualify you for a share of the Ace Pool.

TWO MORE NOTES ABOUT SCORING: Due to Covid-19, it is ideal to have just ONE person score for the ENTIRE ROUND. (Even better, for the ENTIRE TOURNAMENT.) Please check with your card and see if there's a volunteer willing to take on this task. Otherwise, do the best you can.
Again, ideally, scores should be added and checked before turning in. you might consider not to do checking until the very end, after all three rounds have been completed, just before turning your card into FINAL SCORECARD BOX on table.

Play WELL and Have FUN! Gobble-Gobble!!

TDGA is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.