5th Annual Turtleback Classic

Alan Hansen Begg Sticky The Travelodge Motel is once again offering a special rate of $78.99/night for up to 3 people. Book directly with the front desk and let them know you are playing in the Turtleback Classic to get the special rate.
These are very nice rooms and there is a restaurant next door. Jan 8

Alan Hansen Begg Jan 8 2270 N Date St
Truth Or Consequences, NM 87901
United States
575-894-6665

Randy Junttonen Feb 28 Alan I noticed some of the ma 60 tee times are changed to a later time very different from the other 1/2 is this a mistake?

LUIS MENDEZ Phone found, thanks Alan. Mar 2

LUIS MENDEZ Anybody turn it in? Mar 1

LUIS MENDEZ Alan, not sure if you're monitoring discgolscene but my girlfriend left her phone in the bathroom. Mar 1

Sheila Kirkham Come and get some great deals on Discraft. I'm in the oro shop. Priced to move at least $5 off everything, lots $10 off.
Sheila Feb 28

Ray Morris Alan why are the MP60's playing from the short tees. We are professionals Men. Feb 27

Tammy Chavez Hi Alan, are the women's tees different than the short tees? Feb 27

Vincent Martinez Any idea of when the tea times will be posted on p d g a Feb 27

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 27 Got them up now!

Aaron Rogers Feb 28 FYi Vincent. Our times from earlier have been changed. Now you can sleep in a bit.

Alan Hansen Begg Tee times are posted! Feb 27

benjamin hames Feb 27 Not for all divisions, at least not on the PDGA website

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 27 My bad. Got it fixed now

Knutt Peterson Tee times my friend ???? Feb 27

Alan Hansen Begg We've had several requests to register after we closed registration. We have reopened registration and added a handful of spots in some divisions so that we can accommodate more players.
Registration will now close at 10pm on Wednesday. Feb 24

Alan Hansen Begg We've got a host/sponsor for TX holdem tournament on Friday night. 7:30 start, 15 minute blinds, rebuys for the first 30 minutes. I can seat 15 or so. Game should take 2 hours with a short break at chip up.
Text 612-207-0119 to reserve a seat or for questions. Do not post questions here please. Feb 24

Charles Johnson Hey Alan,

is there any way I can late register as MA1? Sorry for the late notice, I thought registration closed later this week. Feb 24

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 24 Text me at 612-207-0119

Maximillion Padilla Hey Alan, can you move my dad Michael Padilla Sr from ma2 to ma40 Feb 23

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Joshua LaClair Feb 24 Heck yeah! Been trying to get that guy on the MA40 crew for a while now!!

Shaun Opp Feb 24 SAND BAGGER!! ; )

Robert Patton Feb 27 Of course you move to MA40 after I leave it (haha)

LUIS MENDEZ Hey Alan, UDisc has 88 par for short tees. I recall seeing 91 for Ams? Which is correct? Thanks. Feb 22

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 23 The short tees are currently a par 89. We will update everything and let players know asap if something changes.

Anthony Rapena Is the course cart friendly? Feb 20

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 20 Yes.

Dennis Bigas Hello Alan. Can you please move my son Deon Bigas to MA2? Feb 19

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 19 Done

LUIS MENDEZ Any estimate on tee times being posted? Feb 17

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 18 Thursday the 26th.

benjamin hames Feb 27 Where will the times be posted?

Jordan Wilkinson Feb 27 Any news on these?

Alan Hansen Begg

I see that 17 Pros have indicated a t-shirt size. Ams get a T-shirt in their player pack that has a value of $20. I apologize for the short notice, but if any of the pros actually want to buy a T-shir ... show more ›

Feb 14

benjamin hames Just saw that the course was up on udisc. What divisions will be playing from the long tees? Feb 13

Adam Carlson Feb 14

MPO, MP40, MP50 and MA1 will throw from the long tees. Everyone else throws from the short tees. All ... show more ›

benjamin hames What are the rules for people that want to walk around with cards? Feb 13

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 13

It's encouraged! First, silence your phone. The best way to watch a card is to follow them from ho ... show more ›

Dominic Brown What divisions will tee from the longs and which from shorts? Thanks Feb 10

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 10

MPO, MP40, MP50 and MA1 will throw from the long tees. Everyone else throws from the short tees. Al ... show more ›

Bartholomew Brown Played the course this weekend, it's super fun. Nice practical changes! Can you let us know which divisions will throw from the longs? Thanks! Feb 9

Richard Hinojos Feb 14 Is there an address to the course? When I click on the directions it takes me to the municipal airport

Bartholomew Brown Feb 14 699 Marie St, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901

Alan Hansen Begg I added the course layout in Pictures. There MAY be slight changes but this will be the layout for the tournament. We will add all the mandos, drop zones and obs asap Feb 6

Rick Rentz Feb 6 Where is the course layout pictures located ?

Luis Madera Feb 6 Hey if you go to more on top of the page the picture option will show up

Rick Rentz Feb 6 Found it Alan. Thanks

Marcus Eye Hey Alan. Will there be an Ace pot? I didn't see an option for it on the registration page. Feb 1

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 1

We will do a Saturday only ace pot. With sign uo at checkin. Last year nobody aced and we had a thro ... show more ›

Zach Vilante Any idea of which divisions will tee off first/last? I think ma1 tee’d off after mp40/50/60 divisions last year. Jan 31

Alan Hansen Begg Feb 1 Ams first, then Pros. Not sure if we will have MA1 earlier or not. We will post asap

Alan Hansen Begg The course is set up in the 27 hole configuration that we will use for the tournament. We will be defining the OBs and mandos and so forth next and I will also add the new course on Udisc.
It will still take some time to get the signage correct but we or working on that now too. Jan 29

John Ryan What is the player cap for the event? Jan 26

Alan Hansen Begg Jan 26 224, officially. Last year was our biggest year with 152, so I am expecting 170 ish. If we hit 190 (please yes) we will be using five-somes.

Bartholomew Brown Hi Alan, quick question, will the course be available to play Friday? Or will it be reserved for the flex start? Jan 6

Alan Hansen Begg Jan 6 The course will be available for anyone to play on Friday. More than likely will be set up even earlier, but Friday it will be open for all.

Bartholomew Brown Jan 7 Thanks! Looking forward to playing your awesome tournament again!

Tammy Chavez Hi Allen, can we get an FA50 division? Dec 29

Alan Hansen Begg Jan 3 Yes, sorry about the delay.

Tammy Chavez Jan 6 Thank you Allen!

Robert Patton Alan: is the new course layout already setup? Or is it still in the 2-18 hole course configuration? Dec 8

Alan Hansen Begg Dec 9

Both Kit Fox and Gila monster are playable in 18 hole format. We have to move 3 baskets to create Ch ... show more ›

Aaron Rogers Jan 15 Has the course been updated? I might try to go play on a weekend if there is a good time that doesn't have an overload of ball golfers.

5th Annual Turtleback Classic

PDGA B-tier · Sat-Sun, Feb 28-Mar 1, 2026Feb 2026 · Truth or Consequences, NM