DGVTour #9 North Calais Open
Sat-Sun, August 14-15, 2021 at North Calais DGC in North Calais, VermontC-tier · PDGA-sanctioned singles tournament
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About this tournament
DGVTour #9 - North Calais Open
Aug 14-15th,2021
North Calais,Vermont
North Calais DGC
PDGA C-tier
2 Rounds of 18 holes, 1 round per day
TD: Louis Annino,Will Cleland,Chris Young
NO SPECIAL REQUESTS.
Players Meeting: MANDATORY. I will host a FB Live Players Meeting on Thursday,Aug.12th @noon. All players are required to watch the Players Meeting at some point before competing in the event. The Players Meeting will be posted to the DGVT FB page, so you do not need to watch live. If you do not have a Facebook account then please try to coordinate with someone you know ( a friend, a player, a partner, a family member) that does have FB that would let you watch the Players meeting.
Players Meeting link: https://www.facebook.com/DiscGolfVermont/videos/1007569726449823
PLAYERS GUIDE:
General:
- Have fun and follow the rules. We want everyone to have a good time.
- Don’t litter. Field dress cigarette butts and carry out filters. Retrieve all beer caps.
- Please be kind to vegetation and stay on defined paths wherever possible, particularly around the fen.
- Park in designated parking areas only; do not park or loiter or leave equipment on the road for any reason.
- Be kind to the neighbors and other players; no loud profanity or obnoxious behavior, please.
- Drinking water in jugs is available at Tournament HQ – the red garage.
- The Port-o-lets are at the white house and near the sugarhouse.
- No trash or recycling cans are provided this year – pack out all trash please!
Safety Concerns:
- Lightning – in the event of a thunderstorm the horn will sound 3 times to call players off the course. When you hear these horns, mark your lie, record your score to that point and come in. Head straight to your car and look for further instructions from the tournament directors.
- Bees – there are always bees on the course – see notes on Hole #1 below. Be cautious when searching for lost discs and move away quickly if you hear or see a number of bees. Please mark the nest in some way if safely possible, and tell us about it ASAP. Persons allergic to bee stings should carry their epi-kit with them.
- “Stibblers” – we try to cut protruding branches/stems flush, however there are sharp protrusions here and there around the course. Sturdy high-top shoes are recommended.
PDGA Rules Deviations:
- The Two Meter Rule is in effect. Discs lying 2 meters or more above the playing surface are marked directly below the lie and played with a one stroke penalty.
Out of Bounds: NC OB stipulations are varied; please refer to this guide for each hole with OB in play:
Hole 1 – Hole 1 – The lawn to the right is OB, defined by the yellow rope on the fairway side of the woodpiles, at the end of which it turns up behind the garden. The brook is OB, with yellow rope on both sides. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 3 – The stone wall behind the basket is OB, marked by orange tape on top of the wall– throw from the “Drop Zone” (flagged sticks) to the left of the basket.
Hole 4 – The wetland on the right side of the lower fairway and the brook at the green are OB, designated by the yellow rope. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 5 – The fen wetland on the right side of the fairway is OB, designated by the yellow rope. Please be especially kind to fen vegetation. The road behind the green is OB, designated by the painted line at the edge of the road. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 6 – The fen wetland in front and to the right of the fairway is OB, designated by the orange-flagged stakes and yellow rope. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds. Note the area between the OB line and the line of white flags is In Bounds and marks the edge of the fen. Please be especially kind to fen vegetation and DO NOT walk through this area unless to play a lie.
Hole 7 – The paint line at the edge of the road (across #8 fairway) is OB. Play from where your disc was last in- bounds.
Hole 8 – The paint line at the edge of the road and the yellow-roped property line below the green are OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 9 - The paint line at the edge of the road is OB. The juniper bush is a Relief Area, as denoted by the white rope encircling it, and a free drop (no penalty stroke) must be taken from the marked “Drop Zone”.
Hole 11 – The stone wall to the right of the fairway, designated by the yellow rope is OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds. ALSO The stone wall behind the green is OB, designated by the orange tape. For shots that cross THIS OB line, throw from the marked “Drop Zone”, to the left front of the green.
Hole 12 – The stone wall and yellow rope continuation on the right side of the fairway and green are OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 16 - The paint line at the edge of the road is OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 18 – The flagged “deck” and tarp-covered trash pile at the right of the green, and the portion of the bank below the green are Relief Areas. DO NOT ENTER THESE AREAS. A retrieval stick is available for removing discs. Up to a meter of relief may be taken from the clubhouse wall and “deck” behind the green with no penalty. If you are IN the upper relief area, take your next shot from the flagged UPPER drop zone. For lies within the bank flagged area a free drop (no penalty stroke) must be taken from the LOWER Drop Zone at the foot of the retaining wall.
CAMPERS GUIDE:
General provisions:
Please park cars on the hilly spots and save the “flats” for tents. Please minimize your footprint; there may be quite a few tents/cars this year. Vehicles will not be permitted to enter or leave the campground during the day while players are on the course.
Pack out all trash and recyclables; leave a clean campsite.
Keep food secure and away from tents – this is bear country and we have regular visitors.
Reasonably sized campfires are permitted in only 3 locations: at the camping area inside #11/#12/#13, at the camping area close to the sugarhouse, and at the camping area behind the house. Please share the fire areas, but given the recent Covid surges some social distancing/masking might be advisable.
NO Firearms or Fireworks!
Quiet Hours are from 11 PM to 7 AM. My elderly neighbors are great folks and support the course but they retire early. With the powerline clear now, noise may travel straight up to their house. Please let them know you appreciate their support by a real effort to keep the noise down after 11. Thanks!!
Glow rounds are permitted providing they’re in “Stealth Mode” after 11 PM and ALL associated trash is cleaned up prior to 8 AM.
“Amenities”:
You may lop small trees and brush and use a rake and shovel to improve your tent site (in moderation). Tools are in the sugarhouse woodshed, please return when finished.
Firewood may be found in the powerline windrows. That stuff was cut last December and should be burnable.
Water is available at the sugarhouse in two 5-gallon jugs; let me know if it needs replenishing.
Port-o-lets are located at the white cottage and on the woods road near the sugarhouse. No trash or food waste, please.
House phone is (802) 456-7465 and is available for emergency calls.
Swimming is now available at the little beaches at #10 Pond (Mirror Lake) but parking is limited to the area with the concrete barriers behind the F&W boat access (don’t park for swimming at the access itself).
Awards: Sunday August 15th after final card is in.
Custom Maple Syrup Trophies for Top 3 in each division of 3 or more players.
All players will receive a 1 month FREE subscription to the Disc Golf Network. You will receive your code at event check-in!
Pro Payouts: We will payout 40% of the Pro divisions. Payouts will be issued via Paypal within 48 hours of completion of the event.
Amateur Payouts: We will payout 45% of the Amateur divisions. Payouts will be posted and a DGVT merchandise voucher will be filed in our system for those players. All amateur divisions play for merchandise credit to the DGVT Pro Shop. 2020 and 2021 credit must be redeemed by Dec.31.2021.
Acepot: $1 from each players registration goes to the acepot. If there are no aces then the acepot will roll over to DGVTour #9.
EDGE: $2 from each players registration goes to the Vermont EDGE Program. This program will enable DGVT to work with local schools and communities to build new courses and get discs in the hands of our youth.
Tee Times (both days): Tee times will be posted Thursday, Aug. 12th for Saturdays round ( pdga.com). After all players are off the course Saturday we will work as fast as we can to get tee times posted for Sundays round. Again, visit pdga.com, go to events and find our event on the list and that is where you will find your tee time. When arriving for your tee time, please go directly to the scoring tent ( Look for the Innova tent ) and check in at least 20 minutes prior to your tee time. Players need to start at the listed tee time so that we do not create backups throughout the day, so PLEASE be prompt and tee at your EXACT tee time. We will be keeping an eye on this and assisting where needed.
Sat Tee times: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/49954
Tee Assignments:
MPO & MP40- Gold tees both rounds
MA1/MP50/MP60/FPO/MA40/MA50 - Blue tees both rounds
FA1/MA2/MA3/MJ15- White tees both rounds
Course Out of Bounds: Coming soon!
The course is open to play for competitors the entire week before the tournament. No dogs please. Call Paul in advance to let him know you are coming, (802)456-7465.
PDGA Live Scoring: This is how each group will keep score. All players need to click on the link below to become familiar with PDGA Live Scoring.
https://www.pdga.com/help/tournament-management/official-hole-scoring. Each group is also required to do 1 backup scorecard.
ALL PDGA rules apply.
NO Division changes after Wednesday Aug 11th at 6pm.
Camping: There will be camping on site. Camping is available free of charge Thurs-Sun nights. You must contact Paul to coordinate and you MUST pack out what you pack in. No dogs please. You must call Paul to setup camping, (802)456-7465.
Carpooling: We have VERY limited parking and with a tee time event of cars coming and going both days it is required that players carpool with at least 1 other person. If we have enough players committed to carpooling then we can open up a few more event spots.
DGVT merchandise: If you would like to purchase something from DGVT you can do so at the event. Member discs can be picked up at the event and you can cash in your Am payout at the event. We have a file box with your name if you have won any amateur payouts at a Tour event we will have that for you.
We would like to thank all our Tour partners: Innova Champion Discs, Two Roads Brewing, Burlington Beer Company, Stowe Cider, Smugglers Notch DG Center,Martell's at the Red Fox, Concept Move, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Zeal Optics.
Questions?....You can email us at [email redacted] and we will get back to you! We are not able to entertain special requests for tee times unfortunately.
Aug 14-15th,2021
North Calais,Vermont
North Calais DGC
PDGA C-tier
2 Rounds of 18 holes, 1 round per day
TD: Louis Annino,Will Cleland,Chris Young
NO SPECIAL REQUESTS.
Players Meeting: MANDATORY. I will host a FB Live Players Meeting on Thursday,Aug.12th @noon. All players are required to watch the Players Meeting at some point before competing in the event. The Players Meeting will be posted to the DGVT FB page, so you do not need to watch live. If you do not have a Facebook account then please try to coordinate with someone you know ( a friend, a player, a partner, a family member) that does have FB that would let you watch the Players meeting.
Players Meeting link: https://www.facebook.com/DiscGolfVermont/videos/1007569726449823
PLAYERS GUIDE:
General:
- Have fun and follow the rules. We want everyone to have a good time.
- Don’t litter. Field dress cigarette butts and carry out filters. Retrieve all beer caps.
- Please be kind to vegetation and stay on defined paths wherever possible, particularly around the fen.
- Park in designated parking areas only; do not park or loiter or leave equipment on the road for any reason.
- Be kind to the neighbors and other players; no loud profanity or obnoxious behavior, please.
- Drinking water in jugs is available at Tournament HQ – the red garage.
- The Port-o-lets are at the white house and near the sugarhouse.
- No trash or recycling cans are provided this year – pack out all trash please!
Safety Concerns:
- Lightning – in the event of a thunderstorm the horn will sound 3 times to call players off the course. When you hear these horns, mark your lie, record your score to that point and come in. Head straight to your car and look for further instructions from the tournament directors.
- Bees – there are always bees on the course – see notes on Hole #1 below. Be cautious when searching for lost discs and move away quickly if you hear or see a number of bees. Please mark the nest in some way if safely possible, and tell us about it ASAP. Persons allergic to bee stings should carry their epi-kit with them.
- “Stibblers” – we try to cut protruding branches/stems flush, however there are sharp protrusions here and there around the course. Sturdy high-top shoes are recommended.
PDGA Rules Deviations:
- The Two Meter Rule is in effect. Discs lying 2 meters or more above the playing surface are marked directly below the lie and played with a one stroke penalty.
Out of Bounds: NC OB stipulations are varied; please refer to this guide for each hole with OB in play:
Hole 1 – Hole 1 – The lawn to the right is OB, defined by the yellow rope on the fairway side of the woodpiles, at the end of which it turns up behind the garden. The brook is OB, with yellow rope on both sides. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 3 – The stone wall behind the basket is OB, marked by orange tape on top of the wall– throw from the “Drop Zone” (flagged sticks) to the left of the basket.
Hole 4 – The wetland on the right side of the lower fairway and the brook at the green are OB, designated by the yellow rope. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 5 – The fen wetland on the right side of the fairway is OB, designated by the yellow rope. Please be especially kind to fen vegetation. The road behind the green is OB, designated by the painted line at the edge of the road. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 6 – The fen wetland in front and to the right of the fairway is OB, designated by the orange-flagged stakes and yellow rope. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds. Note the area between the OB line and the line of white flags is In Bounds and marks the edge of the fen. Please be especially kind to fen vegetation and DO NOT walk through this area unless to play a lie.
Hole 7 – The paint line at the edge of the road (across #8 fairway) is OB. Play from where your disc was last in- bounds.
Hole 8 – The paint line at the edge of the road and the yellow-roped property line below the green are OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 9 - The paint line at the edge of the road is OB. The juniper bush is a Relief Area, as denoted by the white rope encircling it, and a free drop (no penalty stroke) must be taken from the marked “Drop Zone”.
Hole 11 – The stone wall to the right of the fairway, designated by the yellow rope is OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds. ALSO The stone wall behind the green is OB, designated by the orange tape. For shots that cross THIS OB line, throw from the marked “Drop Zone”, to the left front of the green.
Hole 12 – The stone wall and yellow rope continuation on the right side of the fairway and green are OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 16 - The paint line at the edge of the road is OB. Play from where your disc was last in-bounds.
Hole 18 – The flagged “deck” and tarp-covered trash pile at the right of the green, and the portion of the bank below the green are Relief Areas. DO NOT ENTER THESE AREAS. A retrieval stick is available for removing discs. Up to a meter of relief may be taken from the clubhouse wall and “deck” behind the green with no penalty. If you are IN the upper relief area, take your next shot from the flagged UPPER drop zone. For lies within the bank flagged area a free drop (no penalty stroke) must be taken from the LOWER Drop Zone at the foot of the retaining wall.
CAMPERS GUIDE:
General provisions:
Please park cars on the hilly spots and save the “flats” for tents. Please minimize your footprint; there may be quite a few tents/cars this year. Vehicles will not be permitted to enter or leave the campground during the day while players are on the course.
Pack out all trash and recyclables; leave a clean campsite.
Keep food secure and away from tents – this is bear country and we have regular visitors.
Reasonably sized campfires are permitted in only 3 locations: at the camping area inside #11/#12/#13, at the camping area close to the sugarhouse, and at the camping area behind the house. Please share the fire areas, but given the recent Covid surges some social distancing/masking might be advisable.
NO Firearms or Fireworks!
Quiet Hours are from 11 PM to 7 AM. My elderly neighbors are great folks and support the course but they retire early. With the powerline clear now, noise may travel straight up to their house. Please let them know you appreciate their support by a real effort to keep the noise down after 11. Thanks!!
Glow rounds are permitted providing they’re in “Stealth Mode” after 11 PM and ALL associated trash is cleaned up prior to 8 AM.
“Amenities”:
You may lop small trees and brush and use a rake and shovel to improve your tent site (in moderation). Tools are in the sugarhouse woodshed, please return when finished.
Firewood may be found in the powerline windrows. That stuff was cut last December and should be burnable.
Water is available at the sugarhouse in two 5-gallon jugs; let me know if it needs replenishing.
Port-o-lets are located at the white cottage and on the woods road near the sugarhouse. No trash or food waste, please.
House phone is (802) 456-7465 and is available for emergency calls.
Swimming is now available at the little beaches at #10 Pond (Mirror Lake) but parking is limited to the area with the concrete barriers behind the F&W boat access (don’t park for swimming at the access itself).
Awards: Sunday August 15th after final card is in.
Custom Maple Syrup Trophies for Top 3 in each division of 3 or more players.
All players will receive a 1 month FREE subscription to the Disc Golf Network. You will receive your code at event check-in!
Pro Payouts: We will payout 40% of the Pro divisions. Payouts will be issued via Paypal within 48 hours of completion of the event.
Amateur Payouts: We will payout 45% of the Amateur divisions. Payouts will be posted and a DGVT merchandise voucher will be filed in our system for those players. All amateur divisions play for merchandise credit to the DGVT Pro Shop. 2020 and 2021 credit must be redeemed by Dec.31.2021.
Acepot: $1 from each players registration goes to the acepot. If there are no aces then the acepot will roll over to DGVTour #9.
EDGE: $2 from each players registration goes to the Vermont EDGE Program. This program will enable DGVT to work with local schools and communities to build new courses and get discs in the hands of our youth.
Tee Times (both days): Tee times will be posted Thursday, Aug. 12th for Saturdays round ( pdga.com). After all players are off the course Saturday we will work as fast as we can to get tee times posted for Sundays round. Again, visit pdga.com, go to events and find our event on the list and that is where you will find your tee time. When arriving for your tee time, please go directly to the scoring tent ( Look for the Innova tent ) and check in at least 20 minutes prior to your tee time. Players need to start at the listed tee time so that we do not create backups throughout the day, so PLEASE be prompt and tee at your EXACT tee time. We will be keeping an eye on this and assisting where needed.
Sat Tee times: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/49954
Tee Assignments:
MPO & MP40- Gold tees both rounds
MA1/MP50/MP60/FPO/MA40/MA50 - Blue tees both rounds
FA1/MA2/MA3/MJ15- White tees both rounds
Course Out of Bounds: Coming soon!
The course is open to play for competitors the entire week before the tournament. No dogs please. Call Paul in advance to let him know you are coming, (802)456-7465.
PDGA Live Scoring: This is how each group will keep score. All players need to click on the link below to become familiar with PDGA Live Scoring.
https://www.pdga.com/help/tournament-management/official-hole-scoring. Each group is also required to do 1 backup scorecard.
ALL PDGA rules apply.
NO Division changes after Wednesday Aug 11th at 6pm.
Camping: There will be camping on site. Camping is available free of charge Thurs-Sun nights. You must contact Paul to coordinate and you MUST pack out what you pack in. No dogs please. You must call Paul to setup camping, (802)456-7465.
Carpooling: We have VERY limited parking and with a tee time event of cars coming and going both days it is required that players carpool with at least 1 other person. If we have enough players committed to carpooling then we can open up a few more event spots.
DGVT merchandise: If you would like to purchase something from DGVT you can do so at the event. Member discs can be picked up at the event and you can cash in your Am payout at the event. We have a file box with your name if you have won any amateur payouts at a Tour event we will have that for you.
We would like to thank all our Tour partners: Innova Champion Discs, Two Roads Brewing, Burlington Beer Company, Stowe Cider, Smugglers Notch DG Center,Martell's at the Red Fox, Concept Move, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Zeal Optics.
Questions?....You can email us at [email redacted] and we will get back to you! We are not able to entertain special requests for tee times unfortunately.
Refund policy
Disc Golf Vermont is responsible for all refunds/cancellations. We will follow PDGA refund policy which can be found here.
https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103
https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103