Latitude 64 Presents - SIDG Seasonals 2026 | Winter Challenge - River is a community-run event at Bottle Lake on Sunday 16 August 2026. This Winter Challenge is built around the Latitude 64 River, with two scored rounds on a custom layout, a lunch and skills window, player packs, prizes, sponsors, vendors, and the usual SIDG community-first event feel.

Divisions & Scoring (6 Divisions)

Based on varied and strong player feedback through our events, SIDG has introduced a clearer division-placement system to help protect and encourage fair divisions. To be eligible for scored divisional placing prizes, players must provide at least one accepted form of playing-history evidence during registration. This does not stop anyone from playing, winning spot prizes, or taking part in other event activities. If you are playing casually, do not wish to supply playing-history evidence, or are not concerned about divisional prizing, you can still take part in the event, but you may be marked Recreational / Unverified for scored placing prize purposes. This limitation applies only to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place scored divisional prizes.

Accepted playing-history evidence for divisions can be any of the following:
- Bottle Lake playing history: average score, best score, and approximate number of rounds
- UDisc rating: Everyday or Competition, or recent UDisc history such as last 5 rounds
- Recent scores from your local courses, especially for non-UDisc or non-Bottle Lake regulars
- Previous event, league, or tournament results, such as SIDG, CDGC, NZDG, or PDGA results
- Other playing-history context, by TD/Event Director approval only

You do NOT need UDisc Pro, and you do NOT need to have played Bottle Lake. The evidence options above are there to give players multiple fair ways to verify division placement, not to make registration harder. If the information supplied is missing, unclear, or not enough to place a player fairly, SIDG may mark that player Recreational / Unverified for scored placing prize purposes. Missing or unclear information does not automatically qualify a player for a lower division.

Event Updates & Information Portal

Discord will be the main information hub for Winter Challenge and SIDG events moving forward. A player email will still be sent after registration closes, but email delivery through event platforms is not always reliable, and many Autumn Challenge emails went to junk or failed to deliver. Players without Discord will not be left in the dark, but joining the SIDG Discord is the easiest way to access updates, caddie sheets, course visuals, day-of questions, and final notices. Discord is free to join, and the SIDG server is free to use: https://discord.gg/3RsH3mxZCK

The aim with this plan and system is a smooth, low-friction day for players: turn up, check in, collect what you need, play your rounds, enjoy lunch and skills, then stick around for prizes and the raffle. We want SIDG Events to be remembered as a fun day with our community, playing a little differently than usual and experiencing the ups and downs of that together. These changes help us deliver that.

South Island Disc Golf is responsible for all refunds and cancellations. 50% refund if cancelled within 7 days of event start. No refund if within 72 hours of event start. Exceptions for exceptional circumstances on a case by case basis.