The 2026 HDGA Challenge at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens - A Club Members Only Event
PDGA XC-tier · Sat, Apr 25, 2026Apr 2026 · Kaneohe, HI
The 2026 HDGA Challenge at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens - A Club Members Only Event
PDGA XC-tier
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Hosted by Honolulu Disc Golf Associaiton
Schedule
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Fri
Apr 249:00am
9:00 am Course Set Up - If you want to play the course more, come help out with setup! Gates open @ 9, head to the Nui Pavilion! As soon as the course is set, we can begin open practice play.
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Sat
Apr 259:00am
Gate Opens.
9:00am - 9:55am
Player Check - In @ Tournament Central (Nui Pavilion)
10:00am - 10:30am
Players Meeting
11:00am
Shotgun Start: cards will be published digitally with hole assignments
2:30pm
Awards and Throw Off (if needed) after all score cards have been verified.
Divisions Register ›
For help choosing a division, see the PDGA guidelines
| MPO | Mixed Pro Open | $50 |
| FPO | Women's Pro Open | $50 |
| MP40 | Mixed Pro 40+ | $50 |
| FP40 | Women's Pro 40+ | $50 |
| MP50 | Mixed Pro 50+ | $50 |
| FP50 | Women's Pro 50+ | $50 |
| MP60 | Mixed Pro 60+ | $50 |
| FP60 | Women's Pro 60+ | $50 |
| MP70 | Mixed Pro 70+ | $50 |
| FP70 | Women's Pro 70+ | $50 |
| MA1 | Mixed Am 1 | $50 |
| FA1 | Women's Am 1 | $50 |
| MA40 | Mixed Am 40+ | $50 |
| FA40 | Women's Am 40+ | $50 |
| MA50 | Mixed Am 50+ | $50 |
| FA50 | Women's Am 50+ | $50 |
| MA60 | Mixed Am 60+ | $50 |
| FA60 | Women's Am 60+ | $50 |
| MA70 | Mixed Am 70+ | $50 |
| FA70 | Women's Am 70+ | $50 |
| MA2 | Mixed Am 2 | $50 |
| FA2 | Women's Am 2 | $50 |
| MA3 | Mixed Am 3 | $50 |
| FA3 | Women's Am 3 | $50 |
About this tournament
1 round of play
Aloha HDGA Family,
I am happy to announce that this year’s HDGA Challenge will be a members only event. We have seen exponential growth of our club and the sport as a whole! Mahalo for helping to grow our community! If you haven’t already joined the club for 2026 now is the time before registration opens!
If you are NOT a 2026 HDGA member you can help support the club and get access to this event by joining now for the rest of 2026 OR purchase a temporary membership for just the Challenge ($15).
All registrants MUST be a club member (2026 or temporary) and PDGA member (2026 or temporary) to participate. If you register and are not a member, you will be offered to purchase a membership prior to removal from the event and a refund minus processing fees.
You can also help support by getting your name or logo on the shirt (+$25) or sponsoring a hole (+$15). You will be able to add these on to your registration or feel free to email [email redacted].
Join the Honolulu Disc Golf Association (HDGA) for the Fourth Annual Challenge at Ho'omaluhia. This is a PDGA XC Tier event that will be held at the beautiful Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden. Come experience this challenging temporary course setup just for this event!
Where is Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden?
The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is located at 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii 96744.
This is for the Saturday 27 hole club members only event. For the 18 hole monthly event held Sunday: dgscene.com/challenge26monthly)
Registration for underserved divisions will begin Sunday February 1st at 8pm and all other divisions will open February 8th 8pm. Underserved divisions with no players registered by March 1 9pm will be removed from the registration. Waitlists will be maintained by pool (Pros,Ams) and used to fill vacancies. April 11, 2 weeks prior to the event we will attempt to add as many players from the waitlist as possible to cards.
Scoring will be on PDGA LIVE.
Players Meeting will be held at the Nui Pavilion @ 10a. See past players meetings on YouTube for the Chalenge or Flyin Hawaiian Open to get a video preview of the course. Changes to layout from past years will be in effect.
Practice Round: We should have the course available mid-day Friday April 24. The more people we have to help set up the faster it will be to get on the course practicing. There will be a doubles round starting at 1p for those interested. (dgscene.com/challenge26dubs)
CAMPING WILL BE AVAILABLE ($15) FOR REGISTERED PLAYERS (FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT), ON A FIRST COME FIRST BASIS, IN CAMPSITES AT KAHUA NUI MAKAI. WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 60 CAMPERS, AND EXPECT TO HAVE PARKING PASSES FOR 18 CARS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CAMPING SO WE CAN ADD YOUR NAME TO OUR LIST WHEN YOU REGISTER.
YOU MUST BE STAYING OVERNIGHT TO RECEIVE A CAMPING PARKING PASS. ANYONE FOUND WITH A CAMPING PARKING PASS FROM HDGA THAT IS NOT STAYING OVERNIGHT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE EVENT AND FORFEIT ALL EXPENSES PAID.
Parking Pass for the Weekend:
Please make sure on your way into the park to remember to pick up a parking pass for the weekend. All cars are required to have a parking pass if they are in the park after 4:00 PM. You are more likely than not going to be in the park past 4pm. Passes will be available from the visitor center and potentially from a worker who will be assisting us from the gardens.
Gate Openings:
The gate at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden is open daily from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, cars with permits or car passes may use these later gate times below:
Openings:
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (entrance and exits)
9:00 pm – 9:15 pm (for exits only)
TOP FINISHERS IN THE AMATEUR DIVISIONS WILL WIN PRIZES.
TOP FINISHERS IN THE PRO DIVISIONS WILL WIN CASH.
THE ACE POT WILL BE $5. IF NOBODY HITS AN ACE DURING THE OFFICIAL ROUND, THERE WILL BE A CTP THROW-OFF FOR THE CASH.
THERE WILL BE 4 CTP prizes: mixed ams, mixed pros, female ams, female pros.
The Awards Ceremony will take place @ 2:30pm or after all scorecards have been verified, whichever is later and include the Ace Pot throw off if needed.
I am happy to announce that this year’s HDGA Challenge will be a members only event. We have seen exponential growth of our club and the sport as a whole! Mahalo for helping to grow our community! If you haven’t already joined the club for 2026 now is the time before registration opens!
If you are NOT a 2026 HDGA member you can help support the club and get access to this event by joining now for the rest of 2026 OR purchase a temporary membership for just the Challenge ($15).
All registrants MUST be a club member (2026 or temporary) and PDGA member (2026 or temporary) to participate. If you register and are not a member, you will be offered to purchase a membership prior to removal from the event and a refund minus processing fees.
You can also help support by getting your name or logo on the shirt (+$25) or sponsoring a hole (+$15). You will be able to add these on to your registration or feel free to email [email redacted].
Join the Honolulu Disc Golf Association (HDGA) for the Fourth Annual Challenge at Ho'omaluhia. This is a PDGA XC Tier event that will be held at the beautiful Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden. Come experience this challenging temporary course setup just for this event!
Where is Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden?
The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is located at 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii 96744.
This is for the Saturday 27 hole club members only event. For the 18 hole monthly event held Sunday: dgscene.com/challenge26monthly)
Registration for underserved divisions will begin Sunday February 1st at 8pm and all other divisions will open February 8th 8pm. Underserved divisions with no players registered by March 1 9pm will be removed from the registration. Waitlists will be maintained by pool (Pros,Ams) and used to fill vacancies. April 11, 2 weeks prior to the event we will attempt to add as many players from the waitlist as possible to cards.
Scoring will be on PDGA LIVE.
Players Meeting will be held at the Nui Pavilion @ 10a. See past players meetings on YouTube for the Chalenge or Flyin Hawaiian Open to get a video preview of the course. Changes to layout from past years will be in effect.
Practice Round: We should have the course available mid-day Friday April 24. The more people we have to help set up the faster it will be to get on the course practicing. There will be a doubles round starting at 1p for those interested. (dgscene.com/challenge26dubs)
CAMPING WILL BE AVAILABLE ($15) FOR REGISTERED PLAYERS (FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT), ON A FIRST COME FIRST BASIS, IN CAMPSITES AT KAHUA NUI MAKAI. WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 60 CAMPERS, AND EXPECT TO HAVE PARKING PASSES FOR 18 CARS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CAMPING SO WE CAN ADD YOUR NAME TO OUR LIST WHEN YOU REGISTER.
YOU MUST BE STAYING OVERNIGHT TO RECEIVE A CAMPING PARKING PASS. ANYONE FOUND WITH A CAMPING PARKING PASS FROM HDGA THAT IS NOT STAYING OVERNIGHT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE EVENT AND FORFEIT ALL EXPENSES PAID.
Parking Pass for the Weekend:
Please make sure on your way into the park to remember to pick up a parking pass for the weekend. All cars are required to have a parking pass if they are in the park after 4:00 PM. You are more likely than not going to be in the park past 4pm. Passes will be available from the visitor center and potentially from a worker who will be assisting us from the gardens.
Gate Openings:
The gate at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden is open daily from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, cars with permits or car passes may use these later gate times below:
Openings:
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (entrance and exits)
9:00 pm – 9:15 pm (for exits only)
TOP FINISHERS IN THE AMATEUR DIVISIONS WILL WIN PRIZES.
TOP FINISHERS IN THE PRO DIVISIONS WILL WIN CASH.
THE ACE POT WILL BE $5. IF NOBODY HITS AN ACE DURING THE OFFICIAL ROUND, THERE WILL BE A CTP THROW-OFF FOR THE CASH.
THERE WILL BE 4 CTP prizes: mixed ams, mixed pros, female ams, female pros.
The Awards Ceremony will take place @ 2:30pm or after all scorecards have been verified, whichever is later and include the Ace Pot throw off if needed.
Refund policy
Honolulu Disc Golf Associaiton is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.