The First University of TEXAS Summer Open
Players Meeting
Welcome all to the 1st University of Texas Summer Open!! presented by OneStar Disc Golf, The University of Texas Disc Golf Team and powered by MINT DISC! With special support from Come & Throw it DGC and PandemicDiscGolf.com. This event will raise funds to help defray expenses to send the University of Texas College Disc Golf Team to the College Disc Golf Championship 2022 a PDGA MAJOR! So, wear your UT gear and let that burnt orange fly!
WHILE THIS EMAIL IS LONG, IT WILL SERVE AS YOUR OFFICIAL PLAYER MEETING!! IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PLAYER TO REVIEW ALL THE PROVIDED INFORMATION PRIOR TO ATTENDING THIS EVENT!
A Special THANK YOU to all the volunteers that have worked so hard to make this
EVENT possible and help our fellow UT College TEAM to the NATIONALS!!!
Also, a HUGE THANK YOU to our event Sponsors: HICKS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP HICKSAUTOGROUP.COM, OneStar Disc Golf, MINT DISC, Lone Star Lumber & Hardware, Gorilla Disc Golf, Reliable Residential services, Black Zombie, Grass Choppers Landscaping, Pandemic disc golf.com, OnDeck Renovations, The AXIS Bar in San Marcos, FLOWERS MASSAGE THEARPY LLC, Boones Shake, Johnny Cajun Food Truck, Sunbelt Rentals, Lucky Disc Golf, Schroeder AC & Heating!!
PLEASE THANK OUR PLAYER SPONSORS AS WELL! Jeffrey Powell, Mark Esparza, Edward Perry, Alicia Keller, Howard Jones (HOJO), Jeremy DeVere, Paul Reinermann, Cody Carson, Joe Rosemond, David Kreps, Mike Davis, Joe Hamlin, Josh Flowers, Leroy McNamer, James Grahmann, Joni Smith, Joel Hernandez!
Raffle:
We will have a raffle at this event which will go 100% to the UT College team!!! SO PLEASE BRING YOUR EXTRA CASH!!! You may buy these tickets anytime Friday and during the day on Saturday. We have some great stuff like a Dynamic Discs Patriot Basket Portable - includes base with wheel, Latitude Bag, Sexton Firebirds, MINT Disc, Massage, Lots of Plastic and goodies and would graciously accept any donations of disc golf merch to add to it. 100% going to UT COLLEGE TEAM!
Schedule:
● FRIDAY DOUBLES: Aug 6th, 10am-4pm, Entry $20 Team + $2 (UT FUND),
Divisions - PRO / AM.
● Check In: No need to Check In prior to event as you will already be assigned a card and hole prior
www.pdga.com/tour/event/52579 AM’s can pick up Player Pack Friday during doubles or anytime Saturday.
● NO ON-SITE PLAYER MEETING…. THIS IS YOUR PLAYER MEETING!!!
● Round 1 - 9:00am Shotgun Start
● Round 2 - Will start 1 hour after last card is in on R1
● Live Scoring: pdga.com/score (digital scoring is both official and authoritative)
○ Password: UT1
****PAPER CARDS WILL BE AT HEADQUTERS TO USE AS BACK UP as an alternative scoring method must be made available in the event of technical issues.
General Course Rules:
● Road and beyond is OB (starting at curb if existing)
● Fence and beyond is OB
● Sidewalks are not OB
● Short Boxes - Holes 4, 9, 14, 16, and 18
(FA1, MA40, FA40, MA50, MA60, FA50, MA2, FA2, MA3, FA3) both rounds
● Long Boxes
(All PRO divisions & MA1) both rounds
Hole Specific Rules:
● Hole 9a - Bridge hole.
○ Double MANDO through both side support beams that go up. If you miss Mando proceed to Drop ZONE!
○ If you land on any part of the bridge but are outside the safety railing, then take casual relief in towards the center of the bridge.
○ OB painted on creek and connected to fence line.
● Hole 12 - Island green, marked by paint. Anything outside the painted island green is a HAZARD area. If in HAZARD, play from your lie and take a penalty stroke.
● Hole 18 - SHORT BOX. OB marked around the creek. Landing on the bridge is OB. Landing inside the wooden pump house is OB.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please email Wally Gator [email redacted] Thank you all for participating in the event! See you in the the fairway this weekend!!! CHOMP CHOMP