The Purple People Pleaser
PDGA C-tier · Sat, Oct 5, 2024Oct 2024 · Athens, OH
The Purple People Pleaser
PDGA C-tier
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Hosted by Hippo Ridge Disc Golf Course
Location
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Schedule
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Sat
Oct 510:00am
Deadline for inclusion in first round groupings. If you are on the way and will be late, send a text to the TD at 740-591-2027
10:10am
Brief players meeting.
10:20am
Approximate starting time of round 1
2:00pm
Approximate starting time of round 2. Round 2 will begin one hour after the last card is turned in from round 1.
5:00pm
Ctp contest from the top of Hippo Ridge to various targets on the front nine.
Divisions
For help choosing a division, see the PDGA guidelines
| MA1 | Mixed Am 1 | $25 |
| MA3 | Mixed Am 3 | $25 |
About this tournament
PLAYERS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT.
GENERAL
The course is located at 9888 East Copeland Road, Stewart OH, 45778.
There will be no on-site registration.
This is a true amateur event. There are no prizes.
There will be 2 rounds of 18 holes using a shotgun start. Both divisions will play two rounds from the purple tees.
Gates open at 8:30. When you arrive, drive to the top of the hill and check in with Marvelous Margaret or her designee. You will be directed on where to park.
Group and hole assignments will be announced via the PDGA event page for this tournament.
Score reporting will use the PDGA Digital Scorecard. All players are required by the PDGA rules to keep score. Physical score cards will be available. At the end of each round of play, the scorecards must be reconciled. If two or more instances of the PDGA Digital Scorecard are used, the scorecards will be reconciled automatically.
The Hippo Ridge LAF bell will be rung twice at the 2-minute warning and several times at the start.
Lunch is on your own. Hot food is available 10 minutes from Hippo Ridge.
The start time for round two will be one hour after round one is completed by all players.
Every player must confirm their score on the PDGA Digital Scorecard before leaving Hippo Ridge.
Trophy stickers will be awarded after the tournament. Then there will be a CTP contest from the top of the hill to the basket for hole 7. Prizes will be modest.
EMERGENCIES
In case of a weather emergency, the LAF bell will be rung continuously for one minute. Proceed to your vehicle and remain inside until the emergency is over. Both winds over 20 mph and lightning constitute an emergency.
SAFETY
Along with the general hazards of being in the woods in Ohio in October, please anticipate the following tripping hazards: stumps, holes, and tee markers, and WALNUTS. The walnut hazard is serious.
FACILITIES
A water station and porta john will be located at the junction of holes 10 and 18. Bring your own water bottle.
Parking is off road.
RULES – OUT OF BOUNDS
East Copeland Road is out of bounds (OB). If any part of a player’s disc lies above grass, the disc is not OB. Anything past the wire fence on the east side of the property is also OB. The fence line is marked with rope.
The Hippo Ridge gravel driveway is not OB. If any part of a player's disc lies above the loose gravel of the driveway, it is not OB.
If a disc is determined to be OB, the new lie should be marked on a line that is perpendicular to the OB line at the point where the disc entered the OB area and up to one meter away from the OB line for the case of the East Copeland Road OB and up to two meters away from the OB line for the case of the fence on the east side of the property. The lie for discs that are not OB but within one meter/two meters of the OB line can optionally be marked up to one meter/two meters form the OB line without penalty.
RULES – BRUSH PILE RELIEF
Players MUST take relief from brush piles that are located throughout the course. If a player’s disc has come to rest on or in a brush pile and the player is unable to take a stance with all supporting points in contact with the ground, the player MUST establish a lie that is on the line of play (to the basket), farther from the target, and at the nearest point that provides relief. Because safety. There is no penalty for this adjustment.
RULES – WATER RELIEF
Players may take optional relief from standing or flowing water anywhere on the course. To obtain relief, the player may mark a new lie that is on the line of play, farther from the target, and at the nearest point that provides relief. There is no penalty for this adjustment.
GENERAL
The course is located at 9888 East Copeland Road, Stewart OH, 45778.
There will be no on-site registration.
This is a true amateur event. There are no prizes.
There will be 2 rounds of 18 holes using a shotgun start. Both divisions will play two rounds from the purple tees.
Gates open at 8:30. When you arrive, drive to the top of the hill and check in with Marvelous Margaret or her designee. You will be directed on where to park.
Group and hole assignments will be announced via the PDGA event page for this tournament.
Score reporting will use the PDGA Digital Scorecard. All players are required by the PDGA rules to keep score. Physical score cards will be available. At the end of each round of play, the scorecards must be reconciled. If two or more instances of the PDGA Digital Scorecard are used, the scorecards will be reconciled automatically.
The Hippo Ridge LAF bell will be rung twice at the 2-minute warning and several times at the start.
Lunch is on your own. Hot food is available 10 minutes from Hippo Ridge.
The start time for round two will be one hour after round one is completed by all players.
Every player must confirm their score on the PDGA Digital Scorecard before leaving Hippo Ridge.
Trophy stickers will be awarded after the tournament. Then there will be a CTP contest from the top of the hill to the basket for hole 7. Prizes will be modest.
EMERGENCIES
In case of a weather emergency, the LAF bell will be rung continuously for one minute. Proceed to your vehicle and remain inside until the emergency is over. Both winds over 20 mph and lightning constitute an emergency.
SAFETY
Along with the general hazards of being in the woods in Ohio in October, please anticipate the following tripping hazards: stumps, holes, and tee markers, and WALNUTS. The walnut hazard is serious.
FACILITIES
A water station and porta john will be located at the junction of holes 10 and 18. Bring your own water bottle.
Parking is off road.
RULES – OUT OF BOUNDS
East Copeland Road is out of bounds (OB). If any part of a player’s disc lies above grass, the disc is not OB. Anything past the wire fence on the east side of the property is also OB. The fence line is marked with rope.
The Hippo Ridge gravel driveway is not OB. If any part of a player's disc lies above the loose gravel of the driveway, it is not OB.
If a disc is determined to be OB, the new lie should be marked on a line that is perpendicular to the OB line at the point where the disc entered the OB area and up to one meter away from the OB line for the case of the East Copeland Road OB and up to two meters away from the OB line for the case of the fence on the east side of the property. The lie for discs that are not OB but within one meter/two meters of the OB line can optionally be marked up to one meter/two meters form the OB line without penalty.
RULES – BRUSH PILE RELIEF
Players MUST take relief from brush piles that are located throughout the course. If a player’s disc has come to rest on or in a brush pile and the player is unable to take a stance with all supporting points in contact with the ground, the player MUST establish a lie that is on the line of play (to the basket), farther from the target, and at the nearest point that provides relief. Because safety. There is no penalty for this adjustment.
RULES – WATER RELIEF
Players may take optional relief from standing or flowing water anywhere on the course. To obtain relief, the player may mark a new lie that is on the line of play, farther from the target, and at the nearest point that provides relief. There is no penalty for this adjustment.
Refund policy
Hippo Ridge Disc Golf Course is responsible for all refunds/cancellations. No refunds after registration closes