Tucson Turkey Shoot - 26th Annual

The Tucson Turkey Shoot is an Annual Disc Golf Event open to the local disc golf community and played at Santa Cruz River Park Disc Golf Course on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. It comprises 3 rounds of Par 2 Disc Golf. Although the courses will be shorter, it is NOT A BEGINNER COURSE. It is very technical. Please refrain from signing up if you are NEW to disc golf, but please continue to play and practice. For experienced players, please see the following and the flyer. The tournament has a cap of 108 players this year.

This year there will be six(6) Divisions: Pro Men (MPO) / Pro Master (MP40+) /Advanced Am. (MA1) / Intermediate Am. (MA2) / Pro Women (FPO) / Am. Women (FA1/2) (Women are NOT restricted from playing Men’s Amateur or even Pro divisions if they so choose to compete there.)

PLEASE READ Tournament Rules and Format.

GENERAL: The tournament consists of playing 3 rounds of 18-hole Par-2 Disc Golf. The courses are color coded, and each group will have an outline/map. (They hopefully will be posted here on Disc Golf Scene under "Pictures" and will also be posted to FB.) The tees are either indicated Santa Cruz cement tee pads or color-coded Pin Flags. The hole numbers on each Turkey Shoot course does not correspond to the Santa Cruz Hole numbers. Please refer to the Outline/Map to find your assigned starting hole. Unlike last year, we WILL do a re-shuffle between rounds. So you won’t be playing with or following the same group all tournament, but you will, of course, be following the same GROUP each round, which should help with navigation of the course.
OUT OF BOUNDS: The same OB's that apply to the regular Santa Cruz course apply here. The road/parking lot, any cement under/around Ramada's, the upper black-topped pedestrian path by the river, and the ballfield are Out of Bounds.
THERE IS NO 2-METER RULE IN EFFECT.

SCORING: Since all holes are Par-2, the only way to get a birdie is to get a 1. There are three ways this can happen, because there are three types of holes. They are: Standard, Birdie Runs and Lay 0's.

1)To birdie a Standard hole (Non-Birdie Run or Non-Lay 0.) you would need to get a traditional Ace...throw it in on your 1st shot, and score a one. This will qualify the competitor for a share of the built-in Ace Pool. (IF you do hit a traditional ACE, please indicate this at top of your scorecard left of your name in empty space.)

2) To birdie a Birdie Run, you get it in on your first shot also, and score a one, but the difference is that these are very short and will NOT qualify you for a share of the Ace Pool, but will still allow you to card a birdie(1). (No special indication at top of card is necessary.)

3) To birdie a Lay 0, you choose to (or accidentally) throw your FIRST shot through the Lay 0 opening. (Your card should judge questionable attempts as best they can. Your disc should be at least be touching the line delineating the Lay 0 opening.) Your disc will then be considered LAYING ZERO, as if you have never thrown, and you continue counting your next shots from where you landed. [Please note that LAY 0'S are always optional. THEY ARE NOT MANDATORY. You do not need to ever throw through one, if you choose not to go through. There is never a penalty for NOT going through a LAY 0.] IF your next shot goes in the basket, you will get to card a birdie(1).

There is a 4th, more rare possibility. It would allow you to card an Eagle! If you throw your disc through a Lay 0 and put it right into the basket, you would score a 0 (zero) on your card, which would, in fact, be an eagle, (AND also an ACE)! So, YES, this would qualify you for a share of the $$ Ace Pool. Please note the ACE at the top of your scorecard. Scorecards should be added and checked by each group/player before turning in.

Ace Payouts: Ace Payouts are, as always, pre-paid and by division. If an as is hit you will have an option to Re-Up for each round and pay an additional $1 before the start of your next round. If NO Ace is hit, there will be a CTP, for Ace$ (again, by division) paying three(3) closest: 50%, 30%, 20%. {Just a reminder, the Turkey Shoot has never been about the money$, hence the $15 entry fee that hasn't gone up in 25 years! :-) It's about having a good time and enjoying Disc Golf! ;-) }

The same procedure for ties will apply to Consecutive Par (or better) payouts. (Note: We have NEVER had a tie in ConPars.)

Scores will be added up after each round and Awards/Payouts will be done following the ring of fire prize give away. Please be at the Ramada 30 min before each round for a quick players meeting.


PLEASE NOTE:
It is VERY IMPORTANT to BEGIN SCORING exactly on your STARTING HOLE. The scorecards have an indication over your starting hole# for Round 1. Please be sure your first scores get entered on THAT HOLE, and NOT Hole 1 (unless, of course, you actually start on Hole 1.) For Rounds 2 and 3 I'll need everyone to mark there starting hole number by putting a shape around number/# at top of card. Round 1 will have been pre-marked using a triangle. ROUND 2 will use a CIRCLE, and ROUND 3 will be indicated by a SQUARE/BOX.

There is a CTP every round for Each Division. You'll be shooting at Santa Cruz River Park Basket #18 three times from different positions/courses. Each round is a separate CTP contest. The CTP hole will always be the one that shoots at SCRP Basket 18.
Play WELL and, above all, HAVE FUN! Gobble-Gobble!!

Tucson Disc Golf Association is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.