Thank you for joining us for Michiana Pro Shop presents the Goshen Brewing Company Turkey Shootout driven by Innova Champion Discs. This email has important information about the event.
SPECIAL THANKS to our sponsors and stakeholders:
Goshen Brewing Company
Innova Champion Discs
Michiana Pro Shop in Wakarusa
Elkhart County Parks Department and the Ox Bow staff
Saint Joseph Valley Disc Golf Club
Maple City Disc Golf
Tex Farrell, Chad Miller and Brian Personette
PARK ACCESS
The park opens at 7:00 a.m. Please enter through the auxiliary gate on County Road 45. The entrance is midway between the Ox Bow School and the main entrance to the park. You may park in the auxiliary lot just inside the gate or follow the dirt road to the right of hole #23 and turn left behind the basket and follow the road to one of two parking areas adjacent to Stable Shelter and the Ingold and Shenk Putting Green.
CHECK-IN AND PLAYERS MEETING
Check in BEGINS at 7:30 a.m. All players MUST check in at tournament central which will be located at Stable Shelter. Amateurs will pick up their player packs at this time. At 8:15 we will have a short players meeting. This is required.
GROUPS
For the first round you will be assigned your groups. Competitors will share a card with players in their same divisions unless an odd number requires players from more than one division to be together. Should a mixed card consist of player shooting different layouts, tee off from the main pads first and then proceed to the alternate pads for the remaining group members.
LAYOUT AND PLAY
Two rounds of 25 holes. The additional hole is #A. This 170-foot hole is located behind Stable Shelter. You will play it after finishing hole #1 and before teeing on hole #2. The scorecard will reflect this addition to the layout. Play will begin at 8:30 a.m.
OUT OF BOUNDS AND MANDATORY THROWS
Generally speaking, any thrown disc that lands on or over a road or property line, in or on a structure or in the river is out of bounds. Specifics for each hole are noted on the digital scorecard. There is a mandatory on hole #2. The disc must pass to the left of the mando, marked on a tree with orange paint. Failure to do so results in the next throw from the drop zone. There is a hazard on hole #5. Any disc that fails to land inside the foundation of the island is considered a hazard and one stroke is added to your final hole score. The boundary for the hazard is considered part of the hazard.
A disc must be completely surrounded by OB to be out of bounds. If any part of a disc is in bounds, the disc is in bounds and no penalty is assessed. If your disc is within one meter of the out of bounds line you may move the disc away from the OB line up to one meter in any direction toward the basket without penalty. You may not play (or stand prior to a throw) from out of bounds.
If you are unsure of a ruling you may declare a provisional throw and play the hole out from your lie as in bounds and out of bounds. You may take a picture of your lie to aid in describing your situation to the TD before he makes a ruling. Do not finalize your scorecards if you need a ruling on a lie until after the TD has ruled. Here is the hole-by-hole breakdown:
1 - In or over the road and behind the basket.
A - In or on any structure.
2 - Mando left of tree.
3 - The road.
4 - In or on top of any structure.
5 - Island hole. Play as a hazard. OB: right of the posts NOT the road.
6 - Access road behind the basket.
7 - No OB.
8 - No OB.
9 - Property line left of basket.
10 - No OB.
11 - No OB.
12 - The river.
13 - The river and the access road to the right of the basket.
14 - No OB.
15 - No OB.
16 - No OB.
17 - No OB.
18 - No OB.
19 - Ox Bow School property and line behind the basket.
20 - Parking lot and Ox Bow School Property.
21 - Service Center property and the access road behind the basket.
22 - Service Center property and the roads behind and left of the basket.
23 - The road to the right and behind the basket.
24 - The road behind and to the right of the basket as well as the small parking area.
RULES
This is an officially sanctioned PDGA event. It is your responsibility to know and follow the Official Rules of Disc Golf. You may read them here:
https://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf.
SCORING
All players must keep score. We will be using the PDGA live scoring app. The app is available for Android and Apple iOS. If you do not have a cell phone, you may use a paper scorecard available at tournament central. The access code for scoring is: turkey
SAFETY
This is a public park. It is probable that you will encounter spectators as well as other community members using the park during the event. Please be mindful of your surroundings and use caution when throwing. Never throw over, at or near another person.
If your disc lands in the river and is quickly and easily accessible you may retrieve it. You have three minutes. Otherwise, you must continue play and may retrieve your disc following the completion of your round. Do not go into the river under any circumstances during the tournament.
SIDE GAMES (Ace Pool and 50/50 CTP)
All aces will split. The 50/50 CTP will be awarded to the player whose disc lands closest to the basket on hole #1. If a player aces the CTP hole they will win the CTP and split the ace pool with any other aces on the day.
Every hole will have a CTP or longest putt (LP). Some prizes are open to all players while others will be division specific. Please read the index card to be sure. You must enter the 50/50 CTP to be eligible for the prize. All CTPs except the 50/50 will be collected after the first round.
WATER
Bottled water will be available at tournament central and on the course at holes 1 & 3, 14 and 18 as well as tournament central. Please help yourself.
VENDORS
Michiana Pro Shop will be on hand with their mobile flymart during the event.
AWARDS
The top three finishers in each division will receive a trophy unless the division has less than three players. Awards will take place at the conclusion of all rounds. The top 45% in each amateur division will receive a payout. Pros will be awarded cash (top 40%) while amateurs will be given a gift card with an amount redeemable at the Michiana Pro Shop mobile fly mart after the tournament, online at their website, or at their location in Wakarusa.
Here’s to a great day!
Jason Samuel
Tournament Director
574.849.3038
