Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Time to Establish Some Alternate Basket Positions!


Info from Ken:

We would like to establish some alternate hole configurations to add some variety to the course.  These alternate positions are currently marked on the course (orange ribbon on a stake) and we would like to solicit your opinions of the proposed new positions.  Please do not move the stakes, just give any opinions or recommendations. 

After we complete the ten weeks of PDGA league we would like to test these new positions for a week or so.  They will not be permanent and we will go back to the original positions after a week or so.   Plenty of notice will be posted before the change.


Alt Hole Descriptions:

Hole 1:  Pin moved to left on the path to Hole 18
Hole 2:  Pin moved back and right in alcove to left of path from Hole 2 to Hole 3
Hole 3:  Pin moved to straight down road before road turns left
Hole 4:  Pin moved about 30 ft right and back slightly
Hole 5:  Pin moved back and right about 30 ft
Hole 6:  Hole moved back down the road past Hole 7 path
Hole 7:  Use right fairway
Hole 8:  Move pin back and right 30 ft
Hole 9:  Move pin right down the road to end of straight sight line
Hole 10:  Move pin down and left on side hill
Hole 11: Move pin in line with right fairway below 12 tee
Hole 12:  Move pin further down fairway across road
Hole 13:  Tee from right of road straight look to pin
Hole 14:  Move tee up hill right of big rock
Hole 15:  Move pin straight back 30 ft to trees
Hole 16:  Move pin left and back. Open fairway.
Hole 17:  Move pin to right of rocks on top of hill by path to 18
Hole 18:  Pro tee

Looking forward to feedback.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Devens League is Going PDGA!



Starting on Wednesday, May 15th we will be running a PDGA league along with our normal league. You don't have to do anything extra or pay anything extra. We will be taking the 50 cents per player fee out of the $ that typically goes to the course.

If you are a current PDGA member you will get a rated round for each league rounds played during the 10 week period that this will run (ends mid July)

If you are not a PDGA member, that's OK too. You still play as usual. If you decide to join the PDGA, please let me know so I can get you credit for your rounds. http://www.pdga.com/join

You can view the current registration list:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/104521/279077206

If your division or PDGA # is reported incorrectly, please let me know. If your name is not on this list, and you plan on playing please let me know. I can also just add your name in after the round is completed as well.







Friday, May 3, 2013

Workday - Monday May 6th

**** Call for Volunteers ****

All the recent use at Devens has clearly begun to wear out the stairs on 9 and 16. They need replacement. We are looking for a few volunteers to help. Josh + 3 will be there this Monday (5/6) at 5pm. If we get some more hands we can bang this out quickly. I have arranged for Rob to have materials on hand ready to go. We need a few more bodies. Who is in?

Design is 4' landscape timber drilled to place rebar inside the timber (no exposed re-bar). Need people/tools to set stair (shovel) and sink re-bar (sledge). I also want to place flat stone in front of the timber like we had on 9, so we may need a wheelbarrow to move some stone to 16.

Thanks to all our volunteers. Sorry for the short notice, but what I saw this week is that this cannot wait any longer.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Midweek Tournament?


This photo was taken last night. Looks like a tournament but its just another league night on the hill!
I overheard some really cool things last night. My favorite being:

"It's like a huge party every Wednesday!" 

Come on out and join the fun like Moe! Just try to be a little classier =)





Monday, April 29, 2013

Devens League is a Huge Success!


If you have not heard about the Devens league, let me catch you up!

We are 7 weeks into league and we have had 292 players come out for some fun! Out of those 292 we have had 72 individual players join us and many of those 72 have been to all of the league nights so far.

For those players considering coming out for the first time please see the bottom of this post for the league fundamentals.

With the droves of people that come out to play, it is a real challenge to get everyone out on the course to their assigned holes. It is an even greater challenge to get all of the results completed and tags redistributed within a small amount of time so I am trying a few new things to help with the flow of the league.

I created a board made out of an old folding door.  The left side of the board will have hole 72 hole assignment cards semi-randomized on the board. The right side of the board will have 75 hooks.

When you sign in, still check in with me and I'll handle the money and the spreadsheet then move over to the board. Grab the next available hole assignment card, memorize your assigned hole and then place the card into a bin that will be somewhere near the board. Then take your tag and hang it on the matching #'d hook.

The card assignment part will help me to always know where we stand without having to count money and players from the spreadsheet 10x and we can avoid the hand distribution of cards as well. I'll completely randomize the top 10 easiest starting holes (keeping in mind course flow) so the first 40 people to show up will be ensured not to start on hole 8, etc. The last 32 cards will be put out based on need, mostly 3somes until the need for 4somes arises.

The tag hooks will eliminate the need for someone to have to re-number them at the end of the night.

We only have 8 tags left! Come and get em! Looks like another beauty on Wednesday.

Regarding the course closure during league. We will evaluate for another week or two and if we continue to have problems. We will indeed shut it down on Wednesday nights going forward. Thanks to everyone for their input, for spreading the word about league and casual play during league..

PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT WE ONLY HAVE 8 TAGS LEFT FOR SALE AT THIS TIME.

League Fundamentals:
The Wednesday Weekly returns on March 13th. Come get your 2013 bag tag and be ready to go by 5:30 This was the most popular singles league in Massachusetts last year (nearly 1,000 golfers came out) and I am aiming to make it bigger and better this year so come join the fun. 

We use league as our primary fundraiser to help pay our yearly insurance bill. We make it fun for all, so don't worry that you have to be an all-star to have a good time. We group players into three groups based on skill, so you'll always be competing with someone about as good as you.

Basics
• Three player pools (A pool for players who average 58 and under, B pool for players who average between 59-68 and C pool for players who average 69 and above).
• A weekly cash payout, a cash CTP for each pool, an ace pot and a season long points event.
• Buying a tag saves you $2/week. Visiting non-taggers can still play and get in on the cash payout but can't compete for a tag.
• You must be a tag holder to collect the ace pot
• Wednesdays, starting March 13th
• Be ready to go at 4:15. Time will move according to sunset. 
• Initial cost: $20 for 2013 tag
• We will do a skills challenge at the end of the night as soon as daylight allows
• CASUAL PLAY IS DISCOURAGED DURING LEAGUE NIGHTS.

Weekly cost
• Tagholder: $5 - 
$2 payout, $1 course funds, $.50 CTP, $.50 ace pot, $1 season points event & payout (during PDGA league that fee will come from this pot) 

• Non-Tagholder: $7 -
$2 payout, $3 course funds, $.50 CTP, $.50 ace pot, $1 season points event & payout (during PDGA league that fee will come from this pot)

Details
• No handicaps. 
• One round of singles 
• If you leave before tags are redistributed, get someone to grab it for you or risk us losing it. 
• Tags are in play for casual rounds and tournaments. Higher tag can challenge a lower tag and under most circumstances, lower tag must accept. All non-league tag exchanges MUST be reported to me by email - devensdiscgolf@gmail.com
• Ace pot rolls over each week. If there are no aces for 2013, half goes to the course maintenance/insurance fund and half goes to the 2014 WW ace pot. 
• Two CTPs, one for A pool and one for B/C pool.
• There will be a year-end Bag Tag Bonanza to end the season. 


Points Series Rules
• I will track points for each player & post the up to date standings on this discussion thread
• A, B & C Pools will have separate standings
• 1st place in each pool gets 4 points
• 2nd place in each pool gets 3 points
• 3rd place in each pool gets 2 points
• Everyone else gets 1 point for playing
• If you move up a division at any point in the division 80% of your accumulated points will travel with you to the new pool. If you move down, full points are moved.
• Top 3 (or more) in points will win a cash prize at the end of the season. 
• Other ways to gain a point - hit an ace/win the nightly CTP/win the skills challenge

PDGA Round Ratings
At some point over the summer we will probably take advantage of a 12 week period where your league round will count towards your PDGA rating (if you are a current PDGA member). More info later on this.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

We Have a Donation Box!

The Donation box is in! 

Please support Devens Disc Golf by dropping some cash when you can! We promise to use the money to make your experience at the course better! We have some expansion plans in the works that we think you will all enjoy. 

Big thanks to Eric Spring from Newton Hill for making this fine donation box and for the special team of Ken, Rob and I for putting it in. For the first time in Devens history we did not run into any rocks while digging the hole for this =)

We will empty the box on a regular basis and we also have security watching in case anyone attempts anything stupid. (Check above the red dot in the first picture and close up in the same spot in the next. Very well trained, he also watches for people who litter as well. 


Thanks to Andy Duquette for the first donation!




Thursday, April 11, 2013

Coggshall Park Needs Your Help!


This Sunday April 14th!

Devens & Coggshall make nice sister courses and it takes a lot of work to get a course into good shape. Let's help out! Who's in?
 
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Coggshall Disc Golf Course 1st Workday of 2013 - Volunteers Needed
When: Sunday, April 14th
Where: Coggshall Disc Golf Course - Fitchburg, MA - South Street Entrance
Meet at 8 a.m. by Hole 1.
There will be a brief meeting to go over what needs to be and done we will work until we drop. If you can't make it that early don't worry we will be there all day. Focus will be on Holes 3, 14 and 15.
Items to bring: Y'know the usual suspects - shovels, rakes, loppers, hand saws, chainsaws, wheelbarrels, polesaws, workgloves, etc.

For further and future info refer to the Coggshall thread in the Courses section at http://www.nefa.com


Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Hill Yeah Spring Classic Tournament is in the Books!



Thank you all so much for making our annual Spring NEFA points tournament - “The Hill Yeah Spring Classic” tournament such a success!  I had such a fun day and I hope that you all did as well! Scores were overall pretty high compared to past tournaments at the hill but I am going to attribute that to the wind!

Alex Gula drained the $128 ace pot on hole 9.

I hope you found it convenient to have Community Discs at the event to spend your funny money right there after awards. If you did not spend any or all of your funny money winnings you can also do so at http://communitydiscs.com/

I just submitted the Nefa points report as well. If you signed up for the event on the morning of the tournament and didn’t get your points for this tournament please let me know. It may take a while for the points to show up.

Pictures can be viewed on the devens disc golf facebook page. More photos and video coming soon! See ya next year.

Pro Open – 3 players paying out 1 place:
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score - Prize
1 – Greg Wintrob             - 56 – 57 – 113 $125.00 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – Jaxon Sheehy             -  59 – 60 –  119
3 – Chris Mergemekes     - 65 – 58 – 123

Pro Grand Masters – 8 players paying out 3 places
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score – Prize
1 – Ken Gary            – 61 – 56 – 117 $180 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – Davis Johnson   – 61 – 57 – 118 $110
3 – Donnie Phillips  – 61 – 60 – 121 $85
4 – John Marcinek   – 58 – 64 – 122
5 – TM Dyer              – 63– 63 – 126
6 – Bill Dunne          – 68 – 61 – 129
7 – Bob DeCosta      – 67 – 64 – 131
8 – Rick Williams     – 65 – 72 – 137

Advanced Men – 21 players paying out 10 spots in Community Discs Funny Money
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score – Prize
1 –  Ned Eisenberg           – 56 – 53 – 109 $47 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – Pete Nevius                 – 57 – 57 – 114 $45
3 – Rob Belanger              – 59 – 56 – 115 $42
T4 – Bill Bertera                – 58 – 58 – 116 $28.50
T4 – Alex Gula                   – 60 – 56 – 116 $28.50
6 – Bob Kulchuk                – 61 – 56 – 117 $22
7 – Travis Milem               – 58 – 60 – 118 $20
8 – Frank Strauss              – 62 – 57 – 119 $17
9 – Peter Bean                  – 60 – 60 – 120 $15
t10 – Jake Laflamme        – 64 – 57 – 121 $6.00
t10 – Doug Callaghan       – 59 – 62 – 121 $6.00
t12 – Brad Harris               – 63 – 59 – 122
t12 – Frank Flanders         – 64 – 58 – 122
t14 – Micah Franzman     – 63 – 60 – 123
t14 – Matt Kobel               – 64 – 59 – 123
16 – Bryon Harris              – 63 – 61 – 124
17 – Deven Labelle           – 65 – 60 – 125
18 – Andrew Brunell         – 67 – 61 – 128
19 – Dan Nakamoto          – 70 – 59 – 129
20 – Taylor Maslowski      – 61 – 69 – 130
21 – Rob Walker              – 66 – 67 – 133

Advanced Masters – 8 Players paying out 4 spots in Community Discs Funny Money
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score – Prize
1 – Chris Gagne                – 58 – 60 – 118 $47 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – John Rodenhizer        – 61 – 59 – 120 $32
T3 – Troy Dietrich            – 64 – 57 – 121 $15
T3 – Jim Bobka                 – 59 – 62 – 121 $15
5 – Rob Breckenridge      – 61 – 62 – 123
6 – JC Vermynck               – 65 – 62 – 127
7 – Dave Phillips               – 68 – 63 – 131
8 – Chris Carr                    – 65 – 67 – 132

Intermediate Men – 21 Players paying out 10 spots in Community Discs Funny Money
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score – Prize
1 – John Buonsanto              – 55 – 60 – 115 $ 47 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – Adam Stearns                  – 61 – 56 – 117 $45
3 – Mason Hayes                   – 57 – 62 – 119 $42
4 – Chris Pickering                 – 57 – 63 – 120 $30
5 – Josh St. Denis                   – 63 – 58 – 121 $27
6 – Jason Beers                      – 61 – 61 – 122 $22
7 – Dave Mullett                    – 61 – 62 – 123 $20
8 – Alex Weisheit                   – 60 – 65 – 125 $17
9 – Marc Duci                         – 61 – 65 – 126 $15
10 – Robert Walls                  – 63 – 64 – 127 $12
t11 – Matt Mourovic             – 65 – 65 – 130
t11 – Aaron Kaczowka          – 69 – 61 - 130
t11 – Keith Enger                   – 66 – 64 – 130
t11 – Chuck Tammaro           – 66 – 64 – 130
15 – Moe Ryan                       – 70 – 61 – 131
16 – Nick Ceja                         – 72 – 60 – 132
17 – Joe Collins                       – 71 – 63 – 134
18 –  Jeff Cooper                    – 66 – 69 – 135
19 – Edward Legenza             – 65 – 72 – 137
t20 – Aaron Stewart                 – 69 – 69 – 138
t20 – Joel Vautour                    – 65 – 73 – 138


Advanced GrandMasters – 3 Players paying out 1 spot in Community Discs Funny Money
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score – Prize
1 – Sam Misuraca              – 67 – 63 – 130 $40 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – Michael Morin            – 60 – 71 – 131
3 – Nyles Johnson             – 69 – 67 – 136

Recreational – 8 Players paying out 4 spots in Community Discs Funny Money
Place – Player Name – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Total Score – Prize
1 – John McGarry           – 65 – 65 – 130 $47 + Trophy & Scorecard
2 – Wallace Holmes        – 63 – 70 – 133 $32
3 – Ryan Savage             – 71 – 66 – 137 $19
4 –  Marty Simmons      – 72 – 66 – 138  $11
T5 – Tim Seiger                 – 70 – 72 – 142
T5–  Jeff Prive                   – 71 – 71 – 142
7 – Ric Hamel                  – 76 – 74 – 150
8 – Nat Fairbanks           – 81 – 74 – 155


Prizes –
Registration raffle – 2013 Memorial Buzzz SS – Rob Breckenridge
Hole 1 Morning – Greg Wintrob – Champ Ape
Hole 1 Afternoon: TM Dyer, Micah Franzman, Adam Stearns, Matt Kobel & Rob Walker – Crafty Scientist Event Score cards
Hole 2 – Tim Seiger – Ti Nuke
Hole 3  - Troy Dietrich – Dri Fit tshirt
Hole 4 – Dan Nakamoto – 2013 Memorial Buzzz SS
Hole 5 – Rob Belanger – Champ Ape & Star Boss
Hole 6 – Chris Mergemekes – Dri Fit tshirt
Hole 7 – Robert Walls – Dri Fit Tshirt
Hole 8 – Donnie Phillips – Blue Winter Hat
Hole 9 – Marty Simmons – First Run Zombee
Hole 10 – Chris Mergemekes – Inbounds Player Pack
Hole 11 – Michael Morin – Dri Fit tShirt
Hole 12 – Mason Hayes – Grey Winter Hat
Hole 13 – John Marcinek – Dri Fit Tshirt
Hole 14 – Keith Enger – Star Vulcan
Hole 15 – Adam Stearns – Star Vulcan
Hole 16 – Tim Seiger – Green Discraft Sweatshirt
Hole 17 – Bob Kulchuk & John Rodenhizer – First Run Archon and First Run TeeDevil
Hole 18 – AJ Brunell – Drifit tshirt



Thank you so much to all of our hole sponsors and those who donated prizes!
Chuck Tammaro
Travis Milem
Tim Seiger
Bill Bertera
Josh St. Denis
TM Dyer
Bob DeCosta
Pete Nevius
Ryan Savage
Bill Dunne
Bob Kulchuk
Taylor Maslowski
Moe Ryan
Nat Fairbanks
Donnie Phillips
Chris Carr
John Rodenhizer
John Hart
Dan Nakamoto
Chris Gagne
Crafty Scientist
Bill Corr
Sean Belanger
Ryan Savage
Bradley Arnall

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Saturday Tourney Details

Couple quick reminders about the tournament on Saturday:

Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Devens DGC - Devens, MA
NEFA Points Event/NEDGC Qualifier (though you do not have to be a NEFA member to play)
TD: Luke Adolph

Two rounds of singles - stroke play, 72 golfers max
8:00am - Sign in
9:10am - Players meeting
9:30am - Shotgun start

Don't forget to sign up and pay for the $2 optional ace pot. Devens is an ace friendly course! Signup during registration hours only!

I'll have plenty of extra player pack discs which we are selling for $15.00. ESP Buzzzes with a sweet tourney stamp! We are also selling nice Devens t-shirts for $20.00 a piece as well. Please support Devens Disc Golf!

Prizes:
* All Pros are playing for a 1st place trophy & close to 100% cash payout within their division
* All AMs are playing for a 1st place trophy & funny money to Community Discs.
*Justin Anderson from Community Discs will be there to help you spend that funny money after the awards on site or online later.
*Vibram is sponsoring the NEFA points series and there will be a player pack up for grabs via CTP Contest at lunch! Bring your Vibram discs and some $1s!

Lunch:
Devens Pizza or another local sub/pizza shop will be taking orders during registration and will deliver during lunch. Cash only for lunch sales

Refunds:
* If you can't make it, let us know on or before March 29th and you'll get everything but $2 back.
* If you let us know after March 29th, you'll get 50% back minus $2 if there is no one from the wait list to take your spot.
* If you do not show on game day, you won't get anything back or get a player pack (even if you send an email or call that morning). Thank you for sponsoring the tournament!

Waitlist:
The waitlist only has 5 people on the paid waitlist right now. So far 4 people have dropped so there is still a chance of getting in. If you must drop out, PLEASE let me know as soon as possible so I can contact the next person on the list.

NEFA Membership:
Rick Williams will be there in the morning to take new NEFA registrations and renewals. Please take care of your membership during registration if you want the event to count towards your standings.

Contact Luke Adolph with any questions at 617-905-6574 (text or call) or email me at devensdiscgolf@gmail.com

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Tournament Weekend - April 6 & 7th

So everyone already knows about "The Hill Yeah Spring Classic" being held on Saturday April 6th. This tournament is sold out and a waitlist is forming. If you wish to get on the waitlist please let me know. You can follow the tournament discussion or find out all the details of the Saturday event here:

www.tinyurl.com/hillyeah2013


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In addition to the Saturday tournament there will be a cool SKINS qualifier event on Sunday too!

Check here for more info: http://forums.nefa.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10853

Quick gist of the Sunday skins event:

Qualifier - Sunday - April 7th
Finals at MAPLE HILL May 19th @ 9:00AM

Two divisions: 
Pro $50
Am $20

Payment made day off. Just let me know that you want to play and I will put you on the list. Walk ins welcome too.

Payout will be 100% (minus $2 per player in AM division to cover a righteous trophy for the winner)
AM's will end up playing funny money. (if 23 people try to qualify across all 5 regions, then the skins in the finals at Maple will be worth $23 each)
Pro's play for cash. (add up the entries and divide by 18 and thats how much each skin will be worth)

Here's how the qualifiers work.
You play the first round, by division (am or pro) regular stroke play.
-the top five finishers from the morning round advance to the second round of skins play.
Second round skins play in a 5some. 
-The TWO players finishing with the most skins qualify for the finals at Maple Hill. In the event of a tie, the TD picks a one throw CTP for to break tie's.


It's a double team challenge at Flat Rock this Sunday! 


Team Devens wraps up the regular season with a match this Sunday against our friends from Petersham Country Club. Unfortunately, due to some issues out of our control we cannot play at the country club as originally planned. We have moved our match to Flat Rock DGC in Athol. Maple Hill is taking on TullyRock there that same day so it is sure to be a party!

A win for Team Devens assures us a place in the Top 6 finals so wish us luck!


Wednesday, March 13, 2013

League Starts Today!

The day has finally arrived! League begins this afternoon.

Please visit www.tinyurl.com/devensleague2013 for all of the details.

We will be teeing off at 4:15 so please arrive a bit early to purchase your tag and sign in for the round.

Can't wait to get started!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

2013 Wednesday Weekly League

The start of the 2013  Wednesday Weekly League is less than one week away! Yes!!! We will start the season rain, shine or piles of snow but it would be helpful if we could all get out there with our hair dryers =)
 
 For those of you have attended the league before here are the adjustments for this season. Just hoping to make it a little more fair for all involved. Full details below as well.
 
3 Player Pools instead of 2.
Less money into CTP prizes
More money into end of the year payout and bonanza player pack. B/C pool payouts at end of year will be a bit smaller.
Players will be moved up based on average score for this year with a slight reduction of their points for earning them in a lesser skilled pool.
Additional season points will be awarded for Aces/CTPs/Skills Challenge.
Unfortunately, Ace tags will need to be rethought. If you earned one last year. Hold on to it because it is now a collectors item.
 
Heres a look at the what the 2013 tags look like:
 
 
 
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For new players, here are all of the details:
 
The Wednesday Weekly returns on March 13th. Come get your 2013 bag tag and be ready to go by 4:15. This was the most popular singles league in Massachusetts last year (nearly 1,000 golfers came out) and I am aiming to make it bigger and better this year so come join the fun.

We use league as our primary fundraiser to help pay our yearly insurance bill. We make it fun for all, so don't worry that you have to be an all-star to have a good time. We group players into three groups based on skill, so you'll always be competing with someone about as good as you.

Basics
• Three player pools (A pool for players who average 58 and under, B pool for players who average between 59-68 and C pool for players who average 69 and above).
• A weekly cash payout, a cash CTP for each pool, an ace pot and a season long points event.
• Buying a tag saves you $2/week. Visiting non-taggers can still play and get in on the cash payout but can't compete for a tag.
• You must be a tag holder to collect the ace pot
• Wednesdays, starting March 13th
• Be ready to go at 4:15. Time will move according to sunset.
• Initial cost: $20 for 2013 tag
• We will do a skills challenge at the end of the night as soon as daylight allows
• CASUAL PLAY IS DISCOURAGED DURING LEAGUE NIGHTS.

Weekly cost
• Tagholder: $5 -
$2 payout, $1 course funds, $.50 CTP, $.50 ace pot, $1 season points event & payout (during PDGA league that fee will come from this pot)

• Non-Tagholder: $7 -
$2 payout, $3 course funds, $.50 CTP, $.50 ace pot, $1 season points event & payout (during PDGA league that fee will come from this pot)

Details
• No handicaps.
• One round of singles
• If you leave before tags are redistributed, get someone to grab it for you or risk us losing it.
• Tags are in play for casual rounds and tournaments. Higher tag can challenge a lower tag and under most circumstances, lower tag must accept. All non-league tag exchanges MUST be reported to me by email - devensdiscgolf@gmail.com
• Ace pot rolls over each week. If there are no aces for 2013, half goes to the course maintenance/insurance fund and half goes to the 2014 WW ace pot.
• Two CTPs, one for A pool and one for B/C pool.
• There will be a year-end Bag Tag Bonanza to end the season.


Points Series Rules
• I will track points for each player & post the up to date standings on this discussion thread
• A, B & C Pools will have separate standings
• 1st place in each pool gets 4 points
• 2nd place in each pool gets 3 points
• 3rd place in each pool gets 2 points
• Everyone else gets 1 point for playing
• If you move up a division at any point in the division 80% of your accumulated points will travel with you to the new pool. If you move down, full points are moved.
• Top 3 (or more) in points will win a cash prize at the end of the season.
• Other ways to gain a point - hit an ace/win the nightly CTP/win the skills challenge

PDGA Round Ratings
At some point over the summer we will probably take advantage of a 12 week period where your league round will count towards your PDGA rating (if you are a current PDGA member). More info later on this.

Tee Pads

If you play after the storm, please remember to help clear the pads along the way!

Monday, March 4, 2013

Please plan your casual play around league night

 
Please Note:

League runs on Wednesday evenings from
March - October. While the course will remain open, we recommend that casual play be
planned for alternate times as the course
can get nearly full with league participants.

Please consider joining us for league as well!
All are welcome and it is a really fun time.
For more details on the league, please visit www.tinyurl.com/devensleague2013

Friday, March 1, 2013

Coggshall Park Needs Your Help!

Save the date - Saturday March 30th

Devens & Coggshall make nice sister courses and it takes a lot of work to get a course into good shape. Let's help out! Who's in?
 
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Coggshall Disc Golf Course 1st Workday of 2013 - Volunteers Needed
When: Saturday, March 30th (as long as there is no snow on the ground)
Where: Coggshall Disc Golf Course - Fitchburg, MA - South Street Entrance
Meet at 8 a.m. by Hole 1.
There will be a brief meeting to go over what needs to be and done we will work until we drop. If you can't make it that early don't worry we will be there all day. Focus will be on Holes 3, 14 and 15.
Items to bring: Y'know the usual suspects - shovels, rakes, loppers, hand saws, chainsaws, wheelbarrels, polesaws, workgloves, etc.

For further and future info refer to the Coggshall thread in the Courses section at http://www.nefa.com

Monday, February 25, 2013

Hill Yeah Spring Classic is Sold Out!

  

Yay! "The Hill Yeah Spring Classic" Tournament sold out in under 72 hours! 

Last year, we ran a simular tournament called "Fools on the Hill" and it sold out in three weeks. I am extremely happy with that progress =)

As with most tournaments, I am sure there will be some people who cannot make it so if you did not get into the event you can still register to be on the waitlist. If someone drops out I will contact the waitlisters in order to see if they want to play. If you do not get to play in the event your entry fee will be refunded.

visit www.tinyurl.com/hillyeah2013 for all the details on the event

Friday, February 22, 2013

Tournament Registration Link - Active at 7pm



Register HERE at 7pm

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Devens – The Hill Yeah Spring Classic

Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Devens DGC - Devens, MA
NEFA Points Event (though you do not have to be a NEFA member to play)
TD: Luke Adolph

Two rounds of singles - stroke play, 72 golfers max
8:00am - Sign in
9:10am - Players meeting
9:30am - Shotgun start

Entry Fees:
* $50 Pros - Open, Women, Masters, Grandmasters
* $30 AMs - Advanced, Advanced Women, Advanced Masters, Advanced Grandmasters, Intermediate, Intermediate Women, Recreational
* $20 Junior
* $1 NEFA fee already included in the entry fee
* $1 NEFA Online registration fee and paypal fees will be added to your entry fee
* $2 ace pot (sign up and pay day of)
* Add $5 for day-of registration

Donations of any size are appreciated to assist with the cost of trophies and various small expenses. Any help will make the payouts larger. CTP Prize donations are also welcome

Hole Sponsorships:
* We are looking for hole sponsorships in the amount of $10.00. Pick your starting hole. Groups will be done by division by wherever possible if; for example, an AM1 player chooses hole 13, only other AM1 players will be able to choose that hole.

Players Packs:
* All players in the Amateur divisions will get a tournament stamped disc. Supercolor Discraft Buzzz tournament specific stamp. I will have plenty to sell to the pros as well.


Prizes:
* All Pros are playing for a 1st place trophy & close to 100% cash payout within their division
* All AMs are playing for a 1st place trophy & funny money to Community Discs.
*Justin Anderson from Community Discs will be there to help you spend that funny money after the awards on site or online later.
*We are keeping the costs as low as possible so the funny money should be abundant!
* We will be paying out based on the PDGA recommendations


Lunch:
Devens Pizza or another local sub/pizza shop will be taking orders during registration and will deliver during lunch. Cash only for lunch sales

Lodging:
* Marriott Suites is two minutes away.
* Ayer Motor Inn is 3 minutes away.


Refunds:
* If you can't make it, let us know on or before March 29th and you'll get everything but $2 back.
* If you let us know after March 29th, you'll get 50% back minus $2 if there is no one from the wait list to take your spot.
* If you do not show on game day, you won't get anything back or get a player pack (even if you send an email or call that morning). Thank you for sponsoring the tournament!


Registration:
* Registration starts on Friday, February 22nd at 7pm EST
* Registration link: http://fs22.formsite.com/nefamembership/devens/index.html
* Registration will be online only.
* Please include your NEFA # with your registration
* You can pay with a credit card or use a PayPal account.
* Register early! This event will sell out very quickly


Waitlist:
To get on the waitlist, you must still register online. Emails, phone calls, and posts here will not save you a spot. If you don't make it in, we will refund your money after the event.


Questions?
Contact Luke Adolph at 617-905-6574 (text or call) or email me at devensdiscgolf@gmail.com

If you have a truck please help drive golfers down the road to holes 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 17

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Tournament Registration Opens Soon

Reminder - registration for The Hill Yeah Spring Classic opens this Friday at 7pm. Plan accordingly!

Please visit www.tinyurl.com/hillyeah2013 for all the details.

The registration link will be posted on the blog and on the www.nefa.com forum beginning at 7pm.

Act fast as I am expecting a quick sellout!

email devensdiscgolf@gmail.com with any questions.