Bonanza Pictures

The Bonanza Crew!

Jacki Bogan - Season Winner - Women's Division

Jesse Cleary - Season Winner - C Pool

Jared Reincke - Season Winner - B Pool

Aaron Little - Season Winner - A Pool

Bag Tag Bonanza Wrap Up

Thank you to everyone from coming out to the Bag Tag Bonanza yesterday. This event is one of my favorite of  the year as it always seems to celebrate the Devens community getting bigger and stronger. I'm extremely proud to be part of it. I think this year ran smoothly and was fair for all involved. The hardest part is trying to do  everything correctly in such a small amount of time and I can only image we will grow again next year so i'd  like to try out a little bit of automation during the check in and maybe score reporting but other than that I'll likely keep things similar. Does anyone have any suggested changes?

We always seem to have too much food at the Bonanza but everyone must have been extra hungry this year. Here's one more stat for the season. 77 people barreled through 32 pizzas!

The Bonanza 24 hole layout proved to be difficult once again. Only Aaron Little was able to shoot  under par and that secured him an A pool season victory!

We had $168 bucks in the ace pot and nobody hit so we did a throw off for it. We paid out $56 each to Ken Gary, Art Blanchard & Josh St. Denis as they had the closest shots.

Bag Tag Bonanza Results


Season Winners:

A Pool
1st Aaron Little - 100 points $175 + Trophy and Mug
2nd Alex Gula - 92 points $125
3rd Frank Strauss - 67 points $85

B Pool
1st Jared Reincke - 87 points $75 + Trophy and Mug
2nd Gator Holmes - 79 points $50
3rd Brandon Bowen - 76 points $25

C Pool
1st Jesse Cleary - 80 points $60 + Trophy and Mug
2nd Rich Spinale - 61 points $30
3rd Anthony Frongillo - 57 points $20

Womens Pool
1st Jacki Bogan - 68 points $75 + Trophy and Mug
2nd Fallon Enman - 64 points $50
3rd Ashley Toomey - 60 points $25

CTP  Prizes:
(Each player won $15 in Hawks Bills plus a Green Light Disc Golf zipper pull!)

Ryan Shevlin
Eleanor Poore
Pete Nevius
Rich Spinale
Aaron Little
Jacki Bogan
Dan Nakamoto
Brandon Bowen
Ethan Strauss
Sam Misuraca
Tim Humphry
Gator Holmes
Marc Duci
Jesse Cleary
Jacki
Steve Wood
John Rodenhizer
Brian McNulty


RAFFLE PRIZES:

Pickles (donated by Ric Hamel) - paired with various prizes
Koozies (donated by Ric Hamel) - paired with various prizes
Apple Butter (donated by Tim Seiger) paired with various other prizes
mini marker discs (donated by Casey White) paired with various other prizes

DD Marksman Basket (donated by the League) - Aaron Stewart (HAWKS NEST)
Grip B15 Bag (donated by the League) - Rob Walker
Glo Comet (donated by John Rodenhizer) - Brian Norris
Glo Meteor (donated by John Rodenhizer) - Joe Decarolis
Gateway Supersoft Wizard (donated by Pete Nevius) - Adam Abruzzi
Latitude 64 Opto Havoc (donated by Luke Adolph) - Brian Norris
DD Fluid Truth (donated by Ken Gary) - Chris Mergemekes
Latitude 64 Tie Dyed Gold Saint (donated by Avery Sartelle) - Dave Mullet
Westside Elasto World (donated by Jim McRae) - Kim Krieser
Innova Ice Bowl Whale (donated by Casey White) - Chris Mergemekes
Crane Hill Metal Flake Destroyer (donated by Pete Nevius) - Bill Bertera
Beauty Hill Glow Boss (donated by Pete Nevius) - Matt Nowd
Borderland Fall Finale DS Roc (donated by Pete Nevius) - Kim Krieser
Borderland JC Aviar (donated by Pete Nevius) - Fallon Enman
2013 Vibram Bag Tag Bonanza Lace (donated by Pete Nevius) - Ryan Shevlin
2014 Hill Yeah Suspect (donated by Luke Adolph) - Chris Comas (HAWKS NEST)
Crystal FLX Drone (Donated by Brian Hagan) - Pete Nevius
Latitude 64 Opto Claymore (donated by Kat Gray) - Steve Walker
Killer B Signed Vibram Ridge (donated by Jaybob Johnson) - Joe Catalano (HAWKS NEST)
Prodigy 300s M1 & Koozie (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Fallon Enman
Prodigy 300s M1 & Koozie (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Kim Krieser
Innova Gstar Rocamonga (donated by Hawks Nest) - Nick Borowy (HAWKS NEST)
USDGC Pro Whale & Koozie (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Brandon Cicero
USDGC Swirly Star Roc3 & Koozie (donated by Bob Kulcuk) - Sean Parlon
USDGC Flag Dye Gator & Koozie (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Sam Misuraca
Green Killer B DryFit Shirt (donated by John Borelli) - Josh St. Denis
Discmania DryFit (donated by Anthony Frongillo) - Aaron Little
2015 Masters Hat & Pickles (donated by John Borelli) - Brian Hagan (HAWKS NEST)
Hyzerbomb Towel (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Andrew Ellis
Whamo Frisbee Set (donated by Tim Seiger) - Don Tucker
Mini Wooded DG Scene/Pickles & Lat 64 Fuse (donated by Josh Jenkins) - Phil Vilmorin (HAWKS NEST)
The Tankard Bar Pack (donated by Ashley Jollimore) - Avery Sartelle
4 Pack of Fiddlehead Understable Beers (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Jeff Angers (HAWKS NEST)
4 Pack of Fidddlehead Understable Beers (donated by Bob Kulchuk) - Bradley Arnall (HAWKS NEST)
Medusa Brewery Growler (donated by Avery Sartelle) - Steve Banatoski
$25 Hawk Bills, mini marker & pickles (donated by the League) - Joe Decarolis
$25 Hawk Bills, mini marker & pickles (donated by the League) - Sam Misuraca
$25 Hawk Bills, mini marker & pickles (donated by the League) - Doug Callaghan
$25 Hawk Bills, mini marker & pickles (donated by the League) - Ashley Toomey (HAWKS NEST)
2015 Coggshall DryFit (Coggs DGC) - Dan Nakamoto
Lat64 River (donated by ?) - Andy Duquette
Leopard (donated by ?) - John Rodenhizer
Pink Mantis disc (donated by ?) - Drew Neumann
Vibram Obex (donated by ?) - Jeremy Draeger
2015 HillFest DryFit Shirt (donated by Ric Hamel) Chris Pickering (HAWKS NEST)
Red Roc Tshirt & Apple Butter (donated by Bill Bertera) - ??
Gray Roc Tshirr (donated by Bill Bertera) - Ed Legenza (HAWKS NEST)
DD DryFit (donated by Luke Adolph) - Phil Vilmorin (HAWKS NEST)
Dry Fit (donated by Pete Nevius) - ??
2015 Coggshall DryFit (donated by Coggs DGC) - ??

Most Holes Closed this Saturday for Bag Tag Bonanza

Reminder that the Bag Tag Bonanza is this Saturday. The courses are mostly closed (holes 1-9 then 16,17 & 18 on The General will be open. This should be until about 1pm. After 1pm the Hill will be completely open and we will be doing some informal random dubs on the General.

All Bag Tag Bonanza Details

Devens Bag Tag Bonanza - Saturday October 24th

2015 Devens Bag Tag Bonanza

Saturday, October 24th
Devens DGC – One round of 24 holes. We will play holes 1-7 on The Hill then these holes on The General (in this order) 13, 14, 15, 10, 11, 12, followed by holes 8-18 on The Hill.

One round of singles - stroke play
8:00am - Sign in
9:00am - Players meeting
9:15am - Shotgun start
Optional doubles round after lunch, awards, raffle prizes, etc. $5 per person

Entry Fees:
* $5 ($4 to divisional payout and $1 to ace pot (which currently has $91 in it)

Players Packs:
*  The first 100 players to register on the morning of  the event will receive a Devens Grenade pint glass, a Devens Disc Golf sticker and a birdie bag.

Prizes:
There will be tons of prizes. Mostly given away during the raffle but every hole on The Hill will also have a CTP prize. See further down this post.

Lunch:

Devens DGC will provide lunch for all players at the Bag Tag Bonanza. Lunch will consist of Pizza, cookies, soda/water.

Raffle Procedure:

You will receive an entry into the raffle for every league night you attended. You will also receive an additional entry for every ace you hit during the season. I will provide a spreadsheet with your assigned raffle #’s and will  use a random # generator on my phone to select the winning entries. I’ll need someone to generate the #’s and another person to verify the # on the phone and spreadsheet.

Season Points Leaders:

Current Pool Leaders. I will put all appropriate players together at Bonanza so they can continue to battle it out. Alex and Aaron will play together. Frank, Donnie and John Bon will play together. Gator, Jared and Brandon will play together. Jesse, Rich and Anthony will play together. Jackie, Fallon and Ashley will play together. In some instances, I will be moving players back to their starting pool so that they can play in direct competition for the top 3 points. For example, in B pool both Jared and Brandon moved up during the season but I will be moving them back into B pool so their battle for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd can be more direct. Jesse and Rich will also be moving back to C pool as well for the Bonanza.

A Pool (5 Bonanza points still available plus potential ace points. Alex would need to win A pool at Bonanza and ace while Aaron must not get any points in order for Alex to take over the #1 spot)
Aaron Little - 95 points (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Alex Gula - 89 (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Frank Strauss - 63 (battling to keep 3rd place)
Donnie Phillips - 60 (trying to make up points to gain 3rd)
John Buonsanto - 60 (trying to make up points to gain 3rd)

B Pool (5 Bonanza points still available.)
Jared Reincke - 82 points (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Gator Holmes -78 (can take any place)
Brandon Bowen - 74 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)


C Pool (3 Bonanza points still available. Anthony needs to win C pool at Bonanza and ace while keeping Rich to 0 points in order to take over 2nd place)
Jesse Cleary - 77 points (lock for first)
Rich Spinale - 60 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)
Anthony Frongillo - 56 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)


Womens Pool (3 Bonanza points still available.)
Jacki Bogan - 65 points (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Fallon Enman - 62 (can take any place)
Ashley Toomey - 60 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)




Registration:
* No pre-registration for the Bonanza this year. We will check people in on the morning of the event as we normally do for league but we will be set up across the street at the entrance to the course.

CTP ITEMS:

Each hole on The Hill will have a CTP prize. There will be 5 available for pools A, B & C and 3 available for the Womens pool. Tried to keep this relative to the # of players in each division. Each CTP prize will be a $15 in Hawks Bills redeemable for merchandise at the Hawks Nest. Plus each will receive a zipper pull from Green Light Disc Golf.

RAFFLE ITEMS:

Dynamic Discs Marksman Basket

Grip B15 Bag

$25 Gift Certificate to Hawks Nest

$25 Gift Certificate to Hawks Nest

$25 Gift Certificate to Hawks Nest

$25 Gift Certificate to Hawks Nest

Glow  Coment (donated by John Rodenhizer)

Glow Meteor (donated by John Rodenhizer)

Hill Fest Drifit Shirt (donated by Ric Hamel)

Elasto World (donated by Jim McRae)

Whale (donated by Casey White)

Rocomonga (donated by Hawks Nest)

Supersoft Wizard (donated by Pete Nevius)

Crane Hill Destroyer (donated by Pete Nevius)

Beauty Hill Boss (donated by Pete Nevius)

Borderland Roc (donated by Pete Nevius)

Borderland Aviar  (donated by Pete Nevius)

2013 Bonanza Vibram (donated by Pete Nevius)

2013 Hill Yeah Spring Classic Suspect (donated by Luke Adolph)

Opto Havoc (donated by ?)

Crystal FLX Drone (donated by Brian Hagan)

Claymore (donated by Kat Gray)

Killer B Swag (donated by the Borelli’s)

4 Pack of Understable Beer (donated by Bob Kulchuk)

Another 4 pack of Understable Beer (donated by Bob Kulchuk)

USDGC Swag (donated by Bob Kulchuk)

Tankard Bar Pack (donated by Ashley Jollimore)

Fluid Truth (donated by Ken Gary)

Roc Shirt (donated by Bill Bertera)

Another Roc shirt (donated by Bill Bertera)

Frisbee Stater Set (donated by Tim Seiger)
XL Drifit (donated by Pete Nevius)
Coggshall Drifit (Donated by Coggshall Disc Golf)
Killer B signed Ridge (donated by Jaybob Johnson)
Rollstone mini hole artwork (donated by Rollstone Farms)

Other various donations that will be randomly paired with the above items;

Pickles (donated by Ric Hamel)

Coozies (donated by Ric Hamel)

Mini Marker Discs (donated by Casey White)

Apple Butter (donated by Tim Seiger)

If I missed anything here, please let me know.

TROPHIES:

Bob Kulchuk is making some sweet 1^st place trophies for season winners. As of right now, only Jesse Cleary is a lock to receive one!

Course Closures Coming Up

This is a busy time of the year for the courses. Here is a list of closures so that you can plan ahead:


Saturday October 10th for Hawktoberfest (both courses closed all day)

Saturday October 17th for Team Challenge (courses not closed but busy)

Sunday October 18th for Team Challenge (courses not closed but busy)

Saturday October 24th for Bag Tag Bonanza (General Holes 1-9 then 16-18 are open. Every other hole on the courses will be closed)

Wednesday Weekly League - Week 31 Final Round

Our last league of the 2015 season was a big success. We had 71 players including 7 players who were at their first Devens league, better late than never I suppose  :D

Don't forget that the Bag Tag Bonanza is scheduled for Saturday October 24th and everyone who purchased a 2015 tag is invited to attend. Here are the basic details of the final league event.

http://www.devensdg.blogspot.com/2015/09/bag-tag-bonanza-saturday-october-24th.html


Here is a final league status report

We ended with 8 people with perfect attendance. Each of these gentlemen will receive a $15 Hawks Nest Gift Certificate for their dedication:

John Rodenhizer
Joe Decarolis
Dean Onners
Josh St. Denis
Jared Reinke
Sam Misuraca
Brian Hagan
Jeremy Draeger

Our Average attendance is 66.58 players per week and we have had a total of 2,064 players over the 31 weeks. 216 unique players and 159 tags sold. Both the total unique players and tags sold are higher than last year and the 66.58 players per week is about 6.80 more players per day than last year.

A pool - 61 players competing in this division averaging 26.74 players per night (829 total rounds in A pool)
B pool - 62 players competing in this division averaging 15.48 players per night (480 total rounds in B pool)
C pool - 67 players competing in this division averaging 18.16 players per night (563 total rounds in C pool)
W pool - 25 players competing in this division averaging 6.19 players per night (192 total rounds in W pool)

49 players made it to 20 league nights or more. 23 in A, 9 in B, 12 in C and 5 in W

Course Averages:
Hill 62.94
General 68.59
Both courses 64.47
A pool - 57.98 Hill and 63.69 General
B pool - 62.25 Hill and 68.63 General
C pool - 66.77 Hill and 73.92 General
W pool - 72.89 Hill and 78.83 General

Rounds on the Hill - 1433
Rounds on the General - 631



Current Pool Leaders. I will put all appropriate players together at Bonanza so they can continue to battle it out:

A Pool (5 Bonanza points still available plus potential ace points. Alex would need to win A pool at Bonanza and ace while Aaron must not get any points in order for Alex to take over the #1 spot)
Aaron Little - 95 points (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Alex Gula - 89 (lock for for 1st or 2nd)
Frank Strauss - 63 (battling to keep 3rd place)
Donnie Phillips - 60 (trying to make up points to gain 3rd)
John Buonsanto - 60 (trying to make up points to gain 3rd)

B Pool (5 Bonanza points still available.)
Jared Reincke - 82 points (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Gator Holmes -78 (can take any place)
Brandon Bowen - 74 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)


C Pool (3 Bonanza points still available. Anthony needs to win C pool at Bonanza and ace while keeping Rich to 0 points in order to take over 2nd place)
Jesse Cleary - 77 points (lock for first)
Rich Spinale - 60 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)
Anthony Frongillo - 56 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)


Womens Pool (3 Bonanza points still available.)
Jacki Bogan - 65 points (lock for 1st or 2nd)
Fallon Enman - 62 (can take any place)
Ashley Toomey - 60 (lock for 2nd or 3rd)


ACES (worth additional point in standings & $$)
None - pot at $91

Results
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gsyk1yedrourfsc/1007SCORESpdf.pdf?dl=0

Standings:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zkvdmao6ybnldsg/1007AVG.pdf?dl=0

Current Pool Handicaps:

A - 6 Stokes (5.71) - Hill Rounds (540) General Rounds (289)
B - 6 Strokes (6.39) - Hill Rounds (365) General Rounds (115)
C - 7 Strokes (7.15) - Hill Rounds (378) General Rounds (185)
W - 6 Strokes (5.95) - Hill Rounds (150) General Rounds (42)

Wednesday Weekly League - Week 30 Results

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT OF LEAGUE. Wednesday October 7th will be our last day of official league though I hope to still get people out on Wednesday at 4pm for random doubles on the hill for 2 or 3 weeks.

51 players this week. Not bad at all for a bad weather forecast and a 4:30 start.

Start time will be staying to 4:30 on the Hill and the General will cut off at 4:15. ALL 3somes for both courses so plan ahead for your General groups. Please only check in for the General with a set group of 3 players that are present and ready to hand over tag and cash and be ready check in with your group as early as possible. It's going to be a zoo trying to get everyone checked in betwen 4 and 4:30 and I appreciate any help in keeping it orderly.

Bag Tag Bonanza! Don't forget that you receive a raffle ticket for each league night you attend. Here is a wrap up post for last years Bonanza. Look at all these prizes! Give yourself the best shot at going home with something by attending as often as possible. Lots of people have been playing often without a tag and now is the time to buy yours so you can be eligible to play in the Bonanza and win raffle prizes. I have about 15 tags left. I'm working on a large Devens Disc Golf sticker for your car and a pint glass with the grenade logo on it for the players pack this year. Also throwing in a birdie bag for everyone too.

http://devensdg.blogspot.com/2014/10/bag-tag-bonanza-wrap-up.html

Here is another league status report

We still have 8 people with perfect attendance:

John Rodenhizer
Joe Decarolis
Dean Onners
Josh St. Denis
Jared Reinke
Sam Misuraca
Brian Hagan
Jeremy Draeger

Our Average attendance is 66.43 players per week and we have had a total of 1,993 players over 30 weeks. 211 unique players and 159 tags sold. Both the total unique players and tags sold are higher than all of last year already and the 66.43 players per week is about 6.75 more players per day than last year. In fact, we have already broken every attendance record this year and if we get 7 or more players next week we will break the 2000 player mark for the year. Let's get at least 57 so we can break the 2,050 mark!

Current Pool Leaders:

A Pool (5 points still available plus the Bonanza. Aaron and Alex have the 1 and 2 spot locked up between them and there is a race happening for 1st place and 3rd place. If both Aaron and Alex come to league next week I will put them on the same card to battle it out. Hole 1 sounds like an appropriate starting hole for these guys! Bill and John Bon both need to sweep the win on the final week and Bonanza and get lucky with no other points above them and Frank needs to play well to pad his third place standing)
Aaron Little - 93 points
Alex Gula - 88
Frank Strauss - 63
Donnie Phillips - 60 (donnie won't be at league next week)
Bill Bertera - 54
John Buonsanto - 54

B Pool (5 points still up for grabs plus the Bonanza. All 3 guys have locked up a spot in the top 3 but none of the spots are solid. I'll put all 3 guys on the same card next week if they want.)
Jared Reincke - 82 points
Brandon Bowen - 74
Gator Holmes -73

C Pool (3 points still up for grabs plus the Bonanza. Jesse has the 1st place spot locked up and Rich has 2nd locked up unless Anthony goes on a tear with 2 wins and a bunch of aces. Still a 3 way race for the other top 3 spot)
Jesse Cleary - 77 points
Rich Spinale - 60
Anthony Frongillo - 52
Alex MacLean - 45
Sean Coyne - 44

Womens Pool (3 points remaining plus the Bonanza. The top 3 ladies spots are locked but there could be plenty of movement within the top 3. Ashley can only reach 2nd now. Would all 3 girls like to play together next week)
Jacki Bogan - 64 points
Fallon Enman - 59
Ashley Toomey - 56



ACES (worth additional point in standings & $$)
None - pot at $38

Results
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g6lcrigco0iffhu/0930SCORESpdf.pdf?dl=0

Standings:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w23pu0db25xac6u/0930AVG.pdf?dl=0

Current Pool Handicaps:

A - 6 Stokes (5.73) - Hill Rounds (522) General Rounds (283)
B - 6 Strokes (6.41) - Hill Rounds (353) General Rounds (111)
C - 7 Strokes (7.15) - Hill Rounds (361) General Rounds (178)
W - 6 Strokes (6.11) - Hill Rounds (145) General Rounds (40)