2008 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships Presented by Bell's Brewery

Am Payouts

kevindowd — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:01:39 +0000

If you had to leave town early and were unable to collect your payout. Contact Gotta Go Gotta Throw 877-347-2465.

Check in is underway

kevindowd — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:12:41 +0000

Check in at the host hotel (Holiday Inn West), is near the pool area. We had about 250 people check in on Friday and expect a good portion to check in today.

Check in times:

Saturday - 10 am-8 pm

Sunday - 10 am-4 pm

Welcome to Kalamazoo!

Registration Closes Soon

kevindowd — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:21:17 +0000

Registration will close at 8 pm on Friday 8/1. If you want to be a participant in this historic event you must sign up by Friday at 8. We currently have more than 800 players signed up. The Advanced Men division is full, there is a wait list. Advanced Grand Masters is close to being full so register soon. We look forward to seeing you in Kalamazoo.

Timber Ridge is Open

kevindowd — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:59:02 +0000

Timber Ridge is one of the premier courses for this year’s World Championships. We are happy to announce that it is open for play. Baskets have been installed, tee pads have been staked down, trees have been cut, and this massive course that world champions will be crowned on is waiting with open arms. Make sure to bring sunscreen and plenty of water. Bell’s is served and there are limited snacks.

Details: Course is open Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Last Tee at 6:30

Cost is $5/per day

Starting August 1 the course will be open every day.

Registration Update

kevindowd — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:23:36 +0000

In the latest registration update we have 608 players signed up. Currently the most players are coming from Michigan with 83, and then California with 54, followed by Texas with 48, and 42 players are coming from outside the US.

45 Days until round one tee off.

Free Baseball Night: Discraft Presents Kalamazoo Kings Game

kevindowd — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:40:40 +0000

Friday, August 15, 2008

Baseball, hot dogs, fireworks, and a chance to win a free trip!

Discraft invites everyone to enjoy a free Kalamazoo Kings Frontier
League baseball game on Friday night. There will be free food, prizes,
on-field disc contests and demonstrations featuring Worlds participants,
and someone will win a trip to anywhere in the continental US, sponsored
by American Airlines. The trip will be given away in a jumbo toss
during the game as a fund-raiser to support our charity, The Starlight,
Starbright Children’s Foundation. Then stay after the game for a great
fireworks show and more Discraft giveaways.

Come One Come All

kevindowd — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:32:43 +0000

As of June 1, 2008 registration opened to all current PDGA members. After the latest update we have about 500 entrants. There is still time to get in.

Amateur and Junior players register through the PDGA at: www.pdgasignup.com

Professionals register here for a chance at one of the largest purses in disc golf history: pdga.com

Chains Style Putting Contest

kevindowd — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:01:17 +0000

The Putting Contest and the other side games will be held at Timber Ridge Ski Area on Sunday, August 10.

This year’s putting champion will be decided by a one-on-one single elimination Chains (horse shoe) tournament.

The court will consist of 1 basket and a line 10 meters away where each player will throw from. Each player gets 2 putts per turn. First player to throw is decided by disc flip. After that the order stays the same or best score from previous turn goes first. Two (2) points are awarded for making a basket. One (1) point for hitting any part of the basket. Five (5) points for making both putts in the basket in a single turn. All players must clear their discs after their turn. The winner is the first one to make twenty one (21) points or more after each player has taken the same amount of turns and is ahead of the other player by two (2) points.

PDGA Site Visit

kevindowd — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:37:43 +0000

Dave Gentry from the PDGA graced us with his presence for the last few days. I believe this was the last ‘official’ visit from the PDGA before the event. Everything seems to be falling in place. We are headed to check out Ft. Custer (our newest course) this morning. This course will be replacing the anticipated Romona Park course which was voted down by the Portage City Council. There will be 10 courses used for the world championships: Begg Park, Cold Brook Park, Ft. Custer, Kimball Pines, Meyer Broadway (2), Oshtemo Township Park, Robert Morris Park, Timber Ridge, Victory Park. Volunteer opportunities are available, check out the new volunteer page.

DGA Sparkle Rouges Released

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:55:36 +0000

DGA is excited to announce the return of our highly successful fundraiser disc and 18 Mach III Pole Hole giveaway program. A total of 1500 Sparkle Rogues will be produced. Each disc purchased will come with one raffle ticket, which will be entered into a drawing for 18 Mach III Deluxe Disc Pole Holes that are powder coated in a limited edition Sunburst Orange. Sold online exclusively through GottaGoGottaThrow.com