2015 Borderland Spring Fling - June 6 & 7 - NEFA/PDGA B Tier

[ira divoll]

Kyle's excited for this one!

Down to 5 MPO spots and 3 FPO spots reserved...

[Bob Kulchuk]

For those who are interested, the Spring Fling tournament is one of the 6 qualifying events to select the Massachusetts representative to the 2015 USDGC. If you are interested in trying to qualify for this spot, the info is as follows:

How it Works

-Any person wishing to qualify can enter in as many events as they want, separate $10 fee for each qualifying attempt.
-100% of qualification fees go to the winner to help offset travel expense.
-The highest performance rated tournament finish among the events will be chosen to represent MA in the Performance Flight at the 2015 USDGC. Performance scoring is individualized (handicapped) scoring based upon your individual rated performance at the event relative to your individual PDGA rated expected performance.
-In the event of a tie, there will be an Octagon Death Match. The player with the higher PDGA rating will win.


There are 6 qualifying events (with one additional event pending TD approval to be added).

The events are:

Eastern MA Championships

Tourney 54

Borderland Spring Fling

Crane Hill Open

Cape Cod Open

Nantucket DGO

I will be on site at many of these events to sign people up and collect the $10 per event fee.
YOU MUST SIGNED UP PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ROUNDS ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT.

VERY IMPORTANT INFO FOR PLAYERS

So before people pay the $10 to qualify at each event you should know these key things

You Must:

- be a resident of MA

-be PDGA current

-be a Certified Official

-be 875 rated or higher

And before you are eligible to attend the event should you qualify, you MUST have a minimum of 12 PDGA rated rounds between August 1, 2014 and the last ratings report prior to the 2015 USDGC.

[Matt DeAngelis]

See 3rd post.

[Bob Kulchuk]

See 3rd post.

I can't edit your post Matt. If you can cut and paste this info over your post (since it adds some info) that'd be awesome.

[Ken Niu]

Performance scoring is individualized (handicapped) scoring based upon your individual rated performance at the event relative to your individual PDGA rated expected performance.

Can you elaborate on how this works, Bob?

[Bob Kulchuk]

Performance scoring is individualized (handicapped) scoring based upon your individual rated performance at the event relative to your individual PDGA rated expected performance.

Can you elaborate on how this works, Bob?

Details can be found here:

http://www.discgolfunited.com/support-c ... /sup_id/22

[Keith Burtt]

Are there mpo spots reserved for this?

[Matt DeAngelis]

I think there are four mpo spots stll available. Reserved until May 20th

[ira divoll]

registration and waitlist have been updated; see second post for link to PDGA site with full registration list and paid waitlist.

There are now three remaining MPO spots and three additional FPO spots reserved until May 20.

[Matt DeAngelis]

Update on player packs:

Player packs will be handed out to the players in the morning as they check in. The player will be given their shirt (size based on what was ordered) and a bag with the remaining items. Included in the bag will be a Dynamic Discs Koozie, Dynamic Discs Mini, pencil, Dynamic Discs permanent black marker, 1 Innova Disc (Metal Flake - Destroyer, Teebird, Tern, Thunderbird or ROC3), and 1 Dynamic Discs Disc (Dynamic Discs Prime Judge or Latitude 64 Retro Mercy). Please note, we will not allow for exchanges for weights/discs and you will need to work out any trades with the other players.

[ira divoll]

We are less than 3 weeks out, and I wanted to highlight some key dates:

May 20 - expiration of reservations for remaining MPO slots and FPO slots. As of this morning, there remains 2 MPO slots and 3 FPO slots reserved. Any unclaimed reserved slots will revert to the paid waitlist in order, shown in the second post on this thread.

May 23 - the last day to withdraw from this event with no refund penalty (14 days prior)

May 30 - the last day to receive a 50% refund upon withdrawing from this event (7 days prior)

June 6 and 7 - Spring Fling awesomeness!

[Andrew Lacroix]

Just updating to add my PDGA number

#75510

I believe I signed up before I joined the PDGA; I get the $10 non-membership fee back, correct?

Thanks
Andrew

[ira divoll]

Hi Andrew - yes; I am happy to refund your PDGA fee. Welcome to the PDGA!

[ira divoll]

The waitlist has been updated in the second post, and is current as of 6pm today.

For those of you on the waitlist, if you come to Borderland on June 6 in the hopes of getting in, please make sure you CHECK IN to let us know you are there. I recommend doing so early in the check in process, if possible. If there are drops the day of, we will get those slots filled from anyone on the waitlist that is at the event and checked in.

[Keith Burtt]

So I just (very quickly) read through all of these posts. Have the layouts been announced? The 1st post just says rd1 rd2 etc.

[Nicholas Catano]

So I just (very quickly) read through all of these posts. Have the layouts been announced? The 1st post just says rd1 rd2 etc.

The answer is in that 1st post if you read a little farther in.

Saturday:
Round 1: White - Blue plus two temp holes, "pebble beach" and "OB Road" (20 holes)
Round 2: Blue to White plus two temp holes, "pebble beach" and "OB Road" (20 holes)

Sunday:
Round 3: Blue Course
Round 4: Final nine consisting of Blue to Blue Holes 1-7, then 17 and 18.

[Matt DeAngelis]

I'll clarify how the day of/wait list will work. If you want to play inn the event, but didn't get in during normal registration, do the following:

1. Sign up now for the wait list. If you don't get in, you get a full refund.
2. If you don't want to sign up and pay now, show up first thing on Saturday and you will be put art the bottom of the waitlist.
3. After final call for any players that have not checked in, wait list players who are present will get in, by order of the waitlist. We will run down the list of players on the waitlist, starting at the top, and work our way down from there.

So, if you are on the waitlist and want to play, show up in the morning. If you are on the waitlist, but don't want to roll the dice and show up day of, please let us know and we'll process your refund. Good chance at least one person won't show up day of, and a happy waitlisted player will get in.

[ira divoll]

And please, if you are on the waitlist and you do come Saturday; please CHECK IN...

[Matt DeAngelis]

It would be cool if I posted the player meeting notes and shared with everyone later today/tonight. Player meeting will be short and sweet.

[James Scanlon]

It would be cool if I posted the player meeting notes and shared with everyone later today/tonight. Player meeting will be short and sweet.

That would be cool!

[Lee Chiang]

Would be cool if it was Saturday already

[Steve Ahern]

This might get covered in the course notes but I wanted to throw this out there just for my own understanding about an OB rule:

Playing White-to-Blue yesterday, consider hole #10. There is OB rock wall behind the white basket but it the wall stops at a certain point. If disc lands on the rock wall or beyond it is OB - however when does that OB end as you move to the right? I guess the question is - is there a 'perpendicular line' at the termination of the wall where the OB stops?

[Matt DeAngelis]

This might get covered in the course notes but I wanted to throw this out there just for my own understanding about an OB rule:

Playing White-to-Blue yesterday, consider hole #10. There is OB rock wall behind the white basket but it the wall stops at a certain point. If disc lands on the rock wall or beyond it is OB - however when does that OB end as you move to the right? I guess the question is - is there a 'perpendicular line' at the termination of the wall where the OB stops?

It would be cool if there was a rope that continues from the termination of the rock wall and wraps around the 'rough' area behind the white pin. Basically, there is a "circle" of OB behind the white pin, but once you get past the rough overgrown area, and onto grass, it is IB. I will get out there this evening to put some fresh OB line up. Thanks for the question.

[Ben DAmore]

How do we stand for tags for sale? I've got about 10 tags, not sure how many other people have for sale. Tags are $20. If we don't have anyone hit the Sunday morning Ace Pot (and it hasn't been hit in the 3 years I've run league) we do a tag holder only ace race in the fall from Y-W withy $300 added! I'll be there to play and sell tags on Saturday. Just look for the guy who looks like a hippie

Ben

[Marc Sobota]

I would like to buy a tag Saturday Ben. Can I ask you to reserve one for me and I will pay you when I see you on Saturday?

[Jeff Prendergast]

This might get covered in the course notes but I wanted to throw this out there just for my own understanding about an OB rule:

Playing White-to-Blue yesterday, consider hole #10. There is OB rock wall behind the white basket but it the wall stops at a certain point. If disc lands on the rock wall or beyond it is OB - however when does that OB end as you move to the right? I guess the question is - is there a 'perpendicular line' at the termination of the wall where the OB stops?

It would be cool if there was a rope that continues from the termination of the rock wall

[Lee Chiang]

How do we stand for tags for sale? I've got about 10 tags, not sure how many other people have for sale.

I have 17 tags left for sale, #84-100. In my opinion the 100 tag is the sweetest looking one and I know I'm not the only one that thinks so! Let's get that one into circulation soon

[Bob Kulchuk]

Bring tags tomorrow please. I'll buy one

[Ben DAmore]

Between Lee and I, we have about 25 tags. His are the higher numbers (87-100). Mine are lower (43 to 52 or so). All $20. Since everyone is playing the same layout first two rounds, everyone can get in on the tag fun!

Ben

[Matt DeAngelis]

Recreational and Intermediate women will be playing Whites first round. They will also be playing from the drop zone tee on Pebble Beach, while everyone else plays from the back tee, both rounds.