DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

This is a duplicate of what was just posted on the DGLA: MiCPS-Summer 2012 league page for those who leagues are not yet part of this summers fun. Leagues can join until June 1st - DGLA Members can ... show more ›

This is a duplicate of what was just posted on the DGLA: MiCPS-Summer 2012 league page for those who leagues are not yet part of this summers fun. Leagues can join until June 1st - DGLA Members can upgrade to Player status for awards based on their performance against just the other DGLA player members. Check it out....

DGLA Mission Statement

The Disc Golf League Association (DGLA) is an organization that promotes disc golf by supporting: disc golf leagues for all levels of players, course creation and improvements, and the growth of local clubs and leagues. We foster a cooperative effort to achieve greater things for the players and organizers of disc golf. The DGLA also keeps an eye on the bigger picture: working for sustainable environmental practices and a strong local community.

Greetings Disc Golfers,
Welcome to edition 1 of the Disc Golf League Association newsletter! Thanks for reading. We plan to issue this newsletter on a monthly basis just to update the members on all of what is happening in the world of DGLA.
Let’s start this off by talking about the big update to DiscGolfScene and the Michigan Cooperative Point Series (MICPS). Recently you may have noticed that the leaderboards have expanded to track many different stats. Before we just had the overall points battle, but now we have: weekly, monthly, and overall points as well as separate leaderboards for number of wins, number of rounds, and number of unique leagues played. Your discgolfscene profile may get some extra bling by added achievements that are tied to these new leaderboards. We also plan to use these new leaderboards to award discs, berths and other prizes (more on that later). Please take a minute to recognize Pete Crist, who made all of this possible through his programming wizardy and hard work. Thanks Pete.

One other new addition to DiscGolfScene is the “DGLA Members” only leaderboard. Are you a member yet? Wait, what does that even mean? Why would I become a member of DGLA? Hold on, let’s address these one at a time:
What is a DGLA Member?

Membership is open to everyone. We offer three levels of membership:
Player Member ($30 annual investment) – This is the main option for a player who wants to compete for prizes in the point series.
• Eligible for prizes in all competitions of the Michigan Cooperative Point Series for the current year.
• Member’s package including a DGLA disc and mini
• A portion of your investment goes to the DGLA Course Improvement Fund (more on that below) and you have voting rights in the selection process.
• Access to member’s area on DGLA website, and ability to post course improvement projects and disc golf vendors.
• Lifetime DGLA# (Hurry up, those low numbers are going quick)
Contributing Member ($15 annual investment) – This option exists primarily for those who wish to support our projects but are not interested in the league point series prizes.
• A portion of your investment goes to the DGLA Course Improvement Fund and you have voting rights in the selection process.
• Access to member’s area on DGLA website, and ability to post course improvement projects and disc golf vendors.
• Lifetime DGLA#
Supporting Member (No Cost)
• Access to member’s area on DGLA website, and ability to post course improvement projects and disc golf vendors.
• Lifetime DGLA#
So why would I become a member? Well, if you play a league on a regular basis, then you can win stuff! You also get a nice members package each year that you renew. A membership in DGLA shows that you are showing support, and numbers speak loudly to others, especially sponsors and parks and recreation decision-makers.
How do I sign up?? Here is the link for all membership information and to sign up:
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Membership_/membership_.html
…and here are a few more initiatives we want to mention here today:

Course Improvement Fund
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Courses/Grants/grants.html
Through our member investments we will be funding a course improvement fund. Here’s how it will work: We will take submissions from people who have a need for a new course or a new course improvement. All of the eligible projects will be displayed on the DGLA website. All paying members will have a single vote, and the top vote getters will be awarded cash to fund their project! Sounds simple, no? If you have a project in mind please contact us or check out the website to find more information on how to win funding.

DGLA Resource Directory
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/Directory/directory.html
Our goal with the DGLA resource directory is to make one spot to find information for all of those disc golf retailers and equipment manufacturers out there. Feel free to go on there and search for a vendor, or even better submit a vendor that we don’t have.

DGLA Partners
To wrap up this first newsletter we would like to recognize our partners, who have contributed in many ways to get us as far as we’ve come.

DiscGolfScene – www.discgolfscene.com
Pete Crist and DiscGolfScene (DGS) is the heart of the point series. DGS “really ties the room together” so to speak, and makes everything possible. The partnership between DGLA and DGS is essential in linking players and leagues together to give birth to a state-wide point series.

Gateway Disc Sports - http://gdstour.com/
Gateway has been a great help for us in rolling out our member’s package. Check out the awesome custom stamped Wizard’s, and also look for some Titan baskets to be awarded by DGLA in the near future.

Michigan Disc Golf Organization (MDGO) - http://www.mdgo.org/
The MDGO is where all of the individual clubs in the state come together for a common purpose. Without their support we would not be able to offer all of these berths to the best tournament in the world – the Michigan Disc Golf State Finals in Ludington, MI. If you have never been to this tournament it is a must play.

Throwshop Ypsilanti - http://www.throwshop.us/
Throwshop contains the largest selection of golf discs in the SE Michigan area. Go check them out at Lakeshore Disc Golf Course.

Our other partners over the past few year include: Original Gravity Brewing, DiscgolfersR.US, 24 Cha!ns, Freeland Disc Golf, Metro Detroit Disc Golf League, Washtenaw County Glow League, and Ypsi Dubs League.
Thanks for checking us out, hope to see you out on the course throwing discs! .. Often!
-DGLA. May 8th, 2012


PDF version online:
http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/newsletter/DGLA%20Newsletter%20001%20-%20May%202012.pdf

All to to make sure everyone is aware and on the look out for recent stolen items. Basket from Whitehall & a Disc Golf bag and disc from the Ludington area. They could show up any place. Mi ... show more ›

All to to make sure everyone is aware and on the look out for recent stolen items. Basket from Whitehall & a Disc Golf bag and disc from the Ludington area.

They could show up any place.


Missing Innova Baskets from White Hall

Brian Mulnix yesterday at 8:44am
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG

It has been brought to my attention that two (2) baskets have been stolen from the Whitehall Township Disc Golf Course. Please be on the lookout for 2 Innova baskets. There will be a significant reward for information leading to the culprits. It happened sometime between Monday night and Wednesday am. If you saw anything suspicious, let me know. All information received will remain confidential. Thanks- Brian- Whitehall Disc Golf


Jeff Schwass' Dicg Golf Bag and Discs

Jeff Schwass › September 7 at 12:48pm
ALL HAVE SCHWASS 6148 on bottom- purple buzz 1st run- ace and another identifier on the bottom, red z buzz, blue buzz lud champ stamp, yellow d wasp, last years orange esp ace race hornet, red impact lud champ stamp, blue magnet putter, pink/red soft banger, greenish x xs ace on bottom, yellow esp surge flip stamp, yellow esp surge, red esp surge, clear red z surge- ace on bottom, blue esp nuke ace on bottom, red esp nuke, clear yellow z force, clear yellow z flash, stalker- new to bag but z clear yellow or orange? PLEASE DONT SEND DISCS- ILL BE FINE- Pat Erley handed me a first run buzz out of his collection last nite! I did take it after arguing with him for a bit- I will take beer though!!

OK – with only a few hours for the last berth to be registered we have finally awarded all our berths. I’d first like to thanks MDGO (Michigan Disc Golf Organization, www.mdgo.org , htt ... show more ›

OK – with only a few hours for the last berth to be registered we have finally awarded all our berths. I’d first like to thanks MDGO (Michigan Disc Golf Organization, www.mdgo.org , http://www.discgolfscene.com/clubs/MDGO_Michigan_Disc_Golf_Org) who takes on helping all the clubs and organizations in Michigan with planning of events and working cooperatively to enhance the Michigan Disc Golf scene (experience ;-). They also take on the huge task of organizing the Michigan Disc Golf State Championship held each year in Ludington. Multiple courses and hundreds of players and it grows bigger each year. It’s an amazing event and a great way to celebrate with friends across the state, another great year of Michigan Disc Golf. MDGO made it possible for tournaments and leagues throughout the state to award a limited number of berths and berth packages to this event. The MiCPS secured as many as we could to help recognize as many great players as possible for their involvement and performance in the 2011 Mi Cooperative Point Series. We have to thank Matt Wiles of the Freeland Disc Golf Club and Kurt Maty of Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE along with Matt Schooley and Chris Gee of Ypsi Dubs for their contribution of 4 additional berths to make our total 9 berths to be awarded to MiCPS players. Thanks for your belief in the MiCPS and endless efforts to improve Mi Disc Golf.

Note If you have a berth you need to register it TODAY (Aug 26th) or it will be lost and up for grabs in the Last Chance Qualifier.....

If you don’t have a berth you can compete on Friday Sept 2nd in the Last Chance Qualifier, http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Last_Chance_Qualifier_for_States_2011 for your chance to compete in the Mi State Championship, two day event Sept 3rd and 4th.

Again a Big CONGRATS to Mike Henry (aka White Mike, WM) on his great performance all summer in the MiCPS and his overall win with 940 points. Mike will be at States defending his state title from last year.

Berth Awards

So we went to the leader board and stats and wanted to award the first berth for the most rounds played. The MiCPS has several goals with a very important goal to encourage as much play as possible throughout the state and at different leagues. This helps spread the great ideas from each league and each player to other leagues and players. With more players there is more money and of course more points are up for grabs as well. The Highlighted League of the week also helps with this goal and can add a bit more excitement for the round.

So the 2011 MiCPS summer season was 17 weeks long. It’s great that we have so many leagues in so many courses throughout the state. It makes it easier to try to get a league round in each week and if we are luck we can squeeze a few more in. The MiCPS automatically only counts your two best scores in a given week. This helps balance the difference between those who can only get one or two league rounds in a week and those who are fortunate enough to be able to play more, without completely removing the benefit of playing more rounds. Rules like this helped keep the spread of points narrower with strong competition all the way down to the end.

So with 64 rounds, an average of almost 4 rounds per week, Kurt Maty in 5th place had the most rounds played this season - OUTSTANDING but he already had a berth (No surprise there) so we had to keep looking. Next on the list of most rounds played is Travis Smith in 7th place on the leader board, with 45 rounds. An amazing season and all those rounds paid off with a berth award and continued improvement in performance. All that practice will pay off at States – good luck Travis.

7th Travis Smith with 45 rounds

There were 47 leagues in the 2011 Summer MiCPS and we are excited to see more and more ladies playing the sport and in the MiCPS. These are some amazing players and they are helping to pave the way for others and introducing the sport to more women. Some leagues focused on providing a great environment for just the ladies to hone their skills while having fun in a comfortable environment. We wanted to recognize the achievements and effort of these ladies and these leagues. We are happy to be able to recognize and help ensure two top performers in the 2011 MiCPS have berths and are competing at this year’s state championship.

At 128th and with 19 rounds Lisa Harbor, along with at 135th and 18 rounds Jen Dom where awarded berths. Great season ladies, see you in Ludington

So we still had 6 berths remaining to award. Back to running the leaderboard and checking each player as we head down the list to see who already had earned a berths and who the next eligible players are based on total points. We contacted each player to verify that they had not been awarded a berth recently. Not surprising but many players had already secured their berths at other league events and tournament throughout the state. A few players expressed that they would be unable to attend the state championship this year and would rather see the berth presented to other players who would be able to attend and represent at States. We are sorry they can not attend but appreciate their sacrifice for the benefit of the other players –miCps “C” – Cooperative – THANKS!

So here are the remaining berth winners.

20th Bob Julio 29 rounds

21st Jerry "Chilly" Chilson 39 rounds

30th Jameson Gauthier “2J” 27 rounds

34th Marcos Aguilera 36 rounds

47th Mark Kassabian 30 rounds

52nd Ben Creger 29 rounds

Wow! Every player in the top 52 places had a chance to receive a berth - AWESOME!!!!

Congratulations to all the berth winners and we will see you in Ludington. If you are not local to Ann Arbor please find me (Foz) in Ludington to claim your berth package. It is great to be able to offer these berths to the MDGO Michigan State Championships and know the fun will continue as we all converge in Ludington in just over a week.

Congratulations to everyone who played in the MiCPS 2011 Summer season. Hopefully you had a blast playing with new and old friends, tried a new course and league over the season and improved your skills. Help pass on that fun and fulfillment to others, whether other players you met on the course or friends you encourage to come out and have a blast at leagues. Congratulations you help grow and improve Disc Golf in Michigan and we look forward to much more fun and growth in the coming years.

Best regards from the DGLA staff; Foz, Scott and Pete

Thanks all of the league coordinators and players that made this a summer to remember in Michigan disc golf. 47 leagues and 696 players! The final point tally is in, and your summer 2011 league cham ... show more ›

Thanks all of the league coordinators and players that made this a summer to remember in Michigan disc golf. 47 leagues and 696 players! The final point tally is in, and your summer 2011 league champion is.. Mike Henry! (no surprise there)!

Here is the how the top 10 finished:
1 Mike Henry 940 (49 rounds)
2 Dj Hunt 905 (39 rounds)
3 Ben Calhoun 854 (52 rounds)
4 Dave Milewski 843 (38 rounds)
5 Kurt Maty 816 (64! rounds)
6 Travis Smith 796 (46 rounds)
7 Ben Ciccarelli 776 (44 rounds)
8 bob smart 751 (31 rounds)
9 andy steiner 750 (34 rounds)
10 Jon Londer 726 (35 rounds)

Full leaderboard here: http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/leaderboards

We would love to give out some bigger awards to the leaders, and we are working on that. This season was all about honing in on a fair and balanced point system, and we are just about there. We are looking at ways of raising funds to be able to provide some nice prizes in future league seasons.

So we did have some berths to the MDGO state finals to award, and those people have been contacted. We awarded five berths to the top five in points who don't already have a berth. We also awarded berths to the top two women in the point series, and finally awarded one berth to the person with the most rounds overall. We are waiting on confirmation from a few winners, so we will announce that once all have confirmed.

Most rounds posted was Kurt Maty with 64.
Highest points per round average (more than 10 rounds) was Michael Carlson at 32 and highest overall was greg lane at 48.7.

Thanks to all of the people that made this a great summer league season. We'll be posting details about the winter 2011-2012 Michigan Cooperative Point Series soon! A big thanks to Pete Crist, who's website discgolfscene.com made all of this possible. Also thanks to Kurt Maty and Matt Wiles for each donating a berth to be awarded.

We always welcome feedback, so feel free to drop us a line and let us know what you think about this new style of organized league play in disc golf. All suggestions and feedback are welcome!

Cheers, Scott and Foz

In an earlier news post today we mentioned an incorrect date for the deadline to register for MDGO Michigan State Disc Golf State Finals. The registration deadline is actually August 26th 11:59pm EST ... show more ›

In an earlier news post today we mentioned an incorrect date for the deadline to register for MDGO Michigan State Disc Golf State Finals. The registration deadline is actually August 26th 11:59pm EST for all players who have won a berth.

More information can be found here
http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/2011_Michigan_State_Championship
and here
http://www.mdgo.org/

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 685 total players and growing (6 new players this last week) 47 participating leagues Top Ten Action in review: Well with only ONE week ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

685 total players and growing (6 new players this last week)
47 participating leagues

Top Ten Action in review:

Well with only ONE week left and two HLW this week, we are down to the wire. Interestingly no one new entered the top ten this week but there were several changes in the order. Andy Steiner grabs 56 points and moves up to Nineth dropping Dale "Llama" Wrobel to the Tenth spot. Travis Smith slips from seventh to eight and Bob Smart drops to seventh. On a positive note Dave Milewski jumps 70 points and two spots upward to sixth. Ben Ciccarelli was able to steal the fifth spot marking the last movement in the top 10 this week. The rest just added points but held their spots. Kurt Matty grabbed 42 pts at fourth and at third with another 49 points added Dj Hunt, while Ben Calhoun earning 64 pts holds on to the second spot and Mike Henry widens the gap with 92 points and command of first place on the Michigan Cooperative Point Series leaderboard with 904 points.

The last week - what will it bring?


1 W M 904
2 Ben Calhoun 836
3 Dj Hunt 808
4 Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE 781
5 Ben Ciccarelli 758
6 Dave Milewski 749
7 bob smart 737
8 Travis Smith 716
9 andy steiner 696
10 Dale "Llama" Wrobel 687
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MDGO Mi State Championship Berth winners don't forget to register by July 26th or your berth is lost.
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You can find a league round almost any where in the state BUT there are only two left that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues.


The last week of the Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

Monday August 8, 2011 5:30pm Hickory Hills Singles League
Hickory Hills

Saturday August 13, 2011 12:00pm 101 Saturday Dubs Summer 2011
Independence Lake County Park Last Double Point of the season **
This league is still active - hope to see you on Saturday.

Note there is a party at the Farm House - The Burning Chair party Saturday and Sunday with a round of Disc Golf in the late afternoon after the Local 101 league. Camping onsite - something like 16 bands playing.
A nice way to celebrate the end off the Summer 2011 MiCPS season.
http://www.discgolfscene.com/courses/The_Farm_House

You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this summer – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 679 total players and growing (7 new players this last week) 47 participating leagues Top Ten Action in review: Well with only two week ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

679 total players and growing (7 new players this last week)
47 participating leagues

Top Ten Action in review:

Well with only two weeks left the heat is increasing to stay in the Top Ten on the MiCPS leaderboard. Andy Steiner drops to tenth place and We are still looking into why all Dave Milewski rounds are not showing up and hopefully that will be resolved shortly a he should jump in the standings but currently he is tied for eighth place with Dale "Llama" Wrobel who jumped into the top Ten this week. Travis Smith has them both by 1 point to move up to seventh this week. Although the gap from sixth to 1st was tightened by eight points since last week the order did not change. Ben Ciccarelli at sixth, bob smart holds on to fifth, "Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE" (Kurt Maty) forth, DJ Hunt third, Ben Calhoun with 772 holds on to second for the umpteenth week but the gap between first and second widened this week and WM holds on to the top position on the MiCPS leaderboard with only two weeks left and only 5 HLW left in those two weeks throughout the state. Could the last HLW of the season at Independence Lake on Saturday August 13, 2011 at noon decide the winner - Wow what a season.

1 W M 812
2 Ben Calhoun 772
3 Dj Hunt 759
4 Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE 739
5 bob smart 727
6 Ben Ciccarelli 698
7 Travis Smith 680
8 Dale "Llama" Wrobel 679
8 Dave Milewski 679
10 andy steiner 640


Take advantage of those five highlighted league of the week rounds that are left, they will make a difference in the final standings. Since there are only two weeks and five HLW events I figured I would list them all in this message. There may also be some MDGO Mi Disc Golf Championship berths up for grabs at some of these events. Berth winners don't forget to register by July 26th or your berth is lost.

You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues.

Monday August 1, 2011 6:00pm Monday Travel League
Meyer Broadway Park


Tuesday August 2, 2011 6:00pm Mt Pleasant Tuesday Night
Deerfield Park


Thursday August 4, 2011 6:00pm Wagner - Thursday Night Doubles
Starr-Jaycee Park

*** The last week of the Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 *

Monday August 8, 2011 5:30pm Hickory Hills Singles League
Hickory Hills

Saturday August 13, 2011 12:00pm 101 Saturday Dubs Summer 2011
Independence Lake County Park


You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this summer – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 672 total players and growing (17 new players this last week) 47 participating leagues Top Ten Action in review: Matt powers stays in th ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

672 total players and growing (17 new players this last week)
47 participating leagues

Top Ten Action in review:

Matt powers stays in the top ten after dropping from 6th to tenth. Mike Raley jumps into the top ten at the ninth spot by one point - will he make it back to the top in the next three weeks to capture the title once again??? Down three spots this week Travis Smith lands at eighth just behind Andy Steiner who drop from third to seventh this week. One of the new names at the top that caused all the other to drop in standing is Ben Ciccarelli who jumps in at the sixth spot - so those 80 points from a second place finish at the Ypsi Dubs HLW seemed to help out. Which is also the case for Bob Smart who tied for third in the HLW and grabbed 72 points to catapult himself into fifth place. Not new to the Top Ten but moving up this week and also a recipient of the double points helped Kurt Maty, AKA "Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE", move up from ninth to fourth this week. DJ Hunt was unseated from the top of the leader board and lands at third this week, displaced by two other HLW beneficiaries. Ben Calhoun grabbed 60 points to again hold on to the second spot, while "W M" grabbed the Ypsi Dubs HLW win and 88 points (max for a HLW) and he takes the top spot on the leader board this week. Only three weeks to go - I highly recommend grabbing a few double point rounds in these remaining weeks as it seems to help out climbing the leader board.

Congrats to everyone on the leaderboard but especially to these guys who have consistently performed exceptional and have earned a spot at the top of the Michigan Cooperative Point Series Leaderboard - Well Played!

Top Ten on the leaderboard currently:

1 W M 732
2 Ben Calhoun 724
3 Dj Hunt 700
4 Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE 681
5 bob smart 679
6 Ben Ciccarelli 660
7 andy steiner 640
8 Travis Smith 638
9 mike raley 601
10 Matt Powers 600


Take advantage of those highlighted league of the week rounds, they will make a difference in the final standings. There will also be some MDGO Mi Disc Golf Championship berths up for grabs at some of these evnts.

You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues.

Note There are two HLW this Sunday. One is women only - no cross dressers and the other will probably be the largest league round of the season. Make sure you check the Club Kensington league page for details to ensure you get to play and know of all the fun that they will be having during this round:

Monday July 25, 2011 5:30pm Zoo Crew
Robert Morris

Tuesday July 26, 2011 5:30pm Dubs @ The Pines
The Pines

Friday July 29, 2011 6:00pm Lacey Inn Friday Doubles
The Lacey Inn

Sunday July 31, 2011 10:45am Club Kensington Resurrection Summer 2011 Leagues
Kensington Metropark

Sunday July 31, 2011 1:00pm Ladies of Climax, MI
Cold Brook Park


You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this sumer – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 655 total players and growing (17 new players this last week) 47 participating leagues Top Ten Action in review: “W M” g ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

655 total players and growing (17 new players this last week)
47 participating leagues

Top Ten Action in review:

“W M” grabs another 42 points since last week but not enough to hold on to the 9th spot but enough to hold on and remain in the Top Ten on the MiCPS leaderboard. “Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE “ also drops from 7th to 9th along with Dave Milewski who loses one spot, end up at 8th but still missing some points based on posted scores. Matt Lacey climbs from 10th last week to 7th currently with a 66 point week. Matt Powers dropped 3 positions from 3rd to 6th while Travis Smith climbs three spots to 5th. Ron Howard with 38 points also notches up one spot from 5th to 4th following Andy Steiner who extended the gap with 44 points moves up from 4th to 3rd this week.

Ben Calhoun posted 70 points this week to close the gap on Dj Hunt but Dj holds on to first place by 48 points and Ben maintains second for another week. The gab between 1st and second is a rounds worth of points. The gap between 1st and 10th is only 110 points which would be two good rounds or less than one double point round apart. Let’s see what havoc the HLW have on the leader board this week as we only have 4 weeks left of the MiCPS-S 2011.

Congrats to everyone on the leaderboard but especially to these guys who have consistently performed exceptional and have earned a spot at the top of the Michigan Cooperative Point Series Leaderboard - Well Played!

Top Ten on the leaderboard currently:

1 Dj Hunt 654
2 Ben Calhoun 606
3 andy steiner 576
4 Ron Howard 566
5 Travis Smith 564
6 Matt Powers 563
7 Matt Lacey 553
8 Dave Milewski 551
9 Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE 549
10 W M 544


Take advantage of those highlighted league of the week rounds, they will make a difference in the final standings. There will also be some MDGO Mi Disc Golf Championship berths up for grabs at some of these evnts.

You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues - Almost a HLW every day this week!!!!!:

Monday July 18, 20116:00pm Reed Park Doubles
Reed Park

Tuesday July 19, 20117:00pm Eastside Ace Run League
Brys Park

Wednesday July 20, 20116:00pm METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE
Firefighters Park

Thursday July 21, 20116:00pm Washtenaw County Glow Summer 2011
Independence Lake County Park

Friday July 22, 20116:00pm 24 Chains
Lakeshore

Sunday July 24, 201110:15am Ypsi Dubs 2011 Summer League -={Church}=- Sundays
Rolling Hills County Park

Ok since there is no Saturday HLW you may be looking for something to do between casual rounds. Here is a suggestion:

14th Annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival
July 23, 2011
Depot Town - Riverside Park, Ypsilanti
The Summer Beer Festival is the Michigan Brewers Guild’s oldest and largest of our four annual festivals. The festival takes place outside in a lovely riverside setting and will feature more than 300 different beers from more than 50 different Michigan breweries. A variety of tasty food items are available for purchase from independent food vendors inside the festival and there will be a diverse selection live music from a variety of local bands.

Saturday $35 advance ($40 at gate if available)

http://michiganbrewersguild.businesscatalyst.com/events.html

You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this sumer – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 638 total players and growing (9 new players this last week) 47 participating leagues Top Ten Action in review: Matt Lacey holds on to t ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

638 total players and growing (9 new players this last week)
47 participating leagues

Top Ten Action in review:

Matt Lacey holds on to the 10th spot on the MiCPS leader board out of 638 players statewide. "W M" jumps into the top ten this week along with Travis Smith at the number 9 and 8 spots respectively. "Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE" moves up one spot to 7th. Dave Milewski drops from 3rd to 6th but he is missing some rounds so expect an upward adjustment when that's resolved. Ron Howard up two positions to take over possession of fifth place, right behind Andy Steiner in fourth place. Andy is currently only 1 point away from Matt Powers in third place. Matt this time last week held the top spot. Ben Calhoun holds on to the second place spot again this week even with only one round posted for the week. DJ Hunt jumps four places to takes the top spot from Matt Powers. Congrats to everyone on the leaderboard but especially to these guys who have consistently performed exceptional and have earned a spot at the top of the Michigan Cooperative Point Series Leaderboard - Well Played!

Looks like most in the top ten are hitting their two leagues a week and a couple with a third - Way to play! - It sure seems to be paying off.

Top Ten on the leaderboard currently:

1 Dj Hunt 610
2 Ben Calhoun 536
3 Matt Powers 533
4 andy steiner 532
5 Ron Howard 528
6 Dave Milewski 527
7 Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE 521
8 Travis Smith 518
9 W M 506
10 Matt Lacey 487


Take advantage of those highlighted league of the week rounds, they will make a difference in the final standings.

This weekend is looking to be a great time to head up to the UP. Have you played a league round in the Upper Peninsula yet? This Sunday is your opportunity to have that bragging right and get double points. Grab some friends and have some fun in the UP and check out Al Quaal Recreation Area. "Disc da UP summer 2011" http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/Disc_da_UP_summer_2011

You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues:

Monday, July 11, 2011 6:00pm NMDG 2011 Seasonal League
Eagle Country

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:30pm Two's day Singles
Heritage Park

Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:00pm Thursday Doubles
Chippewa Banks

Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:00pm Disc da UP summer 2011
Al Quaal Recreation Area

You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this weather – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 622 total players and growing (607 last week) 47 participating leagues Matt Powers extends his lead with a 3rd ace recorded this season. Can ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011
622 total players and growing (607 last week)
47 participating leagues

Matt Powers extends his lead with a 3rd ace recorded this season. Can anyone catch him? There are many chasing starting at 45 points back. The Ypsi area golfers used the double points night to their advantage this week and shot up the leaderboard. Take advantage of those highlighted league of the week rounds, they could make a big difference in those final standings.

Last summers champ Mike Raley is racking up those points, currently in 11th place moving up 6 spots from last week. Watch out!

This week we have another full calendar of Highlighted Leagues of the Week. You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues:

Monday, June 27 6:00pm 2011 Shoot Out Singles
Holly Woods · Holly, MI

Wednesday, June 29 6:00pm Ponder Hills Weds Dubs
Ponder Hills · Howell, MI

Thursday, June 30 6:00pm 2011 Genesis Goldenrod Doubles
Goldenrod Disc Golf Course · Davison, MI

Saturday, July 2 9:00am Club Dead Travel League/MPC
Oshtemo Township Park · Kalamazoo, MI

You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this weather – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 607 total players and growing 47 participating leagues No fee to play in this league Matt Powers takes back the top spot but Dave Milewski, ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011
607 total players and growing
47 participating leagues
No fee to play in this league

Matt Powers takes back the top spot but Dave Milewski, Ron Howard, Ben Calhoun and Dan Whitlock are all close on the top of the leaderboard. Who will take full advantage of double points at a highlighted league this week?

Last summers champ Mike Raley is back in Michigan and racking up those points, currently in 17th place and climbing!

This week we have another full calendar of Highlighted Leagues of the Week. You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide Double Points - this week here are the Highlighted Leagues:

Monday
June 20, 2011 6:00pm Lansing Area Women's League
Sleepy Hollow State Park

Tuesday
June 21, 2011 6:00pm 2011 Huckin' Holly Woods Doubles
Holly Woods

Wednesday
June 22, 2011 5:30pm Oshtemo Match Play League
Oshtemo Township Park

Thursday
June 23, 2011 6:00pm Lacey Inn Thursday Singles
The Lacey Inn

Saturday
June 25, 2011 10:00am Coldbrook Saturday Pro/Am Doubles
Cold Brook Park

Sunday
June 26, 2011 10:30am Sunday Best
Heritage Park

You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this weather – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!


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DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 The Disc Golf League 576 total players and growing 47 participating leagues No fee to play in this league June 13th: We have just added two ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 The Disc Golf League
576 total players and growing
47 participating leagues
No fee to play in this league

June 13th: We have just added two more leagues to the MiCPS-S 2011. The deadline for adding Michigan Leagues is June 15th. Just two more days….

Coldbrook Saturday Pro/Am Doubles
Doubles league • June '09 - June '11 • Michigan
Saturday 10:00am
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/Coldbrook_Saturday_Pro_Am_Doubles_2009

Sundays @ the Dr
Doubles league • June - September 2011 • Vandalia, MI
Part of Club Dead Points Championship
Sunday, 4:00pm
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/Sundays_at_the_Dr_2011


This week we have another full calendar of Highlighted Leagues of the Week. You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide Double Points - this week here are the Highlighted Leagues:

Monday, June 13 5:30pm 2011 Cass Monday Night Leagues
Cass Benton Hills • Northville, MI

Tuesday, June 14 6:00pm Ypsi Dubs 2011 Summer League - The Original - Tuesdays
Rolling Hills County Park • Ypsilanti, MI

Wednesday, June 15 5:30pm 2011 A3Disc Hudson Mills League
Hudson Mills Metropark • Dexter, MI

Thursday, June 16 5:30pm 2011 Disc Chucker Doubles
Hickory Hills • Traverse City, MI

Saturday, June 18 12:00pm Mt P Saturday Doubles
Deerfield Park • Mt. Pleasant, MI

Sunday, June 19 12:30pm Portage Lake Dubs
Big Portage Lake • Grass Lake, MI

Check the schedule for the green Highlighted League of the weeks:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/schedule


Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this weather – Michigan Disc Golf !!!

Have you been thinking of going and playing some other courses or checking out some other leagues throughout the state - well why not get double points for your efforts as well. Yes during a Highligh ... show more ›

Have you been thinking of going and playing some other courses or checking out some other leagues throughout the state - well why not get double points for your efforts as well. Yes during a Highlighted League of the Week points are automatically doubled and these are normally higher turnout rounds so they normally turn out to be the Max point awards for each league.

Please review the league's information and posts online before attending to ensure you know if there are any restrictions, special fees or other critical information before traveling.

This is a great time to get out and play a course with some locals, meet up with friends from around the state and see what different leagues offer, all while getting a boast on the leaderboard.

The Highlighted League of the Week (HLW) schedule has been posted. You can find these dates highlighted on the MiCPS-S 2011 Schedule in green with the text "Double points!", http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/schedule

There is also a PDF available to seeing just these dates by the Day of the Week or by Date:

http://www.discgolfleagueassociation.org/2011_MiCPS-S_HLW_Schedule.pdf

Here is a text dump of the list by Date:

Date League Name DotW
5-Jun Friends of Newaygo State Park Sunday
6-Jun 2011 A3disc Rolling Hills League Monday
8-Jun Freeland Wed Night Doubles Wednesday
10-Jun Friday Night Fritz Friday
12-Jun 2011 Night Moose Dubs at Willow/Lakeshore/Rolling Hills Sunday
13-Jun 2011 Cass Monday Night Leagues Monday
14-Jun Ypsi Dubs 2011 Summer League - The Original - Tuesdays Tuesday
15-Jun 2011 A3Disc Hudson Mills League Wednesday
18-Jun Mt P Saturday Doubles Saturday
19-Jun Portage Lake Dubs Sunday
20-Jun Lansing Area Women's League Monday
21-Jun 2011 Huckin' Holly Woods Doubles Tuesday
22-Jun Oshtemo Match Play League Wednesday
23-Jun Lacey Inn Thursday Singles Thursday
26-Jun Sunday Best Sunday
27-Jun 2011 Shoot Out Singles Monday
29-Jun Ponder Hills Weds Dubs Wednesdays
30-Jun 2011 Genesis Goldenrod Doubles Thursday
2-Jul Club Dead Travel League/MPC Saturdays
7-Jul 8 Mile Thursday Dubs 2011 Thursday
8-Jul 2011 Friday Night Discin @ Stony Friday
11-Jul NMDG 2011 Seasonal League Monday
12-Jul Two's day Singles Tuesday
14-Jul Thursday Doubles Thursday
17-Jul Disc da UP summer 2011 Sunday
18-Jul Reed Park Doubles Monday
19-Jul Eastside Ace Run League 2011 Tuesday
20-Jul METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE Wednesday
21-Jul Washtenaw County Glow Summer 2011 Thursday
22-Jul 24 Chains Friday
23-Jul Beautifully Wasted Time - Farm House Doubles, 2011 Saturday -- Date not yet on league schedule
24-Jul Ypsi Dubs 2011 Summer League -={Church}=- Sundays Sunday
25-Jul Zoo Crew Monday
26-Jul Dubs @ The Pines Tuesday
29-Jul Lacey Inn Friday Doubles Friday
31-Jul Club Kensington Resurrection Summer 2011 Leagues Sunday
31-Jul Ladies of Climax, MI Sunday
1-Aug Monday Travel League Monday
2-Aug Mt Pleasant Tuesday Night Tuesday
3-Aug Irving Park Disc Golf League Wednesdays - Date not yet on league schedule
4-Aug Wagner - Thursday Night Doubles Thursday
13-Aug 101 Saturday Dubs Summer 2011 Saturday

Yes the 40th league has just joined so we have beat last summer already. And we have the UP represented so if your into traveling or find yourself enjoying the Upper Peninsula this summer make sure y ... show more ›

Yes the 40th league has just joined so we have beat last summer already. And we have the UP represented so if your into traveling or find yourself enjoying the Upper Peninsula this summer make sure you check this league out:

"Disc da UP summer 2011

Singles league • April - September 2011 • Michigan

Sunday, May 15 @ 2:00pm
Silver Creek - Harvey, MI

Singles league - 9 all-time players - 9 active players
No fee to play in this league
$5.00 ace pool
Northern Michigan University Disc Golf Club and Disc da UP present:
Summer League 2011

POINTS SYSTEM: 1 point for playing and 1 point per person you beat

We will be adding events and different ways to win things throughout the summer. " http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/Disc_da_UP_summer_2011

There are still more Michigan leagues out there so pass along the word that all are welcome and we have until June 15th to add new leagues to the MiCPS-Summer. If you play a Mi League you should be able to get MiCPS-S points for your efforts. Let's connect all the leagues and league players to make this the largest and most visible Michigan Disc Golf Summer season!

Well after a week we have 20 participating leagues and already 183 players are on the MiCPS-S 2011 leaderboard. Now that's a great start and we'll see many more as the summer season starts to heat up ... show more ›

Well after a week we have 20 participating leagues and already 183 players are on the MiCPS-S 2011 leaderboard. Now that's a great start and we'll see many more as the summer season starts to heat up. We are well on our way to beat last year 35 leagues and 801 players....

The Highlighted league of the weeks will be posted shortly for those leagues already signed up. A few are already posted on the MiCPS-S schedule - look for the highlighted entries and the key phrase "Double Point".

All Michigan leagues welcomed. June 15th is the last day to add any Michigan leagues for the MiCPS-S 2011.

We welcome the Kalamazoo leagues and all these players. Note Oshtemo Township Park league, in Kalamazoo, is tomorrow at 5:00 if you can make it out.

So Grab some friends and head out to a couple of the many leagues playing all over our great Disc Golf state. What a great summer of Disc Golf leagues ahead of us.

Well day two of the Summer 2011 and were still playing in the snow.... Crazy but that's Michigan - got to love it. Well you may have notice the point totals just updated on the Leader Board - Sorr ... show more ›

Well day two of the Summer 2011 and were still playing in the snow.... Crazy but that's Michigan - got to love it.

Well you may have notice the point totals just updated on the Leader Board - Sorry I had not change the Point Series configuration to use the calculated points versus the individual league points. This enables individual leagues to use their own points system for their league while having a common point system for the MiCPS. There will be another update soon as the calculation to take into account league round size has not been activated yet. I'll post when that update hits and the points are updated.

Well get out and enjoy that snow golf while it lasts - hopefully it won't last long and we'll be in shorts and t-shirts soon.

Peace

The Sun is out, temperatures rising and summer leagues are springing up and the Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer is ready to kick off again. Sunday April 17th through Saturday August 13th ... show more ›

The Sun is out, temperatures rising and summer leagues are springing up and the Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer is ready to kick off again. Sunday April 17th through Saturday August 13th

The points calculation has been tweaked this season based on all the feedback but the core is the same. The changes just narrow the point spread and encourage the new or smaller leagues. It should make for a more exciting summer season.

Remember the MiCPS automatically uses your best TWO rounds at any participating leagues in a given week (Sunday to Saturday). Highlighted League of the Week (HLW) have double points so check the MiCPS-Summer 2011 schedule and look for the highlighted leagues that say "Double Points". It's a great time to travel and play the different leagues; see other courses, play them with the local players and these tend to be the larger league rounds so there are more points for everyone who plays.

Summer Aces are worth 25 points.

There is no Final Event for points - so if you can't travel you are not penalized. All points come from regular scheduled league rounds - play as often as you can to maximize you point potential!!!

There will be some other enhancements and benefits as the season goes along - so get out and have some fun in your regular league and make it out to play the many awesome Michigan courses that we have and experience the different leagues that we have access to - Michigan is an awesome Disc Golf State. You may even win a berth to the MDGO Michigan State Championship through your play in the MiCPS-S.

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011 629 total players and growing (622 last week) 47 participating leagues Ben Calhoun closes the gap on Matt Powers with only a 9 point lead c ... show more ›

DGLA: Michigan Cooperative Point Series - Summer 2011

629 total players and growing (622 last week)
47 participating leagues

Ben Calhoun closes the gap on Matt Powers with only a 9 point lead currently.

Top Ten on the leaderboard currently:

1 Matt Powers 529
2 Ben Calhoun 520
3 Dave Milewski 517
4 andy steiner 496
5 Dj Hunt 488
6 Matt Lacey 471
7 Ron Howard 460
8 Wednesday Night METRO DETROIT DISC GOLF LEAGUE 454
9 Dan Whitlock 445
10 Dave Dirmeyer 440

Take advantage of those highlighted league of the week rounds, they could make a big difference in the final standings.

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Forth of July. We have a little bit of a break this week with only three HLW near the end of the week.

You can find a league round almost any where in the state and there are several that provide double points - this week here are the highlighted leagues:

Thursday, July 7 5:30pm 8 Mile Thursday Dubs 2011
Lawrence Tech · Southfield, MI

Friday, July 8 6:00pm 2011 Friday Night Discin @ Stony
Stony Creek Metropark · Shelby Township, MI

Sunday, July 10 4:00pm Sundays @ the Dr
Dr. Lawless Park · Vandalia, MI

You can find details of each league on the main MICPS page here:
http://www.discgolfscene.com/leagues/DGLA_Michigan_Cooperative_Point_Series-Summer_2011/

Grab some friends and head out to a new course, a new league and enjoy this weather – Michigan Disc Golf Baby!!!