2011-2012 Flint Hills Points League

Congratulations to the Top 10 Points performers of the 2011-2012 Flint Hills Points League! Your hard work and dedication paid off. This year’s top performer / winner was Kevin Clouse. Kevin WO ... show more ›

Congratulations to the Top 10 Points performers of the 2011-2012 Flint Hills Points League! Your hard work and dedication paid off. This year’s top performer / winner was Kevin Clouse. Kevin WON the title with a whopping 677 points, which was an 85 point lead on the second place finisher.

Each Top 10 player listed below received a gift certificate for Discs Unlimited for the amount specified.

MEN'S DIVISION
1st. - Kevin Clouse - $30
2nd - Thad Pultz - $22
3rd - Mark Kewley - $20
4th - Daisuke Takahashi - $15
5th - Kevin Zane - $14
6th - Jon Tveite - $12
7th - Rick Petrie - $11
8th - John Helle - $10
9th (tie) - Josh Carroll - $10
9th (tie) - Rob Adams - $10

WOMEN'S DIVISION
1st (tie) - Keiko Takahashi - $10
1st (tie) - Suzy Vaughan - $10

Prize/dollar amounts were determined by paying out ALL money that remained, after expenses. Thus, 100% of this season’s profit went back to player prizes. The gift certificates for the Points League season were received late last week, and then distributed to the players on Friday & Saturday (amidst the hype of the 2012 Little Apple Open activities). There was no “Award Ceremony”, per say.

Thanks to Discs Unlimited for all of their support this season, plus for adding a few bucks to each competitor’s final dollar amount.

A BIG thanks to all who participated in the 2011-2012 Points League Season. Especially for gracefully enduring the growing pains related to this league. When going from 45 players last season, to 122+ (plus a few who resigned) this year, we were apt to have our ups & downs. All & all though, I do believe we are headed in the right direction.

Also, thank you to Mark Kewley for all he has done for this league. Especially for helping navigate through another season of tough decisions, plus for pushing to move this league to more of a club effort in the coming seasons.

Sincerely,
Rick

P.S. Be sure to keep your eyes on the Disc Fanatics of Kansas club page on discgolfscene.com (http://www.discgolfscene.com/clubs/Disc_Fanatics_of_Kansas) to find out when our next DFOK club meeting will occur. One of the primary topics of discussion will be the 2012-2013 Points League.

Tomorrow is the final day of the SEASON for the DFOK 2011-2012 Flint Hills Bag Tag League & Points League. (The new season with new tags will start in June (just like last year)) With that in mi ... show more ›

Tomorrow is the final day of the SEASON for the DFOK 2011-2012 Flint Hills Bag Tag League & Points League.
(The new season with new tags will start in June (just like last year))

With that in mind, tomorrow night's “WARNER WEDNESDAY” will be a big night with final tag numbers and points standings on the line.

If that’s not motivation enough, all DFOK tag members in attendance tomorrow night will be able to compete for a Discs Unlimited tee shirt! CTP style! WOW!

In order to facilitate as many league members as possible, the tee time has been pushed back to 6pm (sharp).

It is sure to be a league round that people will be talking about for a long time… so don’t miss out!

Considering more rain will be rolling through the area today, I thought I should remind everyone of the Weather Rules for the Warner Wednesday league. We play in the rain, no matter how hard it is ... show more ›

Considering more rain will be rolling through the area today, I thought I should remind everyone of the Weather Rules for the Warner Wednesday league.

We play in the rain, no matter how hard it is falling from the sky. Yes, it could be messy & miserable, but if it's ONLY rain league will be played as scheduled. Look at it as practice for that rainy tournement you'll eventually be playing in... (b/c most disc golf tournements are played rain or shine).

HOWEVER, if the National Weather Service issues a Severe Thunderstorm WARNING that is in effect during normal league hours (5pm thru 9pm) league night will be CANCELED. If you are not sure if a WARNING has been issued, I will be sure to post that information right here if one has been is issued.

In short if it just raining, it's Game On!

See you tonight.
Rick

CONGRATULATIONS to Adam J for scoring (yet another) league round ACE this week. Excellent way to start off the new year! As some of you might have noticed, Adam scored far more points (20 more) tha ... show more ›

CONGRATULATIONS to Adam J for scoring (yet another) league round ACE this week. Excellent way to start off the new year!

As some of you might have noticed, Adam scored far more points (20 more) than his position on the score board might suggest. Why is that? (No, it's not a typo.) According to league rules, if you nail an ace during a points league event, you get 20 INSTANT BONUS POINTS.

Well done Adam!

CONGRATULATIONS to Adam J for scoring an ACE at league this week. That's one way to start off strong at your first ever league contest! BAM! As some of you might have noticed, Adam scored far more ... show more ›

CONGRATULATIONS to Adam J for scoring an ACE at league this week. That's one way to start off strong at your first ever league contest! BAM!

As some of you might have noticed, Adam scored far more points (20 more) than his position on the score board might suggest. Why is that? (No, it's not a typo.) According to league rules, if you nail an ace during a points league event, you get 20 INSTANT BONUS POINTS. BAM!

So, there you have it.

Way to rock the chains to Adam!

Due to diminishing daylight in the evenings, our Wednesday part of the season has concluded (until next spring). Starting in November, our 2011 Bag Tag & Points league will shift into the winter/week ... show more ›

Due to diminishing daylight in the evenings, our Wednesday part of the season has concluded (until next spring). Starting in November, our 2011 Bag Tag & Points league will shift into the winter/weekend part of the schedule.

The Official Flint Hills Bag Tag League & Points League rounds will be held at the Warner Park Disc Golf Course ON THE 1ST & 3RD SUNDAY EACH MONTH. Tee time for these Sunday league rounds will be 1:30pm. Please check-in & warm-up in time to be ready to play at 1:30pm. (Brrrrr)

So, let the discs & snow flakes fly!

CONGRATULATIONS to Jeremy Gentry for banging the chains for an ACE on #8 at league tonight. That's how to throw down on your league night debut! Well Done, Good Job! As some of you might have noti ... show more ›

CONGRATULATIONS to Jeremy Gentry for banging the chains for an ACE on #8 at league tonight. That's how to throw down on your league night debut! Well Done, Good Job!

As some of you might have noticed, Jeremy scored far more points (20 more) than his position on the score board might suggest. Why is that? (No, it's not a typo.) According to league rules, if you nail an ace during a points league event, you get 20 INSTANT BONUS POINTS. BAM!

So, there you have it.

Cheers to Jeremy!

If you played league last week, the following probably does not surprise you at all. Due to the days becoming shorter every week, we are starting to once again have "Daylight Issues" at the end of ... show more ›

If you played league last week, the following probably does not surprise you at all.

Due to the days becoming shorter every week, we are starting to once again have "Daylight Issues" at the end of league night (predicted sunset for 8/24 is 8:09pm, with total darkness only minutes later. Ouch! ). So, we're going to have to revert back to some things we did in the Spring.

START TIME 5:30: I realize this will cause some problems for a few people but the time has come to move the start time back to 5:30p. So, please do your best to be at the league HQ and ready to play by 5:30p, at that point we will draw our tee assignments.

THREE TO A TEE: We are going to see if playing in groups of 3 speeds things up any. If at all possible, we will have groups of 3, then if there are a lot of players in attendance, some will have 4 in a group. If this does not save time, we will go back to groups of 4 next week.

SHORTER TIE BREAKER: A new & shorter tie breaker throw will be implemented this week. It should eliminate errant throws (which take more time to measure). Plus with the students back (thus more non-league players on the course), the area around Tee #3 may not be as available as before. Yes, I already have a spot in mind & it should be fun for all.

SPOTTERS: Do not hesitate to send a spotter out to an area where there is tall grass. Looking for a lost disc can slow down a lot of people. (btw, Mark and I will be meeting with P&R staff this week to discuss multiple issues, one of them being the immediate removal of the hay/tall grass)

SKIP PLAYING #7: EVENTUALLY we will start to skip playing hole #7, everyone will just take a 3 on that hole. It is not a very difficult hole, plus it is easy to go straight from #6 to #8.

OTHER IDEAS: We will further discuss time saving ideas at league, so be sure to make suggestions.

Thanks, Rick

REMINDER: All Bag Tag League Members & Prospective Members! Today, Sunday November 6th, is the first round of the fall/winter segment of the Bag Tag & Points league schedule (1st & 3rd Sundays of e ... show more ›

REMINDER: All Bag Tag League Members & Prospective Members!

Today, Sunday November 6th, is the first round of the fall/winter segment of the Bag Tag & Points league schedule (1st & 3rd Sundays of each month).

League START TIME is at 1:30pm so be sure to arrive to WARNER PARK plenty early to check in and warm up in advance of the 1:30pm tee time. See previous NEWS posts on DiscGolfScene for more details.

NOTE: When checking in / signing up this week, be sure to find MARK KEWLEY as he will be running league this week in the absence of Rick Petrie.

Thank you to everyone out there that decided to play league tonight despite the sweltering heat! Only disc golfers who are FANATICAL would play in weather like we had tonight. Thanks to all! After ... show more ›

Thank you to everyone out there that decided to play league tonight despite the sweltering heat! Only disc golfers who are FANATICAL would play in weather like we had tonight. Thanks to all!

After playing only two events this year, The Kick-Off tourney & the first Warner Wednesday, we already have a TIE at the top of the points race (Laughlin & Zane), then two more players tied for 4th & 5th... and on down the line. If that's any indication, this is going to be an exciting points season.

ALSO, ONE OF OUR LEAGUE MEMBERS LOST THEIR HTC PHONE ON THE COURSE TONIGHT! If you happen to find it, please contact me or it's owner Dustin Thomlinson. OR of course bring it to the next Warner Wednesday league night.

See you soon,
Rick

Do you find yourself this morning wondering if today's FIRST Sunday of the month is an official League Day?O YES, TODAY Sunday Jan. 1st, is a holiday but it's also an official points (& bag tag) l ... show more ›

Do you find yourself this morning wondering if today's FIRST Sunday of the month is an official League Day?O

YES, TODAY Sunday Jan. 1st, is a holiday but it's also an official points (& bag tag) league day.

So, come on out to Warner Park this afternoon to Celebrate the New Year by playing a league round!

Cheers