We’ve had some wild weather over the past few days. Nevertheless, the tournament will be held as scheduled.
COURSE LAYOUT, DISC MODIFICATIONS AND OB
In an effort to maximize the player experience, compensate for winter conditions, and a large number of first-time tournament players, the course layout has been modified.
Holes 4, 12, 13 and 17 will have alternate tees. All players will throw from the purple all-weather mats on those holes. The distances will be marked on the electronic scorecards and also be posted on the original tee signs.
Due to the inclement weather and associated course conditions, you may choose the option to tee off from behind or to either side of the tee pads, but you may not tee off in front of the tee pad. The lone exception to this modification is on hole 17 where you will tee off in front of the platform on a temporarily marked tee area. You may tee off to either side or behind this tee pad, but not in front of it.
Prior to the most recent winter storm there were several inches of snow on the ground. With temperatures reaching 50 degrees earlier this week, followed by a period of heavy rain, there will be flooding on the course. Should any holes be underwater and deemed unplayable by the tournament director, those holes will be eliminated and a modified course layout will be implemented.
All water on holes that are in-play will be considered “casual areas” for both rounds of the tournament. Players may play from their original lie or choose relief from the casual area without penalty. Relief allows a player’s lie to be relocated to the nearest lie which is farther from the target and is on the line of play, at the nearest point that provides relief.
With several inches of snow on the ground throughout the course you may add ribbons, chalk or LEDs to aid in locating a thrown disc. If a disc is lost, all players in the group must aid in searching for the disc for three minutes after which time the disc will be declared lost and the player will incur a penalty stroke and must rethrow from their previous lie. Any player who does not actively aid in the search will be assessed a courtesy violation.
Generally speaking, the top of structures, all roads and parking lots are out of bounds. Park boundaries, the maintenance area, and the Elkhart River are also out of bounds. For a disc to be considered out-of-bounds, it must be completely surrounded by OB. The group will decide collectively if a questionable lie is out-of-bounds. A detailed list of OB for each hole will be available at tournament central.
SAFETY
Please be safe. Dress appropriately. Temperatures are forecasted to hover in the mid-teens for the entire day with winds steady at 16-18 miles per hour. There will be snow on the ground and patches of ice throughout the course. Stay off the river. Seriously. Players who venture onto the ice will be assessed a two-stroke penalty and may be disqualified from the event at the discretion of the tournament director.
PARK ACCESS
The park and course will be open by 7:30 a.m. Please enter through the auxiliary gate which is located about 1/4 mile north of the main entrance before the maintenance entrance and Ox Bow School. Look for a dirt road off of CR 45.
Once you enter the park, drive up the dirt road (parallel to hole 23) and turn left at the intersection. You can park by hole one or a little further up between holes 2, 19 and 20. Stable shelter is there. Bathrooms are also in that location.
CHECK-IN
Check-in will begin no later than 8 a.m. with the player's meeting at 8:15 a.m. and tee off at 8:30 a.m. All players must check in at tournament central which is located at the Stable shelter between holes 1 & 19. Ams will pick up their player package at check-in.
GROUP ASSIGNMENTS AND SCORING
Groupings and hole assignments will be posted on Friday evening (2/18) at the PDGA event page for Be My Valentine Doubles at Ox Bow. Follow this link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/56397
LOGISTICS
Daylight is at a premium this time of year, especially with the overcast skies forecasted for Saturday. Please be mindful of the schedule. We will observe a strict one-hour break between the first and second rounds. There will be no players’ meeting between rounds. After lunch, you should go to your assigned hole and await the two-minute warning. You can find your assigned starting hole for the second round by accessing the live scoring page during the lunch break.
Strongly consider packing your lunch. If you leave the park between rounds please re-enter through the auxiliary gate and leave yourself time to get back to the course in case there’s a train on the tracks, which run parallel with CR 45 and perpendicular to the many restaurants across from the park.
Please contact me with any questions. Thank you.
Jason Samuel
Tournament Director
Be My Valentine Doubles at Ox Bow
574.849.3038
We’ve had some wild weather over the past few days. Nevertheless, the tournament will be held as scheduled.
COURSE LAYOUT, DISC MODIFICATIONS AND OB
In an effort to maximize the player experience, compensate for winter conditions, and a large number of first-time tournament players, the course layout has been modified.
Holes 4, 12, 13 and 17 will have alternate tees. All players will throw from the purple all-weather mats on those holes. The distances will be marked on the electronic scorecards and also be posted on the original tee signs.
Due to the inclement weather and associated course conditions, you may choose the option to tee off from behind or to either side of the tee pads, but you may not tee off in front of the tee pad. The lone exception to this modification is on hole 17 where you will tee off in front of the platform on a temporarily marked tee area. You may tee off to either side or behind this tee pad, but not in front of it.
Prior to the most recent winter storm there were several inches of snow on the ground. With temperatures reaching 50 degrees earlier this week, followed by a period of heavy rain, there will be flooding on the course. Should any holes be underwater and deemed unplayable by the tournament director, those holes will be eliminated and a modified course layout will be implemented.
All water on holes that are in-play will be considered “casual areas” for both rounds of the tournament. Players may play from their original lie or choose relief from the casual area without penalty. Relief allows a player’s lie to be relocated to the nearest lie which is farther from the target and is on the line of play, at the nearest point that provides relief.
With several inches of snow on the ground throughout the course you may add ribbons, chalk or LEDs to aid in locating a thrown disc. If a disc is lost, all players in the group must aid in searching for the disc for three minutes after which time the disc will be declared lost and the player will incur a penalty stroke and must rethrow from their previous lie. Any player who does not actively aid in the search will be assessed a courtesy violation.
Generally speaking, the top of structures, all roads and parking lots are out of bounds. Park boundaries, the maintenance area, and the Elkhart River are also out of bounds. For a disc to be considered out-of-bounds, it must be completely surrounded by OB. The group will decide collectively if a questionable lie is out-of-bounds. A detailed list of OB for each hole will be available at tournament central.
SAFETY
Please be safe. Dress appropriately. Temperatures are forecasted to hover in the mid-teens for the entire day with winds steady at 16-18 miles per hour. There will be snow on the ground and patches of ice throughout the course. Stay off the river. Seriously. Players who venture onto the ice will be assessed a two-stroke penalty and may be disqualified from the event at the discretion of the tournament director.
PARK ACCESS
The park and course will be open by 7:30 a.m. Please enter through the auxiliary gate which is located about 1/4 mile north of the main entrance before the maintenance entrance and Ox Bow School. Look for a dirt road off of CR 45.
Once you enter the park, drive up the dirt road (parallel to hole 23) and turn left at the intersection. You can park by hole one or a little further up between holes 2, 19 and 20. Stable shelter is there. Bathrooms are also in that location.
CHECK-IN
Check-in will begin no later than 8 a.m. with the player's meeting at 8:15 a.m. and tee off at 8:30 a.m. All players must check in at tournament central which is located at the Stable shelter between holes 1 & 19. Ams will pick up their player package at check-in.
GROUP ASSIGNMENTS AND SCORING
Groupings and hole assignments will be posted on Friday evening (2/18) at the PDGA event page for Be My Valentine Doubles at Ox Bow. Follow this link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/56397
We will be using PDGA live scoring for this event.
Log in to https://www.pdga.com/apps/tournament/score/login.
Access code: bmv22
Physical scorecards will also be available at tournament central.
KNOW THE RULES
This is a PDGA sanctioned tournament. It is your responsibility to know and follow the Official Rules of Disc Golf. You may read them here: https://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf.
LOGISTICS
Daylight is at a premium this time of year, especially with the overcast skies forecasted for Saturday. Please be mindful of the schedule. We will observe a strict one-hour break between the first and second rounds. There will be no players’ meeting between rounds. After lunch, you should go to your assigned hole and await the two-minute warning. You can find your assigned starting hole for the second round by accessing the live scoring page during the lunch break.
Strongly consider packing your lunch. If you leave the park between rounds please re-enter through the auxiliary gate and leave yourself time to get back to the course in case there’s a train on the tracks, which run parallel with CR 45 and perpendicular to the many restaurants across from the park.
Please contact me with any questions. Thank you.
Jason Samuel
Tournament Director
Be My Valentine Doubles at Ox Bow
574.849.3038