Sam Gibson  › 2024 Cody Hartman Spring Celebration at Buxton Woods Presented by Innova & Drops   March 29 at 3:57pm

Hello!

Thank you for signing up for the 2024 Cody Hartman Spring Celebration at Buxton Woods Powered by Innova and Drops!
We'll cut right to the chase as this email has been delayed. Apologies for the wait.
SPONSORS:
Huge shout out to Cory Dawkins and Dave Moore at Drops for stepping up and sponsoring the event! We'd also like to thank Roy Giliga and Ryan Hayes (Disc Golf Candy) for their additional sponsorship. And of course our hole sponsors whose names you will see on tee signs at Buxton over the weekend. If you see any of these people, please thank them. We wouldn't be having this event without them.
We also want to thank Jesse Tomaino and All Day Disc Golf for handling Scrip for our Ams. The plan is for Jesse to be on site Sunday at Stub for winning Ams to redeem their Scrip.

And where would we be without Kevin Strand and the good people at Buxton Woods (like STARNZY!) who invite us to celebrate Spring with them each year? Elsewhere.
WEATHER:
Remember last year? It looks like we paid our dues. Weather looks ideal for celebrating spring!
SCHEDULE:
Friday 3/29:
ALL: By 6pm – Tee Times for Pros and Hole Assignments for Ams will be posted on the PDGA page which can be found here:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/77491

SATURDAY 3/30:
Pro: Tee Times at Stub Stewart beginning at 9am. Last card goes out at 12:10am. Pros MUST CHECK IN at hole 1 at least 10 minutes prior to their tee time.

Tentatively:
MP60: 9am
MP50: 9:10am
MP40: 9:20-9:50am
FPO: 10am
MPO: 10:30am-12:10pm

AM: Check-In at Buxton Woods from 745-830am. There will be NO player's meeting. Tee off for Round 1 will be at 9am. Lunch will last one hour from the time the last card is submitted. Round 2 is tentatively scheduled for 1pm but will NOT start before that time. AMs will be able to collect their player's packs during lunch.

SUNDAY 3/26:
Pro: Round 2 will start at 9am at Buxton Woods. There will be no need to check in. There will be no player's meeting. If you have any questions regarding the course or the tournament, tourney staff will be on hand at the 19th Hole starting at 8am. Hole assignments will be published by 6pm Saturday night. Lunch will last one hour from the time the last card is submitted. Round 2 is tentatively scheduled for 1pm but will NOT start before that time. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of each division on site. PayPal will be sent Sunday evening.

AM: Tee Times at Stub Stewart beginning at 9am. Last card will go out at 12:00-12:15. Sunday morning tee times will be posted by 6pm Saturday night. AMs MUST CHECK IN at hole 1 at least 10 minutes prior to their tee time. There will be no player's meeting. Trophies and Scrip will be handed out as each division finishes.

LUNCH:
Lunch will not be provided either day. Please plan accordingly.
SCORING:
ALL players (or their caddies) are required to keep score. This isa helpful page: https://www.pdga.com/news/how-score-2024-player-td-guidance
Most will embrace the changes and use their phones as the PDGA app is awesome and very useful for more than just keeping score. Those who are stuck in the past and insist on writing down their scores will be provided with a stone tablet and a chisel so that they can record scores. No... not really. Players who requested a paper scorecard will be handed 3 scorecards when they check in on Saturday morning. It is their responsibility to hold on to those as those are the scorecards we are required to provide. If you have any questions, please make sure you speak with a tournament official prior to the start of competition.


LIVE SCORING:
We will be using live scoring. You can access the PDGA Live App or website: pdga.com/score
The code is sprung
If you need a primer on how PDGA Live Scoring works, please see the information at this link:
PDGA Digital Scorecard

CELL SERVICE and LIVE SCORING
Cell service isn't awesome at Buxton. Some have reported it not being so hot at Stub. This does NOT prevent anyone from keeping score using the PDGA Live App or site. The web app has been designed so that scores are stored locally on your device for the entire round. When there is a loss of service, there is nothing to worry about because once you have reached a place where you get service again, your device synchs up with the server and scores “catch up”.

LAYOUTS and COURSE NOTES:
Buxton Woods is currently set up in tournament layout.
Hole 1 – long – OB over the neighbors fence across John Lee Road.
Hole 2 – long – OB over the neighbors fence across John Lee Road.
Hole 3 – Right
Hole 4 – Standard
Hole 5 – Long Right
Hole 6 – Long
Hole 7 – Left
Hole 8 – Long
Hole 9 – Long
Hole 10 – Long – OB Pond
Hole 11 – Right – OB Pond
Hole 12 – Short Tee to Standard
Hole 13 – Long
Hole 14 – Long on the Stump
Hole 15 – New Long
Hole 16 – Standard Short
Hole 17 – Raised Basket
Hole 18 – Long
LL “Stub” Stewart is currently in tournament layout.
Hole 1 – Long
Hole 2 – Straight
Hole 3 – Short
Hole 4 – Short
Hole 5 – Long Right
Hole 6 – Long
Hole 7 – Short
Hole 8 – Long
Hole 9 – Long
Hole 10 – Short
Hole 11 – Short
Hole 12 – Long
Hole 13 – Short
Hole 14 – Short
Hole 15 – Short
Hole 16 – Long
Hole 17 – Left
Hole 18 – Long

PARKING
Just like last year, there will be NO PARKING on John Lee Rd. You MUST park on Buxton Woods property. Kevin will be on site making sure that you park close to each other. It is possible that some will be parked in. If you see a friend, park them in. As there are only 72 players on site at once, this should be much less of a problem from years past. To help even further....

CARPOOLING
People who carpool are cool. They are so cool, we will be giving a free raffle ticket to anyone who shows up as part of a carpool. Same goes for people who are dropped off. So... if you are playing Stub but stop to drop off someone at Buxton, you both get a free raffle ticket. Come let us know at the 19th hole and we will take care of you.

PARKING FEE AT LL STUB STEWART
For those from out of the area, we should have mentioned that LL “Stub” Stewart is an Oregon State Park. As such, a day use fee of $5 is required to park in day-use areas. Oregon State Park Annual Passes also work.

RAFFLE TICKETS:
Raffle tickets will be available at Buxton and Stub will be available throughout the weekend. We have a full size Innova basket, several bags, tournament discs, apparel and more in our raffle for this year. There will be some sweet discs from Cody's collection that you don't want to miss out on. We also have an amazing piece of art from Lance Redfern. The raffle will be pulled Sunday between rounds for the Pros. Raffle prizes will be available at Buxton for pick-up for those who are not in attendance during the raffle. If you cannot get to Buxton, we will make arrangements for you to collect your prize. You are encouraged to put your full name and phone number or your PDGA # on your raffle tickets so that you can be notified if you win. Prices are $1 each or 6 for $5.

PRE-ORDERED FUNDRAISER DISCS
First, thank you all for ordering discs through DGS. Your discs are available to be picked up at any time at the 19th Hole at Buxton Woods. IF YOU MISSED OUT.... We went for it with the Champion Glows and the Halos and we are really pleased with the feedback we have gotten from those who have seen them. Justin Lago did an amazing job on this year's stamp and Innova Champion Discs absolutely nailed it. We still have SOME of each mold but they are going fast so shop early!

It is entirely possible that we have forgotten something. If we didn't cover something that you are needing to know – and especially if you think others should know it - please do not hesitate to contact me by replying to this email or picking up the phone and giving Sam a call at 971-645-6371. Or text... because that is easier. If anything comes up that bears repeating, I will send a follow-up email prior to Friday night.
Thank you all again and we look forward to some great competition!
-Sam Gibson & Ian Blake