SJVDGC Summer Melee presented by Michiana Title

Thank you for choosing to play in the 3rd Annual Summer Melee at Rum Village Park in South Bend, IN on Saturday, July 6th, 2024. We are grateful for your participation and look forward to providing ev ... show more ›

Thank you for choosing to play in the 3rd Annual Summer Melee at Rum Village Park in South Bend, IN on Saturday, July 6th, 2024. We are grateful for your participation and look forward to providing everyone with an awesome day!

Huge thank you to:

Michiana Title-https://www.michianatitle.com/

St. Joseph Valley Disc Golf Club-https://www.facebook.com/sjvdgc

Fly High Disc Supply-https://www.flyhighdiscsupply.com/

T.J Gerhold, Dan Osler, Josh Batchelor, and everyone else who helps maintain and improve this great course!


This email contains important information about the tournament. Please read it as you are responsible for the content.

We will have a brief players meeting the day of.


KNOW THE RULES

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.

WEATHER

Please refer to PDGA rules- https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/107

PAYOUTS-

PROS-Top 40% of each division-100% payout (minus PDGA fees) -Trophy for top 3 places

AMATEUR-Top 45 % of each division in merchandise gift card payouts day of. Flymart supplied by Fly High Disc Supply which will be there the day of, gift cards can be redeemed then or also be used at a later date online or in store-501 W. McKinley Ave Mishawaka, IN 46545 Monday-Saturday 11am-7pm. Trophy for top 3 places in all divisions.

SCORING-

We will be keeping score via PDGA live. Paper scorecards will be available as well. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST KEEP SCORE VIA PDGA LIVE OR ON PAPER. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR SCORES ONCE ROUNDS ARE COMPLETED!!
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COURSE LAYOUT AND OB

24 hole layouts for each round

All road & parking lot concrete (on or over) will be OB-take lie from where last in bounds with a 1 stroke penalty.

FA1, MA3, & MA4 will have different pars on a few holes compared to the rest of the field.


SAFETY

Please be safe, pay attention to other players, and respect each other.

PARK ACCESS

The park and course will be open by 7:00 a.m. Enter through the main entrance off of Ewing Ave.

CHECK-IN

Check-in will begin no later than 8am, player's meeting at 8:45 am, and tee off at 9 am. All players must check in at tournament central which will be located right near hole 1, everyone can pick up their player packs at this time. Horn will be blown twice for 2 minutes with 1 long horn for tee off.

CTP-LONG PUTT/ACE

There will be a specific CTP or Long Putt for each division during round 1 along with 6 CTP or Long Putts for all divisions. PRIZES ARE JUST FOR ROUND 1. If you end your first round on a hole with a flag please bring it to tournament central after completion of the first round.

If no aces are hit during sanctioned play we will have a throw off before the award ceremony. If no aces are hit during the throw off then the 2 closest drives to the pin will split the pot.


LUNCH/WATER

Lunch is provided for all paid entries-Hibachi Burgers and chips. There will be water set up throughout the course as well at tournament central.

SECOND ROUND WILL START 1 HOUR AFTER THE FINAL SCORECARD FROM ROUND 1 IS TURNED IN. CHECK PDGA LIVE FOR ROUND 2 HOLE ASSIGNMENTS AND TEE TIME

END OF THE EVENT

After completion of the second round we will end the day in this order:

Ace throw off (if applicable)

CTP prizes

Trophy Ceremony and Payouts

We look forward to seeing everyone out there Saturday morning. Be awesome to each other and we'll see ya then ✌

Josh DeMeester-Tournament Director