18th Annual Southwest Florida Open presented by Sun King

Jenny Williamson    Sticky January 24, 2019 at 4:17am

I have noticed that not everyone gets the emails, so here's what was just sent to all the registered players, people on the waitlist, and copied to Sun King and Innova:

Dear, Competitor:

As we approach the 18th Annual Southwest Florida Open presented by Sun King, I wanted to thank you again on behalf of the Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization, Inc. for choosing to play in our cornerstone event. Attached is a PDF of this year's Caddy Book. A printed copy will be available at ... more

I have noticed that not everyone gets the emails, so here's what was just sent to all the registered players, people on the waitlist, and copied to Sun King and Innova:

Dear, Competitor:

As we approach the 18th Annual Southwest Florida Open presented by Sun King, I wanted to thank you again on behalf of the Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization, Inc. for choosing to play in our cornerstone event. Attached is a PDF of this year's Caddy Book. A printed copy will be available at Tournament Central.

Tournament Central

We will begin early check-in on Friday, January 25 at 3 p.m. inside the North Fort Myers Recreation Center. Tournament Central will utilize the covered pavilion area facing the lake along with the room located directly off the pavilion. (For those who played last year, this is the same space with the addition of the room.)

Odds and Ends

RANDOM DRAW DOUBLES - Friday afternoon, open to all, $10 per person, 100% payout, tee off at approximately 3:30 pm. You do NOT have to be registered in the tournament to compete in the doubles round.

WATER - We will have three water stations for refilling, so please consider bringing a refillable bottle. We will also have additional refreshments at Tournament Central.

LUNCH DISCOUNT - All participants (competitors and volunteers) can take advantage of a 10% discount for lunch at Weaver's Deli, located less than a quarter of a mile away from the park. We encourage you to call ahead. We will have menus at tournament central and you can click on their website above to see their menu.

CHECKING IN - Check-in on Saturday morning is from 7:30 am until 8:30 am. Anyone not checked in prior to 8:30 am will forfeit their place in the tournament and it will be given to a member of the waitlist, if present.

Added cash and "True Amateur" event

As more sanctioned events are thrown in the State of Florida each year, we understand that tournaments need to provide a better value than ever before. This year, with the help of our sponsors, we have added $2,000 cash, significantly exceeding the minimum added cash requirement of $750 (Pro) for a B-Tier.

For amateur divisions, we have crushed both the $10 required minimum player pack value and the 100% of registration fee value required for running the event as a "True Amateur" tournament. In addition to a player pack valued at 200% the registration fee, there will be CTPs plus side games and prizes brought to you by Innova. For more on a True AM event, please see the PDGA guidelines: https://www.pdga.com/files/pdga_true_amateur_event_guidelines.pdf

Our goal is to bring you a disc golf experience that is enjoyable for all skill levels. If our efforts to Grow the Sport, are not meeting your expectations and there is something we can do better, either now or in the future, please let us know and if it's within our power to fix, we will.

Jenny Williamson
Tournament Director
239-738-1906

We are grateful to all of this year's sponsors:

ACE

Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization



CTP

Greenwell Family

Buchan Family

JRW Social Media



Approach

Treasure Coast Disc Golf

Fairway Drive

Healthy Soul

JPoP

FBM

Van Wagner

Latvian-American Disc Golf Alliance

PestMax

Ameristar

Millennial Brewery

Limbo Apparel

Carmen Pacinelli

United Fasteners

Hiraeth DGC



Long Putt

Weaver's Deli



Short Putt

Jeremy Sand

Jesse Amador

Chain Assembly/Nick Ribera

Ryan DePasquale

Additional Sponsors

Lee County Parks and Recreation
Sun King
Innova
Lucky Discs
Emergen-C
Honey Stingers
Tim Willis
Bio-Freeze
Allied Portables

Jenny Williamson    Sticky January 20, 2019 at 1:40am

Dear, Competitors and Waitlist Members:

Thank you for signing up for our the 18th Annual Southwest Florida Open presented by Sun King. The Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization, Inc. is honored to host you at our North Fort Myers disc golf course. We know there are dozens of sanctioned tournaments to choose from each weekend and we are thrilled you have chosen to play our B-Tier.

In the next few days, please watch your email for the digital version of our 2019 Caddy Book.

Thanks to o ... more

Dear, Competitors and Waitlist Members:

Thank you for signing up for our the 18th Annual Southwest Florida Open presented by Sun King. The Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization, Inc. is honored to host you at our North Fort Myers disc golf course. We know there are dozens of sanctioned tournaments to choose from each weekend and we are thrilled you have chosen to play our B-Tier.

In the next few days, please watch your email for the digital version of our 2019 Caddy Book.

Thanks to our tournament sponsors, we have $2,000 added cash to be split between all professional divisions, and on the amateur side, we have a "True AM" tournament, with competitors receiving players packs worth twice the value of registration fees, local lunch discounts, side games, and CTP prizes we hope you will enjoy.

Early check in will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon (1/25/19) with Random Draw Doubles open to all for only $10 (projected tee time 3:30).

Refunds

If you are currently registered and are unable to make the tournament, please make sure to email me at [email redacted] to officially drop out. You will receive a full refund as soon as someone from the waitlist has committed and paid to take your spot.

If you paid the extra $10 non-PDGA fee at your time of registration and have since renewed, your non-current fee will be refunded to you on Friday, January 25, 2019.

If you are on the waitlist and a spot does not become available, you will be refunded your $10 waitlist fee.

Waitlist

If you are moved from the the waitlist to the registration list, please either complete your registration by paying in full, or notify me of your intent to pay cash during check-in. If you do not either pay in full or notify me of intent to pay during check-in, you will be returned to the waitlist and the next person in line will be given the opportunity to register.

See you next weekend!

Jenny Williamson
Tournament Director
18th Annual Southwest Florida Open presented by Sun King
President
Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization, Inc.

Wesley Steer    March 15, 2019 at 12:38am

Not sure if comments are still being answered but, I'm doing some VERY long range planning and wondering if this tournament will be the 4th weekend in Jan 2020 as it was in 2019?

tom pinturich    January 26, 2019 at 4:28am

I am sorry I cannot make it to the tournament. If I would of had a little more time. Can I still get
my $10 back?

Gary Johnson    January 26, 2019 at 12:59am

I just today received an e-mail that I am in tournament. I have already made other plans.
Tampa to Ft Myers is a long drive on short notice. If I received e-mail yesterday I could be there now and be ready to play tomorrow May I get my $10 refunded please. Thanks and good luck to the players who are playing. REPOST

Gary Johnson    January 26, 2019 at 12:45am

I just received email that i am in the tournament. This week I made other plans. I am out.
Tampa to Ft. Myers is a long way to go on short notice. Yesterday I checked and I was not in. Will I please get my $10 refunded.

Juan Sebastian Perez    January 24, 2019 at 1:51pm

Unfortunately, I wont be able to make it to the tournament. Please refund, thank you!! PDGA 90251

John Kucaba    January 24, 2019 at 1:54am

Is it true there is no payout for the Am’s. I did notice that there was a recent post that it’s a “true Am” as in players pack but nothing was stated that this is a trophy only tournament. If this is true please update thanks

Jason Schmidt    January 23, 2019 at 11:38pm

I'm not gonna be able to make the 3500 mile trip. Maybe next year. Remove me from the list please. Good luck to everyone playing!

Jenny Williamson    January 23, 2019 at 5:30pm

We will be emailing out the 2019 Caddy Book later tonight, but if you are impatient, you can download it now from our website: http://www.swfdgo.club/2019-swfl-open.html

Andre E    January 18, 2019 at 10:57pm

Hi! Please remove me from waitlist, thanks!

Chuck Brunke    December 24, 2018 at 1:01am

Friday dubs?