2021 New York State Disc Golf Championships Driven by Innova

Good Morning Everyone, Writing to share a venue change for this weekend’s tournament. We will not be using the Danby course due to swampy conditions there. We are moving play to Tucker Hill, a ... show more ›

Good Morning Everyone,

Writing to share a venue change for this weekend’s tournament. We will not be using the Danby course due to swampy conditions there. We are moving play to Tucker Hill, a course 22 minutes away from TC3 (Danby is 30 minutes from TC3). Compared to Danby, Tucker Hill is bone dry and drains very well.

First, a little background behind the change. After 20 years in Ithaca, this is the wettest Summer I personally have ever seen. Our Danby course never dried out in July/August and if you came to practice the course, you know the conditions are less than ideal. We were hoping for a dry, sunny week to improve the situation there for the tournament. Regrettably we’ve had more rain and today over 1” more is forecasted – this will only make the conditions worse. Rain is also predicted there Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 4 greens have ankle-deep mud/water and there are similar conditions in 8 of the fairways. The tournament organizers unanimously agreed this was not the experience we wanted to share with our disc golf friends old and new. The move to Tucker Hill will improve the experience for all (except the tournament staff over the next few days...:)

Discgolfscene will be updated shortly with the scheduling/changes below:

Friday, 9/17
- 9:00 am - Dusk - Tucker Hill open for practice
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm Tournament Players Packages available at Tucker Hill
Saturday 9/18
- 7:30-8:30 Competitor Check-In
- TC3 - A Pool (Pro Divisions, MA1, FA40, MA55)
- Tucker Hill - B Pool (FA1,MA2, MA40, MA50, MA60, MA3, FA3)
- 9:00-~12:00 First Round – Shotgun Start
- LUNCH – ALL LUNCHES WILL BE SERVED AT THE DRYDEN VFW@ 2272 Dryden Rd, Dryden
- 2:00-~5:30 Second Round – Shotgun Start
- TC3 – B Pool
- Tucker Hill – A Pool
- 7:30-10:30- HOF BBQ, Induction Ceremony and Raffle at the DRYDEN VFW (Tickets required)
Sunday 9/19 : 9:00-5:30 TC3 - Final Round TEE TIMES
- Field cut to:
Top 8 plus ties from MPO, MA1 and MA2;
Top 4 plus ties from all other divisions;
- Rolling award ceremonies by division

About Tucker Hill – Address: 169 Tucker Hill Road, Locke, 13092; 5,010’ (est) Par 54; Single set of tees, all natural surfaces. 18 Innova Discatcher Pro baskets; Straightforward, comparably dry, cart-friendly course with slight elevation, ponds, open and wooded holes. The course layout with tee and pin locations will be uploaded to UDisc on Thursday. This course is on private property, please do not plan to visit before it opens for practice on Friday morning, thank you.

Please spread the word.

On behalf of your 2021 NY States tournament staff,

Pat Govang
TD - 2021 NY States

Hey pat, I have tried to withdraw from the tournament due to injury on August 19th and September 2nd using both the email confirming my registration as well as the withdrawal length on the disc golf s ... show more ›

Hey pat, I have tried to withdraw from the tournament due to injury on August 19th and September 2nd using both the email confirming my registration as well as the withdrawal length on the disc golf scene site. I do need to withdraw so please refund my entry. I wish I could play and wish luck to everyone and hope they enjoy this tournament. Thanks

Rules question for you Pat. In my most recent practice round at TC3, I clearly threw a disc into the left-side OB marsh on hole 6. Everyone on my card agreed it was OB and I threw from the spot it w ... show more ›

Rules question for you Pat. In my most recent practice round at TC3, I clearly threw a disc into the left-side OB marsh on hole 6. Everyone on my card agreed it was OB and I threw from the spot it was last IB. We looked, but only got soaked feet for our efforts. In the tournament, what is the rule we should apply? Do we need to use the 3-minute lost disc timer and everyone must help search? Or does play continue on without requiring all players to contribute to the 3-minutes of searching? If the disc might be near the edge, I think a search is warranted...but I was clearly 10 or more feet OB. Can you clarify?

Hello All, First, thank you for registering for the 2021 NYState Disc Golf Championships! Here's a quick update on the tournament: - Tee Assignments for all pools/all rounds have been updated h ... show more ›

Hello All,

First, thank you for registering for the 2021 NYState Disc Golf Championships! Here's a quick update on the tournament:

- Tee Assignments for all pools/all rounds have been updated here.

- Course update: We are making progress, thank you for your patience. This has been one of the wettest Summers that I can remember and it's prevented us from getting the tractor and equipment around the courses. This has delayed the construction of a number of tee boxes. We are working to meet the following dates:
AUGUST 15 - All tee boxes constructed and holes installed (ie Danby 8,12)
SEPTEMBER 1 - Courses in tournament form with all signs, OB, etc. marked and ready to go
We will constantly update UDISC on the status of the courses. Please use it when practicing prior to the above dates. (we'd also appreciate it if you could consider the above when commenting on the courses, many thanks!)

- Saturday Doubles: For the foreseeable future the club is running a Saturday Doubles at 1:00 PM. Odd dates at TC3. Even dates at Danby. Random Draw $5 entry. ($4 goes to day-of cash payout) $1 Ace Pool. (currently around $100). Check DiscIthaca Facebook page for details. Best way to learn our courses.... just pray you do not get partnered with Barry, anyone but Barry...

-HOF Banquet - A number of you let me know you held off on purchasing banquet tickets until you were certain you could get in. You can access/update your registration via the registration confirmation email from DGScene. For those who wanted to purchase extra tickets, we had to finagle DGScene's system but you can now order higher quantities or combos of numbers to get what you need. If you are unable to get what you want there, let me know. The banquet includes dinner, a huge raffle (baskets, carts, backpack bags, stacks of plastic, etc) and the HOF induction ceremony. There will be a cash bar available at the VFW.

- We are still working with the college to understand whether we can allow vendors there for those who have inquired about sponsorships in that regard. Will post an update as soon as we can.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions!

Your tournament staff and the entire DiscIthaca club looks forward to hosting you in September!

Pat Govang- TD
Charlie Belknap- Asst TD
Bill Newman- Club Sponsorships, Scoring, Danby TD
Brandon Fortenberry- Food, Banquet, Trophies
Johnny Flash Alloco- NYState and HOF Merch
Jesse Wysong - Danby Course Lead