2023 'Honoring the Sacrifice' Benefit Disc Golf Tournament for Wounded Combat Veterans

This is the 3rd Annual Honoring the Sacrifice Benefit Disc Golf Tournament for Wounded Combat Veterans. In 2021 this tournament raised $4,600, in 2022 we raised $7500 and in 2023 we hope to exceed those amounts, for a very righteous cause! You can find out more about Honoring the Sacrifice at: https://honoringthesacrifice.com

The date of this tournament is 11 November 2023 which is Veteran's Day!

this is a PDGA XC-Tier tournament (Charity).and qualifies for points and ratings for PDGA members. You do not have to be a PDGA member to play and we do not require a $10 fee for non-PDGA members. Registration costs: Pros - $55 and AMs - $45. Registration for this event is on Disc Golf Scene (discgolfscene.com) and opens on 12 September 2023 at 8:00 pm. Registration will close on 9 November 2023. There will not be any same day registrations. Player cap is 88 (maximum of 44 for each pool).

This will be a 1-day tournament and we will play 2 rounds; 1 round at Jack Mattox DGC in Ringgold, GA and 1 round at Camp Jordan in East Ridge, TN.

Jack Mattox will be set up in an Adventure Course configuration with 22 holes (11 long and 11 short). A graphic of the course layout and distances will be posted in the pictures tab in the 'more...' section of the Disc Golf Scene tournament page. Bruce MacDonald, PDGA # 149751, phone: 423-645-7303, E-mail: [email redacted] will be the tournament director for Jack Mattox. UPDATE:: The 2023 Jack Mattox Adventure Course Layout and distance graphic are now posted in the 'pictures' section by selecting more... at the top of the page.

Camp Jordan will be set up in the 18 hole configuration, all cards will tee off on the same tees and pars will be adjusted between the Pros and the Ams where appropriate and will be posted in the picture tab in the 'more...' section. Stephen Miller, PDGA #148845, phone: 865-399-2730, E-mail: [email redacted] will be the tournament director at Camp Jordan and Anthony Davis, PDGA #147833, phone: 205-568-2213, will be his assistant TD at Camp Jordan

Participants will be divided into 2 pools with a maximum of 44 players in each pool.
A Pool (MPO, FPO, MP40, MA1, FA1, MA2, MA40)
B Pool (MA4, MA3, FA3, MA50, FA2, MA60)

A Pool will register and begin play via shotgun start at Camp Jordan.at 0900.
B Pool will register and begin play via shotgun start at Jack Mattox at 0900. Approximately 1 hour after the last card has finished their first round, they will begin the second round; A Pool at Jack Mattox and B Pool at Camp Jordan. Immediately after the completion of the second round, there will be an awards ceremony and pictures at Jack Mattox. Drive time between each course is approximately 15 minutes.

Registration at each course will be 0730 - 0830, player meeting 0830 - 0845 and shotgun start will begin at 0900.

WE WILL PLAY RAIN or SHINE! The last 2 years we have had perfect weather and we hope and pray for the same in 2023!

Rules: This is a PDGA sanctioned tournament and the official rules of disc golf will govern play. please take a little time to familiarize yourself to these rules.
Drinking alcohol in a tournament is an automatic disqualification!

Scoring: We will use PDGA live scoring for this tournament. 2 players per card must keep score. A paper score card will be available if needed.

ACE Pot: $5
CTPs: $5

Player pack: We will have a player pack for all AMs; a premium plastic disc and mini.

Payout: AMs will receive a payout in the form of a merchandise voucher redeemable for disc golf merchandise at our 2 on-site vendors: ShopTom.com Disc Golf and Major Chains Disc Golf. Pros will receive their payout via PayPal.

Trophies: 1st place in each division will receive a trophy.

Refunds: Bruce MacDonald is responsible for all refunds. Eligibility, timelines and amounts (policies) are outlined in the PDGA competition manual: https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103

Bruce MacDonald is responsible for all refunds