2023 Nantucket Disc Golf Open - Am Day - Powered by Disc Golf 978

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Nantucket Disc Golf Course
21 Lovers Lane
Nantucket, MA 02554

2 rounds of 18 holes in 1 day

Total field size: 72 Ams

NEFA Points Event and 2023 Sunstein DG Series Event

LAYOUT INFORMATION:

-MA1 plays from the long tees both rounds
-MA40, MA50, & MA2 play from the long tees in the morning & the short tees in the afternoon
-FA1, FA2, MA3 will play from the short tees in both rounds


PLAYER PACK AND PAYOUT INFORMATION:

All AM Players will be receiving a Disc Golf 978 voucher as their player pack prize valuing 25$. This voucher will be either handed or emailed to you morning of the tourney and can be used as store credit to the online store at https://discgolf978.com/

Top 45% of division will be paid electronically with store credit to Disc Golf 978. Those who cashed will be emailed by Disc Golf 978 using the same email you registered this tourney with.

All Am Winners and 2nd + 3rd place winners will receive special Nantucket trophy!


EVENT INFORMATION:

FOOD Truck will be there but players will be responsible for getting their own lunch and finding lunch options just in case. We'll send food truck details on site before tourney week.

This year it will be a B Tier across all divisions. Ace pot included with your tournament registration.

Players who are simultaneously eligible for both Pro and Am divisions may register and play in both the Saturday Pro and the Sunday Am tournaments

Ferries to/from Nantucket

https://www.nantucketferries.com/

All major ferries to Nantucket from the mainland leave from Hyannis, MA. Though seats are usually available for purchase at the dock, reservations are recommended. The two ferry companies that provide this service are:

HY-LINE CRUISES
220 Ocean Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
800-492-8082

Hy-Line Fast Ferry - 1 hour
$47 one-way/$87 round-trip
Bicycles $7 each way

STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY
69 South Street, Hyannis, MA, 02601
508-477-8600

Steamship Fast Ferry - 1 hour
$39.50 one-way/$75 round-trip
Bicycles $7 each way

Steamship Slow Ferry - 2 hours & 15 minutes
$19.50 one-way/$39 round-trip
Bicycles $7 each way
Vehicles: $275 each way/$550 round-trip

For those coming over to Nantucket the morning of your tournament, please be aware that there is ONLY ONE ferry that will get you to the island in time for your tournament on either day is the 6:10 AM Hy-Line Fast Ferry.

Todd Rainwater and I will work on arranging vehicles to those arriving on Nantucket on this ferry at 7:10 AM on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. There are taxi's and ubers available if you want to schedule something on your own as well.

For those wishing to bring their vehicle with them to Nantucket, please be aware that this is, unfortunately, very costly and difficult to do. To start, the Steamship Authority Slow Ferry is the only ferry that can accommodate passengers with vehicles. The cost to bring a vehicle to the island on this ferry is $550 round-trip during September and vehicle availability for weekends during this time is usually very limited, unless booked well in advance. All this said, we encourage those coming over to the tournament to leave their vehicles at the ferry lots in Hyannis and take either public transportation to the course/campsite/lodging or the tournament-provided free transportation from the Hy-Line ferry terminal to the course on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Transportation from the Nantucket ferry terminals to the Nantucket Disc Golf Course

HY-LINE CRUISES FERRY TERMINAL
TO THE NANTUCKET DGC (2.2 MILES)
Taxi: $10+$2 per passenger/12 min
Uber/Lyft: ~$12/12 min
Walk/Bike: 40 min/15 min
WAVE Bus: $3/20 minutes - Walk to the Greenhound Bus Stop at 10 Washington St and take the Sconset via Old South Road Route to the Lovers Lane stop. To get to hole #1 from the Lovers Lane stop, walk 1/4 mile southwest on a small footpath, just inside the State Forest, that parallels Lovers Lane.

STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY FERRY TERMINAL
TO THE NANTUCKET DGC (2.3 MILES)
Taxi: $18+$3 per passenger/12 min
Uber/Lyft: ~$20/12 min
Walk/Bike: 40 min/15 min
WAVE Bus: $3/20 minutes - Walk to the Greenhound Bus Stop at 10 Washington St and take the Sconset via Old South Road Route to the Lovers Lane stop. To get to hole #1 from the Lovers Lane stop, walk 1/4 mile southwest on a small footpath, just inside the State Forest, that parallels Lovers Lane.

Download the Transloc Rider app (iOS & Android) to locate the real-time location of the WAVE buses so you can accurately plan your arrival at the bus stops.

Returning to the Nantucket ferry terminals after the tournament

Historically, the awards ceremony ends around 6:45pm-7:15pm, however ending times have fluctuated a bit in the past.

Here is the ferry schedule after the tournament:
7:05pm Hy-Line fast ferry
8pm Steamship Authority traditional (slow) ferry
8:45pm Steamship Authority fast ferry

I would recommend planning to take the 8pm or 8:45pm ferry, but you're welcome to try and make the 7:05pm ferry if you wish.

Lodging

The hostel on island has closed permanently and, unfortunately, at this point, we have not been able to find anyone on island that can offer us a place to camp, so if you register for the tournament, please do so under the assumption that you will either a) be able to find and secure your own accommodations on island for the tournament or b) simply be coming over to the island the morning of your tournament on the 6:10 am Hy-Line ferry from Hyannis and returning to the mainland at the conclusion of the tournament.

There are also unfortunately very few reasonably-priced accommodations available on the island in September (prices for hotel rooms start at about $300/night), however Nantucket Visitor Services (508-228-0925) might be able to help you locate a lower-cost option at a Bed & Breakfast. You can also check on prices and availability for many Nantucket Bed & Breakfasts at http://nantucketlodging.org. Finally, booking an island home on Airbnb or VRBO for a group might also be a relatively economical option.

There are some fairly reasonable lodging options available not only in Hyannis, but very close to the ferry terminals there, so staying in Hyannis the night before your tournament and walking over to the ferry terminal in the the morning might work well for some.


Similar to last year's event, camping near the course will be allowed Camping would be allowed both Friday and Saturday nights...

- Campsite is in the side yard of a private home (same place as last year)
- $20 pays for a spot of land on which to pitch your own tent that you bring
- Maximum of 2 people per tent
- 10 spots available
- Check-In is at 10am on Friday and Saturday & Check-Out is at 9am on Saturday and Sunday (on Saturday and Sunday mornings, you can bring your tent & belongings to Tournament Headquarters by teepad #16 and leave them there)
- Campsite is a two-minute walk from the fairway of hole #6 at the course
- Primitive camping - a porta-potty, water hose and a grill will be provided
- No access to the home will be provided

Tournament Day Luggage Storage

Though Nantucket Disc Golf does not have a secure storage area at the course, you may leave your bags, camping equipment, and other personal items next to us at the tournament headquarters' tent next to teepad #16 during your tournament rounds and we'll do our best to look after it.


Please contact me if you have more questions about camping (860-617-1527).

Per the PDGA's refund policy, withdrawals made 14 days or more prior to the start of the event shall be refunded 100%. Withdrawals made within 14 days of the event will be refunded only if the player's spot is filled by someone off the waitlist.