Bowling Green Open Presented by The J.M. Smucker Co.
PDGA A-tier · Fri-Sun, May 2-4, 2025May 2025 · Bowling Green, KY
Bowling Green Open Presented by The J.M. Smucker Co.
PDGA A-tier
Fri-Sun, May 2-4, 2025
Hosted by Disc Golf 1 (DG1)
Locations (5)
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Schedule
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Mon
Apr 2811:00am
Player Information Email will be emailed to your personal email.
Will also be under 'Pictures' Tab.
Check your SPAM folder if it is not in your inbox -
Wed
Apr 303:30pm - 7:00pm at Kereiakes Park
Latitude 64 Sunset C Tier Presented By Soar Disc Golf
Sign Up Link: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournament/Sunset_C_Tier_presented_by_Latitude_64_BG_Ams_2025 -
Thu
May 110:00am - 6:00pm
Player Check-in @ Sloan Convention Center
Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 421031:00pm - 4:00pm at Kereiakes Park
Latitude 64 - Tee Time Toss Presented By Soar Disc Golf
Sign up here - https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournament/Tee_Time_Toss_presented_by_Latitude_64_BG_Open_20255:30pm at Preston Miller Water Park
RUSSELL DISC GOLF
Mystery Bag Doubles
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Mystery_Bag_Doubles_20256:00pm - 9:00pm
Welcome to Bowling Green Block Party - Bowling Green Downtown Development District - Fountain Square - Cliffs of Moher - Have dinner downtown, grab drinks, or visit the food trucks set up by the Capitol Theatre. Snap some pics by the fountain or play some yard games on the square!
7:30pm
Friday Tee Times Posted*
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Fri
May 28:00am - 3:00pm
Round one TEE TIMES at your course:
10:00am - 6:00pm
Pick Up Player Pack @ Sloan Convention Center
Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 421034:00pm - 7:00pm
VISITBGKY FLY MART @ Sloan Convention Center
Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 42103
https://www.visitbgky.com/5:15pm - 5:30pm
The J.M. Smucker Co. Check Presentation @ Fly Mart
7:30pm
Saturday Tee Times Posted*
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Sat
May 38:00am - 3:00pm
Round two TEE TIMES at your course:
10:00am - 6:00pm
Last Chance to Pick Up Player Pack @ Sloan Convention Center
Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 421035:00pm - 10:00pm
White Squirrel Brewery Players Party - 302 State Street
Ky Derby Post Time - 5:30
Ernie Small Blues Band - 7
Food Trucks on Site
Carpool if possible-mainly street parking with a small parking lot in back - adjacent lot off of Chestnut St. can be used for overflow7:30pm
Sunday Tee Times Posted*
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Sun
May 48:00am - 3:00pm
Round 3 TEE TIMES at your course
10:00am - 6:00pm
REDEEM AM PAYOUT CHIPS @ Sloan Convention Center
Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 42103
Divisions
For help choosing a division, see the PDGA guidelines
| MPO | Mixed Pro Open | $125 |
| FPO | Women's Pro Open | $125 |
| MP40 | Mixed Pro 40+ | $125 |
| FP40 | Women's Pro 40+ | $125 |
| MP50 | Mixed Pro 50+ | $125 |
| MP60 | Mixed Pro 60+ | $125 |
| MP65 | Mixed Pro 65+ | $125 |
| MA1 | Mixed Am 1 | $100 |
| FA1 | Women's Am 1 | $100 |
| MA40 | Mixed Am 40+ | $100 |
| FA40 | Women's Am 40+ | $100 |
| MA50 | Mixed Am 50+ | $100 |
| MA55 | Mixed Am 55+ | $100 |
| FA55 | Women's Am 55+ | $100 |
| MA60 | Mixed Am 60+ | $100 |
| FA60 | Women's Am 60+ | $100 |
| MA65 | Mixed Am 65+ | $100 |
| MA70 | Mixed Am 70+ | $100 |
| MA75 | Mixed Am 75+ | $100 |
| MA2 | Mixed Am 2 | $100 |
| FA2 | Women's Am 2 | $100 |
| MA3 | Mixed Am 3 | $100 |
| FA3 | Women's Am 3 | $100 |
| MA4 | Mixed Am 4 | $100 |
| FA4 | Women's Am 4 | $100 |
About this tournament
$4,500 added cash
$1,000 added merchandise
3 rounds of play
SPECIAL EVENT MAP - Course Locations & Sponsor Locations for Disc Golf Derby Crawl
https://www.visitbgky.com/plugins/maps/map/bg-open-disc-golf-derby-crawl/67bf70d55fb538c1c5557066/
EVENT PASSTHROUGH FEES
Porta Jons/Water - $5 Per Player
TD Fee - $5 Per Player
You are cordially invited to Bowling Green and Warren County as Disc Golf 1 presents the PDGA A-tier "Bowling Green Open" May 2-4, 2025.
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2025?
We are happy to announce that we are offering significantly more divisions for 2025 in addition to adding Amateur Payout (45% of Field). The player's spoke, and we listened!
$1000 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AM MERCHANDISE PAYOUT
REGISTRATION
Online registration has been extended to April 30. Any registrations between April 28 and April 30 will incur a $10 late fee and there will be no guarantees on getting a 2025 version of the super color disc.
DIVISIONS
Offered divisions that have no players registered on April 20, will be eliminated
Division caps will be adjusted as divisions fill. GET IN WHILE YOU CAN
AMATEUR PLAYERS PACK $120 Value + PAYOUT
- Event Specific Discraft Supercolor Buzzz (Must sign up by April 20 to ensure event disc)
Premium Innova Disc ($20 Value) (Must sign up by April 20 to ensure event disc)
- SOAR Disc Golf Snack Pack and Towel ($40 Value)
- GRIT DISCS Sub Dye Performance Jersey ($40 Value) See shirt under pictures tab. MUST SIGN UP BY MARCH 31 TO RECEIVE EVENT JERSEY AND SOAR EVENT PACK. PLAYERS SIGNING UP AFTER SAID DATE WILL RECEIVE A CHOICE DG1 JERSEY. SOAR TOWELS WILL NOT HAVE EVENT LOGO, all other SOAR products will be as pictured
- $18 of each Am Entry applied to Am Payout +$1000 ADDED MERCHANDISE PAYOUT TO AM POOL
Amateur payout chips will be redeemable at the following vendors on Sunday after your final round: Sun King Discs, Discraft, Grit Discs and Soar Disc Golf
DUE TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS BEING LOWER THAN EXPTECTED, POOL ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED
POOL/COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Division listings for each pool is also the teeing order each day
Pools may be consolidated based on registration demand and numbers, but the courses that will be played will not change.
NEW POOL A: MP65, MP60, MP50, MA40, MA1, FP40, MP40, FPO, MPO
Courses: Kereiakes (Longs, except Hole 10), White, Kereiakes (Longs, except Hole 10)
NEW POOL B: MA3, MA55, MA50, MA2
Courses: Griffin, Miller, Hobson
NEW POOL C: MA4, MA75, MA70, MA65, MA60, FA60, FA55, FA4, FA3, FA2, FA40, FA1
Courses : Miller, Hobson, Griffin
Course Information/Rules
PLEASE NOTE, THE EXACT WORDING OF SOME OB'S MAY BE ADJUSTED AFTER THE LINES ARE PAINTED, TO ALLOW FOR BETTER CLARITY OF COMPREHENSION
Ephram White Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/White-Info.pdf
885 Mt Olivet Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Hobson Grove Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hobson-Info.pdf
1100 West Main St, Bowling Green, KY
Kereiakes Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kereiakes-Info.pdf
1220 Fairview Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42103
Preston Miller Water Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Miller-Info.pdf
2303 Tomblinson Way, Bowling Green, KY
Basil Griffin Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Griffin-Info-.pdf
4424 Smallhouse Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42104
We at DG1 pride ourselves in keeping players up to date on happenings related to the event. That said, expect to see many emails coming from us. Please do us the courtesy of reading them completely, as they are full of valuable information. AN INFORMED DISC GOLFER IS A PREPARED DISC GOLFER!!
What is DG1?
DG1 is a united collaboration of three Disc Golf promoters with 60+ combined years of experience coming together to host large scale events. Disc Golf 1 is Tim Barr (Premier Design DG) from Tennessee, Chuck Connelly (Spike Hyzer) from North Carolina and Mike Barnett (Sun King) from Florida. Stay tuned for more info on future DG1 events!
TROPHIES
1st place finishers (only) in divisions with 3 or more players will get a trophy.
Trophies were ordered on 4/9. The following divisions had enough players at the time of ordering to qualify for a trophy: MPO, MA1, MP40, MA40, MA50, MP50, MA55, MA70, MA75, MA2, MA3, MA4
PAYOUT
Pro Payout will be via PayPal.
Am Payout Merchandise Vouchers Must Be Redeemed Sunday at Holiday Inn University Plaza; Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 42103.
We will have multiple payout vendors to choose from.
VISITBGKY Disc Golf Derby Contest
1. Visit participating local attraction or restaurant
https://www.visitbgky.com/plugins/maps/map/bg-open-disc-golf-derby-crawl/67bf70d55fb538c1c5557066/
2. Save receipt from purchase - Each receipt gets you an entry for prize drawing for a basket
3. Write Name/Phone #/PDGA # on receipt
4. Turn in at Players Party Saturday OR by 11 am Sunday at tournament HQ (Sloan Conv Ctr)
Winner will be contacted via phone/email to make arrangements.
Prize to be shipped directly to the winner. Do not have to be present to win.
Contest Dates : Thursday 1st - Sunday 4th (11am)
SPECTATORS WELCOME As we close in on the event, please keep in mind that spectators are welcome. If you or someone you know would like to spectate, please read this - https://www.pdga.com/spectator-etiquette
ALL INFO SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
https://www.visitbgky.com/plugins/maps/map/bg-open-disc-golf-derby-crawl/67bf70d55fb538c1c5557066/
EVENT PASSTHROUGH FEES
Porta Jons/Water - $5 Per Player
TD Fee - $5 Per Player
You are cordially invited to Bowling Green and Warren County as Disc Golf 1 presents the PDGA A-tier "Bowling Green Open" May 2-4, 2025.
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2025?
We are happy to announce that we are offering significantly more divisions for 2025 in addition to adding Amateur Payout (45% of Field). The player's spoke, and we listened!
$1000 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AM MERCHANDISE PAYOUT
REGISTRATION
Online registration has been extended to April 30. Any registrations between April 28 and April 30 will incur a $10 late fee and there will be no guarantees on getting a 2025 version of the super color disc.
DIVISIONS
Offered divisions that have no players registered on April 20, will be eliminated
Division caps will be adjusted as divisions fill. GET IN WHILE YOU CAN
AMATEUR PLAYERS PACK $120 Value + PAYOUT
- Event Specific Discraft Supercolor Buzzz (Must sign up by April 20 to ensure event disc)
Premium Innova Disc ($20 Value) (Must sign up by April 20 to ensure event disc)
- SOAR Disc Golf Snack Pack and Towel ($40 Value)
- GRIT DISCS Sub Dye Performance Jersey ($40 Value) See shirt under pictures tab. MUST SIGN UP BY MARCH 31 TO RECEIVE EVENT JERSEY AND SOAR EVENT PACK. PLAYERS SIGNING UP AFTER SAID DATE WILL RECEIVE A CHOICE DG1 JERSEY. SOAR TOWELS WILL NOT HAVE EVENT LOGO, all other SOAR products will be as pictured
- $18 of each Am Entry applied to Am Payout +$1000 ADDED MERCHANDISE PAYOUT TO AM POOL
Amateur payout chips will be redeemable at the following vendors on Sunday after your final round: Sun King Discs, Discraft, Grit Discs and Soar Disc Golf
DUE TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS BEING LOWER THAN EXPTECTED, POOL ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED
POOL/COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Division listings for each pool is also the teeing order each day
Pools may be consolidated based on registration demand and numbers, but the courses that will be played will not change.
NEW POOL A: MP65, MP60, MP50, MA40, MA1, FP40, MP40, FPO, MPO
Courses: Kereiakes (Longs, except Hole 10), White, Kereiakes (Longs, except Hole 10)
NEW POOL B: MA3, MA55, MA50, MA2
Courses: Griffin, Miller, Hobson
NEW POOL C: MA4, MA75, MA70, MA65, MA60, FA60, FA55, FA4, FA3, FA2, FA40, FA1
Courses : Miller, Hobson, Griffin
Course Information/Rules
PLEASE NOTE, THE EXACT WORDING OF SOME OB'S MAY BE ADJUSTED AFTER THE LINES ARE PAINTED, TO ALLOW FOR BETTER CLARITY OF COMPREHENSION
Ephram White Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/White-Info.pdf
885 Mt Olivet Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Hobson Grove Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hobson-Info.pdf
1100 West Main St, Bowling Green, KY
Kereiakes Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kereiakes-Info.pdf
1220 Fairview Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42103
Preston Miller Water Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Miller-Info.pdf
2303 Tomblinson Way, Bowling Green, KY
Basil Griffin Park Info Sheet - https://www.premierdesigndiscgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Griffin-Info-.pdf
4424 Smallhouse Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42104
We at DG1 pride ourselves in keeping players up to date on happenings related to the event. That said, expect to see many emails coming from us. Please do us the courtesy of reading them completely, as they are full of valuable information. AN INFORMED DISC GOLFER IS A PREPARED DISC GOLFER!!
What is DG1?
DG1 is a united collaboration of three Disc Golf promoters with 60+ combined years of experience coming together to host large scale events. Disc Golf 1 is Tim Barr (Premier Design DG) from Tennessee, Chuck Connelly (Spike Hyzer) from North Carolina and Mike Barnett (Sun King) from Florida. Stay tuned for more info on future DG1 events!
TROPHIES
1st place finishers (only) in divisions with 3 or more players will get a trophy.
Trophies were ordered on 4/9. The following divisions had enough players at the time of ordering to qualify for a trophy: MPO, MA1, MP40, MA40, MA50, MP50, MA55, MA70, MA75, MA2, MA3, MA4
PAYOUT
Pro Payout will be via PayPal.
Am Payout Merchandise Vouchers Must Be Redeemed Sunday at Holiday Inn University Plaza; Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 42103.
We will have multiple payout vendors to choose from.
VISITBGKY Disc Golf Derby Contest
1. Visit participating local attraction or restaurant
https://www.visitbgky.com/plugins/maps/map/bg-open-disc-golf-derby-crawl/67bf70d55fb538c1c5557066/
2. Save receipt from purchase - Each receipt gets you an entry for prize drawing for a basket
3. Write Name/Phone #/PDGA # on receipt
4. Turn in at Players Party Saturday OR by 11 am Sunday at tournament HQ (Sloan Conv Ctr)
Winner will be contacted via phone/email to make arrangements.
Prize to be shipped directly to the winner. Do not have to be present to win.
Contest Dates : Thursday 1st - Sunday 4th (11am)
SPECTATORS WELCOME As we close in on the event, please keep in mind that spectators are welcome. If you or someone you know would like to spectate, please read this - https://www.pdga.com/spectator-etiquette
ALL INFO SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Refund policy
2025 PDGA REFUND POLICY in use for this event.
Sponsor level players will receive their sponsor shirt, and the normal entry fee will be refunded per the PDGA policy as follows:
Players who officially request to withdraw from an event at least 30 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% cash refund (minus up to a $10 handling fee).
Players who officially request to withdraw from an event 14 to 29 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% cash refund minus up to a $10 handling fee.
Players who officially request to withdraw from an event within 13 days (after April 19th) of the start of the event and prior to the event’s published closure of registration and waitlist replacements will receive a 100% cash monetary refund minus up to a $10 handling fee ONLY if their spot in the tournament is filled through the waitlist by a player who is on the waitlist at the time of the withdrawal request. If the player’s spot is NOT filled, the TD has to provide a 25% cash monetary refund.
Players who do NOT officially request to withdraw from a registered spot playing in the event prior to the published closure of registration and waitlist replacements and don’t play (aka a no-show), forfeit their entry fee and do NOT receive a refund or player’s pack.
Sponsor level players will receive their sponsor shirt, and the normal entry fee will be refunded per the PDGA policy as follows:
Players who officially request to withdraw from an event at least 30 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% cash refund (minus up to a $10 handling fee).
Players who officially request to withdraw from an event 14 to 29 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% cash refund minus up to a $10 handling fee.
Players who officially request to withdraw from an event within 13 days (after April 19th) of the start of the event and prior to the event’s published closure of registration and waitlist replacements will receive a 100% cash monetary refund minus up to a $10 handling fee ONLY if their spot in the tournament is filled through the waitlist by a player who is on the waitlist at the time of the withdrawal request. If the player’s spot is NOT filled, the TD has to provide a 25% cash monetary refund.
Players who do NOT officially request to withdraw from a registered spot playing in the event prior to the published closure of registration and waitlist replacements and don’t play (aka a no-show), forfeit their entry fee and do NOT receive a refund or player’s pack.