Gatekeeper Media presents: The Birdie Open

PDGA A-tier · Professional

Fri-Sun, June 20-22, 2025

Hosted by DDG

Registration Schedule

March 6 at 8:00pm EST
Registration Opens for Minimum Ratings
MINIMUM PLAYER RATINGSMPO: 980   MP40: 940   MP50: 900   MP60: 900   FPO: 860   FP40: 800   FP50: 800   FP60: 800  
April 7 at 8:00pm EDT
Open Reg Begins - All Divisions

Staff Contact ›

Bill Yerd Assistant TD/Hole 1 Manager

Schedule

  • Fri
    Jun 20

    8:00am - 6:00pm

    Friday 6/20/24
    Tee Times will begin at 8am by division and end approximately at 2:30pm, (subject to change)

    1:00pm - 9:00pm

    Thursday 6/19/24 - Tee times posted for Friday 6/20/24
    Tee Time Format
    FPO, MP60, MP50, MP40, MPO

    Course will be reserved for competitors and volunteers, course will be closed to casual play.

  • Sat
    Jun 21

    8:00am - 6:00pm

    Saturday 6/21/24
    Tee Times will begin at 8am by division and end approximately at 2:30pm, (subject to change)

  • Sun
    Jun 22

    8:00am - 6:00pm

    Sunday 6/22/24
    Tee Times will begin at 8am by division and end approximately at 2:30pm, (subject to change)

    Awards - Immediately following the completion of each division after scores have been confirmed.

Divisions

MPO Mixed Pro Open $120
FPO Women's Pro Open $120
MP40 Mixed Pro 40+ $100
FP40 Women's Pro 40+ $100
MP50 Mixed Pro 50+ $100
FP50 Women's Pro 50+ $100
MP60 Mixed Pro 60+ $100
FP60 Women's Pro 60+ $100

About this tournament

For this years event we have a $5,000 added to the purse with a guaranteed $1,000 added to the female divisions.

Directions to the course...
Iron Hill County Park
1337 S Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE 19702

Practice areas nearby:
• Lums Pond State Park, 1068 Howell School Rd, Bear, DE 19701 – has fees, but has fields and putting area along with disc golf, 5.8 miles from Iron Hill.
• White Clay Creek State Park Nature Center, Creek Road, Newark, DE – has fees, but has fields and putting area along with disc golf, 10.2 miles from Iron Hill
• Glasgow Park Trail- has open fields, no fees, no baskets, 5.0 miles from Iron Hill
• Iron Hill Park Pavilion – The pavilion has been reserved for this event as an area of refuge in case of hazardous weather/lightning and an area where players may relax. There will be a basket there and a practice net.

Tee Times:
All tee times will be posted on the PDGA event page Thursday (6/19) morning for Friday and every evening for the proceeding day of competition.
Please look there to know what time you need to show up each day.
PDGA Link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/86774

Mandatory Check-In:
If you could check in at least 5 minutes prior to your tee time we would appreciate it. This will ensure that we know you are onsite, and we can make any necessary adjustments prior for any no shows. Delaware's legendary Bill Yerd will be at hole 1 each day to ensure you are checked in and to send groups out on the course. For those that do not know Bill he is one of our three founding members of the Delaware Disc Golf club, experienced tournament director and a tournament official.



Scoring:
Scoring will be handled through the PDGA live scoring app. Each competitor must keep score for their entire card to ensure accuracy. The primary method of scoring is the PDGA Live Scoring App, paper score cards are optional for backup, all competitors must submit an accurate scorecard within 30 minutes of completing their round. This would include a verified paper scorecard returned to the TD or ATD at hole 1.

PDGA live scoring app: https://www.pdga.com/apps/tournament/score/login
Password: sent via email to all register players, & will be available at hole 1.

General Tournament Information/Course Details:

Caddy Guides: Will be added at a later date but will be the same layout from pervious year.

Please follow the link below to view the Mixed Division & Female Division Caddy Guides. These documents contain all the course information needed and please feel free to save them to your phone. There will be no printed guides to reduce waste.

MP Divisions


FP Divisions


All standing water on the course or within creeks is casual and players can opt for casual relief by marking your lie at the first available spot directly in the line of play.

Cards will be a mix of three and four players per tee time. We will not be mixing divisions, unless absolutely necessary.

We have spotters on several of the holes with blind shots, dog legs and out of bounds.

Drinking water will be on the course at several holes but it is advised that you prepare by bringing refreshments and snacks with you.

Lost discs – if you cannot locate your disc EVERYONE in the group MUST assist and a clock/timer MUST be used. After the 3-minutes the disc is considered lost, and that player will receive 1 penalty stroke and must return to their previous lie. If you find the disc after 3 minutes, it is still considered lost.

No two-meter rule in effect.

Weather or Lightening Delays:
In the event of any potentially hazardous weather or lightning please listen for multiple blasts from an air horn. Mark your approximate lie and move off the course. The pavilion has been reserved for the event as an area of refuge and as an area for players to hang out and relax.

Refund policy

DDG & Vince Sutlic (TD) are responsible for all refunds/cancellations.

$10 fee for all refunds per PDGA guidelines