The Girdwood Forest Fling Pro/Am - NADGT Exclusive - Girdwood, Alaska - presented by the ADGA

Friday night there will be a Random draw doubles @ 6:30pm For those of you who plan to be in Girdwood the nigh ... more

Friday night there will be a Random draw doubles @ 6:30pm For those of you who plan to be in Girdwood the night before the tournament.

ONLINE PLAYERS MEETING (There will be no physical meeting):

Thank you to all participants for attending the 2020 Girdwood Forest Fling.
Due to Covid-19 precautions being taken, some tournament proceedings will be different, and there will be some recommended safety practices for participants and attendees found listed below.

First of all, we would like to thank the following sponsors and supporters we would not have been able to run the tournament without:
• NADGT & Dave Feldberg and Kolte Breck
• ADGA & Jonas, Jeremy Boyd, Chad and Adam Klein
• Course Maintenance: Jonas Moser, Robin White, Cody & Girdwood Parks & Recreation
• And thanks to Justin Persons and the Double Musky for their contributions of prizes
• A special thanks goes to Pat Miller for his two years of service as our State Coordinator for PDGA. Be sure to vote and reelect him this year.
• And thank you to our disc sponsors: Infinite Disc, Innova, Discraft and NADGT.
• Also thank you to friends and family, including Joe Schadt, Shanasty Stewart, Ruby Moser and Jeremy Boyd.

In regard to social distancing, all prizes and payouts will be handled online after tournament results are finalized. All player packs and prizes will be shipped directly to addresses provided upon registration by participants. All Cash payouts will be distributed through PayPal directly to email address provided upon registration by participant. We will be utilizing the PDGA live digital score cards as the official scoring system. The PDGA live website can be found by typing PDGA digital scoring into a web browser search. from there the access code for the event scoring is girdwood (all lowercase). We will also provide physical score cards for those who cannot use the PDGA live digital scoring. A photo of the physical score cards then needs to be texted to the tournament director / staff at (907-382-0253) after each round. Those scores will be entered into the official scoring system by the TD and or staff. Hole assignments will be predetermined and available at tournament check-in location, they will also be posted to the tournament page online in the picture drop down. Any other questions can be answered at the check-in. Have fun and see you on the course!
-Jonas Moser, Tournament Director (907-382-0253).

Recommended Practices for Safety During Covid-19:
• High-risk population encouraged to not attend.
• Anyone exhibiting symptoms are strongly encouraged to not attend.
• Face coverings are strongly encouraged for all employees.
• It is strongly encouraged that spectators wear cloth face coverings.
• Participants should be encouraged to wear cloth face coverings at all times, including while playing disc golf.
• Tee boxes will be marked with standing areas that are 10 feet apart
• Equipment will not be shared or touched by other participants

Recommended Scoring Method is PDGA live scoring:
A. All rules set forth in the Official Rules of Disc Golf Rule 808 Scoring are in full effect and must be followed without exception.
1. For the purposes of digital scoring, usage of the terms “turn in” and “return” shall mean “submit”
B. All players must be informed that digital scoring is both official and authoritative. If any incorrect score is submitted and requires correction after the player has confirmed and submitted it, a two-throw penalty will be assessed in accordance with rule 808 G.2.
C. An alternative scoring method must be made available in the event of technical issues.
D. Digital scoring must not be forced upon players.
1. Any player or group may request, and the tournament director must provide, an alternative method of scoring for the player or group to use upon request.
2. If the player chooses to use an alternative method of scoring, event staff must verify the hole scores and total after submission. ( if so send picture of physical score card to the TD via. 907-382-0253 then to be entered into PDGA live scoring,
E. Mobile devices should not be shared amongst players.
1. Players in a group may agree on a single player to keep score for the entire round.
F. Discrepancies, provisional scores, or warnings for rules infractions must be recorded for each hole in accordance with rules 808 C and 808 E.
1. Any time a provisional set of throws is recorded, the total score for the affected player should not be automatically submitted without a review and resolution by the event director.
G. Each player must review and positively confirm their scores at the end of the round before the total score is submitted.

FOREST FLING CADDY BOOK

Round 1: Girdwood DGC Regular tees - tees marked with blue paint:

1. No OB
2. No OB (unless for some reason you throw into Alyeska Highway, which would be OB)
3. OB area indicated by paint and flag line to the left of the basket to keep players out of the front parking lot
4. Skate park/playground is OB
5. The asphalt parking lot to the left is OB (if you are completely surrounded by asphalt you are OB) as well as long of the basket (indicated by paint line and/or string line) to protect #6 tee
6. The baseball field is OB, as well as the parking lot to the left of the fairway (indicated by paint line), MANDATORY to the left of the tree marked with high visibility tape to protect #4 and #1 fairways
7. The road and beyond to the left is OB (indicated by paint line)
8. The road and beyond to the left and long of the basket is OB (indicated by paint line)
9. No OB
10. The road and beyond past the basket is OB
11. The road and beyond to the right is OB
12. No OB
13. No OB (unless for some reason you throw it in the creek)
14. The road plays as a river, you must be on one side or the other (indicated by paint line) in the road is OB
15. No OB
16. No OB
17. No OB
18. The road and beyond to the right is OB (indicated by paint line)

Round 2: Girdwood DGC Gold tees - tees marked with yellow paint:

1. No OB
2. No OB (unless for some reason you throw it into Alyeska Highway, which would be OB)
3. OB area indicated by paint and flag line to the left of the basket to keep players out of the front parking lot
4. Skate park/playground is OB
5. The asphalt parking lot to the left is OB (if you are completely surrounded by asphalt you are OB) as well as long of the basket (indicated by paint and/or string line) to protect #6 tee
6. The baseball field is OB, as well as the parking lot to the left of the fairway (indicated by paint line), MANDATORY to the left of the tree marked with high visibility tape, to protect #4 and #1 fairways
7. The road and beyond to the left is OB (indicated by paint line)
8. The road and beyond to the left and long of the basket is OB (indicated by paint line)
9. No OB
10. The road and beyond past the basket is OB
11. The road and beyond to the right is OB
12. MANDATORY to the left of the tree with a ribbon (to protect #13 fairway)
13. No OB (unless for some reason you throw it in the creek)
14. The road plays as a river, you must be on one side or the other (indicated by paint line), in the road is OB
15. MANDATORY to the left of the tree marked with high visibility tape, to protect #16 fairway
16. No OB
17. No OB
18. The road and beyond to the right is OB (indicated by paint line)

Ace pot: if an ace is not thrown during tournament play the ace pot will be split between the 2 CTP winners during tournament play. Both rounds there will be a CTP on hole 11.

Saturday :
PDGA am B-Tier/Pro C-tier

Online registration will be required for this event do to Covid -19

Single Event Divisions offered:
-All Amateur Divisions

Players Pack Value $75

Players Choice Players Pack: Pick one from each option & each pack will also include a towel, 50% off Keen shoe card, and Shady Ray and ProPull promo discount cards.

Option 1:
-Innova Disc
-Discraft Disc
-NADGT Dri-Fit

Option 2:
-Prodigy Disc
-MVP Disc
-Latitude 64 Disc
-Discmania Disc
-DGA Disc
-Gateway
-Prodiscus Disc
-Legacy Disc
-Infinite Disc
-Millennium disc
-Kastaplast

Points:
-Straight PDGA Points

Payouts:
-Full PDGA Payout Scale
-Scrip will be redeemable at Infinite/NADGT online store

Trophy Pins:
-Provided by Disc Golf Pins
-1st place in eligible TOUR divisions will receive a trophy pin

Eligible "TOUR" divisions:
-MA1, FA1, MA40, MA50, MA2

Top Finishers Get invite to National Championships!

Invitations are based upon divisional participation:
3 or less --> Winner only qualifies
3-10 --> Top 2 qualify
11-20 --> Top 3 qualify
21-30 --> Top 4 qualify
31 + --> Top 5 qualify

Per player course fees, when necessary, may be collected onsite or online, so long as its communicated clearly. less