Northeast Junior Disc Golf Classic- A Throw Pink Event

PDGA C-tier

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Hosted by Disc Golf Zen

Winners

E. Barnard Emilio Barnard MJ18
O. Planeta Owen Planeta MJ12
K. Tarro Kylie Tarro FJ12
T. Grayum Tanner Grayum MJ10
A. Barnard Ava Barnard FJ10
J. Read James Read MJ08
A. Gagnon Abby Gagnon FJ06

Schedule

  • Sun
    Oct 15

    9:00am - 9:45am

    Meet and Greet (Check in)

    9:30am - 10:00am

    FPO Daphne Chen PDGA #159297 will be joining us Sunday at Northeast Junior Disc Golf Classic to meet the Junior players, give a short clinic on the "how-to's" of disc golf along with some basic PDGA rules. Daphne will begin at 9:30, so try to be there to get checked-in before she gets started...

    10:00am - 10:10am

    Players Meeting with basic overview of PDGA rules

    10:15am - 12:15pm

    Cowbell start for round 1 of 18 for all.

    12:15pm - 12:45pm

    30 minute Lunch (starting when the final card finishes round 1)

    12:45pm - 1:00pm

    Award ceremony for J06, J08, FJ10, FJ12 and RAG (starting 30 minutes after the final card finishes round1) RAFFLE!!!

    1:15pm - 3:15pm

    Cowbell start for round 2 of 18 for MJ10, MJ12, J15 and J18.

    3:30pm - 4:00pm

    Award ceremony for MJ10, MJ12, J15 and J18, followed by the raffle. (starting 15 minutes after the final card finishes round 2)

Divisions

TSP Tee Sponsor Player $25
TSN Tee Sponsor Non-Player $25
BSP Birdie Sponsor Player $100
BSN Birdie Sponsor Non-Player $100
ESP Eagle Sponsor Player $500
ESN Eagle Sponsor Non-Player $500
MJ18 Mixed Junior 18 $23
FJ18 Girls' Junior 18 $23
MJ15 Mixed Junior 15 $23
FJ15 Girls' Junior 15 $23
MJ12 Mixed Junior 12 $23
FJ12 Girls' Junior 12 $23
MJ10 Mixed Junior 10 $23
FJ10 Girls' Junior 10 $23
MJ08 Mixed Junior 8 $23
FJ08 Girls' Junior 8 $23
MJ06 Mixed Junior 6 $23
FJ06 Girls' Junior 6 $23
RAG Purple [rating <800] $23

About this tournament

The Northeast Junior Disc Golf Classic is a Junior only C-tier PDGA-sanctioned singles tournament taking place at Dacey Fields, in Franklin MA on Sunday October 15th, 2023.

Eurodisc has very generously offered their support as a Birdie sponsor. All of the tournament discs are Eurodiscs. The players pack discs, the award discs and I will be including a couple of their discs in the raffle.

Register by 9/13/23 to secure division awards.

Kids of all skill and experience levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. If there is interest in a skills clinic, let us know during registration and we will add that to the schedule. We have added a RAG division, for kids who may not be experienced enough to play the rounds required by their age based division. RAG awards will be broken down by M and F, and further as is dictated by the number of entrants.

Cost to play is $23.00, with no additional fees for non-PDGA members.

Tournament proceeds will be donated to Throw Pink to help Grow The Sport.

Registration will automatically qualify all players for the $50 Ace pot. If no ace is hit, the $50 will be donated to Audubon. Raffle tickets are available on tournament day for $5.

09:00-9:45am Meet and Greet (Check-in)
10: 00-10:10am Players Meeting
10:15- 12:15pm Round One
12:15- 12:45pm Lunch (for now bring your own)
12:45- 1:00pm J06, J08, FJ10, FJ12 and RAG awards and raffle.
1:15- 3:15pm Round Two for MJ10, J12, J15, J18
3:30pm MJ10, MJ12, J15, J18 awards.

Players pack will include 1 custom mini, 1 event disc. The first 30 players to register will receive a custom NEJC disc, those registered beyond 30th will receive a non-custom disc.

Additional items may be added to players packs based on registration levels and sponsorships.

Per PDGA: Every child under the age of 13 must have a parent or legal guardian accompany them on the course. Most cards will be arranged by division. If you are a parent with multiple children playing, please let me know by 10/13 and the cards can be planned to accommodate.

We will be following PDGA rules and utilizing PDGA Live scoring. Hoping to have two players/parents keeping score per card. Paper score cards will also be available. Play will begin promptly at 10:15am.

Layouts:
J06, J08, FJ10: One round on "Hatchling".
RAG, FJ12: One round on "White".

J06-J08, FJ10, FJ12, RAG Awards immediately after the lunch break.

MJ10: Two rounds on "White".
MJ12: Two rounds- 1st on "White" 2nd on "Blue"
J15 and J18: Two rounds on "Blue"

MJ10, MJ12, J15, J18 Awards 15 minutes after the last card finishes.

If you have questions or suggestions, please reach out privately to [email redacted]

Please be sure to register for the age that the player will be at the end of the calendar year, or an older division if they wish to play the longer layouts.

Juniors will compete for custom award discs. Those divisions populated by 9/13/23 will receive their award discs on tournament day, any divisions added later will receive disc with no division or may receive their award discs post-tournament. Top-3 places will receive awards as long as there are at least 3 people in the division.

Snacks and a water fill station will be provided. Plan to bring water bottles and lunches.

The Dacey Market is right down the street: https://www.daceysmarket.com/ They have a really good selection of sandwiches, plus the kind of last minute groceries kids/family might need. Water, sports drinks, granola/nutrition bars and parent beverages.

Please do not allow economic reasons to prevent you from playing in NEJDGC. Reach out to me privately and we can figure out a way to make participation affordable.

Refund policy

Disc Golf Zen is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.