Throwdown Hoedown Disc Golf Symposium
Teams tournament · Sat-Sun, Mar 23-24, 2019Mar 2019 · Fombell, PA
Throwdown Hoedown Disc Golf Symposium
Teams tournament
Sat-Sun, March 23-24, 2019
Hosted by Pittsburgh Flying Disc
Winners
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THDN
Location
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Schedule
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Sat
Mar 237:45am - 8:45am
Throwdown team tournament registration at Kramer Dining Hall. Teams are requested to donate a prize to the "party-favor" giveaway. Individuals who donate a gently-used beginner-friendly to the Pure Disc Golf Clinic will be transported to Valhalla
8:45am - 9:00am
Throwdown team tournament player meeting, sponsored by EDGE.
9:15am - 12:15pm
Round 1 Throwdown team tournament, Driven by INNOVA. Singles stroke play grouped randomly by roster position. Everyone throws from Long (Red) tees.
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Brunch at Kramer Dining Hall (included with T/H and VIP tickets)
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Round 2 of Throwdown team tournament, Driven by INNOVA. Alternate tee/Best shot Doubles.
Team partners: Woman and Rec; Master and Open. Everyone throws from Long (Red) tees.5:00pm - 6:00pm
VIP check-In at Faust Lodge; Flywewmart set up at Kramer Hall (included with VIP and Hoedown Overnight tickets)
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Hoedown dinner, Flymart at Kramer Hall (included with VIP, T/H, Hoedown, and Hoedown Overnight tickets)
6:30pm - 7:15pm
Keynote presentations: Josh Woods from Parked, A Disc Golf Think Tank; Cristina Carlstrom/Michael Correnti from the Disc Golf Foundation; Carol Quinn PDGA Women's Committee --"How We Grow Our Disc Golf World"
7:15pm - 9:30pm
Throwdown team tournament awards, Beer Tasting, Flymart, Putting Contest,(Included with VIP, T/H, Hoedown, and Hoedown Overnight tickets) Driven by INNOVA and Pittsburgh Flying Disc.
9:45pm
18-hole Nite Flite Disc Golf (Short tees) at Cochrane Lodge. Player Prizes sponsored by NITE IZE
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Sun
Mar 249:00am - 9:45am
Continental breakfast at Cochrane and Faust Lodges (included with VIP and Hoedown Overnight tickets) sponsored by Grip It and Rip It Disc Golf.
10:00am - 12:30pm
Disc Golf Symposium PLENARY -- Must be present at 10am to win giveaways from Parked and Grip It and Rip It Disc Golf.
Disc Golf PLAYSHOPS at Kramer Dining Hall (included with VIP, Hoedown Overnight, and Symposium tickets).12:30pm - 1:30pm
LUNCH at Kramer Dining Hall (included with VIP, Hoedown Overnight, and Symposium tickets).
COURSE PROMOTERS caucus and WOMEN'S EVENTS caucus1:30pm - 2:00pm
CLOSING NOTES.
Symposium PLAYSHOPS at Kramer Hall (included with VIP, Hoedown Overnight, and Symposium tickets).2:15pm - 5:00pm
PURE DISC GOLF CLINIC -- Strength and flexibility training for better putting, short shots and drives.
SPOTTER SCHOOL -- Etiquette and signals for observers.
Divisions
| VIP | VIP (meals, lodging, EVERYTHING) | $65 / player |
| T/H | Throwdown Hoedown (incl 2 meals) | $45 / player |
| THDN | Team Throwdown only (inc brunch) | $35 / player |
| HDWN | Hoedown only (dinner, festives ) | $15 / player |
| SYMP | Symposium only (Sessions, lunch) | $10 / player |
| HDSP | Hoedown Overnight Symposium | $30 / player |
| PURE | Disc Golf Clinic | $10 / player |
About this tournament
A bi-annual disc golf retreat with club members from PA/OH/WV/NY/MD to collaboratively strategize ways to grow the sport. Day and Night disc golfing and top rate accommodations in a beautiful setting will stir the mind and body.
Our vision for the weekend is to promote equity in our disc golf community, strengthen the leadership and membership of our clubs, and provide fun, competitive formats for disc golf play.
Saturday morning and afternoon features a 48-hole team Throwdown tournament using an Ideal roster of 4 players from the same club -- 1 open player, 1 woman player, 1 master aged (40+) player and 1 Rec (<899 rated) player.
Round One: Singles. The board will be sorted randomly by division with no two players from the same team on the same card. A team’s first round Singles scores will be combined. The accumulated team score will be adjusted by their team handicap.
Round Two: Alternate Drive/Best Shot Doubles. A team’s Woman/Rec and Master/Open players will be partners. Pairs decide which partner will tee off for the team on the first hole and then alternate tee shots for rest of the round. Best shot format after the drive.
Second round groupings will be determined by adjusted first round scores with no two pairs from the same team on the same card. If tied after the first round, the team with the lower rating will be put on the higher card.
Total: Combined team score of the singles and doubles +/- handicap will determine the Overall winner.
Throwdown Handicap System
An “Ideal” team is made up of one player from each of the following divisions: Woman, Rec <899, Master 40+, Open. We have set the “scratch” team rating at 3600 (Open 970 + Master 930 + Woman 830 + Rec 870 = 3600). One stroke for each 10 points will be used for the handicap factor. Decimals .5 and above rounded up to whole number.
Ideal teams whose roster members’ combined player ratings are below 3600 will have their team score reduced by 100% of the difference between the team’s combined rating and the scratch team rating. Ideal teams rated higher than 3600 will have their scores increased by 75% of the difference between their team rating and the scratch rating.
“Less-Than-Ideal” teams whose roster members’ combined player ratings are below 3600 will have their team score reduced by 75% of the difference between the team’s combined rating and the scratch team rating. Less-than-Ideal teams rated higher than 3600 will have their scores increased by 100% of the difference between their team rating and the scratch rating.
Players who do not have an established PDGA rating will be assigned a rating based on league averages or average score relative to other team members.
Team A Example: Woman = 840, Rec = 765, Master = 895, Open = 945; Team A rating = 3445. Team A is Ideal and their rating is below the scratch, so 3600 – 3445 = 155 handicap. With a ten-point factor (155/10=15.5), the handicap would be 100% of 16. Therefore, Ideal Team A would have 16 strokes deducted from their combined score for the first round and 8 strokes deducted from their combined doubles team scores for the second round.
Team B Example: Woman = 935, Rec = 890, Master = 975, Open = 1000; Team B rating = 3800. Team B is Ideal and above the scratch, so 3600 – 3800 = -200 handicap. With a ten-point factor (200/10=20), the handicap would be 75% of 20. Therefore, Ideal Team B would have 15 strokes added to their combined score for the first round and 8 strokes added to their combined doubles team scores for the second round.
Team C Example: Woman = 815, Rec = 905, Master = 870, Open = 925; Team C rating = 3515. Team C is Less-Than-Ideal (Rec player over 899) and below the scratch, so 3600 - 3515 = 85. With a ten point factor (85/10=8.5), the handicap would be 75% of 9. Therefore, Less-Than-Ideal Team C would have 7 strokes deducted from their combined score for the first round and 4 strokes deducted from their combined doubles team scores for the second round.
COURSE MAP, GROUNDRULES AND SCORECARD IN THE PICTURES SECTION.
The Throwdown tournament is a Charity Tournament Partner of the Educational Disc Golf Experience (EDGE) and will benefit EDGE disc golf curricula, clinics, and programs in Pennsylvania.
Saturday evening's Hoedown includes all-you-can-eat buffet dinner and pie, Keynote presentations, Putting Contest, Flymart, Craft Beer Tasting, fireside entertainment, and Nite Flite disc golf.
VIP accommodations at the Cochrane and Faust Lodges include modern amenities, triple-occupancy in semi-private rooms and continental breakfast on Sunday.
The Disc Golf Symposium will present sessions on topics such as women and youth disc golf programs, sponsorship and fundraising, and team building for 2019 PDGA Amateur World Championships.
VIP tickets for the whole weekend, or for any part of the event (Team Throwdown, Hoedown, Disc Golf Symposium) can be purchased at the event page at discgolfscene.com.