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DDGC17 is coming!

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We’re about ten days away from registration opening wide for DDGC17.  February 1 is the magical date when 65 spots in our 72-player field will go on sale.

What about those other seven spots, you ask?  Two are already spoken for by the FPO and MA1 winners from last year’s Eric C Yetter Champions Cup: Michelle Frazer and James O’Reilly.  Another is occupied by 2016 Thorndike Memorial (and 3X defending DDGC) champion Tyler Grady.  Two more are going to two fellows who have attended every DDGC to date since 2001: Bob Enman and Mike Connell. That leaves two more spots being held back.

The first of those will be awarded at the MDGT Winter Series event on February 26 at Dragan Field.  The details are still being worked out, but some how, some way, a player will be leaving that event with a free entry to DDGC17.  The last spot, as it has the last three years, will be awarded to the winner of the Monday Night Doubles points race.  That series begins on Monday, March 13 at 5:00 pm.

With regard to the last two spots to be awarded, they can be won by a player already registered for the tournament.  So don’t skip out on registering thinking it will disqualify you from a free entry.  If a previously registered player wins one of these spots, they will be refunded on their original entry and a spot will be opened up, presumably to the top person on the waitlist.

One last note and that is to watch the DDGC Facebook and Twitter –> for announcements as registration approaches.  Early registrants in particular will want to keep an eye out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDGC by the numbers

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Just to give an idea of what goes on with the DDGC, we put together this table that breaks down the value the players receive when they participate in our event.

Bear in mind this table doesn’t even take into account everything involved with the DDGC.  For example, the Player Programs that each player receives at check-in aren’t on there, nor are the water and snack stations put on the course for the tournament.

We don’t post this to brag.  We post it because creating it and looking at it gets us fired up to do it again next year, bigger and better.  Watch this space for updates regarding DDGC17 (June 3, 2017), starting with when we will open registration.  Thanks again to everyone who contributed to DDGC16 being one of our best to date.

Caddy Book

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Two weeks from now we’ll know who our champions are.  Hard to believe it’s so close.

In an effort to help our out of town friends get to know the course a bit better, we’ve put together a full color Caddy Book for the course, including details on the Dragon’s Tail Nine course to be played by the top 9 MPO players.  It is viewable in the window below, or it can be downloaded directly from this link (right-click and save).

It should be noted that we will not be printing this to have available to players on tournament weekend.  Instead, a condensed version will be included in the Player Program.  So you’ll get the info handed to you, but it won’t be so large and colorful in the program (and the program will not include the DT9 hole maps).  Enjoy!

Note: Pars listed are the recreational pars used daily by our regular players.

Trivia time

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We are exactly one month away from DDGC16.  On this occasion, we’ve put up a trivia question on our Facebook page (feed can be found on the right side of this page –>).  The first person to answer it correctly will win their choice of a DDGC16 stamped disc when those orders arrive.

On another note, the course was switched out of its winter mode a couple weeks back so practice for the DDGC can truly begin now.  We’ve made a couple changes to the course if you’ve played in past years.

The first is a new, longer pin placement on hole 15.  What has long been a relatively simple straight shot with a left finish is now a straight shot all the way into a bottleneck green.  A set of photos were posted on Dragan Field’s Facebook the day it was moved.

The second may be familiar to those that played or watched last year’s DT9.  The long position used for DT9 hole 8 (regular hole 17) is now a permanent placement and the basket will be there for all rounds of the DDGC.

Once the leaves start to bloom, the plan is to get out and do a photo walk-through of the whole course and get it posted on the Dragan Field site (accessible through the “Course” link at the top of the page).  That way our traveling players can get an idea of what to expect when they arrive in June.

Enter Raffle, Win a Bag

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Courtesy of Dynamic Discs, we will be raffling off a brand new Sniper backpack in an effort to raise some funds for the tournament purse.  We’re also looking to add more raffle prizes as we get closer to tournament day. (see our Referral Program if you have or know of any prize opportunities)

Dynamic describes the Sniper this way:

“The first entry level backpack style bag of quality has arrived. Nothing close to this style, durability, and structure has ever been available for this low of a price. Holding 16 discs in the main compartment, this is not just a “weekend” bag. It can handle all you will need on the course. With a deep top zippered pocket and internal mesh pocket to take care of all of your extras, 2 bottle holders to carry your drinks and reinforced padded backpack straps, the Sniper is ready to get on the course and take out the competition.“

Pricing for tickets is one ticket for $2, five tickets for $5, 15 tickets for $10, 30 tickets for $20 and 50 tickets for $30.  They can be purchased in person at the Dragan Field pro shop or online at the MaineDiscGolf.com Store.

Drawing for the bag and any other prizes will take place right before the first round begins on June 4.  You do not need to be present to win.

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