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Registration, day 2

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Registration opened a little over 24 hours ago, and 68 players are signed up.  All that remains open right now are two spots reserved for either MPO or FPO.  With some familiar names missing from the registration list, those two spots shouldn’t be open much longer.

Once they go, there are only three ways remaining to get into the tournament.  The easiest way is to sign up for the waitlist.  Last year, 18 of the people who played the tournament got in through the wait list (and another 11 had a chance but were unable to attend). The sooner you sign up for the wait list, the better your chances.

The other ways in are to play the Maine Disc Golf Tour Winter Series event at Dragan Field on February 26 where a spot will be up for grabs, or play Monday Night Doubles and be the highest point earner at the end of the series.

As if we weren’t already excited and motivated to make this DDGC a great one, that anticipation is so high that the tournament essentially filled in five hours just makes us that much more motivated to raise the bar.  121 days and counting…

Registration update, five hours in…and full

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Wow.  That’s all we can say.  Roughly five hours after registration was opened, 66 spots were filled, including all the unreserved spots.  All that is left available now is four places held for the MPO or FPO divisions, plus the spot to be awarded at the Maine Disc Golf Tour winter series event at Dragan Field on February 25 and the spot to be awarded to the winner of the Monday Night Doubles series.

For those that do not want to play MPO or FPO, but do want to play, the only way in is through the waitlist.  Follow the “Register” link from the menu above and sign up for the waitlist there.  The sooner you get on, the better your chances of getting into the tournament.  18 players in last year’s tournament got in via the waitlist, and another 11 players were given the opportunity but were not able to attend.  So don’t give up hope.

A note about the twenty reserved places for MPO and FPO and how the wait list will work with regard to those places.  The twenty spots will continue to be held for those divisions through the posted deadline of May 20 even after the tournament fills.

  • If there is a withdrawal by a player within the 20 reserved places, the first available player on the wait list who is signed up for MPO or FPO will be added to the tournament.
  • If there is a withdrawal by a player outside of the 20 reserved places, the first player on the wait list, regardless of division, will be added to the tournament.

The above will be the policy through the May 20th deadline.  After May 20, the wait list will go exclusively to elevating the first person on the list regardless of division.

Registration is Open!

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Registration for DDGC17 opened at around 6:45 this morning, and the flow of registrations has been steady in the last two hours.  Twenty-three registrants in addition to the five with reserved places makes 28 players signed up so far.  If this pace holds up, we may be full by lunch time.

There was a time when we opened registration on February 1 and waited until April or even May to see an actual registration.  Quite a testament to both the growth of this event and the growth of disc golf in general that this much anticipation and excitement is generated four months before the tournament.

Keep an eye on the registered player list, it will be updated regularly as registrations come in.

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.