DoFitness Patapsco Picnic 9/19-20/09; $5000 added cash

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DoFitness Patapsco Picnic
PDGA A Tier
September 19-20th 2009

Prize: $5000 added cash

Location: Patapsco Disc Golf Course, Carol County, MD

Entry Fee: $100

Divisions: Men Pro Open (MPO) , Female Pro Open (FPO) (12 FPO player spots reserved until 9/1)

Registration: Mandatory pre- registration at pdgasignup.com will be open until 9/11/09 (to be turned on soon!). No refunds after 9/11/09.

Tournament Director: Rich Myers, MD State PDGA Coordinator
Assistant TD's: Brian Cooke and Joel Provencher, Discover Outdoor Fitness

Format: (Tenative)Two rounds Saturday, One Punisher round Sunday, Showcase final 9 round for top 5 players in each division.


Schedule of events:

September 17th - Thursday Evening - Druid Hill TNT
- The largest TRIPLES weekly event in the area at one of the best urban courses in the country. If you’re in town early, check out TNT!

September 18th - Friday Night - Meet and Greet Party
- Everyone is invited to enjoy great music, food, and beverages at the Friendly Inn, one of our major tournament sponsors. Right up the road from the course, this is the perfect place to hang out with other tournament participants after a Friday practice round or if you’re just getting to town. Extended Happy Hour from 3-9, Drink Specials, Psychedelic Rock Jam Band (Gypsy Dawg is great, they’ll play a dead tune or two for sure)!

September 19th - Saturday - Rounds 1 and 2
- Check in at the course between 9 and 9:30. Players meeting at 9:45, Round 1 starts at 10:15. A picnic style lunch will be available to all players between rounds thanks to the Friendly Inn, Round 2 will begin at approximately 1 hour after first round.

September 20th - Sunday - Round 3 and Showcase Round - Awards
- Check in at the course between 9:00 and 9:30, Round 3 starts at 9:45. The Friendly Inn will be back to fire up the grills for lunch time BBQ, Final nine will begin after BBQ lunch. The top 5 players from each division will play a 9 hole showcase round to determine the winners. The Award Ceremony will take place shortly after the showcase round at the course.

Sponsorship Opportunities
There are a number of ways you can help us out with sponsorship. Please contact me via email at brian AT DoFitness DOT com for more information.

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A little over 3 more weeks to get registered! Don't miss out, sign up today.

We have verbal commitments from a number of the states best golfers and they've been spreading the word at the big events they've attended the last couple of weeks...sounds like some terriffic golfers from up and down the East Coast are planning to attend. Come compete against MD's best on one of MD's best courses!

In case you haven't heard, a monumental upgrading of the course is close to completion. We have built 36 new tee boxes (16' long, 7' wide 6"x6" boxes filled with stone and CR, topped with stone dust, tamped with a power tamper), finishing touches are being made to new hole signs, and thanks to the contributuions of locals (paticularly the areas new hero, Mr. Johnson, winner and donator of 9 Green DGA M3's) we'll have a dual basket setup showcasing our permanent long placements. This last improvement allows people to come test their skills against one of the most difficult courses in the country any time they want! In the past, this set up was only available for a few months a year durring the winter.

Check it out here (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/reviews.php?id=250&mode=rev&page=1&sort=&tronly=). Then come play it yourself to witness the improvements firsthand!

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....hope to see a few dgcrers show up!

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

- Registration closes this Friday 9/11/09. Be sure to contact either Rich, Joel, or myself if you have any problems registering.

-50/50 Raffle tickets are still being sold to those interested in sponsoring the event. $1000 to the winner, only 100 being sold, $20 each.

- GYPSY DAWG (http://www.myspace.com/gypsydawgband) at the Friendly Inn (http://thefriendlyinn.com/) Friday September 18th. Great band that draws a great crowd. Golfers get in free! Music starts around 9. We'll have two baskets set up out back in case you want to putt.

-Camping Options:
Patapsco Valley State Park's Hollofield Area (http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patapscovalley.html)...good central location with easy access to the course, restaurants, groceries, and other courses.
Ramblin Pines (http://www.ramblinpines.com/)...close to the course but not much else, rv park style.

-Hotel Options:
Days Inn Baltimore (http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/Booking/check_avail?areaCode=&brandCode=DI,HJ,TL,RA,KG,SE,BU,BH,MT&searchWithinMiles=50&areaType=2&destination=bwi&state=&country=US&checkInDate=09/09&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&checkOutDate=09/10&numberChildren=0&numberBigChildren=0&rate=000&useWRPoints=false&variant=&id=14618&propBrandId=DI&force_nostay=false&tab=tab1)
5701 Baltimore National Pike
West Rt 40 Catonsville
Baltimore, MD 21228 US
Phone: 410-747-8900
Book through the website (http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/index?variant=)to get a 15% off special. Rooms as low as $67.10. Not far from Druid Hill DGC, Rockburn DGC, or Patapsco DGC

Ramada Inn BWI (http://www.bwiramada.com/)
7253 Parkway Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
Telephone: 410-712-4300
About $80, close to the airport and Rockburn DGC

*There are a few other options you may prefer. Unfortunately none are within 15 minutes to the course.