BG AMS!!! April 12, 13, 14

[Carnavas]

Originally Posted by Carnavas

I'm excited, it will be my first time actually getting to play in the BG Ams. I'll probably make myself play advanced just to play BG Tech, but we'll see. Also, I've got room in my dorm for someone to sleep if they need a place to stay.

I retract this, since I no longer have any vacancies on my floor. But you can always go on craigslist or couchsurfing and find a place, or I can keep an eye out for vacancies on friends' floors.

[go18under]

Originally Posted by FredVegasDGC

I was considering entering this year. I went to Western Kentucky back in the early 90's & played the Bowling Green Open (Do they still have that event?)

I have a friend that still lives there and would have a place to stay.

Unfortunately, the Bowling Green Open is no more, it is now the SOKY Open held in May by a different club.

The BG Club used to take a 10K profit (sponsors/disc sales/hotel kickbacks) from the BG Ams to put into the BG Open NT purse.....and still had a few thousand dollars left to upgrade the parks. Only a handful of BG folks run the BG club now.

We have 4 world champions, 3 PDGA Hall of Fame members, a PDGA Discipline Committee member, a PDGA Rules Committee member, and a former PDGA Board member who live in Bowling Green, and you won't see a one of them helping with the BG Ams, if that gives you a clue.

[HB553]

We have exceeded the 100 mark in registration!

[NOStheBOSS]

Originally Posted by go18under

Unfortunately, the Bowling Green Open is no more, it is now the SOKY Open held in May by a different club.

The BG Club used to take a 10K profit (sponsors/disc sales/hotel kickbacks) from the BG Ams to put into the BG Open NT purse.....and still had a few thousand dollars left to upgrade the parks. Only a handful of BG folks run the BG club now.

We have 4 world champions, 3 PDGA Hall of Fame members, a PDGA Discipline Committee member, a PDGA Rules Committee member, and a former PDGA Board member who live in Bowling Green, and you won't see a one of them helping with the BG Ams, if that gives you a clue.

which is really a shame because Bowling Green could be a disc golfer's dream with a strong club

[GLong]

what courses are being used for advanced? and how spread out is everything? i'm trying to get a group together but we would be taking one vehicle. idk how well that would work since (i assume) there will be different pools for each division.

[wake911]

it says on the site that they are predicting the same schedule for 2013 as 2012, which means advanced will be on Hobson Grove, Kereiakes, BGTC, Phil Moore.

http://www.bluegrassdiscgolf.org/BGamResults.html

[gdub58]

Originally Posted by GLong

what courses are being used for advanced? and how spread out is everything? i'm trying to get a group together but we would be taking one vehicle. idk how well that would work since (i assume) there will be different pools for each division.

That's probably the best thing about BG - all of the courses are so close to each other that you can easily car pool, and since many people stay in motels that are also close together someone can always get a ride back to the room or the next course (only an issue on Saturday) since you play with the same pool of people every round...

[HB553]

Monday Morning Winner: random drawing was #13: John Inman, Advanced Master from Georga is the lucky one who was the 13th player to register!

You will get an e-mail notifing you, and can pick up the $25 Mellow Mushroom gift certificate when you check in and pick up your players package.

108 players were in the drawing today - the earlier you register the more chances you have to win. Nine more weekley drawings . . . . .

[GLong]

Originally Posted by gdub58

That's probably the best thing about BG - all of the courses are so close to each other that you can easily car pool, and since many people stay in motels that are also close together someone can always get a ride back to the room or the next course (only an issue on Saturday) since you play with the same pool of people every round...

that's great to hear, thanks for the info. i'm considering camping at this point, is there anything nearby that you would recommend?

[brettricewku]

Originally Posted by GLong

that's great to hear, thanks for the info. i'm considering camping at this point, is there anything nearby that you would recommend?

KOI next to Basil Griffin is a typical hotspot for camping