Buckhorn Open

[jrod17320]

The Buckhorn Open is a tourney in the Central part of North Carolina. Registration started at 8:00 last night and the tourney was full in 4 minutes. After 30 minutes you had 30 people on the waitlist. I was lucky to get in but it is becoming a tad ridiculous getting into some tournaments recently. I saw the TD comment that the previous record to filling that tourney was a little over an hour. The TD posted registration info all over FB in the local area so that might be a factor, however I think the popularity of disc golf is booming. I think that can be attributed to video coverage somewhat but its becoming harder and harder to get into tourneys. Buckhorn is a really good course (especially for righties) but its not super destination and its only a B tier. Just interesting info I thought I would share to the masses.

 

[Plankeye]

Mooky's Cup filled in less than a day and it's just a 1 day C-tier.

 

[Timthenchant3r]

Hey can like 20 of you drop out so I can get in off the wait list? Thanks in advance.

 

[_MTL_]

The irony is a few decades ago people were driving hours to play non-sanctioned events.

The growth of the sport on the local level is just insane.

 

[biscoe]

The irony is a few decades ago people were driving hours to play non-sanctioned events.

The growth of the sport on the local level is just insane.

Yep. In 1995 I lived in Richmond and played every RADL monthly but one. There was 1 PDGA event in Virginia that year. This year there will be over 100.

 

[kiwichiwi]

In NC, you can pretty much play a b tier every weekend. If not a b tier there is a couple c tiers to choose from. Its crazy that they are almost all filling as well. I think we are close to having some pretty big events in NC with all the new growth as well as the amount of work put into designing new and high level courses all over the state. I just want to see some bigger companies step up and start funding some of these tournaments and course developments.

 

[Timthenchant3r]

Anyone know the Sunday schedule for this? I want to stop by and watch Chris Dickerson play if he is there.

 

[ru4por]

Anyone know the Sunday schedule for this? I want to stop by and watch Chris Dickerson play if he is there.

Not much info on this tournament. You might try asking here.

https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/CADL_presents_The_18th_Annual_Buckhorn_Open_2019

https://www.facebook.com/CapitalAreaDiscLeague/