9 hole courses and pdga sanctioned tournaments....Does the PDGA ever sanction a PDGA tourney on a 9 holer?
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9 hole courses and pdga sanctioned tournaments....Does the PDGA ever sanction a PDGA tourney on a 9 holer?
He's back:hfive:
Is this worth looking in to at all from a players perspective? I'm running a local event in October - I doubt any of the locals care if it is sanctioned or not, might likely scare them away to know it's a "real" tournament and they have to wear shoes and can't drink beer. So likely I'll keep it underground, but curious to other's thoughts, maybe it could draw in some outside players and show this town what disc golf can really be about (as we're trying to make the push to expand to a full 18 holes).
Nah. This thread is seven years old, and Opti's last activity here was in 2016.
Lunacy X is my PDGA sanctioned B-Tier held on two nine hole courses in Longmont, CO.
We play each course twice for 36 holes the first day and a final round of 9x2 on a harder layout the final day. We have filled it every year, this year it filled in 30 minutes and we currently have 38 players on the wait-list.
Eagle has played it. Joe Rovere is the current champ. Scott Stokely, Don Smith and players from 6 different states have signed up in the past few years.
So yes, you can not only field a 9 hole course in a sanctioned tourney, you can put on a great show if you do it right!
Noticed a local pdga sanctioned tournament posted on a 9 hole course where they plan to play 18 holes, but only pass through the 9 holes once (playing the hole twice simultaneously). Find it hard to believe that's even legal.
Has occasionally been done in Scandinavia starting around 5 years ago for PDGA and other leagues so rounds after work can get done before dark. I think they try to limit groups to 3-somes so only six discs are in play.Noticed a local pdga sanctioned tournament posted on a 9 hole course where they plan to play 18 holes, but only pass through the 9 holes once (playing the hole twice simultaneously). Find it hard to believe that's even legal.
So each card plays two drives off the tee, and finishes out from each tee shot? Unconventional to say the least, and potentially a bit more confusing, especially if time searching for lost discs could be an issue.
But in and of itself, I don't necessarily see anything that should cause it to be against the rules or unsanctionable.
Not sure I'd like the idea as a player, but maybe I'm too old fashioned.