Go BIG or go Home

["Over the Hill" Bob]

So with the state of Disc Golf in the NW this season it appears it might be time to make a leap. GNO fills under 36 hours! BSF setting a remarkable record! I would expect the same for the RCO. If things keep up this way for all events this season I'm inclined to believe that some major changes are in order for next year.

This is just hypothetical thinking on my part so don't hold me to it. Just testing the waters here on the forum.

What if:

Rose City Open 2010
3 days
3 courses
A tier

Pier
Trojan
Dabney/Hornings (new course)/Milo?

Offer me some feedback, what do you think? Can it work? How CAN we make it work? How do we offer more players the opportunity?

Bob

[KenGilmore]

Wow, that is a lot of driving between the 3 courses.

[snap7times]

I think Hornings is capable of hosting an A-Tier by itself in 2010 with 3 courses. The short one might get some controversy but 3 rounds and a final 9 would be a super family weekend at Hornings...
When having 2 courses, I usually hope they are less than 10-15 miles apart. I am also hoping that the Jerry Miller DGC @ Camp Taloali gets some good reviews in the fall after some adjustments and it easily can hold a temp 18 to make 36 holes. The lodging and amenties there are awesome compared to the other host sites in the ORS... I don't mind helping TD a B Tier at Camp Taloali next Aprilish, if there were an interest in it...

[TreeLove]

No need to drive between courses on the same day.... just play 2 rounds per course per day.

or

At every Worlds I have been to, there have been drives of up to an hour between courses. You get a 2-hour break, it works out fine.

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Originally Posted by TreeLove

No need to drive between courses on the same day.... just play 2 rounds per course per day.

or

At every Worlds I have been to, there have been drives of up to an hour between courses. You get a 2-hour break, it works out fine.

Bingo! AND would'nt it be a hoot to have a pro final 18 on the Hornings Short Course? I believe that with 3 days, 3 courses there are a lot of options that are yet to be explored. Lets think outside the box here and see where it goes.

Bob

[Matt B.]

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Bingo[/size]! AND would'nt it be a hoot to have a pro final 18 on the Hornings Short Course? I believe that with 3 days, 3 courses there are a lot of options that are yet to be explored. Lets think outside the box here and see where it goes.

Bob

Can you have an A-tier on homemade baskets?

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Over the Hill" Bob;13157][SIZE=&quot

Bingo[/size]! AND would'nt it be a hoot to have a pro final 18 on the Hornings Short Course? I believe that with 3 days, 3 courses there are a lot of options that are yet to be explored. Lets think outside the box here and see where it goes.

Bob

Pro finals? On the short course? Nothing personal here, but no thanks.

I truly appreciate everything being done out at Horning's, but birdie or die courses hold zero interest to me. The original course at Horning's is about as short of a tourney course as I would like to be playing.

[gwillim]

Originally Posted by Matt B.

Can you have an A-tier on homemade baskets?

Not unless one is sent into PDGA Headquarters and is technically approved.

[gwillim]

I think Dabney would be a HUGE mistake. It's not a good tournament course, especially with a large field. Add to that the fact that Dabney is pretty gnarly in July, and I think you'd have a disaster on your hands.

Pier and Trojan, and then maybe look into a place to setup a temporary course would be best, in my opinion.

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Pro finals? On the short course? Nothing personal here, but no thanks.

I truly appreciate everything being done out at Horning's, but birdie or die courses hold zero interest to me. The original course at Horning's is about as short of a tourney course as I would like to be playing.

Sorry Jeff, maybe you missed the smiley? If used as a third option for the RCO it would only be the third big course and only if baskets approved and cement tees.

Keep the comments coming!

Bob

[KenGilmore]

I love playing at Hornings! Having said that, I won't play a PDGA tourney on the homemade baskets.

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Originally Posted by KenGilmore

I love playing at Hornings! Having said that, I won't play a PDGA tourney on the homemade baskets.

Hornings was one option but what if REAL baskets were put in? Viable option? What other course to make a third?

Bob

[RonTheWhip]

One of the reasons the Willamette Open isn't an A tier is the fact many of our local club members would not be able to play an A tier since they are not PDGA members. I don't know why they don't just join, but I could foresee a problem along those same lines in other areas. Also, it takes a big chunk of change to do an A tier, but I think it would have a huge draw in Oregon.


I'd play Trojan / Pier for an A tier. I'd play Timber / Adair for an A tier. I'd play Whistler's for an A tier. Not much else though...besides Milo which already has a NT.

[Magilla]

Originally Posted by RonTheWhip

I'd play Trojan / Pier for an A tier. I'd play Timber / Adair for an A tier. I'd play Whistler's for an A tier. Not much else though...besides Milo which already has a NT.

What HE said..................

[Bluedisc]

Originally Posted by gwillim

Pier and Trojan, and then maybe look into a place to setup a temporary course would be best, in my opinion.

I like the idea of a temporary course--do you have any ideas where that would be set up? That would definitely increase the field size...and it could be seriously badass. How much does it cost to "reserve" a large scale park like Gabriel Park?

[JMan]

Kelly Point

[TreeLove]

Originally Posted by "Over the Hill" Bob

Quote:
Originally Posted by KenGilmore View Post

I love playing at Hornings! Having said that, I won't play a PDGA tourney on the homemade baskets.

Hornings was one option but what if REAL baskets were put in? Viable option? What other course to make a third?

Bob

I resent the term REAL baskets as much as I resent the term "REAL golf". Horning's baskets are every bit as REAL as any old wire basket. Let's see you make one. They just don't catch REAL well. However, they are equally finicky at all times, and I would gladly play a PDGA event on them. I guess I am just not as serious as Ken.

[NWDiscer]

Originally Posted by Bluedisc

I like the idea of a temporary course--do you have any ideas where that would be set up? That would definitely increase the field size...and it could be seriously badass. How much does it cost to "reserve" a large scale park like Gabriel Park?

Mt.Tabor..........: whistler:

[KenGilmore]

Originally Posted by TreeLove

I resent the term REAL baskets as much as I resent the term "REAL golf". Horning's baskets are every bit as REAL as any old wire basket. Let's see you make one. They just don't catch REAL well. However, they are equally finicky at all times, and I would gladly play a PDGA event on them. I guess I am just not as serious as Ken.

First, when I made the original post, I knew I would get a reaction about the baskets from somebody. However, let it be shown that I never once said the baskets at Horning's aren't real:

Originally Posted by KenGilmore

I love playing at Hornings! Having said that, I won't play a PDGA tourney on the homemade baskets.

Someone else made the distinction with "real" baskets. Not I. Regardless, it seems someone has touched a nerve!

But while we are on the subject, let me just state that I am a huge fan of homemade baskets (I have on many occasions stated that the Lunchtime course would lose much of its charm if the baskets were replaced with "real" baskets!). However, not all homemade baskets are created equal. I am a fan of (almost) any baskets as long as they are consistent. IMHO, the baskets at hornings are anything but consistent.

[TreeLove]

It was Bob who used the term "REAL baskets", not Ken, sorry if I quoted the posts wrong, the stupid "no nested quotes" thing screwed me up. Also, I agree that the baskets catch inconsistently at Horning's, especially on course 1, but I think they do so with consistent inconsistency.