WNY Points Series - Event #1
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Outwater Park in Lockport, New YorkC-tier · PDGA-sanctioned singles tournament
Staff
Tournament DirectorSamuel Castiglione
Tournament DirectorJeremy Hoeltke
Assistant Tournament DirectorNicholas Howitt
Assistant Tournament DirectorEric Fetterman
Assistant Tournament DirectorAlex Wilkinson
James Carman
About this tournament
- The point series is a collection of 5 PDGA C-tier events, in which points are accumulated to qualify for the final non-sanctioned cash payout event. The 5 sanctioned events will be flex starts to meet the growing demand of participation in PDGA events in WNY. Each qualifying event will have a player pack for all am players, pros will be paid by PayPal and trophies for the top finisher(s) in each division.
- $5 from each event will go toward the finals.
- In the event no aces are hit at an event, the ace pool will carry over to the next event. Players must pay in to the ace pool for each event in order to qualify. If an ace is not hit at the 5th event, players will throw off after their round and closest shots will win.
- Points are awarded based on your finish within the qualifying event. A player will receive 1 point for playing and 1 point for each player they beat. Bonus points will be awarded for top 3 place finishers (1st place - 3 points, 2nd place - 2 points, 3rd place - 1 point). Divisions must have at least four participants to be awarded points.
-Due to some divisions that fill quicker than others and a larger number of participants in other divisions, we reserve the right to expand divisional tee time slots based on pre-registration.
Qualifying Events:
- April 15th Outwater Park (156 max)
- May 20th Como Lake Park (156 max)
- June 4th Bond Lake (156 max)
- July 16th Ellicott Creek Park (156 max)
- August 12th Emery Park (156 max)
Qualification for the Finals
- Minimum 3 qualifying events, all 5 events will count towards point total.
- Total qualifying spots based on division participants
- Tiered registration based on points. Top spots first then descending to the next spot until filled.
- Timeline will be posted prior to registration opening for Finals.
- Projected Qualifying Spots Available - 6(MPO), 4(FPO), 12(MA1), 4(MA40), 4(FA1), 24(MA2), 4(FA2), 24(MA3)
*We reserve the right to change qualifying spots based on total participants in each division.
Finals:
September 30th at Royalton Ravine
- 2 rounds stroke play, cumulative score.
- 1st and 2nd round-shotgun start
- A cut will be made after the 1st round
- $5 from each event will go toward the finals.
- In the event no aces are hit at an event, the ace pool will carry over to the next event. Players must pay in to the ace pool for each event in order to qualify. If an ace is not hit at the 5th event, players will throw off after their round and closest shots will win.
- Points are awarded based on your finish within the qualifying event. A player will receive 1 point for playing and 1 point for each player they beat. Bonus points will be awarded for top 3 place finishers (1st place - 3 points, 2nd place - 2 points, 3rd place - 1 point). Divisions must have at least four participants to be awarded points.
-Due to some divisions that fill quicker than others and a larger number of participants in other divisions, we reserve the right to expand divisional tee time slots based on pre-registration.
Qualifying Events:
- April 15th Outwater Park (156 max)
- May 20th Como Lake Park (156 max)
- June 4th Bond Lake (156 max)
- July 16th Ellicott Creek Park (156 max)
- August 12th Emery Park (156 max)
Qualification for the Finals
- Minimum 3 qualifying events, all 5 events will count towards point total.
- Total qualifying spots based on division participants
- Tiered registration based on points. Top spots first then descending to the next spot until filled.
- Timeline will be posted prior to registration opening for Finals.
- Projected Qualifying Spots Available - 6(MPO), 4(FPO), 12(MA1), 4(MA40), 4(FA1), 24(MA2), 4(FA2), 24(MA3)
*We reserve the right to change qualifying spots based on total participants in each division.
Finals:
September 30th at Royalton Ravine
- 2 rounds stroke play, cumulative score.
- 1st and 2nd round-shotgun start
- A cut will be made after the 1st round
Refund policy
WNY Disc Golf is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.