Patriot's Gold & Silver Presents: The 15th Annual Monkey Trap Open
Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 15th Monkey Trap Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our title sponsor: Patriot's Gold & Silver. And a big thank you to Kick'N Sound DJs for being our tournament sponsors.

We’d also like to thank all of our tour sponsors this year: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Kinney Amusement, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Everyone needs to check in near hole one by the trailer. There will be a $5 cash Ace Pot available on the check in table. If no Ace is hit, the pot will roll over to the next DGM event.

Scores for the tournament should be kept on the PDGA website. Player course and hole assignments will be posted at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78343. Round 1 starts at 9. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is MTO. Everyone is required to keep score. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, everyone is on their own for lunch.

Round 2 should start at 1, but will be determined by the last card in. Player course and round assignments will once again be posted to the PDGA event page, and scores should be kept on pdga.com. Per PDGA rule, if anyone should require a paper scorecard, they can be made available by DGM staff.

Rules for the courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP is hole 2. Full Turn-only CTP is hole 18. MVP-only CTP is hole 7, Prodigy-only CTP is hole 13. If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to determine the correct answer.

JBeast
Hole OB Comments
1 OB - Road and beyond
2
3
4 OB - Sidewalk on and beyond
5 OB - Sidewalk on and beyond
6 OB - Sidewalk on and beyond
7 OB - Path right and beyond, flags right and beyond. Area around tee box up to flags is safe. If OB on drive, proceed to DZ.
8
9 OB - Path and beyond
10 OB - Creek in (surrounded by rocks) and beyond, path left and beyond. Road in middle is safe until white line. After white line, road left on or beyond OB.
11
12 OB - Path and beyond
13 OB - Path and beyond
14
15
16 OB - All roads on and beyond, creek bed surrounded by water
17 OB - Road on and beyond. Mando right of clump of trees. If mando is missed, go to DZ.
18 OB - Road and beyond

The 2nd Annual Olde Glory Days was hotter than blue blazes, and the swirling winds definitely put a spin on the throws of the day!

First and foremost, a big thank you to our title sponsor of the tournament The Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce

Also a big thank you to our tour sponsors who continue to make the DGM Tour a success each year: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Kinney Amusement, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

A special thank you to Tim Komer from the park board for all his help taking pictures, talking with players, and making sure all was good during the tournament.

Thank you to Home town hero Micah Noble for painting the course, putting up signs, and putting out water for the tournament, and cleaning up at the end of the day!

Also thank you to Jake Gorrell of Squid Ink for taking Brandon's spot as TD after a deer ran into Brandon's car. Thankfully Brandon was okay!

Thank you to all the help from Team Monkey's Jonathan Chambless for running the computer and Ian Boyer for doing the raffle!

There were 43 players that came out to compete in this tournament, and 9 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:

MPO- Micah Noble -14
FPO- Mary Abbott +17
MP40- Corey Riley -6
MA1- Jonathon Chambless +4
MA40- Darrin Dodson +7
MA60- Bradley Hilton +5
MA2- Christopher Brawn -7
MA3- Calvin Hensley +1
MJ18- Cooper Goth +43

Full results can be found at the link below:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78330

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

Congratulations to all the CTP winners of the day!

Also, Congratulations to the big raffle winners Jeff Giffin and his son who not only won a basket, but manifested the raffle win by coming into the tournament telling me he was winning the basket today! By golly he did just what he said he would!

There was only one Ace Hit of the day from Christopher Brawn on Hole 8. Unfortunately, he was not in the Ace Pot. The Ace Pot is now at $560 and will roll over to the next tournament!

I hope to see you all at The 15th Annual Monkey Trap Open coming up on July 13th!

You may register at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Patriot_s_Gold_and_Silver_presents_The_15th_Annual_Monkey_Trap_Open_2024/register


Photo credit: Tim Komer (he took some great action shots as well)

The 14th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial Recap:

First and foremost, a big thank you to all our title sponsors and tournament sponsors! Title Sponsors for this tournament were Missouri Eagle, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, and Innova Champion Discs. Tournament sponsors were Slim Chickens, Mike-Red Dragons, Chris, Ryan, Angela Adkins, Brad Hilton, Court, Probationary Services Inc., Lowes Home Improvement, All-Rite Fabrication, and Da Vinci’s.

Also a big thank you to our tour sponsors who continue to make the DGM Tour a success each year:
Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Kinney Amusement, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

A special thank you to the Wyota Chain Bang Club, Lebanon Parks & Rec, Team Monkey, and the amazing volunteers including Red Dragon, Ryan Shockley, Skyeler Crutchfiled, Dan Newlin, Steve Wilson, Brandy Monnahan, Will Guzzo, and Brad Hilton. A lot of people came together to help clean up, set up, and pack up both Friday and Saturday! If we missed you, you are no less important!

There were 128 players that came out to compete in this tournament and 14 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:

MPO- Jackson Bekemeier -20
FPO- Tiger Borth -10
MP40- Dasun Keylor -18
MP50- Russ Burns -19
MA1- Brett Dorrance -11
MA40- Chris Ryan -1
FA40- Julie Crouch +21
MA50- Tim Wilson -8
FA50- Tina Giltrap +17
MA60- Douglas Bowen -1
MA2- Daniel Penn -14
MA3- Ezra Piper -10
MJ18- Jayden Odom +27
FJ18- Addy Carder +53

Full results can be found at the link below:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78329

There were multiple players worth mentioning who shot some crazy high rounds today!

In MPO:
Andrew Presnell and Chris Mounce came out hot in Round 1 both shooting 1027!

Moving into Round 2, Jackson Bekemeier made up some ground and caught up to Chris Mounce. Chris and Jackson had to playoff for the win. On the second playoff hole Chris missed his 50ft putt for birdie. Jackson made a 25ft putt for birdie and claimed the victory! Congratulations Jackson on the win!

In FPO:
Tiger Borth held a solid command of first place by shooting a 981 Round 1 and 925 Round 2. Congratulations Tiger on the win!

In MP50:
Keo Sabengsy shot a hot Round 1 as he matched the top MPO players with his 1027!

Russ Burns fought his way into first place with his 1026 in Round 2 and ended the day only 1 stroke below the MPO winner! Congratulations on the win Russ!

In MA1:
Brett Dorrance battled from 5th place in Round 1 to 1st place in Round 2 by shooting a 1013! Congratulations on well earned victory!

In MA60:
Doug Bowen’s performance, after coming off a foot injury, was stellar! He went up by 6 strokes in the first round and never looked back. Great Win, and thanks again for continuing to be one of the Title Sponsors!

In MA2:
There was a three way playoff for 1st place between Charles Rector, Michael Cory, and Chris Ryan. Chris Ryan came out on top with the first place finish!

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

Congratulations to our CTP winners:
Unbranded CTP Hole 17 Jared Hilton - Dylan Clinkenbeard
Full Turn CTP Hole 14 Winfrey - Michael Cory

Also, Congratulations to the big raffle winner Doug Bowen owner of Elephant & Castle who took home a basket! $1,400 was raised in the raffle, that will go toward furthering disc golf in memory of Jared Hilton. On behalf of Brad Hilton, thank you all!

There was only one Ace of the day from Ezra Piper MA3 on Hole 16. Unfortunately, he was not in the Ace Pot, so the $445 will roll over to the next tournament!

I hope to see you all at The 2nd Annual Olde Glory Days Open this coming weekend!

You may register at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_2nd_Olde_Glory_Days_Open_sponsored_by_Prodigy_2024/register

LOST AND FOUND ITEMS:
Contact Brandy Monnahan if you lost any discs.

Missouri Eagle and Elephant & Castle Fine Arms Present:
The 14th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial - Driven by Innova

Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 14th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial! I would like to start off with a warning for all players who have not been to the courses lately. There has been construction going on for quite some time. The city is widening the road in between the two courses. There are several holes that have been affected. Hole 4 has completely been moved and is a temp hole. You will see a few holes that have dirt work and mounds on fairways and near greens. Also, there were some pretty severe storms and the wood pile on Winfrey behind 9 and part of 10 is larger than ever. Please take added caution on your footing in these areas. The Club and I feel both courses are playable with the changes made.

A big shout of thanks to the following people for their work on the courses: Red Dragon, Ryan Shockley, Skyeler Crutchfiled, Dan Newlin, Steve Wilson, Brandy Monnahan, and Brad Hilton. If I missed someone, please make any efforts known in the comments!

Moving on to sponsors. We again have two Title Sponsors and our Manufacture sponsor represented on the custom discs. Thank you to all three: Missouri Eagle, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, and Innova Champion Discs.

We'd also like to thank our other tournament sponsors:
Slim Chickens, Mike-Red Dragons, Chris, Ryan, Angela Adkins, Brad Hilton, Court, Probationary Services Inc., Lowes Home Improvement, All-Rite Fabrication, and Da Vinci’s.

Last and definitely not least we appreciate all of our tour sponsors: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, Kinney Amusement, Innova Champion Discs, Dynamic Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Round 1 tees off at 9. The course assignments will be announced Saturday at check in. The reason for the delay is to make sure we split the field the best way possible given the divisions and numbers of players in each. The official scorekeeping will be at pdga.com/score. The code is JHM. Round 1 player course and hole assignments will be posted shortly after registration closes Friday night athttps://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78329. All players are required to keep score. The staff will automatically receive the scores at tournament central. After the first round, Slim Chickens will provide lunch at the Winfrey house. Round 2 SHOULD start at 1, but may change based on last card. There will be an announcement by DGM staff, and round 2 assignments will be posted on the PDGA page.

Rules for the course are listed below. Unbranded CTP is hole 17 at Jared Hilton. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 5 at Jared Hilton. Full Turn-only CTP is hole 14 at Winfrey. MVP-only CTP is hole 2 at Winfrey.

If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to determine the correct answer.

DGM’s Reflection Tour Points Challenge Update:

With the North Ark Open and the Dragon Ridge Open behind us the Reflection Tour has officially made a stop at each region of the season! It's time to take a look at where everyone stands on the Points Challenge board!

Before we get into the update don’t forget this weekend is the Jared Hilton Memorial part of the East region, and the following weekend is the Olde Glory Days which is the North Major that gives double points. This is a great chance to move up in a big way. God luck!

Congratulations to all players who are currently at the top of the board after the latest tournament!

Since the last points update there have been some big movers on the board!

In the Silverback Division:
Andrew Presnell jumped up from 36th to just shy of top 10 taking the 11th place position on the board!

Phil McGuire moved up from 23rd to 14th place!

In the Gorilla Division:
Tyler Zustiak jumped from 20th all the way up to 4th place!

Tobby Rector moved into a top 10 position from 13th to 6th place!

Brad Hilton also moved into a top 10 position from 29th to 9th place after the last two tournaments!

Jacob Whittle moved from 30th to 13th place!

In the Mandrill Division:
Esmerelda Dodson has maintained her first place position, and became the first Mandrill to play in a tournament from each region on the tour!

The Mandrill Division had 6 new players added to the board after the last tournament!

In the Kong Division:
Ian Boyer made a huge leap into a top 5 position from 29th to 4th place!

Cameron Banks moved up from 30th to 16th place!

The Top 3 in each division are as follows:

Silverback
1. Russ Burns 272
2. Nevada McAplin 235
3. Jackson Bekemeier 188

Gorilla
1. Tyler Northrip 318
2. Jonathon Chambless 232
3. Mason Myers 185

Mandrill
1. Esmerelda Dodson 289
2. Mary Abbott 234
3. Julie Crouch 191

Kong
1. Brian Warren 228
2. Justin Hare 188
3. Preston Curry 170

The Points Challenge full results are updated after each tournament and can be found on my website:
http://www.discgolfmonkey.com/tour_schedule

If you need more information about how the points challenge works or what to expect please read below:

1. At the end of the season the top four players in each division will receive a large prize and a hand casted pure silver pendant made by Jeff Ford of Patriot’s Gold & Silver

2. To qualify for the points series a player must compete in at least one tournament from three of the four regions. The regions can be found on the Points Challenge flyer. There is currently one Wild Card event (The Winter Blast) that can be used as a tournament for any region.

3. For the Points Challenge, players are separated into the following categories:

Silverback- All Pros
Mandrill- All Women
Gorilla- All Advanced
Kong- All Other Men’s

Tomorrow is the day for the Route 66 Putting Challenge (part of the Route 66 Festival in Lebanon, Missouri).

If you only have a short time to play some golf this is perfect. Come putt for your chance to win before or after you play a local course in the area.

What time? Tomorrow from 10:00-3:00
Where? Boswell Park - Lebanon, Missouri
Cost? $10/ round of 18
$5 for kids (they will get a custom disc)

There is a $750 purse for both Pro & Am divisions. Come show off your putting skills!

This is a fun way to show the sport to people who may not know much about it. If you want to come hang out, join us any time between 10:00-3:00. There will be a 6 hole putting course and a couple of mini baskets set up.

Rules:
1. Each player will have 2 putters/ station.
2. At each station two putts will be attempted.
3. There will either be a line or a circle with flags marking the throwing area. If there is a line with two flags, you must throw from behind the line. You must not step over the line after release until the disc comes to rest in the chains or bucket on holes 1, 2, 3, & 4 (PDGA rule). If there is a circle, this means one of your feet must stay on that circle when putting.
4. There are 3 points possible for each putt (6 total with the players two discs/hole):
Metal (cage and above ) = 1 Point
Chain (does not stay in) = 2 Points
Made = 3 Points
5. Hole 5 has a Bonus Disc that is Marked “2X Points”. This disc is used each round and is an additional shot that is given double points (this disc is the only one that can be used for the double points). A make is worth 6, chain is worth 4, & 2 points for metal.
6. Each player will pay $10 and play through the 6 hole course three times. A player will take the scores for 18 holes as their total.
7. A player may pay & play as many times as they wish. Only the players best score will count and a player may only place once.

1 - 25’ “Nothing Fancy” - straight on putt (line at 25’)
2 - 28’ “Stretch” - Straddle putt to either side of barrel (marked at 28’ and dot is behind the middle of the barrel)
3 - “Aim High” - Elevated basket (placed on a platform 20-25’… marked line for tee off)
4 - 25’ “Turbo Lover” - A turbo putt must be used and thrown over the banner from 25’)
5 - 33’ “Let’s Jump” - Bonus 2X points with special putter. Players may jump putt if desired.
6 - 55’ “Circle 2 Madness” - A mammoth 55’ putt that will test your long range putting.

The 7th Annual Dragon Ridge Open brought us a three way MPO playoff, multiple Ace Hits, and challenging rocky terrain that made for steep competition!

First and foremost, a big thank you to the title sponsors of this tournament: Discmania and The City of Camdenton Parks & Rec! We also appreciate the efforts of Travis Brock, Parks Director, who keeps
this event flying! To our first time tournament sponsor Bergmanis Law Firm, we appreciate your support!

Also, we want to give a big shout out to our tour sponsors who continue to make the DGM Tour a success each year:
Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Kinney Amusement, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

A special thank you to Triston Stark for putting up the canopy, getting ice, making sure water jugs were full, and for weed eating. Thanks River Flagg as well for helping with weed eating and other course prep work. I speak for all the winners when I say great job Kenny Hunt, for the amazing wooden mini trophies!

Last, but never least, Thank you to Team Monkey: Michael Cory, Jonathon Chambless, Ian Boyer, Justin Hare, and Ashley Lucas for all your help. I appreciate all the support!

There were 90 players signed up to try and slay the Dragon Ridge course. There were 11 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:

MPO- Andrew Presnell -8
FPO- Alexis Kerman +15
MP50- Dylan Giltrap -2
MA1- Tyler Zustiak -1
FA1- Meredith Bushatz +19
MA40- Todd Bishatz E
MA50- Jason McEwen +9
MA60- Scott Conner +5
MA2- Michael Cory +5
FA2- Tina Giltrap +37
MA3- TJ Krueger +9

Full results can be found at the link below:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78328

In MPO:
First place in MPO had to be decided with a three way playoff between Andrew Presnell, Derek DG Green, and Benjamin Lemon! The battle for victory ended with Andrew Presnell taking the first place win after two playoff holes!

Hot rounds of the day go to MPO players who shot 1007 rated rounds which is definitely no easy feat on this course! Shout out to Micah Noble, Benjamin Lemon, Derek DG Green, and Nevada McAplin! Great job guys!

In FPO:
Congratulations to Alexis Kerman who held the lead for both Rounds and shot an 884 and 873 for the win!

In MP50:
Dylan Giltrap had the lead at the end of Round 1, and smashed it with a great Round 2 by shooting a 987!

In MA2:
There was a tight field in MA2 the whole day. Multiple players were within one or two strokes from victory. Michael Cory was tied for 6th place at the end of Round 1, and battled his way all the way to first place from chase card!

In MA3:
There was a playoff for first place between TJ Krueger and Makai Matthews! TJ Krueger took the victory after just one hole!

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

Congratulations to our CTP winners:
Unbranded CTP Hole 16 - Justin Hare
MVP Only Hole 11 - Ashton Pullis
Full Turn CTP Hole 16 - Michael Cory
Prodigy Only Hole 17 - Triston Stark

Also, Congratulations to the big raffle winner Brady Doss who chose to take home the Mach II basket!

Congratulations to our multiple Ace Pot winners for the tournament:
Dallas Whittle MPO got an Ace on Hole 11, Round 1
Derek DG Green MPO got an Ace on Hole 11, Round 2
Dan Newlin MP50 got an Ace on Hole 15, Round 2

Honorable mention to Colby Robbins MPO who did hit an Ace on Hole 9, but wasn't in on the Ace Pot.

I hope to see you all at The 10th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial coming up on June 15th!
You may register at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Missouri_Eagle_and_Elephant_and_Castle_presents_The_10th_Annual_Jared_Hilton_Memorial_sp_by_Innova_2024/register


LOST AND FOUND ITEMS:
Lone Star Mini
Gateway Spear
Discraft Passion
Innova Pro World’s stamp 2014
MVP Reaper stamp Tesla

If you played this event: be the first person to make a comment posting a picture from the tournament and win a 1 Hour massage from Intuitive Body Works (a $95 value), courtesy of Ashley Wright, owner.

The 7th Annual Dragon Ridge Open Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 7th Dragon Ridge Open! I’d like to give a big Shout out to Gary Braman. Gary pushed to get this course in years ago. He continues to maintain signage, moves baskets, designs the hot stamps, and more. He has also worked on getting another course in the ground at Osage Beach… coming soon! We appreciate all you have done for disc golf in the area.

We want to thank our Title sponsors: Discmania & The City of Camdenton. Disc Mania has been our manufacturer sponsor for all 7 years. They continue to do a great job on the custom discs. The City of Camdenton Parks & Rec, ran by Travis Brock (parks director), have continued to support this event every year. It has truly been a pleasure working with them. The partnership between us all has generated 7 straight filled up events! On behalf of Disc Mania and Travis Brock, Thank You for your continued support!

We have one tournament sponsor and we appreciate Bergmanis Law Firm for their support!

We also give a big thanks to our Tour Sponsors. Without them we couldn’t make the tours happen: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, Kinney Amusement, Innova Champion Discs, Dynamic Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Without these sponsors, the tour would not be what it is today! Thanks for believing in what DGM does, and supporting us each year!

Everyone needs to check in near the trailer under the canopies. Every player will receive 1 premium plastic custom disc and a koozie. Ams will receive a base level custom disc as well. Round 1 tees off at 9:00. Scores for the tournament need to be kept on the PDGA website. Player course and hole assignments will be posted after registration closes Friday night athttps://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78328. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is DRO. Everyone is required to keep score. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, lunch will be on your own. Round 2 should start at 1. Player course and round assignments will once again be posted to the PDGA event page, and scores should be kept on pdga.com.

Rules for the course are listed below. MVP-only CTP is hole 11. Unbranded CTP is hole 15. Full Turn-only CTP is hole 16. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 17. If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to determine the correct answer.

Rules & OB’s
Hole Number Distance OB Rules
1 270 Inside softball Field. Retrieve through gate.
2 365
3 205
4 229
5 360
6 280
7 392
8 335
9 280
10 338 Road on right side, on and beyond
11 197 Inside tennis court fence
12 300 Parking lot of water park
13 325
14 274
15 190
16 228
17 250
18 258 Parking lot behind basket

The 12th Annual North Ark Open was an amazing day of beautiful sunny skies, an immaculate well maintained course, a multitude of playoffs to win, and a full field of competitors!

First and foremost, a big thank you to the sponsor of this tournament: Elephant & Castle (we missed you Doug Bowen)

Also a big shout out of thanks to our tour sponsors who continue to make the DGM Tour a success each year:
Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Kinney Amusement, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

A special thank you to Matt Bell, Director Explore Harrison, who has been the leading supporter in keeping this tournament a big success. He has continued to help grow our sport and many others. You are the best Matt!

Also, a big thank you to Rick Gilmore who donated a four wheeler to be used to aid in water refills and tournament set up.

Thank you to Team Monkey: Kevin Carder, Dasun Keylor, Kyle Mcclure, Ian Boyer, Justin Hair, Jonathon Chambless, and Ashley Lucas for all your help. I appreciate all the support!

There were 100 players that came out to compete in this tournament and 13 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:

MPO- Andrew Presnell -29
FPO- Jana Booth -1
MP40- Corey Riley -11
MP50- Dan Newlin -7
MA1- Justin Knuckles -9
FA1- Itzy Castorena +8
MA40- David Anderson -4
MA50- Tim Wilson -12
MA60- Shawn Tompkins +6
MA70- Michael McCallum
MA2- Neil Seaman -6
MA3- Ian Boyer -9
FJ18- Addy Carder +94

Full results can be found at the link below:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78327

There were some crazy high rated rounds, and several playoffs to decide who would be named the winner at this tournament!

In MPO:
The hottest round of the day definitely goes to Andrew Presnell, who recently won the Champions Cup in Illinois, and shot a 1043 in Round 1 and a 1044 in Round 2! Andrew definitely was on fire throughout the tournament! Congratulations Andrew on your well earned victory!

In MP40:
There was a fierce three way playoff for first place between Corey Riley, Chris Goodman, and Dasun Keylor in the MP40 Division. After one playoff hole, Corey Riley took first place with a great drive and 20 foot putt for birdie. Congratulations Corey on the win!

In MA1:
Tyler Northrip and Justin Knuckles tied for first and battled through 4 holes before a winner was declared. That was no easy feat after a 40 Hole day of competition! In the end, Justin Knuckles claimed the victory! Congratulations Justin on the win! Despite having not won first place, Tyler Northrip decided to throw one more hole after the tournament was over, and ended the day with an Ace just for fun!

In MA2:
Nathan Huffman and Neil Seaman had to playoff for 1st place to decide the winner of MA2 after yet another tied finish. After one hole Neil came out on top as the winner! Congratulations Neil Seaman on your first place finish!

In MA50:
In the fourth tie of the day Toby Rector and Tim Wilson tied for 1st place in their division. It only took one hole of play for the winner to be determined! Congratulations Tim Wilson on your win!

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

Congratulations to our CTP winners:
Unbranded CTP Hole 5- Russ Burns MP40
MVP Only Hole 6b- James Hanna MA50
Full Turn CTP Hole 7b- Kevin Carder MA40
Prodigy Only Hole 17- David Anderson MA40

Also, Congratulations to the big raffle winner disc golf monkey basket Jeff Ford!

Ace Hits:
There were no official Ace Pot winners today, but Clinton Carson in the MA2 Division had a lucky shot Ace on Hole 18 in Round 1 (off the tree). Unfortunately, he was not in on the Ace Pot, but still congratulations on the Ace! There was $260 in the Ace pot. So 1/2 will go to EDGE and 1/2 will be rolled over making Dragon Ridge’s Ace Pot start at $130!

I hope to see you all May 25th at The 7th Annual Dragon Ridge Open in Camdenton!

You may register at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_7th_Annual_Dragon_Ridge_Open_Sponsored_By_DiscMania_2024/register


LOST AND FOUND ITEMS: Discraft Passion

Elephant & Castle presents: The 12th Annual North Ark Open Players’ Meeting

We are close to filling up! You may register here:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Elephant_and_Castle_presents_The_12th_Annual_North_Ark_Open_2024/registration/edit

Welcome to the 12th North Ark Open brought to you by Elephant & Castle (Thanks Doug Bowen and heal up soon)! I have to start by giving a huge shout out to Matt Bell, Director of Explore Harrison. For thirteen years our partnership has continued to produce one of the best events on the tour. Before we started the North Ark Open, the new course here was introduced at one of DGM’s Finale tournaments. Nearly every year the NAO fills up. This event continues to raise and contribute money to the EDGE program. We are proud that this event has been a part of the Tournament Charity Program (TCP) for many years. Above all, North Ark offers a beautiful and challenging course. The maintenance crew at North Ark College keeps it in immaculate condition. We hope to continue each year “Exploring Harrison” as this tournament continues on! Thank you Matt!!

We also give a big thanks to our Tour Sponsors. Without them we couldn’t make the tours happen: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, Kinney Amusement, Innova Champion Discs, Dynamic Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Everyone needs to check in at the concession stand or in the trailer if there is poor weather. Round 1 tees off at 9:00. Scores for the tournament should be kept on the PDGA website, but we can have paper scorecards available if necessary. Player course and hole assignments will be posted Friday evening athttps://www.pdga.com/tour/event/78327. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is NAO. As of January 1, 2024, all players must record the card scores to pdga.com. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, everyone is on their own for lunch. Round 2 should start around 1, but the official start time will be based on receiving the last card after round 1. Player course and round assignments will once again be posted to the PDGA event page, and scores should be kept on pdga.com.

Rules for the courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP is hole 5. MVP-only CTP is hole 6b. Full Turn CTP is hole 7b. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 17. If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to determine the correct answer.

North Ark
1 305 OB – Sidewalk and parking lot on left
2 310 OB – Road, curb, and parking on the left at base of slope
3 385 OB – Road, curb, and parking on the left at base of slope, parking lot behind basket, and tall grass on far side of cross country track on right
4 310 OB – Fence in trees on left
5 244 OB - Maintenance buildings on left
6 422 OB – Tennis court behind basket, gravel parking area marked by paint
6b 210 OB – Street and parking area beyond basket
7 315 Mandos left of marked trees. OB – Construction on right and beyond
7b 250 OB – In or on top of buildings
8 770 OB – Fence on right and beyond basket
9 350
10 356 OB – Fence beyond basket
11 190 OB – Fence on right
12 223 Mando – Between 2 trees in front of tee. Retee if missed
13 191
14 350
15 312 OB – Fence on right. DO NOT cross fence to retrieve discs
16 446 OB – Fence on right
17 247
18 364 OB – Road, curb, and parking beyond basket