The Wrap Up for the Elephant & Castle’s 17th Annual Dale Roberts Memorial

This Saturday 100 payers registered for the Dale Roberts Memorial. It was great to see the continued support of this event as we continue to remember Dale Roberts, former employee of the Nixa Center and the man who spearheaded the coarse at McCulley Park. Dale was an awesome working man, and loved working at the center where he was always involved in many fun activities. He loved working with kids and volunteered often including once going to the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch (where I worked back then), and discussed his job with the students. Seeing him interact with the kids made it easy to see how much he loved being around and helping the youth in our area. We ran several disc golf events together including successful leagues, multiple Ice Bowls in Nixa, one Ice Bowl in Houston, MO, and one Hooters Challenge in Nixa as well. I never saw him do anything half way. He was always committed to what ever he tried and was always all in! I miss my friend, and am honored to continue to keep his memory alive. On behalf of Amy Roberts and Butch & Patsy Roberts and Dale’s entire family, Thank You all for making this another special Remembrance Day!

A big thanks again to Doug Bowen, owner of Elephant & Castle Fine Arms for being the title sponsor. I’d like to thank Amy Roberts for the pizza from Godfather’s for lunch. A huge shout out to Captain Jonathan Chambless and Kenny Hunt for helping set up the canopies, water, and signs. We want to thank Matt Crause and his grounds keepers for making the course look great with freshly cut grass.

To our tour sponsors, you all rock and we appreciate all that you continue to do for us: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, Todd Exteriors, LLC, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

The day started off absolutely gorgeous. Cooler
Temperatures were welcomed in the first round that started at 9:00 a.m. There was no wind, and the players finished around noon. The second round started close to 1:00. During the second round, the temperatures soared to nearly 90, with an ever so slight wind. It was definitely beautiful conditions for a tournament.

As mentioned in the players meeting and on Facebook, there was $1,400 in the Roll Over Ace Pot before the tournament started. $370 was added with 74 players paying in to the Ace Pot. There was an Ace hit, but sadly all it got him was a “1” on the score card. Definitely a costly $1,770 mistake :-( The next tournament in Forsyth will be fun as there will likely be nearly $2,000 for an Ace for anyone that takes part in the Ace Pool! With 9 legit birdie chances on the Ozarks Dam Course, it will be surprising if an ace doesn’t get hit!

After the round there was a raffle. The big winner of the basket was Tyler Webb. It was great seeing him and his buddies out there on the course again! A great welcome back win!!

There were 10 divisions represented in the field.

I would like to give a big Congratulations to all that cashed and mention all 10 Champions:
Micah Noble * MPO -26
Esmeralda Dodson * FPO +3
Derek Green * MP40 -21
Carson Rees * MA1 -15 (Tie Break Win over Dylan Clinkenbeard) Moooooove Up!!!!!!!!
Charles Rector MA40 -11 (Tie Break Win over brother Toby Rector… say it ain’t so Tob!)
Darrin Dodson * MA50 -6
Justin “Move Up” Warren * MA2 -14
Catie Sala-Bankston * FA2 +18
Cameron Banks * MA3 -9
Brittany Michael * FA3 +33

For Full & Official Results click here:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/72394

Don’t forget the next stop on the tour is the Ozarks Dam Open in Forsyth Missouri: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Patriot_s_Gold_and_Silver_presents_The_4th_Annual_Ozarks_Dam_Open_2023/register

Elephant & Castle presents: The 17th Annual Dale Roberts Memorial Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 17th Dale Roberts Memorial! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our sponsors:

First and foremost, we'd like to thank our title sponsor, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms. The owner, Doug Bowen, would like everyone to know how much he appreciates the Dale Roberts Memorial, and the Roberts family. We appreciate your support over the years.

A big thanks to our tour sponsors as well:
Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, Todd Exteriors, LLC, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

We also want to thank Amy Roberts for supplying lunch. This is greatly appreciated.

THERE IS $1,400 IN THE ROLL OVER ACE POT. THE ACE POT IS $5 AND PAID SEPARATELY AT THE CHECK IN TABLE. GOOD LUCK!!

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 by the time registration closes Friday night at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/72394 . The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is DRM. Please have at least 2 people keeping 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 1:00 but will be based on last card from the first round. Player course and round assignments will once again be posted to the PDGA event page, and scores should be kept on pdga.com.

All disc golfers please remember that this park is alcohol-free and smoke-free. No smoking of any type is permitted during this tournament. Matt Crouse, the Nixa Parks director, is letting us know that there will be police patrolling the area that day.

Rules for the courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP (sponsored by Innova) is hole 8. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 9. Prodigy-Only CTP is hole 2. MVP/Axiom CTP is hole 7. 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.

Course distances and OB rules for the course:
Hole Number Distance OB Rules
1 304 Sidewalk and beyond, concrete ditch and tunnel
2 248 On path, sidewalk and beyond
3 225 On path or pavement, painted line and beyond
4 332 On path or sidewalk, road and beyond
4A 275 Mando left of telephone pole. DZ if missed. Property line OB.
4B 160 Path and beyond
5 310 Path and beyond, sidewalk and beyond
6 346 On road, sidewalk, or path
7 240 Path and beyond, sidewalk and beyond, beyond fence line
8 230 On building, on pavement under building, sidewalk and beyond
9 215 On parking lot, fence and beyond, curb and beyond
10 243 On pavement
11 403 Sidewalk on and beyond, parking lot on and beyond, on asphalt
12 260 Over fences
13 330 Beyond fence line, beyond painted property line
14 270 On pavement, path and beyond
15 308 Curb and beyond, lower/original path and beyond
16 325 Beyond fence line
17 250 Sidewalk and beyond
18 500 In playground, sidewalk and beyond, in drainage ditch(marked by paint)

SoundEnvision Presents: The 1st Mother Road Open...Driven by Innova Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 1st Mother Road Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our title sponsor: SoundEnvision. SE is a local business that does about anything with home & car stereos and the same with graphics: signs, stickers, vehicle wraps and more! Look them up and tell Luke the Monkey sent you. Also a huge thank you to Marc Baker, Parks & Rec Director for thr City of Marshfield, and their Parks and Rec Department.

We'd also like to thank the following hole sponsors:
Marshfield Lumber
Southern Bank
Optimist Club
Brooks Gas Company
B & G Brush Control
Custom Creations Landscaping & Lawn
417 Soft Wash
Old School Doughnuts
Marshfield Electric
Diehl Excavation LLC
Roast Ready Mix
Replogle Pump Service LLC
Reese Tree Service
Marshfield Community Center "Retro Zone"
DONCO 3 Construction LLC

Last but definitely not least, a big thanks to our tour sposnors: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, 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.

All the above has allowed us to give a players pack to every player and add $1000 to the purse ($500 ea. to Pro & Am)!! Thank you all!

Everyone needs to check in at the pavilion. Scores for the tournament should be kept on the PDGA website. Player course and hole assignments will be posted Friday night at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/72391 (https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/72391). The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/ (https://pdga.com/score/). The access code is MRO. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, you will be on your 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.

Please keep in mind that AT LEAST two people should be keeping score on your card. The PDGA has fixed their electronic scoring such that multiple people can be keeping score at the same time. It will even tell you when different scores were entered for the same person on the same hole. Having multiple scorers will help eliminate mistakes.

Rules for the courses are listed below. MVP/Axiom CTP is hole 2. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 3. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 5. Unbranded CTP is hole 6. If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. Remember that the benefit should go to the player. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to I determine the correct answer.

North Park
Hole Distance Comments
1 320 Double mando. If missed, proceed to drop zone. OB - Road and beyond
2 155 OB - Water and beyond, road and beyond, shelter on or in
3 192 OB - Road and beyond
4 387 OB - Road right and beyond, creek left and beyond (marked by paint and flags), property line long
5 221 OB - Road right and beyond, creek left and beyond (marked by paint and flags), bridge
6 256 OB - Road right and beyond, property line long (marked by paint and flags)
7 173 OB - Road long and beyond
8 236 OB - Property line right
9 220 OB - Gravel road left and beyond, paved road and beyond, past barrier. If OB on the left, play from drop zone with one stroke penalty.
10 197 OB - Property line long and beyond
11 491 OB - Property line right and beyond, road left and beyond
12 201 Double mando. If missed, proceed to drop zone. OB - Property line right and beyond, road long and beyond
13 255 OB - Road right and beyond
14 148
15 240 OB - Road right and beyond
16 225 OB - Road right and beyond
17 433 OB - Road right and beyond, road long and beyond
18 322 OB - Creek right and beyond, shelter long on or in

Players’ Meeting For:
Elephant & Castle presents: The 3rd Annual Breaking Chains sponsored by: Dynamic Discs

Welcome to the 3rd Breaking Chains! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our title sponsor: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms. Doug Bowen, the owner of E&C has quite a collection and stock of guns and ammo. If you need something along those lines go see him off the square in Ozark.

We’d also like to thank Dynamic Discs for being our disc manufacturer sponsor. They did another great job on the discs & dri fit shirts for the players packs.

Last but certainly not least, a shout out to out Tour sponsors: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Patriots Gold & Silver, 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.

Also, a big thank you to Dan Bull, Travis Baker, and Peace Chapel, for the continued hard work keeping this course in tip top shape. It’s truly amazing what they have done in updating and maintaining the course. Thanks again and keep up the great work. Your efforts are noticed and appreciated by many!

Everyone needs to check in at the pavilion. Check in begins at 8:00. Tee off is at 9:00. Remember there is a large roll over Ace Pot in play. Don’t forget to pay your $5 and get into the Ace Pot before the first round starts.

Scores for the tournament should be kept on the PDGA website. Player course and hole assignments will be posted Friday night at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/72460. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is PC18. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, lunch will be provided in the church. 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.

Please keep in mind that AT LEAST two people should be keeping score on your card. The PDGA has fixed their electronic scoring such that multiple people can be keeping score at the same time. It will even tell you when different scores were entered for the same person on the same hole. Having multiple scorers will help eliminate mistakes.

Rules for the courses are listed below. MVP/Axiom CTP is hole 2. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 7. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 9. Unbranded CTP is hole 16.

**Even if not specified, tall grass and beyond on all fairways is hazard. Play from where it lies with one stroke penalty. There is no relief from this, except to rethrow from the previous lie with a stroke penalty. In general, the forested area is NOT hazard or OB, unless specified. If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. Remember that the benefit should go to the player. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to determine the correct answer.

PC18
Hole Distance Comments
1 282 Hazard - Tall Grass left and right (and beyond) of fairway. Double mando is marked. If missed, proceed to DZ. OB - road and beyond. If beyond road, do not retrieve. It will be returned later.
2 213 Hazard - Tall grass left and right (and beyond) of fairway.
3 367 Hazard - Tall grass left and right (and beyond) of fairway.
4 318 OB - Road and beyond
5 190
6 308
7 243 Hazard - Tall grass right (and beyond) of fairway. OB - Blackberry thicket by 8 tee box.
8 548 Triple Mando. If missed go to Drop Zone. Hazard - Tall grass left and right (and beyond) of fairway.
9 171
10 223
11 292 Hazard - Tall grass left (and beyond) of fairway.
12 371 Hazard - Tall grass left (and beyond) of fairway.
OB - Blackberry thicket by 13 tee box.
13 413 Hazard - Tall grass left and right (and beyond) of fairway. OB - Road and beyond, fence and beyond.
14 551 Hazard - Tall grass in middle and right (and beyond) of fairway. OB - fence and beyond.
2 meter relief from barbed wire.
15 151
16 148 Island hole. If island is missed, play from lie as hazard.
17 404 Hazard - Tall grass left and right (and beyond) of fairway.
18 433 Hazard - Tall grass left (and beyond), right (and beyond) , and middle of fairway.

Patriot's Gold & Silver Presents: The 14th Annual Monkey Trap Open Players’ Meeting

Register Here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Patriot_s_Gold_and_Silver_presents_The_14th_Annual_Monkey_Trap_Open_2023/register

Welcome to the 14th Monkey Trap Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our title sponsor: Patriot's Gold & Silver. Also, we want to thank Dynamic Discs our manufacturer sponsor and a Huge thanks to Kick'N Sound DJs’s for being our tournament sponsor.

We’d also like to thank our Tour Sponsors who keep supporting continuously: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, 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, and Intuitive Body Works & Massage.

Everyone needs to check in near the store. 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/72145. Round 1 starts at 9. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is MTO. Please have at least two people 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 at 2, 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. Trilogy-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.

The 1st Olde Glory Days Open Recap

This past Saturday 54 disc golf players made a trip to Clinton, Missouri to try their skills on the Artesian Park Disc Golf Course. The 1st Olde Glory Days Open was brought to you courtesy of the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce. David Lee, Chamber & Tourism Director, asked me several months ago to make Clinton a stop on the tour. David, the chamber, the parks department, Tim Komer and local professional player Micah Noble, all partnered with the Disc Golf Monkey to make it happen. A big thanks to all of them for their financial support, time, and efforts in making this event happen.

The course was very well groomed. Micah, marked the OB’s and drop zone areas. He also put out some much needed ice water out on the course with the help of Jonathan Chambless. Jon Parsons was the Tournament Director and Dason Keylor and Kevin Carder took care of check in, scoring, and payout. These guys did a fantastic job as always. I would also like to thank them and Justin Hare for cleaning up at the end. To the entire crew and possibly anyone I may have missed, thank you all for making this 1st event a successful one!

HOT was definitely the most talked about feature of the tournament. There was some wind involved as well, but it seemed to blow up high and not around ground level. This weird wind gave little to no relief from the temps that reached the low 90’s. As always in Missouri, the humidity made the hot even hotter. Keeping hydrated and not getting over heated was definitely a big key to performing well.

The players started showing up a little before check in at 8:00. Raffle tickets were sold as the players picked out the 2 Prodigy discs that were given away in the players pack. A big shout out of gratitude to Kendall over at Prodigy for the great looking discs. As always in the raffle, there were a lot of prizes given out. Tim had an Innova Discatcher Pro target for the raffle for the big ticket item. The winner of the basket was able to pick between three baskets, and Marlin Briggs chose the Discatcher. Congratulations to all the winners.

THERE WERE NO ACES HIT BY THE 39 PLAYERS THAT PUT IN! This makes the roll over Ace Pot worth $615. You can try your luck in Theodosia at the Lost Woods Open in two weeks. You may register here:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_7th_Annual_Lost_Woods_Open_2023/register

There were 10 divisions made up of the 54 players that showed up. Winners included the following below.

Complete and official scores can be found here: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/70758 (https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/70758)

FA3
1 Korie Clupka 158

MA3
1 Cody Bradley 118
2 Jake Gilmore 123
3T Vadim Timoshshuck 125
3T Austin McBee 125

MA2
1 Justin Hare 113
2 Jack Daughtery 123
3 Kevin Carder 127

MA60+
1 Brad “Bud Man” Hilton 121
2 Stan Balke 125
3 Roger Reid 127

MA50+
1 Darrin Dodson 125
2T Mike Abbott 130
2T JD Williams 132

MA40+
1 Mary Abbott 138

FA1
Kassidy Dalton 132

MA1
1 Matthew Williams 111
2 Will Styles 113
3 Tyler Northrip 119

MP60+
1 Ray Presnell 114
2 Bruce Hudson 123

MPO
1 Bradley Brown 101
2 Micah Noble 105
3 Dason Keylor 109

The 1st Olde Glory Days Open
Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 1st Olde Glory Days Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our tournament sponsor:
Tournament Sponsor: Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce (David, Joyce & Mark of the Chamber are incredible). These three have welcomed the sport and have funded this event. We are hoping for a good turn out for this first event in Clinton!

I’d like to give a shout out to Kendall at Prodigy for the sweet discs that each player will get two of!

Huge thanks to our Tour sponsors: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, 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, and Intuitive Body Works & Massage.

Everyone needs to check in at the trailer. Round 1 tees off at 10. 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 at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/70758 (https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/70758). The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/ (https://pdga.com/score/). The access code is glory. Please have at least two people record the card scores to pdga.com. This will help reduce the possibility of errors. 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 2, but 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.

There will be a raffle and you can purchase tickets throughout the day. The drawing will be at then of the event. The big ticket item will be a Monkey Trap (you will have two to choose from) so come ready to take it home! Don't forget all amateur players that cash must use their voucher the day of or make special arrangements with me before you leave. Good luck and have fun!

Rules for the courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP is hole 2. MVP-only CTP is hole 8. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 12. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 18. 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.


Artesian Park
1 425 OB – Maintenance building fence on or over, property line on or over
2 177 OB – Inside playground or pavilions
3 362 OB – Parking lot on or past, road on or over, property line on or over
4 420 OB – Parking lot on or past, road on or over, property line on or over
5 413 OB - Road on or over, property line on or over
6 637 OB – Road on or over, property line on or over
7 363 OB – Property line right on or over
8 265 OB – Property line right on or over, road long on and beyond
9 331 OB -- Roads on and beyond. Tee box grass area is safe. Across street left is safe. Gravel road is safe.
10 411 OB – Gravel parking lot
11 333 Mando left. If missed, proceed to DZ. OB – Road in front of tee, road left on and beyond
12 258 OB -- Road and beyond
13 645 Double mando. If missed, proceed to DZ. OB -- Road on and beyond, gravel parking lot. Second mando around 320 feet. If missed, proceed to second DZ near mando tree.
14 279 OB -- Gravel parking lot
15 583 OB – All roads and parking lots, road right and beyond, road long and beyond.
16 312
17 307 Island hole. Grass before road and island is safe. If island is missed on drive or approach, proceed to DZ.
18 253 OB – Road in front of tee, road parallel to hole on and beyond, National Guard fence and beyond, parking lot long

Missouri Eagle and Elephant & Castle’s 13th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial Recap

This past Saturday 142 players met up in Lebanon’s Atchley Park to pay tribute to Brad Hilton’s son Jared. The Jared Hilton Memorial means a lot to many, but none more than Brad. He makes sure that everyone who comes has the best time possible. On behalf of Brad and his family, thank you for continuing to play this event.

An impressive $1,500+ was raised that Brad will team with EDGE to install a course somewhere in the area as he did in Conway. If you didn’t attend, the way this money was raised is through one of the most incredible raffles ever. 4 baskets, 20+bags, stools, umbrellas, and so much more. Nearly everything is donated by Brad that is supplied by his year long winnings! Thanks again for all the generosity!

Surprisingly the weather was much better than the local doom and gloom forecast that was given by our local meteorologists. I know of a few who didn’t play because of the threat of bad weather, and it was on the back of everyone’s minds. Thankfully we had some wind and mostly overcast, but the rains stayed away. If memory serves (and don’t count on that), this was the coolest temperature JHM to date.

The first round started right on time with the horn sounding at 9:00 a.m. We used both courses and both pools played quickly. Chris and Pamela, cooked hot dogs and hamburgers for everyone. This kept most close to the courses. It was great seeing everyone together telling stories and catching up. It was like a large family reunion brought to you by Brad Hilton and his Crew.

The 2nd round actually started earlier than expected because of the combined quick 1st round and having food on site. Big thanks to Chris and Pam for that. The 2nd round took about the same amount of time to play. The Monkey crew tallied, scored, and printed out vouchers as soon as the last card came in. The Am Payout and raffle took place simultaneously. The big ticket winner of the Monkey Trap paid for by the Lebanon Parks and Rec was Will Jones.

I want to thank everyone who went out to get sponsors. Along with our regulars: Brad, Dan, Brandy, Pamela, and Rollin, I want to say a special thanks to a good friend, Loriell Calton for her surprising 5 sponsors! She’s not a disc golfer, but she likes what we do in her home town! To our “Big Three” we can’t thank you enough: Missouri Eagle , Elephant & Castle (Doug Bowen), and Lebanon’s Park & Recreation (John Shelton). Thank you for many years of making this one of the best events on the DGM Tour. To all of our local sponsors listed below, you are all appreciated:
Lebanon Parks & Rec, Chevrolet, Rivard Heating & Air, Route 66 Putting Gang, All Rite Fab, Sound Envision, Atkinson Farms, Red Dragons, Missouri Cooperage, Patriots Gold & Silver, Hanna Hills, Brad Hilton, JHM Angie Advantage Insurance, DaVinci’s, Shadel’s Colonial Chapel, and Realty Executives of Lebanon

Last but never least, we’d like to thank our Tour Sponsors who keep supporting: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, 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, and Intuitive Body Works & Massage.

Official scores can be found here:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/69076

Pictured are the top scores of each division.

WE HOPE TO SEE TOU AT OUR NEW VENUE IN CLINTON, MISSOURI AT ARTESIAN PARK FOR THE FIRST OLDE GLORY DAYS OPEN!!! REGISTER HERE: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_1st_Olde_Glory_Days_Open_2023/register

Missouri Eagle and Elephant & Castle Fine Arms Present: The 13th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial - Driven by Innova Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 13th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial!

As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our sponsors:

How great is it that we have not one but two title sponsors?!?!?! Thanks so much to Missouri Eagle & Elephant & Castle Fine Arms (Brad Hilton and Doug Bowen I speak for all when I say we appreciate you both)

To our large list of local sponsors, thanks for the home town support:
Lebanon Parks & Rec, Chevrolet, Rivard Heating & Air, Route 66 Putting Gang, All Rite Fab, Sound Envision, Atkinson Farms, Red Dragons, Missouri Cooperage, Patriots Gold & Silver, Hanna Hills, Brad Hilton, JHM Angie Advantage Insurance, DaVinci’s, Shadel’s Colonial Chapel, Realty Executives of Lebanon, and Lebanon Property Management

Check out the signs for all of the sponsors above on the course. I want to thank Brandon Shields for graphic design and Luke at SoundEnvision for making them happen!

We’d also like to thank our Tour Sponsors who keep supporting continuously: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, 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, and Intuitive Body Works & Massage.

The Jared Hilton Memorial is a very special tournament to many players. Most of these players have a great relationship with one of the most incredible guys in our area, Brad Hilton. I am honored to be called friend by Brad! Brad tries to support everything in the local areas and beyond. His friendships are plentiful and if you know him you know why. To be able to join in this event that keeps his son Jared’s memory alive is something I know Brad cherishes. We hope that when you play the “Big Hill 16 Hole”, you will take a quick moment of silence to think about Brad and his family. We appreciate all of you who continue to support this event, and am confident if this is your first time, you’ll want to come back! Best of luck to you all!

Round 1 tees off at 9. 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 at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/69076. The staff will automatically receive the scores at tournament central. After the first round, lunch will be served at the Winfrey house. A big thanks to Chris and Pamela for the lunch! 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. Trilogy-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.

The 6th Annual Dragon Ridge Open Recap

For the 6th year in a row, the Dragon Ridge Open has filled up. This course, designed by Gary Braman, is as Beautiful as it is Challenging! I have met very few people who dislike this course and many I talk with say it’s in their top five. The unique terrain, basket placements, and beauty make it one of the best venues on the tour!

I would like to thank the City of Camdenton and Park Director Travis Brock for their continued dedication and support of this event. They continue to fund this event and are always helpful when things are needed. Another big shout out to the volunteers that are instrumental in making this course look good, baskets moved, water put out, and much more: Gary Braman (nice new signs!), River Flagg, Triston Stark, JC Vest, and Ben Viles. The course looked better than ever. I speak for all when I say we appreciate your efforts!

I’m confident in saying that we had the BEST weather ever for this event. The 1st round actually started off cool and finished off nearly perfect. The second round high temperature reached the low 80’s which was perfect for golf. There was little to no wind. The weather/Mother Nature could not be used as an excuse this year.

At the end of the event we had a raffle and did a Ring of Fire for an Innova Traveler basket. Alexis Kerman won the Ring of Fire that went well with her FPO win. Justin Gray took home the Innova Discatcher Sport basket (the big ticket item) in the Raffle. It was neat being able to do a Ring of Fire again thanks to no Covid Protocol.

There were 9 divisions represented this year.

Box Scores & Highlights:

MA3 Division: despite a slow start shooting 5 off the 1st round leader (Justin Crawford), Mason Myers shot a great 2nd round to finish on top with a 117. Justin finished 2nd only one stroke off. Austin McBee finished 3rd at 121.

MA2 Division: Joshua Horne shot the hot round 57. This was enough to win shooting a 112 total holding off Matt Williams’ 114 and Scott Hayden’s 118.

MA50+ Division: Thad Nelson tied the hot round with Tom Butler and cruised to the win shooting a total of 117. Darrin Dodson and Brad Hilton tied for 2nd at 122.

FA40+ Division. Mary Abbott took home the win shooting 132 and Tina Gilltrap took 2nd with a 145.

MA40+ Division: Dylan Gilltrap (110 score) was able to hold off Michael Cory (111 score) by only a stick. Todd Bushatz shot a 113 that was good enough for 3rd.

FA2 Division: There were 2 ladies who had quite a battle. Kassidy Dalton was able to come back from a 2 stroke deficit to win by 1 shooting a 138. Merideth Bushatz finished 2nd with a very strong showing (139).

MA1 Division: Alex Raven, Josh Jarvis, and Brandon Luebberring had quite the rollercoaster ride. Their round one scores ranged from 54-58, but all ended up in a dead 3 way tie at 113. Josh bowed out first on hole 1, and it was Brandon who finished the victor in the playoff.

FPO Division: Alexis Kerman (part of Mizzou’s Collegiate Championship Team) pulled off the win shooting a 125. Brandy Monnahan of Lebanon finished with a 131 2nd place. Esmeralda Dodson, in her first Open tourney, finished 3rd only 1 off 2nd with a 132. Mariah Flagg, in her first tourney back in a few years shot a 140.

MPO Division: This was quite a battle at the top! In the first round, Dallas Whittle and David Savage shot the hot rounds with a pair of 50’s Local hero River Flagg was only one off that pace. In round two River caught Savage to tie at 102. In the play off River had a high left putt from 25’ that didn’t stick. Savage took the “W” with a 12 foot park job and an easy tap in. Dallas only missed the play off by one.

Congratulations to all you above and to all that cashed. Thanks again for playing in this fun event. We hope to see you all in Lebanon for the 13th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial on June 10th.