Recap of the 4th Annual Tom Wolfe Memorial Recap

Saturday was a damp, cool, and gray day for a tournament. Fortunately, there was very little wind, so it never got that cold. All in all it was a decent day for late November.

The Tom Wolfe course was in excellent shape thanks to the VFW #4207 as well as the expertise and guidance of Derek Mulvaney. They did an incredible job getting the course clean and redesigning several holes after a tornado ripped through the course in the middle of last year. I heard several compliments throughout the tournament. Thank you for the time, money, and effort to keep the course playable!

A big thanks to our 3 main tournament sponsors this year: Mulvaney Construction LLC, Architectural Systems Inc, and Payless Rentals & Sales.

I want to also thank our tour sponsors: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

There were 38 players that came out to this tournament, and 8 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:

MPO- Joe Dorrell -18
FPO - Sammy Banacci +2
MA40+ - Charles Rector -10
MA50+ - Darrin Dodson -6
MA60+ - Brad Hilton +9
MA2 - Brian Warren -11
MA3 - Mason Haines +1
JR - Cooper Hill +7

Full results can be found at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88147

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

There was 1 Ace, and it was made on Hole #17 by our only Junior, Cooper Hill! Congratulations kiddo, and keep playing!!

Congratulations to the CTP winners!
Trilogy - Matt Miller
Innova CTP - Charles Rector
MVP CTP - Trevor Williams
Prodigy CTP - Mason Haines

Also, Congratulations to the big raffle winner Jeff Ford who took home an Innova Discatcher EZ Basket.

There is only one event remaining in the Full Send Tour. The Winter Blast will be held at Branson Cedars Tree Houz! We will be playing one round of 18 on the original course. This event will be benefitting the M.A.M.A.S. organization that helps women ease the pain of a miscarriage. We hope many of you will come and support this incredible cause by playing one of the best courses in Missouri! https://www.mamasaftersupport.com/

December 13th - The 15th Annual Winter Blast - https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/15th_Annual_Winter_Blast_2025/register

The 8th Annual DGM Encore Featuring
Disc'n for Cheetahs X Players’ Meeting

You May still register here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_10th_Annual_Discn_For_Cheetahs_2025/register

Welcome to the 10th Disc'n for Cheetahs! We’d like to start by thanking our tournament sponsors:
Rivard Heating and Cooling
Friends of the Zoo
AH Trucking LLC
Pam and Ed Gwin
Republic Animal Hospital
Gordon's Feed and Pet
Ozarks Coca Cola bottling company
Ozarks AAZK
Architectural Creations
Dickerson Park Zoo
Woodland Whack DG
Missouri Embroidery & Screenprinting
Fletcher Land and Homes
Newlin Investments LLC
Tri Diamond Ranch
Bare Alchemy Med Spa
The Annex Boutique Medical Practice

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

Directions: From Kansas Expressway, Turn East on Norton, then take first road North immediately after light. You will see parking signs on the East side of the street. You will then walk North to the first house to enter the gates.

Everyone needs to check in at the table by the house. Don’t forget there is a $5 cash only Ace Pot. To get in you will put your name on the bag and put your $5 in. There is currently $655 in the roll over Ace pot. There will be a short players meeting at 9:30. After the event amateur players who finish in the top 45% will receive vouchers to be used in the trailer. 6 players will be allowed in at one time. Vouchers must be used by the end of the day unless special arrangements have been made. There will be a fairly large raffle with disc golf items, as well as items put in by the Dickerson Park Zoo. All proceeds raised will go to the Cheetah Habitat! Thank you for supporting this cause and being apart of this special event.

Please be aware that no alcohol or drugs are permitted on any part of the zoo property at any time.

Round 1 tees off at 10. Scores for the tournament need to be kept on the PDGA website. All players are required to keep a separate scorecard. Player course and hole assignments will be posted around the time registration closes Friday night at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88132. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/ . The access code is DFC. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central.

When round one is finished, lunch will be prepared and sold for a small fee by the Dickerson Park Zoo Staff. Round 2 SHOULD start at 1:30 but may change based on last card. Watch the PDGA event page for actual tee time. 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. Dynamic Discs CTP is hole 1. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 4. Innova CTP is hole 13 (any disc may be used to win this CTP). MVP-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.

Any fences, water (in creek and beyond), and buildings are OB. You receive 6 feet of relief from any and all barbed wire.

Hole Number
Distance
OB Rules
1
251
Mando right of rightmost, uppermost corner of building. Fence OB, building on or in, brush pile(marked by paint & flags). If OB on drive, proceed to DZ behind building.
2
350
Mando left of leftmost, uppermost corner of barn. Brush pile(marked by paint & flags) OB. If OB on drive, proceed DZ on left of brush pile.
3
300
Fence OB
4
225

5
258
Fence and fence line OB
6
333
Fence and fence line OB
7
210
Creek and beyond(surrounde d by water) OB
8
195

9
186
Creek and beyond(surrounde d by water) OB
10
200

11
180
Fence and beyond OB
12
234
Fence and fence line OB
13
210
Surrounded by water OB
14
275
Fence and fence line OB
15
408
Surrounded by water OB. If OB, proceed to DZ right of pond.
16
330
Brush Pile marked with paint and flags is OB
17
330
Brush pile marked with paint and flags, fence line OB
18
225

19
150
Fence and Fence line OB. If over fence, don't try to retrieve during round.
20
255
Painted and flagged line left and beyond. Line extends from tee box to beyond hole.

The 6th Annual Ozarks Dam Open Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the Ozarks Dam Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking Liberty Utilities for continuing to keep this course in pristine shape year round. I think you will find the course is in prime shape this year as well.

We’d like to thank the tour sponsors this year: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

There is currently $475 in the current Full Send roll over Ace Pot. It is worth mentioning that there are at least 9 legit Ace opportunities on the Ozark Dam course alone. The Ace Pot is a cash only contest and is completed separately from your entry. You must put your money in the Ace Pot bag and put your full name on it. Best of Luck.

Everyone needs to check in at the building closest to Hole 10’s tee off. Round 1 tees off at 9. Scores for this tournament will be kept online. The official scorekeeping will be at pdga.com/score. The code is ODO. Round 1 player course and hole assignments will be posted shortly after registration closes Friday night at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/73522.

The staff will automatically receive the scores at tournament central. Please remember that all players must keep score. After the first round, we will break for lunch. Round 2 SHOULD start around 1:00, 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 courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP is hole 9, Trilogy only CTP is hole 10, Prodigy-only CTP is hole 13. MVP-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.

Empire Park
Hole OB Comments
1 Asphalt & beyond, surrounded by water
2 Culvert(metal and concrete), asphalt & beyond, guard rail and beyond
3 Road and beyond, tall grass marked by paint, surrounded by water.
4 Path and beyond, surrounded by water. If surrounded by water, go to drop zone in front of alternate tee pad. You may also opt to throw first throw from the alternate concrete tee pad with a 1-throw penalty.
5 Path and beyond, surrounded by water
6 Tall grass marked by paint, asphalt & beyond
7 Tall grass marked by paint, asphalt & beyond. If OB on drive, proceed to DZ.
8 Path & beyond, surrounded by water. If surrounded by water, go to drop zone. You may also opt to throw first throw from the drop zone with a 2-throw penalty.
9 Surrounded by water or asphalt
10 Path, surrounded by water
11 Path & beyond, surrounded by water
12 Path & beyond, surrounded by water
13 Surrounded by water
14 Surrounded by water
15 Wall & beyond, road & beyond, fence & beyond, asphalt path
16 Road & beyond, path & beyond
17 Road & beyond, path & beyond
18 Path, surrounded by water

!!!POSTPONED!!!

The Tom Wolfe Open has been postponed. Due to the projected storms that will be coming into the area late this week and continuing through the weekend, the VFW, Derek Mulvaney, and myself have decided to postpone the event. As many of you know the course was damaged in storms earlier this year. Although the VFW did hire a crew to clean up the debris and lay out new holes, there is a lot of bare ground that will be a mud bowl. For safety we have made the decision to move the tournament to a later date to be determined when approved by the PDGA.

The Walnut Valley has made welcome Frizzers again in 2025. So many memories have been made. From Swords to Carts in the Walnut and everything in between, we are ready to make some more history. Thank all of you who have made this a part of your busy lives (old and new players alike). The City of Winfield, Players, Sponsors, Staff, and Family & Friends, we appreciate the long run! Most Fun Wins!!

Recap of The 1st Tar Creek Open

We had moderate temperatures Saturday for The first Tar Creek event. The first round was near perfect temperature for most. The afternoon heated up some, but the winds picked up and kept it comfortable.

According to locals/regulars that frequent the Veterans Disc Golf park in Miami, the course was in its best shape ever. A big thanks to the city for mowing places where they normally don’t, and making things better than normal for the tournament. A large part of this is due to Paul Marquez for doing the leg work and keeping communication with the city.

Speaking of Paul, he is ultimately the one to thank for this tournament. His vision started unfolding last year when LEAD Agency director, Rebecca Jim, asked if we could host a disc golf tournament in conjunction with their environmental conference. His excitement, enthusiasm, and willing to do what it took to make it happen was evident in every way. From course prep, to funding, free Indian Taco lunch, to players packs, he sweetened every part of this tournament. I speak for all when I say we can’t thank you enough Paul.

Paul sent a list of all the local sponsors that help make this event happen. Thank you to all involved: Basketcase Disc Golf, City of Miami, Eastern Shawnee Tribe Wellness Center, George and Frances Webb, LEAD Agency, Miami Ace-66 Hardware, Miami Laundromat Co., Neece Concrete Construction, Quapaw Farmer’s Market, Stoner Farms, and all the volunteers that have been working on this tournament.

We also want to mention our Full Send Tour 2025 sponsors as well: 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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes. Thank you for the continued support.

There were 9 divisions made up
of 45 players. Although it was a smaller field, it was a great time.

First-place results in each division are listed below:
MPO: Richard Why -17
FPO: Esmerelda -1
MP40: Yasha Koman -12
MP50: Mike Gray -6
MA40: Brad Philpott +1
MA50: Kevin Carder +8
MA60: Randy Stoner -10
MA2: Mason Henderson +9
MA3: Zach Leonard IV +4

Full results are available at the following link:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88146?fbclid=Iwc3NjcANSIhhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrtyq_JPbV49MzxpfQABzmihouJhuBk6vwbP939HNB4k4Aw4OTl2WB74zC_d_aem_2R_KJAr4-Mla50Kt_eGOvg

Hottest Round of the Day:
3 players shared the 46 Hot Round: MPO Champion Richard Why, 2nd Pl MPO Logan Harpool, and MP40+ Champion Yasha Koman.

Congratulations to all players who cashed!
There were no Aces hit in the Full Send Roll Over Ace Pot, so there is now $475 in the pot for the Tom Wolfe Open.

As part of the extras at this tournament there was a Free $300 Ace Run Contest made possible by our sponsors and organized by Paul. There were no aces hit on the appropriate 185’ hole, so the three CTP winners received $100 each: Richard Why, Jay Hall, and Tom Butler.

There were three Ring of Fire putting contests as well. Each was for a signed disc by a top pro. Winners included: Brad Philpott, Ben Jelley, and Patrick
Gallardo.

In the raffle there were 3 big ticket items along with many other prizes. There was a Monkey Trapwon by Brad Hilton, a Rovic Cart won by JD Hillstead, and a Squatch Bag

Congratulations to CTP Winners:
Innova - Brad philpot
MVP - Patrick Gallardo
Trilogy - Charles Recktor

We hope to see you at the Tom Wolfe Open in Monett, MO. You may register here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_4th_Tom_Wolfe_Memorial_2025/register

The Inaugural Tar Creek Open in Miami OK
Players’ Meeting

UPDATE: HOLE 18 HAS A MANDO W/ DROP ZONE

Welcome to The 1st Tar Creek Open, hosted by the LEAD Agency (Local Environmental Action Demanded) and Disc Golf Monkey. The LEAD Agency is a non-profit environmental group, and our director believes that Disc Golf is a great way to get people outdoors.

At this time we want to acknowledge those who made The 1st Tar Creek Open possible: Basketcase Disc Golf, City of Miami, Eastern Shawnee Tribe Wellness Center, George and Frances Webb, LEAD Agency, Miami Ace-66 Hardware, Miami Laundromat Co., Neece Concrete Construction, Quapaw Farmer’s Market, Stoner Farms, and all the volunteers that have been working on this tournament.

We also want to thank our tour sponsors for their continued support: 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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Between rounds we will provide a meal of Indian Tacos, cookies and a drink at no cost. Post tournament activities include a $300 Ace Throw Off Contest and 3 Ring of Fire rounds.
The Ace Throw Off will be from 1’s tee box to 9’s basket. If 1 person gets an Ace they will receive the full $300, 2 Aces will split $300, 3 Aces will split $300, more than 3 Aces will be a throw off. The throw off will be a CTP even if an Ace is hit (Only 3 participants will walk away with cash.). If no Aces are hit, the 3 closest to the pin will split $300. In the case of a tie there will be a throw off (Again only 3 people will walk away with cash.).
The Ring of Fire rounds will be in the south cul-de-sac. Winner of the first round will receive a Catrina Allen autographed disc, winner of the second round will receive an Anthony Barela Autographed disc, and winner of the third round will receive a Paul McBeth autographed disc. Winners of each round will not be eligible to win another disc.
Thank you for signing up for our tournament and we hope you have a super time.

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/88146 The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is TCO. All players are required to keep score. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, lunch will be provided (Indian Tacos). 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.

Rules for the courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP (sponsored by Innova) is hole 3. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 8. Prodigy-Only CTP is hole 14. MVP/Axiom CTP is hole 6. 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
1 275
2 653
3 219
4 344
5 404 OB - Painted line behind basket
6 285 Watch for possible trip locations marked by red paint! OB - Road & beyond
7 407 OB - Road & beyond.
8 282
9 314
10 376 OB - Road & beyond.
11 369 OB - Road & beyond.
12 350 OB - Road/driveways & beyond, concrete ditch in front of basket
13 335 OB - Road/driveways & beyond
14 276 OB - Road/driveways & beyond.
15 330 OB - Road & beyond, tall grass right & beyond
16 282 OB - Concrete ditch & beyond, road/driveways & beyond
17 325 OB - Road/driveways & beyond, concrete ditch & beyond
18 296 Mando left of tree

The 9th Annual Return of the Little Big Show,
was a hot one despite being moved back a month. I guess Wildcat & Rough Rider are made to be played in the heat. The high temperature was 91 according to the weather app.

A special thank you to Jared Brown and Frank Hebert for continuing to keep this event going despite having a lot on their plate this year.

I want to thank our tour sponsors as well: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Thank you to Team Monkey's Jonathon Chambless, Ian Boyer, who helped set up and tear down at the end of the day! Thanks to Gregg and Linsey Cass for their help as well.

There was a small field of 48 players that came out to compete in this tournament, and 6 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:

MPO- Andrew Presnell -21
MP50- Mark Vasicek -17
MA1- Christopher Brawn -5
MA60- Tom Butler +1
MA2- Gerrit Hoover +1
MA3- Johnny Kappel +4

Full results can be found at the link below:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88145


Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

Congratulations to the CTP winners!
Trilogy - John Belty
Innova CTP- Jonathon Chambless
MVP CTP- Tony Vo
Prodigy CTP- N/A

Also, Congratulations to the big raffle winner Mark Vasicek who took home a Black Monkey Trap!

There were no Aces hit, so there was a throw off. Joseph Harvick the first guy up, and he dead centered the chains! Congratulations!!

I hope to see you all at the next two tournaments: the 20th Annual 4 States Open followed by our return to Miami, OK for the 1st Tar Creek Open sponsored by the LEAD Agency Inc.

You may register for the 4 States Open here:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/20th_Annual_Four_Sates_Open_2025/register

And

Tar Creek Open registration here:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_1st_Tar_Creek_Open_2025/register

The 19th Annual Dale Roberts Memorial
Players’ Meeting

You may still register here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_18th_Annual_Dale_Roberts_Memorial_2025/register

Welcome to the 19th Dale Roberts Memorial, brought to you by Elephant & Castle Fine Arms.

On behalf of the Dale Robert’s Family, I want to thank you all for continuing this event in Dale’s memory. If you knew him you were lucky, but even if you didn’t, you still get to play disc golf on the course he pushed and worked hard to get in the ground! You will forever be missed and remembered!

I want to shout out a thank you to Matt Crause for helping keep Dale Roberts memory alive by allowing us to have another DRM event!

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. Doug Bowen, owner of E & C, has been a long time supporter of this event. We appreciate you Doug.

Also, we’d like to thank Discraft who stamped the custom discs for this year’s event.

Our Tour Sponsors are awesome, and we thank them for their huge efforts in making the DGM tours a success:
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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Thank you Andrew Presnell for the help with the map and rule/OB sheet. Also, as a thank you, we used his PREZ logo on the discs. Dylan Clink was our photographer for the art, and Parker Asay, of Fossa, brought it all to life! Thanks guys.

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 athttps://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88144. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is DRM. All players are 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 1:00 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 4. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 12. Prodigy-Only CTP is hole 14. MVP/Axiom 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.

Course distances and OB rules for the course:
Hole Number Distance OB Rules
1 341 OB - Sidewalk on and beyond, walking path on and beyond, concrete gully, rocks.
2 435 OB - On path, pond, over fence.
Well, concrete beside well, and path away from well are safe.
3 217 Island hole. If island is missed, proceed to DZ.
4 248 OB - Sidewalk and beyond, road and beyond, on concrete patio, on building
5 301 OB - Sidewalk and beyond, road and beyond
6 380 OB - On road, sidewalk, or path, over fence. Creek is casual
7 226 OB - Path and beyond. Creek is casual
8 369 OB - Sidewalk and beyond, walking path and beyond
9 217 OB - Fence and beyond, walking path and beyond. Creek is casual.
10 310 OB - Beyond property line, walking path and beyond, sidewalk and beyond.
11 212 OB - Beyond chain link fence, road and beyond, access road and beyond.
12 288 OB - Sidewalk and beyond, parking lot
13 607 Mando right of metal light pole. If missed mando, proceed to DZ. OB - Parking lot and beyond, on concrete
14 288 OB - On or inside walking path peninsula, sidewalk and beyond, over fence.
15 340 OB - Walking path and beyond, sidewalk and beyond
16 381 OB - Walking path and beyond, road and beyond.
17 241 OB - Sidewalk and beyond, walking path and beyond.
18 402 OB - Walking path and beyond, sidewalk and beyond, concrete gully, rocks.

Players’ Meeting For The Elephant & Castle’s, 5th Annual Breaking Chains Open sponsored by: Dynamic Discs

YOU MAY STILL REGISTER HERE:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_5th_Annual_Breaking_Chains_2025/register


Welcome to the 5th 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, continues to support many of the events on the DGM tour. Head out to see him and check out his awesome shop!

A special thanks to: Travis Baker, Pastor Brad McAtee, and Shane Stanford for for welcoming us, tournament preparations, and the food for lunch!
On the menu from Travis:
Two choices that I know people will like:
Pulled pork casserole and chicken fajita casserole

We’d also like to thank Parker Asay for another sweet logo. Also, a big thanks to Dynamic Discs for being our disc manufacturer sponsor. They did another great job on the discs.

Last but certainly not least, a shout out to our 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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

Everyone needs to check in at the pavilion. Check in begins at 8:00. Tee off is at 9:00. Don’t forget to pay your $5 cash and get into the Ace Pot before the first round starts. There is $1,300 on the Roll Over Ace Pot!!

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/88143 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 all players must keep score. This system is excellent allowing immediate correction for any different score.

Rules for the courses are listed below. MVP/Axiom CTP is hole 2. Dynamic Discs 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 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.

Recap of the 3rd Annual Mother Road Open:

It was a scorching summer day for disc golf! The wind offered a little relief in the first round, but in the second round players had to beat the heat with perseverance!

First and foremost I want to thank all the people who made this tournament possible!

A big thank you to the title sponsors of this tournament: SoundEnvision, Innova, & Slim Chickens.

Marc Baker, Marshfield’s Park Director and his staff for keeping the course looking good. Also I want to say thanks to: Dan Newlin, Jeremy Surratt, Reuben Marchbank, & Brandon Roberts for course preparation for this tournament.

A special thank you to Parker Asay for the amazing artwork, and to Innova for bringing his art to life on the custom tournament players pack discs!

Thank you to Patrick Porter who put a lot of effort into getting our hole sponsors for this tournament, and of course thank you to the hole sponsors:
Soundenvision, Slim Chickens, Grass Roots, Marshfield Community Center, Retro Zone, Brooks Gas, 417- Soft Wash, Diehl Excavating, Stockman’s Bank, Marshfield Electric, B&G Brush Control, Southern Bank, Replogle Pump Service, Donco 3, DML Mowing & Land Scaping, Crawford Tire, Custom Creations & Landscaping, Rost Ready Mix, Hurricane Bay Car Wash, Don Vance Ford, Coltrane Asphalt, Sheila's place, Marshfield Lumber & Supply Company, Patch, Disc Golf Monkey

And of course Thank you to our Full Send Tour sponsors: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes.

Friday Doubles had 6 teams, 2 Pro and 4 Ams. Congratulations to Triston Stark & River Flagg who won Pro, and Father & Son duo Kelly & Steven Piersall for taking the Am division.

There were 82 players who came out to compete in this tournament, with 10 divisions represented.

First-place results in each division are listed below:
MPO: Andrew Presnell -20
FPO: Esmerlda Dodson +4
MP40: Russ Burns -9
MA1: Jonathon Rollhaus -12
MA40: Leif Nervick -1
FA40: Julie Crouch
MA50: Randy Stoner -3
MA2: Bailey Grimes +1
MA3: Jeremy Surratt -7
MJ18: Logan Garten +7

Full results are available at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88142

Hottest Round of the Day: MPO winner Andrew Presnell shot a 1044-rated Round 2 Congratulations Andrew!

In MA50 Troy Miesner and Randy Stoner had to square off in a playoff to determine the winner. Congratulations to Randy Stoner for the win!

Congratulations to all players who cashed!

There were no Ace Hits, so the Ace Pot continues to grow. It is now at a staggering $1300 which will roll over to the next tournament!

Congratulations to CTP Winners:
Randy Richardson: MVP
Blake Pedigrew: Dynamic Discs
Micah Noble: Innova
Esmerelda Dodson: Prodigy

Congratulations to the big raffle winner Brad Hilton who took home a basket!

Be sure to get in on the fun and a chance for that $1300 Ace Pot at the 5th Annual Breaking Chains Open coming up on August 23rd! Registration will be available soon and can be found on my website: http://www.discgolfmonkey.com/

The 9th Lost Woods Open Players Meeting

** This is a DGM Points Major which means Double Points! **

Welcome to The 9th Lost Woods Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our tournament sponsors and the man, myth, and legend Carl Kruger for his work in securing them: 

CF Meats and Coffee
BF Byproducts LLC
VFW Isabella
Luster Lodging
Drips and Dips
Donnelly Feed
Dustin's Body Shop
Friends Lawn Care
Westgate Realty
H&W Automotive
Guy Reesh DDW
Bill and Debbie Agee
Theodosia Car Wash
Shilling Smith Enterprise real estate
Lake Time Resort
Bull Shoals Lake Package and Outdoor Sportsman
SDS excavating & Cross County Septic
Dalton Thompson Farrier
Smokey Joe BBQ
First Mid Insurance Group
BDR Bio-Solutions
Protem Pioneer Store
Laketime Pizza Pub
Oily Apes Garage
Wallace Insurance
Nagel's
Mike O construction
Hometown Hardware Store
Terin Tire Shop
Derrek Putnam Construction
J's Grill Food truck in Gainesville, MO
Tommy Investments

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

Saturday morning there will be breakfast available starting at 7:00 a.m.

The roll over Ace Pot is at $800+. As always, this is a $5 cash only pot. You may enter at the registration table.

Everyone needs to check in at the pro shop. Round 1 tees off at 9. 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/88141. Everyone is required to keep score. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is LWO. DGM staff will receive them at tournament central. When round one is finished, lunch will be at the pro shop. Round 2 should start at 1, but will be based on end time of 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 Ams who finish in the top 45% need to use their voucher the day of or make arrangements before leaving.

Rules for the courses are poctured. Unbranded CTP is hole 8. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 7. MVP-only CTP is hole 10. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 16. 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 16th Annual Monkey Trap Open Recap

Well, it’s not a surprise that weather played a factor in another 2025 tournament. The morning started out with stormy weather bringing in lots of rain, lightning, and wind. We chose to delay start time by 45 minutes, which proved to be a good decision. Very light rain fell during the first round, and it slowly dwindled. The second round was warm and humid, but nothing like the scorcher on Friday!

I want to thank Jeff Ford owner of Patriot's Gold & Silver again for the title sponsorship. Also, a shout out to Kyle McClure of Kick'N Sound DJs for all the work on course prep and sponsoring the event!

Thank you to our Full Send Tour sponsors: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes.

There were 74 players with 9 divisions that competed in Springdale.

Here are the 1st place finishers:

MPO - Brandon Cawthorne -20
FPO - Esmeralda Dodson +4
MP40+ - Mark Vasicek -15
MA1 - Tucker Blake -8
MA50+ - Darrin Dodson +3
MA2 - Andrew Boyer -6
MA3 - Sam Turner +5
FA3 - Vanessa Shumard +38
MJ18 - Miles Kubien +16

For full results click here: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88140

Congratulations to all players who cashed!

The hot round of the day was a 44 (1049 rated) 2nd Round shot by Austin Gehrke. He was chasing down 1st only to fall short by 1. Great round and finish!

1st Place Open winner Brandon Cawthorne, held off the 2nd place surge averaging 1029 golf. Congratulations!

Philip Price hit an Ace in the second round. He was not in the Ace Pot, so the Roll Over Ace Pot is now at $785!

We misplaced the Trilogy CTP form. If you won, say so in the comments. Thanks!
Congratulations to all CTP Winners!
Clifton Sherer: Unbranded Innova
Miles Kunien: Prodigy
??? : Trilogy
Terra: MVP

Congratulations to Philip McClure for taking home the basket as the big winner in the raffle!

We look forward to seeing you in Theodosia, Missouri at the Lost Woods Open. This is on a ball golf course and each group gets to share a cart. You may register here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_9th_Annual_Lost_Woods_Open_2025/register

16th Annual Monkey Trap Open
Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 16th Monkey Trap Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our title sponsor: Jeff Ford owner of Patriot's Gold & Silver for his continued support of the tour! Also a big thank you Kyle McClure of Kick'N Sound DJs for all the work on course prep and sponsoring the event!

We’d also like to thank all of our tour sponsors this year: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 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, with $605 rolled over from the previous two events. 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 athttps://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88140. 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.

After the round there will be a raffle and awards will be handed out. Pros will be paid out using PayPal using the e mail used to sign up. If you wish to have another e mail used or a different form of payment let me know. Amateurs will be paid with a voucher that must be used the day of or special arrangements can be made upon request before you leave. There will be 6 players allowed in the trailer at a time.

Rules for the courses are listed below. Unbranded CTP is hole 2. Dynamic Discs-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 - Path on and beyond
5 OB - Path on and beyond
6 OB - Path on and beyond
7 OB - Surrounded by concrete
8
9 OB - Path and beyond
10 OB - Creek 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 Island green. Once your drive or upshot is past the access road, you must land inside flags. If OB on drive, proceed to DZ. If OB on approach, play from last in bounds. OB - On any path, park road left and beyond.
17 OB - Road on and beyond. Mando right of clump of trees. If mando is missed, go to DZ.
18 OB - Road and beyond

Olde Glory Days Players Meeting

Rule Sheet Update: 6/27

Welcome to the 3rd Olde Glory Days Open! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our sponsors:
Title Sponsor: Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce. A big shout out to the Chamber for supporting disc golf in a big way. Because of them, we were able to add an additional $750 to the Pro Purse ($1500 total), also $500 added to the Amateur field, and also a $500 purse for Friday Flex Start BYO Partner Doubles on Friday!

Tour sponsors: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes

A big shout out to Micah Noble for his work on the course preparation, helping with the Rule/OB sheet, and spreading the word about the event. He and Tim Komer also did a great job on an interview discussing the event. Thank you both for taking the time to promote the tournament.

Everyone needs to check in at the trailer. The Tour Roll Over Ace Pot has $405 rolled over from the Jared Hilton Memorial, so make sure you put in for your chance to win. Round 1 tees off at 9. 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/88139. The link to online scoring is https://pdga.com/score/. The access code is glory. 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 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.

All Amateurs who finish in the top 45% will receive a voucher to the Monkey’s Mobile Store. This voucher must be used the day of unless special arrangements are made with the TD. 6 players will be allowed in the trailer at a time.

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

Recap of the 8th Annual Dragon Ridge Open:

This day in May started out with rain. Thankfully Dragon Ridge has a lot of tree cover so it’s a little easier to keep your discs dry. Players only had to play about 6 holes on the rain. The rest of the round was pretty nice. The second round brought the good ol' Missouri humidity. Thankfully, it was not a hot day, so the density of the air was bearable!

I’d like to make mention and thank both Innova and Dynamic Discs for giving us the equipment to make a tournament central with 6 canopies. I speak for all of us when I say we appreciate all that you both have done for us over the years!

As always, I want to thank all the people who made this tournament possible for another year running!

Thank you to the title sponsors of this tournament, Discmania & The City of Camdenton.

Thank our tournament sponsors: Flagg Electric, Triston Stark, Chroma Tattoo Collective, Fewell’s Auto LLC, Grounds Zero Guns, & Patriots Gold & Silver. Also, thank you to the people who worked hard to make sponsorships happen: River, Triston, and Justin Brammer.

And a big thank you to our Full Send Tour sponsors: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes.

There were 87 players who came out to compete in this tournament, with 13 divisions represented.

First-place results in each division are listed below:
MPO: Andrew Presnell -9
FPO: Alexis Kerman +5
MP40: Jeremy Mount -3
MP50: Keo Sabengsy -7
MA1: Carson Byrum E
FA1: Meredith Bushatz +23
MA40: Aaron Reinhardt +12
FA40: Kimberly Hansen +29
MA50: Kenny Hansen E
FA50: Tina Giltrap +41
MA60: John Gibble +34
MA2: Troy Miesner +3
MA3: Richard Ray +15

Full results are available at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88137

Hottest Round of the Day: MPO winner Andrew Presnell shot a 1031-rated round in Round 1 and maintained his lead for the win! Congratulations, Andrew!

The Hot Round of the Day for the ladies was Alexis Kerman’s +2 Round 2. Congratulations, Alexis!

In MA1, Major Cardin and Carson Byrum had to play off to determine the winner. Congratulations to Carson Byrum who came out on top with the win!

In MA40, Dan Ford and Aaron Reinhardt ended Round 2 all tied up. It was Dan who won after the playoff. Congratulations Dan!

Congratulations to all players who cashed!

There were 4 ace hits in total, but only 2 were eligible for the Ace Pot. Congratulations to Triston Stark and Dallas Whittle, who split a $1,135 Ace Pot! Also, Josh Odom and Makai Matthews hit aces but were unfortunately not part of the Ace Pot. Still worth an "atta boy" for the skilled shots of these players!

Congratulations to CTP Winners:
Dylan Light: Unbranded Innova
Josh Odom: Prodigy
Fresa Jacobs: Dynamic Discs
Major Cardin: MVP

Congratulations to the Big Raffle Winner, Makai Matthews who took home a Blue and Red Monkey Trap in honor of Memorial Day.

We hope to see you at the 15th Annual Jared Hilton Memorial coming up on June 14th! You can register at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_15th_Annual_Jared_Hilton_Memorial_2025/register

Lost and Found:
Umbrella

Recap of the 13th Annual North Ark Open spomsored by Elephant & Castle:

We made it through a week of storms, and the spring rains stayed away for this tournament! We had partly cloudy skies and winds that could make or break your putt in an instant!

A big shout out to Doug Bowen, owner of
elephant & Castle, our Title Sponsor. It was great seeing him out competing despite his knees wreaking havoc with him. A second place finish wasn’t to shabby! Thanks for
The many years of support.

A huge thank you to our Full Send 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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes

Big thanks to Matt Bell, Director of Explore Harrison for the continued support for this event, and the North Ark College maintenance crew for keeping the course in top condition! Thank you also to all those who came out to play, donated, or participated in the raffle to raise money for the EDGE program. With your support we raised $435 that will go to teaching kids and growing the sport of disc golf in our communities!

There were 84 players who came out to compete in this tournament, with 10 divisions represented.

First-place results in each division are listed below:
MPO: Austin Gehrke, -20
FPO: Esmerelda Dodson, -1
MP40: Jeremy Mount, -16
MP60: Doug Wiegand, E
MA1: Blake Pettigrew, -14
MA40: Michael Cory, -3
MA50: Tim Wilson, -13
MA60: Randy Richardson, E
MA2: Skylar Fowler, -6
MA3: Mathias Williams, +2

Full results are available at: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88134

Hottest Round of the Day: MPO winner Austin Gehrke shot a 1014-Round 1 and Eagled Hole 16 in both Rounds!Congratulations Austin!

Congratulations to all players who cashed!

No aces were hit, so the $880 ace pot will roll over to the Dragon Ridge Open later this month.

Congratulations to CTP Winners (I have misplaced two forms. Please comment if you were a winner):
* Ian Boyer: Dynamic Discs/Trilogy
*Please comment if you won the Unbranded Innova CTP
*Please comment if you win the Prodigy CTP
*No Winner as there were no names on the sheet: MVP/Axiom

Congratulations to the Big Raffle Winner: Davis Reaves

We hope to see you at the 8th Annual Dragon Ridge Open coming up May 24th! You can register at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournamentsThe_8th_Annual_Dragon_Ridge_Open_2025/register

Lost and Found: Headphones (contact me if you lost a pair)

Elephant & Castle presents: The 13th Annual North Ark Open

Players’ Meeting

Welcome to the 13th 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 fourteen 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: Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 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. There is currently $710 in the Roll Over Ace Pot. This is a $5 cash only contest that you may join at registration. If no Ace is hit 1/2 of the pot will go to EDGE & 1/2 will be added to the roll over Ace Pot. 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/88134. 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. 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. Dynamic Discs 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.

The 17th Annual Lucky 13 Recap

A big thanks to Doug Bowen owner of Elephant & Castle, our Title Sponsor. We definitely want to thank the Republic Parks & Recreation for the new and improved Lucky 13 course!

The Lucky 13 tournament was fortunately not as cold as previous years, with some wind, a little bit of sunshine, and a whole lot of fun!

A big thank you to our Full Send 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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes.

A special thank you to the guys who brought baskets for the temporary holes, we sure appreciate you:
Justin Burton
Jake Whitehead
John Corriston
Darrin Dodson

Thank you to all those who contributed to the $500 raised for the EDGE program!

There were 78 players who came out to compete in this tournament, with 9 divisions represented.

First-place results in each division are listed below:
MPO: River Flagg, -19
FPO: Esmerelda Dodson, -6
MP40: Jeremy Mount, -23
MA1: Calvin Hensley, -13
MA40: Charles Rector, -3
MA50: Troy Miesner, -6
MA60: Bradley Hilton, -1
MA2: Preston Curry, -6
MA3: Kyle Wood, -7

Full results can be found at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88124

Hottest Round of the day goes to Jeremy Mount of the MP40 division for his 1059-rated Round 1!

In FPO:
Esmerelda Dodson shot a noteworthy 975 in Round 2 to claim a solid victory in her division! Congratulations, Esmerelda!
Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

There were no Ace Hits today; $610 will be rolled over to the Disc'n For Cheetahs tournament.

Congratulations to all the CTP winners:
Tom Thomson - Unbranded Innova
Joseph Tonkovic - Trilogy
Kevin Carder - MVP

Congratulations to the big raffle winner, Logan Garten!

We hope to see you at Disc'n For Cheetahs coming soon on April 5th! Registration is available at the following link:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_10th_Annual_Discn_For_Cheetahs_2025/registration

Lost and Found:
White on White Oath
Pink Swirly 5x PPierce Nuke

The 17th Annual Lucky 13 Players’ Meeting

Welcome to Elephant & Castles 17th Annual Lucky 13! As always, we’d like to start off by thanking our sponsors.

Our 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, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes

I’d also like to thank Garrett Cline, Republic’s Recreation Superintendent. Garrett has helped the entire redesign of the Lucky 13 happen. If you get a chance to meet him, give him a high five showing your appreciation. The Republic Parks and Rec staff are appreciated as well.

Everyone needs to check in at the main building. Don’t forget there is a $5 Ace Pot that currently has $445 in it. This is a cash only contest. There will be an envelope where you may put your $5 in and sign your name. Best of Luck.

Round 1 tees off at 9. Official scores for this tournament will be kept at pdga.com/score. The code is L13. Round 1 player course and hole assignments will be posted shortly after registration closes at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88124 The staff will automatically receive the scores at tournament central. Everyone is required to keep score. When round one is finished, you are on your own for 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.

Once the second round has finished, the EDGE raffle will happen, the 1st place finishers will be announced, and the payout will follow in the big room where registration was held.

Closest to the Pins: Innova/unbranded CTP is hole 1. Prodigy-only CTP is hole 16. MVP-only CTP is hole 17. Trilogy-only CTP is hole 18.

Rules for the course are listed below.
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: All curbs, concrete, paved paths, fences, driveways, paved parking lots, and playground equipment are OB.




Lucky 13
1 240 OB – Path & beyond, sidewalk & beyond, and Pickleball courts
2 278 OB – Mando to the left of the marked tree. If missed proceed to drop zone. On the Path & beyond and drainage ditch with rocks (painted and flagged)
3 276 OB – Path & beyond and drainage ditch (marked with paint & flagged).
4 200 OB - Path & beyond and drainage area with rocks (marked with paint & flagged)
5 370 OB - Path and beyond
6 337
7 286 OB - Path & beyond and drainage area with rocks (marked with paint & flagged)
8 341 OB - Road & beyond, path & beyond. If OB, proceed to DZ with stroke penalty.
9 262 OB - On path, road, in garden area, concrete drainage area and drainage area with rocks (marked with paint & flagged)
10 455 OB – Pickleball court
11 461 OB – Path, road and beyond.
12 240 OB - Baseball field, parking lot, on any sidewalk or asphalt
13 300 OB - Road & beyond
14 243 OB - Road & beyond, path & beyond. If OB proceed to the DZ with stroke penalty.
15 236 OB – Path & beyond, on road or path leading to building, all grass in same area as tee 18. Maintenance gravel parking lot is OB. If OB, proceed to DZ with stroke penalty.
16 250 Island hole. If island is missed, play as hazard. (Play from like with stroke penalty)
17 192 OB - New gravel path & beyond, on top of building.
18 262 Mando left of marked tree. If missed, proceed to DZ with stroke penalty. OB - On road, garden.

Recap of: The 17th Annual Lebanon Ice Bowl

The Lebanon Ice Bowl brought us an exquisite sunrise and cold, windy rounds to make for a chilly day of disc golf and chili!

A big thank you to our Full Send Tour sponsors:
Patriots Gold & Silver, Elephant & Castle Fine Arms, Dynamic Discs, Innova Champion Discs, Fossa Disc Golf, Prodigy Discs, Creator Designs, MVP/Axiom Discs, Millennium Golf Discs, Discmania, Educational Disc Golf Experience, Grip EQ, Slim Chickens, 8Up, Greazy Dyes, Discs Unlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage, and Sticky Dyes.

A special thank you again to Brad Hilton, Brandy Monnahan, and Parks Director John Shelton for all the help and hospitality that made this tournament a success. Thank you also to all those who made our yummy chili and pizza lunch possible!

I continue to be amazed by the generosity of disc golfers, and this tournament was no exception! Nearly $700 was raised with the raffle alone, and our total donation to the L Life Food Pantry will be $2,100! Thank you to all those who contributed support to make this donation possible!

There were 90 players who came out to compete in this tournament, and 12 divisions were represented.

First-place results in each division are listed below:

MPO: Dallas Whittle, -10
FPO: Esmerelda Dodson, +1
MP40: Justin Mount, -7
MP50: Dan Newlin, -6
MA1: Ezra Piper, -9
MA40: Chris Ryan, +7
FA40: Tina Giltrap, +27
MA50: Troy Miesner, -1
MA60: Brad Hilton, +5
MA2: Jonathon Rollhaus, -13 —-Move Up!
MA3: William Guzzo, -1
MJ18: Koby Graber, +1

Full results can be found at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/88122

The hottest round of the day had to go to Jonathon Rollhaus in Round 1, who shot a 1041 on the Winfrey course! That was an unexpected showing from the MA2 division that was definitely worth a congratulations.

In MPO:
River Flagg and Dallas Whittle had to play off to determine a winner. Congratulations to Dallas Whittle, who came from 1 stroke behind in Round 1 to claim victory at the end of the day!

In MA40:
Chris Ryan and Ben Neufeld stayed neck-and-neck through both rounds of the tournament and had to do a playoff for the win. Congratulations to Chris Ryan, who came out ahead at the end of the day!
Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

There were no ace hits today. Half of the Ace Pot was donated to the L Life Food Pantry, and half will roll over to the next Ace Pot. It's a good time to test your luck at Lucky 13 where the Ace Pot will start at $445!
You May Register for the 17th Annual Lucky 13 Here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/The_17th_Annual_Lucky_13_2025/register

Congratulations to all the CTP winners! Dylan Giltrap (Trilogy) & Izzy Jones (Prodigy). We have misplaced two of the CTP sheets. If you won MVP or the Unbranded Innova Sponsored CTP, share in the comments.

Congratulations to the big raffle winner, Mike Johnson, who won the Big Ticket item in the raffle. His patriotic custom colored Monkey Trap is being coated this week!

Recap of: The 11th Annual Bear Hollow Open in Ava Missouri

It was a cold mid-thirties day that brought us light rain, breezy skies, and multiple Ace Hits to make for a fun day in Ava!

A big thank you to our tournament sponsors Jeff Ford of Patriots Gold & Silver and Klinger-Cope Family Funeral Home for all your support in making this event possible.

A special thank you to Nick Helm and all of his efforts for this event. We will know more from Nick by the end of next week about how much we were able to raise and contribute to the Heart of the Hills Food Pantry! Also, a special thank you to Trevor Williams for the awesome trophies he made!

I also want to thank my team, both on site and off for making it all happen. Kyle, Dasun, Jonathan, and Ian were all present taking care of all the logistics on site. Kevin and the dynamic duo, Justin & Ashley, worked behind the scenes doing what they do. I’m overly blessed and thankful for my team who helps keep things going!

There were 51 players that came out to compete in this tournament, and 12 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:
MPO - Taylor Winfield -17
FPO - Mary Abbott +2
MP40 - Dasun Keylor -16
MA1 - Ben Hamilton -12
FA1- Esmerelda Dodson -1
MA40 - Roy Crouch -4
FA40 - Julie Crouch +1
MA50 - Jeff Ford -7
MA60 - Randy Richardson +2
MA2 - Jonathon Rollhaus -14
MA3 - Nile Bear +3
FA3 - Madison Feeback +18

Full results can be found at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/87454

Hottest Round of the day went to Dasun Keylor of MP40 who shot a 997 in Round 2 of the day!

In the FPO, FA1, and FA40:
Mary Abbott, Esmerelda Dodson, and Julie Crouch showed fierce competition by ending the day within one stroke of each other! Congratulations on your wins!

In MA60:
Gary Locke and Randy Richardson had to playoff to determine the winner. After 6 holes, Randy took the win after making his birdie putt on the same hole he aced earlier! Congratulations Randy!

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

There were 4 Ace Hits during the tournament! Congratulations to Michael Johnson (Hole 17) and Randy Richardson (Hole 6) for their Ace Pot wins!

Shout out to the Ace Hits of Benjamin Lemon (Hole 13) and Clinton Carson (Hole 9)! Unfortunately, they were not part of the Ace Pot, but still deserve a congratulations!

Congratulations to the big raffle winner Ben Hamilton who won the basket!

Lost and Found:
If you lost anything mention it in the comments.

Thanks to Daniel Penn for finding David’s Zuca part.

The Disc Golf Monkey’s 2024 Reflection Tour Recap

It's that time of year when we say goodbye to 2024 and reflect on the Reflection tour. The DGM Tour has been up and running for 16 years now. It was another successful and fulfilling year of growth for disc golf, generosity and giving back to the community, and countless memorable moments shared amongst competitors and friends. I know there will be things left off this recap, but don’t hesitate to share highlights and pictures you have in the comments.

There would be no tour possible without the DGM tour sponsors, and I cannot thank them enough times. Without tour sponsors we would not be able to have larger payouts, good player packs, CTP prizes, worthwhile raffles that raise charitable funds, or have the funds to put on demos and clinics to grow the sport. I speak for all players, when I say Thank You to all of DGM’s Tour Sponsors for 2024:

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 Uqnlimited, Swing Right Golf, Intuitive Body Works & Massage and Sticky Dyes.

In 2024 DGM was part of 27 total events. The main tour consisted of 22 pdga events. Along with the sanctioned events, there were a few non-sanctioned events as well. DGM also had the opportunity to help others host tournaments, install new baskets in the community, raise funds for charity, and install an elementary school course to continue growing the sport. Every bit of hard work over the past year has been worth it. From those just picking up their first disc to those who have been playing and loving the sport for years it is my passion to share and spread the love of this wonderful sport in any way that I can.

DGM completed the second year of doing the Points Challenge Championship which was created last year by Scott Elam. The points challenge featured 4 Divisions, as well as four regions. All players were eligible and there was no cost. Players had to compete in at least one event from 3 of the 4 regions. Points were given by how the players placed. There was no minimum or maximum events that could be played, but only the best 10 tournament scores were used. Congratulations again winners.

Silver Back- Pro Men
1 Russ Burns - 669
2 Nevada McAplin - 575
3 Jackson Bekemeier - 561
4 Micah Noble - 463

Mandrill- Women’s
1 Mary Abbott - 758
2 Esmeralda Dodson - 536
3 Brandy Monnahan- 427
4 Julie Crouch - 276

Gorilla- Advanced Men
1 Jonathon Chambless - 607
2 Tyler Northrip - 563
3 Darrin Dodson - 491
4 Brad Hilton - 450

Kong- Amateur Men
1 Brian Warren - 586
2 Ian Boyer - 562
3 Justin Warren - 402
4 Jeremy Surratt - 273

To highlight the DGM journey over the past year I want to touch on some of the things that I was most excited to be a part of. We were blessed with more than one opportunity to install new baskets this year! The Lucky 13 course got all new baskets and tee pads which were finished only a week prior to the 16th Annual Lucky 13 tournament. Just in the nick of time! The historic Oak Grove course received new baskets for the first time ever since the course was installed. It was a privilege to be a part of that historic change and we hope to maintain Springfield's OG course for many years to come. A huge thank you to Rick Gilmore for funding the baskets and Craig Goldsberry for the removal and install of the baskets. A big thanks to the Springfield Greene County Parks department for assisting in the installation as well. Another EDGE assisted new course was put in at Matthew's Elementary in Nixa providing yet another opportunity to grow the sport and get youngsters involved in playing.

We continued trying to find new ways to give back to the community. It has been my pleasure and honor to work with multiple charity and non-profit organizations over the past 16 years. I have been continously blown away and truly touched by the generosity of the disc golf community. This year the tour was able to help eight different charitable organizations and raised $11,900! Thank you to all who have been a part of providing back to the community and making these charitable achievements possible!

Charity Organizations & Donations from the DGM Reflection Tour 2024
$600 - Ava Ice Bowl
$2000 - L Life Food Pantry
$1800 - Disc’n for Cheetahs
$600 - Honor Flight
$500 - Live 2 Give Hope
$2200 - Leukemia Student Austin
$3000 - Educational Disc Golf Experience (6 events)
$1200 - Children’s Day Treatment

As we fly in to 2025 I would like to invite you all to take part in everything this year’s “Full Send” Tour 2025 has to offer! The tour schedule is approved and you will start seeing the events posted on Disc Golf Scene and UDisc very soon. The new tour logo will be finished up soon as well (courtesy and thanks to Parker Assay of Fossa Disc Golf).

We hope to see you somewhere along the road in 2025 to keep discs flying, and the love of disc golf alive! May God Bless You All in 2025.

Recap of: The 11th Annual Bear Hollow Open in Ava Missouri

It was a cold mid-thirties day that brought us light rain, breezy skies, and multiple Ace Hits to make for a fun day in Ava!

A big thank you to our tournament sponsors Jeff Ford of Patriots Gold & Silver and Klinger-Cope Family Funeral Home for all your support in making this event possible.

A special thank you to Nick Helm and all of his efforts for this event. We will know more from Nick by the end of next week about how much we were able to raise and contribute to the Heart of the Hills Food Pantry! Also, a special thank you to Trevor Williams for the awesome trophies he made!

I also want to thank my team, both on site and off for making it all happen. Kyle, Dasun, Jonathan, and Ian were all present taking care of all the logistics on site. Kevin and the dynamic duo, Justin & Ashley, worked behind the scenes doing what they do. I’m overly blessed and thankful for my team who helps keep things going!

There were 51 players that came out to compete in this tournament, and 12 divisions were represented.

First place results in each division are listed below:
MPO - Taylor Winfield -17
FPO - Mary Abbott +2
MP40 - Dasun Keylor -16
MA1 - Ben Hamilton -12
FA1- Esmerelda Dodson -1
MA40 - Roy Crouch -4
FA40 - Julie Crouch +1
MA50 - Jeff Ford -7
MA60 - Randy Richardson +2
MA2 - Jonathon Rollhaus -14
MA3 - Nile Bear +3
FA3 - Madison Feeback +18

Full results can be found at the following link: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/87454

Hottest Round of the day went to Dasun Keylor of MP40 who shot a 997 in Round 2 of the day!

In the FPO, FA1, and FA40:
Mary Abbott, Esmerelda Dodson, and Julie Crouch showed fierce competition by ending the day within one stroke of each other! Congratulations on your wins!

In MA60:
Gary Locke and Randy Richardson had to playoff to determine the winner. After 6 holes, Randy took the win after making his birdie putt on the same hole he aced earlier! Congratulations Randy!

Congratulations to all players who cashed in the tournament!

There were 4 Ace Hits during the tournament! Congratulations to Michael Johnson (Hole 17) and Randy Richardson (Hole 6) for their Ace Pot wins!

Shout out to the Ace Hits of Benjamin Lemon (Hole 13) and Clinton Carson (Hole 9)! Unfortunately, they were not part of the Ace Pot, but still deserve a congratulations!

Congratulations to the big raffle winner Ben Hamilton who won the basket!

Lost and Found:
If you lost anything mention it in the comments.

Thanks to Daniel Penn for finding David’s Zuca part.

Patriot’s Gold & Silver presents: The 11th Annual Bear Hollow Ice Bowl Players’ Meeting

Welcome Back to all as we begin the new year of 2025! This year’s DGM Tour kicks off the with the Bear Hollow Ice Bowl that Nick Helm continues to make happen. I want to thank him for his efforts in making this a long running event on the tour. Thank you Nick for the dedication and pre-event planning!

Welcome players to the Patriot’s Gold & Silver 11th Annual Bear Hollow Ice Bowl! Thank you Jeff Ford for jumping on board as the title sponsor again this year. This event is where I first met Jeff, and he was eager to find out more about sponsoring. He continues to be a main contributor every year, and I can’t thank him enough!

I am currently working on my Tour Sponsors, and I am excited to have several new opportunities. By the next event I should have the full list of DGM’s Tour Sponsors! If you want information on how to sponsor an event or the tour please contact me. We cannot do what we have done for the last 16 years without amazing sponsors.

For the Ice Bowl temperatures during play are predicted to be between 30-40 degrees on Saturday. The weather app has a 30-40% chance of snow as well. I am thinking we should be good for two rounds, but as most of us know about the weather in the Ozarks, it is a guessing game and hard to predict. On all Ice Bowl flyers I do make sure to mention that weather may cause the 2nd round to be canceled. People often ask about how decisions are made when canceling due to weather. I always want players to be safe first and foremost. If we get snow/freezing precipitation in the area and it looks like the roads could get bad, I will make the decision to end the event after the first round. My team and I will be keeping a close look at the local and surrounding area forecast. Fortunately, I have not had to cancel a second round of an Ice Bowl, and I’m hoping to keep the streak going!

Everyone needs to check in at the pavilion.
Round 1 tees off at 10. The official scorekeeping will be at pdga.com/score. The code is ICE. By PDGA rule, everyone is required to keep score. Round 1 player course and hole assignments will be posted shortly after registration closes Friday night at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/87454. The staff will automatically receive the scores at tournament central. After the first round, you're on your own for 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. There will be a CTP on Hole 2 and any disc can win. 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: All concrete and walking paths are OB. In most cases, simply refer to the posted sign for rules

You may register here:
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Patriots_Gold_and_Silver_Presents_The_11th_Annual_Bear_Hollow_Ice_Bowl_2025/register

Hole Number
Distance
Notes
1
200
OB - Path, water, basketball court
2
185
OB - Path & beyond
3
364
OB - Path, road & beyond, pool fence
4
235
Mandatory right of backstop. OB - water
5
236
OB - Playgrounds, path, water
6
187
Tee is behind big rocks. OB - Water
7
215
OB - Water
8
208
OB - Street & beyond
9
145

10
127
Island hole. If island not made, 1 stroke penalty and play where it lies
11
171
OB - Water
12
363
OB - Water, flower beds, path & beyond
13
243
OB - Flower beds
14
337
OB - Path & beyond
15
221
OB - Path, baseball field fence, street & beyond
16
240
OB - On path, pavilion, roads and beyond (left or long).
17
250
OB - Baseball field, path & beyond, road & beyond
18
250
Play from forward tee pad. Regular pad will be too slick. OB - Water, path & beyond, road & beyond