 From
League Directors Matt & Timmy |
 The
Sundog Tournament Series summer
disc golf league was started in 1993 by Minnesota
Frisbee Association member and volunteer extraordinaire,
Greg Rife. Through his welcoming personality, positive
attitude, and tireless efforts - and those of the
volunteers that have followed - this unique disc golf
series has developed into what is arguably the largest
and most enjoyable league in the world today.
The
2009 season was insane! More than $17,000 in
cash and prizes was paid out to over 70% of all Sundog
contestants, over $3000 was paid out in ace pools to
21 lucky/skillful winners, and the league raised over
$2500 for the 2009 Minnesota Majestic PDGA National
Tour event. Incredibly, the series averaged more than
150 players weekly, and saw over 600 different competitors
come out to play. And again, as always, the series finals
and the awards party at Kaposia were the height of the
season. Another record-breaking year, it's gonna be
hard to beat!
The
2010 season is already shaping up to be great!
New and more players are showing up every week, we're
bringing back the ever-popular Basset Creek, Bryant
Lake, and Riverside Sundogs, and this year we have exclusive
use of several courses. And while we always provide
instant round ratings, instant weekly and seasonal stats,
and online access to your own personal statistics, we're
always trying to improve on our stats reporting. To
that end we intend to change the points system this
year to be more fair.
You
do not want to miss out on this summer-long event,
and by event we mean this is not your average weekly
league. The Sundog Tournament Series is for the competitive
disc golfer looking to improve their weekend tournament
game and get those crush-your-friends results. But it
is also known for good times and great people, so come
on out and join us for some of the most enjoyable and
diverse disc golf competition in Minnesota. Seeya on
(in) the links!
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New!
Downloadable Sundocs
All
players must complete one insurance waiver
for the season before they may play in the
STS. Please help us smooth out the sign-up
process by pre-printing, completing, signing,
and bringing the following waiver to registration:
Sundog
Liability Waiver
It
is each STS players' responsibility to know
or ask about STS rules and guidelines etc.
Please read the following Players Info &
Guideline sheet:
2010
Player Info
Do
you live near a Sundog Exclusive Use Course?
You can help an STS event by printing and
then posting the appropriate Course Reserved
Sign at your home course prior to the event.
Thanks!
Kaposia
Park
The
Valley DGC
CP
Adams Park
Riverside
Park
Need
a schedule in print? Here's one:
2010
Sundog Schedule
Are
you an STS Parks Dept. or Course Operator?
Please click and save these documents:
Added
Insured Course Operators
Sundog
Benefits Parks
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2010
Season Highlights
•
Optional side-action cash CTPs every week.
• Large and fast-growing ace pool
open to everyone every week.
• Instant $20 merchandise credit
with Par72 Disc Golf for all first-time
women players.
• At least 8 Sundogs with exclusive
use of the course, and we're working for
more.
• Four Sundog Mixers. This means
we card divisionally mixed groups so that
all players have the opportunity to play
with people they haven't before, and so
that Ams can play with Pros once in a
while. This will include flex starters,
by way of 3 scheduled shotgun starts beginning
soon after 2:00.
• While disc-lights will be allowed
and available, new early tee times on
first four and last four nights should
eliminate playing in the dark.
• The special Wednesday Minnesota
Majestic Sundog on 06/23 at Hyland features
the PDGA Pro Disc Golf Clinic.
• Sundog finals party and awards
at Kaposia, of course! Huge event featuring
food, drink, cash added CTPs, free CTPs,
raffle prizes, and a putting contest like
no other! Double points awarded. Open
to all who played Sundog.
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New
this year:
Liability insurance and event permit fees
being charged by all park and course operators.
This means a $2 across-the-board (except
women) rise in entry fees. Sorry people,
but we hope that you can find consolation
in the fact that disc golf leagues, by
far, are among the most inexpensive, and
have the highest return-on-investment
of all the league sports.
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What’s Good About
Having the Sundog Tournament Series at
Your Disc Golf Course?
 What
it is: The Sundog Tournament Series
(STS) is a Tuesday evening disc golf league
that rotates between 12-15 courses throughout
the greater Twin Cities metro area and St
Cloud. The STS is a singles-format, tournament-style
league, with weekly registration open to
anyone at any time during the 22-week season.
How
STS league play can benefit your course:
Disc golf is a game that demands high standards
of etiquette and courtesy. Among the basic
elements of etiquette are such things as
concern for spectators and other players,
and respect for plants and wildlife on the
course. Most STS league players are etiquette-savvy
disc golfers, familiar with organized competitions,
and possessing a strong self-policing ethic.
The STS also has strict rules in place regarding
vandalism, littering, and bad behavior.
Things
that you can be sure of when the Sundog
Tournament Series comes to your course:
•
STS players do not litter; many, in
fact, will clean up as they play,
and educate others about keeping courses
and parks clean. STS policy regarding
trash is “pack it in, pack it
out”.
• STS players police and report
course vandalism, a concern for all
disc golf course operators.
• STS players monitor and report
bad or illegal behavior on the course
and in parking areas.
• With an average of 150 players
- many of them using local services
- the STS can have a real impact on
small business economies.
• League play teaches newer
players to be better stewards of the
game, and the courses upon which it
is played.
• League play can reduce serious
crime in your park through increased
traffic. There are many examples of
this.
• STS league provides a way
for newer disc golfers at their respective
home course to see or try “entry
level” tournament disc golf.
• STS league brings people from
all over to your city, many of whom
will return again and again to enjoy
what the area has to offer.
• STS carries its own liability
insurance, and all course operators
are added insured. |
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All
photos courtesy of Brian Donahue, Matt Koerner
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