Friday, March 12th, 2010

Jack has online registration up and running for this year's Lemmon Drop! For more info and updates, check the tournament schedule!

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

This Saturday, Feb. 27th, is Santa Cruz Maintenance day! This is going to be a much larger-than-normal maintenance day so, as Ben put it, we really need a small army of volunteers to turn out and pitch in! We are going to be working on baskets and sleves as well as doing all the usual clean up and trimming, etc. There will be pizzas for lunch!

The Booze Cruz has been delayed until April 24th. Be sure to check the tournament schedule for more details!

Details for the Lockdown at the Rock tournament have been finalized. This is a brand new event on the Tucson calendar and should be a great time! The tournament will be held March 27th & 28th with doubles on the 26th. See the flyer and the tournament schedule for more details.

Finally, the tournment schedule has been updated. Sorry for the delay on that...

Tuesday, Janueay 19, 2010

The new TCL Open Meeting Schedule has beeen posted (see above for dates). Be sure to note the new venue.

TCL will soon have custom discs with a club stamp for sale! Initially, there will be 4 types to choose from: Roadrunners, Wraiths and Xcaliburs in Star plastic, plus Rocs in Pro Plastic.

The 2009 Turkey shoot results are in! Apologies to Big Daddy for not getting these posted sooner. See the Results section for details!

The 2010 Ice Bowl Results and 2009 Club Championship results are now posted. See the Results section for more details.

Chad M. has contacted me and asked that I update the league schedule for Marana. The official start time is 8:00 am!

Finally, here is the 2010 events schedule. I will get it updated on the official schedule very soon.

1/23 Kino Basket repair party
2/14 Cupid's Couples and Random Draw Doubles (Santa Cruz TD Svea)
2/21 The Booze Cruz 2010- Santa Cruz (TD Jason Simmons and Dave Souza- Tumbleweed Recoop tournament)
2/27 Santa Cruz maintenance
3/27-3/28 Lockdown at the Rock (TD Trevor Chicote and Mike Anderson-formerly Vince's Monsoon)
4/10 Nostalgia Days-Santa Cruz (TD Dave Shircore)
5/15-5/16 Lemmon Drop-Ski Valley (TD Jack Adams)
7/24 One Disc Monsoon Madness (TD Dave Shircore and Byron Bitsoie)
9/25-9/26 Tumbleweed Open (TBA-NOT at the El Conquistador-TD Ben Vosper)
11/27 Turkey Shoot-Par 2 Santa Cruz (TD Dave Shircore)
12/11-12/12 Southern AZ Disc Golf Classic-Marana and Santa Cruz (TD Chris Kaufmann)

Monday, January 4, 2010

Happy New Year, Tucson!

Ben has contacted me with info for this year's TCL club Championships and Ice Bowl info:

Ice Bowl:

Ice Bowl is January 9th at Sears park on the south west side of Park Place mall at 8:00 am for registration and 9:00 am for tee-off. $10 entry for all divisions. We will sell any shot mulligans for $1 and have Ice Bowl merchandise. We will have a raffle for an Innova folding basket. All proceeds go to The Community Food Bank.

Club Championships:

January 10th. Registration at 8:00am, and tee-off at 9:00am. First round is at Groves. Free for all 2010 club members. Must be a member! Then a break for lunch and 2nd round at SCRP. Both courses will be B rounds except for all divisions other than intermediate.

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Dave has submitted the flyer for this year's Turkey Shoot! Three rounds on three different layouts, and all par 2 golf at Santa Cruz! One of Tucson's oldest and funnest events! BE THERE!

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Chris has submitted a flyer for this years Southern Arizona Disc Golf Classic! This years event will be both PDGA and Cactus series. We will be playing on the Marana Rock and Santa Cruz courses. For more info, check out the tournament schedule!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

TCL Announces the November Turkey Series!

For more info, check out the flyer!

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Svea has announced the date for the 2009 Ace Race. Here's the info:

When: October 24th at 9:00 am
Where: Santa Cruz River Park
Cost: $25.00 which gets you Two brand new discs, a hat, and a mini!

ALSO:

Mike Anderson has organized this year's Extremely Hazardous! Here is the info:

When: Saturday, Nov. 14th at 9:00am (registration begins at 7:00 am)
Where: Marana Rock DGC
Cost: $20.00 pro - $15.00 Am - $10.00 Rec

Form more info on both of these exciting events, be sure to check the tournament schedule!

Thursday, September 14th, 2009 (revised October 14th)

The next TCL open meeting is October 8th at Rusty's! Daniel will be running doubles at Santa Cruz. Doubles will start at 4:30, the meeting starts at 7:00. There has been some back and forth conversation amongst the board members and they are looking to vote on some important issues. As always we want to hear what ideas YOU have for local tournaments, leagues, community outreach, or just add your two cents to someone elses idea. BE THERE!!

Congratulations to Ben & Svea on the big move to a new house!!! Sadly, Svea has also announced that she will be stepping down as the Am Rep and so we are looking for nominations for a replacement to take over in 2010!

Jason has asked me to remind you all that Groves 'B' league is moving to 4:30pm beginning Tuesday October 6th!

Also, Daniel has notified me that the weekend AM leagues have moved to 9:00 am! Be sure to set your alarm!

We would also like to announce the start of registration/renewal of membership to Tucson Chain Lightning 2010! $10 renewal, $20 new registration ($10 of new registration goes toward purchase of club merchandise). Club members get a full share of the ace pool at leagues, FREE entry into the Tucson City Championchips Tournament in January, AND $5 discount at the major local tournaments.

Finally, a quick reminder that the Turkey Shoot is coming up on November 28th! Also, the Southern Arizona Disc Golf Classic is going to be December 12th & 13th! You won't want to miss either of these awesome events!!!

For more info on upcoming Southern Arizona events, check the tournament schedule. For info on events statewide, check out the Disqman schedule!

Sunday, Aug 30th, 2009

Groves 'B' League has moved to 5:00 pm beginning Sept. 1st! See the league schedule for more details!

It was great seeing so many of you at Tumbleweed! Special "Thank You" to Ben, Svea, and Daniel for running such a fun event again this year. Results are available online at the PDGA's site

Tuesday, Aug 11th, 2009

2009 Tumbleweed Open Update:

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Unfortunately, registration has been progressing slowly for the 2009 Tumbleweed Open. The economy is tightening the budgets of many disc golfers and many people are worried about being able to pay for rooms and registration by the deadlines. For this reason, deadlines for registration are being pushed back to Aug 21st! You can sign up for the Tumbleweed by mail, phone, or in person at any Tucson league or at doubles the friday before the main event. It really needs to be stressed that the Tumbleweed Open is Southern Arizona's biggest and most prestigious event. We need you guys to help make sure that this event continues into next year and beyond, and the only way that is going to happen is if we can get people out to play THIS year. So please, contact Ben or Daniel and reserve your spot.

Also, I have been in dereliction of my duties to sponsors this year. We need to be sure to thank all of the sponsors, especially the fine folks at The Hilton El Conquistador who are providing us with an OUTSTANDING rate for rooms at what is easily the finest luxury golf and tennis resort in Arizona. The rate this year is a paltry $90.00/night (discounted from the regular $120 to $140 per night) and this rate is for single OR double occupancy! That means if you share with a friend, you are getting a first-class room plus access to all the amenities (tennis, water park and swimming pool, restaurants and bars, spas and etc) for only $45/night! For more info and to make reservations, click on the logo below!

or call (520) 544-5000 or toll-free at 1-800-325-7832

IMPORTANT: To get this rate, be absolutely sure to state that you are with the Tumbleweed Open! The management have agreed to extend the deadline for reservations for a while, but PLEASE make your reservations as soon as possible!! if you have issues getting the discounted rate, contact Ben or Daniel!

Also, it would be an injustice to not mention our friends in the Flagstaff Disc Golf Club, the Arizona Disc Golf Club, Spinners On The Green, and the brand new Marana Disc Golf Club. TCL would also like to extend our deepest thanks to all of our other sponsors both large and small. It is our sponsors and players who make this event happen every year, and without your donations and promotion, not to mention your attendance, we would not have this event at all.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Registration is filling up quickly for this year's Tumbleweed Open! You can find registration forms, flyers, and info on lodging and etc. by checking out the tournament schedule! Also, Daniel has a Facebook page set up for this years Tumbleweed! I am hoping to make the trip out there for this again this year, so if anyone is interested in sharing a room at the El Conquistador, please drop me an email! And remember, rooms must be reserved by Aug. 16th to get the discounted rates!

Groves 'B' league is back up and running. It is on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. Cost is $6.00 with $1.00 of each entry being donated to the Santa Cruz Restoration Project. Jason Yob is running it this year, so be sure to turn out for the fun.

There will be no Groves 'A' league Saturday July 25th, but starting August 1st Board members will be rotating responsibilities to run leagues so that there will be someone running Groves A and Santa Cruz A leagues EVERY WEEKEND (unless there is a tournament taking place in the area).

Also, could those of you who run leagues or have run leagues in the past which are no longer happening please check the league schedule and let me know if anything needs to be changed or removed? Thanks!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

This is just a very brief update to let you all know that we have arrived safely in Indiana. We are busy moving into our new home (I'll post some pix later), but as soon as things get to nortmal again, I'll start pumping the club reps for info and get it posted.

Two very important things I need to report right now:

Plans for the Vince are firming up and it sounds like it is going to be a great one this year! Contact Trevor and check out the tournament schedule for more info!

Also, Daniel has a Facebook page set up for this years Tumbleweed! Contact Daniel or Ben for more info and be sure to check the the tournament schedule!

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

The Vince Fitzpatrick Memorial Disc Golf Tournament is coming up soon, and this year Trevor has some new surprises! In addition to the generous cash payouts, Trevor is offering 1st place trophies for all divisions! Also, There is going to be a recreation division this year that will play only one round in the AM! For all the info, check out the flyer on the tournament schedule.

Lemmon drop was a big success this year, and the results are now posted here and at the PDGA.

Most of the Southern AZ leagues have adjusted to summer hours, so be sure to check out the league schedule for updated times! Also, the Saturday Groves league has moved back to the AM!

Tumbleweed Open is coming soon, and I'll have all the info posted as soon as it becomes available!

Finally, many of you have asked me what is going to happen to the TCL website now that I am moving out of Tucson. I will continue to maintain the website and post updates as long as I am needed. If you have info you want posted, just drop me an email.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Howdy, Tucson! Looks like it is going to be an exciting Summer season. I'll try to keep information on the homepage fresh, so if you are a TD or Organizer for a league or event, be sure to send me any info you need posted.

Lemmon Drop is quickly approaching!!! This year, Jack has online registration available via the PDGA website, or a printable form is available on the tournament schedule (along with a link to the facebook page, corse maps, and more). If you can't make it for the whole tournament, then be sure to take a half day on Friday (May 15) and play doubles.

Anyone who would like to help setup for Lemmon Drop, we will meet at Ski Valley parking lot at around 9am this Saturday and Sunday (May 9th & 10th). Saturday will be a short day of clearing tee pads and throwing discs. Sunday we will be taking baskets up with the truck and distributing them in their proper place and throwing discs.

Also, as a consequence of Lemmon Drop setup schedule, the Saturday 3:00pm Groves 'A' league will be cancelled until May 30th. See the league schedule for updates.

Mike Anderson and the Marana club have announced that the final 9 baskets have been installed and are now playable. Mike has sent me an updated Marana map that includes the new baskets. See the course directory for more details.

Congratulations to Andrew Bohme for taking 1st place at the Conocido Conquest up in Phoenix Andrew sealed his victory by shooting a 1055 rated final round!

And finally, Congrats to Ben and Svea on their marriage! I know I speak for everyone when I wish you guys many happy years together!

Sunday, March 13th, 2009

Jack Adams has sent me some new info on the 2009 Lemmon Drop. This year, Jack has set up a Facebook page with info, registration, and pictures. Be sure to get your registration in as soon as possible so Jack can plan for camping facilities and etc. For registration forms and course maps, check out the tournament schedule.

In further tournament updates, Trevor has sent me a flyer with details for this year's Vince Fitzpatrick Memorial. This is an excellent tournament that supports a very worthy cause! For more info, check out the Facebook page.Hope to see you all there!

Scott has announced a new monthly league to be held at the Marana Rock Disc Golf course. It will be held the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm. Trevor has put together a flier with more info which can be found on the league schedule.

We are still looking for submissions to the new Flyers section of the TCL site. We need flyers that can help promote the club and the many leagues. If you have any talent for this sort of thing, please send your submissions to me in MS word .doc format or in .rtf format. Don't use the new MS .docx or any other Apple or Adobe pdf formats, please!

Turnout at glow league was awesome this month! Tony has done a great job promoting this event to new players and we ended up with 12 people this month, almost 1/2 of which were new players I had never met before. Congrats to Mark and Zoomer for their decisive win!

If you have any other news, announcements, or promotions you want me to post, send them along!

Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2009

The Tucson Ice Bowl and Club Championships are done. We raised $650.00 + a bunch of canned goods for the Food Bank at this years Ice Bowl. Way to go, Southern Arizona! I will post results from both events when they are submitted to me.

There has been some adjustments to the league schedule. The Groves 'A' league is now Saturday afternoons at 3:00pm. The Groves 'B' league is now on hiatus until the spring.

Daniel Bohme is now officially the club's new Secretary. His contact information has been updated and posted to the officers page here on the web site.

More info on upcoming events has been posted the the tournament schedule. Our next planned event is the Cupid's Couples & Random Draw Doubles event on February 14th at Santa Cruz. See the flyer and the tournament schedule for more details.

Info on the Santa Cruz Restoration Project page has been updated! Thanks to everyone who has contributed. We are about 1/3 of the way to our goal. Please keep the donations coming!

Just a reminder: 2009 club memberships are due! Thanks to those who have already renewed or signed up for new memberships. TDs at all local leagues will have current lists of members with them, so be sure to renew before league or you'll only receive 1/2 of what you normally would for an ace!

I have added a page to the web site for storing and accessing flyers for you to print and post. We are requesting submissions for other flyers and/or artwork for others to use in building flyers. Please take the time to print and post a flyer at one of the parks, schools, businesses, or anywhere else you may think disc golfers may be! For more info, see the flyers page.

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Happy New Years, Discers! We have lots of news and updates this time around, so read on...

Time again to renew your membership with TCL. Be sure to print up a form and get your memberships renewals in ASAP! We reached record membership numbers last year and hope to match and exceed those numbers this year. Be sure to tell all the disc golfers you meet about that club and the benefits of club membership. The more members we gain, the better able we are to grow and improve the sport we all love so much!

Saturday January 10th and Sunday January 11th at the CDO Wash Rec Area. For more info and to see the flyer, check the newly updated 2009 tournament schedule.

Then, the next weekend, Saturday Jan. 17th, is the TCL Club Championships! This is a free tournament for all current club members. This is a one day event playing Santa Cruz and Groves. Free food and beverages at the award party afterwards. For more info on the event, see the 2009 tournament schedule.

January is free-to-establish month! If you have never played at any of the week-end handicapped leagues, you don't know what fun you are missing! But you can find out for free by turning up to any of the handicapped weekend leagues and playing for free. This free round will establish your handicap and give you a chance to get to know fellow disc golfers in your area! For league times, see the league schedule.

Our next open forum club meeting is Thursday Jan. 8th. We will have doubles before the meeting at 4:30pm at Santa Cruz. This meeting is your opportunity to share ideas and discuss them with the club officers, so help TCL plan the coming year by showing up!

The running total for the Santa Cruz Restoration Project has been updated! We are well on our way with donations and sponsorships for approximately 1/3 of the money needed. Please keep the donations, small and large, coming in. If you can's sponsor a whole basket, consider splitting the cost with someone. If you can't afford that, donate the change from a ten dollar bill or your winnings at any league or club event. Santa Cruz is a landmark course and really does need a facelift, and these new baskets are the biggest part of restoring that course. once we replace the baskets, we'll have a lot more leverage in convincing the parks to install more new benches, install tee-signs, and maybe even do some landscaping!

OTHER NEWS:

Finally, I have an announcement concerning my position within the club. It has been my pleasure to serve TCL for over two years as Secretary, league td, and webmaster. However, I will be officially retiring as Secretary and league td. I will be staying on for the foreseeable future as webmaster. As most of you are know, my wife and I are expecting a baby daughter in early February, so the time has come for me to reduce my outside obligations and focus on taking care of a newborn.

I nominated Daniel Bohme as my replacement. Daniel accepted the nomination and was voted in unanimously as the new Secretary for TCL. Most of you know Daniel, so you shouldn't be surprised when I that he is a smart, energetic, capable and well organized individual who is passionate about disc golf. Please take a moment when you see him to welcome him into his new position and thanks him for taking on these duties.

The official transition to Daniel as the new secretary will be effective as of the end of the January open meeting. This means that this will be my last club meeting as a voting board member. I would be really awesome to see the lot of you there to mark the end of my time serving on the TCL board. And I promise that all beers bought for me after the meeting will be drank :)