We are expecting to run the following tournaments as BDGA/PDGA sanctioned events in 2021
May 16th - Quarry Park Amateur Event (PDGA ref)
June 12-13th Quarry Park Open
September 25-26th Quarry Park Masters (to be confirmed)
October 16-17th British Open
The rapid growth of disc golf and demand for places in tournaments is giving tournament directors some challenges in how to allocate places. We won't be able to please all the people all the time. Our first event on May 16th will prioritise people with a PDGA rating of less than 850 (including those with no rating) The Quarry Park Open in June will require a rating of at least 850 in mixed divisions. The Masters event in September will be for players born in 1981 or earlier. Registration will open earlier for Quarry Park members. We may consider tiered registration or random draws in order to avoid keyboard races.
May 16th - Quarry Park Amateur Event (PDGA ref)
June 12-13th Quarry Park Open
September 25-26th Quarry Park Masters (to be confirmed)
October 16-17th British Open
The rapid growth of disc golf and demand for places in tournaments is giving tournament directors some challenges in how to allocate places. We won't be able to please all the people all the time. Our first event on May 16th will prioritise people with a PDGA rating of less than 850 (including those with no rating) The Quarry Park Open in June will require a rating of at least 850 in mixed divisions. The Masters event in September will be for players born in 1981 or earlier. Registration will open earlier for Quarry Park members. We may consider tiered registration or random draws in order to avoid keyboard races.
The course is currently closed for play due to the Governments covid regulatons. According to news media, the Government is expected to announce that some outdoor sports, including golf, will be allowed to open from March 29th.
The 26th Quarry Park Open is going ahead on 5th July. We have had to make quite a few changes to adjust to the social distancing requirements.
Registration will be at https://discgolfmetrix.com/1322460
- It will be just a one day tournament with 2 rounds
- There will be a golf start with no player meeting and no awards ceremony
- Play will be in groups of 3
- Scoring will be via competitors own phones using Discgolfmetrix
- There will be no player ratings or BDGA/PDGA points as sanctioning is not yet available in the UK
Registration will be at https://discgolfmetrix.com/1322460
The Masters at Quarry Park tournament is just a month away. Unlike most events, this is specifically for older players, born in 1979 or earlier. It is a PDGA sanctioned C tier event with trophies and spot prizes for Pro and Am divisions, but no prize money. There is no requirement to be a member of PDGA or BDGA. The invitation and entry form are online. It's important to note that Quarry Park is letting the course exclusively to the tournament director, Sue Underwood. This means that there is no casual play for the weekend; it also means that all entry fees are payable to Sue (not to Quarry Park) so please pay in advance to Sue as we will not be handling any payments through the QP Pro Shop.
Heavy rain in the run up to the 25th Open resulted in substantial flooding and we had to improvise some changes. Fortunately the short course provided some ready made if rather easier holes to substitute for black course holes 6, 8, 10 and 11 which were unplayable. Tony Ferro from Switzerland took first place and £240 prize money in the Open division, ahead of Icelands Blaer Asgeirsson. The womens title went to Norwegian resident Hanna Hugosson. The other winners in the Professional divisions were Bert Brader of Netherlands (MP40); Jean-Louis Tanghe of Belgium (MP50), and Sue Underwood of UK (FP40). In the Advanced Amateur division Arnphor Gylfi took top honours, whilst in the Intermediate Amateur division Quarry Park's own Andy Clarke finished atop the podium. This was a European Tour event and 13 countries were represented in the field of 90 players! Total prize money was £1595.
Huge thanks to Tournament Director and Sponsor Andy Malcolm, and to Richard Hatton of Disc Golf UK who sponsored the players pack discs and filmed alongside Gareth O'Neill for a video which will go out on Central Coast Disc Golf's Youtube Channel.
We got the course in great condition for the Open and will keep it that way for visitors this summer. The opening hours are currently 2pm to 9pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm on weekends. Weekday opening will commence at 10am from 22nd July for the period of school summer holidays. Come and play!
Huge thanks to Tournament Director and Sponsor Andy Malcolm, and to Richard Hatton of Disc Golf UK who sponsored the players pack discs and filmed alongside Gareth O'Neill for a video which will go out on Central Coast Disc Golf's Youtube Channel.
We got the course in great condition for the Open and will keep it that way for visitors this summer. The opening hours are currently 2pm to 9pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm on weekends. Weekday opening will commence at 10am from 22nd July for the period of school summer holidays. Come and play!