Disc Golf
THANK YOU
The Alabama Sports Festival would like to thank all of our participants for joining us during the 2010 Summer Olympic Games and hope that we were able to make it a great experience for everyone involved! We would also like to especially thank Tom Monroe and Henry Tindall for the hard work they put into making this a great event. We are very lucky to have them as great ambassadors to our organization. Also, thank you to all of our 2010 key volunteers and sponsors!
Remember, the 2011 Summer Olympic Games will be back in Birmingham June 24-26. We hope everyone can join us again for our Opening Ceremonies Celebration!
Please be sure to check back closer to registration for all sport specific information regarding registration procedures, rules and format, eligibility and hotel information. If you have any specific questions you would like answered or just want to leave any comments or suggestions regarding past or future Summer Olympic Games, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-467-0422 or email us at sports@alagames.com.
Thank you again for all involved and we look forward to seeing you again next summer!
We Would Like To Thank Our 2010 Disc Golf Partners
2010 Official Results
Disc Golf-Advanced Results
- 1 - Josh Ehmke (Birmingham)
- 2 - Justin Knowles (Birmingham)
- 3 - Eric Stephens (Tuscaloosa)
- 3 - Michael Davis (Birmingham)
Amateur Men Advanced
- 1 - Billy Drake (Huntsville, AL)
- 2 - Rick Rumsey (Sylacauga)
- 3 - Henry Tindall (Millbrook)
Amatuer Men Advanced Masters
Disc Golf-Intermediate Results
- 1 - Jared D. Neal (Madison)
- 2 - Victor Holmberg (Birmingham)
- 3 - Donny Lukima
Amateur Men Intermediate
Disc Golf-Juniors/Recreation Results
- 1 - Daniel T. Powell (Philadelphia)
Junior Male 14-16
- 1 - Nathan Powell (Meridian, MS)
- 2 - Luke (Sean) Heslep (Millbrook)
Junior Male 17-19
- 1 - Donnie Sisk (Helena)
- 2 - Michael Carter (Elkmont)
- 3 - Taylor Holmberg (Invalid Zipcode)
Novice Male Open
- 1 - Robyn Tindall (Millbrook)
- 2 - Laura Pate (Prattville)
- 3 - Ashley Fowler
Recreation Female Open
- 1 - Jebb Long (Birmingham)
- 2 - Jonathan Zeizer (Pell City)
- 3 - George Anthony (Athens)
Recreation Male Open
2009 Official Results
Disc Golf-Advanced Results
- 1 - Justin Lesley [95] (Odenville)
- 2 - John Howerton [103] (Hueytown)
- 3 - Justin Icvin [104] (Birmingham)
Amateur Men Advanced
- 1 - Tommy Fell [100] (Wetumpka)
- 2 - Henry Tindall [107] (Millbrook)
- 3 - Kerry Shapiro [117] (Birmingham)
Amatuer Men Advanced Masters
Disc Golf-Intermediate Results
- 1 - Josh Ehmke [105] (Birmingham)
- 2 - Bob Vereen [105] (Huntsville)
- 3 - Clay Newsome [105] (Birmingham)
Amateur Men Intermediate
- 1 - Gabriella Gray [132] (Chickamauga)
- 2 - Robyn Tindall [139] (Millbrook)
- 3 - Taylor Gray (Ringgold)
Amateur Women Intermediate
Disc Golf-Juniors/Recreation Results
- 1 - Luke Heslep [130] (Millbrook)
- 2 - Grady Noe [134] (Birmingham)
Junior Male 14-16
- 1 - Joshua York [108] (Hoover)
- 3 - Thomas Blanks [112] (Chattanooga)
Novice Male Open
- 1 - Charles Lignos [101]
- 2 - Jesse Adams [105] (Auburn)
- 3 - Mark R. Addicks [109] (Montevallo)
Recreation Male Open
2008 Official Results
- 1 - Gabriella Gray [150] (Chickamauga)
Junior Female 10 & Under
- 1 - Daniel Powell [138]
Junior Male 11-13
- 1 - Henry Tindall [104] (Millbrook)
- 2 - Thomas Blanks [111] (Chattanooga)
- 3 - Jason Powell [112] (Metairie)
Novice Male Open
- 1 - Katie Rodriguez [120] (Huntsville)
- 2 - Alexis Kantor [130] (Birmingham)
- 2 - Elaine Schmeck [130] (Prattville)
- 3 - Laura Pate [138] (Prattville)
Recreation Female Open
- 1 - Jebb Long [101] (35205)
- 2 - Robert Dickens [102] (Phenix City)
Recreation Male Open
2007 Official Results
Disc Golf-Advanced Results
- 1 - Curtis Shields (Birmingham)
- 2 - Richard Brown (Birmingham)
- 3 - Gregory Carter (Moulton)
Amateur Men Advanced
- 1 - Howard Williams (Huntsville)
- 2 - Bill Thornton (Pelham)
- 3 - Norm Dunkin (Peachtree City)
Amateur Men Advanced Grandmaster
- 1 - Marla Lenox (Somerville)
- 2 - Nicole Douglas (Birmingham)
Amateur Women Advanced
Disc Golf-Intermediate Results
- 1 - Robert Hertha (Peachtree City)
- 2 - Scott Dewell (Birmingham)
- 3 - Eric Sparks (Winston Salem)
Amateur Men Intermediate
Logo Contest 3 Sep 2010, 10:36 am
Greetings All Disc Golfing Graphic Artists! It’s time to start thinking about the year ahead. The PDGA is now soliciting designs for the 2011 Ace Club and Birdie Club logos.
2010 Presidents Cup 2 Sep 2010, 9:25 am
Founded in 2006, The Disc Golf Presidents Cup is one of the newest international disc golf events. The idea for the Presidents Cup was to showcase the sport of disc golf at its highest professional level by staging international matches between the top American and European Disc Golfers.
PDGA App Survey 31 Aug 2010, 1:31 pm
The Professional Disc Golf Association is in the early planning stages of developing a PDGA Disc Golf application for smart phones. To ensure that the application is the absolute best it can be and that it can be used by the greatest number of end users, we have put together a survey and need your help!
Numb3rs Galore 31 Aug 2010, 8:30 am
New updates posted for Ratings, for World Rankings and for Players & Rookies of the Year
RATINGS
Players Cup Preview 31 Aug 2010, 8:29 am
A new age in disc golf is set to begin. It will be a time when thousands of people become intimately involved in watching and caring about disc golf. People will watch and cheer and cry. The Player’s Cup will be the catalyst. Get your brackets ready!
64 Players / 6 Rounds / $5,000 First Prize
PlayersCup.org
Support Women 30 Aug 2010, 2:11 pm
Georgia and South Carolina getting serious about women disc golfers.
By Bill Belanger #41497
Skylands NT-Finals 30 Aug 2010, 7:03 am
Feldberg Ousts Orum in Skylands Sudden Death Playoff.
One thing that has become readily apparent throughout this entire PDGA disc golf season is that saving your best for last can often win you the tournament. And that applies, not only to the last round of play, but to the last hole.
Euro DGCs Wrap-Up 30 Aug 2010, 2:38 am
In Pas-de-Calais, France, the shooting is over, the players sont en route chez eux, and the staff are in afterglow mode.
Skylands NT-Day 2 29 Aug 2010, 1:44 pm
Players found greater comfort during the second round of the Skylands Classic National Tour event.
Skylands NT-Day 1 28 Aug 2010, 11:48 am
The 2010 PDGA National Tour winds down this weekend at the Skylands Classic at Blue Mountain in Palmerton, Pennsylvania.
When most people conjure up imagery of golf in their mind’s eye, it usually is filled with peaceful landscapes of vernal fairways, sloping greens and slightly bending trees tilted towards the action, as if interested in the outcome of each shot.
ECs Day Two 28 Aug 2010, 4:03 am
Jesper Lundmark’s 5 down 57 this afternoon at Olhain vaulted him into a share of the Open division lead with Denmark’s Karl Johan Nybo after 3 rounds at the 2010 European Championships.
ECs Day One 27 Aug 2010, 4:09 am
Despite periodic showers and winds averaging 20 km the play was hot during the opening rounds of the European Championships in Pas-de-Calais, France.
ECs Prevue 25 Aug 2010, 3:37 am
Held every two years, the prestigious European DGCs (Championnats d’Europe) are getting set to tee off in Pas-de-Calais (Département 62) in northern France.
Support Our Future 23 Aug 2010, 3:26 pm
John lives a life without a PDGA #. He has recently received a dreaded “Dear John” letter spelling out the consequences of his non-member status.
NT Points Update 23 Aug 2010, 12:14 pm
Woodchuck Cider Drive for the Championship National Tour Points Series Sprinting Towards Finish
Skylands NT Preview 21 Aug 2010, 8:07 am
The 2010 PDGA National Tour is barrelling towards the finish line, as disc golf’s top throwers convene in Palmerton, Pennsylvania for the Skylands Classic at Blue Mountain next week.
2010 Pro Worlds DVD 20 Aug 2010, 8:54 am
On the 29th Anniversary of the PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships, 308 players from 38 states and 5 countries converged on the Lemon Lake complex in Cedar Lake, Indiana, seeking answers to disc golf's most asked question. Would the youth movement continue in disc golf in 2010, or would the more experienced and established former champions from the past maintain their titles?
Vibram Open--Wrap-Up 16 Aug 2010, 2:21 pm
Nikko Locastro saved the best for last, as his second-shot approach on the final hole of the Vibram Open gave him the margin of victory needed to capture his first title on the 2010 PDGA National Tour.
Vibram Champion 15 Aug 2010, 2:52 pm
Congratulations to the 2010 Vibram Open Champion Nikko Locastro, who never shot worse than a 1056-rated round of 55 during the three tournament rounds. Tied with Matt Orum entering the 18th and final hole, Nikko's victory wasn't assured until he scored a birdie 3 on the 650-ft.
Vibram FPO Champ 15 Aug 2010, 1:44 pm
Congratulations to Sarah Stanhope for winning the Open Women Division at the 2010 Vibram Open! Sarah has now won the event two years in a row and is coming off a recent 2010 Professional Disc Golf World Championships win in Crown Point, IN. Based on the strength of a 997-rated final round of 63, Sarah cruised to a 5-throw margin of victory. Way to go, Sarah!
Vibram GM Champ 15 Aug 2010, 10:40 am
Congratulations to Maryland's Jim Myers for winning the Grandmasters Division at the 2010 Vibram Open. Based on the strength of a 1034-rated second round of 58, Jim jumped out to an 8-throw lead heading into the Finals and cruised to the win. Way to go, Jim!
Vibram Open--Round 2 14 Aug 2010, 10:48 pm
Saturday’s second round at the 2010 Vibram Open was a scramble by a growing number of the sport’s top players for a shrinking number of spots at the top of the MPO leader board.
MEN’S OPEN
Vibram Open--Friday 13 Aug 2010, 10:27 pm
The PDGA National Tour ramped back up in Leicester, Massachusetts with the beginning of the 2010 Vibram Open at Maple Hill.
Vibram Open Preview 11 Aug 2010, 8:06 am
The 2010 PDGA National Tour turns toward the homestretch this week in Leicester, Massachusetts, where the best disc golfers in the world will assemble for the Vibram Open at Maple Hill.
Vibram Coverage 10 Aug 2010, 2:41 pm
The 2010 Vibram Open is doing live coverage like disc golf has never seen before. From one screen you will be able to watch
- live video stream (covering multiple groups) with commentary from Terry Miller, The Disc Golf Guy,
- live hole by hole scoring of the top four MPO cards and the top two FPO cards,
- live leaderboard, sorted on par, on the top 20+ players,
Marking a Lie 6 Aug 2010, 8:21 am
803.03 Marking the Lie
This is the next in our series of our Rules School discussions on the current rules last updated in 2006. A section of the written rule will be shown in blue text followed by discussion and diagrams to illustrate the concepts.
Beyond Competition 4 Aug 2010, 1:21 pm
The PDGA Disc Golf World Championships may be over, but the memories and stories will last a lifetime.
Although those attended had hopes of bringing home a World title, competitors left with a whole lot more. They left with confirmation of their love for the game which brought them together as a disc golf family.
Elections Results 2 Aug 2010, 7:53 am
The 2010 PDGA elections took place from July 1 – July 31 and have now been completed. 13,676 ballots were sent out to eligible members with 3,094 members voting, representing a participation rate of 22.6% of eligible voters.
Relive The Worlds 1 Aug 2010, 5:48 pm
The 2010 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships is now in the books but you can relive the excitement by checking out the articles, pictures, videos, commentary, and results brought to you by PDGA Media on the 2010 Pro Worlds Media Page at :
www.pdga.com/pw2010
PW2010-Finals 1 Aug 2010, 12:42 am
The 2010 PDGA World Championships came to a thrilling conclusion at the Lemon Lake disc golf complex on Saturday, as nine individual titles were awarded after five days of competition.
2010 World Champions 31 Jul 2010, 10:14 pm
Congratulations to the 2010 PDGA Pro World Champions! Tournament Director Brian Cummings, Assistant Tournament Director Jay Svitko and the Red Roc Disc Golf Club put on a fantastic Worlds. The competitors went on and on about how great a time they had. This week will go in our memory books as one of the best Worlds yet. Thanks Brian and Lemon Lake. We hope to be back!
Elections End Today! 31 Jul 2010, 10:31 am
The 2010 PDGA elections are now underway and will run through July 31, with the elected candidates assuming office as of September 1, 2010.
PW2010-Friday 31 Jul 2010, 7:48 am
If there were any questions about how competitive disc golf has become or where the talent is coming from, then they need look no further than the top of the Mens Open leaderboard at the 2010 PDGA World Championships to find out.
Life Before the Disc 30 Jul 2010, 8:18 am
Have you ever stopped and wondered what life would be like without disc golf? What would you be doing now? We checked in with two of our competitors, Don Dillon and Chuck Kennedy, to take a look at their lives before disc golf.
PW2010-Thursday 30 Jul 2010, 8:13 am
The temperatures dropped at Lemon Lake, but the play heated up, as the 2010 PDGA Pro World Championships complete Thursday’s rounds.
Mens Open Division
PDGA Radio - 7/29/10 29 Jul 2010, 2:11 pm
New PDGA Radio News program for the week of July 29, 2010
PW2010-MPG Divsion 29 Jul 2010, 11:02 am
The youth movement has clearly taken hold in disc golf. The lead men’s open group at this year’s World Championships averages less than 24 years old. The performance of these leaders, Paul Ulibarri, Nikko Locastro, Nate Doss, and Josh Anthon is certainly impressive. And yet, the men’s open division does not have a monopoly on t
PW2010: Day One 28 Jul 2010, 5:31 am
Close Competition Builds Excitement for Wednesday
Pro Worlds Preview 27 Jul 2010, 8:28 am
The eyes of the disc golf world will be intensely focused on Crown Point, Indiana, as the 2010 PDGA World Championships begin in earnest at the impressive Lemon Lake disc golf complex. A total of 308 disc golfers from six nations will be welcomed by the four courses on this singular property to determine eight individual world championships for men and women titles across a wide range of
Doubles Champions 26 Jul 2010, 12:08 am
King was Queen in the Battle for the World Title
Lincoln Part 2 23 Jul 2010, 10:28 pm
Heading west along the Lincoln Highway to Pro Worlds.
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Click here if you missed Lincoln Highway Part 1
Lincoln Highway 23 Jul 2010, 8:14 am
4040 miles in 40 days, much on the Lincoln Highway
1002 Holes Played 22 Jul 2010, 1:39 pm
On June 24th and 25th Donovan Baker set a record for the most holes played in a 24 hour period. Donovan set his record at Tommy and Sue Brown Park in North Richland Hills, Texas.
Special Olympics DG 21 Jul 2010, 8:13 am
2010 Massachusetts Special Olympics Summer Games at Harvard University
NT Points Race 20 Jul 2010, 9:33 am
As July moves through the calendar quickly, the Woodchuck Cider Drive for the Championship is gaining in intrigue. Our top players have been jockeying for position on the PDGA National Tour through the first seven events, but the next stop on “the Drive” is the World Championships, where players in the hunt will not have the option to swap out a better showing.
Pro Worlds Press 19 Jul 2010, 9:08 am
PDGA Toolkit: Tell the hometown media you're playing for a World Championship!
2010 Am Worlds DVD 19 Jul 2010, 8:51 am
2010 PDGA Disc Golf Amateur World Championships DVD
SO Wrap Up 18 Jul 2010, 12:13 pm
Dave Feldberg eagled the par 6 opening hole, and birdied the next 3 to sit at 5 down after 4, en route to a 10 under 56 and a 6 throw victory today at this year’s PDGA Tour EuroMajor event, the Scandinavian Open in Skellefteå Sweden.
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