The events will consist of 18 holes play in the morning, followed by open course OR casual play in the afternoons.
Morning competition round will have a handicapped scoring format, making competition fair for both new and experienced players.
There will be prizes for the monthly winners, plus an Ace Pot which will jackpot from month to month until won. Pot starts at $20 and $2 per round to try your luck.

Here’s the event schedule for the season…

Dates*

• Sunday, April 4th, 2010
• Sunday, June 6th, 2010
• Sunday, July 4th, 2010
• Sunday, August 1st, 2010
• Sunday, September 5th, 2010
• Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Schedule


10:00AM – Registration desk opens
10:30AM – Competition Tee Off : 18 holes (All skill levels welcome, scores count towards Handicap League points) 
1:30PM – Open Course – Squeeze in as many rounds as you like until 4pm.

Location

Barwon Valley Park, Belmont VIC

Directions

Lower river-side Car Park on Promenade. Access from Barrabool Rd, Belmont.

Melways - 451 G8
Google Maps - Click Here to view the location

Event Cost 

$5 for non-members. $2 for members.

Other Info

Discs will also be available to purchase or hire.
Sign up for your club membership on the day, or via our website Pro Shop, to be eligible for event discounts.

Check out the club website for the monthly season schedule.
Feel free to email the club with any further questions – info@geelongdiscgolf.com

Hope to see you all there.

*Dates and location confirmed until September 2010. Final weekend in October – Location T.B.A.

Birdie Membership – $25

• GDGC Membership Card
• Innova Mini Disc
• GDGC Stickers
• AFDA Membership
• Discounted entry into 2010 GDGC events
• Discounted entry to selected tournaments
• Individual player ranking and handicap
• Regular club newsletters
• Full club member voting rights

Eagle Membership – $40

• ADG Membership
• GDGC Membership Card
• Innova Mini Disc
• GDGC Stickers
• AFDA Membership
• Discounted entry into 2010 GDGC events
• Discounted entry to selected tournaments
• Individual player ranking and handicap
• Regular club newsletters
• Full club member voting rights

Ace Membership – $75

• PDGA Membership*
• ADG Membership
• GDGC Membership Card
• Innova Mini Disc
• GDGC Sticker
• AFDA Membership
• Discounted entry into 2010 GDGC events
• Discounted entry to selected tournaments
• Individual player ranking and handicap
• Regular club newsletters
• Full club member voting rights

*Add an additional $20 for PDGA Member Disc

*Add an additional $55 for PDGA DiscGolfer Magazine (4 Issues)

Memberships valid until the end of 2010

Visit the Pro Shop to purchase your membership now!

The Geelong clubs decision to host this years event was made in attempt to strengthen their bid to acquire a new permanent course within the region, and to promote a greater disc golf awareness amongst in the community. An increased demand for regular events after the event and an overwhelming amount of positive feedback, proves that this years championships have been a huge success for Geelong Club.

Saturday the 24^th kicked off the event at the Drysdale Reserve disc golf course. A setting that’s been acclaimed by all that visit, as being one of their favourite course locations in Australia. The key to the success for the Drysdale Courses being the variety of different challenges and hazards the area has to offer. Tight wooded holes, water hazards, extreme elevation changes, and O.B. roping designed specifically for the event, made golfing a real challenge for all competitors.

Players willed their bodies through 36 holes of Disc Golf on day one. Beautiful weather greeted players for Tee off at just after 10am. By this stage it was evident that the suns rays would play a major part in testing the competitors cool throughout the day.

The completion of day one saw Martin Ryland-Adair (NSW) at the top of the leader board, 2 strokes clear of Magnus Peterson, who travelled all the way from Oslo in Norway  to compete. Tied for 3^rd and 6 strokes off the lead was David Bandy (WA) and Tim Marchbank (QLD) who’s big drives on the back 9 amazed all that witnessed. And finally, a 3 way tie for 4^th position at the end of day one. Chris Finn (WA), Leigh Bird (TAS) and Men’s Advanced competitor Cam White (WA), all 8 stokes off the lead.

Sunday the 25^th at the beautiful bay side location at Eastern Park presented a change in weather conditions from the previous day. Cooler temperatures, some light rain and a little more wind forced players to change their game to suit throughout the day. A mixture of classic holes and some new challenges at Eastern Park for Day 2 of the championships produced some exciting golf.

One full round of 18 holes would sort out the Men’s Open (MO) division, having to make the Cut (Top Eight) to advance. The top 4 of these 8 players would complete an additional 9 holes to advance into the MO Final 4 playoff. At conclusion of the semi-final rounds, all divisions teed off in their Final 4 groups. With some players retiring early due to injuries, the Mens Advanced, Masters and Recreation divisions all competed with 3 competitors.

A big congratulations goes to Tim Marchbank (QLD), eventually taking out the Men’s Open division by six stokes. Tim fought hard on day two, clawing his way to the top of the leader board after a solid 3^rd round of play in the morning. Tim took home the major trophy and a cool $330 for his troubles. Well done Tim!

As well as players battling it out for the ADG Championship, the 2009 ADG Tour Points title was up for grabs, with a winner eventually being decided on the Sunday.  Taking out the Men’s ADG 2009 Tour was David Bandy of Western Australia. A very close race this year, with the results being decided by a playoff hole between Luke Williams from NSW and David. Women’s ADG 2009 Tour points champion was Sally Hill of NSW. Congratulations to all those involved on a fantastic year of travelling and consistent play.

Australian Disc Golf, the Geelong Disc Golf Club and all the competitors from the event whish to send out a big thankyou to major sponsor Nando’s, who provided competitors with a spectacular lunch spread, on both days at the event.

Visit the event photo gallery at www.geelongdiscgolf.com. Also feel free to leave any suggestions or comments about the event at the bottom of this page.

The Geelong Disc Golf club wishes to thank all the travelling competitors who attended the event. We hope you all enjoyed the courses and your time here in Geelong and it’s surrounds. Look forward to seeing you all back here when we host our next major ADG Tour event in 2011.

Our showcase event at the 12th Australian Masters Games is open to all games competitors, spectators, friends & family, as well as anyone interested from the local Geelong Community. Hope to see you there!

WHEN
Saturday 21st February 2009
& Saturday 28th March 2009

WHERE
Eastern Park, Geelong
Sign up at the BBQ area.
Enter from the Eastern Park circuit.
Click here to see on Google Maps
Melways Reference – 452, F4

TIME
Course opens at 11am till 4pm

EVENT INCLUDES
- 9 Holes of Disc Golf (or more if you wish)
- Prizes for ‘Best Score’ on each day
- Prizes for any ‘Hole In One’
- Frisbee golf discs available for hire at sign in
- Professional golf discs and equipment available for purchase

COST (Includes Disc Hire)
$6 per person (9 holes)
$9 per person (18 holes)

The kids will participate in a variety of Disc Golf putting and throwing games within a condensed environment. The club has recently acquired a bunch of brand new Innova DX Sharks weighing in at a measly 130-135 grams!

The Result…
The Go For Your Life Expo proved to be a great success! Two very hot days of Disc Golf for 6 lucky schools. The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves and were excited about the drills and challenges we set for the groups. Most were amazed at the distances that can be achieved when driving off the tee. Needless to say, drivers were a popular topic of disc discussion amongst the kids. Lots of natural talent amongst the groups, over both days, which was excellent to see.

Hopefully the club will be involved in some more inter-school Disc Golf activities and tutorial days later in the year. Any inquires regarding in-school expos & tutorials can be made through the contact section of the website, OR email info@geelongdiscgolf.com

See the results below. Check out the event details at www.vicopen.com