by Mike Byrne

Greetings SoCal Club!

If you’ve been wanting a fun two-round, one-day, SoCal Series tournament, and play MA1, FA1, or any pro division, take a ride up the mountain to Sky High/Mountain High North, Sunday, May 21. 

And although the Saturday Am day (except MA1 and FA1) is full, you’ll still be able to get in practice on the 9 holes not played in the tournament each round. Make it a weekend getaway and hit the great local  restaurants like Mexico Lindo and the Evergreen Cafe! And obviously the Wright Brew Co!!!! Registration

Also, if you’re a “Seasoned” disc golfer, did you know that registration is live for the Pasadena Senior Games at Oak Grove?!?!

Get your Advil and CBD cream ready and sign up today! Registration

After day one of the tournament, SoCal had a shockingly large lead of 63 to 17!

NorCal had no choice but to shake up their lineup drastically and hope for the reverse results on Sunday.

As the cards rolled in Sunday afternoon, two things were clear, Norcal did better than the day before, and SoCal would retain the California Cup water pail trophy!

Sunday scores: SoCal 51.5; NorCal 28.5. 

Grand total: SoCal 114.5; NorCal 45.5. 

I know that all SoCal hopes that we are in a new era of dominance (as NorCal has had), and we look forward to defending the coveted perpetual trophy next year! 

Cheers!

Mike Byrne

This is not part of the So Cal point series but trying something new to move tags around while showing our appreciation for those that work so hard for disc golf.

3rd Annual Bert Cotton Memorial Tournament Presented by Helix and Supported by Innova

This is a 4 event Series. There will be a points winner at the end of the series for each division. You will earn points at each event based on how well you play. 1 point is earned for each player you beat at each event. There will also be a winner at each event. You may have won the Battle but you have to earn the War!

The first event is at Rancho Del Sol Disc Golf Park. It will be 1 round of 27 Holes. PDGA Sanctioned with tee times. Registration open on Disc Golf Scene The other dates are up on the SoCal events page with the locations to be determined. It’s a good time to mark your calendar!

NorCal vs Socal Invitational Team Disc Golf Tournament

The T. Ske CA Cup NorCal vs. SoCal Invitational Team Disc Golf Tournament will be February 4 – 5, 2023 at beautiful Waller Park in Santa Maria.

This tournament which has been going since 1998 was the brainchild of Innova’s cofounder, Tim Selinske. It has been generously supported by Innova since it began.

The tournament format is loosely based on golf’s Ryder Cup. It’s two rounds of singles match play, and two rounds of best-shot doubles match play.

Interesting fact (or folklore?): the first tournament utilizing doubles match play started with the T. Ske CA Cup.

Each team will have 40 players: six MPO, two FPO, six MP40, four MP50, one FP40, three MP60, six MA1, two FA1, six MA2, two MA40, and two MA50.

Invitations will be based on the the Series points totals, but there will also be team captain picks.

This year the first invitations will go to the top five MPO, one FPO, five MP40, three MP50, two MP60, five MA1, one FA1, five MA2, one MA40, and one MA50.

The team captain picks will be based on ratings; Series points; a desire to include a sprinkling of Santa Maria locals; intangibles like team chemistry, volunteer work, promotion of disc golf; and the number of division positions available and the depth of participants in the division.

Invitees will be announced at the SoCal Awards Saturday, December 10.

Invited or not, if you are committed to play, rain or shine, send me a message or email me at RabbitFlatsDGC@gmail.com. I often need last minute replacements.

Historically, I shuffle players quite a bit including putting players in divisions that they may not routinely play. For example you may get invited because of your points in MP40, but you could play MPO.

SoCal Disc Golf club will again be paying the player entry fees. You won’t win any money at this tournament, but you will get cool tournament swag, a great weekend of disc golf with friends, and hopefully another year of bragging rights. 😄

Most participants say this is the funnest tournament of the year!

We tee at noon on Saturday and play two 18-hole rounds back to back, nonstop: first singles, then doubles.

On Sunday we tee at 9 AM, with the same format.

When you finish Sunday, you’ll be treated to the finest of Santa Maria hospitality including a wonderful tri-tip BBQ.

Scoring details:

You’ll receive one point for each hole that you win. The player with the most points after 18 holes wins the match.

If you win the match you are awarded one point for Singles (1/2 for a tie), and your doubles team will receive two points for winning a hole, or one point for a tie.

All match points are then added up to determine which team goes home with the Perpetual Bucket Trophy🏆 for the year, (which SoCal currently holds 🙂).

–Mike Byrne, SoCal DGC Captain

2023 Southern California Disc Golf Club Membership  – Available Online Only.

Join or renew your membership in the Southern California Disc Golf Club.  The 2023 SCDGC membership dues are $30 and include shipping charges. Each paid member will be shipped a custom-stamped member disc, a numbered bag tag and receive a $5 discount at all So Cal Series events. Current members also receive So Cal Series points for year-end awards and invitations to the California Cup Match Play event. To see exactly how So Cal Series Points are awarded, visit the Point Series Archive.

2023 So Cal memberships are only available for purchase online.  Membership discs and tags will be shipped for those who join online.  Please allow up to four weeks for receipt of 2023 member disc and bag tag.   

The Southern California Disc Golf Club is a non-profit organization run by volunteers to promote the sport of disc golf in Southern California. There are no paid board members in the SCDGC. Your membership supports our mission.  SCDGC provides points tracking for all divisions and operates the So Cal Series Championship Tournament with special awards for the top finishers. By joining So Cal and playing in So Cal Series tournaments, you support the organization.

However, you have an additional opportunity to contribute to disc golf in Southern California. Simply choose one tournament, perhaps at your home course, and work with the Tournament Director to make it better. If your home course doesn’t hold a So Cal Series event, consider being the one to bring a tournament there. We all benefit from each and every volunteer effort. If you would like to volunteer with So Cal, contact a board member.

2022 Southern California Disc Golf Club Membership  – Available Online Only.

Join or renew your membership in the Southern California Disc Golf Club.  The 2022 SCDGC membership dues are $30 and include shipping charges. Each paid member will be shipped a custom-stamped member disc, a numbered bag tag and receive a $5 discount at all So Cal Series events. Current members also receive So Cal Series points for year-end awards and invitations to the California Cup Match Play event. To see exactly how So Cal Series Points are awarded, visit the Point Series Archive.

2022 So Cal memberships are only available for purchase online.  Membership discs and tags will be shipped for those who join online.  Please allow up to four weeks for receipt of 2022 member disc and bag tag.  Discs and tags may not be available to ship until January 1st due to supply issues.  

The Southern California Disc Golf Club is a non-profit organization run by volunteers to promote the sport of disc golf in Southern California. There are no paid board members in the SCDGC. Your membership supports our mission.  SCDGC provides points tracking for all divisions and operates the So Cal Series Championship Tournament with special awards for the top finishers. By joining So Cal and playing in So Cal Series tournaments, you support the organization.

However, you have an additional opportunity to contribute to disc golf in Southern California. Simply choose one tournament, perhaps at your home course, and work with the Tournament Director to make it better. If your home course doesn’t hold a So Cal Series event, consider being the one to bring a tournament there. We all benefit from each and every volunteer effort. If you would like to volunteer with So Cal, contact Randy Wylot at wylot@sbcglobal.net