2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open

by admin on June 30, 2011

With cloudless skies and barely a breath of wind Sydney really turned on the weather for the three days of the 2011 SDGO. The course was set up and ready for play by 10am on Friday. This year a reverse course (par 61) was employed for the Friday Doubles and Saturday rounds.

The first 18 holes were a two throws best throw format which saw the team of Tim Marchbank and Chris Finn shoot a 46 to lead Luke Williams and Martin Ryland-Adair by 2 with a 48. The 9 hole final was a two tee shot followed by alternate throw format which saw Tim and Chris tied with Luke and Martin on 74. After a three hole playoff Luke and Martin emerged victorious. Other scores were Neil Roberts and Jonathan Jonas with 88 and Andrew Nicholls and Matthew Gallagher 100. The teams of Jason McFarlane and Peter Cricchiola and Greg Sparksman and Peter Dunn only played 18 holes and scored 64 and 65 respectively.

A total of 27 competitors from New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, ACT, Queensland, Tasmania and Sweden took part in this years’ Open.

After the first 18 holes playing the reverse course, the leaders in each division were Kurt Karlsson in the Open with a course record 54 to lead Martin Ryland-Adair by 6, Neil Roberts in the Men’s Advanced with a 65 to lead Aaron Moreton by 2, Peter Cricchiola in Men’s Recreational with a 77 to lead Andrew Simms by 3, Greg Sparksman and Bruce McNaughton were tied in the Men’s Grand Masters on 70. Sally Hill shot a 82 in the Ladies Open and Terry Jordan had an 89 in the Men’s Masters.

The best round in the afternoon was a course record equaling 54 by Martin Ryland-Adair, followed by Kurt Karlsson who backed up his morning round with a 55. This gave Kurt a two round total of 109 and a 5 shot lead on the rest of the Open field. In Men’s Advanced Aaron Moreton improved to shoot 63 for a two round total of 130 to take a 2 stroke lead over Neil Roberts who shot a 67. Peter Cricchiola shot 84 for a two round total of 161 putting him in a tie for the Men’s Recreational with Andrew Simms who shot an 81. In Men’s Grand Masters Bruce McNaughton shot 66 to eclipse Greg Sparksman by 2 for a two round total of 136. Terry Jordan shot 80 for a total of 169 in the Men’s Masters and Sally scored an 80 in the Ladies Open for a two round total of 162.

Sunday dawned bright and sunny and all were ready to take on the “Classic” Red/Gold Course (par 58). The morning round saw the following divisional leaders emerge. In the Open Martin Ryland Adair shot a course record 50 for a three round total of 164 to lead Kurt Karlsson who shot 58 by 3 shots. In Advanced Neil Roberts scored a 62 for three round total of 194 to overtake Aaron Moreton who shot 66 by 2 shots. Andrew Simms shot 78 for a three round total of 239 putting him 7 shots in front of Peter Cricchiola who shot an 85 in Recreational. In Grand Masters Bruce McNaughton shot 68 for a three round total of 204 to lead Greg Sparksman who shot a 73 by 7. Terry Jordan shot 91 for a total of 260 in the Masters and Sally scored a 78 in the Ladies for a three round total of 240.

After lunch and a further nine holes the winners in each division were Neil Roberts with a total of 222 in the Men’s Advanced from Aaron Moreton on 227. Andrew Simms with a total of 277 from Peter Cricchiola on 288 in the Men’s Recreational. Bruce McNaughton with a total of 233 from Greg Sparksman on 244 in the Men’s Grand Masters. Terry Jordan picked up the Men’s Masters with 305 and Sally Hill took out the Ladies Open with a total of 279

The top four players in the Open division then took part in a 9 hole final. These were Martin Ryland-Adair on 192, Kurt Karlsson on 193, Luke Williams on 208 and Chris Fin on 209.

At the end of a tense, hard fought final involving some great golf, much gnashing of teeth and some rather frank self-assessment, Kurt Karlsson and Martin Ryland-Adair emerged tied for first on 221, with Luke Williams a further 13 shots behind on 234 and Chris Finn in fourth on 239. Martin came out the winner on the first playoff hole to take the Open Division.

Thanks to all the players both from interstate and locally who took part in this years event and helped to make it such a successful tournament.

Special thanks must go to Andrew Simms who has been kind enough to donate paint for making the course for a number of years and Erik Dahl who donated the tournament drinks.

Thanks must also go to the Sydney Olympic Park Authority for the use of such a great venue, Thank you to the sponsors Defy Gravity Discs for supplying the prizes. Thanks also to ADG and Innova for their assistance and support.

Lastly thanks must be given to all the members of the NSW Disc Golf fraternity who pitched in and assisted in a great team effort.

Hope to see you all again next year.

Martin Ryland-Adair

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Course Maps Available – 2 weeks to the Sydney Disc Golf Open

by admin on June 12, 2011

2 weeks until the 2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open – Sydney Olympic Park Disc Golf Course.

24th – 26th June 2011.

The course maps have now been published on this website. Enjoy!

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Players Pack Update

by admin on May 24, 2011

We have updated what will be provided for all competitors in the players pack for this years open. This years event is shaping up to be one of our strongest events yet and we look forward to seeing you all in one month’s time!

Players Pack

  • Lunch provided Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Free soft drinks
  • Disc Golf disc of your choice from the Sydney Flying Discs shop. We are not providing a custom tournament disc this year but there are a limited number of 2010 and 2009 Sydney Disc Golf Open discs available otherwise pick your own disc from the shop
  • Event Insurance
  • Automatic entry into the ace pool competition
  • Caddy Book
  • CTP Prizes and Trophies

Please note that all profits from the tournament entry fees are directly put back into disc golf in NSW. This year we are raising funds for the installation of course tee signs.

Player Entry Cost

  • Men’s Open: $70
  • All other divisions (except Juniors): $70
  • Juniors: $40
  • Single Day: 50% of the two-day fee. Note that single day entrants do not receive a disc as part of the players pack.

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6 weeks to the 2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open

by admin on May 13, 2011

2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open
24th – 26th June 2011
Sydney Olympic Park Disc Golf Course

Preparations are going extremely well for this year’s event. The course layouts have been finalised and this year along with the standard course layout Martin, Kurt and Luke have worked hard on developing a quality reverse layout which will be a fun but challenging layout to play.

If you are planning on attending please register as soon as possible to assist our preparations.

We will be playing the reverse layout on this Sunday’s league day so it’s a great chance to familiarise yourself to the new layout.

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2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open

by admin on February 12, 2010

The Sydney Disc Golf Club invites you to play in the 2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open at Sydney Olympic Park Disc Golf Course from 24th – 26th June 2011.

We invite competitors of all ages regardless of skill level or experience to come along and try your luck at this year’s event. The 2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open is run by disc golfers for disc golfers.

Friday June 24th – 2011 Sydney Doubles Championship.

The Course will be open for practice from 10am.

The Doubles will commence at 1.00pm for 18 holes with a further 9 holes after a short break to seed the groups.

Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th June – 2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open.

Saturday will be 18 holes in the morning and 18 holes in the afternoon on a new course layout.

Sunday will be 18 holes in the morning, a further nine in the afternoon followed by a nine hole final for the Open Men. All rounds on Sunday will be played on the “Classic” layout of previous years.

The 2011 Sydney Disc Golf Open is the fourth A-tier Australian Disc Golf (ADG) National Tour event of 2011.

The cost of the tournament is $70 for all competitors (juniors $40).

Lunch will be provided on all three days. Once again the Lodge will be open for on course accommodation on Friday and Saturday night at $110 for the two nights, including breakfast.

If you have any questions about the tournament please do not hesitate to email the club.

Hope to see you all in Sydney in June!

Luke Williams
Club President and Tournament Director

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