ALBERTA OPEN DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT
THE ‘ALBERTA OPEN DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT’ IS THE SECOND TO LAST SCHEDULED EVENT ON THE ALBERTA DISC GOLF TOUR FOR 2001. THIS TOURNMENT HAS BEEN SANCTIONED BY THE ALBERTA DISC SPORTS ASSOCIATION AS A ‘DOUBLE POINTS’ EVENT.
THIS YEARS TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9, 2001 ON A NEW 18 BASKET DISC GOLF COURSE WHICH IS A LEGACY FROM THE 2001 ALBERTA SENIOR’S GAMES. PLAYERS COMPETING IN THE ALBERTA OPEN WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE 36 ‘HOLES’ ON THIS COURSE EACH DAY.
NICOLAS SHERAN DISC GOLF COURSE IS LOCATED IN NICOLAS SHERAN PARK, A MAGNIFICENT 110 ACRE FACILTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE. FOLLOW COLUMBIA BOULEVARD 3 BLOCKS WEST FROM THE MAIN GATE OF THE UNIVERSITY TO REACH NICOLAS SHERAN PARK.
THIS DISC GOLF COURSE FEATURES TWO 9-BASKET ‘LOOPS’, WITH EACH FAIRWAY HAVING THREE DISTINCT MARKED TEE-OFF AREAS (RED, WHITE AND BLUE). EACH FAIRWAY ALSO HAS A TEE-SIGN WHICH DENOTES PAR, LENGTH AND SPECIAL HAZARDS OR MANDATORY PATHS WHICH THE PLAYERS MUST FOLLOW.
THE 25 ACRE LAKE LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE PARK IS A FACTOR ON 5 HOLES, AND THE TOTAL PLAYING LENGTH (FROM THE BLUE ‘PRO TEES’) OF 2350 METERS WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE STRONGEST ARMS IN WESTERN CANADA.
ACCURACY WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY WHEN THE PLAYERS DRIVE ONTO THE TWO SIGNATURE ‘ISLAND HOLES’. EACH ISLAND, WHICH IS ACCESSED BY A CAUSEWAY FROM THE MAINLAND, CONTAINS ONE OF THE UNIQUE ‘DOME-TOPPED’ CHAIN BASKETS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY TABER NATIVE AND PDGA PRO-MASTER CRAIG BURROWS-JOHNSON.
HEADQUARTERS, OR ‘DISC CENTRAL’ FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE THE BACKSTREAT PUB AND EATERY LOCATED AT 407 LAVAL BLVD WEST, JUST 1/2 BLOCK NORTH OF THE TEE-BOX FOR HOLE #15. REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL OCCUR THERE ON SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8 2001 BETWEEN 9AM AND 10AM.
ALBERTA DISC SPORTS ASSOCIATION IS A REGISTERED NON-PROFIT SOCIETY THAT GOVERNS AND PROMOTES ALL DISC SPORTS IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT CONTACT EITHER
CRAIG BURROWS-JOHNSON - Voice @ 282-2530 or EMAIL:bjfam@telusplanet.netOR
BEN ELLARD - Voice @ 210-5099 or EMAIL:ben_ellard@hotmail.comOR