J-Town Forum

Disc golf is BUILT TO LAST!

What got into the J-Town water? 

Congrats too all of you new reproducers!

What:                              2011 Fox Valley Metro Invitational
                                                  PDGA C-Tier Event
                                       for Fox Valley Metro Members Only

Where:                             Eagle Ridge Disc Golf Course
                                                 Oswego, Illinois

When                               Monday, September 5th (Labor Day)

As a perk of membership we are offering a PDGA C tier event to our members at NO CHARGE.
This event will be a trophy only event with no payouts and no players pack. You are playing for ratings, points, and bragging rights only. There will be trophies for 1st place only in each division.

We will be playing 2 rounds of 19 holes. First round from the shorts and second round from the longs.

There will be 4 divisions offered:
PRO ($10 entry with 100% payout)
ADV
REC
JR
*$10 non PDGA member fee
There will be an optional ace pot available for $2 along with a 50/50 CTP for $3 with proceeds to go towards course improvements.

Registration will be open 8-9 AM
players meeting will be at 9:15 with first round to follow.

Memberships will be available for purchase with a $15 donation and includes a bag tag.

To preregister, contact any officer.
For further info on this event email foxmetrodiscer@comcast.net 

I bumped into an old friend that's been following my process. He mentioned that there was some concern with his prostate & was following what was going on with me. His mind went into worst case scenario, but all his tests came back negative. So this is a good news update for those who don't see me often.

I had an appointment with the GU Dr. & was complaining about the usual things, shortness of breath, being tired, urinating, weakness, no sex & went on about the loss of hair on the back of my shoulders & thinning on my arms & legs, & the new hair on the top of my head. In so many words he raised both hands in the air & yelled Yeaaah!!! the medication is working. He also suggested my psa will be lower than 0.13. If you don't already know, the medication, zoladex, removes my testosterone.
In getting another ct scan it was discovered I have a "substantially enlarged heart" from the prior scan. I had more tests & the only thing discovered was an "left artial enlargement" & it's just something to be watched.

So in my cancer fight, I'm doing good. The side effects appear to be normal. I haven't found anyone with my situation. Everyone I talked with has had their prostate removed. It make me wonder it I made the right decision. Thanks for your prayers & concern.

Positives=Your winning my Brother!!!
                               

Because of Dean's call I'll be there to do what I can. I mentioned to Dean the disaster that's setting up & what I can do  to help prevent it. We'll do the best we can & keep our fingers crossed.

Another reason Frank Grimes belongs in the Disc Golf Hall of Fame! He just keeps on giving!

Who is coming up for this event? Awesome back to back weekends in Illinois.

Me. Both days as usual. Love the views of the Rock River and the course and the IOS. I was also born in Dixon so family is close by but we won't be seeing any of them this time. I highly recommend this one! Get signed up to save that $5.

Wanted to give a quick update on the payouts for the divisions and the number of players signed up:

-I had four more people sign up today, and the first 70 to get a free disc, mini, and towel are filling up. Only about 30 spots remain for the free stuff so if you haven't signed up yet.....do it soon so  you can get the free stuff!
-I also wanted to clarify something about the payouts as I had a few people ask: I will be adding money (in the form of merchandise money) to other divisions besides Pro. While I have a lot of money added for the tournament, I wanted to take care of other divisions as well. While the Pro Division is getting a nice chunk of change (as evidenced by the guaranteed $475 in cash to the winner and the free merch money to those that don't place), I am also adding money to Advanced and Intermediate and a small amount to the Masters Divisions. Recreation will still be a nice field with some awesome prizes as well. The logic behind this is simply that I knew I couldn't get 100 pros to play my tournament, and I wanted to cater to other divisions because of my higher than average entry fees. So while Pro is certainly getting some nice money added, other divisions will have some added money payable in merchandise.
-I will post a list of the pre-registered players in the next few weeks. I have already posted a "Pro" pre-reg list.

I also wanted to remind everyone that the top advanced player will get at least $125 in cash and $125 in merch money. So far, only five advanced have signed up as a handful of upper players are making the job to Pro for this tournament (12 Pros signed up so far). So there could be an opportunity for someone there!

On the intermediate side, first prize is looking at least $100 in merchandise money plus a little goody.....As I have enticed the pros and advanced with extra merch money for those that don't place, I wanted to do something extra for the Intermediate players. Coop Records in East Peoria has added an extra $50 in gift cards to the tournament, so a big thanks to them! With that in mind, the top intermediate player will get an extra $30 in Coop Records gift certificates while the 2nd prize in intermediate will get an extra $20 in Coop Records gift certificates, on top of the actual prize money.

So don't wait to sign up! I should be able to announce four more sponsors this week!

Looking forward to this! Great job on getting sponsors.

WEEK 14 - July 6, 2011
Second Half #1
Community Park - Channahon, Illinois
18 Holes - Short Tees - Par 54

CONDITIONS
The temperature started in the high 80s. It was also very humid and windy. It cooled off into the high 70s at the end. For it being the middle of summer Channahon is in fantastic condition. The course looks great Frank!

Thanks to Brew & Grow Bolingbrook & Jake Riley for donating a t-shirt for a ctp.
www.altgarden.com
http://www.altgarden.com/store/cart.php?m=content&page=16

Thanks Tracy Kenner for sorting the money. 



PLAYERS
55 Players
26 PRO/ADV   29 AM/NOV


TOP THREE
PRO/ADV
We had a three way tie for first with the teams shooting very good rounds of 40 (-14). Buddy Lee & Joe Witzl win the playoff and take the top honors for the first week of the second half. They end up taking 58 bucks each. Darrin Johnson & Mike Vargo end up in second and split $72. Al Hermosillo & Dana Vicich take the third spot and they split $42.


TOP THREE
AM/NOV
Shooting a great round of 43 (-11) and taking the top honors for the Am/Nov division were Toddy Paraday & Tim Guajardo. They end up taking home $32.50 each. Randy Moore Sr. & Mike Chinderle take the second spot shooting a nice round of 44 (-10). These two youngsters end up splitting 36 bucks. Joe Heinen & Tom Rafac end up in the third position shooting a 45 (-9) and they split 24 dollars.

CTPS
Ryan Gremillion CTP Party Fund hole #1 = $40
Nick Schwarz CTP Basket Fund hole #7 = $40
Leo Borowski CTP Tournament Fund hole #16 = $39
Jake Broughton CTP IL State Glo Gazelle hole #1
Jimmy Mach CTP Brew & Grow t-shirt hole #18

ACES
No aces $50 to start next week

BIG MONEY NIGHT
Buddy Lee & Joe Witzl take home $58 each for winning the Pro/Adv division

Next Week - WEST PARK ( JOLIET)
SHORT TEES EVERYBODY
5:30 START!
See You Later,
Jesse

Love the youngster Jesse, you crafty Veteran!