I will be adding $100 to the purse for each of the following divisions!: Advanced, Intermediate, Recreational, & Novice. In addition, any other division that gets 6 or more players will get $25 added to it's purse as well. This is a new format I'm trying. I had a great group of amateurs who attended the fund raiser Chain Reaction for Rio that helped us raise $831 for the American Brain Tumor Association. This is my reward to all the Amateur players who showed up and gave so generously. Come out, have a great time, and get a great payout if you "cash"!
Please note the change to the division schedule as shown below!
Two 27 hole rounds at Westpark, in Joliet, IL. (3 temp holes)
Westpark is one of the most popular courses in the Joliet area. Hole 2 is an easy shot down from the top of the ridge to the basket below, while hole 11, The Green Mile, is a long shot with a fairway that narrows significantly from the halfway point to the pin. The course plays thru mature oaks. Tee pads are natural.
The current plan is to add the same three holes between 8 and 9 that we added last year.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. By pre-registering, you help us run a smoother tournament.
Day of Registration (if spots are available) and Check-In will be between 8am-9am both days. Please check in when you get there.
Players meeting will be held at 9:15am. Tee off at approx. 9:30am. Tournament headquarters will be in the pavillion above hole 8. The pavillion is off Wheeler Ave.
Tentative division schedule:
Saturday:
Advanced - 3 trophies
Intermediate - 3 trophies
Short tees first round, and long tees second round
Sunday:
Recreational - 3 trophies
Novice - 3 trophies
All Am Masters divisions - 1 trophy (if there are 4 or more players in the division)
All Women's divisions - 1 trophy (if there are 4 or more players in the division)
C-tier tournament. Two rounds of 18 holes each. All divisions welcome.
There's a tournament in West Chicago this year! This will be the first PDGA sanctioned tournament at Kress Creek Farms in West Chicago.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. By pre-registering, you help us run a smoother tournament. This is only a one day tournament, so it is likely to fill.
Day of Registration (if spots are available) and Check-In will be between 8am-9am. Please check in when you get there.
Please note that the parking lot is not the biggest. If you can carpool, please do so. If everyone drives separately, there is no way the lot will hold everyone.
Players meeting will be held at 9:15am. Tee off at approx. 9:30am
Congratulations to Colleen Thompson's for the big win at Am World's!
To celebrate, Aces and Chains in Joliet will be having a sale on Colleen Thompson signature shirts for $5 off, and $2 off any ABC Discs Sunday, July 14th, thru Saturday July 20th.
Two 18+ hole rounds at West Main Park in Batavia, IL.
This will be the first PDGA sanctioned tournament at the new West Main Park in Batavia IL. With a new Aces and Chains Pro Shop recently opened in Geneva Il this spring, it was a natural to add Batavia to the schedule. West Main Park is the most challenging course in the area. Come test your mettle in Batavia!
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. This is only a one day tournament, and is highly likely to fill. Also, By pre-registering, you help us run a smoother tournament.
Some keys were turned into me at the tournament. If you lost a set at West Park during the tournament on 6/15, come see me at the shop - Aces and Chains
I will be doing some prep work at West Park this Saturday for the Chain Reaction for Rio tournament on June 15th. I'll be there from 10am until everything is done. If anyone would like to help out, it would be much appreciated!
I need to mow the green for hole 8A (I have a beater lawn mower that I'll bring), and re-set the steps down to hole 10.
We may find other things that need to be done once we get out there, but those are the two most important things.
1.) Frank Grimes - $50 2.) Sooper Lube, 1111 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 2 Free Oil Changes 3.) Barolo Restaurant, 2765 Black Road, Joliet - $25 Gift Certificate 4.) Fade Gear - 4 Fade Gear Crunch Bags! 5.) Tobacco and Cigars - 3189 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 2 E-Cigarettes (approx $20) 6.) Mimi's Cafe - 2656 Show Place Drive (off 59), Naperville - 3 Dozen muffins 7.) Innova - 3 Champion Shark 3's 8.) Bakers Square - 2211 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - $100 in Gift Cards! 9.) Aces and Chains - 1706 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 2 10th Anniversary Buzzz's 10.) Mr. Sub - 1507 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 3 $25 gift cards! 11.) Latitude 64 & Westside Discs - 5 new discs! (Gold Stag, Gold Tursas, Gold Fury, Gold Stilleto, & a Gold Underworld) 12.) Discraft - Nice CTP package including Discraft bag, Towel, Rapid Dry Perf shirt, Supercolor "CTP winner" Buzzz and Supercolor Mini. 13.) Aurelio's Pizza - 3101 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 2 $10 gift cards. 14.) Jel Sert (& Randy Moore Sr.) - Two very nice Jel Sert kits & a Pro Wraith 15.) Discount Tire - 1719 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 17 coupons for a $50 Prepaid Visa with the purchase of 4 tires or 4 wheels. 16.) McDonalds - 1515 W. Jefferson St., Joliet - 10 Free Extra Value Meals
One day C-Tier PDGA sanctioned tournament.
This is the day before Fathers Day. All Dads who sign up will have a special CTP setup just for them.
Two 27 hole rounds at Westpark. Westpark is one of the most popular courses in the Joliet area. Hole 2 is an easy shot down from the top of the ridge to the basket below, while hole 11, The Green Mile, is a long shot with a fairway that narrows significantly from the halfway point to the pin. The course plays thru mature oaks. Tee pads are natural.
Pre-registration is HIGHLY encouraged. This is a one day only event, and very likely to fill. Plus, if you pre-register, it helps us run a smoother tournament. Even though I prefer pre-registration, there is NO Day of Fee for registration if spots are available.
Check in, and day of registration (if there are spots available) will be between 8-9am at the pavillion above hole 8. Registration ends promptly at 9. Players meeting at 9:15am and play begins after that.
TD Headquarters will be at the pavillion above hole 8. The pavillion is off Wheeler Ave. The map below is fully functional.
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All divisions play on Saturday.
Base cost is $30 for Amateur divisions, and $55 for Pro divisions. Ace fund is $2 and CTP is $3. If you are not a current PDGA member, there is also a $10 charge that gets passed on to the PDGA.
I will be going to Highland tomorrow morning (Friday) to do some prep work. If anyone would care to join me, I would appreciate any helping hands that show up.
Here is a short list of what I would like to get done:
1.) Shovel out the dirt and leaves that have built up on the stairways on 12, and especially 13. 15 looked fine, but I'd like to check hole 6's stairway too.
2.) Rake, or blow out the leaves along snake road so that OB is easy to determine on holes 6 and 12. If anyone has a gas powered leaf blower they could bring, that would really help.
3.) General garbage pickup through out the course. Special attention to holes 13-17. If you are out there practicing over the next two days, do me a favor and pick up a few cans or bottles as you walk. The whole disc golf community will be thankful for it.
I should be out there by 9am with my rake and shovel, and some garbage bags. If you are looking for me early, check by hole 13s stairway.
Aces and Chains is proud to present this B-Tier PDGA sanctioned tournament.
Two 18+ hole rounds at Highland Park, in Joliet, IL.
Highland Park is one of the toughest courses in the Joliet area. It is fast becoming a favorite with local tournament players. Playing thru a mostly wooded course, with shots requiring various shapes and lines, down into & over ravines, Thru young woods and old, with a high risk/reward ratio, it will test your mental and physical capabilities. Tee boxes are cement.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. By pre-registering, you help us run a smoother tournament. Pre-register at http://www.acesandchains.com/node/790 or in person at the shop at 1706 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet.
If you Pre-register, you will get one tournament stamped disc of your choice from a large selection of tournament discs past and present, along with other goodies. Walk ups will receive an Aces and Chains gift card along with some goodies. It's definitely to your benefit to pre-register!
Day of Registration (if spots are available) and Check-In will be between 8am-9am both days. Please check in when you get there.
Players meeting will be held at 9:15am. Tee off at approx. 9:30am. Players will meet by the parking lot at tournament headquarters.
Tentative division schedule:
Saturday:
Advanced Recreational All Am Masters divisions All Women's divisions All Jr.s
Sunday:
Pro Open All Open Masters Intermediate Novice
Tournament fee is $35, $2 Ace, $3 CTP, and $10 if you aren't a PDGA member, or aren't current on your membership. Pre-register at http://www.acesandchains.com/node/790 or in the shop at 1706 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet (right behind the Subway).
We're happy to announce 5 tournaments this year, plus the annual AC Finals:
April 6th & 7th: First Flight B-Tier @Highland Park April 20th: Fields of Green @West Chicago June 15th: Chain Reaction @West Park July 20th: The Shady Oaks Shootout (in Streamwood) Aug 24th & 25th: The Wild West B-Tier @West Park Oct 5th & 6th: AC Finals @ TBD
All tournaments are sanctioned except for the AC Finals. See www.acesandchains.com for more info as the year progresses. Pre-registration will go up in a few weeks or so.
As a thank you to all of you who participated in one of our tournaments this year, we will be running the AC Finals tournament again this year. The cost is only $10 for Ams, $20 for Pros. The format is unique. Players are matched one on one against each other for a full round of golf. The winner advances, and the loser........doesn't. Players who advance are matched up against another advancing player until only one player is left in each division bracket. That player wins all the cash from that bracket.
8 Pro players, and 16 Amateur players from each of the four main Am divisions will play in the tournament. The tournament is by invitation only. Invitations are given out to the players with the most PDGA points from Aces and Chains tournaments this year. Pre-registration is not required, but it is the only way to hold a spot.
Initially, we will invite 16 Pros, 21 Advanced, 21 Intermediate, 20 Recreational, and 20 Novice players who will be eligible to pre-register. Once each bracket is full, no more registrations will be accepted for that division. Pre-registration is on a first come, first serve basis. So don't wait to pre-register if you get invited. There are more invitations than there are spots in the tournament. If we have spots left we will open it up to day of registration to anyone who played in one of our tournaments this year.
The winners of each division will have their names put on a perpetual trophy that will be displayed at the shop. Each year, the new winners will be added. Winners will also receive all the cash from their division. So, if the brackets fill, each winner will receive $160!
Rounds one and two will be at West Park, and the semi-final and final rounds will be at Highland.
I could use a spotter or two for hole 11, which has been divided up into three islands. Having a spotter each day will speed play by helping the players determine if they are out of bounds, and where they went out at. Plus it should be fun watching how people attack the hole, and how many players go out of bounds.
I could also use one more helper at the table during pre-registration to hand out the player pack items.
If you can volunteer for either or both, please post here, or PM me with what day(s) you can do. Thanks!