St. Louis Disc Golf Club

10.28.12: Board Meeting Scheduled for Monday Oct. 29th

RCFwebmaster — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:36:32 +0000

10/28/12: Club/Board Meeting Scheduled for Monday, October 29th

The St. Louis Disc Golf Club Board Members and some of our most active volunteers will be meeting tomorrow night to discuss the issues most important to furthering of our favorite pastime in the area, recap the last month’s worth of action, and to actively plot world domination…well- maybe not so much on the last one, but as the largest Disc Golf Club in the country for (at least) the last 2 years we’re a driving force in our little corner of the universe and we want to make certain that we do all we can to be responsible stewards of the game here in the St. Louis area and across the Midwest. We’ll do our best to produce a set of public notes from the meeting to keep everyone informed on upcoming developments- there are some exciting things brewing on the horizon!

Agenda:

Treasurer report – Steve
New Secretary: Steve Bagnard – say a few words to explain interest and how he can take on the responsibility
Recap of CC – all
Present status of CC shirts – Daniel
Shirts prices – just take a loss ($5 per item) and move them? – all
Tee Signs – Dave, Daniel
Memberships: With Chris stepping down on Dec. 1, who will be in charge of tracking the members, who will distribute the tags/discs?
Wilmore dates for tournament (I am in favor of the 11th, and possibly the Dec tournament) – all
Wilmore baskets – use what we have … and what is that? – all
Schedule for next year – let’s average one good tournament a month (and not have too many in the July to Sept timeframe) – all
STL Open date – Dave
STL Open – courses? – all
STL County Parks – spend for this year for coverage of next year – Dave and Steve
JB – status – Mark, Dave
Sioux Passage: Any progress? Plans for future. Goal of getting in the next 18.
Bridgeton – Jay and Dave and all
Bylaws: Any real need to revise? If so, where to start, who is responsible, goals.

We’ll be meeting @ The Dude’s secret lair (otherwise known as his place of business) at 6:30 PM…all are welcome. Click the link below for Map & Directions.

4230 N. Broadway 63147

10.04: Monthly Letter from the RCF President

RCFwebmaster — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:45:51 +0000

10/04/12: Monthly Letter from the RCF President (Oct. 2012)

I have not written one of these since April – my life got real busy with the STL Open (May), Work Travels (May and June), and then my grandson (Tyler) was in the hospital recovering from a brain tumor for 10 weeks from July 12 until late September. The good news is he recovered with no more tumor and no more cancer! He has a lot of physical rehab and speech therapy ahead of him, but we can handle that.

Now, here we are with the club championships coming up this weekend! We should have a great event – here are some highlights:

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*27 holes and then 36 holes of disc golf for you, our members
*Saturday will be our ’2012 party’. We will have free beverages at Endicott for our 2012 members, along with the club subsidizing your meal – we will have Corey O’Brien supplying a nice meal for $3. *Sunday will be our 2013 member kickoff – at Sioux Passage. Get there early as we tee off at 8am in order to get two rounds completed. Corey will again supply lunch on Sunday for $5.
*You can sign up for 2013 all weekend long.
*We will provide premium Innova discs (a wide variety of Champion plastic models and also Blizzards) as part of your $25 fee.
*We have replenished a lot of our disc inventory nd have some new models like the Dominator and the Krait, along with some of the new Titanium models. We also have a lot of shirts and polos and hoodies (with the Club Championship logo) available at cost all weekend.
*Another important topic – elections and board members. Tim Wiegard did a great job for us in 2012 but will not run again – so thank him for his efforts – especially his work in TD’ing both of the March C-tiers! Chris Kinsella is stepping back from being the membership manager – he signed up over 200 members himself – so thank him also for his great work for the club over the last 3+ years.
*New faces: Daniel Doss has agreed to run for the board, and Mike Pettibone has too! We have just enough volunteers to fill our needed positions so there is really no ‘races’ to be decided – but we will have some ballots on hand anyway in case there are write-ins. The board members who will run again are Steve Kleiber, Ted Spies, Greg Dohogne, Bob Waidmann, and myself.

Dave West

9.9: Club/Board Meeting on 9/10

RCFwebmaster — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:00:30 +0000

9/9/12: Club/Board Meeting Scheduled for Monday, September 10th

Sorry for the late public notice (again!), but another Club/Board Meeting is upon us! An exciting time of the Disc Golf year- the air is getting crisp again, autumn will be upon us in full force in no time, and the 2012 Club season is coming to an end. We’ll be discussing the fast approaching Club Championships (10.6 & 10.7), the composition of the 2013 RCF Board, and continuing dialogue on course installation projects and next years schedule…be a part of plotting the course for the next 12 months of growth for the St. Louis Disc Golf scene!

Agenda:

Treasurer Report – Steve
Club Championships – Flyer – Greg
CC – Shirts – Corey O’Brien
CC – Discs – Dave and Bob
Board members for 2013? Who will be returning?
C-tier in October? When? Where? Oct 20 – Tim W. will be TD
Tee signs – how to get these completed
Sioux Passage – how to get some holes installed; Tom Ott said we can use the front part of the park
Creve Coeur Re-opening – October 13
Bridgeton next steps – Jay
JB – Need to have a meeting with ‘Mugs’

(Click Here for a Map and Directions)

8.8: Club/Board Meeting on 8/13

RCFwebmaster — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:02:35 +0000

8/8/12: Club/Board Meeting Scheduled for Monday, August 13th

It’s a Monday the 13th, not Friday, but the implications are just as ominous- yes, the STLDGC Club Meeting @ the Schlafly Bottleworks has come again!…(cue scary music)…Actually, it’s not as horrific as you might think: good beer, a nice patio, and serious frisbee business- it’s a killer combination. If you’ve got ideas to share, plans to discuss, or just want to hear the latest DG news from the area- come on out from 6p to approx. 8 to join in!

Agenda:

*Treasurer’s Report – Steve
*Course work receipts – everyone funneling these to Steve? – all
*Inventory – ordering needs, need for inventroy at all events, or not – Bob
*Tournaments over the past month – attendance at events, scheduling learnings – all
*Florissant course – Dunigan Park? – has anyone from club been involved? – all
*Matching Baskets – Lebanon – order has been placed – Dave
*Matching Baskets – St. Charles – Still in progress with Parks dept. approvals – Dave, Tim
*Bridgeton – Successes, Additional Needs (e.g., how to navigate the course, signs, scorecards) – all
*Sioux Passage – Need for update, action; how to get 9 more holes in quickly? – Francis, Bob, all
*Tee signs – Tim
*Endicott delay – select new date – all
*Sept – 4 club showdown – Bridgeton – Tim, all
*Oct – Club Championships – finalize courses and format – all
*Oct – CC opening – all
*Roundtable

(Click Here for a Map and Directions)

7.22: Bridgeton Bomber Pics & Recap

RCFwebmaster — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:51:56 +0000

7/22/12: Bridgeton Bomber Pics & Recap

On Saturday, July 14th the St. Louis Disc Golf Club christened its newest signature course, Carrollton Park DGC, by holding the first annual Bridgeton Bomber tournament. By all accounts, the event was a great success- 60+ competitors, including the course designer and several top local pros, reasonable summer temps, and close competition throughout. Check out the links below for more info, including full scoring details, the River City Ratings for the rounds, and divisional winners and results.

Event DISCussion on the STLDGC Forums
Full Scoring & Divisional Results
River City Ratings- Round 1
River City Ratings- Round 2

Here’s some pics from the Bridgeton Bomber…click on the slideshow to view the pics here on the website, or click here for more!
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7.1: Club/Board Meeting on Monday

RCFwebmaster — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:07:16 +0000

7/1/12: Club/Board Meeting Scheduled for Monday, July 2nd

The STLDGC Board and any interested members will be @ Club Sponsor Schlafly’s Bottleworks location on Monday July 2nd. See below for the agenda, and come on out to hear the latest Disc Golf news and help set the course for the rest of the year’s events and priorities.

Agenda:

Treasurer’s report – finances – Steve
Filing of PDGA reports – Dave, all
STL Open – in Disc Golfer magazine! – Dave
Bridgeton course is in!! Congrats to all who put in the extra effort over the past 2 weeks!
Bridgeton – Course is named: Carrollton Park Disc Golf Course
Bridgeton – We have quite a few people who are volunteering to be the new course captain. We need more than one.
Bridgeton – Course looks great. We need PVC pipes to put into the alternate pin placements
Sioux Passage Update – Francis
Tee Signs – Tim
Collegiate Qualifier – Steve
Matching Baskets – final discussion and vote on Lebanon. ILUpcoming tournaments – Bridgeton Bomber – Greg, Ted, Bob, all
August – Match Play – Francis
August – Festus Face-off – Matt Nivens, Greg
August – Endicott B-Tier – Tim, Ted
Sept – 4 club showdown – Tim
Oct – Club Championships – Board, all
Other new course possibilities – Wilmore Park, St. Charles?

(Click Here for a Map and Directions)

5.13: Club/Board Meeting Scheduled for May 21st

RCFwebmaster — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:54:43 +0000

5/13/12: Club/Board Meeting Scheduled for May 21st

Another month, another meeting! We’ll be @ Club Sponsor Schlafly’s Bottleworks location on Monday May 21, circa 6pm, with plenty to discuss: rehashing the St. Louis Open and setting the groundwork for next year’s installment, discussing new course opportunities, and planning for upcoming events…click below for the Agenda and directions, and come out and join us!

Agenda:

Treasurer’s Report- Steve K
STL Open Recap- Dave & all
Upcoming tournaments: need TD’s for the 2 June tournaments (Iron Man & Match Play)
July tournament at Bridgeton may be possible…Bridgeton update – Dave
August concerns: 4 tournaments between August 5 and Sept 1 – Is this doable??
Sioux Passage Update – Francis, Bob
Matching Baskets Update – Dave, all
Tee signs – Tim
Website Issues/Ideas – Ted

(Click Here for a Map and Directions)

5.9: St. Louis Open Recap & Pictures

RCFwebmaster — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:24:11 +0000

5/9/12: The St. Louis Open- Recap

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The 7th Annual St. Louis Open PDGA A-Tier was held this past weekend (5.5 & 5.6) at four St. Louis-area Courses and was, by nearly any measure, a success- 200+ golfers from 16 different states playing 54 or more holes on 3 courses each over 2 days, all vying to be #1 in their respective divisions. A Saturday night player’s party including great Cinco de Mayo fare and an informative free Clinic from 3 of the Non Stop Disc Golf Pros. A player’s pack with discs and swag galore, a full color Handbook, and a tourney stamped shirt. Hundreds of spectators of all ages lining the fairways as the Final 9′s came to their conclusion, and the 2012 STLO Champions were crowned.

The STLDGC is proud to have been a part of such an event, and as TD Dave West (#752) says in an article penned for PDGA.com, “This is disc golf at its best, and our young pros are doing a great job of representing and promoting the sport. Thanks to our volunteers and 3 neighboring clubs who helped with the event. Come join us next year for the 8th annual STL Open!”

Check out the Photo Slideshow below and click on a pic to see it here on the Club Website, or follow the links beneath the slideshow to go to all of the weekend’s full size photos.

Quick Links:
STLO Results & Scores on PDGA.com
STLO DISCussion on the Club Forums

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click on the slideshow to view the pics here on our website

More Links:
Click here for the River City Ratings for the St. Louis Open
Click here for the STLDGC’s PDGA Events Page

Photos:
Click here for 200+ Full-Size Downloadable Photos of the St. Louis Open
Click Here to check out Photos of the St. Louis Open Awards Ceremony and Winners

STLO Teaser Vid

The STLDGC would like to extend another thank you to the 2012 Open’s Sponsors & all of the Volunteers for helping to make it such a memorable weekend…let’s do it again next year!

5.2: St. Louis Open Preview

RCFwebmaster — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:23:42 +0000

5/2/12: The St. Louis Open- Preview

The St. Louis Open- the area’s premier PDGA event- is this coming weekend! Check out the player’s pack items listed below, head to our Courses page to check out the tracks you’ll be playing, and follow the links for more information and to Pre-Register…

Quick Links:
The St. Louis Open on PDGA.com
Click Here to PreRegister @ our online ProShop
STLO Discussion on the STLDGC Forums

Player’s Pack Items
· Innova Blizzard STL Open stamped disc
· Discraft STL Open stamped disc
· Gateway Putter STL Open stamped disc
· Johnny Macs STL Open T-shirt
· RCF / STL Disc Golf Club huggie for drinks
· Erasable scorecard
· Meal ticket for Player’s Party
· STL Open stamped pencil
· Custom embroidered RCF patch
· STLO sticker
· 2012 STLO Player’s handbook

Don’t miss Saturday night’s Player’s Party- come enjoy the camaraderie as much as the competition!

4.21: The STLDGC Asks for Your Help with Course Improvements!

RCFwebmaster — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:05:29 +0000

4/21/12: The STLDGC Asks for Your Help with Course Improvements!

With the St. Louis Open coming soon and Earth Day upon us, the St. Louis Disc Golf Club wants to encourage its membership, and other local DG-enthusiasts, to help us keep our parks clean and to help improve our local Courses. We’re scheduling work days and clean up efforts over the next 2 weeks (see info/schedule below) and would appreciate all the help and participation we can get, but everyone can pitch in by bringing a trash sack or two with you to your “home course” the next time you play a round. See some trash? Pick it Up. It’s really as simple as that- we all need to work together to ensure that our Parks are clean year round, and it would be particularly nice to “show off” our Courses at the Open while they’re looking their best…Come out and help your local course shine!

*Endicott: click here for Endicott Course Improvement DISCussion and schedule on our Forums!

Planned Projects:
-new steps for Hole #7
-spray for Poison Ivy
-rebuild neighboring fence along Hole #6 fairway

Contact: Chris Kinsella

*Jefferson Barracks: click here for JB Course DISCussion on our forums!

JB Nooner Clean Up Extravaganza scheduled for Sunday, April 29th
- show up for next weekend’s Nooner at 10am and help clean the course for 2 hours & the Club and JB’s Course Captains will cover your entry & Ace Pool buy-in for the Nooner…

Contacts: Greg Dohogne and Mark Dudenhoeffer

*Sioux Passage: click here for Sioux Passage Course Improvement DISCussion on our forums!

Planned Projects:
-clean out fairways 9, 5a, and 10d

Contacts: Mark Kane and Francis Albanese

*Rock Spring: click here for Rock Spring Course DISCussion on our forums!

Planned Projects:
-pick up trash/litter throughout course
-place trashcans appropriately

Contacts: Jeff Ligon and Chris Kinsella

*New Tee Signs: click here for New Tee Sign DISCussion on our forums!

-New Tee Signs are in hand for JB, and signs for Endicott and Sioux Passage aren’t far behind…
-The Tee Posts are being repainted to discourage graffiti and vandalism

Contacts: Tim Wiegard and Jeff Irwin