Shades of Gray MASTERS
Sponsored by Dynamic Discs
Disc Golf Tournament

September 26 - 27, 2020             Lakota Canyon Ranch & Golf Club          New Castle, CO
Only for Masters Divisions and Above, everyone is over 40.

Friday, June 26, 2020

All Women's Divisions Registration Opens

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Registration Opens for All Other Divisions

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Tournament Information

What a crazy spring huh? Glad to get things rolling again. Shades of Gray MASTERS is a masters divisions and above event with course setup focused on seasoned player fun with golf carts.

Shades of Gray MASTERS Sponsored by Dynamic Discs

PDGA B-tier Masters Divisions and Above

September 26 - 27, 2020

Lakota Canyon Ranch & Golf Club  

New Castle, CO (10 miles west of Glenwood Springs)

$100 Professionals $80 Amateurs

$40 greens/cart fee included in entry

1 Round of Tee times per day 9am-2pm

Groups of 4 every 15 minutes with golf carts

Pro payout through PayPal email used for registration

Amateur merchandise payout through Dynamic Discs website

1st place trophies will be customized with winners name and mailed out after event

Players Packs will be given after the round for best player flow. Avoiding groups/gatherings, go from car to check-in, play round, back to car. Then play extra fun events while maintaining 6 feet social distance.

Pro Players Pack: DD T-shirt

Amateur Players Pack: DD T-Shirt, Choice of Prime Burst EMAC Truth (max weight mid) or Prime Warden (mid-soft straight putt-approach) plus a Metal Flake Lucid Junior Judge and a Prime Burst Coin Mini all with the custom tournament stamp.

Clubhouse will be open for us so plan on food and drinks after your round.


As usual, PeaceJames Co events have a charity component where we get to have fun while giving back to the community we play in. Local charity for this event is still TBD at this point but we’re working on it. Half of the entry fees of the extra fun events get donated to a local charity, the other half get paid out in PayPal to the winner(s). Each extra fun event will be $6 entry with disc requirements listed below and online scoring system yet tbd, most likely google sheet score input. Each event can be played as many times as you want, based on trust. If you happen to be practice putting from each station and hit a lot of them, pay the entry fee and submit the scorecard with your real score, again based on the honor system. 

Putting Competition: There will be at least one but hopefully two practice baskets that will also be used for the Putting Competition. Course is still TBD but most likely 10-12 stations with two throws from each station, using your own two putters. Each putt made counts as a point, the highest points wins. Depending on number of participants multiple place payouts possible.

Long Drive Competition: On the driving range of the golf course will be flagged lengths. Record the best of five drives with your own drivers. The longest drive(s) win. Depending on number of participants multiple place payouts possible.

9-Hole Mini Golf: Using only mini discs (no junior discs allowed) play regular rules on mini golf course around the clubhouse while trying not to smile and laugh at the incredible fun. Depending on number of participants multiple place payouts possible.

Keep an eye on website or PeaceJamesCo on FaceBook, Instagram and Twitter for more information.

COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS

  • Everyone will be required to stay six feet away from each other as much as possible, including on the putting green.
  • All communication will be through event website and event Facebook, then notified all players through email as well as Twitter including all course rules, player notes, course maps and local Covid-19 changes or updates.
  • No Players Meeting or Award Ceremony. Both will be done online pre/post tournament through Webex which allows for simple phone call in option.
  • All Players packs, Amateur Merchandise Awards and Trophies will be given as online gift certificates or equivalent. Professional Awards will be paid through PayPal.
  • No Tournament Central tent. Instead everyone will have my phone number and only check-in 10 minutes before their tee time.
  • No physical scorecards will be used. Instead players will use the online PDGA Scoring system for the sanctioned tee times rounds on their phones. The extra fun events will also be tabulated online without through a Google Forms simply entry system or similar.
  • If cell service does not allow for electronic scorecards, paper scorecards will be given contactlessly with spray alcohol during their tee time check-in. Then all will be put into Drop Box contactless.

Stay Connected

Camping, RV, Cabins Within 10-20 Minutes of Course

Elk Creek Campground

RV & Cabins too, just behind New Castle

10 min from course.

581 County Road 241

New Castle, CO 81647

https://elkcreekcamping.com

970-984-2240


Silt/Colorado River KOA

Near I-70 in Silt next town west,

10-15 min from the course.

629 River Frontage Rd

Silt, CO  81652

siltkoa@gmail.com

https://koa.com/campgrounds/colorado-river/

970-876-4900


Amy's Acres Campground and RV Park

West Glenwood Springs  15-20 minutes from course.

http://amisacrescampground.ws/#2716

970-945-5340


Ace Pool & Extra Fun Events Registration

PDGA Digital Scorecard Help

To help facilitate contactless scoring we will be using the PDGA Digital Scorecard. This is accessed from a webs browser and does NOT require any downloading of apps and also works with limited internet access. 


HERE is a Link to the full PDGA page about it with full instructions and videos too . 


HERE is a link to the PDF written instruction you can use on your phone at event or print out at home before hand.

Players Update #1  09-07-20

Hello! We are three weeks away from one of the funnest tournaments you’ve ever played. After the crazy year we’ve had, adjustments and special considerations had to be made so I wanted to keep you all up to date. In addition to COVID-19 and multiple large fires in the region, the venue changed ownership this summer too. 


Had to cut capacity to 60 because we only have access to 30 carts. Therefor we only have 9 spots left as of tonight. I also changed the registration cut-off date one day to Wed, September 23. 


We will be doing two people per cart in groups of four. Please let me know if you have special considerations or concerns and we’ll see what we can’t work out.


The course is mostly decided except for probably moving one hole. The course map is mostly done and will be posted as soon as possible. It mostly follows the ball golf course flow and elements. Sand traps will not be OB but all greens and both sides of the fairway are OB on most holes. More course details to come but you can be certain it is going to extremely fun with almost all holes throwing down from an elevated hight. I’m in the process of getting permission from the PDGA for two island holes. 


The course will indeed be available for practice on Friday, September 25. You will have to pay the greens/cart fee, but unsure what that will cost at this point. There is a permanent disc golf course being installed that is longer and more difficult on the same Lakota Canyon front nine. I modified this longer course to suit our masters for the tournament. But hopefully the permanent course will be opening soon. More info to come.


In case you missed it I have posted the camping/RV info on the website as well as trying to keep current on the Ace Pool and Extra Fun Events registration lists. I will also post this and all other Players Updates on the website as well.


We will be using the PDGA Digital Scorecard to keep everything contactless as possible. I’m planning for paper scorecards as backup too. Nevertheless I have posted a quick Instructions PDF on the website as well as a link to the PDGA page with full information and how-to videos for the digital scorecard. Please let me know if you feel uncomfortable or are unable to keep scores on your phone during the round. The code is not setup yet but will be emailed closer to the event. 


https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Shades_of_Gray_MASTERS_Sponsored_by_Dynamic_Discs_2020



Custom tournament discs have been ordered. Along with this crazy year Dynamic Discs’ stock has changed quite a bit too and I had to change from Classic to Prime discs. The cool thing is that I was able to get Burst discs and minis too which were not originally available. Therefor I have changed the info on the DG Registration page, added burst minis to the players pack to equal the value as expected and am refunding those who purchased discs already by $5. 


You can edit your registration at any time until it’s cut off September 23. Just log on to DG Scene and click the registration tab of the Shades of Gray MASTERS event, where you’ll see an Edit button at the top for your registration. This is so you can purchase the lower priced custom tournament stamped discs or enter in the Ace Pool or the Extra Fun events if you didn’t do that when you first registered. I also ordered a few extra Prime Burst EMAC Truth discs in lighter than max weight too and added these to the DG Scene registration page for sale. Please let me know if you have problems or questions. 


I’m still looking into the most accessible platform for the virtual Players Meeting(s), Q&A Session and the Award Ceremony a week or so after the event. ICYMI since we’re not gathering at the venue, the 1st place trophies will be mailed out afterwords customized with the winner players name. 


Pro cash payouts will be paid through PayPal. So please let me know if you need it sent to a different PayPal email than the one you registered with.


Amateur merchandise payouts will be done through the Dynamic Discs website with special coupon codes. Again, please let me know if you want to use a different PayPal email than the one you used to register.


Please feel free to reach out with any questions. I’ll post a date for the players meeting very soon and send an email with that info too.


Thanks a lot,

Matt James

Tournament Director

Shades of Gray MASTERS Sponsored by Dynamic Discs

Matt@peacejames.co



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