American Flying Disc Open presented by Dynamic Discs

Welcome to the 51st American Flying Disc Open Presented by Dynamic Discs

We extend our gratitude and thanks to Jim Palmeri for originally running this tournament in 1974 which was the first competitive disc golf tournament ever held.

This year's A-tier event will take place over three days for the FPO and MPO divisions Friday Sept 13th - Sunday Sept 15th with a minimum of $8000 added cash!

Post Round MPO coverage for all 3 days provided by Gatekeeper Media for front 9 and Hyzer Media for Back 9

FPO Media still in the works, hoping to secure media sponsors to offset post-production coverage.

Amateurs will be playing 2 rounds on Friday and 1 round on Saturday
(all 3 rounds using a shotgun start) and will receive a unique special THEMED player pack presented by DD with a value exceeding 100% of the entry fee minus appropriate fees.

PAYOUTS / FEE SCHEDULE:
-$150 ALL Open divisions. We will pay out the top 40% via PayPal to your registration email within 48 hours of the event's completion.
-$ MA1 Division $50 of entry fee will go toward payout.
-$ All other Amateur division $25 of entry fee will go toward payout.
-$15 of each entry will go toward course, bathroom & PDGA fees.

AMATEUR PLAYER PACK:
Will receive a unique special THEMED player pack presented by DD with a value exceeding 100% of the entry fee minus appropriate fees.



COURSE OF PLAY:
All Open Divisions will play 3 rounds with Tee times each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Parma Town Park on our Championship course (specific layouts to be determined).

All Amateur Divisions will be playing 2 Rounds shotgun start on Friday and 1 Round shotgun start on Saturday at their respective courses based on Pool assignment

POOLS

Pro pool: MPO, FPO (136 players): Parma Town Park FRI/SAT/SUN

A pool: MA1 (72 players)
Fri Round 1 & 2: Chili Widener Park (concrete pads)
Sat Round 3: Shadow Pines (Blue layout)

B pool:MA2 (72 players)
Fri Round 1 & 2: Shadow Pines (White layout)
Sat Round 3: Chili Widener Park (concrete pads)

C pool: MA3, MA4, MJ18 (72 players)
Fri Round 1 & 2: Ellison Park
Sat Round 3: Big Guys Campground (long pads)

D pool: FA1, FA2, FA3, FA4, FJ18 (72 players)
Fri Round 1 & 2: Big Guys Campground (FA1 - Long Pads, All other divisions Short Pads)
Sat Round 3: Ellison Park

136 Pro Capacity
200+ AM Capacity
Pool caps are soft, and divisions may be adjusted depending on signups.

Thursday:
- Welcome party: Evening event at ?????? - more details to come!

FRIDAY:
- Pro Pool - FPO Tee times in the morning followed by MPO tee times at Parma Town Park
- A,B,C,D Pools 1st Round Tee off at 8:30 am - followed by 1 hour for Lunch then Second Round


SATURDAY
-A,B,C,D Pools 1st Round Tee off at 8:30 am - followed by Awards and Payouts at Parma Town Park
- Pro Pool - FPO Tee times in the morning followed by MPO tee times at Parma Town Park

-Saturday Fly Mart at Parma 6pm - 8pm

SUNDAY
- Pro Pool - FPO Tee times in the morning followed by MPO tee times at Parma Town Park

ALL Registered players (no matter the division) will receive a parking pass in their Tournament Player pack that will allow access to watch the tournament. This pass is for players only and is non transferable and will not be replaced if lost.

There will be a $5 non refundable waitlist fee, if you are promoted from the waitlist the $5 will be applied to your registration fee

Camping Available close by at BIG Guys Campground more info can be found at bigguyscampground.com

Refund policy:
Greater Rochester Disc Golf is responsible for all refunds/cancellations for the American Flying Disc Open A-Tier. We used the PDGA refund policy found here: https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103

Greater Rochester Disc Golf Club is responsible for all refunds/cancellations in accordance to Section 1.03 of the PDGA Competition Manual for Withdraws and Refunds
https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103