Stomped by the Hippo

PLAYERS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT.

GENERAL

The course is located at 9888 East Copeland Road, Stewart OH, 45778.

There will be no on-site registration.

This is a true amateur event. There are no prizes.

There will be 2 rounds of 18 holes using a shotgun start. MA3 and MA4 divisions will play the first round from the purple tees. MA1 will play the first round from the green tees. MA3 and MA4 will play the second round from the red tees. MA1 will play the second round from the white tees.

Note that the layout for the purple and green tees is different from the layout for the red and white tees. Temporary signage will be posted for both layouts two weeks before the tournament.

Only PDGA-rated players should register in MA4. Unrated players should register in the MA3 or MA1. Exceptions can be made. Contact the TD.

Gates open at 8:30. When you arrive, drive to the top of the hill and check in with Marvelous Margaret or her designee. You will be directed on where to park.

There will be no on-site players meeting. Group and hole assignments will be announced via the PDGA event page for this tournament.

Score reporting will use the PDGA Digital Scorecard. All players are required by the PDGA rules to keep score. Physical score cards will be available. At the end of each round of play, the scorecards must be reconciled. If two or more instances of the PDGA Digital Scorecard are used, the scorecards will be reconciled automatically.

The Hippo Ridge LAF bell will be rung twice at the 2-minute warning and several times at the start.

Lunch is on your own. Hot food is available 10 minutes from Hippo Ridge.

The start time for round two will be one hour after round one is completed by all players.

EVERY PLAYER MUST CONFIRM THEIR SCORE on the PDGA Digital Scorecard before leaving Hippo Ridge.

After the tournament, there will be a CTP contest from the top of the hill to various baskets on the front nine. There may or may not be prizes.

EMERGENCIES

In case of a weather emergency, the LAF bell will be rung continuously for one minute. Proceed to your vehicle and remain inside until the emergency is over. Both winds over 20 mph and lightning constitute an emergency.

SAFETY

Along with the general hazards of being in the woods in Ohio in June, please anticipate the following tripping hazards: stumps, holes, and tee markers.

FACILITIES

A water station and porta john will be located at the junction of holes 9/10 and 18.

Parking is off road.

RULES – MANDATORIES

Mandatory routes are marked on holes 11 and 18 for the red and white tees and hole 12 and 18 for the purple and green tees. A throw that passes the mandatory marker on the wrong side receives one penalty throw. The lie (drop zone) for the next throw is along a line formed by the intersection of a plane defined by and extending beyond the mandatory sign and the ground and within two meters of the horizontal position of the mandatory sign.

RULES – OUT OF BOUNDS AND RELIEF NEAR OUT OF BOUNDS LINES

East Copeland Road is out of bounds. If any part of a player’s disc lies above grass or gravel driveway, the disc is not out of bounds. Anything past the wire fence on the east side of the property is also out of bounds. The fence line is marked with yellow rope.

If a disc is determined to be out of bounds, the new lie should be marked on a line that is perpendicular to the out-of-bounds line at the point where the disc entered the out-of-bounds area and up to FIVE meters away from the out-of-bounds line for the case of the East Copeland Road OB and up to two meters away from the fence OB.

If the position of the thrown disc is not out of bounds but within FIVE meters of East Copeland Road or two meters of the fence on the east side of the property, the lie may be relocated to a new lie at any point on a five meter/two meter line that extends perpendicularly from the nearest point on the out-of-bounds line and passes through the center of the thrown disc. There is no penalty for this relief if the previous lie is not out of bounds.

The Hippo Ridge gravel driveway is not out of bounds. If any part of a player's disc lies above the loose gravel of the driveway, it is not out of bounds.

RULES – BRUSH PILE RELIEF AREA

Players MUST take relief from brush piles that are located throughout the course. If a player’s disc has come to rest on or in a brush pile and the player is unable to take a stance with all supporting points in contact with the ground, the player MUST establish a lie that is on the line of play (to the basket), farther from the target, and at the nearest point that provides relief. Because safety. There is no penalty for this adjustment.

RULES – WATER RELIEF

Players may take optional relief from standing or flowing water anywhere on the course. To obtain relief, the player may mark a new lie that is on the line of play, farther from the target, and at the nearest point that provides relief. There is no penalty for this adjustment.

Hippo Ridge Disc Golf Course is responsible for all refunds/cancellations. No refunds after registration closes