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Disc golf news and events are happening every day, both here in the Quad Cities and around the country. Check this page to find the big news as well as the little things disc golf related! |
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| The 5th Annual Rumble was a huge success again this year. Close to 90 men and women braved the rain on the first day and the wind at West Lake on the second to be a part of this event. Chris Sprague won the Open division at an amazing 28 under par to bring home $1200 in prize money. Adam Olsen finished second, with Tanner Duncan in third. (See Photos Here!) |
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| The 5th Annual Rumble is being held today and tomorrow here in the Quad Cities. Courses will include Camden2 in Milan, Illinois as well as Middle Park in Bettendorf, IA and West Lake Park in Davenport, IA. This years event is an A-tier tournament, so all players will be required to be current PDGA members to participate. This event is also part of the Iowa Tour this year as well. |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden2 disc golf course in Milan, IL. today byScott Harmon! Scott hit this ace on hole #7 with a Firebird. Congratulations Scott and many more! |
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| -2010 Iowa Team Championships |
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April 1, 2010 |
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| Announcing the 2010 Iowa Traveling Team Tournament. This is an annual event for teams from throughout the state of Iowa. This year the tournament will be held at Jones Disc Golf Course in Cedar Rapids on Saturday April 3rd, 2010. Tee time will be 9 AM!!! Each team will be 10 person teams made up of 5 Open, 3 Advanced, 1 Master, 1 Woman $200 per team/$20 per person. The advanced player will not have a rating higher than 960. Each players final rating from 2009 will determine their division level eligibility. The format will be singles match play. Each player will play 7 matches against the same number seed of every team. The TOP 2 Teams will go on to play 10 man alternate shot SAFARI match-play finals.
The winning team will host the event at courses of their choice in their own town next year! |
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| -2010 Camden League Begins |
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March 23, 2010 |
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| The Camden League for 2010 begins today at Camden1, in Milan Illinois. The start time is 5pm sharp, and will be random draw doubles. The entry fee will be $6.00 per person with a $1.00 discount if you are a CURRENT club member. $1.00 will go into the ace fund and $1.00 will go to a CTP. Meet at the pavilion by the parking lot near the practice baskets and be ready to play! More Quad City Leagues.... |
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| A local ace was hit at West Lake Park disc golf course in Davenport, IA. today by Brandon Peterson! Brandon hit this ace on hole #11 with a Pro Starfire. Congratulations Brandon and many more! |
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| -Orange Guy Inc Middle Doubles |
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March 20, 2010 |
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Despite the snow and cold weather from the early spring snow storm, hardy disc golfers showed up to play in the first annual Orange Guy Presents... Middle Park Doubles" tournament. The conditions were brutal in the morning, but as the afternoon went on the temperatures rose and the wind died down. Winners for each division were: Open : TJ Nydle / Mike Freburg
ADV : S.D. and Tony Williams
Rec/Int: Jake and Anubis |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden 2 disc golf course in Milan, IL. today by TJ Nydle! TJ hit this ace on hole #2 with a Glow Wizard. Congratulations TJ and many more! |
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| QuadCityDiscGolf.com is proud to post a new interview with local Professional disc golfer Adam Olsen. This is a great interviw with insight from Adam about his background, what he feels are his strenghts and weaknessess as well as what it slike to be sponsored by Discraft! Read More... |
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| A local ace was hit at West Lake Park disc golf course in Davenport, IA. today by Evan Qualls! Evan hit this ace on hole #11 with a Z Buzz. Congratulations Evan and many more! |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden Park disc golf course in Moline, IL. today by Scott Johnson! Scott hit this ace on hole #18 with an Apache. Congratulations Scott and many more! |
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| -12th Annual QC Ice Bowl Tourney |
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February 21, 2010 |
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| Today saw the running of the 12th Annual QC Ice Bowl tournament, and once again it was a huge success! Over 65 players (over double the number from last year) showed up today to play in this annual charity event, with all proceeds going to the River Bend Food bank. 485 pounds of food was collected and $1375 was donated this year, one in which every bit will help local families in need. |
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| -Inventor Of Frisbee Dies |
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February 9, 2010 |
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| Walter Frederick "Fred" Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee, passed away in his Monroe, Utah home at age 90 on February 9th, 2010. According to Fred's son, Walt, his father had long suffered from cancer and that "old age had caught up" with him. He adds, "He was a nice guy. He helped a lot of people. He was and entrepreneur. He was always looking for something to do". Read more.... |
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| -Disc Grips: Our Newest Feature |
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January 20, 2010 |
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| The newest feature we've added to our ever growing site is the "Disc Golf Grips" page. This page shows pictures and gives short descriptions of many of the most used grips for drivess, approach and putts! |
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| -International Disc Golf : A New Feature |
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January 17, 2010 |
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| A new feature we've added to our site is the "International Disc Golf" feature. Periodically we will cover disc golf in other countries around the world. Our first stop with this is in the land down under: Austraila |
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| A local ace was hit at Eastern Ave Park disc golf course in Davenport, IA. today by Mike Noth! Mike hit this ace on hole #1 with a Star Katana. Congratulations Mike and many more! |
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| -Devils Glen DGC To Get New Pads |
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November 27, 2009 |
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| The disc golf course at Devils Glen Park in Bettendorf, Iowa is getting a face lift! The Parks Department has agreed to work with the local disc golfers to upgrade the tee pads at the course. Currently the course has rubber fly pads which are great, but the upgrade to concrete tees will make the course even better. The advantage of concrete is that it makes the course play more consistently in all types of weather conditions. The course has several holes in the wooded area with overhead tree coverage, which doesn't allow the rubber fly pads to dry out quickly after adverse weather. The course will now play much more consistently throughout the year. The tees are being dug out and framed by a group of local players, and the Parks Department will pour and pay for the concrete itself. |
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| The annual Camden Chaos disc golf tournament was held today at the Camden 1 course in Milan Illinois. This tournament is a special tourney for the fact that voulunteers decorate each hole with a special Halloween theme, complete with decorations and special mandos. The event was two rounds: the first in daylight and the wecond round a glow round. Everyone had a great time, with Mike Robinson winning the Pro division, Luke the Advanced title, and Ryan H. taking the Intermediate division! |
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| -Butterworth Course Update |
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November 1, 2009 |
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| Some cool news from Butterworth Park. The pond dredging is complete, the new bridge and spillway are in and the pond is full of water. The City of East Moline also added 5,000 fish: all small starter fish with some larger fish to be added later this month or in the spring. The pond is now at least 8 to 10 feet deep and has a new rip rap bank all the way around with netting underneath to help prevent eroding and silting. It's also a bit larger with no island at the north end. (More of the story...) |
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| A local ace was hit at Middle Park disc golf course in Bettendorf, IA. today by Elia Bybee! Elia hit this ace on hole #16 with a Champion Leopard. Congratulations Elia and many more! |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden1 disc golf course in Milan Ill. today by David Inman! David hit his ace on hole #10 with a Pro-D Buzz. This ace was David's first ace. Congratulations David and many more! |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden1 disc golf course inMilan Ill. today by Denny Gonzales! Denny hit his ace on hole #10 with a Pro Line Rhyno. This ace was worth $150! |
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| The final day of the 2009 USWDGC showed the quality and depth of talent in the women's ranks of Pro disc golf. Sarah Stanhope came from five strokes back at the start of the day and stormed to the title of 2009 USWDGC Pro champion. Sarah played the eighteen hole tournament layout at -10 under par, to finish the tourney at -22 for the three days. Val Jenkins finished a close second at -19, with Liz Carr, Liz Lopez and Mel Ring finishing out the top five. |
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| A local ace was hit at Devils Glen disc golf course in Bettendorf Ia. today by Jeff Clark! Jeff hit his ace on hole #10 with a classic Roc. |
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| Once again perfect weather helped kick off the day for the 2009 USWDGC. Todays rounds are being held at Camden 1 & 2, in Milan Illinois. The Pros played two rounds on the newly completed Camden 2 course, while the Ams played their two rounds on the Camden 1 course. The top Pro card for the first round consisted of Val Jenkins, Mel Ring and Liz Lopez. The top cards were tearing up the course with multiple birdies and great consistent play. |
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| The 2009 United States Women's Disc Golf Championships kicked off today with a bang at Middle Park in Bettendorf, Ia! From the first shot off the tee to the last made putt, the day was filled with great disc golf. Ladies from all across the country came to the Quad Cities to take part in this annual, all Ladies disc golf event. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time. Mel Ring was the first round Open leader with a 54, and Liz Lopez led the second roung with a 1 under 53. The tournament continues Saturday with two rounds held at Camden1 and 2 in Milan, Ill. |
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| -Disc Golf Clinic: A Huge Success! |
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September 16, 2009 |
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| The disc golf clinic, held at Middle Park today to kick off events for the United States Women's Disc Golf Championships, was a huge success! Three of the top women Pro's in the game today, Des Reading, Val Jenkins and Liz Lopez, came out and shared tips with a large group of local disc golfers. Players of all ages and skill levels came out to hear what the ladies had to say. Tips included technique issues such as putting tips, proper grip, and as well as footwork and disc selection suggestions. The clinic wrapped up with a ring of fire and prize giveaways. The USWDGC tournament kicks off Friday with two rounds at Middle Park, then continues through the weekend at Camden 1and 2 in Milan, Ill on Saturday and wraps up Sunday at West Lake disc golf course in Davenport, Ia. |
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Disc Golf Clinic: provided by Des Reading, 3-time World & US Women's Champion. Wednesday Sept. 16th. Join Bettendorf Parks and Rec for a disc golf clinic by professional disc golfer and Iowa native Des Reading. Des is a 3-time World and US Women's Champion, 4-time PDGA Player of the Year and youth educational advocate as coordinator of the Edge program. All ability levels and ages will learn some techniques from Des and other Pro's, then enjoy a demo and see just why they are some of the best in the world! Free to the public
Location: Middle Park, in Bettendorf, IA. Lowery Field area (near Splash Landing) 5:15-6:30pm |
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| Alan "Upshot" Brown will be giving free disc golf lessons tonight at Eastern Ave disc golf course in Davenport Ia. at 5pm. Alan is an avid player in the sport and is looking to help new and existing players to learn the game. Alan will also be giving free lessons on Friday August 7th and Friday Agust 14th. |
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| -2009 Worlds Disc Golf Tourney |
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July 28, 2009 |
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| The 2009 Pro/Am Worlds Disc Golf Tourney kicked off today in Kansas City! Many local Pro and Amatuer players are in the largest Worlds field ever, and many are having great success. Follow the progress of all players with the Worlds Live Covereage. |
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| A local ace was hit at Long Grove disc golf course in Long Grove Ia. today by Marvin Van Ee! Marvin hit his ace on hole #5. |
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| A local ace was hit at Eastern Ave disc golf course in Davenport Ia. today by Michael Filicky! Michael hit his ace on hole #8 with a Discraft ESP Buzz. |
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| -Middle Park Baskets Installed |
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July 20, 2009 |
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| The missing baskets at Middle Park in Bettendorf Ia. have been replaced! Thanks to the work of local disc golfer Jeff Clark, working closely with the Bettendorf Parks Department, the missing baskets have been replaced. The course is now back to it's full potential. Now get out and play! |
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| -Slattery Park Sees Renovations |
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July 15, 2009 |
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| Slattery Park disc golf course will be temporarily closed while renovations are completed on the pond on the lower half of the course. The pond will be dredged and reshaped to allow for better drainage. This will mean that holes # 3,4 and 5 will be temporarily shut down while the work is being completed. |
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| A local ace was hit at Eastern Ave disc golf course in Davenport Ia. today by Tyler Oostendorp! Tyler hit his ace on hole #1 with a Pro Destroyer. |
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| lToday was the annual Rumble tournament, put on by the Quad City Disc Golf club. This years event was a C-tier event and held at Camden 2 and West Lake disc golf course. Results will be posted soon! |
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| lTwo baskets were stolen from Middle Park disc golf course in Bettendorf, Iowa, over the Memorial Day holiday. The baskets are a special orange powder coated version and will take an extended time to replace. Any information that would assist in finding the people who took the baskets should be sent to the Bettendorf Police Department. |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden 1 disc golf course in Milan Ill. today by TJ Nydle! TJ hit his ace on hole #3 with an E Warrior. |
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| The annual Camden Doubles tournament was held today and as always, was a great event. Sponsored by B & B Harware in Milan Illinois, Reed and RJ once again put on a great show with this tourney. The combination of great weather, great prizes and great competition made for a fun day of disc golf. |
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| The Legion of Doom tournament was helpd today in Marion Iowa. Part of the Iowa Tour of tournaments, the Legion of Doom attracted almost 160 players with one of the richest payouts in the stste. Take a look at this article in the Marion Gazette. (Story) |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden 2 disc golf course in Milan Ill. today by Josh Doebel! Josh hit his ace on hole #12 with a Champion edition firebird. |
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| A local ace was hit at Camden 1 disc golf course in Milan Ill. today by Tyler Rasche! Tyler hit his ace on hole #10 with a Star Valkyrie. |
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| Members of the Quad City Disc Golf Club attended a Davenport City meeting this week and provided prices for baskets and showed where the propesed courses would be on the island. Everything is looking good on this project, and it's hoped the City will begin work before this fall! |
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| -Summer Series Tournaments |
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April 19, 2009 |
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| The Quad City Disc Golf Club kicks off their "Summer Series" of tournaments this weekend with the first being at Eastern Ave park, in Davenport IA, Sunday April 19th. This series of tournaments are "bring your own partner" doubles, and are to raise money towards the 2009 USWDGC coming to the Quad Cities this September. Part of every entry fee will go towards the USWDGC, while the rest will go towards payout. For more details go to the "Tourneys" page. The weather didn't cooperate this weekend, as it rained quite heavily at times throughout the day and this kept many players away. |
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| Another league in the Quad Cities kicks off today, with the Eastern Ave league in Davenport, IA. This random draw doubles league starts with sign-in at 5 pm, and tee off at 5:30 pm. |
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| The 2009 King of the Courses league sponsored by the Iron Lion kicks of Wednesday, April 15th, at Eastern Ave park in Davenport Iowa. This league will rotate parks weekly, so check the Calendar for locations each week. |
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| A local ace was hit at Prospect Park disc golf course in Bettendorf today by Evan Qualls! Evan hit his ace on hole #3 with a Crystal Buzz. |
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March 31, 2009 |
| As of 3/31/09, the new "Voodoo" putter by Gateway Disc Sports has been approved by the PDGA for use in sanctioned events! The PDGA rushed the approval through on this disc and it is now legal to use in all santcioned tournaments. |
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March 29, 2009 |
| A local ace was hit at Middle Park disc golf course in Bettendorf today by Evan Qualls! Evan hit his ace on hole #3 with a Crystal Buzz. |
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| -Voodoo: PDGA Technical Alert |
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March 26, 2009 |
As of 3/26/09, the new "Voodoo" putter by Gateway Disc Sports has not been approved by the PDGA for use in sanctioned events, despite the words "PDGA Approved Golf Disc" in the hotstamp. The Voodoo was recently submitted to the technical standards committee and will be tested as soon as the testing fees have been received by the office. Use of the Voodoo in PDGA competitions is prohibited until the disc has received official certification from the PDGA. |
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March 16, 2009 |
| A local ace was hit at Eastern Ave. disc golf course in Davenport today by Josh Doebel! Josh hit his ace on hole #16 with a Pig. |
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| -OPC Open by Overdrivedg.com |
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March 14, 2009 |
| The first Iowa based sanctioned tournament of 2009 was held today at the Overdrivedg.com OPC Open at Edmunson Park in Oskaloosa. A total of 123 players turned out for this event. Open honors went to local player Chris Sprague, who finished the event at 24 down! Congratulations Chris. (Results) For more tournament information go to our Tourneys page |
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March 14, 2009 |
| A local ace was hit at Longview disc golf course today by Dakota Halligan! Dakota hit his ace on hole #3 with a Star SL. |
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March 13, 2009 |
| A local ace was hit at Eastern Ave disc golf course today byBen Calloway! Ben hit his ace on hole #9 with a ESP Meteor. |
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March 10, 2009 |
| A local ace was hit at Richmond Hills disc golf course today by Jeff Mallum! Jeff hit his ace on hole #1 with a Champion Spider. |
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| -R-Pro Dart by Innova Released |
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March 3, 2009 |
| Innova released it's first disc in the new R-Pro plastic today when it introduced the Dart, a small diameter putter with a straight flight. The Dart is especially good for long range putts and go-for shots. It has a flight similar to the Aviar Putt & Approach but has less low speed fade and a little more range. The nice thing about this disc, besides the improved grip, is that it holds the line for a long time. R-Pro is good to grip and good to stick in the target. The R-Pro plastic is replacing the old Pro plastic, due to problems getting the Pro plastic from suppliers. Get more disc updates in our Disc Reviews. |
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| -Star Boss by Innova Released |
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March 3, 2009 |
| The Champion Boss was a huge success, and as a result, Innova is now releasing the Star Boss! The Star Boss features the added grip of star plastic and is available in weights as low as 167 grams! (167-175 grams) |
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| -Pro Tour kicks Off In Vegas |
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March 2 , 2009 |
| The Pro touring season kicked off this past weekend with a stop in Las Vegas. The Gentlemans Club Challenge featured most of the top mens and ladies pros battling it out in the first big tournament of the year. The men's division went to Eric McCabe, who won by three strokes and brought home $1200 for his efforts. The ladies title went to Valarie Jenkins with a six shot win over the red-hot Liz Lopez. Val won $525 for her win. Two local men competed in this event: Chris Sprague, finishing 27th, and Mike Robinson, coming home in 42nd place. The local ladies were also represented in Vegas, with Kathy Betcher-Sprague finishing seventh. |
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| -QC Disc Golf Club Ice Bowl |
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February 21, 2009 |
| fThe Quad City Disc Golf Club held their annual charity Ice Bowl disc golf tournament today at Prospect Park in Rock Island Illinois. Thirty-nine local players braved the cold and windy conditions to show their support for this event. The tournament is designed to raise money and food donations for the River Bend Foodbank in Moline Illinois. The Ice Bowl charity tournament is part of a national program of disc golf clubs and organizers around the country and has been collecting food for local foodbanks since 1987. According to tournament directors this years event didn't draw as many players as in the past due to the very bad weather of the day, but it did raise over 700 pounds of food and $250 in cash! |
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February 15, 2009 |
| Congratulations to Angela Tshchiggfrie for her second place finish at Juliana Korver's La Vie en Rose disc golf tournament. Angela finsished tied for second with Liz Carr with a total score of 189 (E). |
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February 14-15, 2009 |
| Juliana Korver presents "La Vie en Rose", a "women only" event to help promote the women of dics golf.
In Juliana’s words:
“Are you curious why this disc golf adventure has the name that it does? Literally La Vie en Rose translates to “the life in rose”. The English equivalent to this is “life through rose-tinted glasses” or even “life is rosy”. If someone looks at something through rose-tinted glasses, they see only the pleasant parts of it. It is a way of life. It is an attitude that I aspire to maintain.
La Vie en Rose is a disc golf event that intends to combine many of the pleasant tournament aspects that we have experienced over the years as well as present new ones that will create a wonderful, memorable and rosy weekend. This event is about warm fuzzies, feeling good and friendship. I hope that you all can experience the weekend through rose-tinted glasses and perhaps even take the attitude home with you to help you appreciate all that is good in life.
This will truly be a unique weekend that I hope and expect you will love.”
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| -"Team Jenkins" Video Teaser |
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February 12, 2009 |
| Avery Jenkins releases a video trailer of a great new documentary. This is documentary that will expose the family friendly sport of Disc Golf along with lots of footage of the PDGA Professional National Tour throughout the summer. This is the video trailer for "Team Jenkins- First Family of Disc Golf" documentary due for release in Spring/Summer 2010. (WatchTrailer)
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| -Innova Releases the new "Groove" |
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February 12, 2009 |
The Champion Groove is our second Speed 13 Driver The Groove features an innovative groove on the underside of the rim. This channel allows this speed 13 driver to be molded in lighter weights than our other wide rim high speed drivers. The Groove offers super fast long and straight flights. It can be thrown low or high and sidearm or backhand. If the Boss proved to be too much disc for you, get into the Groove. Available in weights from 165 - 175 grams. (See Disc Reviews for more info on discs) |
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| -Credit Island To Get a New Course |
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January 22, 2009 |
The City of Davenport assigned a task force to come up with recommendations for alternative uses at Credit Island Park. One of their recommendations was to put in a disc golf course.
The QC club is currently working with the city and the task force to make this a reality. They're very eager to see this project through, and seem willing to do what it takes get it done.
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