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The DGstickers Crew was on the road again, this time in Charlotte, NC at the 2009 Carolina Clash.

We are proud to have been there for a packed weekend of disc golf, and add some sticker and tshirt packs into the prize mix.

When

March 21st and March 22nd

Where

Renaissance Original - @ Renaissance Park
Renaissance Gold - @ Renaissance Park
Hornet’s Nest Original - @ Hornets Nest Park
Charlotte’s Web - @ Hornets Nest Park

Who

Nine divisions, 145 disc golfers, four courses along with a Pro Final 9, and an anxious waiting list made this weekend of soaring plastic a blast.

Why

Players in the Open Division competed for over $3000 in cash and a qualifying spot in the 2009 USDGC tournament to be held October 7th through October 9th.

Intermediate players also competed for tournament qualification for the US Doubles Championship held later this year.

Results

Checkout ALL the Result Here
Open - Michael Johansen
Open Women - Sarah Stanhope
Masters - Stan McDaniel
Advanced - Dennis Young
Advanced Women - Heather Damron
Advanced Masters - Dave Wert
Advanced Grandmasters - Doug Singleton
Intermediate - Brian Lucas
Intermediate Women - Cilecia Trotter

Here is what Chad Parker of DGstickers had to say about the weekend.

It was a great weekend of disc golf, no doubt. The courses looked great and it was awesome to see so many players out. It was also really sweet to see some of the bigger names like Michael Johansen, Paul McBeth, Brian Schweberger, Nikko Locastro, Will Schusterick etc. crush it on a couple of my favorite Charlotte courses!

Saturday was a LONG day of disc golf. Even though AMs and PROs were on different courses, the AMs had their share of backups. We had nine hours of tournament play with a brief lunch between course/round changes…no rest for the weary. You just had to stay focused, on your game and respect everyone else on the course.

Sunday was “Renaissance Original” for the AMs. Between the change in course and the long Saturday, you saw the dynamics and endurance of players come into play for sure.
DGstickers threw in a shirt and some stickers for the Ring of Fire prizes on Sunday and people were stoked.

And special thanks to “Philly” Phil H. for the death-defying ride to get some lunch during our 20 minute break Saturday.

Video of Renaissance Gold @ 2008 Carolina Clash

Keep your head in the game.

DGstickers.com is proud to announce the official release of the “Shoot Birdies” disc golf shirt.

This shirt is pre-shrunk 100% cotton, so no worries about shrinkage in the wash. The proto-types stood the test of time: on the course, in the office, and through the washes. Rest assured that you will be sporting this awesome disc golf shirt down the road of time.

These first run DGsticker.com exclusive shirts are available in sizes: small, medium, large, x-large, and xx-large.

Stay focused, shoot birdies.

Disc golf is growing in popularity across the nation by leaps and bounds. More and more people are discovering the sport, picking up discs, and banging the chains. It is great to see the local non disc golf community notice the sport and take an interest in the game.

The Star News, out of Wilmington NC, came to check out the disc golf scene at Castle Hayne Park recently. Home to the New Hanover Disc Golf Club, reporter Amy Hotz found plenty of disc golfers on and off the fairways. Below is an except from her report.

“Ching!” That’s the sound of the area’s only disc golf course.

Players use flying discs (Frisbees) of various sizes and weights to hit targets that look like a basket made of chain. These “baskets” sit on poles about three feet off the ground. ..the game is not played on a rolling green field of grass. Players walk along paths through a pine forest to each target.

Disc golf is taken pretty seriously here. The New Hanover Disc Golf Club plays here regularly.

Read the full article written by Amy Hotz, Staff Writer at the Star News.

Fortunate for the locals, the course is challenging, thanks to 2x World Champion disc golfer and designer Harold Duvall. Home to an annual B-Tier PDGA event, Castle Hayne Park Disc Golf Course brings players from around the globe to enjoy it’s beauty and challenging shots.

Read course reviews at DG course review.

Hole 6 at Castle Hayne Park Disc Golf Course

Ever played a tournament and ripped your drive right into a tree…..or missed a simple 10 footer?  What would you give to be able to redeem yourself from that very lie?

The answer…… $1.

How Disc Golf can save charities in down economy.

The Greenville Disc Golf Club hosted their annual Ice Bowl on January 31st.  79 disc golfers traveled from hours away to compete at Meadow Brooke Park, Greenville NC.

First round consisted of standard tournament play, but with the ability to purchase up to 5 mulligans per hole for $1 each.  This money went straight to local charity.  The only catch was that only your first drive counted towards ace pool runs.  A mulligan ace is still a sweet ace in my eyes.

Knowledge Nugget : The plural form of mulligan (ie. mulligans) registers as a misspelled word in spell check.

Q:  Do you really need more than one mulligan?
A:  For charity, you betcha’!!

And speaking of aces…..there were plenty that day.  One disc golfer managed to throw 2 aces on back to back holes.  But this didn’t secure the hole ace pot, two other disc golfers each hit an ace in the second round.

Though no mulligans were available for second round, players were still not under the normal stresses of tournament play.  Players were paired up from top to bottom for doubles play in the second round, creating some semblance of balance in the disc golf world I suppose.  This afforded players the opportunity for mentoring and strategizing that is not always present during competitive disc golf rounds.

Innova KC Pro Roc - Ice Bowl 2009

All in all it was a fun day of disc golf for charity.  Greenville Disc Golf was able to raise $680 for Pitt County Social Services and 138 pounds of food for the local food bank.  It just goes to show that you can make a difference with plastic other than just the card in your wallet.