09 Birdshot Champs Finale @ Shawshank DGC

[ThePatrick]

2009 Birdshot Championship Series Finale at Shawshank Disc Golf Penitentiary of Huntsville

When? Saturday, November 14th

Where? Shawshank Disc Golf at Steve DuFrane's East Texas Ranch
Directions to course

What? You and your hardened inmates have been sentenced to one day of hard labor at the DuFrane's East Texas ranch for 2 rounds of tough as shanks disc golf (21 holes) on a beautiful, bring tears of frustration to your eyes golf course
7:00-8:00 Registration and Check-In (if not filled, $5 for registration day of tourney)
8:00-8:30 Tournament Preparation
8:30 Players Meeting
9:00 1st Round Tee Off

How? Register online via PDGA Online Registration. PDGA closes registration at 8PM CST Thursday before tournaments.
Print out and mail a registration form. Mailed entries must be received by Friday before tournament.
Player Limit: 84 (21 holes x 4 per card)

Entry Fees Pro Open -$67
Age Protected Pro - $57
All Advanced Divisions - $42
Intermediate - $37
Recreational - $32
Novice, Junior 1 and 2 - $27
Junior 3 & 4 - $22
Entries include $2 PDGA player fee, $5 green fee and $10 Breakfast (Biscuits and Gravy) and Lunch (Beef Stew) fee (all mandatory)
Ace Pot is an optional $2 more.

Payout? Pro - Cash, 45% of division
Ams: Merchandise, 50% of division and Awards

Comments
At Steve Dufrane's request, the 2 meter rule is in effect. The Warden has no mercy on our souls!
Steve's Dad designed the scorecards and came up with a name for each hole that has the Penitentiary lingo. Wait till you see these scorecards. They have a course map on the back and are like a tournament program with all kinds of pertinent info. This family rocks!

Click here for Birdshot policies surrounding tournament registration and play.

[bmugwump]

Please don't let the slightly higher entry fees scare you away....the food is definitely going to be good! Mama Dufrane scares up a mean batch of biscuits & gravy!! We're talking about pushing everything up half an hour, though....last year a couple of cards were finishing in the dark. That means get up early, peoples....registration will stop at 8:00....I repeat 8:00!!!....and we'll try to have the players meeting at 8:30 & get everybody started by 9:00. Of course, if you pre-register you won't have to worry about getting turned away (that's a long drive to get turned away!)...you can come early anyway to check-in & grab a plate of biscuits & gravy! This is a fun but challenging course...if you've never played it before you're in for a treat! It's less than two weeks away now, so get registered early (save that $5 day-of fee!) and come on out for the 2009 Birdshot Championship Series Finale!!!

[bmugwump]

The link to download the registration form on our website is working now....go to www.houstonbirdshot.com for all the details!

[underpar24]

I am signed up and ready to go. Should be fun. i have been wanting to play Shawshank.

[tarazarr]

My favorite course I'll be there...

[bmugwump]

This one's only a week away now, folks & The Dufranes are curious about a head count for food. I know a lot of you wait til the last minute sometimes, but maybe this time around you could go ahead & make a decision to play & get signed up either electronically or get me a check in the mail this weekend. The sooner they know about how many people are coming up the easier it will be on them & I'm sure it would be much appreciated.

[tarazarr]

I signed up this morning...If there is anyone who hasn't been up there that's reading this....You don't want to miss this place or experience.

Looking back it always stands out as one of the top DG days of the year.

[ThePatrick]

And be prepared to stick around for an !Awesome! bonfire right after. You can tell all of your stories from how bad/good the course/warden treated you.

[Smokin' Joe]

where there's smoke.....there's fire!

[ThePatrick]

Originally Posted by Smokin' Joe

where there's smoke.....there's fire!

How's Moffett not burned to the ground 100x's over? It's always smokey out there?