If
If you haven't played before, this is
a quite different disc golf experience.
Players are entered in a tournament bracket (e.g.; NCAA basketball event of a
similar name), and play one-on-one, match play rounds, with the winner advancing
and the loser eliminated. The first round is 18 holes and each round thereafter
10----and in match play, a 10-hole round is pressure from the very first throw.
You'll never hear anyone wishing good luck on an opponent's throw under these
circumstances.
Anyone still standing after 2 rounds has cashed. For all those eliminated---and
by this point, it's 75% of the field---they are automatically entered into a
random doubles event (with no additional charge)---kind of an "NIT" round as a
second chance to win money. The random doubles ends prior to the championship
round, so everyone can form a gallery for the finals. And Earlewood is a great
"spectator" course.
In fact, the excitement begins even before the first round. The bracket pairings
are randomly drawn, so there's considerable interest in seeing two top players
draw each other in the opening round, or two good friends (soon to be not such
good friends), or, as we've seen in recent years, blood relatives (which can
really get bloody). You can look ahead to see what may be awaiting if you win
your round....and it's always interesting to reconvene after rounds as reports
of upsets come in.
Earlewood is a great short course, and well suited for the constant gathering
and dispersal involved in such a tournament. Everyone's guaranteed a minimum of
36 holes (at the very least, the first round plus random doubles), and the
champion will have played up to 58 holes in a single day, with each throw under
considerable pressure. Hence the slogan, "DO YOU HAVE THE NERVES OF A
CHAMPION?".
For those who couldn't get in the Earlewood Classic, or couldn't make it or
couldn't play a 2-day event, this is a second chance to play Earlewood. Ditto
for those who did get in the Earlewood Classic, couldn't believe their score on
a seemingly easy course, and want another crack at it.
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
call Chris Sauls at 803-917-8318, or David Sauls at 803-917-8316,
or e-mail us at
2008 Results
Jeremy Koling survived falling behind 3-0 in the first round, several down-to-the-wire matches, and a tight final round with Mel Shuman to win the Pro Division. Nick Ramirez had to go 3 sudden-death holes to win over Ryan Beane in the Ams, seemingly defeated on the final scheduled hole and first extra hole before finally pulling it out.

