Illinois had expressed their interest for bidding in 2013 Deaf Nationals.

Check out their Power Point Presentation

Unfortunately, due to unexpected time constraints during the Nationals meeting at Vermont, we will be presenting the bid through the internet visual medium and having all active members have opportunity to vote or voice their concerns through forum and email.Keep an eye out.

Check out the forum for more details.

Congrats to Dain Sivak(GA) for winning the title! The first lefty in 10 years! You will do us proud as an ambassador for the Deaf disc golfers in rock hill.

Charie Crick(MD) is the women’s open National Champ. Jimmy Starr(TX) repeats as Master’s Open Champ. Shayan Kermati(MA) wins Adv ams

After 4 rounds
Sivak 227
Tim 231
Ashton 232
Boyes 235
Tomlison 235
Harris 237
Cornish 237
Q 238
Sweet 244
Pert 245
Gay 250
brougham 252
Schutz 259
Ratell 264
Silva 269
Thompson 271
Carver 272

Women
Crick 279
Majocha 285
Driscoll 298
Brougham 308
Lori hower 338

Master open
Starr 243
Clark 250
Martin 267
Simmons 271
Poulin 275

Grandmaster
Seigel 278
Welch 284
Crove 284

Adv men
Shayan 277
Marr 278
Josiah 281
Oarizovich 282
Carrus 300
Kilraine 301

Master am
Lee vasquez 265
Jeff white 292
Thomas burnes 294
Tedeshi 300
Jasan clark 302
Howard kaplan 309

Master women
Joy 354
Adv women
Dawn croasman 297
Intermediate women
Beth lucey 316

Juniors
Malu monigan 256
Conor driscoll 288

And they are off. The competitors hiked up the mountain to their respective tee. Forecast calls for high 60 degree weather and the occassional shower which may last longer than expected. Stay dry up there y’all. Here’s to clean throws, healthy knees and plenty of drinking water as they seperate the men from the boys up on that mountain.

Open Men Pro
 
Base Course Blue Tee
Dain Sivak 53
Tim Monigan 56
Jeremy Quiroga 56
Patrick Harris 57
Ricky Cornish 58
Mike Gay 60
Justin Ashton 60
Tony Pert 60
David Tomlinson 60
Daniel Sweet 60
Nathan Boyes 62
James Carve 62
Dustin Warren 63
Travis Brougham 63
Ben Ratell 63
Paul Thompson 66
Adam Silva 66
Ian Fournier 67
Corey Driscoll 68
Eric Schutz 68
Steve Carey 69
 
Open Women Pro
Charie Crick 75
Carrie Driscoll 79
Brittainy Brougham 80
Lori Hower 81
Tamara Mojocha 81
Luci Gale 90
 
Advanced Women(white tees)
Dawn Croasmun 84
Tabatha Patrican 88
 
 
Master Women(white tees)
Joy Spurin 89
 
Intermediate Women(white tees)
Beth Lucey 110
 
Juniors(white tee)
Malu Monigan 86
Conor Driscoll 103
 
 Masters later when well rested.

During the meeting, several items were covered.

New plaques were created for winners of each respective division.

The Hall of Fame plaque has started with Stevie Campbell as the first honoree.

Scott Martin, Ant Isaacs, and Shayan Keramati have won the TD of the year award with their hard work and dedication towards the tournament that they host this year.

TX11 shared their vision for 11th annual Deaf Disc Golf Championships in Austin, Texas during Memorial Day weekend in 2011. Credit goes to David Simmons for Powerpoint presentation with David Tomlinson as the co-presenter. TX11 looks forward to breaking IL09 attendance record. Will you be there?

WA12 shared their vision for 12th annual Deaf Disc Golf Championship nearby Seattle, Washington. Mike Gay is sharing his thoughts verbally about their intentions. We look forward to their Powerpoint presentation in Texas next year.

A proposal to require each National Bid to have a logo has been passed. For future interested parties, if you want to bid to have National Deaf Disc Golf at your location, be sure to draw up your logo beforehand to signify that you have started a plan beforehand!

Another proposal required each National event to be PDGA sanctioned. This too passed. From now on, PDGA sanctioning will ensure accurate data information that can be quickly be recalled for future purposes.

Outlaw Doubles has returned. A proposal to have doubles become “bring your own partner” competition has been passed. So at TX11, bring your own partner and see if you can take down the rest of the field!

Several other hot topics include: How many rounds should a DDGA National have for minimum? What months should be available for hosting DDGA National? Should an officer serve two years or one? What should the criteria be for the Hall of Fame?

Congratulations to Nathan Boyes for being elected to serve as the DDGA President for the next year.

Bid for 2013 Nationals will take place Saturday evening at the DDGA Banquet.

The first round is over on the blue base course. Dain Sivak(GA) is on a misson for that USDGC prize as he turns in a -5 for a 53 with 8 birdies. Tim Monigan(MD) is showing good form with 6 birdies at -2 with a 56. Jeremy Quiroga(NY) has also tied for -2 with a 56. Patrick Harris(VT) had 5 birds and an eagle 2 on hole 7 to finish -1 at 57. Defending champion Justin Ashton(TX) sits at +2 with a 60.

For the ladies, Charie Crick(MD) leads at 75. Rounding out second place is Carrie Driscoll(RI) who trails by 4 w a 79.

In the Master age-protected division, Jamie Clark(FL) is leading the pack with a 62. Jimmy Starr(TX) is trailing the leader with a 65. Scott Martin(WA) is chasing him down with a 69.

In the Advanced Amateur division, Shayan Keramatic(MA) is tied with Nick Ogrizovich(VT) with a 71 and Josiah Smith(MA) is trailing in third.

For the Advanced Amateur Female dvision, Dawn Croasman(MD) has an 84 and Tabatha Patrician(MA) has an 88.

Microshowers and 10-20 mph winds are hitting the slopes today. Brave Men and Women are saying the show must go on.

The long distance contest consisted of a slope uphill. David Tomlinson(TX), Daniel Sweet(TX), and Nathan Boyes(OR). are competing to win the Long Distance Title with an estimated 280-340 feet uphill distance for the winning toss. David Tomlinson proved his prowess once again winning his third Long Distance title.

The Putting contest became a Ring of Fire elimination format that earned a sudden death 40 feet competition between Tony L. Pert(FL) and Dain Sivak(GA). Tony L. Pert has emerged as the victor and continues his hot streak of winning Championships in the side games. Will he emerge as a darkhorse contender for the singles championship? Time will tell!

The final tally for registration consists of 55 players.
21 – Men Open
6 – Women Open
6 – Master Men Open
1 – Masters Woman Open
10 – Master Men Amateur
6 – Advanced Amateur Men
2 – Advanced Amateur Women
1 – Intermediate Woman
2 – Juniors

Registrations are slowly trickling in at the door. Player Packs are to be had for those who did the Early Bird Combo Registration.

Long Distance and Putting competitions are underway.

2:00 p.m. EST is the start time to kick off the singles competition. Who will emerge victor on Saturday evening?