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Don’t forget the special bonus for those who renew or get new membership for 2012 before December 31st, 2011.

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the 12th National Deaf Disc Golf Championship in Washington 2012!

Registration is OPEN for WA12!

12th National Deaf Disc Golf Championship
Hosted by the Washington Deaf Disc Golf Association
WA12 Registration Form

PDF Flyer is on www.wa12.org home page

Registration can be done online via DDGA store

DATE:       July 11-14, 2012
PLACE:      Lakewood King County Park (Seattle) & SeaTac Park (SeaTac)

ENTRY FEE:

Men

__ $100 Men Open (MPO)
__ $85   Men Masters (MPM)
__ $75   Men Grandmasters (MPG)
__ $60   Men Amateur Advanced (MA1)
__ $50   Men Amateur Intermediate (MA2)
__ $60   Men Masters Advanced (MM1)
__ $60   Men Grandmasters Advanced (MG1)
__ $30   Men Recreational
__ $10   Juniors (Ages 17 or less)

Women

__ $60 Women Open (WPO)
__ $50 Women Masters (WPM)
__ $30 Women Amateur (WA1)
__ $20 Women Recreational
__ $10 Juniors (Ages 17 or less)

Deaf Disc Golf Association, Active membership required to participate in Deaf Nationals.
__ $25    New Open Membership fee
__ $15    Open membership renewal fee
__ $20    New Amateur membership fee
__ $10    Amateur membership renewal fee

ADDITIONAL FEE: (Optional)
__ $5      Closest To Pin (CTP)
__ $10      Long Distance Contest
__ $10      Putting Contest
__ $4      ACE Pot
__ $10      Bring Your Own Player Doubles (per player)
Name of your partner ________________________
__ $20      Banquet Fee (per adult)
__ $10      Banquet Fee (per child 17 and under)
__ Donate    $50 or more for Tee Sign

Early Bird registrants will receive a Dri-Fit shirt and super players pack if registering by no
later than May 30, 2012. If registering after May 30, 2012, registrants will receive a player
pack except shirt.

Please circle SHIRT SIZE:       XS   S   M   L   XL   XXL

Refund Policy:
If notice is received by May 31, 2012, 100% entry fee will be refund. After May 31, there will be a $25 administrative fee. If notified after June 30, 2012, no refund will be issued.

ENTRY FORM:

NAME:       __________________________________________

ADDRESS:    __________________________________________

__________________________________________

VIDEOPHONE:    __________________________________________

EMAIL:       __________________________________________

By voluntarily applying to participate in WA12-NDDGC tournament, you will agree to abide by the rules and conditions of the event.  The decisions of the tournament director will be final. The tournament director reserves the right to disqualify players for infractions to the rules. All PDGA rules apply along with any conditions detailed at each player’s meeting. By entering the event, you hold no liability to the host city, host course/owner, tournament direct(s) sponsors, promoters, staff, or volunteers. I acknowledge danger of injuries and hereby accept the risk.

_____________________________       ____________
Player’s Signature                             Date

We really want to encourage everyone to come out for this event.  Bring a friend and or family member with you playing the “12th National Deaf Disc Golf Championship”.

There are so many fun things to do up here.

More to come!!

Thank you for your time.

Gerardo Di Pietro
WA12 Chairperson

CONTACT:
Gerardo Di Pietro Tournament Chairperson Wa12gerardo@gmail.com
•Mailing Address 7034 19th Avenue NW Seattle, WA 98117

Make Check or Money Order:
WDDGA-WA12
* Send entry forms & payment to this address

Do not send any mail on and after June 30, 2012

Paypal: Send payment to DDGA Store at ddgatreasurer@gmail.com

Renew your DDGA membership anytime for 2012 or become a new member today.

DDGA Store – Paypal

DDGA Membership form

Renew or new members before December 31, 2011 will get a bonus surprise.

We here at the DDGA wish Justin Ashton good luck at the Player’s Cup.
He’s set to take on Phil Arthur in the first round.
Good luck Justin !! Represent us well!

For all you disc golfers at home, you can participate in the player’s cup by entering a bracket.

Tony L. Pert is representing Deaf disc golfers at the United States Disc Golf Championship this week.

Be sure to follow Tony’s round by following @deafdiscgolf on twitter.

We, here at the DDGA, wish Tony good weather, multiple birdies, and a mystical barrier that prevents his discs from going out of bounds!

Congratulations to one of our own, Nichola “Nika” Landry, for earning first place in Advanced Masters at the Chick Flick. This is an event designed to ensure that only ladies will have the fun playing disc golf! 79 Ladies participated in this event, including two other Deaf ladies, Kanesha Kindblade and Tracy Buckner. Do we have a future pro Deaf lady disc golfer on the rise? Kanesha was able to win the Recreational division on her first try!

If you take a moment to scroll down in the article, you’ll find Nika representing Deaf disc golf.

Be on the lookout for next year’s Chick Flick. It’ll be the 5th annual on August 4th-5th, 2012 at same ol’s Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, OR!! Dare we see more ladies attend this event?

Congratulations to Tony L. Pert for placing first in the first ever PDGA Global Tournament.

Tony was able to average 969 rated disc golf to secure the title in Intermediate division.

Tony’s win at the Global event has awarded him a paid spot at the PDGA Championships in September and he has also qualified for the 2011 United States Disc Golf Championships in October!

Other Notables:
20th place in Advanced WOMEN – Brittany Brougham with a 728 average.
80th place in Advanced – Patrick Harris with a 913 average.
118th place in Advanced – Travis Brougham with a 862 average.
126th place in Advanced – Corey Driscoll with a 799 average.
12th in Advanced MASTERS – James Clark with a 929 average.
210th place in Intermediate – Paul Fries with a 759 average.

After the first 21 holes, Boyes was at +11, and with round 3 in the books, Boyes was able to climb his way back to even out his total score. The winds started out with 10-20mph and picked up to 30mph during the last 10-15 holes. Boyes confessed that the overstability of the Boss and Force helped him with factoring in the wind. He was able to birdie hole #10 which plays at 460 feet. His 60 foot birdie putt with a deadly downgrade behind the basket aimed true. Boyes was able to secure a total of 7 birdies and struggled with only one hole in the third round. He earned a double bogey on Hole 7 with 800 feet surrounded by multiple out of bound obstacles. Some would say earning a double bogey on that hole is luckier than most! All day long, crazy par saves from tight spots with a trusty IL09 red wizard kept him in the game. The birdies were earned off the tee with throws from the following: Hurricane, Force, Buzz, Nuke, Wizard, Buzz, and a Teebird to show how diverse the holes were.

Ashton is climbing back into the fray. He was able to score 86 on a par of 89. He got four birdies and safely kept his disc in bounds on all 27 holes. The highlight was a hard earned “5″ on the 1,288 feet hole with OB roped all the way to the basket on left and right side. Ashton was able to keep his disc inbound the entire length of that hole. Ashton also reports that Hole F was an ace run but earned no metal. The disc of the day for Ashton was a Destroyer. He shares that his mentality has changed. In the past he would obsess with the holes and now he has to ignore the past holes while focusing on the next shot.

Both Ashton and Boyes are candidates to join Team DGA in 2012. Look for the Squall and Hurricanes to become a staple of their bags.
Tonight is the Flymart and DDGA has a booth. Look for them there!

With a 10:00a cst start time, the boys finally turned in their scorecard at 3:15p for Nathan Boyes and 3:30p for Justin Ashton. Boyes was able to secure 7 birdies and limited himself to 1 bogey and 1 double bogey for 4 under par. Ashton ended his birdieless streak with 5 birdies this round, however he found trouble on 7 bogey holes to end up with 2 over.

Ashton had his pro destroyer clang off basket #23 uphill about 310feet for a near ace. So close! Boyes was able to deuce that scary cliff hole. Boyes shared that DGA discs, huuricane, squall, and aftershocks helped him on several of these holes. Weather reports that wind played a factor in this round ranging from 5mph up to 30mph. Lots of golf left! Keep throwing!