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Welcome to Pittsburgh Flying Disc

Home of the 2015 PDGA Pro Disc Golf World Championships!!!

This is the place to be for every Tournament, Event, and update going on with our great club!

Please visit our Calendar to check for upcoming events.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS AND INFORMATION

COVID-19 UPDATE

Dearest disc golf community,

We want to inform everyone that Schenley Park is now OPEN to play. The baskets have been reinstalled by city parks.

We want to thank the course promoters for their efforts in getting the baskets back in!

At this time all of the disc golf courses we steward are OPEN to the public with the exception of Knob Hill Park and Linbrook Park.

When returning to the disc golf course we encourage you to follow social distancing guidelines set forth by the State of Pennsylvania!

https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/

Although event sanctioning has not been reinstated by the PDGA we also encourage that you use the best practices for contactless play.

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/letsbringitback

OPEN -
Moraine State Park (Lakeview DGC)
Deer Lakes Disc Golf Course
Schenley Park
Philips Park
Slippery Rock University DGC
North Boundary Park DGC

CLOSED-
Knob Hill Park

Linbrook DGC (Playable at own risk)

North Boundary Flex Start

Saturday, June 20, 2019 8am-6pm

Event Information: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/North_Boundary_Flex_Start_2020

Pittsburgh Flying Disc is excited to announce the inaugural PDGA event at North Boundary Park Disc Golf Complex! This will be a 1-round PDGA C-Tier Flex start event. North Boundary Park Disc Golf Course, 1171 N Boundary Rd, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

Tees & Fees: Players must register for a set tee time and show up at that time or forfeit their entry fees (unless otherwise agreed with the Tournament Director). Based on the division you select, a predefined list of tee times will be available. We will update a list of Players and Tee times daily, and the latest list can be found on the DiscGolfScene page within the Pictures section (look by Tee assignment).

Gold Tees – MPO ($20)

Blue Tees - MP40 ($20), MA1 ($15), MA40 ($15), FPO ($15)

White Tees - All other Divisions ($15)

There is a $5 mandatory course fee for all players for our use of the North Boundary Disc Golf Complex. This fee is paid to PFD and we will pay directly to Cranberry Township. In addition, there is a mandatory $2 PDGA fee per player.

Players not current with the PDGA will be required to pay a $10 Temporary Member Fee. Temp Member fees are waived for Women who are not current PDGA members - Sponsored by PFD!

Payouts:

Pro Divisions: Payouts distributed via Pay Pal.

All Amateur divisions: Due to COVID 19 this will be a Trophy Only event. All players will be able to select a disc during check-in equivalent in value to their entry fee. Winners from each division of at least 4 players will receive a trophy.

COVID-19 Requirements:

This tournament is pending a "green" zone determination by the PA Government. If Butler county is not assessed "Green", the tournament will be postponed to a later date.

We have been thoroughly preparing to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for all participants and appreciate your understanding and support as we maneuver through the challenges and requirements for hosting events currently. At registration, you will be required to acknowledge and agree to the specific requirements for this event. We have tried to make this as easy as possible for everyone so that all are aware of the specific rules:

Players should not show up if having any illness symptoms, if they had tested positive for COVID 19 within the last 14 days or have come in contact with anyone with COVID 19 in the last 14 days.
ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY - NO CASH REGISTRATION ON DAY OF EVENT.
NO PRACTICE ROUNDS DAY of EVENT. Players can warm up at practice baskets or at the Learn to play course. The course will be in the appropriate Pin locations on 6/13/2020 for practice.
Players must practice social distancing from arrival through departure at the event.
Players can arrive 10 minutes prior to their scheduled tee time and must depart immediately after the conclusion of their round (no congregating in parking lot).
Players should refrain from touching other players’ personal property and discs.
Players must bring their own food and beverages. No community water will be provided.

2020 Players Tag & Registration

Saturday, October 26, 2019 8am-6pm

This years tag league consists or a Bumble Bee Tag and PFD polo shirt. Shirts will be ordered in waves.

The next order will be placed sometime in early 2020 based on demand. PFD board members have a

limited stock on hand, so make sure you register online for your size.

Registration now open!

https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/2019_PFD_Players_Party

2020 Tournaments:

Shamrock Showdown

Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pennsylvania

*EVENT CANCELLED*

Double Dahn #1 - Amateur PFDO Fundraiser

Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Deer Lakes Park in Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Disc golf doubles tournament

This is a 2 round of 18 fun, fundraiser for the 2020 Amateur Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open. Half the money goes to payout, half goes to the AM PFDO.

Pick your own partner, pick a name and sign up!

MPO, MP40 and MA1 - Blue tees

FPO, MXPO, MA40 and MA2 - White Tees

All others will play red tees

Cash payout for pros, Merchandise payout for Ams and CTPs for all divisions!

More info to come...

2020 Alameda Temp Course Night Rounds

Friday Nights as scheduled at Alameda Park in Butler, Pennsylvania
Disc golf singles tournament

This event series runs 5 nights at Alameda park. This will be a Night Round on a temp course. The temp course will be setup next to the Purple park.

Check-in from 8:45pm-9:15pm
We will have a short players meeting and then tee off

This event is open to all skill levels.
All money will be collected at the event.

10$ Bring your own discs. (This is a night round make sure they light up or glow)
There will be lights and batteries available to purchase.

There will be a few divisions. With Prizes for top finishers.

Night Round 5

Any questions please contact me at

PFD Women's Global Event

Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Deer Lakes Park in Tarentum, Pennsylvania
C-tier · PDGA sanctioned singles tournament

*EVENT POSTPONED

MORE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED*

Bumble Pig Jamboree

Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pennsylvania
Disc golf teams tournament

*EVENT CANCELLED*

2020 Trash Panda Hoopla

Friday, July 10, 2020 at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pennsylvania
Disc golf singles tournament

2020 Trash Panda Hoopla.

This is a night round

Saturday July 10th
Player check-in / Sign up 8:30pm-9:15pm
Players Meeting 9:15pm
Tee Off 9:30pm

It will cost 25$ to play and includes a custom glow in the dark T-shirt. Anyone registered after July 12th will have to be first come first serve on the extra shirts I order.
There will be several divisions all skill levels welcome.
I will have Batteries and Lights available for purchase. (1$ per LED/Battery combo)

Any questions please email me at
I will be there rain or moonshine. If there lightning we will cancel and try to find a make up date.

Can Am Cup 22 Team Matchplay Championship

Sat-Sun, August 8-9, 2020 at Browns Farm in South Dayton, New York
Disc golf teams tournament

Brown's Farm Disc Golf Course
8744 South Dayton-Silver Creek Road
South Dayton, NY 14138

When: August 8-9, 2020
Sign-in 7:30-8:30 AM, Players Meeting 8:35-8:50
Shotgun Tee-off 9:00 AM

Entry: $360 Per Team of Six (6) players: 2 Open, 2 Am (never taken PDGA tournament $), 1 Woman & 1 Master (over 40). Price includes: $10 course fee per player, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday, tent camping on site (first come, first pick). Team members can register individually.

12-team limited field. IF, AND ONLY IF, we have 4 fully-rostered teams on waitlist by the close of registration July 26, we will expand to 16 teams.

Format: 9 holes of match play each round. Each match won earns 1 point for your team. Tied matches = 1/2 point. Top four teams play for medals, payout via paypal or merch, and possession of Can Am Cup for 1 year.

Side Games: $2 Ace Pool, 50/50 Drawing, Home Baked Goods for Longest Drive on hole #18 (from each tee) and Closest To the Pin on hole #4 (from each tee).

A majority of the team (4/6) MUST be from the same geographic area (within 60 mile radius).

Am players must be true amateurs, having not taken PDGA tournament or Can Am Cup cash.

Master player’s age is based on their year of birth NOT their birthdate.

CAN AM CUP TEAM MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT RULES

Rosters, including substitutes, must be submitted as final by the close of registration (11 pm July 31, 2019), to insure roster eligibility. Team entry fees must be paid in full by July 31.

Roster positions: Open 1, Open 2, Master (age 40+), Woman, Amateur 1, Amateur 2. Master player’s age is based on their year of birth NOT their birthdate. Ams must never have accepted Can Am Cup or PDGA tournament cash. A majority of the team (4/6) MUST be from the same geographic area (within 60 mile radius).

Tee Assignments: GOLD TEES -- Open 1, Open 2, Masters. WHITE TEES -- Women, Am 1, Am 2.

Teams may also register up to two substitute players. Teams can substitute up to two eligible roster players during the tournament, but only at the beginning of a new match. Once a player is substituted for they may not return to play more matches. Teams may not move players between roster positions once the tournament has begun.

Pool play: 9-hole matches against same roster players from other teams in your pool. Earn a team point for winning more holes in match than opponent. Earn a ½ point for a tie.

NOTE: SCORECARDS FROM POOL PLAY MATCHES THAT ARE NOT TURNED IN TO TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATOR BY 7 PM SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN BOTH TEAMS IN THAT MATCH BEING PENALIZED 1/2 POINT.

Scoring: matches that are over before the nine holes are finished are not necessary to complete. Scores for matches are reported as the number of holes up and the number of holes remaining in the nine-hole match when the match was closed out. Thus, Player A who is up by two holes with only one hole remaining reports the win as 2up and 1. Player B was "dormie" at the beginning of the eighth hole as they needed to win the last two holes to salvage a tie in the match.

Pool standings determination: First criteria -- total team points earned.
Second criteria: head to head results.
Third criteria: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Fourth criteria: total margin of match victories won by team.

CROSSOVER MATCH SCORECARDS NOT TURNED IN TO TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATOR BY NOON SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN 1/2 POINT PENALTY TO BOTH TEAMS IN THE MATCH.

Semi-Final: Top team of Pool A plays second place team from Pool B, and top team from Pool B plays second place team from Pool A in 9 hole matches. Semi's are played with blank slate regarding team points. First tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Second tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.

Final Match: Winners of semi-finals play 9-hole matches that cannot end in a tie for the Gold medals. Losers of semi-finals play 9-hole matches that cannot end in a tie for the Bronze medals. Finals are played with blank slate regarding team points. First tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Second tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.

The 2020 Professional Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open

Sat-Sun, August 22-23, 2020 at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pennsylvania
Pro-only A-tier · PDGA sanctioned singles tournament

Welcome to the 2020 Professional Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open! The PFDO returns to the A-tier schedule in 2020 with three rounds over two days at the beautiful Moraine State Park Disc Golf Course, home of the 2015 Professional World Championships. Competitors will play two shotgun start rounds on Saturday with tee times for the final round on Sunday.

As a PDGA sanctioned A-Tier, all minimum tour standards shall be met. All players must therefore be PDGA members. We are offering four divisions for the event; MPO, FPO, MP40, and MP50. A minimum of 8 competitors are required for the MP40 and MP50 divisions. If 8 competitors are not registered in both of these divisions two weeks prior to the event, the divisions will be combined to the MP40 division automatically. There is no minimum requirement for the MPO and FPO fields.

Registration will open for all FPO, MP40, and MP50 divisions as well as MPO competitors with a rating above 1000 on March 18, 2020 at 8:00pm EST. MPO competitors with a rating above 970 will be able to register starting April 1, 2020 followed by open registration on April 15.

MPO and MP40 divisions will be playing from the gold (long) tee pads all three rounds while the FPO and MP50 divisions will play from the blue (middle) tee pads for the entirety of the event. The pins will remain in the same location for all three rounds and will be set a minimum of one week prior to the event.

Any comments or questions may be directed to the tournament staff. We can’t wait to see you in August!

The Hunt at Deer Lakes - Driven by Innova

Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Deer Lakes Park in Tarentum, Pennsylvania
C-tier · PDGA sanctioned singles tournament

PDGA C-Tier Presented by Pittsburgh Flying Disc

Save the date for The Hunt at Deer Lakes.

More info. to come!

Knobulus - Driven by Innova

Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Knob Hill Park in Wexford, Pennsylvania
C-tier · PDGA sanctioned singles tournament

PDGA C-Tier Presented by Pittsburgh Flying Disc

Save the date for Knobulus

More info. to come!

2020 Leagues:

2020 Pittsburgh Flying Disc Bag Tags

October '19 - October '20 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Welcome to 2020 PFD Bag Tags!

This will be an official leader board to roughly keep track of who has what tag.

Remember, bag tags are only fun if you actually play. Keeping a tag for the whole year ruins it for everyone, so get out and throw!

If you take a tag, or own a tag that is not on the leader board, please update the board or contact either Chris Lachendro or Dustin Schrock.

To get a bag tag, contact Lori Merriman or come to a PFD event.

Benefits include:
End of the year tournament,
End of the year party,
Disc for joining,
and your bag tag!

If you would like a bag tag and become a PFDS Bagtag Player, contact Lori Merriman

Benefits include an end of the year tournament, end of the year party, disc for joining, and your bag tag!

Remember, bag tags are only fun if you actually play. Keeping a tag for the whole year ruins it for everyone, so get out and throw!

https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/2019_PFD_Players_Party

2020 Sunday Devotional

March 31, 2020 - November 2020 • Warrendale, Pennsylvania
Singles league

Points Series League

The Sunday Devotional is a PFD local league which includes PDGA rated rounds. This league is a point series league where players will accumulate points over the regular season and will compete in the playoffs at the end of the season. The season will run from March - November

Location:
The leagues home course is Knob Hill Community Park in Warrendale PA. Every 4th or 5th round, the league will travel to an alternative course for play. The location of each weeks round will be posted on the schedule. Upon request from the PFD, the leagues playing location for a given week may be adjusted to accommodate specific PFD activities. The schedule that is posted is current but is subject to be adjusted. Although not expected, please look for any updates that may be posted
Time:
Start time is 10:00 am so please arrive by 9:45 for registration. We reserve the right to adjust the start time to accommodate the PFD, players, and the league commissioner when required. Please check the Pittsburgh Sunday Devotional league website to confirm location and time.
Entry Fees:
Each player wishing to participate in the Sunday Devotional must pay an entry fee.
Entry Fee: $4
PFD Fee: $1
PDGA Fee: $1
Total Entry Fee = $6
Optional Ace Pot = $1
From the Entry Fee, $1 from each player each week played will be set aside for the overall point series payouts at year end.
Divisions:
Players can decide to play in different divisions on a week by week basis, but points earned will remain in each division played.
Tee Assignments:
Unfortunately due to PDGA guidelines all divisions must play the same tees in a given week to be sanctioned. We will make this as accommodating as possible for all divisions. Please refer to the news section for an overview of tee assignments for each given week.
Points:
Players will compete in the division of their choice and will accumulate 1 point for each week played, and 1 point for each player they beat or tie within their division (points won in each division are counted separately). Each player's top 20 rounds played will earn you points towards your division. Anyone with at least 10 weeks played will earn a 50 point bonus. At least 15 rounds played 75 point bonus. 20 or more rounds played 100 point bonus. The person who plays the most rounds will earn the title of "2020 Devotee" and earn a 150 point bonus for the playoffs. Double Points weeks will occur once every 3 weeks and during travel rounds to encourage a higher turnout. During these weeks players accumulate 2 points for each week played and 2 points for each player they beat or tie within their division
Weekly Payouts:
Weekly Payouts will follow PDGA standard payout tables. All divisons will be paid out cash. $1 from each round will be kept for year end points series winnings.
The ace pot is capped at $200. Once the ace pot exceeds $200, a separate reserve ace pot is created.
The league will run a total of (27) Sunday's with the final week being playoff's. The final playoff will be 2 rounds. The format and point systems for the playoffs are currently to be determined.

Division suggested PDGA ratings for this league:
Open 925+
Advanced 850-925
Intermediate 850 & below
If you're on the fringe I recommend playing up.

Questions? Contact Eden Gonano

Deer Lakes Monday PDGA League

April 2020

More Information Available for 2020 season Soon!

Any questions, please contact Matt Rosier

2020 Knob Hill Tuesday Doubles

April 2020

Hosted at Knob Hill Park - Random Draw Doubles Event Sarting at 5:00pm

Weekly cash payout event

$5.00 player fee each session

$1.00 ace pool entry

Optional $1 Ace Pot, $1 CTP, and $1 for two shots at Putt Pot

More Information Available for 2020 season Soon!

Schenley Park Wednesday Night Disc Golf League 2020

April 2020

More Information Available for 2020 season Soon!

Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/108175609202886

Moraine Weekly Double 2020

April 2020

Weekly Doubles League Starting at 5:15pm

All skill levels welcome.

We split into A, B, and C players based on skill level.
Partners are assigned randomly.
A players play from the Gold Tees
B players play from the Blue Tees
C Players play from the White Tees

This has been a very fun and surprisingly balanced format.

Email if you have any questions.

LINKS:

PFD Facebook Page

Pittsburgh Disc Golf Community FB Page

PFD Instagram

Disc Golf Scene Page