July - August 2006

2nd Annual Kiwanis Disc Golf Tournament

8/29/06 - On September 9th the 2nd Annual Kiwanis Disc Golf Tournament will be held at the Stoughton Kiwanis Disc Golf Course located in Amundson Park in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

This tournament is a fun event to introduce America's fastest growing sport, disc golf, to the community. Players of similar skill and age levels will compete against one another in an 18 hole, lowest score competition. The entry fee of only $3 per student, $5 per adult, or $10 per family includes entry into the competition, a free soft drink, an opportunity to learn how to play Disc Golf from advanced players, and the chance to win prizes in their division and novelty categories.

Never tried disc golf? There are separate brackets for beginning and advanced players with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes in each division. Prior to the start of competition, experienced disc golfers will offer a Free Disc Golf Clinic and answer questions.

For more information about this event go to the MADC Forum or view the registration information Here

Next MADC Board Meeting September 19th

8/22/06 - The next MADC Board meeting will be held at The Cool Beans Coffee Cafe near East Towne Mall on Tuesday Spetember 19th. Start time is at 6:30 P.M.Click here for a map to Cool Beans Coffee Cafe

UW Madison Disc Golf Club

8/17/06 - The University of Wisconsin Madison now has an offical Disc Golf Club.

On August 31st and September 1st there will be an all day membership drive in the green space next to Vilas Hall, if you can volunteer contact Galen Wiese also on September 1st the 1st Annual BADGER DISC GOLF KICKOFF, Hiestand Park, 5:30 pm. For more information go to the UW Disc Golf Webpage

Membership Drive 2006 -- JOIN and WIN

8/12/06 - How would you like to WIN a Marshall Street Disc Golf video? If you are not already a member of the Madison Area Disc Club, subscribed to the dgolfers email distribution list, or registered on the MADC Forum, NOW is the time to JOIN, SUBSCRIBE, REGISTER and WIN.

All new members will be entered into a drawing for a Marshall Street Disc Golf Video. ONE Video will be given away for each category of community.

So here's how to WIN

1. You can join the club by printing out the membership form from the website
2. You can subscribe to the dgolfers email distribution list by Clicking Here
3. You can register yourself in the MADC Forum by going to theMADC Forum

JOIN, SUBSCRIBE, REGISTER and WIN. TODAY

Saturday Afternoon League

8/9/06 - A Saturday afternoon league will now be held at Hiestand Park starting at 2:00. The format will be Random Draw Doubles and costs $5 ($4 to the pot, $1 Ace pool). For more information Contact: Chad Lukes or check Saturday PM League thread on the MADC Forum.

No Dogs Allowed

8/9/06 - This is just a reminder that the Madison Parks Department does not allow dogs (even on-leash) at either Hiestand or Elver Park. The City of Madison Parks Division has four off-leash dog exercise areas for dogs so please use them. Click here for Dog Parks in Dane County

Remember PLEASE leave your dogs at home when you go to either Hiestand or Elver to play disc golf.

Next MADC Board Meeting August 16th

8/9/06 - The next MADC Board meeting will be held at The Cool Beans Coffee Cafe near East Towne Mall on Wednesday August 16th. Start time is at 6:30 P.M.Click here for a map to Cool Beans Coffee Cafe

Mad City Open Results Posted

7/24/06 - The Second day results from the 14th Mad City Open are now posted on the Upcoming Events Page or you can Click Here to view them.

Mad City Open Results Posted

7/22/06 - The first day results from the 14th Mad City Open are now posted on the Upcoming Events Page or you can Click Here to view them.

Notice: Courses are Closed for the Mad City Open

7/22/06 - Notice: Whenever there is a tournament, at a course, the course is closed to any play, but those players playing in the tournament.

Courses are closed for the Mad City Open on Saturday and Sunday:

• Elver Park will be closed on Saturday,
• Token Creek and Hiestand will be closed on Sunday.

14th Mad City Open - July 22-23, 2006

7/14/06 - Online Registration and Payment are still available for both days of the 14th Mad City Open.

July 22 for Junior and Intermediate players

July 23 for Advanced and Professional players

You can register and pay online for the 14th Mad City Open at either titleDISC.com or Take Flight Today

Mad City Open - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

07/14/06 - If you can't play in the Mad City Open but still want to participate the Mad City Open needs staff volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering for one round an entire day or the whole weekend please look at the Job Descriptions Here and then fill out the Volunteer Form and mail it in TODAY!

Volunteers will recieve a player package for a full day / week end, and a shirt or disc for half day/ full round. Lunch will also be included.

For more information contact Brad Wendt

No Dogs Allowed

7/14/06 - This is just a reminder that the Madison Parks Department does not allow dogs (even on-leash) at either Heistand or Elver Park. The City of Madison Parks Division has four off-leash dog exercise areas for dogs so please use them. Click here for Dog Parks in Dane County

Remember PLEASE leave your dogs at home when you go to either Heistand or Elver to play disc golf.

Elver Park Trash Cans

7/13/06 - There will be a work day at Elver Park tonight starting at 5:30 PM. This work day will be to prepare and distribute the 18 garbage cans that were donated to the club by the westside Wal Mart to help facilitate trash collection and removal from the course.

There will be a variety of different things needing to be done

• Labeling the garbage cans
• Drilling holes in the bottoms of the cans
• Cutting holes in the lids
• Drilling holes and attaching lids to cans
• Transporting cans to holes
• Picking up each hole to get things started

If you are able to help out even if it it just for a short time please stop by and look for the giant stack of garbage cans to find out which shelter we are at.

Please stop by and show your support for the Elver Park Disc Golf Course and the Madison Area Disc Club by helping out with this project.

If you are interested in Adopting a hole to help with trash removal from the course please look at the Adopt-a-Hole Link for more information

Notice: Courses are Closed for Tournaments

7/8/06 - Notice: Whenever there is a tournament, at a course, the course is closed to any play, but those players playing in the tournament.

Upcoming tournaments in Madison are:

• Mad City Open: July 22nd, and July 23rd @Elver on Saturday, Token Creek and Hiestand on Sunday.

We would encourage all who haven't tried playing in a tournament to register and check it out.