**$25,000 in VEGAS**

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February 83 Circular Vol VI No I

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- -Latest from the rumor mill is a $25,000. purse for Freest e, Ull·~mate, & Disc Golf. To be sponsored by the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, a $100 entry ~ee\ will buy ·you a room in the hotel during the tourney, April 1, 2, & 3.

**D.G.A. TOUR DATES SET**

This year the D.G.A. will award points at each tournament. These points will determine the qualifiers for the D.G.A. World Championship, July 29-31. The number of players that will be invited will be determined by the number of players from each region. Therefore

' the more players, the more that will qualify. You cen also earn points at tournaments outside your region.

D.G.A. Tour Dates for the Southz

March 19/20 •••• Rockledge Disc Golf Course May 22/23 •••• Free Flight Disc GOlf Course Rockledge, Fl. Nashville, TN

April 9/10 •••• Brahan Springs Disc Golf Course May 28/?9 •••• u. of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL Huntsville, AL

April 16/17t ••• Meeman Shelby St•te Park June 18/19 •• Somerset Park Memphis, TN GlAsgo, KY

April 23/24 •••• Horizon Park June 18/19 Burns Park Winston , Salem, N.c. N. Little Rock

iApril 30/l .... Chllstain Park June 25/?6 Redstone •rsenal AtlantA, GA Huntsville, AL

April 30/l ..... Otter Creek Park June 25/?6 Bowling Green

May 7/8 \ ....... FT. Knox, KY Warriors Path State Park

Bowling Green, KY July 9/10 ~ •• Laffrienien Park

Kingsport, TN MetArie, LA May 7/8 ........ Red River Park July 16/17 Cargill Park

May 14/15 ...... Shreveport, La. Iroquios Park

Shreveport, LA July 23/24 •• t.rinchester Park

Louisville, KY May lft/15 ...... Cedars of Lebannon

Murfreesboro, TN ***OTHER TOURNAMENTS***

June 6-11 •• Eastern Nationals, l.F.A., D.G.A. - Manassas, Vii. June 18/19. S.E. Nationals, Disc Golf, SCF----Huntsville, AL June 27-July 2 •• Central States Nationals, I.F.A., D.G.A.

ST. Lou i~? ,- Mo. July 29-3l ••• D.G.A. ~rld Championship •• T.B.A. August 22-?8 •• I.F.A. WORLD CHAHPIONSHIP •• Irvine, CA

As forewarned, the D.G.A. has 70, 71 molds •• $10

SO molds. •$9 .50

NE~ DISC GOLF PRICES ANNOUNCED upped the price.s of golf discs.

100 molds •• $9 40,41,42 molds •• $8.50

Winchester, TN

**CONGRArUL~IONS**** TO: Ken Folger and wife, They have a new bouncing baby boy. Ken said he will be teaching him to putt soon.

Send remittance to T. Monroe at Circular.

Subscriptions to the circular ure ~4 per year. Send cu~h, check, or money order to Tom Monroe, 617 Cleermont Dr. S.t., Huntsville, Al. 35801. If there is a -./in this box 0 you owe for another year. If your friend s read the ~ircu1ar, let them h-:d p pay.

February 83

I.F.A. cans N.A.S. *SPECIAL EDITION* Vol VI No.2, Feb 83

In • surprise move th•t has ruined vacation plans around the country, uham-0/Kransco has pulled their money out of the North American Series. This means the elimination of the three qualifing tournaments and the "orld ChAmpionship. Two of the tourneys will continue under a different format. The C•. tourney has been shortened to three days •nd will boast Ultimate and Disc•thon. MAnassas h•s shrunk to Fri., Sat., and Sun. It returns as the Bull Run . Pentathalon. The World Flying Disc Championships will once again take place in Santa Cruz.Tot•l purse this year is ~IO,ooo. The World Ch•mpionship for Masters and Seniors will be in San Diegq~ The S.E.Nationals will be in Huntsville. KAtional Championships in Disc-Golf and s.c.F. will be up for grabs. Fun events also. The $25,000 tourney in Las Vegas has been cancelled. That was quickl Now the big news. The U.S.Open Flying Disc Championships will be held in LA Mirada Ca. July 20-23.Co•Sponsored by Wham-0/Hazda-$30,000 purse Application invitations will be in the mail within the next few months· The D.G.A. Cedars of Lebbanon date has been moved back to the original date ofJu_~Jf.-4/5. This is due to the conflict of Louisville D.G.A.

Hail Order • Send remittance toT. Monroe at Circular addres~. Mini Special- 4 different minis for $6.00. Re: This ad. White I.F.A. I65g. witn blue ring. C-Ring------------$6.00 H.D.X. Unbre•kable I65g. Great for freestyle and Ultimate-$7.00 Rose H.D.X. with copper ring. 500 made. Only a few left.---$IO.OO Green I.O.X. 80-C. Great for the wall or freestyle, 6 left.--$8.00. O.G.A. Golf Discs. 71 mold ,up to 17Ig.----------------------------------------SIO.OO 70 mold, up to I68g.----------------------------------------$10.00 40,41,42, up to I69g.---------------------------------------~8.50 100 mold heavy ---------------------------------------------$9.00 50 mold, real heavy----------------------------------------$9.50 Please ~dd $1.00 per disc, $2.00 for up to 5. No postage for minis.

uith this special edition circular comes a special plea to all players and disc sport enthusiasts to come to the aid of all the disc organizations, This includes newsletters such as this one. ue need new subscribers and renewalls, if you are due to re-up, please do so. The word from I.F.A. is that they have discontinued Frisbee World magazine. They will urge everyone to subscribe to Flying Disc Magazine. This is also the time to support the players organizations and tournaments. Don't be suprised to here of a new

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type of structure from the D.G.A. We have a tradition to conbnue

in Al, Tn, Ga. La,and N.C. Ultimate and golf seem to be the most popular with freestyle a close runner up. There ar~ more~rneys scheduled now then ever before,lets keep it flying~-

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Subscrip~ions to the circular are ~4 per year. Send ca•h, check , or money order to Tom Monroe, 617 Cleermont Dr. S.E., Huntsville, .t.l. 35801. If there is a ../in this box 0 you owe for another year. If your friend ~

r~ad the ~ircular, le t them help pay. Hay 1983

The D.G. A. Tour is rolling right along. "e do need more pl~yers, the more players, the higher the percentAge for invitations in our region. Players in the South should be especially interes tec in ea rning points for the '·'orld Championship because the big event will be held in Huntsville, .?J. this summer& Last weekend, in Little Rock, Da r yl l Lynn of Memphis picked the winning city in a r andom drawing . Thanks to John David, Patti Kunkle, Lavone Wolfe, and Bruce uuus for pledging enough money to quali fy Huntsville for the event. '·'e still need pledges. Just think of all the travel money you will save and make a donation to Frisbee South of $25, $50, $100, or morel

New Players Organization--For years golfers have wanted their own Disc Golf Organi zation. Now yow have an opportunity to join the Disc Players Golf Association. This will be ~ and for the players. $5 get s you a voice and a quarterly newsletter. Hail your $5 to D.P.G.n. P.o. Box 1501 Davis, CAlifornia 95617.

The 1s t qualifying tournAment in Huntsville WAS held on the cAmpus at U.A.H. Players from TN, GA, KY, AND AL all received points toward the '·'orld Championship. Lavone '·'olfe edged out tom Monroe :.nd Bruce uillis for the top spot in the mens division. Patti Kunkle not only made a c l ean 1weep of the women's division, but placed i n the mens division As well. From the GlAsgow I Somerset :.rea Rick Gof f and Ralph Beckman wer e a pair of highly reg:.rded contenders. Barry Gill won the only DG A points for Tennessee. ************************************************************************************************ **Peter Laubert cancels his tournament.*~*World Flyning Di sc Championships: Contact Tom Shot

( 408) 462-5293. P.O. Box 73, Capitola, CA l i fo r n ia. 95010.****6th Annual LaHirada-D.G.P.A. National Championship-Contact : DAn Mangone , P.O. Box 911, LaHirada, CA 90637 (714) 523-5282.

**Louisville Frisbee Di sc Derby Hay 14/15. Iroquois Park Disc Golf Course. D.G.A. Points. Gol f , Distance, HT A, Freestyle. Prizes include trophies and $$. Entry fee $10. Call Steve §impson ( 502) 491- 2011 or send him your entry fee at 4221 Wallingford Lane, Louisville, KY 40718. # 3

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? lcm Kittyhawk Driver 168gm •• •• • •• •• • •• ••••••• ~8 Hidnite Flyer 100 mold 160-190gm •• $9 2lcm Generic Disc s extra heavy 170-lSOgm •••• •• $9 Hidnite Flyer SO mold 170-190 gm, the 2lcm Unre~l Disc Super heavy up to 200gm ••••• • $10 biggest golf disc you can buy •• ~9 . SO ?3cm Kittyhawl Sof touch 175gm • • • • ••••••••• ••• • ~8.50 Hinis •• 2 for $1. Midnite Flyer 70 mold (the last ones) 140-1 70gm$9 Add $1 for 1 disc, $? for 2 or more. Midnite Flyer 71 mol d-best disc you can buY••l70 gm--$10 Send order to Circular address

************************************************************************************************ **Vote**

You now have a chance to vote on t he mandatory weight rul e . we ar e collecting signatures for the vote. Pl edse fi ll out t he ballot and mail to the be l ow address. Circle choice.

YES, 1 want the weight res t riction dropped or No , I do not want the weight restriction dropped.

from the P.D.G.A. rules.

N~e POOA# D~E ~~~----~--------Hai l to Lavone Wolfe, '81 2 C laib~ :ne Rd . Huntsville, Al 35810. Make copies for your fr i ends.

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Subscrip~ions to the circular are S4 per year. Send ca&h, check, or money order to Tom Monroe, 617 Cleermont Dr. S.E., Huntsville, Al. 35801. If there is a v in this box c:::J you owe for another year. If your friend s r~ad the ~ircular, let them help pay •

isvi annual Disc Derby was held a week or so after the bia horse race in conjunction with Derby festivities. The big horses at the Disc Derby were David Greenwell in golf,~Bill Burns in Distance and Joe Essman in M.T.A. Mississippi *** Mike Delmas and his crew of southern discers hosted the 8th. Annual Ms. State Tournament. Making the trip from Ft.Yalton to Hattiesburg was Jeff Homburg. Jeff completely blew away the locals in golf distance and M.T.A. For his overall win , Jeff paddled home in his prize, a new canoe. D.G.A. Point Series**Here are some of the top qualifers from differ~nt cities. Atlanta--Jeff uatson, Joe Duncan,Greg Hosfelt, Ttm Geib, Tim Daniels& Phil Cantrell. '·'inston-Salem ,** John Sbs, AlAn Be•ver,Bill Frasier •nd Phil Heit. Otter Creek *** David Greenwell, Lavone '·'olfe in ~ rain soaked course. Kingsport Tn.** John Sias, Terry Johnson,BArry Gill, George Coffin & Tim Daniels. NOTE*****B ARRY GILL UINS A POLE HOLE ON I 18. GOOD SHOT B .ARRY l D.G.A. COMING- UP**** Ma. 21/2--Fre; Flight, ,ltifshville J u.25 IU Redstone ArseMl Ma. 28/29- Brahan Springs, Huntsville July 9./10-Tn. State M1boro June 4/5--Cedars of Lebbanon (non D.G.A.) Ju. 18/19-S.E. Nationals, Golf & M. T.A. July 43/24-Winchester Tn., points

(non-D.G.A.) apply to next year. July 29-31 D.G.A. World Championship--Huntsville

If you plan on coming to Huntsville for the l·!orld Golf, either as a player or a spect~tor you can receive special rates at thestmotels. Reserve rooms at least two weeks in advance for special rates. The Sheraton will be tournament H.Q. and the site of Th. and Fr. nite events. Free champange to disc golfers. $34 & $36. Tell all motels you are with the tournament. The Carriage Inn is $34 , $38. La Quinta $31. Holiday Inn $35,$40. Camping at Monte Sano St~te Park (534-3757) and the Space and Rocket Center (837-3400). All motels are on University Dr. which is Hwy. 72. The Sheraton is across the street from U.A.H. The rest are nearby. 1 New cataloge from Disc Covering the "'orld. The 1110st comprehensive to date.

Write to P.O.Box 125, Davis Ca. 95617 or call (916) 756-DISC The new Disc Players Golf Association is gaining new members daily. For

a low number send $5 to D.P.G.A., Box 1501, Davia Ca. 95617. This player run org&Dization will hold it's first national meeting in Huntsville July229.

s. E. National Frisbee Tournament June 18/19 U.A.H. Entry Form Name. ______________________________ _

Addres•·-----------------------------

Send entry to Tom Monroe at Circular.

Players meeting 9:00 Sa. at U. A<:i.

Ph. ( ) Division. Pro ____ , Am. _______ __

H F ___ _

Entry.Pro $12 ~. Ill!.. $10------Late fee $15

Includes disc and shirt

Sponsered by WTAK •M Dial 100. New station in townJ and they are into itl

*DGA*

Subscriptions to the circular are $4 per year. Send ca~h, check, or money order to Tom Monroe, 617 Cleennont Dr. S.~., Huntsville, Al. 35801. If there is a v in this box t::J you owe for another year. If your friends r~ad the ~ircular, let them help pay.

VOL VI NO 5 June 83

We are seetng very good turn out's for the DGA qualifying tourneys and those points are rolling inl As of the first of June approxiamately 20 men have qualified for the ~rld Championship. No word AS yet on womens standings. IMPORTANT& _TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS l ,Please send in your t~ur~ament results ASAP to Ted Smethers, so everyone gets the points they work so hard forl

Tournament Results: Free Flight: Top man was John Sias. It was rough going in the mud slides, but it takes

more than mere downpours to stop Disc Golfers. Brahan Springs: Winner here was Tom Monroe, with Lavone Wolfe 2nd, 11nd Jim "'beman lrd.

Congr11tulations to Phil C.<tntrell and Tim Daniels for their ACESl '·'ell deserved since: these two men have devoted a lot of time to cleaning up the course in preparation for the World Championships.

Cedars of Leba~: This was a fun tourney, even if our tents did get rained on Fri. nite. Joe Duncan was HOTI He not only placed 1st, he set the course record with an amazin~ ll under for a 43. There were 3 aces over this weekend, one by Hooks Hagoo ~tnd the other 2 by playeJ:Jfrom the Louisville Club.

DGA Tournaments Coming.J!2 June 18/19-Somerset KY } June 75/26-Redstone Arsenal Huntsville, AL June 25/26-Bowling Green, KY OTHER TOURNAMENTS-Non DGA QUALIFIERS June 18/19-S.E. Nationals, Huntsville, AL Golf and MTA.

for the World Disc Golf Championships will be head start on practice.

These are,of course,the last of our regioJs qualifying tourneys, so make plans to be there.

The new course designed especially ready to play 9n at U•H, so get a

July 9/10-Tennessee State at MTSU Contact David Iessler (615) 883-5436.

**NE'·' DISCS TO LOOK FOR AT THE '·URLD CHAMPIONSHIPS** 3 New discs from Discraft; 21,22, &24cm Sky Streaks.

WORLD DISC GOLF CH~IONSHIPS

PLUS--The EAGLE has landed. More details later.

Things are really looking good-we have planned a stand up dinner Sat. nite at the Alab•ma Space and Rocket Center, which is included in the entry fee for the tourney. Non-players c11n purchase passes to attend, we will be mailing info 'n this at a later date. We are selling ads for our program , money which will go to expenses and prize money. If you are interested in purchasing an ad, contact Tom or Denise 11t (205) 534-?733. Also, if you,or someone you are bringing to the tournament, would be interested in helping us out at the Championships, we need people for various jobs, such as collecting scorecards ­and checking them for accuracy; working concessions and disc sales, etc. Please call us for more details. **THANKS** We want to thank a few people f or their support of the upcoming World Championship. Bob Lewis and Dickie Blackstock hosted a tournament June 11/12, donating entry fees to the World Championship prize money. Also, thanks to Tim Willis and the Florida Disc Golf Assoc. for their contribution.

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**TOURNAMENT RESULTS**

WHAHO/HA7.DA $30,000 U.S. OPEN-OVERALL HEN

1st-Jeff Watson 2nd-Doug Branigan 3rd-~cott Zimme~n

MISSISSIPPI ~TATE -

OVERALL WHEN 1st-Judy Horowitz 2nd-Tami Pellicane

OVER ALL HF.N 1st-Jeff Homburg md-Rod ~trelau 3rd-Kevin Boudrueaz

4th-Tom ~trelau 5th-Hike Delmas

OVERALL ~HEN 1st-Kathy Waugh 2nd-Andi ~trelau 3rd-Chris ~trelau

***************************************************************************•****************** Ooltewah Reopens-The 18 hole DGA course in Chattanooga bas reopened with Cathy ~wift .. as new

manager. It is located 16 miles north of Chattanooga off 1-75. Call 238-5084. Exit &11-80 West to Golden Gallon, then up the access Rd. ~outh into the parking lot next to interstate.

********************************************************************************************** **WORLD Dl~C GOLF CHAHPION~HIP**

This tourney got off to a start Thurs. nite at a players meeting at the Sheraton, one subJect Ed Headrick discussed is a new proposal for the PDGA format. A newsletter is in the works to update PDGA members. Ted Smethers t~u~ coordinator spoke of his plans for next years UOGC, cont~ct your local pro or Tom Monroe for info , and start earning those points for next yearl Tee assignments were made, and Fri, morning the men converged upon 3 18 hole courses in a rotatio schedule for the first three rounds of play. Fri . morning the women held a players meeting to share ideas concerning the growth of womens divisions in disc golf. There were 21 women players in this tournament, a very good turn-out-something to be proud ofl There were 150 total players in three days of exciting tournament play. After 2 rounds Fri., and 1 round Sat. morning, the top 72 men gathered at Redstone Arsenal where tournament director Tom Monroe shot an amazing roun of 16 under, with an ace on hole -"2. His score of 38 put him in the lead until the completion of the 5th round, in which the top 36 players competed in this semi-final round at Brahan ~prings falling bark park, on ~unday morning. Jeff Watson moved into 1st, and stayed there where he finis Sunday afternoon the top four men played on the UAH Championship course, 'eff Watson, Tom Monroe, Lew Satterfield, and Tom Krajna played a crowd-pleasing round, with spectators & camera crews watching their every move. The results were braadcast nationally on CNN, E~PN, SNN, & NBC. Local stations provided excellant coverage. The womens division was just as hot, with the lead changing hands several times, and only 1 strok difference between the leaders m~de some very exciting moments. Nite time activities included a fly market Fri. nite with some hot & heavy trading play. S•t. nite there was a dinner party at Alabama's Space & Rocket museum, with the museum all to themselves. Outside players were seen enjoying the Zero Gravity were seen staggering from the Lunar Odyssey where they experienced the G-forces of

& hackey sack players having machine, many space travel

(while throwing milli 1 s J right Lavonne & r.dl) · This was ~very exciting and fun tournament, and the most important factor in this type of tourne is the support of disc players e~rywhere, so if you did not participate this year, now is the ' time to get ·involved for next year.

We would also like to congradulate the winner of the consolation round ~at. afternoon, Bob Harris all the way from Canada.

OPEN HEN 1st-Jeff Watson 2nd-Tom Monroe 3rd-Lew ~atterfield 4th-Tom Krajna 5th-~teve · ~lasor

6th-RoJ Culbertson 8fth-Dave Dunipace

7th-Lavonne Wolfe 9th-Joe Duncan

lOth-David Greenwell 11th-Mike Conger 12th-John Sias l~th-Greg Hosfeld 14th-Bill Burns 15th-John David

MASTER~

lst-Tom Monroe 2nd-Hike Conger 3rd-John David

Grandmasters 1st-Johnny Rober's 2nd-Ed Headrick

(Senior Grandmaster) 3rd~Jim Olsen, Sr.

Women 1st-Marie Jackson 2nd-Vanessa Chambers 3rd-Ramona Hale 4th-Lavonne ~tewart 5th-Patti Kunkle 6th-Debbi Ursini 7th-Sandra Metcalf 8th-Paula Elsner 9th-Carole Hill

lOth-Melanie Clark 11th-Carol ~hanklin 12th-Lisa Willis 13th-Tina Fox l4th-~usan ~methers

15th-Debbie ~agan

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Subscriptions to the Circular a r e St. a ­yea r . ~ end c a sh, Check, or money or de r to Tom ~onroe, 5621 ~.w. 27th. St., Gainesvi l le Fl . , 32606 . If there is a check in this boxO you owe fo r another year.

~ ltimat@ ~ationals- Ist. Place goes to John Connelly and the Windy City Vltimate team. 2nd. uas Spinoff (San Dieago). Third went to Dallas and

' the r:ondors. The f is heads from Mi. State took top honors for the women.

World Disc Golf S ite Announced- Ted Smethers' little old Grandma reached up into the hat and pulled Jim Palmeri's name. The tourney is slated for July 27 / 28/29 in kochester N.Y. Jim has been hosting the American Fly­ing Oisc Cper. for about IO years now. That is the oldest golf tourney.

Since the separation of the P.D.G.A. and the D.G.A. attempts- are being made to raise operating capital. Along with the Sl.OO surcharge per play­er per tournament, a Finicial V.P. has bee~ appointed from the steer-in2 committee. As the new V.P., Lavone Wolfe has been in touch with the ~olf disc mf~.s and has requested finiancial support in exchange for the P.D.G.A. stamp of approval. ~o far the big hurd~e has been the diameter rule and the wei~ht rule.~ince the diameter rule never wa s a n issue, it has been ommitted from the rulebook.

Revised dates for P. D. G.A. points tourneys; May 5/6 U.A.H .-Hunts ­ville, MAY 2n/27 kedstone Arsenal- H'ville, June ?/3 Cedars of Leb­bannon- Tn., June 2S/2L.- Brahan Sprin~s- H' ville . Look for 3-6 tour neys in Florida to be announced soon.

If you missed Thats Incrediable on the 14t h., you didn 'tmiss much . The coverage showed some freestyle and ,as always, some K-9. No ment ion of the four other events or the $30,000 prize money. Maybe next t ime . --Huntsville re~roups after Frisbee Pro Tom Monroe moves to Ga i nesvil le. The Rocket City Chain Gang has elected new officers, Paul Ga l l oway-Pres , (Mr. Sipa Sipa) h~s vowed to continue the great tradition of f l y i ng ­disc activity in the Tennessee Valley.

Rockledge Turkey Tournamen t • • Turkey weekend saw a Pro/ Am on ~at. , and a T~am Tourney on Sunday. Steve Slasor jumped out in front for a first round lead while the other Pros tried to catch up. 2nd . wa s John David th£'11 cc:'n .. a tie between newcomer- Monroe an Tim Willis. In the light plastic team tourney, players were issued II9g.'s and che teams played the best drive only then individual scores to rhe p in . kesults: Hart/Thompson, Slasor/Rdr.ey, Dav id/Willfams, Monroe/Monroe.

Mail Order- Christmas Specials Aero (Eagle) • •••.•••••• $7 .00 Generic Golf Disc(last ones) $5 . 00 ~. D . G . c . Kittyhawk Wham-0 I65g • • • ••••••• ••• •• •• $4. 00 Shuttle Hot Stamp Mini assortment.IO for $5 . 00

Oran~e ••••• $5.00 Enclose .SO per disc ',.Jhite •••••• $6.00 (except minis) for shipping .

J iscraft Skystar •••• • •• $6.00 Send remittance toT. Monroe a t t he Skystreak, •• , •• $7.0 new Gainesville address.

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR