IOS #111 Northwood Open
Northwood, Morton, IL
May 7-8, 2022
PDGA B Tier
Northwood Park was the original brainchild of Greg Nettles, who built and paid for the course himself back in the early 2000’s. After the onslaught of low scores from the 2011 inaugural Ledgestone, Greg and the team set out to redesign the course, which produced some of the best holes on the original property (Blue hole 5, hole 17). After winning the bid for the 2019 PDGA Pro Worlds, Nate Heinold had the idea to create a gold level course, so 5 new holes were built in the woods. This Gold layout was used at the 2019 PDGA Pro Worlds and the 2020 Ledgestone, but once again the course evolved. Kip Taufer and Nate Heinold envisioned a second course at Northwood, and with the support of the Morton Park District that course opened in 2021. The Black course, aptly named to describe a scratch (ie, par) round of disc golf that would equate to an approximate 1020 rating, is a beast of course measuring nearly 11,000′ from the long tees. The Black course will be one of the featured courses for MPO in the 2022 Ledgestone, and will also be featured in the 2022 Combined PDGA Worlds. In addition to the black course, divisions will also get to play the Northwood Blue course (original course, pre gold). This will essentially be the layout that was redesigned after the 2011 Ledgestone with two new holes. Northwood Park is a disc golf destination with two championship level courses. This event will give players the opportunity to play one of the best properties in the midwest.
More details including divisions, entry fees, etc. can be found on the details page on this site.
Sponsors
Hole Sponsors
Other Sponsors
Jay Noksa – Trophy artwork
Divisions
| Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|
| Open (MPO) | Pro Women (FPO) Pro Grandmasters (MP50) |
| Am II (MA2) Am IV (MA4) | Am I (MA1) Am III (MA3) |
| Am Women II (FA2) Am Women IV (FA4) | Am Women I (FA1) Am Women III (FA3) |
| Adv Masters (MA40) | Advanced Grand Master (MA50) Advanced Sr GrandMaster (MA60) |
What Division should I play?
If you have a PDGA rating you should play in a division based on that rating. If you do not have a rating, here are recommended divisions based on typical scores for the Northwood original course.
|
Score |
Division |
|
<53 |
Am1 |
|
54-57 |
Am2 |
|
58-61 |
Am3 |
|
62+ |
Am4 |
Registration Information
Registration opens March 30 at 7:00pm CDT for sponsors. General registration opens April 6. You can register for this event until Wednesday May 4.
Entry Fees
Pro – $50. PDGA member number required prior to the event.
Am – $40. Current PDGA membership is required.
Discount fees: Trophy Only for Am divisions ($23).
Registration for all events closes at midnight on Wednesday before the event. Walk-up registrations will not be accepted this year.
Optional Items
Participation in the Ace Pot and cash CTPs is optional. Players can sign up for these when registering.
$3 Ace Pot
$2 50/50 Cash CTP – Proceeds go towards series trophies.
$5 50/50 All day Cash CTP – Proceeds go towards Added Cash at a future IOS event.
$30 Hole Sponsorship. Your name or business posted on a sign at a hole which will be seen by over 150 players! We will also recognize your sponsorship on this page.
Schedule
7:30am-8:30am Mandatory check-in at the course
8:45am – Players meeting
9:00am – First round
Hour break for lunch
Hour after last card from first round – Second round.
15 minutes after last card from second round – Prizes/Awards
The lunch break will end 1 hour from the last card being turned in. Don’t be late. We will get started on time. Follow @iosdiscgolf to be notified of the second round time once it has been set.
Check-in is required. If you are late for check-in, there is a chance that you will be removed from the tournament. If you are running late, please contact another player that can let us know your status.
Format
Split day event with some divisions playing on Saturday, some on Sunday (see table above). This will be a shotgun start event.
| Division | Courses |
|---|---|
| MPO MA1 | R1: Blue R2: Black Long |
| MP40 MP50 | R1: Blue R2: Black short |
| MA2 MA3 MA40 MA50 | R1: Blue R2: Blue |
| MA4 MA60 MA70 All Women | R1: Blue R2: Blue |
Vendor
Shop Ledgestone will be the vendor for this event.
Staff
Tournament Director: Jamie Kemp
Asst. Tournament Director: Mike Krupicka 331-444-2477
Vendor: Jamie Kemp, Shop Ledgestone
