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Howdy folks-
My name is Brad Pietz and I am the TD for the Pro Side of the Jonesboro Open. I would like to invite everyone to come either play or watch as we welcome some of the best players in the world to our little piece of Heaven.
Some 'Did you knows' for you:
Did you know that the Jonesboro Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas is very close to the Mean Population Center of the USA? Chances are, you are a lot closer to Jonesboro than you realize. There is a reason FedEx is located just 60 miles away in Memphis.
Did you know that the property the courses sit on is a family farm that has been in the family for nearly 100 years? There are no buildings, no sidewalks, no light poles, no cart paths, no roads, no playground equipment or picnic pavilions. Just 80 acres of pure Arkansas country side that basically has never been touched by machines other than hay balers. It is now disc golf, and only disc golf. Multiple trees - that if not over 100 years old they are real close - pepper the entire property.
Did you know that the AM side of the tournament was built so you can watch ALL of the action? The Pros will play Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with tee times. The AM side first round is at 2:00 on Friday, then 9:00 am Saturday and Sunday. You get to play 3 rounds of golf AND you can watch almost all of the top cards play in person.
Did you know this course hosts one of the largest college qualifiers each year for the National Championship? In 2015 we hosted 13 different teams from 11 universities and 7 different states.
Did you know the Championship Course is one of the longest permanent courses in the world? When it opened in 2013 it measured out to 10,469 feet Par 70. For the DGPT five holes have been reworked and it will play 9,840 feet Par 64 in April.
There are several places out there with information. The easiest place to get to all of it is right here: http://discsideofheaven.com/tournament.html
Over the next 30 days we will add more information there as well as the Facebook page. I just wanted to come here and invite everyone to come be a part of it. If you have any questions feel free to ask here or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]
Brad
My name is Brad Pietz and I am the TD for the Pro Side of the Jonesboro Open. I would like to invite everyone to come either play or watch as we welcome some of the best players in the world to our little piece of Heaven.
Some 'Did you knows' for you:
Did you know that the Jonesboro Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas is very close to the Mean Population Center of the USA? Chances are, you are a lot closer to Jonesboro than you realize. There is a reason FedEx is located just 60 miles away in Memphis.
Did you know that the property the courses sit on is a family farm that has been in the family for nearly 100 years? There are no buildings, no sidewalks, no light poles, no cart paths, no roads, no playground equipment or picnic pavilions. Just 80 acres of pure Arkansas country side that basically has never been touched by machines other than hay balers. It is now disc golf, and only disc golf. Multiple trees - that if not over 100 years old they are real close - pepper the entire property.
Did you know that the AM side of the tournament was built so you can watch ALL of the action? The Pros will play Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with tee times. The AM side first round is at 2:00 on Friday, then 9:00 am Saturday and Sunday. You get to play 3 rounds of golf AND you can watch almost all of the top cards play in person.
Did you know this course hosts one of the largest college qualifiers each year for the National Championship? In 2015 we hosted 13 different teams from 11 universities and 7 different states.
Did you know the Championship Course is one of the longest permanent courses in the world? When it opened in 2013 it measured out to 10,469 feet Par 70. For the DGPT five holes have been reworked and it will play 9,840 feet Par 64 in April.
There are several places out there with information. The easiest place to get to all of it is right here: http://discsideofheaven.com/tournament.html
Over the next 30 days we will add more information there as well as the Facebook page. I just wanted to come here and invite everyone to come be a part of it. If you have any questions feel free to ask here or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]
Brad
