Hello to all of you,

After the WDDGA Officers had been going back and forth among each other to confirm and finalize our plan for this Saturday, I am announcing the modification.

WDDGA is dropping its plan to host a one-round WA12 tournament fundraiser tournament at Northgate Park due to extreme muddy conditions and 90% percent chance of consistent rain.

We are focusing our number one priority plan which is hosting its annual meeting at Ram Restaurant and Brewery at Northgate Mall on Saturday, January 21, 2012. We do not want our members to be sitting through the meeting wet and shivering cold. We are having our meeting at this address below:

Ram Restaurant & Brewery
Northgate Mall
Suite 112
(Between N 3rd and 5th Ave)
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 364-8000
www.theram.com

The meeting will start at 12 PM. It is open to all members who would like to share their feedback.

The officers will be deciding among themselves the tentative tournament schedule for 2012. We will be present it to the members for feedback and voting.

We will also discuss WA12 issues from A to Z. We encourage you to show up if you have any thing to share as we will not be accepting feedback via email unless it is very important. We encourage to be simple and right to the point for any ideas you wish to present as we have so much to discuss within a certain time frame. We need to get everything decided and settled before we proceed into the year of 2012.

If any of you would like to be a volunteer for WA12 and not able to attend the meeting, let Gerardo know at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

See all of you Saturday,
WDDGA Officers

Here is the tournament report for WDDGA’s 7^th tournament of the year of 2011. Also its event is end of year for WDDGA.  WDDGC’s theme is the Swarmin’ Salmon.  It is motivating players to get to know about our new stamp logo disc that WDDGA provided a player’s pack.

The WDDGC Open is an Open tournament (2 day, 3 rounds and last 9 holes) that is played at Lakewood King County Park and SeaTac Park on Saturday, November 5 and 6, 2011.  This is our second year hosting the championship tournament.  It is second annual.

On Friday, November 4, 2011, five players showed up.  WDDGA members were surprised 3x Championship of National Deaf Disc Golfer, Justin Ashton from Texas at Lakewood Park.  Members were David Smotherson, Chas Andrus, Damian Brown and Gerardo Di Pietro.  Damian did not have a partner so he played with us but not counted in complete scoring.  David and Chas were partnered while Justin and I were team.  As a result, Justin and I won the WDDGC Doubles.  We warmed up the one round before we were ready for Saturday’s tourney.

Saturday’s weather was blessing that there was sunny nicely in 51F.  We expected the weather was hit by raining over the weekend from weather news.  By stroke of miracle, we played double 18 holes and sunshine keep shining all day.  Players received a new Disc Golf Association – Disc Company (http://www.discgolf.com/) made of two types: Squall and Hurricane with WDDGC logo stamped with several items in their player’s pack.  DGA provided WDDGA DGA logo bags, pencils, scorecards, stickers, and big 2 banners.  WDDGA thanked DGA for sponsor.

The Lakewood park changed the design course because a wealth property owners bought more land where the old layout was hole 1 to 9.  By the way, the new layout was impressed with new cemented tee pad and cemented bench.  Aside from the new benches and tee pads are all getting coated with anti graffiti sealant after a nice acid wash, which stains them to a remarkably natural rock like appearance? The holes: #15 and #16 were temporary because Builder Company’s dump and supplies were held on old #4, #17 and #18.  WDDGA members liked the most popular 400 feet downhill to hole #4 in surrounded woods.  We missed great old-course memory!

We had 12 players participating in this tournament.  We had 6 Men Open, 3 Men Masters, 2 Men Amateur and 1 Men Recreational players present.  We welcomed a new player, John Taft to join our club and play his first time on two courses and have told me that he enjoyed disc golf.  He looked forward to play WDDGA tournament and NDDGC in July 2012.  We applauded him playing the disc golf.  Tournament summary:  After the first round playing from the tee without mando and out-of-bounds, from raw scoring perspective, Justin Ashton (Austin, TX) swarmed over the course at Lakewood Park with a 49 (-5) score.  He was followed by David Smotherson (59).  Gerardo Di Pietro, Chas Andrus and Michael Nini were typing 60 and by the following Professional Disc Golf Association Rules book , Gerardo had best low strokes in last few holes and resulted was assigned third.  Only Larry Schaut, Men Master scored 61 and at last, Steven Hopkinson was 63.  Players were alert that Justin led the first round strongly.

In SeaTac’s weather, there was partly clouds and pretty cold at 48F.  After the second round playing from tee, from raw scoring perspective, Justin again led the pack with a 64 (+4) score.  The SeaTac’s total par is 60 that set by PDGA Jet-Wash Open.  The next three top raw scores finishers were David (66), Chas (68) and Larry (70).  (PDGA Tier C – Jet-Wash Open Men Open player led 51!)  The course is difficult for everyone.  It tests how WDDGC players made their way to the end of the game.  If you land on a ladder as leading strokes you would find an easy shortcut, but you would better watch out for those slippery snakes!  Players’ results as scoring results “Snakes and Ladders” counted on.

On Sunday, November 6, players relieved not to play SeaTac again.  They looked forward to get better on ladders, not snakes count on at Lakewood.  Gerardo assigned all players to have many mando and out of bounds on the course.  After the third round playing from adding mando and out of bounds, from raw scoring perspective, David finally led 51 (-3) that got on ladders better and the three top raw scores ladders were Justin 54 (even), Steven 55 (climb close to Justin’s stroke) and Chas 57.

Last play was provided all players new format last 9 holes in leader board Each division leaders has lowest scores of their groups which was shot by leader keeping him in the race “snakes and ladders” like a board game which has helped them climb the ladder up the leader board going into round three and last 9 holes. The 9 holes was selected mostly challenges with one tee with 600 feet at #18 with double OB on corner where the disc basket stood.  In final perspective, all three players shared leading the ladders with a 31 (#18 is 4 par total).  They are Justin, David and Chas.  Four players surrendered on Sunday.

Justin earned winning the 2011 Men Pro championship.  Last 2010 WDDGC winner was Nathan Boyes.  He showed up at Lakewood on Nov. 6 because he required attending training. So far, two out of state Deaf disc golfers mastered swarmin’ championship on second in a row.  Larry won the Men Masters championship in twice times.  Damian, new blood disc golfer won the Amateur championship.  The closest to pin prize in Round 1 on hole 1 over a pond, winner is Will Roach, amateur (luckily, he thanked a tree bumping his disc toward the basket.  In 2^nd Round on hole 1 narrow woods like a tunnel toward the SeaTac basket was won by Steven Hopkinson. Last 3^rd round, Lakewood had a huge manmade pond with alike peninsula at basket on left side that Gerardo banged with a driver disc in measuring 8 feet, defeating David’s disc.  Gerardo won the final CTP.  David was supposed to have ace but he missed it.  Nobody won the ACEpot.

Thank you, Chainbangerz Disc Golf Shop (http://chainbangerz.com/) and Mando's Pro Shop (http://www.mandosdiscs.com/) for sponsoring us great disc golf items.  These are provided to players in prizes.  Players thanked Chainbangerz and Mando’s for great sponsorship. We really thanked Town and Country Market and Elliot Bay Brewery for contributing a great stuffed food.  Big Special Thanks to Washington Deaf Disc Golf Association for the new disc logo stamped "Swamin Salmon", energy bars/water and 30 dollars worth for bunch of wings at award ceremony.  Thank you, several players for helping me to host the tournament and social events.  Handwavings to Damian Brown, Michael Nini, David Smotherson, Stephen Pfeffier, Michal Harbeson, Steven Hopkinson, and Justin Ashton.  At last, I really thanked 12 Deaf Disc Golfers for playing with us the 2011 WDDGC tournament.

Reported by Gerardo Di Pietro, WDDGC Chairperson

Combined  Raw Scores:

DNF- Did not finish one round and last 9 holes on 11/6/2011

Swarmin’ Salmon

2nd Annual Washington Disc Golf Championship

Lakewood King County Park
&
SeaTac Park

Seattle,WA

2-Day Tournament
3 Rounds & 9 holes for all players
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Registration - 8:15 AM
Player Meeting - 9:00 AM
Tee Off - 9:20 AM
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Day1 - Saturday November 5, 2011
Round 1 – Lakewood Park
Round 2 – SeaTac Park

Day 2 - Sunday November 6, 2011
Round 3 – Lakewood Park
Last 9 holes - Lakewood Park
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Lakewood King County Park’s Directions:
I-­‐5; Michigan St. exit. Right on Michigan at light, 0.5 mile onto the 1 Ave bridge. Take 2nd exit onto Meyers Way/White Center. Uphill, follow signs to Olson Pl/White Center. At top of hill, left on 4th Ave SW, right on SW 108 St. Turn left on 10th Ave to the parking lot 1/2 mile on the left. First tee is near the pond.

SeaTac DGC’s Directions:
Just north of airport. I-­‐5; go west on Hwy 518, past airport exit, get off on Des Moines Memorial Dr. and turn right. Go right on S. 136th St. 0.25 mile to 1st tee on north side next to vehicle maintenance bldg. 2000S. 136th St.
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Lodging:
Knights Inn Sea Tac Airport
14110 Tukwila Intl Blvd S
Tukwila, WA 98168
~$46 per night

Ramada Inn and Suites Sea-Tac
16720 International Blvd
Seattle WA 98188
~$58 per night

La Quinta Inn Sea Tac Seattle Airport
2824 S 188th St
Seattle, WA 98188
~$67 per night

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Thanks to all our sponsors:

Washington Deaf Disc Golf Association
Disc Golf Association
Chainbangerz Disc Golf Pro Shop
Mando's Disc Golf Pro Shop
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Head on over to experience disc golf courses in Seattle on November 5 and 6, 2011

Contact Information:
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2^nd Washington Deaf Disc Golf Championship

Registration Form

___$65 Men's Open*

___$55 Men's Masters (Age 40+)*

___$35 Men’s Amateur

___$15 Men’s Recreational

___$30 Women’s Open

___$25 Women’s Masters

___$15 Women’s Amateur

WDDGC registration included:

- Closest To Pin Cash Prize ($2 per round - 3 Rounds only)

- ACE Pot ($1 per round – 3 Rounds only)

- Deaf Disc Golf Association Sanction Fee

- WA12 Fundraiser

- 2-Day Free Lunch

- Guarantee 3 Rounds and Last 9 holes for all players!

(Last round is not included CTP & Ace Pot.)

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Additional fees:

___ $5 Friday’s evening “BYOP” Doubles

___ $5 Long distance competition

___ $5 Putting competition

___ $5 Extra for non-member

___ Make a donation if you wish

Total: ___________

* WDDGA adds $75 to cash pot prize for Men’s Open and Masters only

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With my signature, I agree to the following;

I hereby release the Washington Deaf Disc Golfers Association, Deaf Disc Golf

Association, Chainbanger’z Pro Shop, Lakewood King County/SeaTac DGC, respective

municipalities, sponsors, and the officers, agents and employees of all of the above

from all liability, from any loss or injury I may incur through my participation in this

event. I will also be fully responsible for any damage that I may cause to public or

private property. I agree to abide by all the rules concerning this event.

Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ___________________

For those who plan to send a check, please make it payable to: WDDGA

(Washington Disc Golfers Association) and send it to Gerardo Di Pietro at

7034 19th Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98117 or pay in person to Stephen Pfeiffer,

WDDGA Treasurer.