2016 FLYING EAGLE OPEN July 26, 2016 FLYING EAGLE OPENsponsored by LATITUDE 64PDGA B-TIEREAGLE & GYPSUM, COSEPTEMBER 24th & 25thTD: Steven Klehfoth | #59855info@flyingeagledisc.com | (608) 695-0121Asst TD: Jessie Klehfoth | #59854REGISTRATION GOES LIVE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd AT 9:30 PM MOUNTAIN TIME AT THIS LINK: https://www.discgolfscene.com/feo2016The Flying Eagle Disc Society, with the support of Latitude 64 – Golf Discs, is proud to bring you the second annual Flying Eagle Open disc golf tournament. This will be a PDGA B-Tier event featuring three rounds of golf on two separate courses, and is set to take place on September 24th and 25th, 2016. The field of 140 players will be split into two pools with each pool playing shotgun start rounds at both Hole in the Sky Disc Golf Course (Eagle, CO) and Gypsum Creek Golf Course (Gypsum, CO) on Saturday the 24th. The third round will take place at Gypsum Creek DGC on Sunday the 25th and will feature tee time rounds for all players. For complete details, please visit the tournament page on the Disc Golf Scene web site: https://www.discgolfscene.com/feo2016 See you in September!
2016 CLUB MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE March 17, 2016 Pre-order yours here: http://flyingeagledisc.com/membership/ or sign up at any club event or league night We’re not far away from the 2016 FEDS Kickoff Tag Match on April 2nd and you can secure YOUR spot in the event by pre-ordering your membership package. Here’s what you’ll get: - A custom, numbered FEDS bag tag (new for 2016: all-metal, etched tags with custom design by FEDS member Brandon Swonger) - A “Five Year Anniversary” FEDS patch (designed and sewn by Custom Patches) - Discounts at local businesses like Transition Sports/The Stash, Bonfire Brewing, Riverwalk Wine and Spirits and more - Free entry into the 2016 kickoff tag match and all other club tag matches over the course of the season NEW SHIRTS FOR 2016! We will also be placing a custom order with Trick Threads Screen Printing for limited edition FEDS performance shirts at the end of April. If you’d like to add a shirt to your membership order, please select the corresponding option when you sign up. See the image below for a mockup of both the short and long sleeve options. The shirts will be a heather grey color, dri-fit performance material, with the Colorado-colored FEDS logo. If you have already purchased a membership or just want to buy a shirt by itself, there are options to order shirts only. Shirt order deadline is April 30th. Any questions, let us know. Thanks to all of you for continuing to support Eagle County disc golf! _______________________________
FEDS 2016 WEEKLY LEAGUES The 2016 Flying Eagle Disc Society league season is here! We will once again be running Tags and Handicap league on Mondays as well as random draw doubles every Wednesday MONDAY TAGS & HANDICAP (starts Monday, April 4th) WHAT: FEDS Monday Bag Tags & Handicap League WHERE: Hole in the Sky Disc Golf Course – Eagle County Fairgrounds WHEN: Check-in open until 5:20 pm, Tee off at 5:30 pm WHO: Flying Eagle Disc Society Club Members COST: FREE to play tags, $5 to play handicap league ($20 to purchase a 2016 membership. One-time fee) ACE POOL: $1.00 (optional) TAGS FORMAT: Singles, stroke play - Tags are turned in at the start of the round - They are then redistributed from lowest to highest based on round score - Best score receives lowest tag, second place gets second lowest and so on HANDICAP FORMAT: Singles, scores adjusted based on handicap score - Players play a minimum of three free qualifying rounds to establish handicap score - Once established, players’ round scores are adjusted based on their league rating - Evens the playing field and gives all players a chance to win cash! WEDNESDAY RANDOM DRAW DOUBLES WHERE: Hole in the Sky Disc Golf Course – Eagle County Fairgrounds WHEN: Early season check-in open until 5:20 pm, Tee off at 5:30 pm WHO: Open to the public. All players welcome! COST: $5.00 to play ($4.00 to payout, $1.00 to club) ACE POOL: $1 – $5 (optional, payout is percentage of pot based on amount paid in) FORMAT: Random Draw, Best Shot Doubles (pro and am pools) - Each player is randomly paired with another. - The team then plays each hole as “best shot”, choosing whichever of their two throws is preferred until holing out. - Lowest overall score wins the round (we usually pay out to the top two teams) ALL AGES, GENDERS AND SKILL LEVELS WELCOME! We meet in the parking lot on the west end of the park near the course kiosk. Please arrive and check in at least 10 minutes before the round start time. 2016 FEDS memberships can be purchased at any league event or online at www.flyingeagledisc.com/membership Looking forward to seeing you out on the course! _______________________________
2016 EAGLE COUNTY ICE BOWL RECAP March 6, 2016 Goals were set. Goals were met. No, wait…goals weren’t just met, they were OBLITERATED! 2016 fundraising goal: $1,500 2016 dollars raised: $3,072 2016 food goal: 150 lbs. 2016 food collected: 175 lbs. All of you in and around this club stepped up to the plate this year and we ended up going above and beyond to support Food Rescue Express. I couldn’t be more proud of our disc golfers and the effort that was made by all involved. Oh yeah, we played a tournament too. Here’s who placed (scores based on 20 hole, par 61 layout): AMATEURS 1st) James Bauer and Ry Schulz – 49 2nd) Isaac Swearingin and Bobby Landa – 53 3rd) Jessie Klehfoth and Brandon Swonger – 53 PROS 1st) Bret Burton and Jim Lujan – 47 2nd) Christofer Desseauve and Andrew Tucker – 47 3rd) Steve Howes and Matthew Wheeland – 48 Ry Schulz won the in-round CTP which netted him a nested mini set AND a free 2016 Flying Eagle Disc Society membership! Chris Cloyd won the post-round 50/50 CTP and took home a prize of $96 cash ($6 of which he donated back to the cause!) CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS FROM THE 2016 ICE BOWL Thanks go out to Eagle County Government, Eagle County Fairgrounds, Bonfire Brewing, Second October Media, Rick Rothstein and the whole Ice Bowl and Disc Golf World crew and all of the players and donors involved in the 2016 Eagle County Ice Bowl. See you on Wednesday, March 16th for the first FEDS Doubles League of the season ($1,000 ace pool…) _______________________________
2016 VIBRAM MOUNTAIN MASTERS AT THE GOPRO MOUNTAIN GAMES February 16, 2016 THIS EVENT IS FULL AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AS OF 2/16/2016. WAIT LIST NOW OPEN AT THIS LINK Disc golf RETURNS to the annual GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, CO! After an amazing response in its first year, we’re gearing up for an even better experience in 2016 at one of the world’s premier outdoor sports festivals! Vibram Disc Golf and their athletes will be on hand to run the show again with the Flying Eagle Disc Society, Eagle County, Colorado’s disc golf club, there to assist. The event will, once again, feature a HUGE prize purse with $7,500 being paid out to the top finishers (up from $5,000 last year), plus each athlete will receive a player’s pack worth over $100. FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR FULL EVENT DETAILS _______________________________
THANKS FOR A GREAT 2015 SEASON! December 8, 2015 FLYING EAGLE OPEN – FULL RESULTS The 2015 Flying Eagle Disc Society league season has come to an end and it was our most successful year yet! - Total membership of 160+ players! - A host of incredible events like the inaugural Eagle County Ice Bowl, inaugural FEDS Birdie Bash, another amazingly well attended Dynamic Discs 2-Disc Challenge and a record setting Kickoff Tag Match - Record attendance at weekly league nights along with massive ace pool payouts! - Unbelievable volunteer turnout for our course work days in Eagle and, as a result, a great new course to enjoy - The successful hosting of our first professional disc golf tournament, the Flying Eagle Open We couldn’t have done any of these things without YOU and our dedicated and passionate member base. Stay tuned for an even bigger and better 2016 in Eagle County, Colorado!
Steve Klehfoth
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