Quick info (check back often for changes) and FAQ: Players pack for the first 400 Amateur players registered: Registration link: Amateur players registering over the 400 limit: $50 DGU credit will be e-mailed. Pool and course assignments: Pool assignments: BG Open Fund Raising Discs: Innova Splatter Star Corvette (sold out) Discraft Swirley ESP Buzzz (sold out) Dynamic Discs Fusion Burst Raider (sold out) Limited quanity, then look for next fundraising discs. |
The 2021 Bowling Green Open Presented by Bluegrass Disc Golf April 23-25, 2021 |
Early sponsor registration closed. Thanks to all for that early support. click here to register Registration closes April 18th. No adds or drops after this date. No refunds after this date. |
Divisions limits within pools adjusted as registration comes in. Current registrants will get email updates with any changes. |
click here for PDGA event page for 2021 players and results |
Pool A: All Pro Divisions Courses: Kereiakes, White, Phil Moore, (Franklin long if Phil Moore floods) Pool B: Advanced Men (MA1) and Advanced Masters (MA40+) Courses: White, Hobson, Kereiakes, Pool C: Intermediate Men (MA2) and Advanced Grand Masters (MA50+ & MA55+) Courses: Lovers, Kereiakes, Hobson Pood D: Recreational Men (MA3) Courses: Hobson, Lovers, Miller Pool E: Novice Men (MA4), All Amateur Women Divisions and Advanced Sr GM (MA 60+, MA65+, MA70+) Courses: Griffin, Preston, Lovers |
History of the Bowling Green Open: The Bowling Green Open Started in 1978 as a PDGA event held on a 9 hole temporary course at Lampkin Park (a few baskets and trees and poles were used). Everyone got a players package and prizes were paid in cash. The paper records were lost due to many moves at those times, and the Disc Golf Association's PDGA records did not transfer to the PDGA from the early events before the Players started running the PDGA in the early 1980s. Over the years an amateur division was added, with first place getting a PDGA membership and moving to Pro! When the PDGA started offering amateur divisions, so did the Bowling Green Open. We keep inviting all known players to come (snail mail and long distance phone calls) untill the event started out growing the courses. So we added more courses in Bowling Green and the surrounding area. In 2000, to keep the event running locally, we started having the tournament over two different weekends with the local pros TD'ing the amateur divisions and the local amateurs TD'ing the Pro Divisions.. We then used the profits from ams to fund the pro purse. The Amateurs rebelled at this pratice (Am-scam) so in 2009 we stopped taking from the amateurs and put all their entry and profits back into the AM event (and the pro events suffered). In 2015 The Kentucky State Championships were started as a Pro/AM A-tier using sponsor money only for the Pros bringing PROS back to Bowling Green. In 2020, as the key volenteers were aging and a local Disc Golf Business had been saying for a few years that they were going to run the event, HB handed the keys (and spreadsheets of how to handle all items) over to Combat Disc Golf. The event never happened. For 2021 we (HB Clark and Bluegrass Disc Golf along with many, many volenteers) will resume the management of The BG Open, adding back the PRO divisions, thus starting a new chapter in PDGA A-tier events in Bowling Green. |
BG Open Preferred Hotels These fine properties have financially supported the 2021 BG Open event! Call directly and request the BG Open Disc Golf Rate, or click on their logo to reserve your rooms. Courtyard Marriott Bowling Green, 1010 Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY, 42103; 270-783-8569 TownePlace Suites Bowling Green, 1818 Cave Mill Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104; 270-782-4714 Fairfield Inn & Suites Bowling Green, 1832 Cave Mill Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104; 270-599-1832 Holiday Inn - University Plaza, 1021 Wilkerson Place, Bowling Green KY 42103 270-745-0088 (links coming) Hilton Garden Inn, 1020 Wilkerson Place, Bowling Green, KY 42103 270-781-6778 (links coming) Clarion Inn & Suites 4700 Scottsville Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42104 270-282-7130 (CLICK HERE FOR BOOKING) |
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VENDOR ROW: Open Wednesday - Sunday @ Heartland Grounds 1021 Wilkerson Place, BG KY Park in front of the Holiday Inn. . . . email hb_clark@bellsouth.net to reserve your place . . . . Vendors already committed (click on logo for web sites): |
Mark Cruse Discs |
Ramada Inn 270-781-3000 Ask for the disc golf rate of 79.99 I 65 exit 22 |