Aces BBQ / Bag Tag Melee
This Sunday, January 10 the Aces will be hosting the year’s first bag tag melee, BBQ and will be presenting the 2009 points awards. This is a great opportunity to renew your membership for 2010 and play a round for one of those low bag tag numbers. Even if you don’t plan to renew at this event, come join the fun and have lunch on us.
The melee starts at 10am at Montiel Park with the free food to be served around 12:30. For directions to Montiel visit http://www.teamrizbee.com/montieldirections.htm
This BBQ is our way of saying thank you for supporting the club and our mission of installing more courses. Your support in 2009 helped raise funds for the CSU San Marcos course that is now fully funded and is expected to open this spring. Your 2010 membership will help us fund the Kit Carson course, which will also open this spring if we can get enough members.
New 2010 Board Members!
Thank you to all the members who voted for the new Board of Directors, the election was a great success! Your new 2010 Board of Directors is:
President – Jeff Nichols
Vice President – Randy Wylot
Treasurer – Michelle Chambless
Secretary – Carl Renda
Membership Director – Donny Olow
Morley Field Course Representative – Daniel Lichtman
Montiel Course Representative – Allen Risley
Sun Valley Course Representative – Aaron Van Matre
Emerald Isle Course Representative – Position is still available!
Any interested members in providing the Board with updates, upcoming events and information on Emerald Isle, please email Jeff Nichols at: jeffnichols@cox.net
Thank you all again for voting and we look forward to serving the San Diego disc golf community in 2010! Happy New Year!
SD Aces BOD Election Results
San Diego Aces Board of Directors (BOD) 2010 Election Results:
The election results are final. After two weeks of on-line voting and two days of ballot voting at Morley Field, Sun Valley, Montiel and Emerald Isle, the results are as follows…
The names are in descending order of votes received:
Jeff Nichols
Randy Wylot
Allen Risley
Daniel Litchman
Aaron Van Matre
Carl Renda
Michelle Chambless
Donny Olow
The amendment to change the by-laws to include a Membership Director passed overwhelmingly. Since the amendment was passed during the BOD election process, the membership director will be appointed by the 2010 BOD for the 2010 year.
Thank you all for participating in this year’s election. The on-line voting proved successful, increasing the membership voting by 20%.
North vs. South San Diego Disc Golf Battle
Congratulation to Team South County for their victory. It was a much tighter match than last year. It ended up no surprise that both teams won on their home courses, but the South’s dominance at Sun Valley carried the weekend. Congratulations to Team North County for charging back and nearly erasing a 14-point deficit coming into the final day.
Thank you to Daniel Lichtman, Allen Risley, and all those who committed their weekend to this great event.
To view the complete weekend matchups click here
SD Aces Board of Directors Nominees
As we end the 2009 San Diego Aces calendar year, it is time to elect the Board Of Directors for the 2010 year. A list of nominees with a brief bio is provided below. Please take the time to read through them to familiarize yourself with each candidate and their backround. There will be an on-line vote for all current Aces members. For those who do not have access to the internet, you will be able to vote Dec.19 and Dec. 20 during the North and South Team Challenge {place and time to be announced}.
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Allen Risley
Hello fellow San Diego Aces, my name is Allen Risley and I am running for re-election to the San Diego Aces Board, where I would like to continue as Course Representative for Montiel Park.
I have been playing disc golf for over 30 years and have been a PDGA member for 30 years (PDGA #1752). During that time I have seen many changes and recently, much growth in our sport and therefore have a lot of experiences to draw from. Back in the 1980’s I ran tournaments and designed courses in Tallahassee, Florida, and self-published the first PDGA Course Directory, but I stopped playing for several years to raise a family. I have lived in North County since 1994 and have served on the City of San Marcos Community Services Commission (Parks and Rec Board) for the past eight years. I returned to playing disc golf a few years ago when my son showed an interest in the game and I was re-bitten by the bug.
Over the past three years I have spearheaded the development of disc golf courses at Montiel Park in San Marcos, Sunset Park in San Marcos (opening March 2010) and Cal State San Marcos (opening early 2010) and have served as the Course Representative for Montiel Park. I have also served as Tournament Director for three PDGA-sanctioned events (2 Montiel Ice Bowls, 2009 EIEIO), two Ace Races and several other charity fundraising tournaments. I work hard at promoting our sport, hold strong opinions about what is best for the game and prefer to put up rather than shut up. Above all, I love playing disc golf and enjoy seeing more people play this great game. I hope you’ll return me to the Aces Board so I can continue to serve. Thanks!
Patrick Paramore
A big fan of disc golf with the goal to build more courses in San Diego and have members actively involved in the growing success of disc golf. I enjoy playing in Socal, PDGA, and local San Diego events. You can find me volunteering at events I play at to make these events a success. I have a true passion to always give everything my best and I look forward to making a huge contribution to the San Diego Aces and its members.
Daniel Lichtman
http://morleyfield.com/2009/01/27/morley-player-profile-“big-d”/
Steven Thomas
Hi. My name is Steven and I represent the Emerald Isle Golf Course. I was born and raised in North County and have been playing the game of disc golf for over 10 years and have been playing competitively in the last 2. Disc Golf is my main hobby and I will do whatever I can to promote it and help in the expansion of new courses in San Diego County .
Donny Olow
http://morleyfield.com/2009/05/07/morley-player-profile-donny-olow/
Aaron Van Matre
I am running for another term as course representative for the Sun Valley disc golf course. I have volunteered at Sun Valley for the past two years moving baskets, setting up event layouts, and lobbying for course improvements. I feel this course holds great potential for a “regular” monthly event, even if it is only bagtag melees. Please consider me for a board member position for the San Diego Aces, I appreciate your vote. Thank you.
Michelle Chambless
I am currently a Controller for a large landscaping company and have an Associates in Accounting. I will be beginning school at the University of Phoenix to get my Bachelors in Accounting in the beginning of 2010. I have been in administrative and financial roles for over 10 years and really enjoy what I do. I would love the opportunity to be the Treasurer for the Aces because I want to help support my local disc golf club. Thank you.
Carl Renda
Jeff Nichols
As the incumbent Aces president, I have volunteered much my time in attempting to meet club goals, and would like the opportunity to serve another year as a club director. I have served the Aces in the positions of Secretary, Treasurer and President and have been one of its directors since its formation in 2007.
The Aces were formed with the primary goal of getting new courses in the ground. Next year will be the best year San Diego has ever seen for new course development. We all will reap the rewards from the groundwork that was laid in 2009 in the form of three new 18-hole courses being installed in 2010. I look forward to being a part of seeing our hard work come to fruition.
As an organization, I think we can improve in the areas of membership involvement and communication. In 2010 I would like to set as a high priority goal to get more Aces involved in our events and projects. This will be an essential part of getting the new courses installed as well as running successful events at them. The web site remodeling in 2009 should also pay off in improved membership communications. Our blog-based web site now makes it quite easy to post information about upcoming events and club news. I think we can continue to improve communications through the use of the Aces web site.
Lastly, I’d like to thank the Aces for their support in 2009. I was quite impressed that when we needed a new Treasurer, several qualified people stepped up and volunteered for the job. This speaks well for the quality of our members and makes me want to volunteer for the club another year. Together we can continue to grow our club, our enthusiasm, and our ability to promote this great sport.
Randy Wylot
My name is Randy Wylot and I am running for a position on the San Diego Aces Board Of Directors. I have been involved with the club since it began, as a member, volenteer, and Board Of Director. For the past two years I have been the clubs Vice President. As a club event, I have been the Tournament Director for the San Diego Ice Bowl at Sun Valley. I also have been teaching disc golf at the local elementry schools to help promote the sport of disc golf and to help offset the lack of State funds for the Physical Education classes.
I have been involved in the disc sports world since 1982, competing in Freestyle and Overall events on a local and nation level. As a board member I hope to promote more courses in the San Diego County area, as well as run events for club members.
Cotton Man is 2009 SoCal Championships Advanced winner; Local Luke Christensen shoots low round of tournament
Those who have played Advanced for a while in SoCal are familiar with Bert Cotton, he is the main guy behind the Palm Desert Disc Golf Club and has been a familiar face in Advanced for a while. He played three smooth consistent rounds (49-50-50) to win the title at 13 under 149, winning by one stroke over San Diego Aces member Luke Christansen (-12, 45-53-52). Christansen held the lead for the majority of the tournament but was overcome by Cotton in the final round. He put himself out there by shooting the lowest round of the tournament by far (the closest was a 48 by Chad Dietz) in his first round with a 9 under 45.
Christensen was just one of many San Diegans to achieve success at the event, which was held this past weekend, November 6-7 at La Mirada. The event was attended by 138 players, a good percentage of whom were aces members. New San Diego Aces Treasurer Michelle Chambless won Intermediate Women by 23 strokes over fellow Aces member and 2nd place finisher Rita Nash. Randy Wylot remains a model of consistency with another good finish in 3rd place in Adv. Masters, at 2 under 160. There were many Aces members finishing well in the Advanced division, with Christensen finishing second, Angel Garcia finishing 6th (-5, 157), Evan Taylor 10th (-1, 161), Mike Ballestas 12th (E, 162) and Aaron Van Matre 13th (+1, 163). The top Aces finisher in Intermediate was Tracy Crowder in 8th place (+9, 171).
Noah Rodriguez got the only ace of the tournament, on hole 1 of the Backside Course in round 2. Other Division winners of note: Michael Brayton in Advanced Masters, Ryan Kress wins Intermediate, Brian Newmark wins Recreational. Indigo Brude wins Advanced Women.
Other San Diego Results:
Josh Egbert 25th Advanced, Chris Wymer 31st Advanced, AJ Risley 36th Advanced, Eric Simmons 3rd Advanced Grandmasters, Brendan Sage 13th Intermediate, Patrick Paramore and Dale Chambless 15th Intermediate, Neil Mackay 3rd Recreational, Boyd Turner 15th Recreational
Morley Field Course Championship
The 2009 edition of the Morley Field Course Championships was held this past weekend, and at the top there was a return to the normalcy of years past. That’s right, Micah Dorius came through with another display of “Morley Mastery” giving him a wire-to-wire victory in the Open division. Micah’s rounds of -12, -6, -14, and -4 in the finals gave him a final score of -36, five strokes better than 2008 champion Chris Vilmorin. Chris was able to make up two strokes on Micah in the final nine thanks in part to an ace on Hole #2, but the perennial champ’s lead was simply too large to surmount. George Spracklin took third place at 26-under and Big Josh Damron was perhaps the dark horse in the final group, finishing up at 23-under par.
For many players, the course setup for the second round on Saturday was one of the biggest stories of the weekend. TD and Course Pro Snapper Pierson pulled out all the stops with one of, if not the toughest setup ever seen at the 31-year-old course. All holes used the longest pin positions and all long pads in the second round, with 2 pin positions never seen in regular play (hole 6 on street and hole 12 back right). No player went bogey free in the second round, and under par scores were few and far between. Mike Slonim (top finishing master age player) had only 1 bogey, while champion Micah Dorius posted a 6-under.
In the Amateur division, Jeremiah May shot three under par rounds and a 17-under overall to win the title, eight strokes ahead of second-place finishers Danny Zwolenski and Tim Hanau. Danny Z’s final round of 7-under was the best amateur score on Sunday. In the Women’s Division, it was Emily Hardy who reigned over four competitors, finishing at 17-over to take home the title. Another solid win to add to her competitive year!
The Course Championship holds additional importance for the role it plays in earning players a spot on the Morley Field Team for the Southwestern Team Championship Tournament, held every December at Morley. Qualifying for the team so far, based on their performance in the Course Championship Tournament or monthly tournaments are the following players: Micah Dorius, Chris Vilmorin, Carlo Pelg and George Spracklin in the Open division; Dave Devine, Snapper Pierson and Mike Slonim in the Masters and Grandmasters Division, and Emily Hardy for the Women’s Division. The three remaining Open spots and one remaining Masters spots will be filled through a series of head-to-head elimination matches, referred to affectionately as “the grinder.” Players competing in the grinder are expected to include: Josh Damron, Josh Egbert, Angel Garcia, Mike Lust, Kevin Gomez, Willie Lister, Alex Torriente, Aubrey Daniels and Donny Olow for the Open spots. The last Masters spot will be up for grabs by John Heaton, CVK, Jeff Nichols, Kent La Gree or Greg Olsen.
For full results from the Course Championship Tournament, go to www.morleyfield.com.
Patrick Paramore, Jeff Nichols and Mark Wilson contributed to this article.
Ace Race Held at Montiel Park
Montiel Park in San Marcos, CA was the site of the 2nd Annual Montiel Ace Race on Saturday, October 17th. 40 players registered to take ace runs on a shortened version of the Montiel Park Disc Golf Course. Each year Discraft Discs sponsors Ace Race tournaments all across the U.S., as a way to promote fun and launch a new disc. Players paid $25 to receive two new prototype Discraft Discs, a Discraft logo hat and a gummy Full-color UltraStar mini. Players are required to use the official Ace Race disc and play 36 holes throwing only tee shots, and only counting aces or metal hits. This year’s tournament, sponsored by the San Diego Aces Disc Golf Club, raised $300 towards the development of the upcoming new disc golf course at Cal State San Marcos.
When the dust had settled (and if you’ve played Montiel this time of year you know there is lots of dust…), Mike Allee of San Marcos had taken 1st place in the tournament by being the only player to record an ace. Mike lives about 300 ft. from the course, so he knows the baskets well, but most of the holes had modified tees, so his local’s advantage was a bit diminished. This was Mike’s first ace ever, and came on his final hole of the tournament. His last minute luck…er, skill…secured the first place prize: a new disc golf bag filled with ten new Discraft golf discs! Mike also pocketed the $66 collected in the Ace Pot for the day. Results below:
| Player | Aces | Metal Hits |
| Mike Allee | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Rutherford | 0 | 5 |
| T.C. | 0 | 3 |
| John Bailey | 0 | 2 |
| Cory Marsteller | 0 | 2 |
| Tanner Kurtz | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Langston | 0 | 1 |
| Ranny Rajsky | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Bowers | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Mills | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Bailey | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Risley | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Rowlen | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Pearson | 0 | 1 |
Up until Mike Allee’s last-hole ace there were quite a few players jockeying for the win based on their number of metal hits. Ben Rutherford probably walked away the most frustrated, as he hit metal five times without getting an ace. And Ben’s metal hits weren’t all cheapees – one hit chains, one hit the yellow band and another clanged off the top-front of the basket. You can see the chain-ringer in the video below which was shot and produced by A.J. Risley.
San Diego Aces BBQ/Melee October 25th at Morley Field
The San Diego Aces Club held a well turned out Bag Tag Melee challenge at Morley Field this past Sunday. 17 players showed up in the early morning ready to put their tags on the line, with Angel Garcia bringing in the low tag #16. It was a perfect day to play disc golf at Morley with clear skies and warm Socal weather. While the Chargers were on TV running over the Chiefs, the course opened up and lines were very short allowing a steady pace round. It was Mike B. who ended up shooting an impressive -10, taking the Winner spot and selecting a custom stamped 2009 Sun Valley Star Boss from the grab bag prizes donated to the Aces by its members. Grace Rivas, San Diego Aces newest member, just signed up this morning for a 2008 membership to play in the challenge and ending up winning a custom Tie-Dye stamped 2009 End of the Trail Classic Avenger SS from the $1 raffle. What a great reward for becoming a member!
San Diego Aces Ladies Show Strong At La Mirada
On October 3, La Mirada hosted their 1st annual Pro/Am for women only and the girls from San Diego had a strong showing.
The lady Aces accounted for nearly half of the 28 player field. After playing a morning round on the Lakeside Course and windy conditions during the afternoon on the Back 18 it was obvious that the women from San Diego are a force to be reckoned with.
Top Finishers were as follows:
Open:
Kayleen Boyle 3rd $90
Brittany Breed 4th $60
Allisson Wylot 7th
Advanced:
Rianne Short 3rd
Intermediate:
Michelle Chambless 2nd
Rita Nash 3rd
Miki Sanders 4th
Pam Vaughn 5th
Recreational:
Leta Boyle 1st
Cristina Scantlin 5th
Ann Cheeseman 7th
Be sure to congratulate all these ladies when you see them at the course. In addition to the ladies who played, tournament director Indigo Brude also wanted to thank the San Diego Aces club for their sponsorship and support, especially Carl Renda for his time and labor during the event.
San Diego Aces Disc Golf Club 