This is the text of the email sent to all players prior to the tournament:

Hi Jokers Wild Doubles registrants (and waitlisters, just in case),

Just want to note a few things in advance of the tournament since we won’t be doing the traditional players meeting.

First, if you for any reason will not attend the tournament, please let me know as soon as possible (call, text, email).  If I know you’re not going to be here, I can adjust accordingly.  If not, it is a big pain in the butt.  Deadline to receive a refund for withdrawal is Saturday at 5pm.

Should some inconsiderate team fail to show up without notice on Sunday morning and you find that you are at your starting hole with no one to play with, the procedure will be to move to the hole in front and join that group (e.g. if you’re on hole 8, join the group on 9).

OB areas:

  • The property line on the left side of holes 1 and 2 is OB.
  • The property line on the right side of hole 18 is OB.
  • The pond on hole 8 is NOT OB.  It is still frozen enough to hold weight, but if you are uncomfortable with throwing from it, you may take free line of play relief back to solid ground.

ROUND 1 is the Joker round.  It consists of six different formats of doubles, played on three holes each.  Each format is described below, but there will also be signs on every tee indicating and describing the format to be played on each hole.

Holes 1-3 will be played using the Worst Shot format.  In Worst Shot, both players throw from each lie. The worst of the two throws is chosen as the next lie.  The final choice of lie rests with the other team(s) in the playing group.  Both partners must hole out to end a hole.

Holes 4-6 will be played using the Tough Shot format.  Tough shot is played in the same way as Worst Shot with one exception.  Only one partner needs to hole out to end the hole.

Holes 7-9 will be played using the Alternate Shot format.  For Alternate Shot, the team chooses one partner to tee off on the first hole of the set.  The other partner will throw from the resulting lie. Whichever player holes out on one hole, the other partner tees on the following hole.  **For those players who start on holes 8 or 9, be sure to remember who holes out on hole 9 so that the other partner can tee off on hole 7 at the end of the round.**

Holes 10-12 will be played using the Scotch format. In Scotch, both partners throw from the tee, choosing the better of the two shots as the next lie. From that lie, the players alternate throws until the hole is complete. If Player A’s throw is chosen, Player B must make the next throw, and vice versa.

Holes 13-15 will be played using the Choice Shot format. In Choice Shot, one partner (team’s choice) throws from the tee. After the throw, the team must decide to take the resulting lie or have the other partner throw. If the second partner throws, that shot must be taken by the team. This process is repeated at every lie through the completion of the hole.

Holes 16-18 will be played using the Best Score format. In Best Score, each partner plays his/her own shots as if playing singles. The team records only the lower of the team’s two scores on each hole.

ROUND 2 will be played using solely the Best Shot format. In Best Shot, both players throw from each lie then choose the better of their two shots to determine their next lie.

We will be re-sorting groups by score for round 2. The plan is to turn around as quickly as possible (20-30 minutes after last card turned in).  Please consider bringing your lunch rather than trying to go out to get it during the break.

Parking is obviously limited due to the snow/mud so please park as economically as possible (don’t leave half a space between cars). Parking on the street is going to be necessary for the late comers.  DO NOT PARK uphill of our driveway (mailbox side of the entrance).  Please park downhill of the driveway (dirt portion of the road) along our property line.

COVID-19 related conditions:

  • There will be no formal players meeting
  • Masks/face coverings are required in and around pro shop area
  • There will be no registering/payments day-of, including for ace pot
  • One player from each team should check in the team in the morning
  • One player from each group should retrieve scorecard from board and turn it in after round

First round groupings will be posted at http://redhawkdiscgolf.com/draganfield/jokers-wild-doubles by 6pm on Saturday night but please check the board before heading out to your hole in the morning just in case of changes.

Last thing is payouts.  Payouts will be done electronically after the tournament. It was a required part of entry to list preferred method and account during registration.  Quite a few people failed to do this properly, listing only “paypal” or “venmo” without identifying an account.  If you are one of those, please go back and edit your registration with this information to ensure you receive any payouts.  Without that info, my default will be to try to send PayPal to the email address(es) the team used to register on Disc Golf Scene.  If that doesn’t work, it’s on you to let me know or you won’t get paid at all.

Thanks for reading all the way down to the bottom. Hopefully I will see you on Sunday morning!

–Josh
Jokers Wild Doubles TD

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