The latest news regarding Disc Golf in Tuscaloosa and local players...
April 26, 2009 - TDGC Spring Mini
The TDGC hosted a Mini Tournament on April 26 and had a rather small turn out. Congratulations to Jay
Woodroof for winning the Pro division with Mike Davis coming in 2nd. Justin House edged out Alex Butler for
the Advanced Division title and Robin beat Adam to win the Novice Division.
April 19, 2009 - Report from the Collegiate Disc Golf Championships at Augusta
The Crimson Tide Disc Golf Team traveled to Augusta, Georgia for the Collegiate Disc Golf Championships from
April 17-19, 2009. The was represented by Drew Patton, Josh Maynor, Alex Butler, David Anthony, and Ben
Wales. The team finished 4th in the tournament which consisted of four singles rounds, an alternate shot
doubles round, and a team putting competition. Patton and Butler won the Collegiate Disc Golf Doubles
National Championship and Patton also earned Second Team All-American honors and won the Long Drive
competition. For more information, check the Collegiate page.
April 5, 2009 - Report from the Amateur Championships at Bowling Green
Two Wasted Birdies, Drew Patton and Alex Butler, made the trip to Bowling Green for the Am Championship.
Congratulations to Drew for finishing 3rd out of 145 players. Drew peaked with a 1033 rated round! Alex
finished the weekend at 5 over par and Drew finished at 18 under par.
March 29, 2009 - Report from the Atlanta Open
Tuscaloosa's own Jay Woodroof had a great showing at the Atlanta Open, a PDGA National Tour event. The
tournament consisted of two stormy, rainy rounds at East Roswell park on Saturday and two cold, windy rounds
at Central Park in Cumming, GA on Sunday. He shot four 1000+ rated rounds, finished tied for 12th, and earned
a spot at the 2009 U.S. Disc Golf Championship. He was competing against some of the elite of the disc golf
universe, including Ken Climo, Dave Feldberg, Barry Schultz, and Avery Jenkins among others. Jay is currently
ranked 20th on the National Tour. Congratulations Jay!
March 16, 2009 - The TDGC 2009 Officers
Officers were elected to serve the Tuscaloosa Disc Golf Club for the 2009 calendar year. The '09 officers are
President - Brian Thompson
Vice President - Eric Stephens
Treasurer - Jay Woodroof
Secretary - Andy Freeman
Membership for 2009 will be $20. The new officers have announced that there will be a 2009 Summer Doubles
League during July and August. Also, the club will host the PDGA August Open on October 31, 2009. The 2009
End of Year Tournament will be held in December.
February 21, 2009 - Results from the Alabama Slammer
The first collegiate disc golf tournament at Bowers Park is in the books and it was a great time. The Crimson
Tide finished the rounds tied with Mississippi State for first. MSU won in a three hole playoff. For a full recap,
visit the Alabama Slammer page.
January 24, 2009 - Results from the T-Town Winter Warm Up
2008
TDGC 2008 End of Year Tournament
TDGC October 2008 Mini Tournament
April 26, 2009 - TDGC Spring Mini
The TDGC hosted a Mini Tournament on April 26 and had a rather small turn out. Congratulations to Jay
Woodroof for winning the Pro division with Mike Davis coming in 2nd. Justin House edged out Alex Butler for
the Advanced Division title and Robin beat Adam to win the Novice Division.
April 19, 2009 - Report from the Collegiate Disc Golf Championships at Augusta
The Crimson Tide Disc Golf Team traveled to Augusta, Georgia for the Collegiate Disc Golf Championships from
April 17-19, 2009. The was represented by Drew Patton, Josh Maynor, Alex Butler, David Anthony, and Ben
Wales. The team finished 4th in the tournament which consisted of four singles rounds, an alternate shot
doubles round, and a team putting competition. Patton and Butler won the Collegiate Disc Golf Doubles
National Championship and Patton also earned Second Team All-American honors and won the Long Drive
competition. For more information, check the Collegiate page.
April 5, 2009 - Report from the Amateur Championships at Bowling Green
Two Wasted Birdies, Drew Patton and Alex Butler, made the trip to Bowling Green for the Am Championship.
Congratulations to Drew for finishing 3rd out of 145 players. Drew peaked with a 1033 rated round! Alex
finished the weekend at 5 over par and Drew finished at 18 under par.
March 29, 2009 - Report from the Atlanta Open
Tuscaloosa's own Jay Woodroof had a great showing at the Atlanta Open, a PDGA National Tour event. The
tournament consisted of two stormy, rainy rounds at East Roswell park on Saturday and two cold, windy rounds
at Central Park in Cumming, GA on Sunday. He shot four 1000+ rated rounds, finished tied for 12th, and earned
a spot at the 2009 U.S. Disc Golf Championship. He was competing against some of the elite of the disc golf
universe, including Ken Climo, Dave Feldberg, Barry Schultz, and Avery Jenkins among others. Jay is currently
ranked 20th on the National Tour. Congratulations Jay!
March 16, 2009 - The TDGC 2009 Officers
Officers were elected to serve the Tuscaloosa Disc Golf Club for the 2009 calendar year. The '09 officers are
President - Brian Thompson
Vice President - Eric Stephens
Treasurer - Jay Woodroof
Secretary - Andy Freeman
Membership for 2009 will be $20. The new officers have announced that there will be a 2009 Summer Doubles
League during July and August. Also, the club will host the PDGA August Open on October 31, 2009. The 2009
End of Year Tournament will be held in December.
February 21, 2009 - Results from the Alabama Slammer
The first collegiate disc golf tournament at Bowers Park is in the books and it was a great time. The Crimson
Tide finished the rounds tied with Mississippi State for first. MSU won in a three hole playoff. For a full recap,
visit the Alabama Slammer page.
January 24, 2009 - Results from the T-Town Winter Warm Up
We had a great turnout for an awesome tournament at Bowers Park for the 1st event of the Yellowhammer State Tour. There was some thrilling competition on all levels in this two round event. The day started with a cold, steady drizzle which lasted through most of the first round. The clouds broke, the sun shone, and the scores improved for the second round.
Matt Orum of Mobile, AL finished in first place in the Open division with an overall score of -7 (54 in the first round, 47 in the second round). The top finisher from the TDGC was Jay Woodroof who was competing in the Open division and finished at -2 (53, 53).
In the lower divisions, a local Tuscaloosa player, Eric Stephens, not only out-performed everyone in the Intermediate division in which he was competing, but he also topped everyone in the Advanced division. Stephens finished at +1 overall with a 57 in the first round and a 52 in the second round. He also destroyed his Intermediate competition with a 9 stroke advantage over the next best performer.
At the top of the Advanced division, there was a tie between two local players, Drew Patton and Josh Maynor. They had identical scores in each round (54 and 56) to finish at +2 overall. Patton edged Maynor in a playoff to win the Advanced division.
The Crimson Tide Disc Golf team, consisting of students at The University of Alabama, had a tremendous showing. As previously mentioned, Drew Patton and Josh Maynor, both members of the team, topped the Advanced division. Ben Wales had a strong performance, finishing 2nd in the Intermediate division. Jim Bailey was competing in his first tournament ever and had a great day to finish 1st in the Recreational division.
The complete results can be found on the PDGA website - click here.
Matt Orum of Mobile, AL finished in first place in the Open division with an overall score of -7 (54 in the first round, 47 in the second round). The top finisher from the TDGC was Jay Woodroof who was competing in the Open division and finished at -2 (53, 53).
In the lower divisions, a local Tuscaloosa player, Eric Stephens, not only out-performed everyone in the Intermediate division in which he was competing, but he also topped everyone in the Advanced division. Stephens finished at +1 overall with a 57 in the first round and a 52 in the second round. He also destroyed his Intermediate competition with a 9 stroke advantage over the next best performer.
At the top of the Advanced division, there was a tie between two local players, Drew Patton and Josh Maynor. They had identical scores in each round (54 and 56) to finish at +2 overall. Patton edged Maynor in a playoff to win the Advanced division.
The Crimson Tide Disc Golf team, consisting of students at The University of Alabama, had a tremendous showing. As previously mentioned, Drew Patton and Josh Maynor, both members of the team, topped the Advanced division. Ben Wales had a strong performance, finishing 2nd in the Intermediate division. Jim Bailey was competing in his first tournament ever and had a great day to finish 1st in the Recreational division.
The complete results can be found on the PDGA website - click here.
2008
TDGC 2008 End of Year Tournament
Congratulations again to Jay Woodroof for winning the 2009 TDGC Bag Tag Challenge!
TDGC October 2008 Mini Tournament
Congratulations to:
- Jay Woodroof for winning the Pro Division with a 51 in the first round and a 54 in the second round. Jay just edged out Drew Patton (52/54) for the championship.
- Tyler Wilson for winning the Advanced Division
- JD Sanson for winning the Intermediate Division.
