Kiwanis Disc Golf Kourse at Montgomery Hall Park

1000 Montgomery Avenue, Staunton, Virginia

will-grant@comcast.net


2007- 2008 SDGC Club Champions

Advanced Division          Intermediate Division      Recreational Division

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Rene DeVito - Staunton         Mike Wilson - Vesuvias             Ron Raab - Harrisonburg


2007 - 2008 Club Championships

     The Staunton Disc Golf Club hosted the annual club championships under sunny skies and cool temperatures on Saturday, October 13, at the Kiwanis Kourse in Montgomery Hall Park.
     In the Recreational Division, Ron Raab of Harrisonburg shot a solid 61-60 to take first place with a combined score of 121.  Louie Miller of Staunton was second at 124, and teenager Jake MIller finished third with a 127.  Peter Carter of Staunton was finished fourth at 130.
     In the Intermediate Division, Mike Wilson of Vesuvias finished first with a score of 109.  Jeremy Eavers was second at 117.  Brian Helmick was third with a 124, and Joey Sprouse was fourth at 130.  Eavers, Helmick and Sprouse are all natives of Staunton.
     In the Advanced Division, Rene DeVito of Staunton top first place with a 115.  David Vance of Crozet finished second at 121, Dan Hoffman and Brian Sward of Charlottesville finished third and fourth with scores of 129 and 133.
     Dr. David Vance copped the Closest to the Pin prize package.
    

New Basket Placements
      Five new alternate baskets placements are under construction at the Kiwanis Kourse, including two elevated baskets.  The new basket placements are open on holes 5 and 13.  Look for new placements in the coming weeks for holes 6, 10, and 16.

SDGC Board of Directors Named
    The Staunton Disc Golf Club has named its Board of Directors for the term of Sept. 2007 to Sept. 2009.  Elections for new officials will follow in Sept. of 2009.  Board members are:   Larry Mancini - President; Rene DeVito - Vice President of Tournaments and Grounds; Brian Helmick - Vice President of Leagues & Ladders; Brant Meyer - Non-profit Compliance and Growth; Roy Carter - Treasurer; Chris Faunce - Member Liaison; and Will Grant - Executive Director.  The Board held its quarterly meeting on Sept. 8.   If you would like a copy of the minutes, contact Will Grant at    efdw@comcast.net


2007 Tournament Schedule
    The Staunton Disc Golf Club has released the 2007 tournament schedule for the Kiwanis Kourse at Montgomery Hall Park.  Two types of tournaments will be held.  Seven recreational tournaments will be held.  These will be free and open to the public and will feature food, drink and door prizes, but no trophies.  Four Official Club Tournaments will also be held.  These will require a $15 registration fee and will include, trophies, food, drink, and prizes.


 

Staunton Disc Golf Club

2007 Ladder Rankings


New Super Computer Rankings

    The BGR Super Computer is now online.  The super computer will provide rankings for SDGC tournament players.   Here are the current rankings:

Advanced
1)      Ryan Jones
2)      Rene DeVito
3)      Terry West
4)      David Vance
5)      Dan Hoffman
6)      Chris Faunce
7)      Brian Sward
8)      Mike Wilson
9)      Brant Meyer

Intermediate
1)      Jeremy Eavers
2)      Jim Houselog
3)      Brian Helmick
4)      Tyler McClure
5)      Ryan McDonald
6)      Michael Rolph 
7)      Jeremy Robinson
8)      Blu Noel

Recreational
1)      Ron Raab
2)      Louie Miller
3)      Jake Miller
4)      Will Grant
5)      Larry Mancini
6)      Peter Carter
7)      Roy Carter
8)      Ross DeFlores
9)      Scott Smith
10)    Andrew Preston
11)    Justin Wenger
12)    Bart McDowell
13)    Morgan McDowell




Challenge anyone on the ladder by calling and issuing a challenge.  The challenge must be answered and the match played within two weeks or the challenger automatically wins the tag.  The person being challenged picks the tee boxes during the challenge match.  If you lose two consecutive matches to a player, you must challenge someone else before challenging the first player again.  Report all challenge scores to Will Grant at   540-448-2410      or       will-grant@comcast.net

Note: Ladder rankings re-distributed based on paid club dues
members as of September 1, 2007.


1)  Rene DeVito                    540-294-0939 - full club member

2)  Chris Faunce                   434-987-1662 - full club member / basket sponsor

3)  Brian Sward                     434-975-6863 - club ladder member

4)  David Vance                    434-531-5976  - full club member / basket sponsor

5)  Mike Wilson                 540-292-4354  - full club member / basket sponsor

6)  Brant Meyer                   434-962-6176 - full club member / basket sponsor

7)  Jim Houselog            Jhouse2@tmo.blackberry.net - club ladder member

8)  Brian Helmick              540-849-8514    - full club member  

9)  Jeremy Eavers               540 255-5273 - full club member

10)  Roy Carter                  540-886-7176    - full club member

11)  Will Grant                   540-448-2410  - full club member / basket sponsor   

12)  Bryan Mears                 540-337-0831   - full club member

13)  Sam Vincent                  540-290-8580  - club ladder member

14)  Ross DeFlores            540-290-7568    - club ladder member

15)  Tyler McClure                540-448-1190  -club ladder member

16)  Jeremy Robinson                                    -full club member

17)  Bennington Grant       540-886-1497    -full club member / basket sponsor       

18)  Andrew Preston                                    -club ladder member

19)  Peter Carter                 540-886-7176  - full club member

20)  Michael Rolph           540-383-6423    - full club member

21)  Larry Mancini             540-448-3647   - full club member

22)  Dylan Grant                   540-886-1497  -full club member

23)  Ron Raab                         540-438-0039 - full club member / basket sponsor

24)  Kyle Wilson              540-292-4354       -full club member / basket sponsor

25)  Justin Wenger             540-460-3530     -club ladder member

26)  Scott Smith                   540-319-0100    -club ladder member

27)  Ryan Wolf                  434-465-5844    -club ladder member


  • CLUB MATCHES:    3/9/07 -  Will Grant (9) defeats Brian Helmick (13)   64-67

                                                    3/21/07   - Mike Wilson (8) defeats Will Grant (9)   63-68

                                                    3/28/07 - Sam Vincent (7) defeats Will Grant (9) 54-62

                                                    4/5/07  - Brian Helmick (13) defeats Will Grant (9) 71-76

                                                    4/20/07 - Will Grant (13) defeats Brian Helmick (9)  67-71

                                                    4/24/07 - Brian Helmick (13) defeats Will Grant (9) 61-67

                                                    4/24/07 - Rene DeVito (1) ties Chris Faunce (2) 58-58

                                                    4/28/07 - Will Grant (13) defeats Larry Mancini (12) 62-66

                                                    5/15/07 - Brian Helmick (9) defeats Sam Vincent (7) 58-59

                                                    5/17/07 - Brian Helmick (7) defeats Will Grant (12)  62-65

                                                    5/19/07 - Rene DeVito (1) defeats Jeremy Eavers (6) 59-62

                                                   5/24/07 - Brian Helmick (7) defeats Will Grant (12) 57-61

                                                   6/6/07 - Will Grant (12) defeats Bryan Mears (11) 65-70

                                                   6/8/07 - Will Grant (11) defeats Larry Mancini (13) 62-63

                                                    6/15/07 - Larry Mancini (13) defeats Bryan Mears (12) 65-67

         6/22/07  Will Grant (10) defeats Larry Mancini (12) and Tony Mancini (20)  50-52-58

       6/29/07    Bryan Mears (13) defeats Larry Mancini (12)   66-69

       6/29/07     A seven player tag match yielded the following results....

1. Rene DeVito-51
8. Aaron Hochhalter-57
11. Andy Richardson- 58
17. Brian Helmick - 60
21. Marc Rosson- 60 (lost tiebreaker to Brian)
39. Chris Johnston -65
40. Josh Carpenter -70

	6/30/07     Brian Helmick (17) defeats Marc Rosson (17) and Andy Richardson (21)  57-61-72

	6/30/07      Roy Carter (19) defeats Andrew Carter (10).  Peter Carter (15) defeats Andrew Carter (19).

	7/6/07	     Will Grant (9) defeats Bryan Mears (12)  65-59.

	7/9/07       A massive tag for all match yields the following results
				7. Aaron Hochhalter
				8. Brian Helmick
				11. Marc Rosson
				13. Jonathn Bryant			
				17. Chris Johnston
				24. Larry Mancini
				39. Chris Salazar

	7/13/07	      Marc Rosson (11) defeats Will Grant (9) and Larry Mancini (24)     59-65-68

	7/13/07       Larry Mancini (24) defeats Roy Carter (10) and Peter Carter (15)   66-72-75

       7/15/07        Will Grant (11) defeats Roy Carter (15), Peter Carter (24) and Chris Rosemeier (41) 64-71-72-73

	7/21/07        Tag for all tournament featuring Blue Ridge Club members and SDGC members.  All tags on the line
				SDGC results
					1)  Rene Devito - 54          retains #1 tag
					2)  Mike Wilson - 57         retains #5 tag
					3)  Brant "Oscar" Meyer - 60    moves from #36 to #6
					4)  Jeremy Eavers - 66       moves from #6 to #9
					5)  Will Grant - 70  		retains #11 tag
					6)  Marc Rosson - 71	   moves from #9 to #36
					7)  Chris Salazar - DNF    retains #39 tag

	7/22/07		Will Grant (11) defeats Larry Mancini (10) and Tony Mancini (20)   61 - 64 - 77

	7/23/07		Larry Mancini (11) defeats Roy Carter (15), Peter Carter (24) and Tony Mancini (20)  64 - 68 - 70 - 83

	7/27/07		Ladder League action -- Rene DeVito (1), Will Grant (10), Roy Carter (15), Peter Carter (20), Marc Rosson (36), and 
Houselog (42) teed it up.   The scores were:   Devito (1) - 49; Houselog (10) - 57; Roy Carter (15) - 62; Will Grant (20) - 63; 
Peter Carter (36) - 65; and Marc Rosson (42) - DNF.

	8/9/07		Rene DeVito (1) 49 defeats Will Grant (20) 60, Roy Carter (15) 64 and Peter Carter (36) 65

       8/10/07		Peter Carter (36) defeats Andrew Carter (19) and Roy Carter (20)

	8/16/07 	Brian Helmick (8) defeats Will Grant (20)
	
	8/26/07		Rene DeVito (1) defeats Brian Helmick, Will Grant, Chris Rosemeier, Derrick Rankin, and Marc Rosson 49-55-60-70-80-DNF
	
	9/9/07          SDGC tag for all action at Walnut Creek Course -- Rene DeVito (1) defeats Chris Faunce (2), Brian Sward (4), and David Vance (3)

	9/9/07		SDGC tag for all action at Kiwanis Kourse -- Brian Helmick (8) defeats Will Grant (10), Peter Carter (19), and Roy Carter (21)   60-64-65-67
	
	9/15/07	      Will Grant (10), defeats Larry Mancini (11), Peter Carter (19) and Roy Carter (21)   61-63-67-68

	9/16/07		Rene DeVito (1) defeats Brian Helmick (8) and Will Grant (10)  46-57-63
    
        9/22/07	        Will Grant (10) defeats Roy Carter (21)   62-64

       9/29/07		Will Grant (10) defeats Brian Helmick (8)   66-67

	9/30/07          Will Grant (8) defeats Peter Carter (19), Roy Carter (21) and Bart McDowell 62-64-67-78	

      10/20/07 		Will Grant (8) defeats Roy Carter (21) 63-66

       10/27/07          Rene DeVito (1) defeats Mike Wilson (5), Brian Helmick (10), Roy Carter (21), Will Grant (8) and Kyle Wilson (24)  51-54-58-63-67-69
  
       11/3/07		Will Grant (21) defeats Larry Mancini (11) Josh, and DJ Martin 63-65-66-88
The Kiwanis Kourse at Montgomery Hall Park

     Virginia's fourth-best rated disc golf course is open to the public free of charge.  Kiwanis Kourse Disc Golf is a beautiful, challenging recreational level course.  The recreational tees (red) measure approximately 5,250 feet and the advanced tees (white) measure 5,856 feet.  A new set of blue pro tees are being installed during the summer of 2007.  The Blue Tees will measure approximately 8,000 feet.  The course includes six wooded holes and a variety of uphill, downhill, and dogleg holes.  There are a variety of obstructions in the flight paths, but there are wide open shots to each basket.  On a scale of 0-100, with 100 being the most difficult, the Kiwanis Kourse at Montgomery Hall Park is about a 70.  The course takes about 90 minutes to play 18 holes, and provides an easy to moderate walking workout.  Signature holes include #6, a 203 foot shot off a cliff to a basket surrounded by menacing raspberry bushes (a hole in one opportunity if you dare!); and #1, a 434 foot monster.

    Montgomery Hall Park is a beautiful, uncrowded, full service park.  Montgomery Hall has wooded and open picnic shelters, picnic tables, and grills.  The park has basketball and tennis courts, baseball softball and soccer fields, a toddler playground, and swimming pool ($1.50 per person to swim).  A trip to Kiwanis Kourse Disc Golf at Montgomery Hall Park is a great way for the family to spend an entire afternoon.   Scorecards and course maps are available at the first tee, which is located under a banner at the south side of the tennis courts.

     DIRECTIONS:  From the north or south, take Interstate 81 to exit 220 just south of Staunton.  Head west approximately two miles and exit on Middlebrook Avenue.  Turn right on Middlebrook Avenue and travel approximately one mile to the first stop light.  Turn left at the light onto Bridge Street. Go one half mile underneath a railroad tressel and take an immediately left onto Stuart Street. Travel one and a half miles on Stuart Street and turn left onto Montgomery Avenue.  The park is on the right.  Take the first entrance on the right into the park and then swing all the way around the park until you come to the tennis court parking lot at the first tee.

     From the east:  Take Interstate 64 to Staunton, then exit south on Interstate 81 to exit 220.  Head west approximately two miles and exit on Middlebrook Avenue.  Turn right on Middlebrook Avenue and travel approximately one mile to the first stop light.  Turn left at the light onto Bridge Street. Go one half mile underneath a railroad tressel and take an immediately left onto Stuart Street. Travel one and a half miles on Stuart Street and turn left onto Montgomery Avenue.  The park is on the right.  Take the first entrance on the right into the park and then swing all the way around the park until you come to the tennis court parking lot at the first tee. 

     From the west:  Take Route 250 west to Staunton, turn right (south) on Grubert Avenue.  At the T-intersection (near Big Lots) turn left onto West Beverly Street.  Travel approximately two and a half miles past Thornrose Cemetary on the left and then turn right on Montgomery Avenue.  Continue about one mile south on Montgomery Avenue until you reach the park.  Take the first entrance on the right into the park and then swing all the way around the park until you come to the tennis court parking lot at the first tee. 

For information on joining leagues or the Staunton Disc Golf Club,

call Will Grant at 540-448-2410