Connecticut Amateur Doubles Championship

Welcome to the 2024 Connecticut Doubles Championship! This is a PDGA sanctioned XC-tier bring your own partner doubles event, consisting of two rounds at Alvord Park in Torrington, CT. This event is also a USDGC Doubles Qualifier, with the top amateur teams earning a spot to the USDGC Doubles Main Event being held 10/4-10/6 in Rock Hill, SC. Amateurs will be awarded spots to the USDGC Doubles Main Event based on the chart below. USDGC DOUBLES QUALIFIER: The USDGC Doubles Main Event is an amateur disc golfer's only opportunity to compete at the famed Winthrop Arena Course decked out in all its USDGC Pageantry. If you want to test your mettle on one of the most challenging courses in the world this is your chance. So get qualified and let's see how you and your partner fare in the arena. Full information about the event can be found at https://usdoubles.com/ The number of teams that can qualify for the USDGC Doubles Main Event is based on the number of teams that participate in your qualifier. The thresholds are as follows: MEN 1-14 Teams = 1 Team qualifies 15-24 Teams = 2 Teams qualify 25+ Teams = 3 Teams qualify WOMEN 1-4 Teams = 1 Team qualifies 5-9 Teams = 2 Teams qualify 10+ Teams = 3 Teams qualify ELIGIBILITY This criteria applies to any team wanting to advance to the Main Event. Any team that places and does not meet all criteria will forfeit their spot to the next team. All players must meet one of the following criteria in order to be eligible to compete in the USDGC Doubles Main event: - The Player is not a PDGA member or does not have a player rating and has never accepted cash in a PDGA event. - The player has an Amateur Player Classification with the PDGA - meaning the player is classified as an amateur and plays in amateur divisions for prizes instead of cash. If a player plays in a Pro division and accepts cash at any time, they become classified as a Professional member. An Amateur class player has either never accepted cash, or if they have, they have later met the criteria to be reclassified from Professional back to Amateur with the PDGA. A mixed group of pro and am-class players MAY compete in the Connecticut Doubles Championship, but WOULD NOT be eligible for an invite to the USDGC Doubles Main Event. Should a pro/am team finish in an invite-eligible place, the invite would pass to the next eligible team. Players who qualify as a team must play together as a team in the main event. No substitutions, no exceptions. EVENT FEES: We have set the cost at $60 per team broken down as follows: - $4 to the PDGA - $4 TD Fee ($2 of which will be donated to Throw Pink) - $52 to the player pack / tournament costs TEAMS: A player and their partner must register at the same time for this event. No single name registrations, “to be determined” or fake names will be accepted. Should you register with one of those, you will be refunded your entry. A player on the team may however be swapped out at any point until the time registration closes. PLAYER PACK: Amateur Player Pack will include: - USDGC Doubles Disc - And more FORMAT/LAYOUT: Round 1 will be alternate shot playing from the long tees on the front 9 and the short tees on the back 9. Round 2 will be best disc playing from all long tees. PARKING: Primary parking will be in the bottom lot, near the soccer fields. Auxiliary parking will be up near the BMX track. TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Tournament central will be located in the main lot, near the soccer field CHECK IN: Check in will begin no later than 8:00 AM. Please be sure to check in as soon as possible to help the day run smoothly. PLAYERS MEETING: There will be a brief players meeting at 8:45. AWARDS/PRIZES: Awards for all divisions will be held shortly after the conclusion of round 2. (Updated 6/25/24)

• Date: Aug 17, 2024
  
• Location: Torrington, CT, United States
• Class: Am
• Tier: XC
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