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Cranbury Park Ice Bowl (CEP Charity - Rated)

The Fairfield County Disc Club (FCDC) Presents the 2025 Cranbury Ice Bowl to benefit the Open Doors of Norwalk, CT! This will be the 24th time that Cranbury Park has hosted this long-standing, well-attended, and charity-based tournament Saturday, 2/15/2025 Cranbury Park 300 Grumman Avenue – Norwalk, CT Tournament Director: Craig Smolin Check in will begin at 7:25 am to 8:25am Shotgun start at 9am sharp – Round 1 Round 2 should start 45 minutes (time for lunch) after the last card finishes round 1 Virtual Players Meeting will be conducted via email. BAD WEATHER CANNOT CANCEL THIS EVENT!!! PDGA C-Tier Two Rounds Stroke Play 72 Players Available spots will then be filled from the waiting list in order of sign up (as determined by the DGS registration system). UPDATE: ALL PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE A 2025 ICE BOWL PIN AND MINI. The remainder of each Pro entry will be applied directly to the payout for that division for cash payouts. The remainder of each Amateur entry will be applied directly to the payout for that division for merchandise vouchers. Player Entry Fees: This is a PDGA Competition Endowment Program event and the $15 non-member/non-current fee will be waived. The PDGA CEP rules state that the total donations must (at a minimum) include the $3 sanctioning fee per player (increased in 2025 from $2), a matching donation amount, and 25% of the net entry fees. While the Cranbury Park Ice Bowl has consistently met this requirement for many years, FCDC acknowledges that the manner in which we've done so in the past has not been consistent with PDGA guidance ... we can and will do better going forward with this and all other CEP events! We raised $1,500 to Open Doors ... let's go for more this year!!! Layouts: To be determined based on weather and/or course conditions. All players will be notified of their layout via the players meeting email (to be sent out no later than Friday, February 14, 2025. UPDATE AS OF 2/12/25 ... ALL DIVISIONS WILL PLAY THE SHORT BLUEBERRY LAYOUT FOR BOTH ROUNDS. WINTER RULES IN EFFECT ... NO OB EXCEPT ON HOLES 12 AND 13 IF DISC COMES TO REST ON OR OVER ROCK WALL. PLAY FROM LAST POINT IN BOUNDS. NOTE TD reserves the right to change layouts for all divisions based on course conditions, weather, and/or daylight for both the first and/or second rounds. Additionally, if course conditions or weather necessitate it, a combination of layouts maybe used PDGA Digital Scoring will be in play; instructions on how scoring will work for the event will be sent out to the field prior to the event. Ace Pot Ace pot will be in effect. Optional $5 buy-in. If no aces hit, the entirety of the ace pot will be donated to the Open Door Shelter CTP prizes to be determined The “famous Cranbury Potluck Lunch” will be in effect!!! Please bring breakfast, lunch, or dessert!!! THE NEW ENGLAND FAMOUS LUNCH-TIME THROW-OFF FROM THE MANSION WILL BE HELD!!!! ALL MONEY WILL GET DONATED! PLEASE BRING DISCS, BEER, WINE, LIQUOR, ETC! No one under the age of 21 will be allowed to win alcohol, and will instead be compensated via other merchandise if desired. Hole Sponsorships: $25.00 Your generous donation goes directly to the Open Door Shelter of Norwalk and helps us to reach the PDGA CEP matching donation requirement!!! Refund policy FCDC is responsible for all refunds/cancellations. An unpaid waitlist will be held at Disc Golf Scene, and refunds will be issued in accordance with PDGA guidelines. Refund policy FCDC is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.

Cranbury Park Ice Bowl (CEP Charity - Rated)

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