From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Fri Aug 29 11:09:11 1997 Received: by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk id KAA21790; Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:51:36 +0100 (BST) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk with ESMTP id KAA21786; Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:51:34 +0100 (BST) Received: from deansgate.zetnet.co.uk (deansgate.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.23]) by irwell.zetnet.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA21474 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 29 Aug 1997 10:51:33 +0100 X-ZSender: t.green@zetnet.co.uk Message-ID: <1997082911103574146@zetnet.co.uk> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 11:10:35 +0100 To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk From: Toby Green <t.green@zetnet.co.uk> X-Mailer: ZIMACS Version 1.10c 10003244 Subject: Whitcombe Farm Disc Golf - Next Weekend! Sender: owner-britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Yes, summer's nearly over and September is nearly upon us. But the fun continues - The Whitcombe Farm Disc Golf Course invites you for an early Autumn Tournament next weekend (Sept 6 & 7). All the usual details: Accommodation: There are a few beds in the Summer House still available ( 5 per person per night). Let me know if you want one. Camping is available at 1 per person per night. And the usual array of B&Bs in Beaminster. Tournament: Minimum three rounds of strokeplay (if we get going early and people are up for it, we might be able to squeeze in a fourth). Top five will play off. Entry fees: 15 BDGA non-members 12 BDGA members 8 unwaged members & non-members [ 1 from the above categories goes to the BDGA] 5 aged 13-17 Free aged 12 and under Where does the money go? We invested over 2200 in the course last year erecting the baskets. Year-on-year maintainance costs around another 150. This year, for example, I paid 60 for a tree surgeon to enlarge the gap out of the Badger Wood for Magic's Mansion (16th). So far, income from tournaments and those who play rounds at other times has meant that we've recouped about half the investment. The next major improvement being considered is work to make the tees flat(ter!) and reconsider some of the basket placings to reduce the chances of those annoying roll-aways. Comments and suggestions about course improvements are always very welcome. In particular I am planning to change the second hole on the old course which is becoming unplayable without a major amount of tree clearing that I'm not keen to do. My aim is to make Whitcombe one of the best disc golf courses in Europe, and to bring it up to World Class Competition standard so that the Americans and Europeans want to come over and compete too. Are you coming? If you can, let me know if you're planning to come so I have some ideas on numbers. I'll be down at Whitcombe from Wednesday (01308 862366). Looking forward to seeing you all in Dorset next weekend, Toby -- TOBY GREEN 74 Old High Street, Headington, Oxford OX3 9HW, UK +44 1865 769789 (tel) +44 1865 437714 (fax) t.green@zetnet.co.uk