Ledgestone Insurance and Plastic Addicts are happy to present the 2012 LIS: Ledgestone Insurance Championships Super Tour. This is the tournament we all have been waiting for. This will be the finale of the 2012 Ledgestone Insurance Series and will crown the champion of the series and the champion of the tournament. The payout is huge, the trophies are sick, the players pack is enormous, and more and more!

When: September 14th and 15th
Where: Peoria, IL
Sanctioning: This will be a PDGA SuperTour Event
Field Size: Field size is limited to 252 players
Pre-registration: http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-LISChampionship.html
PDGA List: http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/79707

Added Cash to Pro Divisions: $10,000+
Donated Am Players Pack Cost: $7,500+

All in all, we have raised over $24,000 for the entire series. We have earmarked $2000 for the series winners, $2000 for the trophies (which are sweet!!!), $2000 for the players party, and $1500 for other expenses. The amateur players pack is 100% donated. No money will come out of the entry fee to pay for the amateur players pack. The pros will also get a free dinner at the Friday night players party. Ams can pick up their players pack at the players party only. The players pack will consist of the following for those that register by August 31st, 2012:

Metal Mini, Towel, Clipboard, Shirt, Dinner, LAT 64 disc, DGA Disc, Autographed Dana Vicich Vibram VP, and more! If you don't register by August 31st the LAT 64 disc will not be included.

The players party will be at Goodfellas in Pekin at approximately 7PM on Friday night. Everyone's dinner will be paid for! We will also be selling raffle tickets throughout the weekend and at the players party. The raffle will be huge. Here's a small sample of what will be in the raffle: Baskets, Bags, Discs, Autographed materials, Gift Certificates, Maui Jim sunglasses, hotel giveaways, shirts, and more!

At this point in time we are targeting this setup for the amount of players:
MPO - 50 players
Other Pros - 30
MA1 - 44
All Other AMS - 128

Play will begin Friday at 9:30AM for all groups. The second round will start approximately 1 hour after the last card is in from the first round with ample time for travel between courses. The Saturday morning round will start at the same time. Here is the order of the courses:

Group 1 : All Pros - McNaughton Shorts, McNaughton Longs, Morton Mixed (FPO will play McNaughton shorts both rounds)
Group 2: MAI, FW1, MM1, MG1, MA3 - Bradley, Morton Short, McNaughton (MA1 will play McNaughton from the Longs - all other divisions in this flight will play the shorts)
Group 3: MA2, FW2, FW3, MA4, MS1 - Morton Short, Bradley, Bradley

The following divisions will have a final 9 at Morton on Saturday afternoon: MPO, MA1, MPM, FPO

This is the finale of the Ledgestone Insurance Series. Double points will be awarded and we will crown Series Champions for all divisions on Saturday afternoon. You must be a PDGA member to play in this event.

Sponsors: Ledgestone Insurance, Plastic Addicts, Erie Insurance, Scheels, PACVB, Village of Morton, Paragon, Falling Putt, Goodfellas, Washington Community Bank, Huk Lab, ABC Discs, World of Vitamins, Innova, Discraft, Gateway

Entry costs:
Pro Divisions: $90
All Advanced Divisions: $60
All Other Divisions: $50

Don't wait to get signed up - this will fill!

P.S. Here is the link to our host hotel!

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1204052480&key=53CAD

We have officially raised over $25,000 for the Ledgestone Insurance Series and this SuperTour event. More than $10,000 will be added to the Pro Purse while $7500 was used to buy the Amateur players packs....a $105 value for the am players packs with no money coming out of the entry fee! We have also spent $2000 on some awesome trophies and everyone will get a free dinner at the players party on Friday night!

The raffle is looking huge as well! Get signed up today! We have had 20 more registrations in the last week and continue to get more and more every day! This will be one of the bigger tournaments in the Midwest for 2012....don't miss it!

Here's a quick update regarding the added cash for the Pro Purse at the A Tier. If you recall, we have raised over $7500 for the AM field in the way of a huge players pack with no money coming out of the entry fees for the players packs. On the pro side.....


If we have at least 4 Pro Women, we will add $500 cash to the Pro Women purse.


If we have at least 8 Pro Women, we will add $1000 cash to the Pro Women purse.


If we have at least 15 Pro Masters/Grand Masters, we will add $500 total cash to those purses and split the cash based on the percentage of players in each division.


If we have at least 25 total Pro Masters/Grand Masters, we will add $1000 total cash to those purses and split the cash based on the percentage of players in each division.


For instance, if we have 10 Pro Grand Masters and 15 Pro Masters, we will add $600 to the Pro Masters purse and $400 to the Pro Grand Masters purse.

This means there will be a minimum of $8000 added cash to the Men's Pro purse alone!

Do not wait to sign up for this event as this is only 33 days away! If you know you are playing in this event, please sign up as soon as you can so we can better plan for the event. We have to make plans for volunteers, food, merchandise, players packs, shirts, awards, etc. Its a big help to the LIS crew if you pre-register early so we would appreciate it! We have worked on this tournament for over 1 year so please support us!

Check out the following link for an amazing disc we will be featuring at the tournament, courtesy of Eric McCabe:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100845925904730&set=a.10100783806592330.2677322.22926604&type=1&theater

That's a Ti Wasp! We will have 20 of these bad boys for sale for $25 at the September SuperTour! The first ten people who email me at [email protected] can buy one of these and also the first ten people who show up at the Thursday Night Putting Competition/Players Party can purchase one (details on the party are forthcoming). This disc is amazing and comes straight from Eric McCabe.

Also, we still have a few players packs left for anyone interested in purchasing one who can't play in the event. $50 plus shipping will get you a players pack. Email me if you are interested! We get more additions to the players pack every day! Thanks to McDonald's for coming on board as a course sponsor!

We are pushing 110 registrations for this event. We have a limited number of spots and a limited number of players packs. As for the free discs in the players packs, I thought I would let everyone know what the discs are: you get a Dana Vicich Signed VP; your choice of a LAT Gold Line Flow, Havoc, or Pain; and your choice of a DGA Sparkle Hurricane, Tsunami, or Rogue. You have to sign up by August 31st to get the free LAT disc. The players packs now have a $115 value with no money coming out of the entry fee for the players packs. Also, we only have 5 Ti Wasps left and 5 Players Packs available to be bought for those that can't play. Email me at [email protected] if you are interested in buying a players pack for $50 or an Eric McCabe Ruby Red Ti Wasp for $25! Remember that we are adding $10,000 to the pro purse as well!

P.S. We will announce the details of the putting competition by Tuesday of this week!

Just as a note, we have a limited number of AM players packs for the A Tier. We have less than 65 spots left that will guarantee you a players pack that is now worth more than $115. If you sign up after the 65 remaining players packs are gone you will still be eligible for a players pack but it will be in the form of funny money, other goodies and a signed Dana Vicich VP. Advanced divisions would receive $45 of funny money and all other divisions would receive $35 of funny money so there is definitely some motivation to get signed up before they are all gone!

Also, Mikes Italian Feast will be providing lunch on Friday and Saturday that can be delivered to the course. Lunch will consist of a half torpedo sub, bag of chips and a drink. Lunch is $6 for one day or $10 for both days. You can email me to let me know if you would like me to reserve you one or you can register for it at the Thursday Night Putting Competition (final details forthcoming on Wednesday for the Putting Competition). You can also buy and register for the lunch or both lunches on the morning of the first round.

Quick update on the course order for the A Tier:

Its very likely the course order for Recreation and All Pros besides MPO will be changed around. This is necessitated from current pre-registration levels, compared to what we expected.

At this point in time I will just say that the course order for Men's Recreation, Women's Recreation, Pro Masters, Pro Grand Masters, and Womens Pro are likely to change. Most likely, all Pro Divisions will play two rounds at McNaughton and then one round at Morton, with all divisions playing one round from the shorts and one round from the longs except for Grand Masters and Women (who would play two rounds from the Shorts). The Women's Recreation and Men's Recreation Divisions would then join the MA1 division and play Bradley, Morton and McNaughton.

Men's Pro and All Other Divisions would not be changed. A final decision on this will be made next week. This would not be a major change for most divisions, and even the divisions affected would only see one course change.

Also, check out the Ledgestone Insurance Series forum post to check out the final payouts for the series and the trophies. The following divisions will receive a payout and a trophy: MPO, MPM, MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MS1, FW1, FW2, and FW3. At least second place will be paid in all divisions except for MS1 and the three ladies divisions. Third place will also be paid in MA2 and MA3. The top pro is guaranteed $450 cash for winning the series!

P.S. We have 4 players packs for sale for those that aren't playing and still want a players pack and have 4 Ti Wasps left, so feel free to email me at [email protected] if you want one!

P.S.S. We will officially be adding $1000 to the Pro Women's purse...let's see some more Pro Women signed up!

As promised, here is the information for the Putting Competition/Party on Thursday night. This is in addition to the Players Party on Friday Night at Goodfellas! The Putting Competition is sponsored by ABC Discs!

When: Thursday September 13th (day before the tournament begins)
Where: Parking lot of Ledgestone Insurance in Washington, IL - the address is 1142 Peoria Street and its right on the main drag. There's a big electronic sign out front and its hard to miss!
Time: The competition and fun will take place from 4PM to 8PM
Format: Everyone will get two putts from 20 feet, two putts from 30 feet, and two putts from 40 feet. You get 1 point for each putt made from 20 feet, 2 points for each putt made from 30 feet, and 3 points for each putt made from 40 feet.
Divisions: We will have four divisions - Pro Men, Pro Women, AM Men, and AM Women
Prizes: There will be prizes for the winners of each division!
Cost: The putting competition is free for the first try! You can have another shot at the putting competition for $3, with the proceeds going towards the series.

The putting competition won't be the only thing going on at this Thursday Night Shindig. The other special activities:
-We will be selling LIS stamped merchandise for near cost. For example, we will have Champion/Z plastic on sale for $11 and Star/ESP plastic on sale for $12, with deals on all types of LIS stamped discs. This will be a one time offer for anyone to come buy cheap discs!
-Gail Nettles will be baking her wonderful homemade chocolate chip cookies and those will be given away as well!
-Players will be able to pick up their players packs!
-Pairings for the first round will be posted
-Devan Owens and Paige Pierce will be hanging out and signing autographs
-We will have the Ruby Red Eric McCabe Ti Wasps available to the first ten people that show up and want to purchase one for $25
-We will also have a limited number of special Flyboy Aviation Gummy Rocs for sale for $25. Here is a link to a picture of the Gummy Roc:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100854496000190&set=a.10100783806592330.2677322.22926604&type=1&theater

Flyboy Aviation is the number one rated course in the world and these discs are only able to be purchased through the course owner himself (and the course is private) or through our tournament series. If you would like to get an Eric McCabe Ti Wasp or a Flyboy Gummy Roc just shoot me an email at [email protected]

Don't miss this fun event!

P.S. The SuperTour is rapidly filling - get signed up today!

Please note that the course order has officially changed and I have reflected this in the first post. This will be the final course order and there will be no further revisions or discussions about longs, shorts, courses, etc.

Group 1 : All Pros - McNaughton Shorts, McNaughton Longs, Morton Mixed (FPO will play McNaughton shorts both rounds)
Group 2: MAI, FW1, MM1, MG1, MA3 - Bradley, Morton Short, McNaughton (MA1 will play McNaughton from the Longs - all other divisions in this flight will play the shorts)
Group 3: MA2, FW2, FW3, MA4, MS1 - Morton Short, Bradley, Bradley

In addition, for a quick update on the Putting Competition: the putting competition is free to anyone in the event who pays to get into the CTP and 50/50, which is $5. This gets you in the putting competition, CTP prizes during the tournament, and the cash 50/50 holes (we expect to have 9 50/50 cash holes throughout the tournament). Anyone that wants to try the competition that's not playing can pay $3 to give it a shot. Also, players are allowed more than one chance at the putting competition by paying an extra $3. Here are the prizes for the LIS: Putting Competition sponsored by ABC Discs taking place on September 13th from 4PM to 8PM:

Pro 1st Place - huk Chair, Eric McCabe Ti Wasp, and Flyboy Aviation Gummy Roc
Pro 2nd Place - 3 ABC Discs of your choice
Am 1st Place - Eric McCabe Ti Wasp, Flyboy Aviation Gummy Roc, Vibram Open Black/Red Summit
Am 2nd Place - 3 ABC Discs of your choice
Women 1st Place - Eric McCabe Ti Wasp, Flyboy Aviation Gummy Roc, Vibram Open Black/Red Ridge
Women 2nd Place - 3 ABC Discs of your choice

You read that right....Vibram Open Black/Red Summits and Ridges! We will have a limited number of the 2012 Vibram Open Black/Red Ridges, Summits, and Ibex's. We will have them for sale for $25 starting at the putting competition. If you want to reserve yours email me at [email protected]

In addition, huk lab has come on board as a course sponsor for the series. They have been a great benefit to our series! We have a limited number of huk chairs for sale and these will be cash only sales with the proceeds going towards the series. Email me to reserve your chair. The regular chairs are $36 and the red chairs are $39 and we will have those at the putting party as well. We will also have some awesome huk shirts, hats, minis, patches, and more!

We are also getting a new stock of Innova inventory for the series, including Ch CFR Teedevils, Echo Star Destroyers, Echo Star Wraiths, more Blizzard Boss's, Star Leopards, Star Teebirds, Champion Destroyers, and more!

We also just got a new order of Innova Competition and Discarrier bags in and they will be available at the A Tier for a discounted price.

Also, thanks to Cefcu for coming on board as a sponsor!

Pre-registrations are nearing 135. Please note that we have a limited number of AM spots and only the first 142 AMs are guaranteed a players pack. In addition, you must register by August 31st to get the LAT disc to be included in the players pack.

PDGA list has been updated, including Ricky Wysocki and Cameron Colglazier!

For a quick update on the tourney - please remember that only the first 142 AMS signed up and paid by August 31st get the extra LAT disc in their players packs. We have less than 40 players packs left and we expect a lot of registrations the next few days. Get signed up! Here is as picture to the LAT discs in the players packs:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100863379467650&set=a.10100626459382400.2654802.22926604&type=1&theater

Those Pains are amazing! Remember that you can pick up your players packs and your pairings at the Putting Competition on Thursday night. As you can see from the picture the LAT discs that we have are Havocs, Pains and Flows.

Also, we are happy to announce Aces and Chains as a hole sponsor for the tournament. Check out their website! What an awesome disc golf shop: http://www.acesandchains.com/

Pre-registration list has been updated - this event will fill!

We are nearing 160 registrations for the A Tier. I will be taking registration money tonight at the Glow tournament and tomorrow at the ABC Discs Open.

I know of at least 10 more people signing up today and tomorrow so get signed up! We will leave paypal open until the tournament is full but the last day to register will be Wednesday September 12th at 7PM. Pairings will be finalized later that night and will be available at the putting competition the next day. Anyone dropping out of the tournament will receive a players pack. Remember that only the first 142 AMS are guaranteed a players pack so we only have around 30 guaranteed players packs left.

For an update on the CTP and 50/50 prizes: we will have 27 CTP prizes throughout the tournament and 9 Cash 50/50 holes. It is $5 total to get in the CTP fund (which includes the 50/50) and this also gets you into the putting competition where we will have some awesome prizes. You can pay for the CTP on Thursday at the Putting Competition or before you start your round Friday morning.

Also, some people have been asking for a clarification on the layout of the courses. If you are playing Morton Shorts, you will play the short concrete tees. If you are playing Mixed Morton Shorts, you will play Holes 4, 7, 8, 14, and 16 from the longs. Right now holes 4 and 7 have concrete and our intention is to get 8, 14, and 16 done in the next ten days. Even if we don't get the concrete poured on these long holes you will still play these holes from the longs.

As for McNaughton, this is more straightforward. If you are playing the Long Tees at McNaughton you will play the long tees....period. The only exception is that on hole 9, you will play the alternate long tee over the lake without a concrete tee. Hole number 9 is the only long tee that will not be used. If you are playing McNaughton shorts, you will play the ORIGINAL design. You will not play the "extra short" tees on hole 4, 7, 13, and 18. We will have this clearly marked with spray paint but if you are playing McNaughton Shorts you will play the Original McNaughton design, of which most people are familiar with.

Bradley will be very straightforward as there is only one set of tees. We will be slightly tweaking the basket locations and that will be finalized next week.

I will also be posting the raffle items later next week, but we have so many items that it takes more than three word documents to contain! We will have baskets, hats, bags, shirts, discs, umbrellas, huk chairs, hotel giveways, maui jim sunglasses....and more and more and more. When we say baskets we mean four baskets! When we say shirts we mean A LOT of shirts. We have a TON of stuff to raffle!

We are nearing 175 registrations for the A Tier.

We do still have spots left but make sure to get signed up soon. We still have AM players packs left (but not very many) so if you want to guarantee yourself a players pack you will want to get signed up this week. I will be at Bradley this weekend taking registrations/money as well.

Remember that we will be having our putting competition on September 13th from 4PM to 8PM at 1142 Peoria Street in Washington, IL. You will be able to check in, get your pairings, pick up your players packs, buy some awesome merchandise at reduced prices, buy some unique discs (Eric McCabe Ti Wasps, Flyboy Aviation Rocs, Vibram Open Black/Red stamped discs, huk merchandise, and more), get some awesome free snacks, and compete in the putting competition.

In addition, the first 30 people at the putting competition that spend $40 will get a free disc from our sponsor ABC Discs! Remember that we will have special pricing on LIS stamped discs with cash sales, including $12 for Star Plastic and $11 for Champion plastic.

Greg and I are working at Morton this week to pour the last few concrete pads for the long tees that we will be using. At Morton and McNaughton we will be donating the pad you are playing with an L for long, S for short, and S/L (meaning that tee is for both the shorts and longs).

Also, check out the following link for our sweet trophies that we have for the A Tier and Series:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100871762887210&set=a.10100626459382400.2654802.22926604&type=1&theater

As you can see we have a lot of trophies!

To address a few more questions - the ace fund is $5 and the 50/50 - CTP fund is $5. We will have nine 50/50 cash holes, 27 CTP prizes, and more! The $5 portion will also get you into the putting competition. You can pay for the ace fund and/or 50/50 - CTP funds at the putting competition or before you begin your first round.

Finally - some people have been asking about the final 9. This will take place at Morton and should start between 2PM and 2:30PM. MA1 will lead it off, followed by MPM, FPO, and MPO. Awards will follow that and payouts will be available at Morton during the afternoon. Get signed up today!

All the hype about this tournament, and still no scores?