Stumptown Disc Golf is pleased to announce the 2020 Beaver State Fling, a PDGA National Tour Elite Series event, will take place on the weekend of June 26th - 28th, 2020 at Milo McIver State Park in Estacada, Oregon. Attending players will be tested by several rounds of championship level disc golf on two spectacular 18 hole courses playing along the Clackamas River.
Please Note: We have big changes coming this year
After years of using the same format and schedule, in response to input from players and the PDGA, we are changing the format a bit for 2020. This year all players will play one round per day over three days for a total of three rounds of sanctioned competition. This includes all Amateur and all Professional divisions.
Importland Note: This schedule change will require us to finish later on Sunday evening, so please take that into consideration while making your travel plans.
In addition to the NT and the A-Tier disc golf tournaments the Beaver State Fling will also have our vendor village where you can grab some food and a drink and stock up on your favorite disc golf gear. To help keep players entertained off the course, we plan on having a putting contest and our epic 18 hole mini disc golf course.
We will be offering 172 Professional spots and 148 Amateur spots between the NT, and A-Tier events.
Ratings Based Professional Registration:
Here is the PDGA Tiered Registration Schedule for all Pro players:
• Phase 1: 04/20/2020 @ 6:00pm PDT - Registration opens for all 1000+ rated Professional men, plus all 900+ rated Professional women (in any division).
• Phase 2: 04/27/2020 @ 6:00pm PDT - Registration opens for all 985+ rated professional men (in any division), plus all 875+ rated Professional women (in any division).
• Phase 3: 05/04/2020 @ 6:00pm PDT - Registration opens for all 970+ rated professional men (in any division), plus all 825+ rated Professional women (in any division).
• Phase 4: 05/11/2020 @ 6:00pm PDT - Registration opens for all remaining spots
Important Notes:
• All Professional Registration (Both NT and A-Tier) will be managed by DiscGolfScene.com
• All Amateur Registration will be managed by 4DiscGolf.com
• All players must be current PDGA members to register for this event.
• All players in the National Tour event must have passed the officials exam.
• Do not ignore your registration window. This event historically fills quickly.
• We will have division size caps in place to ensure non-MPO divisions remain viable.
• Anyone attempting to register before their tier is open will have their registration rejected.
• We require at least 4 players to create a division.
Professional Division Sizes:
(Note: these may change slightly based on registration trends.)
Division - Initial # of Slots
MPO - 84
FPO - 28
MPM - 28
FPM - 8
MPG - 20
MPS - 4
Amateur Registration:
Registration for the amateur side of this event has proven to be quite the undertaking in the past. Historically, the event has filled so quickly that registration felt more like a case of who has the best internet connection, or who can race home to get registered in time. In an attempt to make this as fair as possible for everyone, and with the support of our sponsors, we will again be holding the BSF lottery for amateur registration.
We will open BSF lottery pre-registration at 6:00PM on 04/06/2020 and it will remain open until 04/13/2020. During that one week time period anyone who would like to play in the event can pre-register for the lottery at no cost. At the end of the pre-registration window we will sort all prospective players by division, delete any duplicates and then use RANDOM.ORG to randomize the list. We will then send an email to those people containing an email link where they can formally register for the event. Players who are selected will have 1 week to register for the event, after which time their slot is forfeited and that spot goes to the next person on the wait list. Once the event has filled, all remaining names from the initial two week pre-registration window will be placed on the waiting list in order.
Important Notes:
• You MUST be a current PDGA member in order to enter the BSF lottery.
• We will have division size caps in place to ensure non-MA1 divisions remain viable.
• We require at least 4 players to create a division.
Amateur Division Sizes:
(Note: these may change slightly based on registration trends.)
Division - Initial # of Slots
MA1 - 72
FA1 - 20
MM1 - 32
FM1 - 8
MG1 - 16
We understand some people may not approve of our lottery system, but after much deliberation we decided this method of registration was as fair as we could possibly make it. We hope people understand the dilemma we face when putting on an event with far greater demand than available spots.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us through the Beaver State Fling website.
Jeff Mittl & Jeff Hagerty - CO-TDs
2020 Beaver State Fling