Shoot the Moon Classic

Shoot the Moon Classic

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7th Annual Shoot the Moon Classic
presented by
Northern Lights Disc Golf  ||  September 21-22, 2024

 

This is a PDGA B-Tier sanctioned disc golf tournament hosted by Vernon Trails held at the beautiful Veteran Hills Disc Golf Course in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Part of the Wisconsin Disc Golf Tour.

Registration is open for all divisions. Registration will close at midnight Wednesday, Sept. 18th. There will be no day-of registration.

>>>  SATURDAY, SEPT. 21   |||   INT, REC, NOV, & JRS   |||   REGISTRATION   |||   CADDY GUIDE

>>>  SUNDAY, SEPT. 22   |||   PRO, ADV, & MASTERS   |||   REGISTRATION   |||   CADDY GUIDE

+ Minimum 3 people in a division to win the coveted black WI Tour disc.

+ Player packs for all AMs. Added Cash for PROs.

+ Northern Lights Disc Golf will be providing Am merchandise payouts.

+ Basket raffle & ace pools.

+ Lunch available on site from the VFW. (Pre-purchase during registration).

+ All divisions will play 2 rounds, with a different course layout for each.

 

Saturday Caddy Guide

The 7th Annual Shoot the Moon Classic is hosted by Vernon Trails at Veteran Hills Disc Golf Course. The course is built and maintained by volunteers and funded solely with donations. The Viroqua VFW Post 3032 has generously allowed us to build this disc golf course and multi-use trails on their property.

This is a PDGA B-Tier event.  Last stop on the Wisconsin Tour. 

Amateur Schedule for Saturday, September 21st, 2024

7:45 – 8:30: Check in for players and volunteers at the VFW pavilion.
8:50: Tee off for Round 1.
12:00: Approximate time for lunch. Last chance to purchase basket raffle tickets.
1:30: Approximate time for Round 2. About an hour after the last card is in from Round 1.
4:30: Approximate start time for awards.

Important Notes
  • There will be no day-of registration.
  • Park in the large lot away from the building. Leave spots close to the VFW for their customers.
  • There is no camping under the pavilion. There is no parking in or near the pavilion. If you are camping, please park in the parking lot. Please don’t move the picnic tables.
  • There is no players meeting.
  • PDGA Live Scoring access codes will be posted at check-in. Player cards and start holes are subject to change until 8:40 am. Please double-check before heading out for the round.
  • A small number of $10 VFW lunch tickets may be available in the morning if you did not pre-pay during registration.
  • The end of lunch time is the last opportunity to purchase basket raffle tickets.
  • On Hole 18, left of the property-line fence is OB.
  • There will be no 2-meter rule in effect.
  • If at the end of Round 2 there is a tie for 1st place in a division, a playoff will start on Hole 1, and proceed to Holes 2, 3, 4, 17, and 18 until a winner is determined.
  • In the event of hazardous conditions like thunderstorms with lightning, an alert will be sent through the PDGA Scorecard with further instructions.
  • We STRONGLY recommend a player or caddy walks ahead to act as a spotter on the bigger, blind holes. Holes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 16 are good candidates for this. Per PDGA rules, players have 3 minutes to locate a disc before it should be declared lost.
  • Northern Lights Disc Golf will be our vendor providing the AM prizes. Credit must be used on site.
  • This property shares space with walking trails. Be aware of other trail users on all fairways.
Scorekeeping

PDGA Live Scoring will be used. This is available on the PDGA website or through the app. Paper scorecards available upon request.

The access code will be available when you check in to the tournament.

All players are required to keep score for the whole group. All players are responsible for reconciling and submitting their copy of the scorecard within 30 minutes of when their group finished their round.

Tournament Layouts
All SATURDAY AM divisions will play the Cedar layout (Red tees to A pins) for Round 1 and the Sumac layout (Red tees to B pins) for round 2.

Holes 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, & 18 have a single shared tee.

Holes 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, & 16 are where you will play from the RED tee.

 

Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors. We could not do this event without their support.

Northern Lights Disc Golf Royal Bank Level & True Construction The Woolly Bear Taphouse

Nelson Agri-Center Cousins Concrete & Construction Valley Reloading & Gun Supply Cade Financial Services Justin Miller J. Peter Day on behalf of Cora and Angelina Day (Rocky Top Stables) Jim Hubert Jason Cornell

Main Street Mobil Mart Nuzum Building Supply Joshua Scribner

Veteran Hills & Vernon Trails

Veteran Hills is a collaboration between Vernon Trails, a non-profit recreational organization, and Viroqua’s local VFW Post 3032. The project began in the fall of 2013 when the VFW graciously allowed us to build this beautiful, publicly-accessible course designed by Brandon Day on 40+ acres of their land. We continue to update it and add features. Course improvements and maintenance are fully volunteer and funded entirely by donations.

This property is free to play, but not free to maintain. You can help keep this course going by tossing a few bucks HERE. And we are currently fundraising for a new mower. If you enjoy having fairways mowed, you might consider chipping in HERE.

Sunday Caddy Guide

The 7th Annual Shoot the Moon Classic is hosted by Vernon Trails at Veteran Hills Disc Golf Course. The course is built and maintained by volunteers and funded solely with donations. The Viroqua VFW Post 3032 has generously allowed us to build this disc golf course and multi-use trails on their property.

This is a PDGA B-Tier event.  Last stop on the Wisconsin Tour. 

Schedule for Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

7:45 – 8:30: Check in for players and volunteers at the VFW pavilion.
8:50: Tee off for Round 1.
12:00: Approximate time for lunch. Last chance to purchase basket raffle tickets.
1:30: Approximate time for Round 2. About an hour after the last card is in from Round 1.
4:30: Approximate start time for awards.

Important Notes
  • There will be no day-of registration.
  • Park in the large lot away from the building. Leave spots close to the VFW for their customers.
  • There is no camping under the pavilion. There is no parking in or near the pavilion. If you are camping, please park in the parking lot. Please don’t move the picnic tables.
  • There is no players meeting.
  • PDGA Live Scoring access codes will be posted at check-in. Player cards and start holes are subject to change until 8:40 am. Please double-check before heading out for the round.
  • A small number of $10 VFW lunch tickets may be available in the morning if you did not pre-pay during registration.
  • The end of lunch time is the last opportunity to purchase basket raffle tickets.
  • On Hole 18, left of the property-line fence is OB.
  • There will be no 2-meter rule in effect.
  • If at the end of Round 2 there is a tie for 1st place in a division, a playoff will start on Hole 1, and proceed to Holes 2, 3, 4, 17, and 18 until a winner is determined.
  • In the event of hazardous conditions like thunderstorms with lightning, an alert will be sent through the PDGA Scorecard with further instructions.
  • We STRONGLY recommend a player or caddy walks ahead to act as a spotter on the bigger, blind holes. Holes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 16 are good candidates for this. Per PDGA rules, players have 3 minutes to locate a disc before it should be declared lost.
  • Northern Lights Disc Golf will be our vendor providing the AM prizes. Credit must be used on site.
  • This property shares space with walking trails. Be aware of other trail users on all fairways.
Scorekeeping

PDGA Live Scoring will be used. This is available on the PDGA website or through the app. Paper scorecards available upon request.

The access code will be available when you check in to the tournament.

All players are required to keep score for the whole group. All players are responsible for reconciling and submitting their copy of the scorecard within 30 minutes of when their group finished their round.

Tournament Layouts
ALL PRO Divisions and AM DIVISIONS MA1 and MA40 will play the White Pine layout (Blue tees to A pins) for Round 1 and the Oak layout (Blue tees to B pins) for Round 2.

AM divisions FA40 and MA50 will play the Cedar layout (Red tees to A pins) for Round 1 and the Sumac layout (Red tees to B pins) for round 2.

Holes 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, & 18 have a single shared tee.

Holes 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, & 16 are where you will play from the RED tee.

 

Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors. We could not do this event without their support.

Northern Lights Disc Golf Royal Bank Level & True Construction The Woolly Bear Taphouse

Nelson Agri-Center Cousins Concrete & Construction Valley Reloading & Gun Supply Cade Financial Services Justin Miller J. Peter Day on behalf of Cora and Angelina Day (Rocky Top Stables) Jim Hubert Jason Cornell

Main Street Mobil Mart Nuzum Building Supply Joshua Scribner

Veteran Hills & Vernon Trails

Veteran Hills is a collaboration between Vernon Trails, a non-profit recreational organization, and Viroqua’s local VFW Post 3032. The project began in the fall of 2013 when the VFW graciously allowed us to build this beautiful, publicly-accessible course designed by Brandon Day on 40+ acres of their land. We continue to update it and add features. Course improvements and maintenance are fully volunteer and funded entirely by donations.

This property is free to play, but not free to maintain. You can help keep this course going by tossing a few bucks HERE. And we are currently fundraising for a new mower. If you enjoy having fairways mowed, you might consider chipping in HERE.

Sponsors

This tournament would not be possible without our generous sponsors.

Title Sponsor

Northern Lights Disc Golf

Platinum Sponsors

Level & True Construction
Royal Bank
Woolly Bear Taphouse

Gold Sponsors

Valley Reloading & Gun Supply
Nelson Agri-Center
J. Peter Day
Jason Cornell
Jim Hubert
Cousins Concrete & Construction
Cade Financial Services
Justin Miller

Silver Sponsors

Nuzum Building Supply
Main Street Mobil Viroqua

Bronze Sponsors

Joshua Scribner

 

You can help support this tournament by becoming a sponsor.

Tournament sponsors help ensure that we can provide the best possible event for our players and also allow local businesses to get their name in front of a lot of people, many from outside the area. We are offering 4 different levels for tournament sponsorship this year. Please share with anybody you know who might be interested in advertising their business or just supporting a great local event.

Platinum Sponsorship

For $200 or more, your name or business will be featured on a banner displayed during the tournament, on tournament merch, on a tee sign, on our website, and in the online tournament caddy guide.

Gold Sponsorship

For $100 or more, your name or business will be featured on tournament merch, on a tee sign, on our website, and in the online tournament caddy guide.

Silver Sponsorship

For $50 or more, your name or business will be featured on a tee sign, on our website, and in the online tournament caddy guide.

Bronze Sponsorship

For $25 or more, your name or business will be featured on  our website and in the online tournament caddy guide.

You may also mail a check made out to Vernon Trails to the address below or send your payment via PayPal to vernontrails@gmail.com. Just put “Shoot the Moon Sponsorship” in the subject line or check memo. For a Silver or higher level, you can send your logo to vernontrails@gmail.com or we will contact you through email if needed. Vernon Trails is a 501(c)3 non-profit, so your sponsorship can be tax deductible.

Vernon Trails
Attn: Jordan Brudos
311 N. Washington Ave.
Viroqua, WI 54665