Attention ladies who happen to have an interest in disc golf, there is a new competition just for you happening in the parkland region.
The Parkland Association of Disc Golf, (PADG), in co-operation with event sponsor Living Skies Realty Ltd., will be holding a Women鈥檚 Championship Challenge this October.
鈥淭his is a big step for disc golf in our area, and for our association, but it is a step we really wanted to take,鈥� said PADG president Calvin Daniels.
Daniels explained that the PADG has held what has in essence been an 鈥榦pen鈥� Championship Challenge the last two years, with Farrell Agencies coming on-board in 2017 as the major sponsor.
鈥淭he only criteria was that players had to hold a valid PADG membership, and have finished top-two at one of our 鈥榙esignated鈥� tournaments over the summer,鈥� explained Daniels.
The PADG works with all the courses in its area, (125-kms radius of Yorkton), encouraging them to host one event a year as part of the tournament series leading up to the October final.
鈥淭he Championship Challenge has been a huge success. In 2017 we had qualifiers from Saskatoon, Regina, The Pas and everywhere in between,鈥� said Trevor Lyons, tournament chair with the PADG.
The draw of the event is twofold, starting with a one-of-a-kind jacket to the champion from Farrell Agencies; won by Chris Hoyt of Regina last fall. Hoyt also had his name engraved on the custom-made Yorkton Lions Club Trophy.
鈥淏ut, all the finalist were male,鈥� said Lyons. 鈥淭he PADG wants to promote the sport to everyone, so we made the decision to hold a women鈥檚 Championship Challenge in concert with what will now be the men鈥檚 event that we have been holding.鈥�
Once the decision was made to expand the championship, the PADG sought a sponsor for the women鈥檚 final.
Living Skies Realty Ltd. was quick to come on board.
鈥淲e sponsored the tournament in Stockholm last year because we can see how disc golf is growing as a sport in the area, being something anyone can enjoy,鈥� said Delphine Gehl of Living Skies Realty.
鈥淲hen we heard about the women鈥檚 championship it seemed like a perfect opportunity to expand our support of disc golf, and hopefully get the ladies more involved in particular.鈥�
Daniels said it鈥檚 now up to the ladies to get out and be involved. 聽
鈥淏uy a membership to support the sport regionally, come out to a tournament and finish well, and in October you might get a very nice jacket for being our first Living Skies Realty Women鈥檚 Championship Challenge winner,鈥� he said.
And, more growth is already being discussed, said Lyons.
鈥淲e have quite a few players who are 50-plus and if we can find a sponsor a Grand Masters Championship Challenge is a natural to keep our players interested,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd, if we can build just a bit more of a youth participation base, a championship for them is something the PADG would very much like to pursue.鈥�
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