Zagreb Disc Golf Open 2023 is a one-day PDGA Tier C tournament that will be played on Sunday, April 16, 2023 in Zagreb. The organizer of the tournament is Flying Disc Club Zagreb, while the executive organizer is Lagoda Disc Golf.
This will be the second edition of the tournament, and for the first time the Zagreb Open was played on the course next to the Faculty of Kinesiology on March 27th 2022 with the participation of 53 competitors who arrived from Croatia and Slovenia.
The tournament will be held as the 3rd round of the Croatian Disc Golf League in the 2023 season.
The competition will take place on a 13-hole course that will be set up in such a way that it is suitable for beginners, but you can also expect several more demanding holes. The competition will take place in three rounds, with the second round following quickly after the first, while between the second and third rounds there will be a slightly longer break with enough time to go for a lunch.
The tournament program is as follows:
| Saturday, April 15th | |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | course is open for practice, it is possible that some course work will be ongoing |
| Sunday, April 16th | |
| 9:30 | players meeting, tee 1 |
| 10:00 | start of Round 1 (duration for 90 - 100 minutes) |
| 12:15 | start of Round 2 (or a bit later - not less than 30 minutes after last group ends playing in round 1) |
| - lunch break, at least 90 minutes after last group ends playing round 2 | |
| 15:30 | start of Round 3 |
| - winners ceremony (around 17:00) | |
Registrations
The competition will be played in the following categories: MPO (open to male and female players), FPO (open female), Red (players of both genders PDGA rated up to 900), Green (players of both genders PDGA rated up to 850) and Purple (players of both genders PDGA rated up to 800). Any player can register for a competition in a higher category (eg all players can register in MPO), but you can only play in a lower category if your rating allows it, eg someone with a rating of 801 cannot play Purple).
Players who are not PDGA members and do not have a rating can play the Purple category only if they have not played PDGA tournaments so far, or they have played PDGA tournaments and the last 6 rounds are not worth more than 800 rating points on average. If those rounds are worth more than 800 then they can play the Green, Red or MPO / FPO category. A player who does not have a rating and has more than 850 rating points in the last 6 rounds cannot play the Green category, but can play Red or MPO / FPO.
The number of participants is limited to 65, that is, the competition will be played in a maximum of 13 groups of 5 players.
The registration fee for the tournament in the MPO, FPO and Green category is €15, and in the Purple category €7, and includes the organization of the competition, a PDGA fee, a fee for the Croatian Flying Disc Association, a trophy for the winner of each category and smaller prizes for the best players.
The registration fee should be paid to the bank account before the tournament:
Lagoda j.d.o.o., Varaždin, HR6323400091110550349
If you do not pay the registration fee in advance, it will be possible to pay in cash at the tournament.
To sign up for the competition, open a separate registration page.
Competition results and live results will be published on the PDGA website.
Concept of play
The competition will be played in the following format:
Round 1 - groups will be formed with mixed categories and strength groups determined according to PDGA rating. We will try not to put players from the same clubs / countries in the same groups in the first round, so that through the game they can socialize with players they do not see regularly.
Round 2 - groups formed according to the result with a categories mixed
Round 3 - groups formed by result, without mixing categories
Course
The course will be set up in the courtyard of the Faculty of Kinesiology in Zagreb.
The baskets that will be used on 9 holes are Disc Golf Park targets, while on the other holes other baskets will be used (to be determined later).
The tees will be arranged with artificial grass turf, while it is possible that a smaller number of tees will only be marked on the ground (details will be available later).
The course map in PDF format will be available on this page at the beginning of April.
Weather
You can follow the weather forecast for Zagreb on the Yr.no page.
In case of bad weather, you can follow the lightning radar or the precipitation radar display.
Arrival and parking
There is not enough parking for the players by the course. We recommend that you use the free parking near "Hugo's bar", as well as their coffee and toilet services (5 minutes' walk from the field) (google maps location)
Lunch
Lunch for tournament participants is not organized, so we recommend that you go to one of the nearby restaurants during the break after the 2nd round.
Toilet
As there is no toilet at the course, to use it we suggest going to one of the nearby cafes, for example "Hugo's bar" (google maps location)
Photos and social networks
All the photos we take at the tournament will be added to the Google Photos Album at the end of each day and you can download them and use them for social networks.
When posting on Instagram, please use #zagrebopen #discgolfzagreb #zagreb #eventbylagoda @lagoda_disc_golf @zagrebtourist
If you publish a "story" and tag @zagrebtourist, there is a possibility that the Tourist Board of the City of Zagreb will publish it on its profile, which would be a great promotion for disc golf and our tournament.
