Jingle Hills 2024

Jingle Hills is a two-day tournament that will take place over the weekend of December 7th and 8th in Sveti Martin Spa. The tournament will also serve as the 9th and final round of the Croatian Disc Golf League for the 2024 season.
This event offers all participants the opportunity to combine competing on the course where the 2018 European Championship was held with a relaxing stay at the Terme Sveti Martin resort.

This will be the fifth edition of the tournament, and you can read more about previous tournaments at the bottom of the page. At the most recent 4th edition, 46 players from Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia participated.

The event partners are the travel agency run by disc golfers Vall Tours and the Toplice Sveti Martin resort.

The tournament will be played over two days, consisting of three rounds of 18 holes each.

A new addition is the introduction of the Gold category, open for players of all ratings who want to participate in the competition but also enjoy more free time relaxing by the pools. Accordingly, participants in the Gold category will only play the 1st round of the tournament (Saturday morning) and the 3rd round (Sunday morning), while Saturday afternoon will be free.

Registration

The competition will take place in the following categories under the following participation conditions:

The number of participants is limited to 82, meaning the competition will be played in a maximum of 16 groups of 5 players.

The entry fee for the MPO, FPO, Red, and Green categories includes a souvenir for players, tournament organization, course usage fees, the Croatian Flying Disc Association fee, and prizes for the top players.
The entry fee for the Purple, Gold and Juniors does not include a souvenir, but participants can purchase one for an additional fee.

To participate, the entry fee must be paid to the bank account before the tournament: Lagoda j.d.o.o., Varaždin, HR6323400091110550349.
Exceptionally, if you do not pay the fee in advance, payment will be possible in cash at the tournament.
Competition results, as well as live results, will be posted on the PDGA website.
Results will be entered into the PDGA live scoring system.

Players who are not PDGA members and do not have a rating can play in the Purple category only if they have not previously played PDGA tournaments, or if they have played PDGA tournaments and their average rating for the last 6 rounds (or fewer if they have not played 6 rounds) is no more than 800 rating points. If their rating for those rounds is over 800, they can play in the Green, Red, or MPO/FPO categories. A player without a rating whose last 6 rounds (or fewer if they have not played 6 rounds) average over 850 rating points cannot play in the Green category and must play in the Red or MPO/FPO categories.

Official Accommodation

The official tournament accommodation is at the Terme Hotel, located right next to the disc golf course, and at the Regina Apartment Village. In the Apartment Village, both standard and family apartments are available, located 250 meters from the disc golf course.
All guests of the official accommodation have unlimited access to the thermal mineral indoor pool "The Temple of Life," unlimited use of the fitness center/gym, free WiFi and parking, as well as free late check-out – subject to availability.

Standard apartments consist of a living room and one bedroom. The bedroom has a double bed, while the living room has a sofa bed where an additional person can sleep.
Family apartments consist of a living room, a bedroom with a double bed, and another bedroom with two separate beds. The living room has a sofa bed where an additional person can sleep.

All players who book accommodation through Lagoda Disc Golf (please contact us via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) will receive a discounted registration fee, i.e., a 3 € discount on the registration fee for their category.
Accommodation in the official hotel or apartments is not mandatory, so participants may also book other accommodation options on their own.

Check-in for the hotel and apartments is at the hotel reception, with check-in starting at 2:00 PM. Check-out is usually until 11:00 AM, but for participants who booked accommodation through Lagoda, late check-out is allowed after the tournament ends, unless it is not possible due to new guests arriving on that day. You can confirm late check-out at the hotel reception.

Format of Play

The competition will be held in the following format:

Course

The 18-hole course is set up on a golf course and the surrounding forests, combining shorter, technical wooded holes with open fairways.
Temporary Disc Golf Park target baskets will be used for play.
All tees will be equipped with artificial grass mats.

The course layout will be available on this page before the start of the tournament. Currently, you can download the course map from the 2023 tournament. For 2024, minor changes are planned due to changes on the course (fallen trees) or adjustments to PDGA rules.
The current records are 48 (-10) by Stanislaus Amann (rating 1036), achieved twice at the 2023 tournament, and 60 (+2) by Andreja Bernjak (rating 919) at the 2023 tournament.

Additional Information

Communication with Participants
A WhatsApp group will be created for communication with participants. The link to join will be sent via email. Joining the WhatsApp group is not mandatory, but all announcements (schedule changes, groups for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds, etc.) will be shared exclusively through this group during the tournament.
Participants can use this group to notify us if they are late for a players meeting, check in for the Sunday's 3rd round (so they don't have to come to the Golf House in person), report CTP contest results, or inform if something is lost or found on the course.

Weather
The weather forecast for Toplice Sveti Martin can be tracked on the Yr.no website. In case of bad weather, you can also track the lightning radar or the rainfall radar. Since part of the course is located in an old forest, the tournament may be postponed (or moved to another location) if strong winds are forecast (over 10 m/s) for the safety of the participants.

Food
Participants will have the option to pre-order lunch on Saturday. The list of dishes and prices will be available soon.

Parking
If you're arriving by car, you can park near the Golf House (Google Maps). Please note that the basket for hole 18 is nearby, and there is a risk of players hitting parked cars with their discs.
Recommended parking is located 250m away, near the Terme hotel (Google Maps).
Parking at both locations is free of charge.

Restrooms
Restrooms (WC) are available at the Golf House. Additional restrooms are located in the hotel (side entrance from the forest / hole 1).

Photos
All photos taken during the tournament will be added to the Google Photos Album at the end of each day, and you can download them and use them on social media.
When posting on Instagram, please use the hashtags #jinglehills #discgolfsvetimartin #toplicesvetimartin #eventbylagoda @lagoda_disc_golf @visitmedimurje

Side Activities

Ace Pool
All players wishing to participate can contribute €1 in cash, which will be placed in a separate pool. The player who hits an ace during the tournament will win the entire Ace Pool. If two or more players hit an ace, they will split the Ace Pool. If no player hits an ace, the pool will roll over to the next Lagoda tournament, and so on until it is awarded.
To participate in the Ace Pool, a player must pay the €1 fee before the first round begins. If a player hits an ace but did not pay the fee in advance, they will not be eligible for the prize.
This pool accumulates at all Lagoda Disc Golf tournaments, but as an ace was hit in the last tournament, there is currently no additional amount in the pool.

CTP – Closest to the Pin
CTP contest will take place throughout all three rounds on two holes, with the best player being the one whose disc lands closest to the basket.
A meter will be placed next to the basket, and players will measure the distance from the pole to their disc. To qualify, the distance must be under 3m, and players should report their result in the official tournament WhatsApp group.
In each round, the player with the best result on two holes will qualify for the CTP finals. Six players will qualify for the final part of the competition. If a player wins CTP multiple times, they will enter the finals with as many discs/throws as they have won.

The CTP final will take place on Sunday after the 3rd round, where the six players will throw two discs each towards the basket, from the ground level of the Golf House towards the course.
The top three results will advance to the second round, where they will throw two discs again. The player with the best result in the second round will be crowned the CTP contest winner.

Overachiever
The Overachiever prize is awarded to the player who performs the best relative to their rating (according to the current ratings on the PDGA website). This contest is free of charge and is open to all participants who have a PDGA number, an active membership and have at least 20 rounds played in their rating.

Tournament Respect Raffle
The raffle takes place after the tournament, following the Winners ceremony in all categories. The usual main prize in the raffle is a disc golf backpack.

To claim a prize in the raffle, the player must:
1. Be present at the player meeting (when your name is called at the meeting, you must be present)
2. Pay the tournament fee in advance or during the tournament (at the latest before the winners are announced)
3. Play all rounds designated for their category
4. Check in on time if required by the tournament schedule
5. Be present at the winner's ceremony

If a player is drawn in the raffle but has not met all the criteria, they cannot claim the prize, and the next player will be drawn.
A player cannot win the raffle prize at two consecutive tournaments.

Tournament History
This will be the fifth edition of the tournament.
Jingle Hills was first played on December 7-8, 2019, when one of the world's top players, multiple world champion Paige Pierce, participated. A total of 35 players from Austria, England, Hungary, Croatia, the USA, and Canada participated.
After a break due to COVID-19, the tournament was held for the second time on December 4-5, 2021, with 39 players from Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia.
The third edition took place on December 3-4, 2022, with 46 players from Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia.
The fourth edition was held on December 2-3, 2023, with 45 players participating.