Madison, WI – The 23rd Annual Mad City Open Presented by Legacy Discs will host 300 disc golfers from 17 states across the United States in the largest incarnation of the Wisconsin Tour stop to date.
Players in 14 divisions will check in this Friday night (August 14) at Token Creek County Park where a disc golf clinic open to the public will be held by Team Legacy members. Between Saturday and Sunday, players will compete in three rounds of Professional Disc Golf Association sanctioned tournament play on four Madison-area courses which will culminate with a final 9 holes at Token Creek featuring some of the world’s top professional players. The tournament will pay out more than $10,000 in cash to the top finishers.
Free Disc Golf To The Public
On Friday August 14th the Vallarta Ast Disc Golf Course at Token Creek County Park and Capital Springs at Capital Springs Recreation Area will be free to the public. The Dane County Course normally requires a $8/day – $48/annual pass, but greens fees have been waived by officials to encourage the public to try disc golf and to learn from some of the world’s best players at the Legacy Disc Golf Clinic.
Disc Golf Clinic by Team Legacy
Disc golfers from around the world know Legacy Discs as one of the premier disc manufacturers today. Top players from Team Legacy will teach players the proper way to throw forehand and backhand drives and touch on many other aspects of the game. This clinic is a must for all disc golfers who aspire to improve their game and is taught by some of the best players in the world including:
* Sarah Hokom is the 2012 PDGA Women’s World Champion, 2013 U.S. Women’s Champion and has countless other major wins under her belt. Sarah has been one of the top players in the Women’s Open Division for years and throws one of the best forehands in the game.
* Steve Rico has been one of the most competitive players in the PDGA for more than a decade and has 6 National Tour wins, is the 2002 & 2006 Japan Open champion, and has 12 consecutive top 10 finishes at the PDGA World Championships.
* Bobby Musick has been one of the highest rated players in the world for more than a decade and is an ideal player to learn mental toughness and putting strategy from.
Live Coverage
While tournament officials encourage folks in the area to come and watch the world’s best players compete in person, they understand that disc golf fans from around the world will want to tune to watch the action. ViriDisk from Illinois has been contracted to provide live video coverage of the 2015 Mad City Open. By clicking the provided link one can view live Saturday’s second round (2:15 pm CT) and the Final 9 on Sunday at 1:30 pm. Live scoring from the top cards in both open divisions will be available online at PDGA.com .
Final 9
The Mad City Open staff strongly encourage the general public to attend the final nine holes of the tournament which will feature the top two Women’s Open Players and the top four Men’s Open Players as they battle to see who will be crowned Mad City Open Champions. These players are the best in the business, so don’t miss this opportunity to watch them play in person on Sunday August 16th at 1:30 pm at Token Creek County Park.
