All updates will be sent out via email, Disc Golf Scene or on the BC Open App (update available soon).
Thank you for your support!
Tournament Staff
We are pleased to announce that we have submitted our proposed dates for the 2025 BC Open. As part of the application process, we need to provide four date options, and we won’t know the finalized date until the PDGA reviews all A Tier requests. Last year, we received our fourth choice, and we are hopeful for a more favorable option this time around.
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who want to contribute to making the 2025 BC Open an exceptional event and elevate its status among Canadian tournaments. If you’re interested in getting involved, please reach out through our contact form.
Additionally, we plan to once again be using our BC Open Event App, available on both Google Play and the Apple Store, to provide timely updates and information.
Thank you for your support!
Tournament Staff
The work has started and we are excited to once again bring you the BC Open. Canadas Longest standing A Tier. If you would like to be involved please reach out via our contact link. We are looking for Course officials, Assistants TD's and volunteers. The more people involved the better this event will be.
For all updates please download the BC Open App on the google play store or the Apple store.
Craig
Tournament Director
In an effort to provide one location for all notices and information we are posting all follow-up on the Announcements section of the BC Open App. If you don't already have the app it can be downloaded for free on apple or android devices by searching for BC Open.
The final report has just been submitted to the PDGA. It was a little longer to do that the usual as we had some adjustments and as many as 8 people declining cash or turning professional which I wanted all confirmed. Payouts shall begin being sent tomorrow. It might take a few days to complete as there are a lot.
Craig
Tournament Director
Due to some technical challenges we need to delay the players meeting release by 24 hours to give people some time to get a few things right. Thank you for your understanding. We should be able to release the meeting Monday night.
Craig
Tournament Director
1. Raptors Knoll Discmania Course announcement:
Discmania has generously donated 18 portable baskets and teepads to the BC Open. It has allowed us to utilize a new temporary course behind Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park. We will utilize this course instead of David Ball Park.
We would like to thank INDesign for preparing the temporary course for the BC Open.
2. Clarity on Sunday play for Pool B and Pool C:
Now registration is closed and we have taken into account cancellations and some feedback here are some adjustments for Pool B and C.
Pool A at Campbell Valley INdesign Course- MPO, MP40, MP50, MA1, FPO, FP40, MP60, FA1
Pool B and Pool C
Raptors Knoll - Innova Course
Red Tee pads: All Junior Divisions, MA60, Top 50% of FA2, FA3, and MA3
Blue Tee Pads: MA40 , MA50, and Top 50% of MA2
Raptors Knoll - Discmania Course.
Bottom 50% of FA2, FA3, MA2, and MA3
3. Raptors Knoll Gold Course change:
For speed of play and reviewing past events we will be using the blues pad for hole 5 and hole 15.
4. MA3 and Juniors can also pick up their player packs at Ace Runners on Friday.
5. Amateur Player Packs: We hope to have everything ready before Thursday so you can do an early pick up. We will announce that when they are ready. You will need ID.
6. ZUCA has generously donated 6 carts for aces again this year. There will be some restrictions on how many etc.
7. Pound Disc Golf has donated a custom BC Open Octothorpe as a fundraiser. Look for that opportunity during the event.
9. Reminder the virtual players meeting will be available 5pm on Sunday 16th.
10. We are still looking for volunteers to make everyone play smoother. Please go to Disc Golf Scene and register your interest.
11. Practice day at Campbell Valley will only be on Thursday before the event and is open to registered players only. Unfortunately, due to mowing schedule, and equestrian events we were not able to bring you another event prior to the BC Open. Sorry.
12. A tentative tee time schedule for day 1 will be posted on the PDGA site on Thursday night this week. First tee time will be 7am and the last looks to be about 3.30pm.
Here is estimated times by division:
Pool A - Friday
7.00 FA1
7.24 MA1
10.44 MP60
11.00 FP40
11.08 FPO
11.40 MP50
12.04 MP40
12.44 MPO
3.00 Last Card.
Pool B - Friday
7.00 FA2
7.48 MA2
12.20 FA60
12.28 MA60
12.44 MA50
1.24 MA40
3.16 Last Card
Pool C - Saturday
9.00 Juniors
9.50 FA3
10.20 MA3
12.36 Last Card
13. Reminder: Cancellations after July 7th do not get a refund on registration fees. I will return acepot $5.
14. All Pro payouts will be via electronic transfer after the event. Payouts will be 100% of net entry fees plus $5000.
15. Amateur divisions all receive a very high valued player packs so there will be limited payouts to Amateur divisions. Player Packs + Prizes will exceed 110% of amateur net entry fees.
16. We will be using an App for the event instead of a Caddy Book. It will be available for download on Apple or Android and it will be launched a few days before the event.
17. Thanks everyone for your patients and support. It has been a little bigger endeavour then we planned but wow its going to be a fun weekend.
18. Because you read to the bottom….We would like to thank Mariner Brewing for their generous contribution to the players pack. Hint: You will need your ID at check in to collect. Pros too.
Craig
Tournament Director
We will be setting up our Disc Golf Scene registration soon.
It is official! The 2023 BC Open will once again be returning to an A-Tier Event and will be happening in July of 2023. For more information about the 2023 schedule, please see here.
The final card (MP40) for the 2022 BC Open, Driven by Innova came in at approximately 6:30 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Thank you to all our sponsors, players and volunteers who participated in our event. Kudos to our players from Whitehorse who had to acclimatize to the heat. Event results at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/56445.
USDGC / TPWDGC SPOTS
Our USDGC spots have been awarded to Scott Withers (MPO), Carter Ahrens (MPO), Travis Head (MP40) and Mike Sale (MPO). Casey Hanemayer shot the second lowest score and had already earned his USDGC spot so his spot was awarded to Mike Sale. Andrew Leyland, who was tied with Mike Sale at -18 after the third round, declined the spot. Congratulations to Kristy Lee and Jordan Bernelot Moens who earned our TPWDGC spots.
PRO PURSE
The Pro Purse payout of 100% payout of Net Entry Fees plus $6,000 added cash have been sent by PayPal to the top 40% finishers of each Pro Division.
ZÜCA ACE BOUNTY & ACE POT
Congratulations to Jason Choate (MP40), Travis Head (MP40), Evan Drader (MA1) and Jeremy White (MA2) who aced Raptors Knoll Hole 18, Raptors Knoll Hole 3, Raptors Knoll Hole 4 and INdesign Course Hole 16 respectively.
All four won a ZÜCA Cart courtesy of our ZÜCA Ace Bounty sponsored by ZÜCA.
Since Pool A paid a total of $610 into the Ace Pot and Pool B paid a total of $615 into the Ace Pot, the total Ace Pot of $1,610 (which includes a $175 top up from Pender Island Kayak Adventures and $210 from the ace pots of our two fundraiser events) have been evenly split between Evan and Jeremy who both paid into the Ace Pot.
CTP WINNERS
Congratulations to all of our CTP winners listed below who each won a Bushnell Disc Jockey Bluetooth Speaker: MA1: Erik Hjorth-Olsen, Gryphon Vester, Philipp Werner & Richie Tam; FA1: Renee Woods; MA40: Jeromy Strobiki & Logan Nazareno; MA50: Braden Walters; MA60: Ken Critchley; MA2: Aaron Woods, Chris Martin, Dave Murray, Emerson Steinke, Glen MacDonald & Jeremy White; FA2: Sheena Villeneuve
GIFT CARDS TO AMATEUR DIVISIONS TOP 45%
Ace Runners’ Gift Cards have been emailed to the top 45% finishers of each Amateur Division.
THANK YOU
We could not have made this event happen without the support of our sponsors and disc golf community. Thank you to all our:
• Gold Sponsors: Innova Champion Discs, Ace Runners Disc Golf, ZÜCA, PDGA Canada, Coastal Ski + Sport, Tourism Langley, B.C. Disc Sports, Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park.
• Silver Sponsors: DoubleRam Designs, Alkaline88 Water, Just 4 Fun, Sports Replay, Burgham Custom Engraving.
• Bronze Sponsors: 32 Lakes Coffee Roasters, Pender Island Kayak Adventures, LetsThrow.ca, Rare Discs, The G.O.A.T Towel, Tombstone Discs, Westwood Plateau, Mundy Disc Golf Club, VanCity United Disc Golf Club and Key West Ford New Westminster.
• Early registration individual sponsors: Our 47 individual sponsors are listed under the Sponsor tab in the main menu above.
• Course officials: Ashley Porter, Justin Da Silva, Mike Kiesz and Nancy Hamilton. These individuals volunteered whole days and their knowledge to keep us all on track.
• Registered Volunteers: Alex Nowak, Andrew Roosdahl, Ashley Napier, Ashton West, Ben Vegt, Blake Wardell, Brad Hedd, Caleb Brown, Christopher Martin, Derek Whipps, Gavin Mclean, Luke MacLean, Shayla Bodnarchuk, Tyler Melnyk and William Neufeld.
• Set-Up and Take-Down Volunteers: Andrew Roosdahl, Ashton West, Chris Hartmann, Deanna Hunter, Luke McLean, Cal Williams, Caleb Brown, Derek Whipps, Jeromy Strobiki, Kevin Burgham, Luke MacLean, Micah Thorson, Scott Doan and Ted Moens.
• Whole day spotters: Aaron Dunham aka “Moose”, Andrew Roosdahl, Ashton West, Blake Wardell, Brad Hedd, David McGregor, Ed Fogarty, Edwin Palsma, Lars Bjorklund.
• Impromptu Volunteers:
o Amanda Salmon for her water run on Sunday which was donated by Matt Swanston. Matt declined reimbursement.
o the MVP Disc Sports Team of Boukarabila Mehdi, Brian Usher and Chance Stad who helped with the clean up of the INdesign Course on Sunday evening.
o Players who stepped up after their rounds to spot. Sorry, I can’t recall all the names but please know that all players appreciated every single person who took a turn at spotting.
o All the names I have missed. Please let me know who I have missed.
Of course, we could not have accommodated our waitlisted players without the hard work of Chris Hartmann and Stewart McIsack of INdesign Disc Golf. The temporary INdesign Course was definitely a worthy venue for an A-Tiered Event.
The other person I want to thank is my wife Jeannie. For those of you who do not know, Jeannie contributes at least 50% of everything related to Ace Runners and the 2022 BC Open that I get far too much credit for (probably 100% of the credit for words that are spelt correctly).
PHOTOS
Photos of all the division winners and ace winners have been uploaded under the Photos tab in the main menu above. Mike Kiesz is sharing his photos here. We will upload more photos once we receive and organize the estimated 500 photos taken by our volunteer event photographer Chris Ogden.
FINAL WORDS
Lastly, I note that the planning for this year’s BC Open started about one week after the finish of last year’s BC Open. So take this as a call-out for people who want to play a major role in next year’s BC Open.
Yours truly,
John Gould-Thorpe, 2022 BC Open Tournament Dire
The final card (MP40) for the 2022 BC Open, Driven by Innova came in at approximately 6:30 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Thank you to all our sponsors, players and volunteers who participated in our event. Kudos to our players from Whitehorse who had to acclimatize to the heat. Event results at https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/56445.
USDGC / TPWDGC SPOTS
Our USDGC spots have been awarded to Scott Withers (MPO), Carter Ahrens (MPO), Travis Head (MP40) and Mike Sale (MPO). Casey Hanemayer shot the second lowest score and had already earned his USDGC spot so his spot was awarded to Mike Sale. Andrew Leyland, who was tied with Mike Sale at -18 after the third round, declined the spot. Congratulations to Kristy Lee and Jordan Bernelot Moens who earned our TPWDGC spots.
PRO PURSE
The Pro Purse payout of 100% payout of Net Entry Fees plus $6,000 added cash have been sent by PayPal to the top 40% finishers of each Pro Division.
ZÜCA ACE BOUNTY & ACE POT
Congratulations to Jason Choate (MP40), Travis Head (MP40), Evan Drader (MA1) and Jeremy White (MA2) who aced Raptors Knoll Hole 18, Raptors Knoll Hole 3, Raptors Knoll Hole 4 and INdesign Course Hole 16 respectively.
All four won a ZÜCA Cart courtesy of our ZÜCA Ace Bounty sponsored by ZÜCA.
Since Pool A paid a total of $610 into the Ace Pot and Pool B paid a total of $615 into the Ace Pot, the total Ace Pot of $1,610 (which includes a $175 top up from Pender Island Kayak Adventures and $210 from the ace pots of our two fundraiser events) have been evenly split between Evan and Jeremy who both paid into the Ace Pot.
CTP WINNERS
Congratulations to all of our CTP winners listed below who each won a Bushnell Disc Jockey Bluetooth Speaker: MA1: Erik Hjorth-Olsen, Gryphon Vester, Philipp Werner & Richie Tam; FA1: Renee Woods; MA40: Jeromy Strobiki & Logan Nazareno; MA50: Braden Walters; MA60: Ken Critchley; MA2: Aaron Woods, Chris Martin, Dave Murray, Emerson Steinke, Glen MacDonald & Jeremy White; FA2: Sheena Villeneuve
GIFT CARDS TO AMATEUR DIVISIONS TOP 45%
Ace Runners’ Gift Cards have been emailed to the top 45% finishers of each Amateur Division.
THANK YOU
We could not have made this event happen without the support of our sponsors and disc golf community. Thank you to all our:
• Gold Sponsors: Innova Champion Discs, Ace Runners Disc Golf, ZÜCA, PDGA Canada, Coastal Ski + Sport, Tourism Langley, B.C. Disc Sports, Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park.
• Silver Sponsors: DoubleRam Designs, Alkaline88 Water, Just 4 Fun, Sports Replay, Burgham Custom Engraving.
• Bronze Sponsors: 32 Lakes Coffee Roasters, Pender Island Kayak Adventures, LetsThrow.ca, Rare Discs, The G.O.A.T Towel, Tombstone Discs, Westwood Plateau, Mundy Disc Golf Club, VanCity United Disc Golf Club and Key West Ford New Westminster.
• Early registration individual sponsors: Our 47 individual sponsors are listed under the Sponsor tab in the main menu above.
• Course officials: Ashley Porter, Justin Da Silva, Mike Kiesz and Nancy Hamilton. These individuals volunteered whole days and their knowledge to keep us all on track.
• Registered Volunteers: Alex Nowak, Andrew Roosdahl, Ashley Napier, Ashton West, Ben Vegt, Blake Wardell, Brad Hedd, Caleb Brown, Christopher Martin, Derek Whipps, Gavin Mclean, Luke MacLean, Shayla Bodnarchuk, Tyler Melnyk and William Neufeld.
• Set-Up and Take-Down Volunteers: Andrew Roosdahl, Ashton West, Chris Hartmann, Deanna Hunter, Luke McLean, Cal Williams, Caleb Brown, Derek Whipps, Jeromy Strobiki, Kevin Burgham, Luke MacLean, Micah Thorson, Scott Doan and Ted Moens.
• Whole day spotters: Aaron Dunham aka “Moose”, Andrew Roosdahl, Ashton West, Blake Wardell, Brad Hedd, David McGregor, Ed Fogarty, Edwin Palsma, Lars Bjorklund.
• Impromptu Volunteers:
o Amanda Salmon for her water run on Sunday which was donated by Matt Swanston. Matt declined reimbursement.
o the MVP Disc Sports Team of Boukarabila Mehdi, Brian Usher and Chance Stad who helped with the clean up of the INdesign Course on Sunday evening.
o Players who stepped up after their rounds to spot. Sorry, I can’t recall all the names but please know that all players appreciated every single person who took a turn at spotting.
o All the names I have missed. Please let me know who I have missed.
Of course, we could not have accommodated our waitlisted players without the hard work of Chris Hartmann and Stewart McIsack of INdesign Disc Golf. The temporary INdesign Course was definitely a worthy venue for an A-Tiered Event.
The other person I want to thank is my wife Jeannie. For those of you who do not know, Jeannie contributes at least 50% of everything related to Ace Runners and the 2022 BC Open that I get far too much credit for (probably 100% of the credit for words that are spelt correctly).
PHOTOS
Photos of all the division winners and ace winners have been uploaded under the Photos tab in the main menu above. Mike Kiesz is sharing his photos here. We will upload more photos once we receive and organize the estimated 500 photos taken by our volunteer event photographer Chris Ogden.
FINAL WORDS
Lastly, I note that the planning for this year’s BC Open started about one week after the finish of last year’s BC Open. So take this as a call-out for people who want to play a major role in next year’s BC Open.
Yours truly,
John Gould-Thorpe, 2022 BC Open Tournament Dire
The digital Players’ Meeting has been posted under the Video tab above. Please review this video for details regarding course rules.
Thank you for taking part in the 2022 BC Open, Driven by Innova.
Tee Times
See the Schedule tab above.
Rules
Please review PDGA's Official Rules of Disc Golf and the Competition Manual for Disc Golf Events. Note that 801.02B of the Official Rules of Disc Golf states that players are expected to call a violation when one has clearly occurred.
Check-In
Please check-in on Thursday, July 21 at Ace Runners’ retail store at 104-20460 Langley Bypass, Langley, BC. All Pro Players will receive a physical copy of the Caddie Book. All Amateur Players will receive their player pack which will include a physical copy of the Caddie Book. If you cannot make it to check-in on Thursday, please email service@acerunners.ca to confirm you are playing on Friday. Checking in will let us know whether or not we need to make any last-minute changes to the Friday tee times. Caddie Books and Player Packs will be available for pick up at Ace Runners’ retail store during our BC Open hours as follows:
Caddie Book
All OBs, Mandos, Hazards and Island Hole rules of the Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park Course and the Campbell Valley INdesign Course should be set out in the Caddie Book. See the Caddie Book tab.
Rulings
If you have questions during play, please reach out to your fellow players and if they do not have the answers, please ask the Course Officials, Assistant Tournament Director or Tournament Director. They will be the only persons who can make official rulings on the courses and can be identified by the Official’s Badge that they will be wearing.
Scorecards
Please remember at the end of your rounds to finalize your digital scorecard; or if you will not be using a digital scorecard, please bring your paper scorecard to the Starter’s Tent located near Hole 1 of each course promptly so that we can calculate the scores as soon as possible and assign tee times for the next rounds.
Playoff Holes
The following holes will be used as playoff holes in the event of playoffs:
Raptors Knoll Course
INdesign Course
Water
There is no running water at Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park or Campbell Valley Regional Park. Please bring lots of water with you. If you run out of water, you can fill up at the water station which will be set up at Hole 10 of each course.
NO SMOKING ON PARK PROPERTY
Please note that all parks in the Township of Langley are smoke-free. Smoking of any kind (eg. cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping) is prohibited at Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park and Campbell Valley Regional Park. You must leave the park (this includes all parking lots) if you need to smoke or vape. Tournament officials will be actively looking for people breaking this bylaw. Any player breaking this bylaw within the park boundaries will be immediately disqualified.
Course Access
The Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Park Course is open from dawn to dusk every day.
The Campbell Valley INdesign Course is only available during our permitted days and hours - 6:00 am to 6:00 pm from July 21, 2022 to July 24, 2022 – and is not open for players to practice other than July 21, 2022. Anyone who plays disc golf at this course outside of these permitted times will be disqualified from the 2022 BC Open because they are jeopardizing our permit and opportunities to host disc golf events at this location in the future.
Volunteer Spotters
We do not have enough spotters. Please volunteer to spot for a couple of hours before/after your round.
I wish all players the best of luck. Most importantly, have fun, drink lots of water and enjoy the company of your fellow competitors.
John Gould-Thorpe
Tournament Director
The Caddie Book has now been posted under the Caddie Book tab of the Main Menu. Note that all players will receive a paper copy of the Caddie Book at check in. Payouts and Prizes information have also been posted under the More tab of the Main Menu.