Swiss Shootout tournament slated for May 12
MONROE - The Second Annual Swiss Shootout match play event will be held Sunday, May 12 at Twining Park, Monroe. The event, which is being run by Phil Smith, will feature a head-to-head format rather than the common stroke play format.
"It's such a good format, and not too many tournaments use it," Smith said.
A tentative 16-player limit to the tournament has been established, and pre-registration is required. The cost is $25 per person, with $20 going to the payout and $5 going to the Monroe Parks and Recreation Department.
For more information on the event, or to register, visit the event's Facebook page by searching "2nd Annual Swiss Shootout" on Facebook.
- Jeremy Pink
MONROE - The nine-hole Twining Park disc golf course is progressing toward improvements and an expansion to an 18-hole layout, with a Madison-based company scheduled to complete its assessment of the course this spring.
Glide Disc Sports, out of Madison, reviewed the existing course late last fall and will be coming back this spring to plan where an additional nine holes can be added, Monroe Park Director Paul Klinzing said.
"They had come down last fall to look at what we had," Klinzing said. "They had some ideas to make it different and challenging. We would like to get some input from some people who play out there."
In addition to looking into expanding the course, Glide Disc will also assess any changes that may need to be made to the existing nine holes. Improvements already planned include concrete tee pads and tee signs.
Klinzing said the estimated cost of the expansion and improvements is $12,000.
The Monroe Kiwanis recently donated half of the amount needed for improvements, through a bequest from the Marge Edler estate, and an additional $1,513 was raised at a basket benefit on March 30. Proceeds from this year's July 4 fundraiser will also go toward the course expansion.
"That's the first priority," Klinzing said, of the proceeds from July 4, "to get the funds to get that done."
The current course was created in 2010, designed by Life Time Disc Sports and made possible by a $5,000 donation from the Monroe Kiwanis. Klinzing said the popularity and use of the course was one of the big reasons to go forward with the expansion.
"It's certainly got support, and we'd like to make it something nice," he said.
Phil Smith, of Savanna, Ill., is an avid disc golfer and one of the many local players to play the Monroe course. Smith said he is looking forward to the course expansion and applauds the parks department's involvement in it.
"It's great when any course gets expanded. Just to have the park district involved is a big improvement," he said, adding that in many cases local disc golf clubs foot the bill for course improvements.
As far as the Monroe improvements, Smith is glad to see concrete tee pads planned.
"They're needed," he said. "Every course starts with dirt tee pads, but no one likes them. You really can't put in the concrete until you know you're going to get enough players there. With how much Monroe gets played ... they're definite improvements the course needs."
Smith, though no longer living in the area, likes the Twining course and still plays it on occasion. He will also host a match play tournament there on May 12 (see inset).
"The good thing about Monroe is it's even," he said. "As far as lefty-righty holes, it's fair."
That said, additional improvements to the course are intriguing.
"I'd like to see them maybe mess around with raised baskets," Smith said. "You don't see it everywhere, but it's a nice little thing to put in on one or two holes. It's really interesting, and it can really affect your score."
Glide Disc Sports, out of Madison, reviewed the existing course late last fall and will be coming back this spring to plan where an additional nine holes can be added, Monroe Park Director Paul Klinzing said.
"They had come down last fall to look at what we had," Klinzing said. "They had some ideas to make it different and challenging. We would like to get some input from some people who play out there."
In addition to looking into expanding the course, Glide Disc will also assess any changes that may need to be made to the existing nine holes. Improvements already planned include concrete tee pads and tee signs.
Klinzing said the estimated cost of the expansion and improvements is $12,000.
The Monroe Kiwanis recently donated half of the amount needed for improvements, through a bequest from the Marge Edler estate, and an additional $1,513 was raised at a basket benefit on March 30. Proceeds from this year's July 4 fundraiser will also go toward the course expansion.
"That's the first priority," Klinzing said, of the proceeds from July 4, "to get the funds to get that done."
The current course was created in 2010, designed by Life Time Disc Sports and made possible by a $5,000 donation from the Monroe Kiwanis. Klinzing said the popularity and use of the course was one of the big reasons to go forward with the expansion.
"It's certainly got support, and we'd like to make it something nice," he said.
Phil Smith, of Savanna, Ill., is an avid disc golfer and one of the many local players to play the Monroe course. Smith said he is looking forward to the course expansion and applauds the parks department's involvement in it.
"It's great when any course gets expanded. Just to have the park district involved is a big improvement," he said, adding that in many cases local disc golf clubs foot the bill for course improvements.
As far as the Monroe improvements, Smith is glad to see concrete tee pads planned.
"They're needed," he said. "Every course starts with dirt tee pads, but no one likes them. You really can't put in the concrete until you know you're going to get enough players there. With how much Monroe gets played ... they're definite improvements the course needs."
Smith, though no longer living in the area, likes the Twining course and still plays it on occasion. He will also host a match play tournament there on May 12 (see inset).
"The good thing about Monroe is it's even," he said. "As far as lefty-righty holes, it's fair."
That said, additional improvements to the course are intriguing.
"I'd like to see them maybe mess around with raised baskets," Smith said. "You don't see it everywhere, but it's a nice little thing to put in on one or two holes. It's really interesting, and it can really affect your score."
