Starting June 30th, Kansas City Disc Golf (KCDG) resumed hosting its traditional summer leagues.  New for September, Monday league @ Lake Olathe has concluded for the year.

2020 has definitely been a year like no other, but through the effort of our volunteer league directors and the tremendous support of the disc golf community, KCDG was still able to have a successful league season.  September will be the last month of summer league, concluding on October 2nd.  The league schedule for September can be found below.  The most up to date status of a league for a given night for things like weather cancellations can be found on KCDG’s official Facebook group page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kcdginc/), or on one of the league director’s league pages below for a given course.  

Monday

  • Young Park (Blue Springs) – Keith Glendenning

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Will a waiver still be required?

Yes.  A COVID-19 waiver will be required per our insurance policy (required by the Parks & Rec departments) for all events in 2020.  Signing the waiver once will apply for all KCDG events in 2020.  If you have not signed a waiver, you cannot play league. More information about waiver signing can be found at https://kcdiscgolf.org/2020-kcdg-covid-19-league-and-tournament-waiver/.

 

How much does it cost to play a league?

Most leagues have the following cost to enter.

  • $5 to play
    • $2 to the club to help fund club costs and course maintenance
    • $3 to the payout
  • $1 optional ace fund

Some leagues (like Legacy Doubles and Pleasant Hill) cost a little more to increase payout.  Rosedale league will be a buy in for an entire month (see the note below).  Talk to your LD of the league you’d like to play for more information.

 

What’s going on with Rosedale league?

League Director Brent Siemers (with KCDG BoD approval) has decided to run a series of 4 session leagues for Rosedale in 2020.  League players at Rosedale will pay in for 5 weeks, then be paid out at the end of 5 weeks.  The September league information and registration can be found at https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Rosedale_Wednesday_Night_KCDG_Club_League_September_Session_2020/.

What type of precautions should players take when playing rounds?

  • Avoid gathering in large groups when registering for league and finishing your round.
  • Maintain at least 6 feet of distance from all others at all times. 
  • No touching of other competitors discs/bags/anything.  
  • If your disc comes to rest in the basket, remove your disc before another person putts.
  • When removing your disc front he basket, try to just remove the disc, not touching parts of the basket.
  • Everything inside of the 5ft is considered a tap in.

 

How will scoring be handled?

KCDG has been accepted into the beta program for the new uDisc Leagues application.  All scoring will be done on uDisc.  This makes the job of the volunteer league director easier in respect to creating scorecards, checking scorecards, and tabulating results.  You must have a uDisc account to use uDisc Leagues, so an account will be required to play in leagues for the 2020 season.  Signing up for uDisc is free – you simply need to download the uDisc app from the iOS or Android app store and create an account on your smartphone.  Your LD will instruct you how to check into a league and create a scorecard each league night.

 

Will the results of the league be published?

Yes. One of the features of uDisc Leagues is the ability to check live scoring at a league as well as the results.  League results for all KCDG leagues can be found at https://udisc.com/leagues/kcdg-summer/.

 

How will cash payouts be handled?

Cash payouts will be handled as they have been handled in past years; your LD will pay out at the end of each league.

 

How will am payouts be handled?

Ams will not receive a payout card at the end of the evening as in years past.  However, they will be tracked on a spreadsheet maintained by KCDG.  The spreadsheet can be found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gSHJdYkHGBmLGClc1oPkt46zBE3Of9oZoGfOV3SRRgI/edit?usp=sharing.  Am payouts can be redeemed at the Dynamic Discs – Kansas City store.  KCDG Summer League am payouts must be redeemed before December 1st, 2020.

 

Will there be any side bets with leagues?

Speak to your league director about side bets or larger pots at league.  Each LD has the discretion on whether or not to add a side pot to their league night.