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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Women’s Disc Championships September 13 - 15, 2013 Denver, CO PDGA A–Tier Tournament Contact: Doug Bjerkaas, Tournament Director Phone: 303-587-8166 Email: [email protected]

Headline: Best Women Disc Golfers in the World Playing Denver Tournament

Sub-Headline: Largest Women’s Only Event in CO History Sept 13-15

Denver, CO: In the growing sport of disc golf you'll often see more men 2013 Disc Golf than women on the . On September 14-15 boyfriends, husbands and all Events other men will only be allowed to caddy for 128 women and girls, from under 10 years old to over 50, that are coming to Colorado from 14 May 3-5 different states around the country. The Colorado Disc Sports Association 36th Grateful Disc is proud to announce that 5 of the top 6 ranked women disc golfers in the Spring Festival Fort Collins, CO World and 10 World Champion women, some multiple times, are coming to PDGA B-Tier Denver to compete in the largest women’s only disc golf tournament in Colorado history! Fade Gear and the Colorado Heights University present May 18-19, 2013 the 3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Women’s Disc Golf Championships Colorado Open tournament, at the Colorado Heights University course and the Ruby Hill Glenwood Springs, CO Park temporary course, specifically for this tournament. It all starts Friday PDGA C-Tier evening Sept. 13 with a clinic by the 2012 PDGA World Champion Sarah Hokom, at the pavilion by hole 12 on the CHU course. June 22 – 23 High Plains Challenge Over 20 junior girls in different age divisions as well as the Recreational Fort Morgan, CO and Intermediate divisions will compete in a 1-day 2-round PDGA B-tier PDGA A-Tier event, playing each course once with awards to follow. The Advanced and Professional divisions will play in a 2-day 3-round PDGA A-Tier July 6-7 th competition, playing the opposite courses on Saturday and the CHU 10 Annual Denver course again Sunday morning. There will be a Final 9 round for the top 4 Classic players in the Advanced and Pro divisions after lunch Sunday, which is an Denver, CO PDGA C-Tier amazing opportunity for everyone to see the some of the best in the World. The public is more than welcome and encouraged to come watch all the August 3 -4 action. Come see the Worlds #1 woman disc golfer and 2011 & 2013 10th Snow Mountain PDGA World Champion , Sharon and Valerie Jenkins with 6 Challenge World Champion wins between them, as well as Colorado World Winter Park/Fraser, CO Champions Peggy Berry and 3 time W.C. SueB Lande from LaPorte, 5 PDGA C-Tier time W.C. Kathy Hardyman from Colo. Springs, Paige Bjerkaas from

rd Aurora and Kristara Lee from Carbondale. More info at Sept. 13-15 3 Annual http://www.mhdgc.org/events/view/229 Rocky Mountain # # # Women’s Disc Golf Championships What is disc golf? Disc golf is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages old and Denver, CO young, male and female, regardless of economic status or physical ability. Disc golf is PDGA A-Tier played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a

flying plastic disc. The sport was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with "ball golf" Sept. 28-29 the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes, or throws. A golf 20th Annual disc is thrown from a tee area to a target, which most commonly a metal with Johnny Roberts Memorial chains that catch the disc. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of Denver, CO traditional “ball golf”, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the PDGA B-Tier fairway. More information at www.coloradodisc.com or http://www.pdga.com.