黑马磁力 players won six of 15 amateur divisions at the opening of the B.C. Open disc golf tournament at Raptors Knoll course in Aldergrove.
Ben Beyer won mixed amateur 40 plus, shooting 13 under par, James Holling was first in Mixed Amateur 50+, Christine Schmidt won Women's Amateur 50+, Mark Taverner took Mixed Amateur 60+, Connie Wilk won Women's Amateur 60+, and Judah Hawkes won Mixed Amateur 2.
Unofficial results were posted to the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) website Monday.
More 200 players took to the links on Saturday, June 30, in a scaled-back version of the event with abut 360 entries compared to previous versions where as many as 600 competed.
One of the tournament directors, Ryan Hammerquist, said it was done "to concentrate more on the experience" for the amateur and professional players.
"We split it between two weekends to be able to run it smoother and give everybody a bit of a better experience in their playing."
Amateur players from as far away as Germany were competing in Raptors Knoll, and at the Stillwood disc golf course at Lindell Beach near Chilliwack.
Jack Potter, who originally hails from Melbourne, Australia, is listed as Nanaimo resident on the PDGA website.
It was his first time playing the B.C. Open.
"It's beautiful," Potter commented. "Dedicated disc golf course, [it's] heaven.'
Willoughby resident Matt Gordon, who has been playing about five years, likes disc golf because it is an individual competition that has a social aspect, "both the community and just the fact that it's based off of yourself.
For those interested in tying disc gold Hammerquist said there are plenty of places to try the sport.
"The Lower Mainland or anywhere in BC has some very good beginner courses. There are disc dealers everywhere. You can go pick up a low-end set of discs for $30. Super affordable, really great."
Most courses across the country are free to play, he added.
"The affordability really makes this something that anybody can picks up at any age. Kids are getting started really early. We have divisions playing where people are in the 75-year range. It's kind of open to everybody"
Professionals were to begin playing the B.C. Open next weekend at Raptors Knoll July 4-6.
The event is open to the public and free to attend.
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