Celebrating the longest days of of the year the Solstice Soirée Powered by Innova PDGA B-Tier disc golf tournament starts later than normal and provides multiple frisbee events for maximum fun and camaraderie. On-site camping, Bed & Breakfast lodging, food, beer, snacks, water and more on a gorgeous ranch at around 8000 feet elevation near Red Feather Lakes, CO about 45 minutes northwest of Fort Collins and about 2 hours north of Denver.

June is absolutely gorgeous with wildflowers & green everywhere but can also be wet and you never really know what weather will be in the next 10 minutes. I’ll provide course updates as often as I can but just be prepared for anything along with study shoes, as well as an unforgettable weekend in the beautiful northern Colorado mountains. There is a nice fire ring right by tournament central which would be an excellent opportunity for jams or sing-a-longs Saturday night. Nothing electric please, but bring your guitar if you’re repertoire includes songs most people would know and love to sing.  The largest wildfire in Colorado history ripped through the area near Sundance Trail in 2020 so absolutely no personal campfires at your campsite. Small backpacking camp stoves are ok, if not ordering food during registration.

In addition to the two-round PDGA B-Tier sanctioned disc golf tournament, extra fun Putting Competition, Glow Round and Accuracy Challenge events plus a 9-Hole Mini Disc Golf Course will be available to play at your own pace all weekend long. Half of those entry fees go directly to the official tournament charity, Wildland Restoration Volunteers . The Putting Competition is actually two rounds with a finals round just after the Sunday PDGA B-Tier round, just before the awards ceremony.

As always to help grow the sport, all women and junior divisions get to register a week earlier than everyone else. Then multiple early registration tiers get first access before regular registration opens for all divisions. Take advantage of the Bed & Breakfast Lodging early registration special discount on DG Scene to save $25 off a room per person! The TD manages all camping and lodging through DG scene where you will note if you prefer a room in the main lodge or a cabin.

Juniors will play the glow-round course twice right next to camping and lodging, but must be accompanied by an adult not playing in tournament. Please add note of accompanying adult’s name and phone in the notes of the junior player registrant. Or use the SUP-Supporter Division. Either way the non-playing accompanying adult with a registered junior player will automatically receive a complimentary two-day course pass as well as a free ranch dinner Saturday evening.They also have access to all the extra fun events too.

Feel free to reach out to Sundance Trail Guest Ranch anytime before or after the tournament weekend to stay in one of the main lodge rooms or cabins for weekend to practice. Maybe let the kids go horseback riding while you play the amazing mountain disc golf course, then go fishing in one of the Red Feather Lakes. PeaceJames Co events are the only time Sundance allows on-site camping. Here is a link to their website for contact info and more information: https://www.sundancetrail.com

This is a link to the 2021 Solstice Soiree website to see how much fun it was, including a photo album for both days from Conrad Meyer.

HOLE / TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIPS

Promote your business, organization, club or just a friend with a tee sign you can keep afterwards, plus announcements at all players meetings and high visibility on all tournament media. Just a single post created over 10,000 views in 24 hours so guaranteed viewership. Available for anyone using the SPON Non-Playing Supporter division at the top of the DG Scene registration, linked at the top and middle of this website. Easy cash sponsorships from $25 to $2500 or merchandise and single item donations like a gift card or individual awards like the Leader Award for the person who picks up the most trash. Small items greatly appreciated too for all players like minis, bags, sunscreen or lip balm, we will retrieve it from you as well as any banners you already have without shipping costs.

Hole Sponsorships $100

Tournament Sponsorships $25 - $2500

CAMPING / LODGING

There will be on-site tent camping, 30 total beds in shared rooms and space for a couple RV’s available through DG Scene registration. Every single person who is staying on the property overnight needs to register and pay for either a camping or B&B Lodging Pass. This will give you a vehicle pass as well to keep in your car. This is our low grade but effective security to ensure we have information for everyone in our group in case there is an emergency. The largest wildfire in Colorado history happened near Sundance Trail in 2020. Absolutely no personal fires at your campsite at all! We will allow very small self-contained gas camp stoves like the backpacking kind.

If you need to register a caddy or friend who is staying on the property overnight, use the NON-Playing Supporter division on DG Scene. They will also need the Caddy/Friend Course Pass which is valid for both days. The B&B lodging is first-come first-served in the main lodge or one of the cabins and does indeed including breakfast Sunday morning so no need to pay for that unless you want to order seconds, before hand. Take advantage of the early B&B registration special for $25 off per person. Please contact the TD if you need handicap accessible room(s) which are available, bringing an RV or trailer or prefer your own room and we’ll see what we can work it out. matt@peacejames.co I’m taking care of all the lodging and food reservations through the DG Scene tournament registration site. 

Caddy/Friend Course Pass $10

Camping $15

Bed/Breakfast Early Registration Special $100 April 18 -24, 2023 (limited availability)

Bed/Breakfast $125 (limited availability)

DINNER / BREAKFAST / BOX LUNCHES

Everyone gets a hearty ranch style dinner Saturday evening included in their tournament entry fee after hiking around the mountain all day. Breakfast is included in the bed & breakfast lodging option and is an option for campers too. Additional dinners and breakfasts can be purchased for friends or caddy's as well. Two kinds of sandwich Box Lunches including sandwich/ chips/ fruit/ desert/ soda are also available for both days. Saturdays lunch is scheduled to be served before Saturday's round and after Sunday's round. All extra food and lodging are managed and paid through the DG Scene registration.

Box Lunch $10 (2 kinds available both days, see menu below)

Sunday Morning Breakfast $10

Additional Dinner $15

PDGA TOURNAMENT  https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/65543

PDGA B-Tier will be one-round of 21 holes per day, starting at 1:15pm MST with a literal shotgun start. Additional holes can be added if necessary. A special Juniors only 9-hole course can also be setup based on demand. This is a mountain course with a great mix of tight wooded holes and wide open drives. It is all raw ranch land and mountain terrain with natural tees with beautiful Colorado views. Recommend sunscreen, drinking lots of water and good supportive footwear. There will be a couple small oxygen bottles available for those coming up from sea level. Three water jugs will be available on the course at holes 1, 7 and 15 and one at tournament central. Most divisions offered upon registration opening, but may consolidate divisions closer to the event with permissions from everyone involved. Please read and understand the refund/cancelation policy before registering; it's exactly the same as the the PDGA rules. True Amateur event with large players pack & trophies for the top finishers for the amateur divisions and $750 minimum added pro cash.

EXTRA FUN EVENTS OVERVIEW

For maximum fun and camaraderie there are four extra fun events that can be played anytime at your own pace. You will receive a scorecard during player check-in after registering online. Anyone can play as many extra fun events as they wish, including over and over again to get the best score. Just pay for another round with the TD at tournament central and you will receive another scorecard. Please bring cash because of very limited cell connectivity on-site. The Putting Competition will be 2 rounds with first round being Saturday & Sunday morning, then the finals being played out immediately following the second round before the award ceremony. Half of the extra fun events entry fees will be used for payout, the other half will be donated to charity. All extra fun events scorecards must be turned in before 11:00am Sunday morning to count!

GLOW ROUND $6

Disc golf after dark is amazingly fun and we make it safe too. Bring your own led or glow-in-the-dark discs and we'll have lights on the baskets and glow sticks to light your way through the course and on the tees too.  I’ll also have a couple uv flashlights available. Divisions and awards based on interest, cash payout is half of total entries, other half donated to charity. Map and more info to come. 

ACCURACY CHALLENGE $6

Multiple stations using your own putters with two throws on each. Each station will have tape across a couple trees making a square. The goal is to throw UNDER the line between the two trees, marking a only mark each successful throw under each tree line one the scorecard. Each station will be a different kind of fun including rollers, opposite hand throw and difficult angles. Divisions and awards based on interest, cash payout is half of total entries, other half donated to charity. Map and more info to come.

PUTTING COMPETITION $6

Two-rounds from multiple stations with two throws from each station using your own putters. Only mark each putt made on the scorecard. The highest number of successful putts will win the finals. First round is anytime Saturday morning after you check-in until 11 am Sunday morning. All extra fun events scorecards must be turned in before 11:00am Sunday morning to count! Top ranked players will advance to Putting Finals to be played immediately after the second round Sunday afternoon just before awards. Those advancing to finals will be announced at Sunday mornings players meeting. Divisions and awards based on interest, cash payout is half of total entries, other half donated to charity. Map and more info to come.

9-HOLE MINI DISC GOLF $6

Using your own mini discs up to 4.5" only, playing a totally fun course with mix of open and tight holes you won’t stop smiling about. No Junior sized larger mini discs, but the 4.5" Discraft mini Ultrastars are allowed. Regular scoring marking how many throws to complete each hole. Divisions and awards based on interest, cash payout is half of total entries, other half donated to charity. Map and more info to come.

TOURNAMENT NEWS SECTION

Check out the special Tournament News section of this website that shows the latest activity so you are aware of any changes and updates. Also feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to matt@peacejames.co.

05-21-22

New tournament Map posted including new holes that were recently added.  Also added link for you to easily download.

Check out blog post on this same website describing each new hole with lots of pictures.

Lots has been happening behind the scenes. Like the custom stamped discs have come in and some of the other players pack items are coming too. Will post a complete players pack when all the details are finalized.

Will create first Players Email about a month out from event, in the next week or so, after Inside The Chains registration gets going.

04-08-22

Tournament logo is finished and approved by Innova for custom stamping.

03-24-22

Blog post published describing the three PeaceJames Co tournament at Sundance Trail Guest Ranch in 2022 including registration details, updated map and cool pics from last years events. Shared with 30 regional disc golf clubs on Facebook and that single post received over 10,000 views.

03-21-22

Website is updated with current info and links. Disc Golf Scene registration page is updated and Facebook event is created.

03-13-22

Website is updated and published. Also created multiple banner images for different websites and social media too.

12-09-21

2022 Solstice Soirée is now sanctioned as a B-Tier with the PDGA.
Also started the Disc Golf Scene Registration page. Much more to come but getting the infrastructure built.

Throughout winter

Worked on the Disc Golf Scene registration page as there are a lot of details.