Celebrating the longest days of of the year the Solstice Soirée Supported 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, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers. Learn more about them below. 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. 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 the 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. The accompanying parent(s) 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.

And check out our own social media @PeaceJamesCo for pictures on both FB and IG.

HOLE / TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIPS

Promote your business, organization, club or just a friend with a tee sign you can keep afterwards by sponsoring the Solstice Soirée Supported by Innova disc golf tournament. June 29-30, 2024 at one of the most gorgeous disc golf courses in Colorado, the Sundance Trail Guest Ranch near Red Feather Lakes, CO. Playing only one round per day, the competitors from all over Colorado and around the country will have time to potentially visit your business or utilize your services. This is the first of three tournaments PJC is running at Sundance Trail this year, so make sure check out the discounts for supporting multiple events.

We’ll gladly announce your name and mission at all players meetings and promote high visibility for your logo and partnership appreciation on all tournament media and all social media platforms. Just a single post reached over 10,000 views in 24 hours and we average a reach of 5,000 for every post.

Show your support for a platform providing fun and camaraderie outside who allows early registration access for all women and juniors, that also supports each community we play in. Easy cash sponsorships starting at $25 are available for anyone playing or not, using the SPON Non-Playing Sponsorship division at the top of the list on the Disc Golf Scene Registration website. Contact us for product donations as we’ll come pick up that 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 also retrieve product from you as well as any banners you already have to avoid shipping costs and create a stronger relationship for the future. See the Tournament Sponsorship Breakdown pdf below to see what you will receive based on your level of sponsorship, including discounts for multiple event support.

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 with vehicle, camping passenger or B&B Lodging Pass. 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.

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. 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 camping, lodging and food reservations through the DG Scene tournament registration site. 

Camping $15 (per person)

Bed/Breakfast $125 (limited availability)

CADDY / SPECTATOR COURSE PASS

If you need to register a caddy or friend who is walking the course, they need to pay the $10 greens fees. Please use the NCS non-playing Caddy/ Spectator Course Pass which is valid for both days, for every spectator or caddy. Also please note in each registration who is associated with whom and each player should select the Caddy Partner checkbox in their registration so I know they will have extra people on their card and again, who that is in case of emergencies.

Caddy/Spectator Course Pass $10

DINNER / BREAKFAST / BOX LUNCHES

Enjoy a hearty ranch style dinner Saturday evening on-site after hiking around the mountain all day and enjoying an adult beverage or two. Breakfast is included in the bed & breakfast lodging option and is an option for campers too. Caddy's and spectators can also purchase food during their registration.  There are 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. On-site purchase of sandwiches might be available, but we prefer pre-ordered food through DG Scene registration.

Box Lunch $15 (see menu below)

Sunday Morning Breakfast $15

Dinner $20

PDGA TOURNAMENT      www.pdga.com/tour/event/76898

PDGA sanctioned B-Tier will be one-round per day, starting at 1:15pm MST with a literal shotgun start. Number of holes played is still TBD. Junior divisions will play a much smaller course used for the glow round. 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. All player registrations include the following pass-through fees: $3 PDGA Player Fee, $10 Greens Fees, $4 Porta-Potty Rental, $3 TD fee. Saturday morning player check-in and the Sunday afternoon putting finals and award ceremony will be at the Aspen Grove carriage house building near the highway. Everything else during the weekend will be at tournament central, near the fire pit / lodging / camping.

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 stick-on lights for sale and uv flashlights available too. 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.