Black Bear Classic 2023 - Presented by Smoky Mountain Discs

PDGA logoSaturday, October 28, 2023 at The Claytons in Alcoa, Tennessee
C-tier · PDGA-sanctioned singles tournament

About this tournament

READ THIS ENTIRE SECTION AND THE REFUND POLICY PRIOR TO SIGNING UP FOR THIS EVENT

Black Bear Classic 2023 is a 1 day, 2 round C-tier event

CONTACT US
Please contact us by email at [email redacted] or by phone at 865-383-3472 with any questions. Our number is a business line and does not receive text messages

PLAYER PACK
Am's will receive a custom tournament stamped Innova Halo Disc
Molds to choose from:
- Halo Star Roc3
- Halo Star Invader
- Halo Star Firebird
- Halo Star Mamba
- Halo Star Valkyrie

LAYOUT
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oNaYaWT3ezaYFMIi10zKVvT4TKDTyrsB?usp=share_link

TAKES 3 PLAYERS TO MAKE A DIVISION

PAYOUT
There will be no traditional award ceremony
PRO's - Will be paid out VIA PayPal within 24 hours of the completion of the tournament.
AM's - Will be paid out VIA a digital gift card within 24 hours of the completion of the tournament that can be used at www.smokymountaindiscs.com

WAITLIST
The waitlist is a Non-refundable $5 fee. If you are promoted off of the waitlist you have 12 hours to submit the remainder of your entry payment or you will be removed and we will move on to the next player waiting on the list. Waitlist is separated by division to better help us manage mixed division cards. Once registration is closed players on the waitlist WILL NOT be promoted off.

EVENT PARTICIPANT COVID-19 WAIVER
"I understand that participation in this event carries with it risk of injury or death and I, on behalf of myself, my heirs, administrators, executors, and assigns expressly release, forever discharge, and hold harmless Black Bear Classic 2023, Kevin Harris, Smoky Mountain Discs, Tournament Staff and the PDGA (the "Releasees") for all personal injury, loss, damage to property, or death in connection with my participation in this event. Further, I understand and acknowledge that there currently exists a global pandemic associated with the disease COVID-19, that I am participating in this event at my own risk, that any safety precautions designed to protect against the spread of COVID-19 undertaken by the Releasees does not guarantee I will not contract COVID-19, and that, the foregoing notwithstanding, it is my specific intent to affirm my foregoing release of the Releasees with respect to any personal injury, loss, damage to property, or death I may experience from COVID-19 in connection with my participation in this event."

Refund policy

Smoky Mountain Discs is responsible for all refunds/cancelations and follow the refund guidelines put forth by the PDGA below:

REQUESTS FOR REFUNDS/WITHDRAWLS OR CHANGES TO YOUR REGISTRATION THAT ARE POSTED IN THE COMMENTS ON DISC GOLF SCENE OR FB MESSENGER, IG MESSENGER OR BY TEXT MESSAGE ARE NOT VALID AND WILL BE IGNORED.

To make changes to your registration or to request withdrawal use the "self-service" link in your confirmation email you received when you signed up or from your dgscene account.

Please read the entire refund policy before signing up for this event

- Players who have paid MORE than a nominal waitlist fee of $10 to be on an event’s waitlist who do not get into the event, or who officially request to withdraw from the waitlist prior to the event’s published closure of registration and waitlist replacements (within one week is recommended), will receive a 100% cash refund minus the $10 waitlist fee. Waitlist players who ONLY paid a nominal non-refundable waitlist fee of $10 will not receive a refund.

- Players who officially request to withdraw from an event at least 30 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% cash refund (minus up to a $10 handling fee).

- Players who officially request to withdraw from an event 15 to 29 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% cash refund minus up to a $10 handling fee ONLY if their spot in the tournament is filled through either the waitlist or a walk-up entry (if offered). If the player’s spot is NOT filled, the TD has the choice to provide EITHER a 50% cash refund OR just the player’s pack the player would have received if they had attended (minus the cost of shipping). In the case of a player in a Pro division for an event without a Pro player pack worth at least 25% of the Entry Fee, the TD will provide the 50% cash refund.

- Players who officially request to withdraw from an event within 14 days of the start of the event and prior to the event’s published closure of registration and waitlist replacements (within one week is recommended) will receive a 100% cash refund minus up to a $10 handling fee ONLY if their spot in the tournament is filled through either the waitlist or a walk-up entry (if offered). If the player’s spot is NOT filled, the TD has the choice to provide EITHER a 25% cash refund OR just the player’s pack they would have received if they had attended (minus the cost of shipping). In the case of a player in a Pro division for an event without a Pro player pack worth at least 25% of the Entry Fee, the TD will provide the 25% cash refund.

- Players who do NOT officially request to withdraw from a registered spot playing in the event prior to the published closure of registration and waitlist replacements and don’t play (aka a no-show), forfeit their entry fee and do NOT receive a refund or player’s pack. (This does NOT apply to a waitlist player; see 1.03.B above.)

- Tournament Directors for Major, National Tour, and A-Tier events may petition the Tour Manager to change the timeline for items C, D, and
If granted, the policy must be clearly published with all registration materials.
If a TD vacates an offered division due to a lack of registered players for the division (see 2.01.K), any player for that division that does not wish to move to a different division that they are eligible for, will be provided a full refund.
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