Black Bear Classic 2021 - Presented by Smoky Mountain Discs
Saturday, October 23, 2021 at The Claytons in Alcoa, TennesseeAmateur C-tier · PDGA-sanctioned singles tournament
About this tournament
Black Bear Classic is a AM ONLY Tournament. Playing 2 rounds at the Clayton's this year get ready for a more challenging layout with OB and incorporating some of the original woods holes! All NEW Dynamic Discs Veteran Baskets will be installed before the tournament as well.
PLAYER PACK
Each player will receive 1 custom tournament stamped Discraft Disc and a tournament branded handheld scorekeeper.
LAYOUT
The course map and caddy sheet can be found here: https://www.smokymountaindiscs.com/black-bear-classic
TAKES 3 PLAYERS TO MAKE A DIVISION
CADDIES & SPECTATORS - ABSOLUTELY NO CADDIES OR SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED DUE TO COVID-19. Any player who does not abide by this rule will be immediately disqualified and will not receive a refund.
PAYOUT - If you do not stay to receive your payout it will be forfeit and void.
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.
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 II, 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."
PLAYER PACK
Each player will receive 1 custom tournament stamped Discraft Disc and a tournament branded handheld scorekeeper.
LAYOUT
The course map and caddy sheet can be found here: https://www.smokymountaindiscs.com/black-bear-classic
TAKES 3 PLAYERS TO MAKE A DIVISION
CADDIES & SPECTATORS - ABSOLUTELY NO CADDIES OR SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED DUE TO COVID-19. Any player who does not abide by this rule will be immediately disqualified and will not receive a refund.
PAYOUT - If you do not stay to receive your payout it will be forfeit and void.
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.
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 II, 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 or to request withdrawal use the "self-service" link in your confirmation email you receive when you sign up.
- Players MUST email or phone their withdrawals to the Tournament Director only at the contact information posted for the tournament. Discussions with persons other than the Tournament Director, including other tournament staff, shall not be considered official. The self-service link is the fastest and preferred way to request a withdrawal from the 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.
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 or to request withdrawal use the "self-service" link in your confirmation email you receive when you sign up.
- Players MUST email or phone their withdrawals to the Tournament Director only at the contact information posted for the tournament. Discussions with persons other than the Tournament Director, including other tournament staff, shall not be considered official. The self-service link is the fastest and preferred way to request a withdrawal from the 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.
The Claytons