Attendance: President Jay Sexton, Dave Pittman, Nate Sexton, Brianna 
Anderson-Gregg, Everett Kaser, Scott Duval, Eric Smith, Kelly Christiansen, 
Craig Banner, Chris Cusack, Karl Pilotte, Tewa Phimmasone, Brad McDougal, 
Greg Johnson.

The Wash Report: (Inspector Smith) It’s set for the 20th of Sept. at Adair. 
Basket placements will be the same as for the Willamette Open X. The Park’s 
reserved. Mr. Smith said he will offer either hats, shirts or discs. Putters 
were suggested. 

Adair Greenskeep Report: (Mr. Kaser) He’s moved post and rails to different 
locations, closer to where they will be eventually used. He mowed the tall 
grass around basket five three weeks ago. Last week, he reported, woman and 
guy were out mowing and mowed it again on the right side of berm. He said he 
hasn’t met new ranger, who Mr. Sexton though might be named Aaron. Poison Oak 
at Adair is really lush this year. Finally, someone straightened up papers on 
the kiosk. Mr. Kaser said he might set a workparty for July.

The green at No. 5 is getting pretty dry and will be moved off the berm and 
down by the road for the summer. 

Mr. Pittman said he would like to see all baskets locked down after running 
into middle school kids idle and possibly looking for trouble on the course. 
Vandalism and tree damage reports are up. We’ve got to find somebody to do 
the welding. Four locking mechanisms are vulnerable, some alternative positions 
don’t work either. The repairs are on Mr. Kaser’s list. 

Willamette Report: Fairways have been mowed after Mike Gibson sent an e-mail 
to Corvallis Parks Steve Deghetto. A followup mowing was promised soon.  

Adair Doubles Report: (Mr. Banner) We’ve had fair to usual turnouts. He and 
Mr. Gibson proposed moving the start time to earlier and 10 a.m. He said we 
need to change the announcement on groups announcement. Mr. Pittman volunteered 
to change the announced start time to 10 a.m. Doubles has collected $103 since 
last time in mulligans. Ace pot is around $500. Mr. Ross suggested we might 
need to move Hole 1 to the short position. Mr. Banner said he wanted to deposit 
some of the cash rather than carrying it around. Mr. Johnson said he would help 
with that. The new start time will begin next Sunday if we have someone to run 
doubles. Mr. Cusack volunteered to run it this weekend. Whistler’s doubles is 
this weekend and many players will be in Roseburg for the event. 

Handicap Report: The event is proceeding as planned. 

Willamette Open X: (Various members) We’ve ordered the first pack of fundraiser 
discs, including Champion Destroyers and Champion Starfire-L's with the club’s 
logo enlarged and full color. They should come in mid month. We will have them 
to sell at the Beaver State Fling and possibly for the Rose City Open. We will 
sell them for $20 each with proceeds above cost going to the Willamette Open. 
Mr. Duval asks if we are planning to use Timber Linn as one of the courses 
similar to last year. He said the club would need to schedule its use with the 
City of Albany. He recommended we go through Jeromy Fields of the Albany club, 
who can be contacted on the Albany club’s website. Mr. Duval said Albany has 
been permitting the Calapooia Classic tournament without fees. However, it 
may cost our club $85 for the day. It needs to be reserved, he added.

Disc Tsar: It’s been a good month, including sales at two events, the Club 
Invitational and the Women’s Clinic. We went through about 100 discs. The club 
donated four C.T.P. (closest to the pin) discs at a cost of $32. Net income to 
club was about $390 for May. We will need to make another disc order if Dion 
Arlyn wants to use club discs for scrip at his upcoming events. Mr. Johnson 
said we might not need to order more discs right away. We can add discs to one 
of the orders later unless we’re really low on something. Mr. Christiansen is 
working on a full color club fundraiser graphic. The discs will probably cost 
$12 each. We will get flattop Rocs and Aviars.

Treasurer’s Report: (Mr. Johnson) He said he was adding $103 from Doubles but 
not the  $250. He later reported the club balance is $2,152, with another $350 
to deposit. Outstanding expenses include the 60 fund raiser discs on order, 
which should be about $300. We don’t have a lot of money for restocking club 
discs. We may order 75-100 full color discs.  He will set aside $200 for 
payouts of the Adair Ace Pot. $ I was given to deposit. He anticipates about 
$150 expenses for discs for Mr. Arlyn’s upcoming three-day series and will soon 
be deducting $100 for the B.S.F. sponsorship.

WDGC Invitational: (Mr. Johnson) We had 26 players. Rory Wade completed a  
three-peat, winning overall. Sam Gibson took first in Amateurs. Mark Martin 
had good showing. Sara Johnson took the women’s division. The weather was pretty 
hot, but all the chili and Jambalaya he prepared were eaten. The course has 
gotten pretty overgrown now though power company took down some trees. 

Albany Club Report: (Mr. Duval) He gave an update on the three courses they 
have been working on. The Calapooia Classic date has been set for Saturday 
and Sunday, August 2-3. Timber Linn will be closed next October at the start 
of YMCA project. For the Classic, they are not going to build the bridge over 
the waterway but play down and back. Camping has been reserved. Some 
maintenance will be required on Timber-Linn, but not much. He said things 
are growing quickly at Waterloo. No formal organization has been supporting 
maintenance. John Owens has been doing it but has moved out of the area. 
Kirk McAlister is only one in the area. The Albany club will try to schedule 
some work party activities at Waterloo. By then, maintenance should be a 
challenge and they will be sweating getting it done. The Classis will also be 
using Bryant, which needs maintenance as well. At Bryant, Mr. Duval said they 
had been treading water to keep everything down. They want to catch up with 
ground work on blackberries and nettles. They have been slowly identifying 
trees to be cut and finishing the woods holes out. He said what’s left will 
take about an hour’s worth of chain saw work. He requested that people who 
volunteer bring as many weed eaters as possible. Any day will work with 
Jeromy. People who play the course were encouraged to Stomp around. They are 
just trying to keep the course playable. They currently have a bunch of woods 
holes.

The structure of the Classic includes every division getting in four rounds. 
Each will change parks Saturday and play two rounds of 18 on a course on Sunday. 
Flights are to be determined. Intermediate flights will play Waterloo twice on 
Sunday. Mr. Pittman said he had flyer or they can be downloaded through the 
Oregon Series and Albany Club websites. All Masters divisions will play the 
same courses and days as the pros. Advanced women and men will play together 
along with the intermediate men and women. Registration is opened soon on 
PDGA.com. Mr. Duval offered to take registration money for the Classic. 

Albany club meets the following Tuesday at 7:30 at Calapooia Brewery in Albany. 

Adair Series Report: (N. Sexton) The event will be held on three weekend days: 
Saturday, July 5,  Sunday, July 27 and Sunday, August 31. It will be a PDGA 
sanctioned C-tier event. They will be fundraisers for the Willamette Open X, 
with $5 of each $25 entry fee going to WOX. All divisions with four or more 
entrants will be offered. The club was asked to help with scrip and sanctioning 
and possibly park reservation fees. A some of $150 would help, Mr. Sexton said. 
Directors Dion Arlyn and N. SextonMight might get a custom order of discs but 
time could be an issue. Got a logo for discs. They were advised they do need to 
reserve with Benton county if they were going to fill the course up. However, 
they might not need to reserve shelter in favor of a registration tent at hole 1, 
they were told. Mr. Arlyn has asked that the pin placements be the same for all 
three series events so he can use scores to calculate the winners, based on a 
points system.

Mr. Sexton estimated the club should get most of it’s money back from of scrip 
redemptions. The event should provide over $1 thousand cash in proceeds to the 
Willamette Open. It was moved to help out with an advance but not for PDGA 
sanction fees. The motion was amended to letting the event use our scrip. The 
voice vote was approved without objection. 

Mr. Pittman said somebody else will have to take care of discs at one of the 
tournaments. Mr. Johnson said he might be able to fill in for on the July 28th 
event. 

Trophies might be custom died discs with individual business names added to die. 
Mr. Pittman advised there might be a problem with hitting the same sponsors over 
and over. May not get a custom stamp disc with the lead time. They could still 
order some custom trophy discs for the later two events. 

Bryant Park Monthlies: (Mr. Duval) These events will be starting on the 14th of
July and played on the second Saturday of every month. Start times will be at 
10 a.m. with appropriate check in times at 9:30. They expect to use all the 
permanent baskets at Bryant. They will play 36 holes.

Presidents Report: (President Sexton) On the agreement with Corvallis Parks, 
he has not been advised of any progress. 

He got call from a Willamette Park users group member who was a native plants 
advocate out of the blue. He expressed a concern about trash on the course, 
especially Cigarette butts. People have the impression that all disc golfers 
belong to WDGC, Mr. Sexton said, adding he will put a notice up for people to 
police themselves on the Willamette course. There was some discussion whether 
smoking was prohibited except for parking lot by a Parks sign at the kiosk.

A Scout project to put in elevated walkway between Willamette 1 and 2, 
included a request for $115 to buy decking boards. The scout is planning will 
buy posts and stringers and is also interested in help from club volunteers. 
He plans to work on June 13-15 until its done. Mr. Sexton said it would be a 
good improvement and Parks likes nice improvements. However, they may move 
the course layout, possibly changing the route to go through old Hole 2’s 
teebox. Details to be revealed. We might lose Hole 1’s right placement. 
President Sexton said Parks was somewhat responsive to club concerns when 
they took out the No 5 B placement but eventually left the teebox. They man 
consider cutting a different trail into the berries to get to the scout’s 
bridge. The scout has asked us to buy the boards and bring them to the 
workparty. 

It was moved we contribute $115. The motion failed for lack of a second. 
Mr. Johnson expressed concern about investing money in the bridge in then 
having the course changed so its not used. He suggested making our offer 
contingent on support from Parks and that we are able to confirm we will be 
considered in course changes. Support $115 with contingency that we get some
reassurance that their path plans won’t make the project obsolete. The 
motion passed with a show of hands. One member was opposed and the motion 
passed with contingency that we will not have to move Hole 1 and that Parks 
will work with the club on any re-configuration of the path.

The president reported that a trail counter that got stolen. It had been 
used to characterize course use at Willamette. It used an invisible beam, 
and recorded dates and times players crossed it. One April, we counted 2600 
crossings at Willamette. He said having a concrete number that supports disc
golf has helped convince key people of the growing popularity of the sport. 
After he put something out on Ebay, he said he was offered one for $89.43 
including shipping vs $150 for a new counter. The one he found and purchased 
was considerably improved from the one that was stolen at Adair. It scores 
100 from a foot range, which should make it easier to operate and conceal. 
He said he saw article an about Trysting Tree usage rates of about 250 
people a day. We have similar use traffic. He noted we never had a chance 
to check Adair usage on a regular or a tournament day. 

Ms. Anderson-Gregg reported on the Womens tournaments at Willamette on 
Wednesdays. Their first was undoubtedly affected by bad weather that included 
wind and ran. They had four attend on the first one. Women attending were 
asked if they wanted another clinic and to tell their friends about the 
twice monthly. Club members were asked to spread the word as well. The 
next Women’s Night was set for  Wednesday the 11th and thereafter on the 
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 6 p.m. N. Sexton will be there to 
play with guys who also show up. 

J. Sexton reported that he will Teach an Oregon State University class on 
disc golfing again. It is listed as a physical activity class with 13 signed 
up as of this meeting.

President Sexton also called attention to about 20 discs he was putting up 
for sale at premium prices to help boost the club’s contribution to the 
Beaver State Fling, which then led to a discussion of the club’s level of 
sponsorship for the event, which came to $500 last year, after several club 
members contributed.

It was noted that Mr. Gibson had commented online, explaining his opposition 
to using club funds. As background it was explained how the BSF became an 
N-tier, which is open to all divisions. However, they couldn’t do it again 
because of the best available dates on PDGA’s calendar. So the event was 
moved to A-tier, which means it’s restricted to registered PDGA members. It 
has been the most prestigious disc golf event in the northwest, drawing the 
best players from around the world. Club sponsorship reached $500 in past 
years giving the club logos on five holes and gives us a lot of exposure on 
the event website. It provides a venue where disc golf appears respectable, 
J. Sexton said. He would like to promote the event and eventually to get the 
PDGA to move it back to an N-tier, which allows non PDGA members to participate. 
The club put in $200 or less in previous years. We have about $150 donated now 
from club members. 

Opponents said they feel he events supports friends of PDGA events but 
eliminates the local golfers from competing in local events. He doesn’t see 
any purpose in sweetening the pot for pros. We have other projects that are 
worthy as well. It seems like our club of 30 people has about 1/3 to ½ who 
regularly attend tournaments. We should concentrate club funds on local golf 
opportunities and events. 
It was reported that Eugene contributes $500 and there are other club 
contributors who got to that level. The majority of those were businesses. 
It’s kind of weird theres nothing from the Portland Stumptdown club. J. Sexton 
presented a sheet with Beaver State Fling goals and current sponsors. 

Mr. Christiansen said he has donated $50 to the Beaver State Fling in name of
the club. Others have as well.

He said we have a really strong club and have the ability to provide financial 
support for this event. It’s worthwhile at the club level just because we 
don’t otherwise get that level of play in the Northwest. I think it does 
wonders in the name of Oregon disc golf. The event is the second week of 
July and they will need our decision in the next couple of weeks. They are 
shooting for $500 total. 

Mr. Johnson noted that in prior years, the sponsorship request was made more 
reasonable with individual member contributions. Its not just Craig and Mike 
in opposition, he said. There are non PDGA supporters who will never play 
B.S.F. He used to only play Willamette Open but will make a personal 
commitment as he agrees with Mr. Christiansen’s perspective. 

It was noted that there are different elements of disc golf represented by 
the club. Everybody has a passion about disc golf or they wouldn't be here. 
It’s awesome what the Bellingers have done. We don’t have the manicured types 
of courses that much of the country has besides the course at Milo McIver 
State Park, which used to be a ball golf course. The ripple effect is that 
the Bellingers and their tournament helpers have led us to a higher level of 
professionalism as well as bringing other disc golf events to a higher level 
of organization as well. 

J. Sexton said when you go around and play different tournaments, like him, 
you kind of gets to like the organization of the sanctioned ones. He feels 
like the Bellinger’s effort has helped raise the energy of disc golf in Oregon. 

The Oregon series volunteer staff is particularly well organized from 
Mr. Johnson’s perspective. They have the infrastructure to support an event 
at this level. He wished club stamped discs could be part of players and 
award packs as part of sponsorship recognition, though that’s not currently 
an option.

Mr. Banner asked how does this fit the club’s purpose or mission statement. 
People aren't going to care that WDGC is a sponsor, he suggested. Mr. Johnson 
countered that the members of the club who do play in the event, see our 
sponsorship signs and benefit from the appreciation expressed during their 
round. You wear your hats and shirts. Mr. Christian said he does love what 
the BSF has done for NW disc golf. 

Mr. Johnson suggested we should be talking about $100-150fm the club. Club 
members who play Oregon Series can also contribute to raise the total support 
level. Mr. Duval asked how does that compare to other funds given locally. 
We probably average $500 to Adair alone. This might be 5-10 percent of club 
contributions to disc golf in our local area, Mr. Johnson estimated. 

Mr. Kaser said he is not a tournament player. However, one of the purposes 
of the club is to help provide enjoyable venues for disc golf for members. 
There are a significant number of club members who like to do that. He sees 
this as one more item that benefits a certain percentage of club members. 

J. Sexton added that the purpose of the WDGC is to promote the sport of disc 
golf. We could have just built one course. This is one way for us to extend 
the perception that disc golf exists and is legitimate. Portland people might 
see a newscast were our club logo is visible. He thinks it’s a way to promote 
disc golf in general. It also promotes the club. We’ve had memberships from 
people not in this area, it was noted

A motion was offered that passed with two opposed, on a showing of hands to 
approve a $100 contribution. 

After that vote, Mr. Christiansen moved spending $100 out of the Adair ace 
pot funds for a burgers and beer picnic to be held at Adair Doubles in the 
near future.

Shortly after that vote, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully recorded by J. Ross