For about eight or nine years starting in 1984, I traveled extensively—playing events, vending, and writing articles about these road trips for DGWN. Bowling Green, Kentucky was a favorite spot that I never missed.

In the beginning, the tournament was called the April Fools and held the first weekend of April. It was always a popular event that served as a season opener for many players, and drew lots of players from the Midwest and Mid-South, as well as players from Canada and the east coast.

When I was here last in 1992, there were three courses; beautiful Kereiakes, Hobson Grove, and Griffin. Fast forward 15 years and we have the largest single-event disc golf tournament ever— the 745-player Bowling Green Amateur Championships, which is being held on eight courses. When I first played the Aprils Fools in 1985, there were no amateur members in the Professional Disc Golf Association, and at that time, the numbering system had reached about #3,200. Of course this weekend’s event is nothing but amateurs and the PDGA is closing in on #33,000.

It’s our hope to share a little about what’s going on this weekend at this history-making tournament with photos, possibly a brief video or two, and a few words. Thanks for stopping by.

Link to Scores
Link to event site
Link to Bowling Green Photo Gallery

(Edit: We will be adding a link to the full gallery of photos shortly, so check back soon!)