Forward Momentum (Day 239 of 365)
Today the DGPT announced their 2026 schedule.
Austin will be back again as an Elite+ event for the second year in a row.
You can view the full schedule RIGHT HERE
One of the biggest changes for the schedule this year is that the "Texas swing" is moving to May instead of March.
Austin is the only Elite level event and WACO is moving to the new JomezPro series that will be supporting the DGPT.
This change of schedule should be a net win for everyone.
It frees up March for the first time in decades, so we'll see some schedule shifting happening as result. It slots DGPT right between where we historically have the Mint Discs Open and the Capital of Texas Open.
May is also peak spring time here in Austin. The trees are full of leaves. The grass isn't burned yet, and the flowers are in full bloom. We'll hopefully have mid-80s and clear skies here in Austin.
It also gives us nearly two more months to get the course ready for this event. That extra time is a welcome change for Sprinkle Valley.
I am planning to take a different role with this years event. Right now(things change), I will primarily be focused on supporting Mint and less involved as "the Sprinkle TD". It's time to let some others step up into that role if they want it.
I plan to still be pretty involved in Sprinkle course prep and event promotion, but once we get to the 7th, I want to be able sit down in the field on 17 and crack a few beers with friends and enjoy what we've built for once.
i know, old post, but ive actually been busy at work and now been catching up.
i’m super hyped about this move. Honestly by march, i’ll have no pto and my favorite thing was to volunteer all day. Honestly my favorite thing to do disc golf related that i do all year.
i’m not gonna lie though, May can get hot and i kinda dread the thought of being outside ALL day in the sun. On the other hand, it’s always hot in Texas. I think it’s just that when you’re going through the heat, it’s hard to imagine it ever feeling any different. We will see what the weather has for us when the time finally comes.
Anyway, all in all, glad to hear you thinking about actually enjoying it for awhile, instead of having to be on top of it all, and making sure it’s all running smoothly, and checking on why a card is so far behind, and seeing they’re debating a disc that’s pretty easily out, but one guy thinks it was in by a literal millimeter, but when they asked another guy over to come check it out, they stepped on a stick, that which then moved the string, so now it’s out, but it was in if you initially looked at it from the top, or was it from the side, maybe, hard to say, but now the stick moved it, —-what we have two cards waiting?? 😝
For real though, it’s gonna be fun— can’t wait!