The goal of Reno Bag Tag Challenge is to bring Reno’s disc golf community closer together through friendly competition.
Rules of the Reno Bag Tag Challenge:
1. Conduct
a. Conduct yourself within the spirit of the competition.
b. Challenges need to be accepted in order for the series to work for everyone.
c. When you arrive at a tournament or for league play, you subject yourself to being challenged by the first person that challenges you, even if you were looking for another challenge.
d. Challenges are to be made by choosing times and courses that are reasonable.
e. Each player must have his or her tag at the beginning of the challenge.
f. Players with tags numbered 1-20 are to participate in at least six (6) challenges throughout the season.
g. Players with tags numbered 1-20 are to have challenges with at least four (4) different players throughout the season.
h. Players not abiding by the rules are subject to discipline.
2. Discipline
a. Players found not abiding by the rules are subject to the following penalties
i. New tag issued, using the lowest tag number available
ii. Tag revoked and not reissued
b. Not having your tag at an event may constitute refusing a challenge Please bring tags to events.
c. Report incidents of misconduct privately to the Tournament Chairperson
Sarin Poco : Sarin_Sheila@hotmail.com
3. Ranking
a. All members receive their ranking at the first Bag-Tag Tournament of the calendar year. In the event of a tie during this tournament play will continue until sudden death and a winner is declared. All new members joining after this first tournament will receive the lowest ranked, unassigned Bag-Tag available. All players will be ranked from 1-100 (One round at The Ranch unless otherwise determined by the Board).
4. Challenges
a. Challenges will be made by challenging up in rank
b. The player who gets challenged will give the challenger 2 dates he can make within a 2 week period to get the match completed or lose his ranking (tag). If the original challenger cannot make the 2 dates given the challenge is void and both players can look for new challenges. Not showing up for a match results in a forfeit. If the player who was challenged, holding the lower tag, forfeits he loses his tag to the challenger. (30 minute leeway)
c. A player may only participate in one challenge at a time. Group challenges are as follows: 3 or more in one group, tags are redistributed at the end of round. In the event of a tie the lower # coming in wins. A maximum of 5 players per round for a challenge to be considered valid.
d. The higher ranked player may refuse to accept a challenge if and only if
i. he or she has beaten the challenger within the last two weeks, and;
ii. Neither the challenger nor the higher player has participated in another challenge since their last meeting.
e. Cost
To Challenge a higher ranking player you must barter an agreement.
i.e. Beverage at Archies, gas money to course, coffee or something agreed upon by both parties. Not to exceed $5.00 in cash value.
You must have tag and barter agreement at a challenge. No IOU’s. Barter agreement to be paid by the challenger in the event of a tie. The challenger loses if the round ends in a tie.
f. Tournament Play
i. A contestant does not have to accept a challenge in the final round of a tournament event.
ii. The duration of a challenge can be for the entire event, one day of a multiple day event, or a single round.
iii. Tournaments and leagues supersede phone and forum challenges. Challenges at leagues and tournaments are to be made in person.
g. Phone Challenge
i. You may challenge a player at any time. Other courses are acceptable if both parties agree (Truckee or Tahoe).
1. Format choices include: stroke play, PDGA rules apply.
2. The challenge may be void if the challenger looses a contest in the meantime.
ii. Unless it is the day of a league or tournament event, it is considered a phone challenge
5. Lost Tag
a. When a tag is declared lost, it becomes ineligible for prizes.
b. A new tag will be issued for a fee of $20.00
6. Conclusion
a. Contest will on the last day of the year.
List and phone numbers or emails of every one entered will be available at tournaments and on the club board.
These rules were plagiarized and revamped from the Nebraska Disc Golf Club
