Patriot’s Gold & Silver presents: The 12th Annual Bear Hollow Ice Bowl 
Players’ Meeting

You may register here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Patriots_Gold_and_Silver_Presents_The_12th_Annual_Bear_Hollow_Ice_Bowl_2026/register

Welcome Back to all as we begin the new year of 2026! This year’s Monkey Magic Tour kicks off with the Bear Hollow Ice Bowl that Nick Helm continues to make happen. I want to thank him for his efforts in making this a long running event on the tour. Thank you Nick for the dedication and pre-event planning!

Welcome players to the Patriot’s Gold & Silver 12th Annual Bear Hollow Ice Bowl! Thank you Jeff Ford for continuing your support as the title sponsor again this year. This event is where I first met Jeff, and he continues to be a main contributor every year, and I can’t thank him enough!

I am currently working on my Tour Sponsors, and I am excited to have several new opportunities. By the next event I should have the full list of DGM’s Tour Sponsors! If you want information on how to sponsor an event or the tour please contact me. We cannot do what we have done for the last 17 years without amazing sponsors.

For this Ice Bowl temperatures during play are predicted to be between 30-35 degrees on Saturday. The weather app has little to no chance for any bad weather. We should be good for both rounds, but as most of us know about the weather in the Ozarks, it is a guessing game and hard to predict. On all Ice Bowl flyers I do make sure to mention that weather may cause the 2nd round to be canceled. People often ask about how decisions are made when canceling due to weather. I always want players to be safe first and foremost. If we get snow/freezing precipitation in the area and it looks like the roads could get bad, I will make the decision to end the event after the first round. My team and I will be keeping a close look at the local and surrounding area forecast. Fortunately, I have not had to cancel a second round of an Ice Bowl, and I’m hoping to keep the streak going!

Everyone needs to check in at the pavilion.
Round 1 tees off at 10. The official scorekeeping will be at pdga.com/score. The code is ICE. By PDGA rule, everyone is required to keep score. Round 1 player course and hole assignments will be posted shortly after registration closes Friday night athttps://www.pdga.com/tour/event/99175. The staff will automatically receive the scores at tournament central. After the first round, you're on your own for lunch. Round 2 SHOULD start at 1, but may change based on last card. There will be an announcement by DGM staff, and Round 2 assignments will be posted on the PDGA page.

Rules for the course are listed below. There will be a CTP on Hole 2 and any disc can win. If there is any question about any throws or lies, try to make a group decision. If no decision can be made, play a provisional. When possible, consult with the course TD to determine the correct answer.

Course distances and OB rules: All concrete and walking paths are OB except for the old sidewalk on hole 17.

Hole Number Distance Notes
1 200 OB - Path, water, basketball court
2 185 OB - Path & beyond
3 265 OB - Path, road & beyond, pool fence
4 235 Mandatory right of backstop. If missed proceed to the Drop Zone. OB - water
5 236 OB - Playgrounds, path, water & beyond
6 187 Tee is behind big rocks. OB - Water & beyond
7 215 OB - Water & beyond
8 208 OB - Street & beyond
9 145
10 127 Island hole. If island not made on the drive, 1 stroke penalty and play where it lies. If island is missed after the initial drive play from where it lies with no penalty.
11 171 OB - Water
12 363 OB - Water & Beyond, flower beds, path & beyond
13 243 OB - Flower beds water & beyond and path & beyond
14 337 OB - Path & beyond. There is no mando.
15 221 OB - Path, baseball field fence, street & beyond
16 240 OB - Path, park road & beyond, street & beyond
17 250 OB - in Baseball Field, Path & Beyond on right. Old sidewalk by the basket is safe.
18 250 OB - Water, path & beyond, road & beyond. If pad is slick, there will be an alternate.