We call the Fraction Run Cup our home opener, this is our first PDGA sanctioned C-Tier of the Greater Joliet Tour Season and it’s held right at The Canyons at Dellwood Park. Fraction Run Cup is named after the creek that runs through Dellwood and the event is always held in the spring, this means that the creek can be really flowing from spring rain or snow and ice melt. This year the creek was rather tame, however, we had a storm push through the night before with wind gusts up to 90 mph. We knew we might be walking into some damage but did not expect to see giant elder trees simply blown over and branches laying on the ground throughout the west side of the course. Half our crew used chainsaws to cut up what was dangerous and in the way while the other half set up tournament central and got tee times rolling. Saturday was windy and cold and sleet rained from the sky at times but everyone stayed positive. Sunday was much warmer with bright sun and better scores. There were many stories from the weekend from hot rounds and aces to swoops and playoffs. Take a look at some highlights below.

Lauren Lakeberg, The Disc Golf Photographer, was out both days capturing our tournament. Lauren goes out of her way to capture and document our area’s events. Follow this LINK to Lauren’s Blog and to the Full Gallery. Please consider paying for your download to support Lauren. You can also order prints direct from her website!

WIN RECAP

• Gianna Losito (10) started this season playing in FA4 instead of FJ10 and took down her first win shooting 142 points above her rating.

• Dawn Pina took down her first win in FA3 shooting 54 points above her rating.

• Traci Jarolim won FA1 in honor of her Mom and shot 31 points above her rating.

• Eric Vetter waited around all day in case someone didn’t show up and decided to play UP a division because “he just wanted to play” and tied for 18th/35 in MA2.

• Tim Brooks took home his first win in MA2 after playing only 5 events and shot 41 points above his rating.

• The “old guys” came out and had more energy than the rest of the field, we expanded divisions and now offer MA65 and MA70.

• James Lautwein started this season in MA40 and took down 1st shooting 50 points above his rating.

• In MA1 Jared Hamernick won from chase card shooting 15 points above his rating. Mikey Hvizd shot 18 points above his rating and had hot round in his division second round shooting a 53, he won the playoff and took 2nd overall.

• Pete Wilson has joined the MP50 division, took 1st place, accepted cash and shot 25 points above his rating. John Lakenan, also a MP50 first timer, took 2nd but kept his AM status in order to compete at Am Worlds in Peoria, IL later this season.

• Ed Knapczyk took down MPO for his first C-Tier non-flex win after an epic 3 way playoff and shot 34 points above his rating. Izak McDonald took 2nd and Alberto Ochoa took 3rd.

• Hot round for the upper layout was a 50 shot by Ed Knapczyk, Marc Borowski and Kyle Greenfield. Alberto Ochoa holds the Uppers layout record of 49 from Fraction Run Cup 4 in 2022.

ACES

• Ethan Fowler - Hole 2 Blue to B Pin - Discraft Proto Athena - Did NOT buy into the ace pot, lesson learned.

• Kyle Greenfield - Hole 9 Blue to A Pin - Dynamic Discs Fuzion Orbit Getaway thrown for the first time because it was just purchased in the shop same day. $228

• Tim Allen - Hole 10 White to A Pin - Innova Halo Wraith. $228

• Clayton Coffman - Hole 5 White to A Pin. He aced this while his mom stood on the bridge watching. $228

• Adam Marbes - Hole 16 White to B Pin - At one point he was down 7 through 6 because he followed the Ace up with an Eagle on Hole 17. $228

OUT OF TOWNERS (Sorry Indiana people, you are part of our community)

• Cam Jones - Cleveland, Ohio

• Clayton Coffman - Converse, Texas

• Kaylee Hanania - Orchard Park, New York

• Alan Clifton - Fenton, Missouri

FRC5 Winners

Fraction Run Cup 5 winners, full results can be found HERE.

Greater Joliet Tour Season Lederboards can be found HERE.

Fraction Run Cup 5 is dedicated to our friend, Jason Oxsen of 208 Discs in Boise, Idaho. As we were recapping the event this morning we received the news that Jason passed away over the weekend. Jason was a shop owner, tournament director, and advocate for disc golf in Idaho. Sean and Jason would regularly talk shop and trade stories about owning a disc golf business. Jason was a pillar in his community and will be greatly missed.

Cast & Crew

• Sean Callahan - Tournament Director, Dellwood Disc Golf - Chainsaw pro

• Sheila Callahan - Assistant Tournament Director, Dellwood Disc Golf - The Lady in the Shop

• Leo “Doc” Borowski - Assistant Tournament Director, DiscTV - Filmer, Editor, Audio Guy

• Ryan Fancher - Assistant Tournament Director, Unstable Disc Golf Gear - Trophies, Player Packs, Reddit Scroller

• Mike Apostolou - Assistant Tournament Director - Player Meetings, Life Saver, Serious Business when it comes to Ice Cream trucks

• Marc Borowski - Dellwood Disc Golf - Endless Entertainment

• Lauren Lakeberg - The Disc Golf Photographer - Photos, Good Vibes, Snacks & Gifts

• Sammy’s Linqs - providing amazing food options and keeping us fed.

• Anthony Guzzo - Everyday - Coffee, Vibes, Contagious Laughter

• Lockport Park District - They were out first thing on Saturday clearing downed trees and debris and continue to support our vision for The Canyons. Latest project: Hole 18 Red Tee. Upcoming project: Stairs on Hole 4!