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Spa Hills is a two-day tournament played on July 26 and 27, 2025 in Toplice Sveti Martin, organized with the support of the Međimurje County Tourist Board and Terme Sveti Martin, and sponsored by pero and Ilanga Eyeware companies.
This was the 11th edition of the tournament, with 67 competitors from Austria, Croatia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Serbia.
Participants received a players pack that included products from the company pero (bodywash), a tournament bottle opener, and those who wished could purchase at a special price one disc (Latitude 64, Fuse in Opto plastic) with the tournament stamp.
The tournament was played over two days, with three rounds of 18 holes. The playing conditions were somewhat unusual for this time of year but ultimately quite good. Despite the weather forecast predicting rain throughout the tournament, the play mostly took place in dry conditions, and players only had to open their umbrellas on 5–6 holes of the first round. There was almost no wind, and the temperature of 20–25 degrees Celsius was quite comfortable for play.
For the second time at Spa Hills, just like the year before, both long and short layouts were set up, with the long layout played by the MPO and Red divisions, and the short layout by FPO, Green, Purple, and juniors.
The elite MPO and FPO divisions were supposed to play a final 6-hole round, but due to the forecasted rain on Sunday afternoon, this part of the competition was canceled.
Results
In the FPO division, with 7 players, the victory went to Maja Šimenc (DGK Lagoda) with an even-par score. Second place went to Danica Pajtak (DGK Varaždin) at +4, and third was shared by Raphaela Narath (Austria) and Tina Šimenc (DGK Lagoda, Varaždin) at +7.
In the MPO division, with 20 players, the win went to Gerald Wölbl (Austria) with -11. Second place was shared by Jernej Gračner (Slovenia) and Péter Török (Hungary) with -6.
In the Red division (players rated up to 900), with 12 players, the win went to Andreas Karner (Austria) with +10. Two strokes behind, in second place with +12, was Frank Kelz (Austria), while third went to Robert Kirkovics (Austria) with +14.
In the Green division (players rated up to 850), with 10 players, the winner was Philipp Pawelak (Austria) with -7. Philipp also won the 2024 tournament, thus defending his title and improving his score by 8 strokes. Second place went to Miloš Gavrilović (Serbia and DGK Lagoda, Varaždin) with an even-par score, and third went to Adis Isanovic (Austria) with +1.
In the Purple division (players rated up to 800), with 16 competitors, the winner was Marko Pavlović (DGK Lagoda, Varaždin) with +7. Second place went to Luka Sporiš (DGK Lagoda, Varaždin) with +9, and third was shared by Christian Mayer (Austria) and Tin Kruhak (DGK Lagoda, Varaždin) with +11.
In the junior divisions, the best were Rene Zavec (Slovenia) in MJ15 with -1, and Adrian Dimovski (DGK Lagoda, Varaždin) in MJ12 with +40 (played only rounds 1 and 3).
The best round on the long layout was played by Jernej Gračner in round 3, shooting 52 (-5, rated 989).
On the short layout, the best women’s round was played by Maja Šimenc with 55 (-2, rated 886), while the best men’s round was shot by Miloš Gavrilović with 50 (-7, rated 942).
Full tournament results can be found on the PDGA page.
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Photos
All photos taken during the tournament can be found in the Google Photos Album, and you may download and use them for social media. The photographers are Mihaela Bubanko (Saturday) and Dinko Šimenc (Sunday).
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Ace Pool
The ace pool game was entered by 54 participants, and with €100 carried over from previous tournaments, the total ace pool amounted to €154. An ace was hit in the second round by Adis Isanovic on hole 8.
CTP – Closest to the pin
The CTP competition was played through all three rounds of the tournament on hole 9.
The winner of this game was Aleksandar Aki Vuckovic, whose disc stopped 25.5 cm from the basket in the first round.
Park it! contest
As part of the CTP competition, qualifiers were held for the final part of the Park it! contest.
On hole 9, in each round the three players whose discs landed closest to the basket qualified for the Park it! finals.
Players qualified in the first round were Aki Vucković at 25.5 cm, Bato Sudžukocić at 107 cm, and Maja Šimenc at 210 cm.
Players qualified in the second round were Predrag Kerčov at 70 cm, Tomislav Frković at 213 cm, and Marin Grbac.
Players qualified in the third round were Wolfgang Schwarz, Ivo Tišljar, and Adrian Liber.
All players threw three discs in three series toward the target. The closest disc in each series scored 10 points, the second closest 9, the third 8, and so on down to 1 point for the 10th closest disc.
In the end, the competition was won by Bato Sudžuković with 32 points, ahead of Ivo Tišljar with 27 and Marin Grbac with 22.
Overachiever award
This award is given to the player who played the tournament most above their rating on average (according to the current ratings on the PDGA website).
All tournament participants with a PDGA number, active membership, and at least 20 rated rounds in their rating are included in this competition.
Third place was shared by Marko Skok and Philipp Pawelak, who played the tournament 48 above their personal rating. Second place went to Marko Pavlović at +60, while the winner was Nikolaj Beciric at +79 above his PDGA rating.
Tournament disc and raffle
All participants who met the conditions for the raffle took part in the draw, where several valuable prizes were awarded.
Raffle prize winners were Toni Denona (seat), Aki Vucković (wall rack for discs), Nikola Gluhak (glasses case), Jernej Gračner (shot glasses), Richard Hazod (BiteAway), Andrej Žiberna (T-shirt), Elisaveta Chul (bag cover), and Christian Mayer (mini umbrella).
Fantasy game
The fantasy disc golf game as part of the tournament was organized by Val Martić. The winner of this game was Tin Kruhak, who put together the best team of players.
12th Spa Hills 2026
The next edition of the tournament will be held on July 25 and 26, 2026. More information about the 12th edition of the tournament can be found on the dedicated page.
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