Spa Hills is a two-day PDGA Tier C event scheduled for July 24 and 25 in Toplice Sveti Martin. This event brings the opportunity for competitors to combine disc golf on a course where European Disc Golf Championships 2018 were held with summer holidays at the Terme Sveti Martin resort. Spa Hills is one of Croatian Disc Golf League events.
Tournament will be played in three 18-hole rounds.
Tournament fee for MPO, FPO and Green (players rated below 850) division is 180 kn / ~24 €, while in Purple (players rated below 800 and player with no rating) division it is 75 kn / ~10 €. Fee includes production of the event, a Croatian Flying Disc Federation fee, green fee and prizes for top players in each division. Fee is paid to Lagoda Disc Golf bank account before the event but international players can, to save on banking fees, pay on site in cash.
The event will be run according to current Covid19 measures. Current information on the conditions of entry into the Republic of Croatia can be found here.
Weather forecast for Toplice Sveti Martin can be checked at Yr.no page.
Tournament program will be as follows:
| Saturday, July 24 | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 | Meet up by the Golf House (tee 1), practice |
| 9:15 | Players meeting, Golf House |
| 9:45 | Start of play, Round 1 |
| 13:30 | Lunch, delivered to Golf House (extra charged) |
| 15:00 | Start of play, Round 2 |
| 19:30 | Option for a group dinner (extra charged) |
| Sunday, July 25 | |
| 8:30 | Meet up by the Golf House (tee 1), practice |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Mandatory Check-in |
| 9:45 | Start of play, Round 3 |
| 13:30 | Winners Ceremony |
| 14:15 | Lunch, delivered to Golf House (extra charged) |
| 15:00 | Option for meet up at open pools |
Registration
To sign up for this event open registration page.
Tournament results will be available at the PDGA page while live scoring will be done via PDGA Live and Disc golf Metrix.
Play
This event will be played in the following format:
Round 1 - groups arranged with mixed divisions and players seeded by rating
Round 2 and 3 - groups arranged by score, but not mixing divisions.
Four Rounds 2 and 3 number of players in group vary from 5 to 3 players to try and make duration of play for all groups rather similar. Lead MPO card will likely be a 5-player group while FPO and Purple groups will likely consist of 3 players.
Accommodation
Official accommodation is at Terme**** Hotel (ex Spa Golfer) which features a modern equipped 151 hotel rooms and 6 luxury suites, and in the Regina**** Apartments which represents the ideal choice for family vacations, the group of friends or vacationing with pets. There are 69 standard (for 2 to 3 people) and 29 family (for 4 to 5 persons) apartments located in the Regina apartment complex, located just to the tiny forest. The apartments are equipped with the amenities each home has, and the cozy and warm interior is the reason why visitors feel at home.
All guests of these facilities have a free unlimited entrance to the open and indoor pools of the resort. A booking of your stay at the official accommodation will be carried out by the organizer Lagoda Disc Golf, and all registered players will be contacted upon the registration for details about the booking. The basic price per person in a small 2-person apartment is 40€ (80€ per apartment), while a price per person in a double hotel room is 58€ (116€ per room). Guests who stay for 5 or more nights are entitled for 3,5€ discount on stated prices (per person per night).
Hotel prices include a single free entrance to the sauna area, use of fitness center, use of all resort pools (thermal spa, Aquapark, hotel pool), free WiFi, bath robe and slippers in a room, pool towel at wellness reception desk and free parking.
Apartment prices include a single free entrance to the sauna area, use of fitness center, use of resort pools (thermal spa, Aquapark), free WiFi and free parking.
There is no mandatory official accommodation policy so you are free to choose another accommodation if you prefer something else.
Course
Layout consisting of 18 holes is set up at the ball golf course and surrounding forests so it combines shorter technical holes with wide open fairways.
You can download PDF version of the course map at this page.
Hole maps / Tee signs will be available for download no later than 10 days prior to the event
This layout was played just once, for Blooming Hills 2021 event, when it was a bit windy. Current course records are 58 (even par, rating 961) for male players by Mario Mesarić, and for female players by Ira Molnar Gorički 66 (+8, rating 887).
