2023 Vic Open
This April, disc golfers from all over Australia will descend on the township of Ballarat to compete at the 2023 Victorian Disc Golf Open.
The tournament, in its 15th year, attracts the country’s best disc golf competitors, and is always one of the most exciting events on the Australian Disc Golf calendar.
Quick Details
When: Sat 22nd – Tues 25th April
Where: Ballarat, Victoria
Course: Victoria Park (Corner of Cedar Dr & Plane Ave, Newington)
Tournament Director: Matt Hill
Format: 4x rounds of 18 holes for Pros, 3x rounds of 18 holes for Ams.
Cost: $80 (U15), $100 (Am), $150 (Pro)
Players: See who has already signed up.
Schedule
This is a rough schedule. Final times will be confirmed closer to the event.
Friday
- 8.00am Course open for practice
- 7.30pm Players Meeting (venue TBC)
Saturday
- 8.00am First group tees off
Sunday
- 8.00am First group tees off
Monday
- 8.00am First group tees off
- 5.00pm Amateur Presentations
Tuesday
- 9.30am First Pro group tees off
- 1.30pm Pro Presentations
Course
The tournament is being held at the Victoria Park Disc Golf Course (corner of Cedar Dr & Plane Ave, Newington).
We will be making some changes to the normal course layout to keep it interesting and challenge those that have played the course before. We will make these changes known to all competitors once they have been confirmed.
Here is the fly-through video from last years event.
Toilets / Water
For those that have played at Ballarat before, you will know that there is only one permanent toilet at the playground (100m back from Hole 1). For the tournament there will be extra toilets and water stations on the course.
Food
Fruit will be available for players to grab before they start their round at tournament central.
There is nowhere to purchase food directly at the course, however there is everything you could want within a short 5min drive down the main street (Sturt St).
Accommodation
We’re excited that Federation Health Sports and Aquatic Centre have again come on board as the Official Accommodation Partner for the Vic Open.
Don’t let your Vic Open experience end each day at the course when you can continue the event back at your shared accommodation.
Inclusions
Federation offers dorms for 10 people. You’ll get your own bedroom, but share the living areas with 9 other disc golfers. Not only that, but you’ll get access to the university gym, indoor basketball courts, as well as the swimming pool!
But wait, there’s more… we’re going to be setting up a few baskets on location so you can get in all the practice you need at the accommodation.
Cost
Booking
What are you waiting for? Get the crew together and book now!
To book, simply call Federation on 5327 9480.
Previous Winners
Women
Emilie Cameron (2010-2011)
Cassie Sweetten (2012-2014, 2017-2019, 2021)
Sally Hill (2015)
Kristina Bair (2016)
Sarah Lee (2022)
Men
Andrew Dowdy (2008)
David Bandy (2009-2010, 2015)
Martin Ryland-Adair (2011)
David Barclay (2012)
Chris Finn (2013)
Neill Roberts (2014)
Simon Feasey (2016)
Jarrath Sweetten (2017, 2019)
Patrick Robinson (2018, 2021)
Luke Bayne (2022)
Frequently asked questions
The “Pro” divisions will play four rounds (one each day), whilst the Amateur divisions will play one round on each of the first three days.
Yep, for the third year in a row, Ballarat’s Victoria Park will play host to the Vic Open.
First of all, it’s a ripper course that offers something for players of all levels (we’ll even be changing up some of the holes to keep everyone on their toes).
Secondly, the Australian Ultimate Championships are also being held in Ballarat over the same weekend. This means Ballarat will play host to the biggest “Flying Disc” event the country has ever seen.
Stay tuned for info about some cross-over events.
Amateur Divisions: Saturday – Monday (3 days)
Pro Divisions: Saturday – Tuesday (4 days)
The costs are as follows:
- $150 – Pro Divisions
- $100 – Amateur Divisions
- $80 – Junior Divisions
You can register now. Click here.
You can download our Sponsorship Packages document here.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out, our contact details are in the document.
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Please send us an email here with an area that you might be interested in helping out. We’ll need people to help set up and pack up each day of the tournament, but we’ll also need a hand with things in the lead up to the event.
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