About 25 people competed in the Raven’s Bowl Disc Golf Tournament Aug. 29-31, with courses at Glacier Point, Mud Bay and the Southeast Alaska State fairgrounds.
In addition to Haines, participants hailed from Juneau, Skagway and Whitehorse, Y.T.
The event was organized by Glacier Point guide Daniel Johnston and Jeremy Reed. It included 65 holes total.
Participants camped at Glacier Point Friday night. The tournament began Saturday, with participants playing a few courses, totaling 36 holes, at Glacier Point. One of the courses was in full view of Davidson Glacier, with the last hole played entirely on the glacier.
After again camping at Glacier Point, the group boated to Letnikof Sunday morning. They played 11 holes on Dan Henry’s private Mud Bay course. They then headed to the fairgrounds, where they finished with 18 holes at the Raven’s Bowl, the course at the fairgrounds.
In the men’s division, Reed placed first among 20 participants. Johnston and Jim Foster placed second and third, respectively. Jamie Cowan and Travis Ison tied for fourth place.
In the women’s division, Lauren D’Agostino placed first among five participants. Bevin Condon and Jae McDermott placed second and third, respectively. The women only played the Glacier Point courses, due to scheduling conflicts, Johnston said.
Several closest-to-the-pin prizes were sponsored by local businesses, in addition to cash prizes awarded to the top finishers in each division.
Johnston said that to his knowledge, this is the first disc golf tournament in Haines to feature a women’s division, and to have a hole on a glacier.
“We hope to continue this next year and possibly even expand the field of participants,” he said.