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Friday, August 22, 2008

OPEN DOUBLES
(registration @ 9am starts @ 10am)
32 teams - first come basis
$40.00 per team / $20.00 per player
All teams guaranteed seven games against seven different teams
each player will recieve an a.c.o membership if not already a member($15.00 value)
Open to all(13 and up) and no ACO Pros allowed
Tournament format is three step process
ROUND ROBIN - teams are placed into a round robin (4 zones, 8 teams per zone)in which seven games will be played by every team in the tournament, the top 4 teams from each round robin grouping will move onto the Bracket 16 Challenge but first must seed themselves in the Frame Game Seeding Round.
FRAME GAME SEEDING ROUND - each of the remaining sixteen teams will throw a team frame game with the highest score becoming the one seed and the lowest score being the sixteen seed. All other teams will be seeded accordingly, based on the result of their frame game.
BRACKET 16 CHALLENGE - 16 best teams will be competing for the first place trophy in the best of three series with the first team to win two games in a match moving forward and the loser is finished.
There will be trophies for first and second place finishers.
There will be sponsorship prizes as well for some of the top teams, to be determined.
There will be no cash payout, we are only charging you $20.00 for an awesome afternoon of cornholing with your buddies. Cheaper than golf or an afternoon at the movies. Its all about the love of the game, socializing and giving you great bang for your 20 bucks.
Food and beer will be available for purchase.
TOPGUN DIVISION
(registration @ 1:30pm starts @ 2:30pm)
32 players - first come basis
$50.00 per player
All players guaranteed seven games against seven different players
each player will recieve a a.c.o membership if not already a member($15.00 value)
Open to all ages and ACO Pros, Semi-Pros, Amateurs welcome, if you think you have game, put your money where your mouth is.
80% Cash Payout to top 8 players payout based on 32 player participation- 100% participation would be a $1280.00 purse. 1st Place = 50%-$640.00 / 2nd Place = 25%-$320.00 / 3rd & 4th = 9%-$115.00 / 5th thru 8th = 8% split = $25.00 each.
Tournament format is three step process
ROUND ROBIN - players are placed into a round robin(4 zones 8 players per zone) in which seven games will be played by every player in the tournament, the top 4 players from each round robin grouping will move onto the Bracket 16 Challenge but first must seed themselves in the Frame Game Seeding Round. We will accommodate our ACO Pros & Semi-Pros by dividing them up in as many different groupings as possible so as not to have them all in one round robin group.
FRAME GAME SEEDING ROUND - each of the remaining sixteen players will throw a full ACO Skills Challenge (which will be used to give them a world ranking as well), with the highest score becoming the one seed and the lowest score being the sixteen seed. All other players will be seeded accordingly, based on the result of their frame game.
BRACKET 16 CHALLENGE - 16 best players will be competing for the first place trophy and the cash in the best of three series with the first team to win two games in a match moving forward and the loser is finished.
The top eight players will earn points applied to their CORNYFORTY standings based on a formula the ACO has put in place to gauge the strength of competition at that particular TopGun Tournament.
THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT:
ALAMOS CANTINA
8530 HWY 9
INMAN, S.C. 29349
THIS WILL GO ON RAIN OR SHINE. IN CASE OF RAIN WE WILL TAKE IT INSIDE.

ALL CORNHOLE MERCHANDISE(BOARDS, BAGS, SHIRTS ETC.) AT THIS EVENT WILL BE CASH ONLY.

ANYONE IN THE SPARTANBURG AREA CAN SIGN UP MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM-7PM AT BULLSEYE BEVERAGE
1515 ASHEVILLE HWY
SPARTANBURG, SC 29303
864-596-1020
or call
Ryan labelle- 864-706-2126



Monday, July 28, 2008

CAROLINA PANTHER PARTY!! A.C.O CORNATHALON!!




























Kevin Tomberlin wins 1st place(a.c.o taigate boards and bags) with 595 points!!

Ken Grant wins 2nd with 220 points!!




We would like to thank everyone with the city of spartanburg, wofford college, and the carolina panthers for having us at this event!!


Saturday, July 26, 2008

CornyForty Newest Release July 26, 2008

Player Name State Total CFP
1 Matt Guy KY 209.33
2 Randy Atha OH 169.67
3 Mike Schaffer OH 136.33
4 Charles True KY 133
5 Steve Vanderver OH 127.33
6 Jason Schwab SC 125.67
7 Eric Hinerman KY 125.67
8 Kevin Tomberlin NC 124.33
9 Noel True KY 118.33
10 Rick Taylor OH 117.33
11 Jeff Manchak IL 117 - not 21 so can't play in "World Cornhole Championship" August 16th
12 Art Guy AZ 113
13 Kyle Marks NC 112.67
14 Troy Simon OH 107
15 Kier Egley NC 103.33
16 Beau Horky OH 102.67
17 Chris Hobbs OH 102.66
18 Eric Egley NC 98.66 - Last out at this time

The players highlighted in red are the current field of sixteen playing in the "World Cornhole Championship" scheduled for August 16th, 2008 on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati, OH. The purse is set at $6,500 with the winner taking home $2,500 and just for being invited a player will win $125.00. If you're on the fence contact a local agent and get yourself SKILL CHALLENGED. The only way to earn additional points at this time is by increasing your "SCR" score. The cut off is Monday August 4th - the field will be finalized Tuesday August 5, 2008.

Players get ready to Pitch It!

GAME ON!


Thursday, July 24, 2008

Maize Kraze Results!




















Open Doubles Winners
1ST PLACE OPEN DOUBLES
KYLE MARKS(LEFT)
CHARLIE LILY
(ALBEMARLE N.C.)





2ND PLACE OPEN DOUBLES
CHRIS BOLTON(LEFT)
KEVIN TOMBERLIN
(SPARTANBURG S.C.)












Top Gun Singles Results
1ST PLACE TOP GUN SINGLES
JASON SCHWAB
(COLUMBIA)
"AHH HERE COMES THE ROOSTER!! YEAH!!"
JASON HAD HIS 1ST SHOWING AT CORNHOLE DE MAYO AND HAS PROVEN TO BE 1 OF THE BEST IF NOT THE BEST IN S.C.!! HE HAS ACQUIRED THE NAME"THE ROOSTER" OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT ON. THATS ALL I HEARD COMING FROM THE CROWD AS JASON PLAYED HIS MATCHES. GOOD JOB MAN!!JASON WILL BE 1 OF THE 16 INVITED TO FOUNTAIN SQUARE CINCI. NEXT MONTH.






2ND PLACE TOP GUN SINGLES
KEVIN TOMBERLIN
(SPARTANBURG)
KEVIN HAS BROKE OUT ON THE SCENE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS LIKE AN ANIMAL. HE HAS BEEN DOMINATING IN THE SPARTANBURG AREA AND HAS PLACED WELL IN SEVERAL RECENT TOURNAMENTS. HE ALSO WILL BE 1 OF THE 16 INVITED TO FOUNTAIN SQUARE IN AUGUST.












TOP 4 FINISHER
KYLE MARKS
(ALBEMARLE)
KYLE HAS BEEN PLAYING VERY CONSISTANT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND IS ONE NOT TO TAKE LIGHTLY. HE HAS FINISHED IN THE TOP 4 IN SEVERAL RECENT TOURNAMENTS. KYLE, IF NOT IN ALREADY, WILL BE ON THE CUSP OF BEING 1 OF THE 16 INVITED TO COMPETE ON FOUNTAIN SQUARE IN AUGUST.










TOP 4 FINISHER
ERIC EGLEY
(ASHEVILLE)
ERIC HAS BEEN ON FIRE HERE LATELY FINISHING IN THE TOP 4 IN SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
















TOP GUN SINGLES TOP 8 FINISHERS
PETE BROWN(S.C.)
KIER EGLY(N.C.) (KIER IS ON THE CUSP OF BEING 1 OF THE 16 INVITED TO FOUNTAIN SQUARE IN AUGUST)
GLEN GUNDLE(G.A.)
JOHN COLE(N.C.)



AIRMAIL WINNER
CHRIS BOLTON WON THE AIRMAIL CHALLENGE WITH 1 IN. THERE WAS A 3 WAY TIE GOING INTO THE FINAL BATTLE WITH EACH PLAYER HAVING 3 IN.



7-21 WINNER

KYLE MARKS WINS THE 7-21 CHALLENGE WITH 15PTS. THERE WAS A TIE OF 17 BEFORE GOING INTO THE FINAL SHOOTOUT OUT.





ON BEHALF OF A.C.O SOUTH CAROLINA WE WOULD AGAIN LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN MAKING THIS EVENT SUCCESSFUL. "KEEP THE SACKS SLINGIN!!"


Wednesday, July 2, 2008

MAIZE CRAZE IS FINALLY HERE!!

OPEN DOUBLES
32 teams - first come basis
$40.00 per team / $20.00 per player
All teams guaranteed seven games against seven different teams
Open to all ages and no ACO Pros allowed
Tournament format is three step process
ROUND ROBIN â€" teams are placed into a round robin (4 zones, 8 teams per zone)in which seven games will be played by every team in the tournament, the top 4 teams from each round robin grouping will move onto the Bracket 16 Challenge but first must seed themselves in the Frame Game Seeding Round.
FRAME GAME SEEDING ROUNDâ€" each of the remaining sixteen teams will throw a team frame game with the highest score becoming the one seed and the lowest score being the sixteen seed. All other teams will be seeded accordingly, based on the result of their frame game.
BRACKET 16 CHALLENGE â€" 16 best teams will be competing for the first place trophy in the best of three series with the first team to win two games in a match moving forward and the loser is finished.
There will be trophies for first and second place finishers.
There will be sponsorship prizes as well for some of the top teams, to be determined.
There will be no cash payout, we are only charging you $20.00 for an awesome afternoon of cornholing with your buddies. Cheaper than golf or an afternoon at the movies. It’s all about the love of the game, socializing and giving you great bang for your 20 bucks.
Food and beer will be available for purchase. TOPGUN DIVISION
32 players - first come basis
$50.00 per player
All players guaranteed seven games against seven different players
Open to all ages and ACO Pros, Semi-Pros, Amateurs welcome, if you think you have game, put your money where your mouth is.
80% Cash Payout to top 8 players â€" payout based on 32 player participation- 100% participation would be a $1280.00 purse â€" 1st Place = 50%-$640.00 / 2nd Place = 25%-$320.00 / 3rd & 4th = 9%-$115.00 / 5th thru 8th = 8% split = $25.00 each.
Tournament format is three step process
ROUND ROBIN â€" players are placed into a round robin(4 zones 8 players per zone) in which seven games will be played by every player in the tournament, the top 4 players from each round robin grouping will move onto the Bracket 16 Challenge but first must seed themselves in the Frame Game Seeding Round. We will accommodate our ACO Pros & Semi-Pros by dividing them up in as many different groupings as possible so as not to have them all in one round robin group.
FRAME GAME SEEDING ROUNDâ€" each of the remaining sixteen players will throw a full ACO Skills Challenge (which will be used to give them a world ranking as well), with the highest score becoming the one seed and the lowest score being the sixteen seed. All other players will be seeded accordingly, based on the result of their frame game.
BRACKET 16 CHALLENGE â€" 16 best players will be competing for the first place trophy and the cash in the best of three series with the first team to win two games in a match moving forward and the loser is finished.
The top eight players will earn points applied to their CORNYFORTY standings based on a formula the ACO has put in place to gauge the strength of competition at that particular TopGun Tournament. THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG MARRIOTT. IT WILL BE AN ALL INDOOR EVENT. DOUBLES SIGN UP STARTS AT 9AM TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 10AM. TOP GUN SINGLES SIGN UP IS AT 1:30PM START THROWING AT 2:30PM. NO COOLERS ALLOWED, THERE WILL BE FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR PURCHASE CLOSE BY. SPECIAL ROOM RATE AT THE MARRIOTT CONTACT SHANNON WILSON: shannon.wilson@marriott.comCLICK LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFO ON THE MARRIOTT.

ALL CORNHOLE MERCHANDISE(BOARDS, BAGS, SHIRTS ETC.) AT THIS EVENT WILL BE CASH ONLY. ATM ON SITE. LIMITED SUPPLY OF MAIZE CRAZE T SHIRTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE.

ANYONE IN THE SPARTANBURG AREA CAN SIGN UP MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM-7PM AT BULLSEYE BEVERAGE
1515 ASHEVILLE HWY
SPARTANBURG, SC 29303
864-596-1020
CLICK ICONS ON THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO SIGN UP ONLINE.


Wednesday, June 18, 2008

MAIZE CRAZE!!

CHRIS BOLTON AND KEVIN TOMBERLIN

MAIZE CRAZE OPEN DOUBLES TEAM TO BEAT!!
"its on july 19th!!we cant be stopped!!"










KEVIN SWEAT WILL BE THERE TO DEFEND HIS AIRMAIL TITLE(4 IN THE HOLE)!!

"i have more where that came from, BRING IT!!"








LEVI HUGHES WILL BE READY TO DEFEND HIS 7-21 TITLE(16 POINTS)TO ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES!!
"come and get it!!"










CORNHOLE THE MOVIE!!