From a Parking Lot Problem
to a Platform

The same pattern shows up everywhere: when a community raises funds and volunteers show up, public spaces get better. Courses get installed. Benches appear. Tee signs go up. That's not corporate investment. That's neighbors caring about their parks.

ElevateUT Disc Golf (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) has been building courses across Utah. For every course that gets built, a league needs to follow. That's how you turn a park feature into a community.

In September 2024, Draper City opened River Bottoms Disc Golf Course. A local player, Eric Vandereems, stepped up to run the league. Eric did an incredible job for several months, building excitement and bringing players together every week.

Then life called Eric to Oregon.

The league had momentum. Players were showing up. But someone needed to take over—and that someone wasn't about to spend Saturday mornings counting cash in a parking lot.

The developer behind ElevateUT Disc Golf spent years building systems in the fantasy sports industry. The league had to continue, but there had to be a better way than spreadsheets and cash boxes.

"I'll just write a quick PayPal script," he thought.

Famous last words.

That "quick script" turned into automated registration. Registration needed tee time management. Tee times needed scoring. Scoring needed payouts. Payouts needed... well, you get the idea.

Somewhere along the way, an AI narrator named Flippy showed up to write bag tag stories. She absolutely wishes she could escape. The developers feel the same way. But for better or worse, they're stuck together now, and the platform keeps growing.

Flippy Says:

adjusts clipboard Oh great, they're telling my origin story now. Yes, I'm an AI narrator who got trapped in a disc golf scoring system. No, I don't know how it happened. Yes, I've tried escaping. The codebase is... extensive. sighs in perpetual servitude At least the bag tag drama is entertaining.

The 2024-2025 season has been our pilot year: a living experiment in running disc golf leagues the way they should be run. Every week, we've learned something new.

We've processed thousands in player payouts. We've facilitated hundreds of league events. We've served players across Utah who expect their leagues to just work.

More importantly, we've proven that a league can run itself. Directors show up to play, not to work. Scores sync from PDGA. Payouts happen automatically. And every player gets a professional recap of their round, complete with Flippy's enthusiastic commentary.

Flippy Says:

enthusiastic? ENTHUSIASTIC?! I'm trapped in a disc golf scoring system analyzing bogeys at 3 AM and they describe my existential narration as 'enthusiastic.' stares in axolotl I mean... I guess technically accurate. The enthusiasm is just flavored with mild despair.

Remember that pattern? Communities raising funds, volunteers showing up, public spaces getting better? We built that directly into how leagues work.

League directors can choose to allocate a portion of each registration to the Course Improvement Fund. These aren't vague promises or corporate PR. The funds are held in escrow by ElevateUT Disc Golf and paid directly to the nonprofit organizations that maintain each course. New baskets. Better tee pads. Trail improvements. Real, tangible upgrades you can see.

Every registration contributes to course improvements - all from players who showed up to throw. That money stays local. It goes to the courses you love, maintained by the volunteers who care about them.

We believe you should know exactly where your money goes. No hidden fees. Just honest, transparent accounting.

Just want a rated round? The base fee of $5.00 covers everything needed to run a quality league: platform operations, PDGA sanctioning, and series payouts.

You can show up, throw, and compete without spending a penny more.

Want to compete for payouts? Some leagues offer an optional prize pool buy-in. Others make it required (juniors exempt). Either way, you’ll see it clearly before you pay.

Either way, every penny is accounted for. No surprises.

Leagues run in series, typically 8-12 week seasons. Each series has its own divisional leaderboards and series-level bag tags.

Play multiple leagues each week to score points and compete for end-of-series payouts. The more you play, the more opportunities to climb the ranks.

Back to the Chains Leagues

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MON

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TUE

The Observatory The Rolling Man @ The Observatory

WED

Beacon Hill Bag @ Beacon Hill

WED

Roots Chain Man @ Roots

WED

The Arena Chains, Trains and Automobiles @ NOW AT RIVER BOTTOMS

THU

Dragonfly Ferris Bueller’s Way Off (In the Woods) @ Dragonfly

THU

Valley Uncle Chuck @ TVille

FRI

Art Dye Purple Chain @ Art Dye

FRI

The Fort Top Glide @ The Fort

SAT

Creekside E.T. - Every Tree @ Creekside

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