The Mount Gambier Disc Golf Club will host its major annual event at the Valley Lakes precinct this weekend, attracting over 150 competitors, support staff and spectators from across the country.

The City of Mount Gambier Eruption, presented by RPM Discs, will be the largest event held at the Crater Lakes course, rated as arguably the best in the nation for both its layout and design as well as its aesthetic appeal.

The event will get under way tomorrow with action continuing through to Sunday, with players taking to the course for practice today.

This year’s event, run by tournament director Michelle Schultz, will cater for 13 open and age restricted divisions, with one of the largest junior fields ever seen at a tournament of this level and a ‘Pro Purse’ on offer across the three professional divisions.

Fourteen athletes will contest the men’s pro open division, including current top-ranked player in the nation and 2022 Vic and NSW open champion Luke Bayne, 2021 national champion Dylan Feldman and the 2021 Eruption defending champion and ‘kid prodigy’ Blake Houston.

In the female pro open division, the longtime battle will continue between the ‘Tassie Two Heads Open’ winner Toosje Frequin, SA open and Australian worlds team member Sarah Lee and Cassie Sweetten who have all been dominant in the sport across the last 14 years.

Rounding out the final men’s pro 40+ division, veterans of the sport Ken Summers and Kevin Costa take to the course in another battle for the ages.

Another key mention in the amateur division is reigning female junior national champion Jessica Holman, who is looking to add another title to her rapidly growing resume.

MA3’s Mick Wilson is in red hot form throwing a recent score just a few strokes off the course record, Amy Weyers always manages to land on the podium in FA2 and local hero Alex Costales is a fan favourite to take out the men’s amateur MA1 division.

Outside of the competition there will be a number of social events starting with the Friday night lights held at West Gambier’s football oval, where players will compete in a closest to the basket/ace run event for a spot in the famous tower throw event held after Round 2 on Saturday.

In this event, selected players throw from the Centenary Tower to a basket placed on the course, with $500 going to the closest thrower and an additional $1000 for a hole in one.

Spectators are welcome to watch the competition at any point of the event, with ideal viewing near Hole 2 overlooking the lake as competitors throw over the water on the iconic Par 5.

This hole will also be used for the longest drive competition which was won at the last Eruption event by Blake Houston with a throw of over 150 metres.

Organisers have sung the praise of sponsors, event committee members and volunteers who have helped get the weekend up and running.