2026 Desert Ice Bowl - Part of Golden Sombrero Series

Name: 2026 Desert Ice Bowl - Part of Golden Sombrero Series
Start: 2026-01-31T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-31T15:30:00-08:00
Location: cap Homme And Ralph Adams Park

Schedule

Sat Jan 31 2026 at 12:00 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

cap Homme And Ralph Adams Park | Palm Desert, CA

Register Here: https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/2026_Desert_Ice_Bowl_Presented_by_Helix_Disc_Golf/register
Welcome to the 2026 Desert Ice Bowl Presented by Helix Disc Golf and supported by Innova Disc Golf. This is a fun charity event, with all proceeds going to the Coachella Valley Food Bank. We will be hosting a later start at noon to give more people a chance to drive out from other locations, as well as avoid some of the morning hikers and dog walkers in the park.
We will be playing 20 holes on a new temporary disc golf course at Cap Homme / Ralph Adams Park in Palm Desert. This is a 10-hole layout, so each group will play through the course twice. Course maps and information will be available soon. This is the location of a new course in development with the city, so this event is our first "preview" play at this park. We will be playing a little shorter and condensed version of the proposed layout to provide more ace runs and birdie opportunities for the Ice Bowl format.
We are limiting the field to 36 players with a max of 4 per card. Pre-registration is preferred to ensure your spot and to help us be better organized the day of the event.
The annual Ice Bowls are held at courses all over Southern California as part of the Golden Sombrero series. They help local charities. This is not a PDGA-sanctioned event and is meant to be a lot of fun while helping our community. There will be no cash prizes or payouts other than the optional ace pot. The overall event winner will receive the 2026 Desert Ice Bowl trophy.
Entry fee is $25. You’ll get a premium Innova disc with this year’s Golden Sombrero stamp plus 3 mulligan tickets to start.
Each player will have the option to purchase as many additional mulligans as they wish for $1 each (or 25 for $20). You can pre-purchase some or all of your mulligans on the registration page, or you can pay cash the day of the event. If you use more mulligans than you have pre-paid for, you will simply pay for the additional ones after the round. Each mulligan ticket purchased will also be a raffle ticket. We'll be giving away plenty of cool discs, Helix Disc Golf swag and other prizes. Prize donations are welcomed and encouraged, along with the canned foods and other non-perishable goods.
Mulligans can be used on any shot during the round. However, if you use any mulligans, you must take the last throw made. You cannot just pick your best shot.
Ace pot is optional at $5 per player. To claim the full pot, an ace must be hit on the first throw of any given hole. Multiple natural aces will split the full pot. Mulligan aces will count as a 1 on your scorecard, but will only make you eligible for half the ace pot (and only if no natural aces are hit). Multiple mulligan aces (with no natural aces) will split half the ace pot with the other half going to charity. If nobody hits an ace during the round, we will hold a post-round CTP for half the pot. The other half will go toward the charity donation.