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On May 17th, 18th & 19th, the World League Flinggolf Tour will stop at American Classic for its 3rd year! SPECTATORS WELCOME!

This years tournament is presented by: LifeMed Institute, Humbar Valley Foods & New Swarm Sports.

Starting Friday night at 5:30pm, the tour will kick off its 4th Longest Fling Competition. This event is going to take place on hole #3 and should be quite the spectacle! Is someone going to throw over 250 yards this year?

Guess you will have to come watch to find out.

Then on Saturday, the Individual Competition will take place, starting with the 1st flight at 7:30am and followed by the 2nd flight at 10:30/11am. FINALS will begin between 3-4pm on Saturday evening. The individual competition will be followed by the legendary New Swarm Classic After Party, presented by: Orange Smash! Matt Robinson and crew will be playing live music between 6-8pm and the newly renovated back nine will be open for food & drink all weekend long.

Sunday, is the final day of competition. This is the team tournament day! Teams of 2 will play alternate shot for 18 holes (in 1 flight at 8am). Team finals will begin around 12pm and the tournament weekend will close out around 3pm.

PARKING: Please park behind the outlets along hole #2 (right behind Marshalls and Staples). American Classic Parking Lot is reserved for players who are playing in the contests only.

Stop by and watch your favorite ACGC employees & local flinggolfers compete against players from all over the US & the UK! We hope to see you out here.

We want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our LOCAL sponsors for helping us put on this event! We love our local businesses who support local businesses!

Irish Eyes Lewes, Downtown Blues, Morrison Geothermal, One Call Services, American Cedar & Millwork, Britt Marie Fitness, LifeMed Institute, Pivot Physical Therapy, Benchmark Physical Therapy, Humber Valley Foods, Gus & Gus Place, Go Glass, Diehl & Foraker CPA, Preston Automotive, Freedom Boat Club, Linkbank, Century Engineering, IG Burton, Turtley Awesome Nutrition, NKS / Orange Smash, & The Back Nine @ American Classic Golf Club.

Join us Halloweekend for some fun! We have 2 Halloween themed events bubbling up this October…

The first event is Fluorescent Flinggolf Friday! This event is bringing neon and flinggolf together for a fun night! The glow in the dark flinggolf tournament starts at 7pm (approx. 90 mins to play). What’s Included in the Tournament? Included with tournament registration: greens fee, flingstick rental, 3 glow golf balls, glow stick bundle, and entry into winning prizes.

Must pre-register to play in the tournament.

We are also going to have bands 6-10pm and an 80s costume contest! If you want to just come hang and listen to the bands and join in on the 80s costume contest, it’s free to come and party!

Drink & Food specials 5pm-10pm

Prizes will be awarded for best 80s costumes!! 80s COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED!

Register HERE

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The second event (happening at the same time) is gonna be a P-A-R-T-Y!

We are throwing an 80s themed costume party! We are having 3-4 bands performing live music from 6-10pm (DJ sets in between) Bands performing include: Great Big Liars & Mad Dabbers! Find your best 80s outfit and come party with us!

There will be an 80s costume contest! Prizes will be awarded for best costumes!! 80s COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED!

It’s free to come and party!

Drink & Food specials 5pm-10pm TBA

It’s going to be a scary fun weekend! Let’s Party!

Breaking News! 

The 2022 New Swarm FlingGolf Classic that was held here at the American Classic in May will be making its ESPN debut next Friday, August 5th and will air two more times on the 7th and 8th!

Tune in to cheer on some of your local favorites as they compete for FlingGolf World Championships.  You will see Austin Ebersole and Jack Bovich battle it out in the Open Tournament, and Brandon Hammond who will be throwing for the World’s Longest Fling title. It’s an awesome feat to have 3 athletes from American Classic contend for world championships.

All airings are on ESPN2:

Friday, August 5th at 6:30am

Sunday, August 7th at 11:30am

Monday, August 8th at 7:30 pm (primetime)

If you would like to watch it with us, the American Classic is hosting a live watch party on Monday, August 8th. Drink & Food specials will be available! Cal Toner will be rocking with us from 5-7pm if you want to come early to hear some live music before the watch party starts! Watch party starts at 7pm and the airing is 7:30pm-8pm!

And again, congratulations to Jack, Austin, and Brandon for their hard work and success. All of us here at ACGC are so proud of you!

We are hosting the first ever World Fling Tournament here at the American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, DE on May 21st and 22nd. AND ITS GOING TO BE FILMED FOR ESPN!!!

What is flinggolf? Click Here

This open format tournament will challenge the best players in the world with two events: The New Swarm FlingGolf Open and The Longest FlingShot Championship. Even some of our staff is playing in these competitions!

Want to come hang out and watch the tournament and longest fling competition? We are making an EVENT out of it. We have food trucks coming in plus our cafe will be cooking up some good grub for you, you can follow along and watch the tournament hole by hole on the course, we will be selling limited edition merchandise, see what flinggolf is all about, we are also having an afterparty with Can’t Fool The Blues & more!! Come and support us!

PARKING: Parking will be reserved for players playing in the tournament at the course, please park at the Heritage Inn (they have been so gracious to let us use their lot for overflow parking) and walk over to the course to enjoy the festivities!

We are so excited to be a part of this historic moment for this new sport and we hope you can come and join in on the fun.

What is fling golf? That is the most common question I hear working behind the counter at the American Classic Golf Club as golfers check in and notice the unique New Swarm Sports FlingSticks hanging near the counter.  When asked that question, I enjoy explaining what fling golf is and encouraging people to give it a try. It is always great to see people interested and excited to give it a try sometime.  I also get a laugh seeing just how shocked people are to find out you only use one club, the FlingStick, when playing and can avoid the full set of regular golf clubs.   

FlingGolf, created by Alex Van Alen, is an innovative sport which combines aspects of lacrosse, baseball, and hockey with golf.  The game can be played on any golf cours e, and to play FlingGolf all you need is a FlingStick and some golf balls.  Your FlingStick will act as your driver, irons, woods, wedges, and putter, so there is no need to lug around a full set when playing this sport.  To fling the golf ball, simply load the ball up into the channel at the end of the stick and throw the ball from the tee to the green.  Around the greens, there are many chipping techniques and putting is done with the striker pad on the head of the stick.  There are also many different styles that can be used to fling the ball, and you will find the shot that works best for you as you play more often.  

Here at the American Classic, we offer FlingGolf and have rental FlingSticks in which you can rent out for your round. FlingSticks can also be purchased at flinggolf.com if you want your own stick.  Since FlingGolf can be played alongside regular golfers, I feel that this is a great way for non-golfers to get out onto the course and have fun with their golfer friends.  The fact that fling golfers will only use the FlingStick and not a full set of clubs allows for pace of play to be kept up with anybody. 

I love regular golf and will always play as much as I can, but I also truly enjoy FlingGolf.  FlingGolf is a nice way to get out onto the course and chuck some balls around, and I have fun trying to improve and increase my fling distances off the tee.  Sometimes I like to bring a FlingStick out onto the course with me during my regular golf rounds to throw a few for fun (or when my regular golf game is lacking).  Bringing out the FlingStick can be a great way to find a fairway and change things up on the course.    

The last few summers here at the American Classic we have organized a laid back summer fling league on Friday evenings, and it was nice to see many new people out on the golf course for the first time who wanted to get out but struggled to pick up regular golf.  We will be bringing the league back this year and I cannot wait to see everyone out flinging again! We are also very excited to announce that we will have fun food and drink specials, making the fling evenings even better!  

Before the FlingGolf Fridays return, we will also be hosting a great FlingGolf fundraiser event to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on May 14that 6:00 PM.  No FlingGolf experience is required, and $15 dollars will cover the cost of your round and rental stick. All greens fees purchased will go to LLS!  Sign up HERE

Hope to see you all flinging this year! 

– Sam Cresta, Assistant Golf Professional at American Classic Golf Club

EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT! Beginning on July 10th!

“Flinggolf Fridays” are a night every week where you can come and play flinggolf for just $10 & play with other cool flinggolfers! This night is A LOT of fun & a totally relaxed environment. THERE IS EVEN A HAPPY HOUR POST FLINGGOLF ROUND! Kids are more than welcome to play too. No dress code.

Cost: $10/person (includes stick rental)

Play Format: 9 Holes – 2 person scramble

Weekly prizes for the winning team each week!

SINGLE PLAYERS ARE WELCOME! — we will pair you up

TO REGISTER: Please email SamCresta8@gmail.com or call 302-703-6662 to add your name to the sign up list! AS ALWAYS, walk-ins are welcome too!

Please contact Sam Cresta, Associate Golf Professional, with any questions!

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WHAT IS FlingGolf??
Check out this video to learn more: https://vimeo.com/312202252

Want to buy a FlingStick?
Click this link: https://flinggolf.com/pages/shop

What are the Flinggolf rules?
Click this link: https://flinggolf.com/pages/rules

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