DANVILLE — For the past 35 years, the Danville Open Horseshoe Tournament has seen the best ringers in the nation come to the Douglas Park.
While the tournament has taken a hit in attendance recently, the 36th edition of the event will be filled with great competition.
“We are not as big as we used to be,” Danville Horseshoe Club President Leo Bratland said. “We used to have a great sponsor that we don’t have anymore and we used to get a lot more entries from a lot more states. We are still around even though the numbers are smaller nationally and a little bit smaller here.”
But among the numbers today are some of the biggest names in the Midwest , like current Men’s World Champion Alan Francis of Defiance, Ohio, current Women’s World Champion Jennifer Gegg of Ste Genevieve, Mo., and Illinois Men’s Champion Austin Bailey of Springfield.
According to Bratland, Bailey was the main reason those top pitchers returned to Douglas Park.
While the tournament has taken a hit in attendance recently, the 36th edition of the event will be filled with great competition.
“We are not as big as we used to be,” Danville Horseshoe Club President Leo Bratland said. “We used to have a great sponsor that we don’t have anymore and we used to get a lot more entries from a lot more states. We are still around even though the numbers are smaller nationally and a little bit smaller here.”
But among the numbers today are some of the biggest names in the Midwest , like current Men’s World Champion Alan Francis of Defiance, Ohio, current Women’s World Champion Jennifer Gegg of Ste Genevieve, Mo., and Illinois Men’s Champion Austin Bailey of Springfield.
According to Bratland, Bailey was the main reason those top pitchers returned to Douglas Park.
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