This tripled the amount that came from each team's entry fee. This year's entry fee includes a disc in the memory of Ben Leslie. Drawn by John Potis with overall design by Paul Schwartz, these discs were given to DJ5 players. Players who would like to make a personal donation to the Red Cross are encouraged to look for the Donation Jug at the main table. There are 11 teams and 5 fields, so some teams will have byes.
Teams can request a bye, or request no bye, according to how early they arrive ready to play.
The last team to arrive will automatically have a bye in the first round. The arrival of a team means that the entire team is ready to play, not just that the captain is present. Dick and Jane Weather Weather has been perfect at every previous Dick and Jane tournament. It looks fine for this one, too. Captains will be kept up to date if the weather on tournament day looks extremely ominous, and the rain date called if necessary.