Just over a week ago, the Field of Dreams hosted the Major League Baseball game of the year between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs to baseball fans delight across the country.  Once again the storied movie set will host another very unusual event when the American Cornhole Organization, the ACO, journeys to Dyersville, Iowa for the Inaugural Go the Distance Festival August 26-28. The Go the Distance Festival located on the Field of Dreams Movie Site features the ACO Dream Team Invitational and the ACO Corny Classic. The weekend includes, for the Dream Team Invitational, Friday and Saturday qualifiers open to anyone, with Sunday’s play including the top 24 teams from the qualifiers plus any ACO Corny 40 player. The $25,000 guaranteed purse includes $5,000 for first place. The Corny 40 Classic is open to all Season 17 Corny 40 players. First place prize is a vacation stay at the “Kinsella Family Experience,” an all-expense paid trip to the movie site, overnight stay at the farmhouse, guided tour inside the house, movie apparel and more. At the “Field of Dreams Movie Site” visitors will be able to tour the farm house used in the movie and be on   Read more…

With the ACO Season 17 World Championships in the books and Craig Ervin being crowned the new “King of Cornhole,” plans are well under way for the American Cornhole Organization (ACO) Season 18 Majors schedule. The season will start over Labor Day weekend with the Lake Charles Major in Lake Charles, LA, September 2-3. The next weekend will be the Charleston Major in Charleston, West Virginia, September 9-10, the first Pro Series stop open to ACO Pros only. “We’re so excited to launch our ACO Season 18 schedule in just one month,” said Frank Geers, president and CEO of the ACO. “We’re especially looking forward to welcoming our ACO pros to our 10 Pro Series stops.” Other stops scheduled so far for Season 18 include:                                                                                                                               Fort Wayne Major, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 16-17                                                                                                                                     Enid Major, Enid OK, Sept. 30-Oct. 1                                                                                                                                              Manassas Major, Manassas, VA, Oct.7-8                                                                                                                                       Watertown Major, Watertown, SD, Oct. 7-8                                                                                                                                            PCB Major, Panama City Beach, FL, October 21-22 (A Pro Series stop)                                                                                                Lubbock Major, Lubbock, TX, Nov 4-5                                                                                                                                                 Idaho Major, Pocatello, ID, Nov. 18-19                                                                                                                                                South Bend Major, South Bend, IN, Nov. 25-26 (A Pro Series stop)                                                                                                     Concord Major, Concord, NC, Dec. 2-3                                                                                                                                        Owensboro Major, Owensboro, KY, Jan. 6-7, 2023   Read more…