American Cornhole Organization

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The American Cornhole Organization (ACO) is an American organization for the sport of cornhole. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the ACO was founded in 2004 by Frank Geers. It is a governing body for cornhole, runs and promotes Professional & Recreational Cornhole tournaments and leagues through its nationwide network of ACO Certified Officials. The ACO has formalized official cornhole rules, has established a system for cornhole players handicap and established the ACO World Rankings for the sport of cornhole.

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American Cornhole Historic Markers

• King of Cornhole TV Pilot Summer 2006
• ACO Cornhole First Singles Competition Summer 2006
• ACO Introduces Resin Filled Cornhole Bags Fall 2006
• AC Introduces Airmail Box 2007
• ACO Unveils First National Cornhole Ranking System - SCR Score Spring 2007
• ACO PRO Jersey introduced at Easter Seals Tailgate Bash World Championships August 2007
• ACO Adds World Ranking Points System featuring CornyForty - Top 40 Cornhole Players Spring 2008
• ACO Introduces PlayersChoice Tournament Series Bags - two sided playing surface Winter 2009
• AC Publishes HoleMagazine.com News and Views of Cornhole Summer 2009
• National Cornhole Day - last Saturday of June - Official Proclamation by Carrollton, Ky Mayor June 2009
• ACO Introduces SocialSixty - List of Top Non Pro Cornhole Players Winter 2010
• AC "Star Logo" Tournament Series Cornhole Boards star in Cornhole the Movie 2010
• ACO Introduces - ACO Certified Officials & Sanctioned Cornhole Events Summer 2010
• ACO teams with Hometown Sports Television and Audiocom Productions to present ACO World Championships of Cornhole V for live online streaming event February 2011
• Topps Company presents 2011 Allen & Ginter's World Champions Collector's Edition. Includes first Official Cornhole Collector's card featuring Matt Guy, reigning 5-time ACO King of Cornhole Summer 2011
• ACO World Championships of Cornhole featured on ESPN's Kenny Mayne Wider World of Sports Summer 2013
• ACO World Championships of Cornhole featured on ESPN SportsCenter on the Road w/ Matt Barrie & Sara Walsh Summer 2015

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References

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External links

• American Cornhole Organization Website
• Georgia Cornhole Players
• South Carolina Cornhole Players
• ACO Cornhole Sport Rules
• Places to Play Cornhole
• Cornhole craze sweeping the nation
• Hole Magazine
• Cornhole the Movie
• ACO Sanctioned Tournaments
• ACO on WCPO Sports of All Sorts
• ACO Members Make 2010 West Virginia Executive Sports Hall of Fame list
• Cornhole Throwing Bags In A Hole published book
• ACO: We Are Cornhole
• ACO PRO Added to Topps Company Allen & Ginter's World Champions Collector's Trading Card Edition
• Game of Cornhole helps Baltimore Ravens prepare for Super Bowl
• Cincinnati News Networks lock in to ACO Worlds featured on ESPN Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports
• ACO World Championships of Cornhole ESPN Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports
• ACO makes Top 50 List in things to know about Cincinnati
• ACO World Championships of Cornhole X ESPN SportsCenter w/ Matt Barrie & Sara Walsh
• Sport Science: Cornhole
• The Sport of Cornhole | ACO 10 years of pitchin' it
• Life's A Pitch When You're The World's Best Cornhole Player

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