2016 QUALIFIER
Welcome to the 4th Kansas City Wide Open! The Kansas City Flying Disc Club, welcomes you to Kansas City to play in this classic disc golf event. The KCFDC members, volunteers, partners, and sponsors make Kansas City one of the best places in the country to play disc golf and our extra effort this weekend will ensure you have a great experience. The club is very thankful for the efforts of Tournament Directors Jack Lowe, Dick Parker, and Scott Reek who are showcasing of our areas courses in the tournament. They are assisted by countless volunteers, without whom, the Kansas City Wide Open would not be possible. Make sure and take the time to thank volunteers at the courses and events. Of course, most importantly we would like to thank you, the players who have made the trip to experience the Kansas City Wide Open and our love of Disc Golf. We hope the event reflects the passion that we have for our city, our sport and our fellow players. We sincerely hope you enjoy all we have planned for you this weekend. Throw em straight, and best of luck! Sincerely, The Kansas City Flying Disc Club Kelly Babbit, President Nate Zier, Vice President - MO Pete Cashen, Vice President - MO Crispian Paul, Secretary Jack Lowe, Sergeant at Arms Scott Reek, Technology Officer Mark Hogins, At Large Member Ben Hansen, At Large Member
5 PLEASE GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO: 2015 KCWO Tournament Director...Jack Lowe Assistant Tournament Director...Dick Parker Assistant Tournament Director...Scott Reek Swope Gold Course Directors...Kevin & Tammie Montgomery Swope Gold Setup...Chris Timko Swope Gold Course Assistants...Patrick Smith & Dean Gary Blue Valley Course Director...Doug Keehler Warm Up Blue Valley Director...Michael Krueger Warm Up Swope Director...Van Spratford Warm Up Water Works Director...Greg Utz Registration / All-around awesome person...rhonda Crosby Web / Social Media Coordinator...Dick Parker Volunteer Coordinator...Dick Parker Player s Book...Justin Atwater-Taylor / 2 Names Design CONTENTS Tournament Schedule & Information...6-7 Map to Courses...9 Water Works Map...10-11 Blue Valley Map...12-1 Swope Gold Maps...14-25
6 7 Thursday Schedule 12 PM - 5 PM Check in at Swope Park next to Pro Shop 4 PM - 5:0 PM PDGA NT Clinic at Swope Park next to Pro Shop New Belgium Players Party / Fly Mart / 6 PM - 9 PM Check in at Swope Pavilion. Dinner provided by Famous Frank s Catering 7 PM Opening ceremonies at Swope Pavilion 7:0 PM Performance Flight player s package reveal (after Players Meeting) Late Check-in will be NO LATER than 1 hour before your first round at the course you are playing. You may pick up your full players package at the Players Party or any time during the event at the KCFDC Merchandise table located at Swope Park through Sunday 2016 USDGC Qualifier Event USDGC Qualification Information A total of five (5) spots will be awarded at the Kansas City Wide Open. The top five overall scores in the A Pool will earn an invitation to compete in the 2016 US Disc Golf Championships in Rock Hill, SC. Any player finishing in the top five who has qualified at an earlier event, or who has received an exemption or special invitation, will be excluded. Players shooting the next lowest score will become eligible. As all Pro Divisions will be competeing on the same courses, all divisions will be aggregated and are elligible for these qualifier spots. Pool A Tournament Schedule all pro divisions Round 1 Friday 8 AM - 2 PM Blue Valley Round 2 Saturday 8 AM - 2 PM Swope Gold Round Sunday 8 AM - 2 PM Swope Gold All rounds start on tee times Pool B Tournament Schedule performance flight Round 1 Friday 10 AM - PM Swope Gold Round 2 Saturday 10 AM - PM Blue Valley Round Sunday 8:00 AM Water Works Rounds 1 & 2 start on tee times. Final round is shotgun start.
9 SWOPE - 7000 Elmwood (6412) From Downtown: Take US 71 SOUTH. Turn LEFT at Gregory. Follow road to Elmwood. Turn LEFT on Elmwood. Course will be on your RIGHT. WATER WORKS - 200 N Oak Trfwy (64116) Take I-5 to Oak st. Continue NORTH on Oak. This will turn into Burlington. After about a mile or two you will come to a fork in the road. Stay Right toward North Oak Trfwy. As you go up the large hill, you will see the entrance to the course on your LEFT, halfway up the hill. Course is directly across the street from the CERNER building. BLUE VALLEY - 2rd & Topping (64129) From Downtown: Take I-70 East toward St. Louis. Get off on 2rd St. At stop sign turn LEFT. Follow 2rd to Topping. Park entrance will be on your RIGHT.
10 11 Pool B Sunday shotgun 8:00 AM # PAR FT 1 508 2 78 276 4 06 5 87 6 02 7 25 8 250 9 28 # PAR FT 10 289 11 09 12 81 1 286 14 485 15 286 16 299 17 47 18 12 All Holes: Please use Minute Rule when looking for lost discs to keep the pace of play up for everyone. On or Across roads (curbs are OB), All shelters, playgrounds and picnic areas are OB. Top of stone walls along fairways are IN bounds, vertical face of walls are OB. Side of the wall along the road is OB. White lines will be present if wall is broken or stairs are present. All fenced yards are OB. No two meter rule #: MANDO left of marked tree. Drop Zone is next to tree if Mando is missed. #5: Fence and beyond behind basket is OB.
12 1 Pool A Friday tee times 8 AM - 2 PM Pool B Saturday tee times 10 PM - PM # PAR FT 1 4 661 2 91 4 57 4 4 608 5 47 6 4 558 7 4 618 8 444 9 5 978 # PAR FT 10 457 11 525 12 94 1 4 795 14 491 15 0 16 44 17 4 51 18 5 875 All Holes: All roads, on or across are OB. All Shelters and Concrete Structures are OB. No two meter rule. # Sidewalk around pond is NOT OB. #9 Mando Left of marked Tree. If mando is missed proceed to the Drop Zone with 1 penalty stroke. (Drop Zone is short tee pad) BLUE VALLEY PARK KANSAS CITY, MO, 64129 9 4'54.5"N, 94 0'5.6"W
14 15 All Holes: All roads, on or across are OB. White painted lines on roads denote the OB lines. All Shelters and concrete structures are OB. All OB rope dividing fairways is OB for both holes. String beneath gold ropes denotes the OB lines Hole-specific rules are listed on each hole graphic in the pages following. No two meter rule. # PAR FT # PAR FT 1 90 10 40 2 287 11 55 405 12 99 4 5 847 1 00 5 5 1092 14 4 725 6 297 15 4 729 7 96 16 4 650 8 07 17 254 9 77 18 46 Saturday tee times 8 AM - 2 PM Pool A Sunday tee times 8 AM - 2 PM Pool B Friday tee times 9 AM 14 15 1 16 11 7 6 Pool A 9 12 1 10 8 5 18 2 4 17
85 16 17 1 5 160 242 Missed double mando must re-tee with 1 stroke penalty 1 90 119 2 287 87 ISLAND RULE From Tee: If OB, you must take a 1 stroke penalty and you may proceed to the Drop Zone. From there, you must come to rest safely on the island to proceed. Each OB throw counts plus a 1 stroke penaly. Once on the island, normal OB rules apply. 62 57 8 262 154 02 Mando left of marked tree. Missed mando must re-tee with one stroke penalty.
79 40 18 0 19 85 55 21 216 6 294 Road that you must cross to play hole is a river. Completely surrounded is OB. Across road on left side of fairway is OB. Otherwise, normal OB rules apply 40 Mando left of marked tree. If mando is missed you may proceed to the Drop Zone with a 1 stroke penalty. 10 Sidewalk and shelter are OB. Normal OB rules apply 40 479 282 Normal OB rules apply
184 45 20 21 92 Normal OB rules apply Normal OB rules apply 8 07 94 10 40 104 ISLAND RULE - Missed Mando and OB tee shots go to Drop Zone with penalty throw. From the DZ, you must come to rest safely on the island or you must re-throw from the DZ but without further penalties. 161 120 40 15 Normal OB rules apply
22 2 95 40 Mando left of marked tree. Missed mando must re-tee with one stroke penalty. 110 Island green adheres to ISLAND RULE on approach shots. There is NO Drop Zone, if an approach shot does not come to rest on island, take next shot from where OB was crossed with 1 stroke penalty. Only fairway areas pictured here are inbounds. 295 45 Normal OB rules apply You must be IN BOUNDS across the road to proceed from tee. If OB you may re-tee or go to the short tee pad which is the Drop Zone. Use FRONT tee CLOSEST to pin.
8 24 25 08 Normal OB rules apply LIVE LIFE ADVENTUROUSLY UNLEASH YOUR INNER APE 2- hour treetop adventure 5 zip lines 2 Tarzan swings 40+ treetop obstacles Book at goape.com or call 1.800.971.8271 Swope Park 71 Oakwood Drive Kansas City, MO 6412 584 69 @GoApeUSA From the Tee if you miss the double mando you must proceed to the DZ with a 1 throw penalty. Shots making mando but going OB past mando may proceed to play from spot where shot crossed OB with 1 stroke penalty. 215 289 180 Normal OB rules apply 97
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