40th Annual Kansas City Wide Open (Age Protected Pros/All Ams)

Welcome to the 40th Annual Kansas City Wide Open!

This event is a PDGA A/C tier sanctioned event. What does that mean? For professionals, the event is a PDGA A tier. For amateurs, we are treating you like you're playing in a PDGA A tier, but we want non-PDGA members and non-current PDGA members to have a chance to play.

The tournament: Each player will play three rounds on three different courses. The first and third rounds will be on tee times, and the second round will be a shotgun start. We hope all players will finish their second round and head to Bad Rock Creek to watch the final round in the MPO division!

As we are celebrating 40 years of the Kansas City Wide Open, we have additional fun events planned:

Thursday, August 25th
Player's Party and Player's Pack pickup
BKS Artisan Ales
633 E 63rd St #120
Kansas City, MO 64110
Check out Dick Parker's newest collaboration with Brian and Mary from BKS!

Friday, August 26th
RoKC Putting Challenge
RoKC Olathe Climbing, Yoga, and Fitness Gym
654 N Central St.
Olathe, KS 66061
$500 Putting competition

Saturday, August 27th at LaBenite DGC
XL Games, Fly Mart, and the 50/50 KC Wide Open Raffle!
LaBenite Disc Golf Course
3117 North Rte 291
Sugar Creek, MO 64058

Kansas City Disc Golf, Inc. and the tournament staff would like to thank our fabulous Parks Partners for providing outstanding venues and helping us facilitate this event:

Kansas City, Missouri, Parks & Recreation (https://kcparks.org/)
Liberty Parks & Recreation (https://www.libertymissouri.gov/57/Parks-Recreation)
Johnson County (KS) Parks & Recreation (https://www.jcprd.com/)
Unified Government, Wyandotte County Parks & Recreation (https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Parks-Recreation)
The City of Sugar Creek (https://www.sugar-creek.mo.us/departments/parks_and_recreation/facilities.php)

This event wouldn't be possible without our core sponsors!

Bushnell
Bad Rock Course Sponsor
Discmania
Labenite Course Sponsor
Underpar Disc Golf
Shawnee Mission Park Course Sponsor
West Plaza Tomato Company
Rosedale Course Sponsor
Dynamic Discs
Water Works Course Sponsor
DFX Discs
Cliff Drive Course Sponsor





We would also like to thank our event partners!

DG Nomad
BKS Artisan Ales
Dynamic Discs-Kansas City
Jacquart Events - CTP Sponsor
Kansas City Neighborhood Tourism and Development Fund
Kelly Davidson with Plastic and Chains
Maverick Disc Golf
Spoon Creek Disc Golf Course
Truly Unique Disc Golf
Ducks Flying Discs
* Win Your Card Sponsor





We would also like to thank our Course Directors for volunteering for this event!

Michael Krueger "MK" at Kessler Park/Cliff Drive DGC
Josh "Kujo" Kujawa at Bad Rock Creek DGC
Keith Glendenning at LaBenite DGC
Greg Curtain at Water Works DGC
Cade Garrelts at Shawnee Mission Park DGC
Cody Davidson at Rosedale Park DGC

Volunteer sign up:
If you can't play but would like to volunteer for this year's event, please sign up here

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbIZkuB65seTL7i4ifuo1kZOKjiAf28mwv5-FZh1KuwV0DQg/viewform

Map of venues being used:

A Google map is coming soon!

Details:

The event is a three day event, Friday through Sunday. Players must be available to play all three days. Tee times may start as early as 8:00 AM and be as late at 12:00 PM. Once tee times are published, they cannot be changed. Tee times will be published to https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/56902

For professional players, this event is a PDGA A tier event. As this is an A tier, payout includes 100% of net entry fees plus minimum of $3000 cash added to the Pro purse (across all Pro divisions, which includes the FPO and MPO divisions in the separate tournament).

For amateur players, this will be a True Amateur event. What does that mean?

The PDGA provides information about True Amateur events at https://www.pdga.com/td/true-amateur - be sure to check it out. Essentially, True Amateur events focus on providing an outstanding event experience (including the player pack) and less on payouts. With that in mind, please note:

Recreational (FA3, MA3) and Junior (FJ18, MJ18) divisions will be trophy only.
Advanced (for example, FA1, FA40, MA1, MA40, MA50, MA60) and Intermediate (FA2, MA2) divisions will have a merchandise payout for the top 10% of the field for each division.

Player Packs:
Details coming soon, but you won't be disappointed!

Scoring:
The Kansas City Wide Open will utilize PDGA live scoring, and live scoring will be your official scorecard (https://www.pdga.com/score). The access code will be provided to you on day one of the event before your tee time at the course you're playing. Paper scorecards will be made available at each course for backup purposes. Each card is required to keep two scorecards; uDisc is also an acceptable backup.

As this is a PDGA sanctioned event (and disc golf is a self-governed sport) please familiarize yourself with the rules:

https://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf

If the card has a disagreement over the rules or the application of the rules, please do not engage in argument. Simply play a provisional, finish the hole from both positions, record both scores, and see your course director after the round has concluded. Your course director, as a PDGA official, will make a ruling.

Courses (Friday/Saturday/Sunday; subject to change, but we do not anticipate changes):

Pool B - Shawnee Mission Park, Kessler Park (Cliff Drive), LaBenite DGC
Pool C - Kessler Park (Cliff Drive), Rosedale Top, Bad Rock Creek DGC
Pool D - LaBenite DGC, Water Works DGC, Rosedale Top
Pool E - Water Works DGC, LaBenite DGC, Shawnee Mission Park
Pool F - Rosedale Top, Shawnee Mission Park, Water Works DGC

Pools (each pool caps at 72 players; assignments are tentative, but we do not anticipate changes):

Pool B - MP40, MP50, MP60, MA40
Pool C - MA1
Pool D - MA2
Pool E - MA3, MJ18
Pool F - FP40, FP50, FP60, FA1, FA40, FA50, FA60, FA2, FA3, FJ18, MA50, MA60

See you at the 40th Annual Kansas City Wide Open!

Kansas City Disc Golf is responsible for all refunds/cancellations.

The PDGA Withdrawals and Refund rule will be followed. See https://www.pdga.com/rules/competition-manual/103 for specifics.Remember if you withdrawal after registration is closed and waitlist are lifted you will not get a refund. You will however receive a refund for any extra items that you purchased through registration.