2011 Kent Open - Sunday November 13th - Lost Island Encounter

The final Strokeplay event of the season!

3 rounds on Explorers

£15 adults

£10 under 16's

10am Tee-Off - more details to follow!!

VTK!

The KENT OPEN HALL of fame:

2010 Winner - Sean Homer (average 36.0)
2009 Winner - Nick Chitty (average 36.0)
2008 Winner - Andy Exall (average 35.0)
2007 Winner - Sean Homer (average 37.3)
2006 Winner - Steve Vallory (average 39.5)

Freebird wrote:The final Strokeplay event of the season!

3 rounds on Explorers

£15 adults

£10 under 16's

10am Tee-Off - more details to follow!!

VTK!

The KENT OPEN HALL of fame:

2010 Winner - Sean Homer (average 36.0)
2009 Winner - Nick Chitty (average 36.0)
2008 Winner - Andy Exall (average 35.0)
2007 Winner - Sean Homer (average 37.3)
2006 Winner - Steve Vallory (average 39.5)

Which winner of the KO has the lowest average ever?
Gotta feeling that'll change soon!

Count me in FB!

New poster featuring the big news that the tournament will be a single ball event using the official KMGC Kent Open 2011 ball!!!

Cool! Watch the entries flood in - It'll be a great comp!

whats the kmgc ball when its at home

Just arrived at KMGC HQ - the official ball of the 2011 Kent Open!!



Not the best quality photo (will let DT take a better one later!!) but you get the idea (all the text is on the ball - it's just the light bouncing off the ball that makes the text look missing!!)

so basically its just a golf ball with the kmgc logo they should make everyone play with one ball only every tournament then you would see who the real players were

Freebird wrote:Just arrived at KMGC HQ - the official ball of the 2011 Kent Open!!



Not the best quality photo (will let DT take a better one later!!) but you get the idea (all the text is on the ball - it's just the light bouncing off the ball that makes the text look missing!!)

Bang tidy!

perfect par wrote:so basically its just a golf ball with the kmgc logo they should make everyone play with one ball only every tournament then you would see who the real players were

I wholeheartedly agree Alex, as it was when I played in the Czech Open. We had to use standard golf putters though, ie no rubber at all allowed. Adventure style courses in the UK & USA etc are really designed for it, but minigolf balls make it easier when really minigolf balls were initially designed to be used on Concrete courses.
A mixture would be my ideal ie: Minigolf putters with golfball only comps.
....And then up pops FB with his tremendous idea for this year's KO - Great Stuff!

they should make a rule where everbody from next season has to use a course ball only it would really show everybodys true skill you would have to come up with new ace lines new angles etc you would not just be able to play as many straight forward shots and slightly less aces would get scored after all the humble course ball is specifically for use on crazy golf and english and us miniature courses the different range of minigolf balls that are used were designed for european mini golf concrete,beton and also swedish felt those forms of minigolf never had a standard ball created next season course ball only for me and see what results i get . i noticed in the planet hastings everybody used a course ball on the crazy but when i asked whether they would use it on the other courses they said oh no def not but my theory is if your a good player you should be able to make a course ball work every hole every course every comp its not as smooth to use as a mini ball cause its sphere shaped and does not have a very true direction path but thats why less direct shots would be available you would have to use your head more and come up with new lines etc like peter jones does credit to him

Most people would have used a course ball only on the crazy course as good practice for the WCGC's Alex, I would've too.
Interestingly, the PHCGO was course ball only for a couple of years when it was on all four courses, it's a shame it reverted to any balls allowed.

A higher resolution photo courtesy of DT...

Freebird wrote:A higher resolution photo courtesy of DT...

Bang tidier!

Let me know if you are playing in the KO and I will ensure you get your exclusive KO Ball this weekend at the World Crazies...

Give you a couple of weeks to familiarise yourself with the little beauty before the big tee off on the 13th...

VTK!!

I'm in FB, but don't need the ball for the WCGC's, got my 'lucky' orange one!

Kent Open factoid #1:

The KIT winner has still never gone on to win the Kent Open!!

VTK!!

Freebird wrote:Kent Open factoid #1:

The KIT winner has still never gone on to win the Kent Open!!

VTK!!

Very interesting factoid! This year it could happen, but who will it be?

Um...let me guess

Kent Open factoid #2:

No-one has ever retained the Kent Open title!





But then again prior to last year no-one had ever won it twice (records are there to be broken after all!)

Kent Open factoid #3:

In the 5 previous Kent Open tournaments the winner has come from Kent Minigolf Club 3 times, Planet Hastings once and Welwyn once.

Kent Open factoid #4:

The past 4 Kent Opens have been won in a play off (only the very first Kent Open was won outright)

Kent Open factoid #5:

The inaugural Kent Open in 2006 was contested over 2 rounds (36 holes). The 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 events have been contested over 3 rounds (54 holes)

Kent Open factoid #6:

The Kent Open is always played on a Sunday, the day after (and at the same venue) as the Kent Invitational Tournament final.