Smitty2004
Jan 14 2012, 10:37 PM
Building on last year's record of 354 competitors, the tenth edition is going to be the most prestigious GBO to date! Players and fans alike will be "Livin' the Dream" for three rounds on three different courses. In addition to the Emporia Country Club and the Jones Championship Gold Layout, the 2012 GBO will feature a round on the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. All courses will run on tee times this year allowing people to follow the leaders, participate in the Discraft "Just Focus" putting competion, drop bombs in the Skywalker Gymnastic Long Drive competition, check out Dynamic Discs Headquarters, or just kick back relax and save your energy for you personal pursuit of a championship.

Three rounds of golf may not be enough for some die hard golfers. To help satisfy the need for more golf, two separate C-Tier 'One Round Challenges' will be available at Peter Pan Park both Friday and Saturday. Each event is separate and features a flex start so that you can play either before or after your GBO round. Rounds usually take 1.5 hours to play in a smaller tournament setting.

Our motto once again is "Livin' the Dream". And we want to make sure you're living it from the moment that you start your travels until the time you get back home. We understand that making the GBO a three day event will take a tremendous commitment from you. Your commitment and support the last 9 years have helped the GBO grow into a great event, and we expect nothing less this April! Our generous sponsors have stepped up in a big way this year and are donating more than ever before to make sure that you make the Glass Blown Open and Emporia your disc golf destination event for 2012.

Tee times and this year's 3 Day/ 3 Round format are just a part of Dynamic Discs's continuing effort to move the sport forward, interest more players, expand media attention, and help put disc golf in front of more players than ever in the Midwest region. Our expectations are high. The GBO is more than just a disc golf tournament; it's a celebration of the sport and an indication of where it is going in the very near future. Without the PLAYERS and the support from YOU, DD events would be just another tourney! Thank you so much for your support and drive to help us take disc golf to a new level. Together we will create some attention and excitement from outside the sport. So while we're making memories to last a lifetime, we'll also be helping to grow the game we all love!

We're looking forward to seeing you in Emporia, KS this April. For complete event details please visit www.GlassBlownOpen.com


ONLINE REGISTRATION (http://www.dynamicdiscs.com/disc-golf-tournaments/2012/Glass-Blown-Open.html)

vinnie
Jan 16 2012, 09:35 AM
I`ll see you there!
Looking forward to another great GBO!

CB2
Jan 17 2012, 10:14 AM
Whats the Cap on the Int and Adv division?

Smitty2004
Jan 17 2012, 05:32 PM
All information regarding course, pools, times, etc. can be found at

www.glassblownopen.com

Smitty2004
Jan 26 2012, 01:53 PM
PROMO VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Oa2E9BF5gAw)

yobyug
Feb 01 2012, 11:35 AM
We WIll be THere...geTTIng A crOWd frOM TejAs TO gO THIs YeAr!!

fmags87
Feb 03 2012, 02:14 AM
im Fu...ng stoked got some buddy's on board well be there how much is the camping

cstout
Feb 17 2012, 03:05 AM
Signed up and ready to go!

ERicJ
Feb 21 2012, 03:13 PM
Did the organizers of GBO 2012 get PDGA Tour Manager special permission to pay out less (and in some divisions significantly less) than the PDGA minimum payout depth (Pro: top 40%, Am: top 45%)?

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q193/ejubin/Disc%20Golf%20Events/gbo12.jpg (http://www.glassblownopen.com/)

Smitty2004
Feb 24 2012, 01:26 PM
Eric-

We are currently in contact with the PDGA.

In the Am divisions we are pretty much able to do the payout any way that we want. We could give out a players pack and only trophies if that was the way we wanted to go. We tried to meet someplace in middle on that idea. We are going to be giving the Ams a players pack worth an estimated value of $100, plus the chance to win a $150 blown glass trophy, plus have an additional payout on top of that.

The Pro divisions are a little different bird. Precedence has been set with other events paying less then the PDGA recommended 40%. We plan to add in the neighborhood of $5000 to the pro payouts, plus the chance to win a $150 blown glass trophy. Conversations are still rolling with the PDGA in regards to the payout percentage. At this time, we plan to use the proposed payout schedule.

Thanks for the question and hope to see you in Emporia in April.

Smitty

Smitty2004
Feb 28 2012, 01:44 PM
Getting ready to go over 300 people. Are you registered yet?

jackinkc
Feb 28 2012, 03:05 PM
yes....hotel room booked as well......are you ready to have me yet? :-)

Smitty2004
Mar 13 2012, 01:56 PM
Registration went over 350 today. We are down the the last month. Sign-up soon this is going to be a killer event.

Smitty2004
Mar 16 2012, 02:05 AM
Big news.

GBO has a record number of preregistered players. We officially passed last years number and are now over 365 people.


This is really going to be an epic event, sign up ASAP.


Smitty

Smitty2004
Mar 19 2012, 12:20 PM
Maps are up.


http://dynamicdiscs.com/glass-blown-open/courses/

mutt
Mar 19 2012, 08:00 PM
look like you guys are favoring the big arms... only 3 holes under 300 ft.. oh well it will be fun anyway!!

Smitty2004
Mar 19 2012, 08:43 PM
There are several holes that are just over 300 feet.

Many of the longer holes will favor smart play over throwing far. Throwing far will just add strokes to your game.

Holes 2, 8, 16, and 18 on Jones come to mind.

I think you will enjoy the courses.

mutt
Mar 19 2012, 11:01 PM
Oh I will enjoy it.. its seems like it got longer than last year so just got to give ya a little grief lol thanks for all the hard work to put this on.. see ya soon..

Smitty2004
Mar 20 2012, 05:00 PM
Current number of remaining spots.

Open 28
Open Women 5
Masters 9
Grandmasters 1
Advanced 13
Advanced Masters FULL
Advanced Grandmasters 1
Advanced Women 2
Intermediate 34
Intermediate Women 1

Smitty2004
Mar 20 2012, 09:21 PM
Here is your chance to help sponsor the GBO. You can get your name, your company, your tourney, your club on your sign.


Follow the link and check it out:
http://dynamicdiscs.com/disc-golf-tournaments/2012/Glass-Blown-Open-sponsorship.html

Smitty2004
Mar 23 2012, 03:48 PM
Just a heads up. We are looking at doing a little preshuffle of the pools. So some divisions that have spots left my lose those spots. It just makes no sense to have several spots open in a division when the phones are ringing off the hook to get into a full division.


We are looking at Monday or Tuesday to make that change. If you are not registered and plan on playing register soon to reserve your spot.

Smitty