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Kahola to Kapalua Tournament of Champions · Since 2008
Four buddies.
Fifty states.
Fifty years.
Next stop on the road to Kapalua.
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Road to Kapalua
Buddy-trip playbook from 19 trips: things we’ve learned, things to avoid, and State-by-State guides to planning your next trip.
- Things we’ve learned on the road
- Things to avoid on your trip
- State-by-State guides to planning your next trip
2008
First trip · K2K1 Kansas
19
Trips on the books (K2K1–K2K19)
18
of 50 states, plus Scotland
69
Lowest round in K2K history
From the Road

Trip Recap · New
K2K19 · Alabama 2026
Back-to-back on the Trail. Grand National humbled our swings, Terry’s punch-out scared the flagstick on 18, and Ben went back-to-back for his 3rd Cup.

Trip Recap
K2K18 · Utah 2025
Records, red rock, and a recount: Terry’s record 69, a playoff, and the math that handed Ben the Cup.

Trip Recap
K2K17 · Texas
The first Member-Guest: four two-man teams, Hill Country heat, and a title for Andy Ek and Nick Kerr.
The Record Book
Low Round, All-Time
69
Terry Blunt · Sky Mountain · K2K18
The lowest round in K2K history, with eight birdies (also a record). Utah 2025. Read the recap →

Since 2008
The Core Four
Four buddies from Andover, Kansas, and a golf trip that got out of hand: one new state a year, fifty years, and a 50th-birthday trip with the wives at Kapalua on the horizon.
Terry Blunt
Andy Ek
Chris Graham
Ben Thompson
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