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2008

First trip · K2K1 Kansas

19

Trips on the books (K2K1–K2K19)

18

of 50 states, plus Scotland

69

Lowest round in K2K history

The Chase: 18 of 50

From the Road

The group of four golfers standing together on the course at Grand National, Opelika, Alabama

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.

The core four on the tee at Black Desert during K2K18 Utah, red cliffs behind.

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.

The group at Butler Pitch and Putt in downtown Austin during K2K17 Texas

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

TripYearWhereCup Champion
K2K192026AlabamaBen Thompson
K2K182025UtahBen Thompson
K2K172024Texas (member-guest)Andy Ek & Nick Kerr
K2K162023ScotlandAndy Ek
K2K152022WisconsinTerry Blunt

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 →

The group of four golfers on a tee box with black lava rock and red cliffs behind them at Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah

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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