Dover District Council sent a four-strong delegation to St Andrews, with one tourism official staying for nine days to take accommodation bookings.
During the visit, council officials held meetings with Kent Police representatives who were also present at the event to prepare for next year.
In a statement, the council said the visit enabled it to "maximise the tremendous opportunities presented by the Open to promote the area to a worldwide audience and bring in major economic benefits."
The statement added that the council was determined to ensure that its success in staging the 2003 event was repeated.
Next Year's open is due to be staged once again in Sandwich, which is their excuse for sending all these people to "learn from the experience" but as the council claim that they successfully managed it in 2003 why do they need to find out how to do it, have they all forgotten ?
However, the decision is likely to prompt questions about the value of the visit and whether it was necessary, as both Canterbury City Council and Kent County Council also sent fact-finding delegations to the competition.
I hope you think your tax money is being wisely spent and remember this when they start telling you that the 20% budget cuts will affect front line services.
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