PINEHURST 2026 · OCT 21–25
Who plays with whom · how points work · what's on the line
Serious Round = No. 8 (Thu), No. 2 (Fri), No. 10 (Sat), No. 4 (Sun).
Each player has a quota (see below). Score points every hole: bogey 1 · par 2 · birdie 4 · eagle 8. Your day = points scored minus your quota. Cumulative +/- across all four rounds crowns the champion.
No. 3 · two-man teams, best ball position every shot. Winning team: +2 each toward the overall. [Team pairings TBD below]
Low gross — no quotas on 127-yard holes. Winner +2. Loser buys the Transfusions (house rule, already law).
18-hole putting title, Friday evening. Winner +1 and bragging rights on every green for the rest of the trip.
Gross birdie anywhere: +1. Closest-to-pin holes: [pick one par 3 per serious round — TBD] +1 each.
Shoot more than +4 over quota in a round → quota goes up 2 the next day. Sandbagging solves itself.
| Player | Handicap / Typical Score | Opening Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Anoop "Shooter" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Dan "Knicks Nation" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Butch "No Bammer" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Deven "Dre Country" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Mini "Gilmore" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Jaewon "The Hook" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Darshan "Captain Chapman" | [hcp] | [quota] |
| Jason "Main Street" | [hcp] | [quota] |
NO OFFICIAL HANDICAP? USE TYPICAL 18-HOLE SCORE: QUOTA ≈ 36 − (SCORE − 72). SHOOTS ~90 → QUOTA 18.
| Round | Group 1 (first tee time) | Group 2 (second tee time) |
|---|---|---|
| Thu AM — No. 3Scramble Teams | [Team A: __ + __] · [Team B: __ + __] | [Team C: __ + __] · [Team D: __ + __] |
| Thu PM — No. 8 | [__ · __ · __ · __] | [__ · __ · __ · __] |
| Fri — No. 2 | [__ · __ · __ · __] | [__ · __ · __ · __] |
| Fri — The Cradle | [__ · __ · __ · __] | [__ · __ · __ · __] |
| Sat — No. 10 | [__ · __ · __ · __] | [__ · __ · __ · __] |
| Sun — No. 4 | [__ · __ · __ · __] | [__ · __ · __ · __] |
MIXING RULE (SUGGESTED): NOBODY PLAYS IN THE SAME FOURSOME MORE THAN [2] TIMES — EVERYONE PLAYS WITH EVERYONE BY SUNDAY.
[Name the cup — buy-in per player: $__ · winner takes __ / dinner on the losers / etc.]
[Skins? Wolf on the back nine? Scramble side pot? — list them here]
Cradle loser buys Transfusions. Thistle Dhu loser buys the first round at dinner. [Add more]