The BSG 2026 Manifesto: How Not to Embarrass Yourself

Welcome to the Champions Cup Series. To save us all from doing calculus on the 18th green, here is exactly how this league works.

1. The Schedule & The "Best 10" Rule

You are going to play a lot of golf between May and October. But to win the BSG Cup, we are only counting your Best 10 Scores of the season:

• Your Top 3 Festival Scores (Out of 5 total)

• Your Top 7 Flexible Weekly Scores

• Translation: If you shoot a 110, go on vacation, or get grounded by your spouse for playing too much golf, your season isn't over. We only care about your good days.

2. The Flexible Weekly Rounds & Score Reporting

You don't have to show up at a mandatory time every week. Build a BSG foursome, pick a course, and play. Don't want to plan? Just answer the Commish's weekly poll and jump in with the bigger group.

• The Declaration Rule: You MUST declare to the Commish that you are playing an official round before you tee off.

• The 24-Hour Rule (Pics or it didn't happen): I am not your accountant. A clear photo of the finalized, signed scorecard MUST be submitted to the Commish within 24 hours of your round. No photo, no points.

• The Formats: We’ll rotate through games that keep things interesting: Stableford, Sixes, 2-Man Blind Draws, and pure Net Stroke Play.

3. The 5 "Festival" Dates (The Majors)

These are the mandatory party days. Full field. Double points.

• May 2: The Wolf. The classic 4-man betting game. Rotate the Wolf, pick a partner, or go Lone Wolf and risk it all.

• June 14: The BSG 4-3-2 Shuffle. You play your own ball all day, but the pressure shifts: on Par 3s all 4 net scores count, on Par 4s the best 3 count, and on Par 5s only the best 2 count.

• July 18: The Blood Bath. Combined Team Score. All 4 net scores count on every single hole. You live and die as a foursome.

• Aug 15: 2-Man Scramble. The late-summer break. Your foursome splits into two scramble teams to battle the rest of the league.

• Oct 3: The Finale & Tie-Breaker. The Championship showdown format will be determined by a group vote. If there is a tie for the Cup after 10 rounds, it will be settled on this day via a brutal scorecard playoff.

4. Handicaps & Junk Bets

• The Sandbagger Clause: Your league handicap will be strictly determined by the Commish. It will be a combination of your official GHIN and a ruthless, judgmental assessment of your actual play. I have eyes.

• Junk Bets: All side action and junk bets (Skins, CTP, Longest Drive) will be determined the week of the Festival, or on the morning of group play. All bets pay out to the lowest net score.

5. The Points (How you actually win)

You get points for showing up, and you get points for beating your buddies.

• Weekly Rounds: 5 Points just for playing + 2 Points for every player you beat on the leaderboard.

• Festival Rounds: 10 Points for playing + 4 Points for every player you beat.

• Note: Win as a team, get paid as an individual. In team formats, your team's placement becomes your individual placement. If your 4-player team wins 1st place, all four of you get the full 1st place individual points for the week.

6. Rules of Play (Pace over Perfection)

We are playing tough courses. Keep it moving.

• The BSG Bump: No mulligans. However, you get a one-club-length bump (no closer to the hole) anywhere on the course to find a clean lie.

• The Universal Red Stake: Spend 2 minutes looking for your ProV1, realize you should be playing Top-Flites anyway, and give up. Play all OOB and lost balls as lateral hazards. Drop, take a stroke, and hit.

• The Abacus Rule: The maximum score on any hole is Double Par Net. Once you reach it, pick up your ball, put it in your pocket, and reflect on your life choices.

• The Gimme: Inside a standard putter grip's length? It's good. Pick it up before you miss it and ruin everyone's day.