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 15 Scores of the season:

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

• Your Top 12 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. 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)

🏆 The BSG 2026 Unified Points System

This system handles every format—from the "Silent" Stroke Play to the "Rowdy" Wolf/Vegas games.

A. The "Base" Payout (Showing Up)

Consistency is the heartbeat of the BSG. If you tee it up, you're gaining ground.

• Weekly Open: 5 Points for a posted scorecard.

• Major/Festival: 10 Points for participating.

B. The "Kill" Bonus (Individual Performance)

Regardless of the game, we rank everyone 1 through 16 based on their Individual Net Result.

• Weekly Open: 2 Points for every player you beat.

• Major/Festival: 4 Points for every player you beat.

• Note: In "Wolf" or "High-Low," your individual ranking is determined by your total points earned in your foursome compared to the points earned by players in other foursomes.

C. The "Game Winner" Bonus (The Podium)

This is where we account for the specific team/point-based formats.

C1. Stroke/Stableford/Chicago (Team & Individual)

If you are in a 2-Man Blind Draw or Amigos:

• 1st Place Team: +20 pts (Weekly) / +40 pts (Major)

• 2nd Place Team: +10 pts (Weekly) / +20 pts (Major)

C2. The "Point-Grinders" (Wolf, High-Low, Left-Right Vegas)

Since these games are won by accumulating points on the course, we convert those into Season Points based on your Rank within the 16-man field.

Rank in Field Weekly Bonus Major/Festival Bonus

Top Point Earner (#1) +20 pts +50 pts

2nd Overall Points +15 pts +30 pts

3rd Overall Points +10 pts +20 pts

⚖️ Format-Specific Integrity Rules

The "Vegas/Left-Right" Rule

Because a "Net 9" flip can ruin a score, we don't rank you by your Vegas total alone (which can be 200+). Instead, the Spreadsheet God ranks you by your Individual Net Strokes for the "Kill" bonus, while the "Vegas Points" determine who gets the Winner Bonus.

The "High-Low" & "Wolf" Rule

In these games, you are often fighting for your life.

• The "Alpha" Bonus: In Wolf, if you finish with the most points in your foursome, you earn a +5 point "Alpha" kicker, regardless of how the other 12 players in the league performed.

📈 Why This is Equitable

1. Strength of Field: Beating 15 other guys in a Major is worth 60 "Kill" points, while beating 3 guys in an Open Week is only worth 6.

2. No "Empty" Wins: You can't just win a 2-man game and leapfrog the leader. You need to consistently beat the field individually to hold the top spot.

3. The "Math-Challenged" Safety Net: For everything except Wolf/High-Low, the players just submit Gross Strokes. The Spreadsheet God handles the "Kill" rankings and the "Team" bonuses automatically.

•  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.