Eight years. Three teams. One Cup.
VIII
The Eighth Cup
8th
Annual Cup
72
Player field, 2027
4.5×
Growth since 2020
$3,000+
Raised in 2026
What the GRC is
A Ryder Cup for the rest of us — and it travels.
Three days. Three courses. Three formats. In 2027 the field splits three ways under three captains and plays nothing but match play until one side reaches the number.
Past Sponsors
Eight years of golf trips, and this is the one everyone has been waiting for. Pinehurst · March 2027
GRC VIII · Pinehurst · March 2027
Three days, three formats, three courses.
Day One · Friday
2-Man Scramble
Both partners play every shot from the best ball. The fastest way to build a lead — and the hardest to defend.
Pinehurst No. 4 · 6,658 yds
Day Two · Saturday
2-Man Best Ball
Each player plays their own ball; the better score counts. Where partnerships are made and matches turn on the closing holes.
Pinehurst No. 8 · 6,694 yds
Day Three · Sunday
Singles, Head to Head
Thirty-six matches, one point each. Walking only, with caddies. Every Cup in eight years has come down to Sunday.
Pinehurst No. 10 · 6,709 yds
The record
Seven Cups played. Four teams have held it.
Cup | Year | Venues | Champion | Result |
VIII | 2027 | Pinehurst No. 4, No. 8, No. 10 | To be decided | March 18–21 |
VII | 2026 | We-Ko-Pa · TPC Scottsdale | The OG's | 30½ – 25½ |
VI | 2025 | Desert Willow · PGA West | Putt Pirates | 25 – 19 † |
V | 2024 | Wolf Creek · Conestoga | The OG's | 18½ – 13½ † |
IV | 2023 | Desert Willow · PGA West | The OG's | 19 – 13 |
III | 2022 | Escena · Desert Willow | The OG's | 15 – 11 – 7 – 7 |
II | 2021 | Desert Willow · SilverRock | Team Daly | 16 – 12 |
I | 2020 | La Quinta Dunes · PGA West | Big Putts | 11 – 9 |
† Final score computed from the published day-by-day totals — the recap for that year doesn't state one.
All-time: The OG's 4 · Putt Pirates 1 · Team Daly 1 · Big Putts 1
From the GRC
Sponsorship
Put your brand in 72 golfers' hands for a full weekend.
The Gold Rush Cup field is 72 committed golfers who fund their own way to a destination resort, play three rounds in three days, and come back year after year. Four partnership tiers, from in-kind raffle product to presenting partner.
Folds of Honor
$3,000+
A portion of every GRC goes to Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of fallen or disabled service members and first responders. The GRC VII raffle raised over $3,000 in a single evening.