The Eighth Cup
At a glance
3
Days of match play
72
Player field
24½
Points to win
3
Teams, three captains
Format
Two-man teams. All match play.
The field splits into three teams under three captains, twenty-four players each. Three days, three formats, every match played at match play. Seventy-two points are in play — an even three-way split is twenty-four apiece, and 24½ takes the Cup.
Handicaps are submitted and set for every player, subject to daily adjustment where actual play diverges too far from the handicap. Daily pairings are chosen each night by the captains and the Commish.
In the event of a tie: a nine-hole playoff on The Cradle if the resort allows, otherwise a nine-hole putt-off on the practice green — each team nominating two players, minimum fifteen-foot putts.
Thursday · 18 March
Practice & Charity Round
Tobacco Road Golf Club
- Tee times — 11:00 AM – 12:40 PM
- Format — Practice round, no points
- Evening — 8:30 PM · Charity raffle & happy hour, Pinehurst Brewing & Bar
The Folds of Honor raffle runs on Thursday night. Every player is entered; additional tickets are available on the night.
Friday · 19 March
Day One · 2-Man Scramble
Pinehurst No. 4
- Opening ceremony — 7:30 AM · No. 4 putting green
- Tee times — 9:00 AM – 12:10 PM
- Tees — Putter Boy · 6,658 yds · par 72
- Note — Cart path only
- Evening — 6:00 PM · The Cradle, full course bookout — shotgun start, eight players per card
Saturday · 20 March
Day Two · 2-Man Best Ball
Pinehurst No. 8
- Tee times — 8:30 – 10:00 AM · front and back starts
- Tees — Blue · 6,694 yds · par 72
- Arrive — One hour before your tee time
- Evening — 6:00 PM · 3-0 Club happy hour, No. 8 patio · 7:30 PM · Dinner at the Steakhouse
Sunday · 21 March
Day Three · Singles, Head to Head
Pinehurst No. 10
- Tee times — 8:36 AM – 12:20 PM
- Tees — Blue/White · 6,709 yds · par 70
- Format — 36 singles matches · one point each
- Note — Walking only, with caddies. Caddie fee is included — tip your caddie.
- Awards — 6:00 PM · No. 10 clubhouse, outside seating
Every Cup in eight years has been decided on Sunday.
What's included
An all-inclusive stay and play.
- Three nights at Pinehurst Resort — The Manor and The Condos. Shared rooms, two per room.
- Three championship rounds — Pinehurst No. 4, No. 8 and No. 10.
- Thursday practice round — Tobacco Road, plus the charity raffle and happy hour.
- The Cradle — Friday evening, full course bookout under lights.
- Caddies on Sunday — Fee included for the walking round at No. 10. Tips are not.
- GRC tournament swag — Produced fresh each year for the whole field.
- Raffle entry and CTPs — Charity raffle buy-in and every closest-to-pin contest.
- Awards — 3-0 Club and winning team awards.
Payment
Paying your balance
The field is full — all 72 places are confirmed, twenty-four to a side.
GRC VIII covers all golf and lodging — an all-inclusive stay-and-play at Pinehurst Resort covering everything listed above. Choose your payment below.
Or pay by Venmo to Austin-Maynard — either amount goes to the same place, the $500 installment or the $1,000 balance. Questions on your balance: text the Commish.
Rules & essentials
How the GRC is played.
- General — PGA standard rules throughout — hazards, out of bounds, lost balls and lies all played to the book.
- Out of bounds — Local rule. A lost or out-of-bounds ball may be dropped within two club lengths of the nearest fairway edge, no closer to the hole than where it was lost, under a two-stroke penalty.
- Bunkers — If there is no rake, or your ball sits in a footprint or club mark, lift, clean and place within one foot. This does not apply to sandy waste areas — those are played down. A bunker is a contained sand area; anything unbordered is waste.
- Putting — Finish every putt. No gimmes. The only exception is a hole already lost, which may be conceded.
- Pace of play — 4:15 or better — roughly 2:00–2:15 per nine. The resort charges the group for slow play.
- Disputes — Play two balls, keep both scores, and ask the Commish at the end of the round.
Live scoring runs on the Golfify app — activation details are emailed before the Cup. Any rules question during play: text or call the Commish.