Partner with the Cup
Put your brand in 72 golfers' hands for a full weekend.
The Gold Rush Cup is an eight-year-old, Ryder Cup style tournament that moves to a new destination resort every year. In 2027 it comes to Pinehurst — three days, three courses, three formats, and a field of 72 who have already paid their own way to be there.
We are looking for a small number of partners who want to be part of it.
The audience
Seventy-two golfers who paid their own way to be there.
They fund their own entry, travel and lodging to play three rounds in three days. They are not a gallery and they are not passers-by — they are a committed, returning field who spend the entire weekend together.
- They come back. Players describe themselves as lifetime members. The field grows almost entirely by existing players recruiting friends — 16 to 28 to 40 to 44 to 56, and 72 confirmed for 2027.
- They travel to play. Past Cups have been contested at PGA West, Desert Willow, Escena, SilverRock, Wolf Creek, Conestoga, We-Ko-Pa and TPC Scottsdale.
- They buy equipment. Closest-to-pin contests, a fitting-and-gear raffle, and three days of comparing what is in each other's bags.
- They are together for four days. Opening ceremony, three rounds, an evening event each night, and an awards ceremony. There is no competing programming.
72
Field, 2027
7
Cups completed
4.5×
Growth since 2020
4
Days together
Tiers
Four ways in.
Tier One
Presenting
The Cup carries your name.
- Logo lockup with the Gold Rush Cup mark
- A named day of competition
- Presence at the trophy presentation
- Top placement across the site and event materials
- First refusal on the following year
Limited to one partner · Rate on request
Tier Two
Course & CTP
Presence where the golf actually happens.
- Tee and hole signage across all three rounds
- A named closest-to-pin contest
- On-course activation at the host resort
- Logo placement on scoring materials
Rate on request
Tier Three
Apparel & Swag
The piece that leaves with them.
- Logo on tournament polos, hats or headcovers
- Worn by the full field across three competition days
- Kept and worn long after the Cup
Rate on request
Tier Four
Raffle Partner
Product in players' hands, proceeds to Folds of Honor.
- Product placed in the Folds of Honor charity raffle
- Named at the drawing in front of the full field
- In-kind — no cash commitment
Product in kind
Brands that supported GRC VII
Eleven brands put product in players' hands.
Every one of these went into the 2026 Folds of Honor raffle and left with a player at the end of the night.
Giving
Folds of Honor
A portion of every Cup goes to Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to the families of fallen and disabled service members and first responders. The GRC VII raffle raised over three thousand dollars in a single evening, and every player was entered. See how giving works.
Next step
Let's talk.
The 2027 Cup is at Pinehurst Resort — No. 4, No. 8 and No. 10, March 18–21. Partnership decisions are made well ahead of swag and signage production. Write to goldrushcupsponsorships@gmail.com.