The Format

• All players will be split evenly into two teams. The Red Team or the Blue Team.

• Each team will have the same number of golfers.

• Because this is the first annual event, team captains will be chosen before the event begins.

• Team captains can make pairings and strategy decisions.

• Teams are PERPETUAL. If you are chosen to be on a team, you are on that team for life (or until the rules allow for trading team members).

The Game format will be Two-Player Team Best Ball.

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How Each Group Works

• Golfers will play in groups of four players: 2 players from the Red Team vs. 2 players from the Blue Team. If there is an odd number of pairs, we will have 2 groups of threesomes that will play 2v1.

• Each pair of teammates forms a two-player team for that round.

• Everyone plays their own golf ball the entire time.

• You do NOT take turns hitting or share a ball.

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What “Best Ball” Means

• On every hole, each two-player team looks at the two individual net scores from their teammates and takes the best score of the two for that hole.

  • Example: If one player makes a net 6 and the partner makes a net 4, the team score is a 4.

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What “Net Score” Means

• Every player receives strokes (handicap shots) on certain holes based on their handicap.

  • The course handicaps each hole 1-18 with 1 being the "hardest" hole so players will get strokes on the "hardest" holes on the course.

  • For example, if a player is a 10 handicap, he will receive 1 stroke on each of the 10 "hardest" holes.

• After these strokes are applied, the result is your net score.

• Maximum handicap is 27 strokes. This also means that players above 18 handicap will receive 2 strokes on some of the hardest holes.

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What “Match Play” Means

• Each hole is its own contest.

• The team with the lower net Best Ball score wins that hole.

• If the two teams have the same score, the hole is tied.

• You do NOT add up total strokes like in normal golf, but instead you win or tie holes throughout the round.

• You must have a handicap to play in the Farmers Cup

• If you do not have a running handicap through GHIN, The Grint, USGA, etc. then you must play at least 4 rounds in 2026 before playing in the Farmers Cup to establish a handicap

• There will be a max handicap of 27 strokes

• Please enter your handicap in your Account Information page

Every group in the round represents one match, and each match is worth 1 point.
 

Match Scoring

• If one 2-person team wins more holes, that team earns 1 point.

• Points are NOT awarded after each hole, but after each match.

  • For example, if you and your partner win 10 of the 18 holes, your team wins the match and gets 1 point.​

• If the match ends in a tie (9 holes each), both teams earn 0.5 points.

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Team Points

• Each team earns points from the matches in every round.

• After all the rounds in the weekend are complete, each team’s points are added up.

• The team with the most total points wins the Farmers Cup.

• Play your own ball the whole time and tell the smarter person in your group what you got on the hole.

• Try to make the best score you can on every hole.

• If you do well on the hole, it's likely you and your parter can win the hole.

• Win holes → win your match → win points for your team.