THESHAMPIONSHIP
Five days. Six teams. Pinehurst. Fireball mulligans. Eternal glory.
A private test of skill,
liver endurance,
and selective memory.
What started as a 12-man guys' trip in March 2022 has grown into a 24-player, six-team annual event with a live draft night, custom trophies, a waiting list, and at least one paid House Mom.
Every March we take over corners of Pinehurst, play five days of team golf across rotating Ross and Fazio courses, and settle scores over Fireball mulligans and chili-bar dinners. It's competitive. It's stupid. It's the best week of the year.
"A tradition unlike any other — mostly because of the legal waivers."
The Fireball
Mulligan.
The rule is simple. To redeem a mulligan, the bottle must be in your mouth during the swing. A spill or an inhale is a two-stroke penalty and a swift loss of dignity. Putting mulligans cost two fireballs. We call that one the Walrus.
Twenty per player over five rounds. Maximum six per round. Do not run out on Wednesday. Do not use them all by lunch. And do not, under any circumstances, argue with the Arbiter — the Arbiter is ChatGPT and the Arbiter is undefeated.
The Draft Night
A live snake draft off a putting horse race. Draft cards. Scouting reports. Trash talk in the Google Doc comments. Friendships end and questionable alliances begin.
Fireball Mulligans
The only way to save a shank is to burn your throat. One shot of cinnamon whiskey equals one do-over. Bottle in your mouth during the swing. Use them wisely.
Custom Spoils
Bespoke prizes designed by people who take golf too seriously. Dormie head covers, Vessel bags, LAB fittings, rangefinders — highly coveted, mostly by their winners.
PINEHURST #2
and beyond
Pinehurst No. 2
Turtleback greens designed to humiliate you. If you three-putt, you'll do it in front of a plaque. If you two-putt, tell everyone.
Pinehurst No. 4
The one you brag about after. Length, sand, and enough elevation change to hide a bad drive from your teammate. Briefly.
Pinehurst No. 5
The one nobody puts on their bucket list until they play it, and then they won't shut up.
Pinehurst No. 8
Wide, long, and generous — until it isn't. A Wednesday round here has produced more low-ball heroes than any other course in the rotation.
The Cradle
Nine holes, wedges only, fireball buckets by team. The most fun you can have with a sand wedge, and the source of at least two team-name origin stories.
Mid Pines
Timeless, rugged, completely unforgiving to the hungover. The lodge is worth the price of admission by itself.
THE LEDGER
Fortune favors the bold. And the well-connected.
Applications for the 2027 tournament are being taken. Submitting a form does not guarantee entry. It merely begins your formal journey through the Shampions selection gauntlet.
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