THE CHAMPIONS CUP / 2027 SEASON2027 season format · Payout details under review
Champions Indoor Golf

CHAMPIONS INDOOR GOLF · OUR FLAGSHIP LEAGUE

TWO PLAYERS.
THIRTEEN WEEKS.
YOUR RUN.

Win your flight for a shot at the Cup. Chase a long drive, a pin or an individual stat prize along the way.

Register now. Pay later — by card or loyalty points.

January 4–April 4, 2027Handicapped best ballPlay across Champions
THE CHAMPIONS CUP
ONE CUP.
EVERY LEVEL.
400+ TEAMS EXPECTED13 WEEKS / 02 PLAYERS
400+teams expected, not registrations
16 flights25 teams per flight at 400 teams
31,536 ptsprojected side prizes at 400 teams
1 pt = $1Champions redemption value

THE CUP KEEPS GROWING

A dozen players.
A growing tradition.

It started with 12 players in 2023. By 2024, there were 48. The Cup brought together 300 players in 2025, and last season began with around 450 across four locations.

Partners become rivals, weekly rounds become a winter routine, and each season brings new faces into the league.

Now, with seven Champions facilities across Massachusetts, more players can find a location that works for them and be part of the same competition. Our 2027 goal: 400+ teams. 800+ players.

  1. 202312

    players
    The first Cup

  2. 202448

    players
    The word gets out

  3. 2025300

    players
    A winter tradition

  4. 2026~450

    players at season start
    4 locations

  5. 2027 · THE GOAL800+

    players · 400+ teams
    7 locations

2026 reflects approximate participation at the start of the season. The 2027 figure is our target, not a registration count. Explore last season ↗

01 / SOMETHING TO PLAY FOR

A bigger field.
A bigger prize pool.

Choose a field size to explore the proposed payouts. All 16 flights receive equal weekly purses from Week 3. Flight winners chase the $10,000 championship prize in Weeks 11–13 while the rest of the field keeps playing for weekly flight prizes.

PROPOSED PAYOUT MODEL
400
100 teams600 teams

Each player contributes $110 toward prizes — $220 per two-player team. The entry fee is $150 per player, including the $110 prize contribution. Bay time is additional.

PROJECTED PRIZE POOL
88,000POINTS

$88,000 in Champions redemption value

46,46452.8% · Weeks 3–13
31,53635.8% · Contests
10,00011.4% · Championship

Prize points have $1 each in redemption value for bay bookings, lessons and Buy With Points items. The championship team earns 10,000 points. Weekly payout amounts are planning examples based on paid entries.

Equal weekly purses. One big final.

25 teams · 3 weekly places paid · 16-team final

WEEKLY NET · WEEKS 3–13264 pts / flight
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET · WEEKS 11–1310,000 pts to the champions

Flight purses run in Weeks 3–13. During the playoffs, the weekly flight table models teams that missed qualification. Rules for eliminated bracket teams returning to flight prizes will be confirmed. The budget reserves 10,000 points for the champions. Additional bracket placing prizes are subject to the final payout plan.

MORE WAYS TO WIN · ALL 13 WEEKS

The weekly contests.

Every Cup player can chase side prizes from the first flighting round through the final week. Here’s what’s up for grabs.

INDIVIDUAL · EVERY HOLE

Long drive

The longest eligible tee shot wins on each of the nine holes, with separate winners from the standard and forward tees.

Finish on the fairway or green; on par 3s, finish on the green.

18 awards each week
INDIVIDUAL · EVERY PAR 3

Closest to the pin

Hit the green and finish nearest the pin with your tee shot. Both tee groups compete for the same prize on each par 3.

Each par 3 has its own points prize.

One winner per par 3
TEAM · HOLE BY HOLE

Skins

Make the outright lowest gross best-ball score on a hole to win a skin. The weekly skins pool is divided across all skins won.

Tied holes earn no skin. Your team can win more than one.

A dedicated weekly skins pool
INDIVIDUAL · YOUR OWN SCORECARD

Stat props

Birdies, putting, accuracy, recovery shots and more. Each tracked statistic below has its own weekly points prize.

Based on each player’s designated, completed nine holes and qualifying stats.

37 individual stat prizes
TEAM · NINE-HOLE TOTAL

Low gross

Count the lower gross score between partners on each hole. The team with the lowest nine-hole total wins.

No handicap strokes apply to this side contest.

One team prize, shared by both players
INDIVIDUAL · THE LEAGUE VOTES

Worst Shot of the Week

Brought to you by Fiddlehead Brewing Company

Nominate a memorable miss. Champions shortlists approved clips, and the league votes for a winner.

Champions points + a prize from FiddleheadSee Worst Shot details ↗

The stat prize lineup

A separate prize for each stat. “High” or “low” shows which result wins.

Scorecard highlights

  • Longest drive on the nineHigh
  • Non-putt hole-outsHigh
  • One-putt percentageHigh
  • Three-putt percentageLow
  • Total birdiesHigh
  • Total eaglesHigh
  • Total bogeysLow
  • Total double bogeysLow

Scoring & driving

  • Scoring averageLow
  • Average driving distanceHigh
  • Fairways in regulationHigh
  • Greens in regulationHigh
  • GIR proximity to the holeLow
  • Sand save percentageHigh
  • Scrambling percentageHigh

Putting

  • Putts per roundLow
  • Putts per GIRLow
  • Feet of putts madeHigh
  • Putt make rate, 5–10 ftHigh
  • Putt make rate, 10–15 ftHigh
  • Putt make rate, 15–20 ftHigh
  • Putt make rate, 20–25 ftHigh
  • Putt make rate, 25–30 ftHigh

Approach proximity

  • Approach proximity, 10–30 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 30–50 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 50–100 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 100–125 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 125–150 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 150–175 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 175–200 ydLow
  • Approach proximity, 200–225 ydLow

Strokes gained

  • Off the teeHigh
  • ApproachHigh
  • Short gameHigh
  • PuttingHigh
  • Tee to greenHigh
  • TotalHigh

Minimum attempts apply: two for sand saves, scrambling and each putting-distance band; at least one qualifying measurement for distance and approach prizes. Birdies, eagles and non-putt hole-outs require at least one. Stat prizes depend on complete, verified records for that week.

Prizes are Champions points, with $1 of redemption value per point. Fiddlehead supplies its additional prize separately. Tied drive, pin, stat and low-gross winners share their prize; unawarded points stay in reserve. See the proposed prize breakdown ↑

BROUGHT TO YOU BYFiddlehead Brewing Company13 WEEKS OF UNFORGETTABLE MISSES

THE CHAMPIONS CUP × FIDDLEHEAD

Worst Shot
of the Week.

Bad shot. Great story.

The topped drive. The shank. The swing your partner won’t let you forget. Every week, one memorable miss earns Champions points and an extra prize supplied by Fiddlehead.

From the first flighting round to the final week of the Cup.

THE WEEKLY WINNER GETS
—
Champions pointsProposed individual award
PROVIDED BY FIDDLEHEAD

A little something
for the highlight reel.

An additional prize from Fiddlehead for the weekly winner.

Prize details coming soon

The Fiddlehead prize is on top of the Champions points shown here. It is not deducted from the league prize pool.

How nominations and voting will work PROPOSED FORMAT
  1. Own the moment.

    Nominate a shot from that week’s Cup round. The player in the clip approves its use.

  2. Make the shortlist.

    Champions staff review the approved clips and select the week’s contenders.

  3. Let the league decide.

    Players vote for their favorite. One golfer wins the points and the Fiddlehead prize. Staff settle a tied vote.

Nominations and voting open with the league. Submission details and final contest rules will be announced before Week 1.

BRING YOUR CREW / WIN A NEW DRIVER

New faces.
New competition.
New driver.

Help us grow the Cup. The three players who bring in the most new, paid league players each win a brand-new driver.

Get your referral link ↗See the referral standings →

Track your progress in your Champions account. Driver models will be announced.

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TOP REFERRERS · ONE NEW DRIVER EACH

Your next driver starts
with your next invite.

  1. Share your personal link.

    Invite a player who has never played in the Champions Cup. They save your code before paying.

  2. They pay. You get the credit.

    One verified, fully paid new player equals one referral. Bring two new teammates and you can earn two.

  3. Finish in the top three.

    The three highest referral totals each win a driver. Equal counts go to whoever reached that total first.

THROUGH JANUARY 17End of flighting · 11:59 p.m. Eastern

Your own Cup entry must also be paid. Unpaid entries, duplicate accounts and returning Cup players do not count. Refunds or invalid entries remove the credit. See the full rules ↗

Win your flight.
Play for the Cup.

Two gross weeks determine your flight. Eight net weeks decide its champion. All 16 flight winners then enter the championship bracket.

How a team qualifies

  1. Weeks 1–2 · Set the flights

    Every player starts with a fresh league handicap. Play two gross best-ball rounds. Combined gross team totals divide the field into 16 flights.

  2. Weeks 3–10 · Win your flight

    Eight weeks of net best ball within your flight, with equal weekly prize purses across all 16 flights. The proposed standings use your cumulative net total over these eight rounds.

  3. Weeks 11–13 · Play the bracket

    Each flight’s winning team advances after Week 10. Knockout matchups decide the Champions Cup and its $10,000 top prize. Everyone outside the bracket keeps playing for weekly prizes in their own flights.

Weekly flight prizes

Proposed weekly prizes in Champions points, by finishing place
PlacePer teamPer player

Proposed weekly payouts fund the top 10%, rounded up to a whole team. Equal flight purses continue through Week 13. One Champions point has $1 in redemption value.

THE BIGGEST PRIZE

$10,000 to play for.

10,000 Champions points to the winning team · 5,000 per player · $1 redemption value per point.

WEEKS 11–13 · CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Sixteen teams. Four knockout rounds. A finish alongside March Madness. Weekly flight prizes continue for the rest of the league.

03 / THE ROAD TO THE CUP

Find your flight.
Make your March run.

January 4–April 4, 2027. Two weeks of gross flighting, eight weeks of net competition and three weeks of playoffs. Select a stage to see how it works.

01—02

GROSS FLIGHTING

Start fresh. Find your flight.

Every player begins with a fresh league handicap. Two gross best-ball rounds determine the 16 flights.

2 GROSS ROUNDS
16 FLIGHTS
16 flight winners advance through the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final to one Champions Cup winner. Weeks 11–13; championship prize worth $10,000 in Champions points.
See all 13 weeks and dates
Week2027 datesCompetition
1Jan 4–Jan 10Gross flighting
2Jan 11–Jan 17Gross flighting
3Jan 18–Jan 24Net flight competition
4Jan 25–Jan 31Net flight competition
5Feb 1–Feb 7Net flight competition
6Feb 8–Feb 14Net flight competition
7Feb 15–Feb 21Net flight competition
8Feb 22–Feb 28Net flight competition
9Mar 1–Mar 7Net flight competition
10Mar 8–Mar 14Net flight competition
11Mar 15–Mar 21Round of 16 + weekly flight prizes
12Mar 22–Mar 28Quarterfinals + weekly flight prizes
13Mar 29–Apr 4Semifinals and final proposed + weekly flight prizes

BETTER WITH YOUR PEOPLE

Ping your friend.

Got a partner in mind? Send them the Cup details.

Email an invite ↗
Preview your invite

Want to partner up for the Champions Cup at Champions? January 4–April 4, 2027: 13 weeks of two-player best ball, 16 flights and weekly prizes. Two gross weeks set the flights, then eight net weeks decide who reaches the three-week championship bracket. The winning team gets $10,000 in Champions points. You in? Details: https://championsindoor.com/champions-cup

GOOD QUESTIONS. CLEAR ANSWERS.

Before your first tee shot.

How are the 16 flights determined?

Weeks 1 and 2 use gross scoring. Every player starts with a fresh league handicap. Teams are sorted into 16 flights using their combined gross best-ball totals from those two weeks. Flights are set for the net season beginning in Week 3.

How does a team qualify for the bracket?

Win your flight over the eight net-scoring weeks from Week 3 through Week 10. One team from each flight advances. The proposed standings use the lowest cumulative net best-ball total across all eight rounds. Tie, make-up and eligibility rules will be confirmed before Week 1.

Does every flight have the same weekly purse?

Yes. Each of the 16 flights receives an equal weekly purse. The calculator funds flight prizes in Weeks 3–13, including the three playoff weeks for teams outside the bracket. The proposed weekly payout pays the top 10%, rounded up.

How does the championship bracket fit into three weeks?

Sixteen teams need four knockout rounds. The working schedule puts the round of 16 in Week 11, quarterfinals in Week 12, and semifinals plus the final in Week 13. Each matchup is proposed as a separate nine-hole net best-ball round. Bracket seeding, match rules and the extra-round schedule need final confirmation.

What if we miss the bracket?

Keep playing for weekly prizes in your own flight during Weeks 11–13. The side contests also run through Week 13, including closest to the pin, skins and Worst Shot of the Week, brought to you by Fiddlehead. Rules for eliminated bracket teams returning to flight prizes will be confirmed.

What does the Fiddlehead winner receive?

The Worst Shot of the Week winner receives the proposed Champions points award plus an additional prize supplied by Fiddlehead. The sponsor prize is separate from the league prize pool. Exact prize details will be announced. See the Fiddlehead feature ↗

Can I register now and pay later?

Yes. Save your registration with no payment or card details required. Return later to pay the $150 entry fee by card or with 150 Champions loyalty points. The $110 prize contribution is included; bay time is additional. Your partner registers separately. Referral credits require full payment and a new-player check.

How are prizes paid?

The champion team wins 10,000 Champions loyalty points with $10,000 in redemption value, split equally between its two players. Points can be spent on bay bookings, lessons and Buy With Points items. Each player contributes $110 toward the prize pool, or $220 per two-player team. Other payout amounts are working proposals.

BUILT ON THE LAST CUP

The 2026 Cup ran January 5–March 29. Its results are part of the Cup’s history; those dates do not apply to the next season.

Last season’s event ↗