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FcF’s 2026 Major: The Classic Club Championship 5
What: 36 Holes of Golf to establish the FcFs Major Champion for 2026
When: June 13th, 2026
Where: Diamond Springs GC, just south of Grand Rapids MI
Who: YOU! We welcome FCF, FCF adjacent, any other NLU Roost members who wants to have a good time, and possibly our rando friends were otherwise trying to convert into true sickos. This is a limited field event, so make sure to signup fast if you want to join! Only 52 spots available. If you end up on the waitlist, keep hope; theres dropouts and backfill at nearly every event year round.
Prizes: TWO NIT spots, the respect and admiration of your peers, and a firm handshake. Oh, and a trophy! Must be a Nest Member to qualify for NIT spots.
How much: $160 for 36 holes of Golf w/cart + Lunch (choice of brat/dog/bbq, chips, & drink) + Hangouts with the coolest cats you know.
Signup via UKG and you will be added to the waitlist. Upon receiving your non-refundable deposit ($50 to Venmo @mrlatham88 / last four 7741), you will be moved to the active attendees. The remaining event cost ($110) will be due the day of the event to the course.
Rough Day Itinerary:
8:00AM - 18 Holes Quota with your classic clubs - Shotgun start - Tee box determined by age of club submission - be there early if you want to warmup
~12:30 - Lunch - included - choice of Brat/Hot Dog/Pulled Pork + Chips & Soda. Beer and Spirits extra, but available
Starting 2:00PM - 18 Holes Quota with your regular gamers - Blocked tee time (2:00-4:10) - Playing from the Blue/White Combos
As in year’s past, the AM round with classic clubs will have you moving forward tee boxes depending on how old your gear is. We’re running back last year’s system exactly:
- Modern - what you can buy off the shelves today - GI irons, Modern mallet putters, Carbon Fiber Drivers (~0-20yr old)
- Classic - Think early GI irons, Classic blades, a Ping Anser 2 , and some prime time big cat stuff (~7-40yr old clubs)
- Historical - Goodwill Persimmons, Pyratones, very early blades, and unidentifiable stuff you dug outa some old dude’s barn at an estate sale and had to brush the dust off with a broom (40-80yr old)
- OG - Where it all started. Hickories and wood shafted clubs. Bring it back to how the game was invented. (80+yr old)
Tee Box Assignments:
0 points = Blue Tees (6720yds / 72.1 / 131)
1-2 = B/W Combos (6416yds / 70.3 / 125)
3-5 = White Tees (6062yds / 68.9 / 119)
6-7 = W/G Combos (5642yds / 66.5 / 114)
8-9 = Gold Tees (5195yds / 64.7 / 108)
10+ points = Red Tees (4418yds / 61.7 / 101)
Equipment pictures need to be posted to this thread or sent via DM to me for verification and award of adjustment. No pictures, no adjustment!
You’ll receive a bonus from each club type category according to the age of the newest club in that category.
→ If you’re carrying both a hickory 5w and a Stealth 3w, you would get no bonus for the woods category.
You do not have to use a club during the round to get points for that category.
Hate the concept? Go play the blues with your regular gamers, I’m not stopping you. But you have to quota as if you were playing the B/W combos.
Love the concept? Good luck going low from the Red tees with literal sticks of wood.
Got lucky? Better confirm you know what you’re doing in the afternoon with everyone playing the same tees the best they’ve got.
Our champion will be the golfer with the best overall quota score across all 36 holes of play
