Format / Rules
The Format
How the season works, and how every stop is played.
Official 2026 format
The season
Alabama to Vegas.
- 01The draftFour captains draft three core players each.
- 02Three team stops$500K on the line at every regular-season stop.
- 03A wildcard per stopEach captain adds a new wildcard at every stop.
- 04The shootoutTwelve wildcards play for the 17th seat.
- 05The championshipThe field plays Wynn for $1M, one on one.
Inside a stop
18-hole qualifier18 holes. One forced sub at the turn.
Four captain-led teams play an 18-hole qualifier. The front nine starts with the core teams, then every captain must bring in a wildcard for the back nine by benching one teammate.
01Front nine
Holes 1–9 · Core team- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Format set per stop
02At the turn
Bench one. Add the wildcard.
Every captain has to drop one teammate so the stop’s wildcard can tee off on hole 10. No exceptions.
03Back nine
Holes 10–18 · Team + wildcard- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Format set per stop
04After 18
02
Top two teams advance
05Finale
05
Event championship
Format by stop
Same phases. New formats.
Each stop sets its own front and back-nine formats, and the Wynn finale plays by its own rules entirely.
Nine-hole formats are announced ahead of the stop.
Event guideNine-hole formats are announced ahead of the stop.
Event guideThe finale breaks from the team template. Once the regular-season money list is set, the season's wildcards play for the last seat and the field goes to Wynn Las Vegas for a $1M individual title.
- 01The regular-season team money list locks after Stop 03.
- 02Twelve regular-season wildcards return for a one-day shootout.
- 03The shootout winner claims the 17th and final championship seat.
- 04The full field plays Wynn Las Vegas for a $1M individual championship.