Some rivalries never get settled
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coming
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Twelve men. Two teams. Three days at Seaview. And a Cup that has only ever been won once.
Absolut Cup 2026 · 0:28
Grit vs. Glory — one more time
The 2026 rosters
The battle lines
Same twelve men. Same two teams. One of them is defending something for the first time in the history of this trip — and the other has spent eleven months thinking about one shot on the eighteenth.
- DaveOne-Man Franchise
- ZChain Reaction
- SpenceThe Last Call
- BoxcarNo Warning
- SpikeFirst Spark
- Mad DogThe Reckoning
The bigger the hole got, the more they took.
- BabarOpening Statement
- UThe Measuring Stick
- LarryThe Hinge
- KeithUnfinished Business
- TribeThe Squall
- FooseThe Anvil
The bigger the hole got, the more it cost them.
How it's won
Three days. Two courses. One Cup.
Every hole is worth two points. The putts are worth one more. Tie a hole and nothing is lost — the points ride to the next one and keep stacking until somebody takes them. Which is how a single hole ends up worth eighty-four.
Opening Round
Seaview Pines · 11:00 AM
Two-man shamble. Everybody tees off, the team takes the best drive, then each man plays his own ball in. Captains submit pairings in sealed envelopes the night before and reveal them together.
The Marathon
Seaview Bay
The long day. Alternate shot in the morning, when a bad swing is your partner's problem too. Scramble in the afternoon, when the legs are gone and the light is going.
The Two-Front Battle
Seaview Pines
Everything changes. Two men go to the Duel and four to the team scramble, and the points multiply. More than half the tournament is decided in a single afternoon.
Duel ×3 · Team ×6Why this one matters
It came down to one hole, and nobody won it
Glory won the opening day. Thursday finished level to the point — 131 apiece. And when the last group reached the eighteenth green of the championship match, eighty-four points were riding on that one hole.
Glory were off the green, looking to hole it and take the lot. They didn't hole it. They got down in one for the five, the hole was halved, and the points were split down the middle.
Hole that shot and the Cup finishes 469 to 454.
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