Format / Rules
Rules
Four captains. Four teams. Every regular-season stop is an 18-hole qualifier with a forced wildcard swap at the turn — the top two teams advance to a five-match championship, and a season-long money list feeds the Wynn finale.
Expected format, subject to change based on viewer feedback.
Inside a stop
18 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.
Front nine
Holes 1–9 · Core team- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Pursell format: scramble
At 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.
Back nine
Holes 10–18 · Team + wildcard- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Pursell format: alternate shot
After 18
02
teams advance
Championship
05
one-on-one matches
Step by step
The five phases of a stop
Each regular-season stop runs in five clear phases. The turn is where YGT’s signature wildcard swap kicks in.
- 01Front nine1-9Pursell: Scramble
Captains pair the drafted players and try to build a lead before the turn.
Core team lineup · Grant Horvat
- 02Turn decisionBenchMandatory swap
Each captain must bench one player from the team to make room for that stop's wildcard.
Wildcard enters · Roster call
- 03Back nine10-18Pursell: Alternate shot
The wildcard plays immediately, and the 18-hole scores decide who survives.
Team plus wildcard · Bryan Bros
- 04Cut2 teamsMoney-list stakes
Third and fourth still earn purse money, but their event run ends after 18 holes.
Two teams out · Scoreboard
- 05Finale5 matchesPursell: Five 1v1s
Benched players can return as the two surviving teams decide the event title.
Final two teams · YGT
Season arc
From Pursell to a $1M finish.
Four captains draft three core players each.
Each captain brings one new wildcard to each regular-season event.
Twelve regular-season wildcards return for a one-day Wynn shootout.
The shootout winner becomes the 17th championship player.