22ND Annual McDufF Invitational
"2025 - THE YEAR OF THE ???"

​1. *** IMPORTANT *** ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE AN OFFICIAL USGA HANDICAP... All participants must have a GHIN # through either a private club, public men's club, or an associate club. I will not take a handicap through a website or app that is not an official handicap through one of the above entities. Please make sure you join one of these ASAP so you can start building your scores up.

 

2. *** IMPORTANT *** ALL PLAYERS MUST PLAY AND POST SCORES FOR AT LEAST FIVE ROUNDS IN 2025 BEFORE JULY 1ST... This is only a round per month so this is doable. Please make sure you post your scores for every round so you have an accurate handicap. If I get word that someone isn't posting all their scores, I will come up with a "McDuff Handicap"  for you. I will also be taking into consideration previous McDuff tournament scores if I feel I need to make handicaps more "competitive".

 

3. *** CHANGED *** IN AN EFFORT TO SPEED UP PLAY, WE ARE INSTITUTING A MAX STROKES PER HOLE FOR ALL ROUNDS OF THE TOURNAMENT... We put this in place last year for the first two rounds and it worked ok but the system was a little tough for some to figure out what their correct max strokes were. This year, I have made it very easy as everyone's max strokes will be printed on their scorecard for each hole. We will be using a max of triple bogey plus strokes to determine everyone's max strokes so they will be different for each player.  With the increase in players over the past couple of years, we have seen the length of time to complete the rounds increase as well. Last year, rounds were still pushing 5 hrs 45 min and I'd like them to be between 5 hrs 15 min -  5 hrs 30 min. 

 

4. *** KEEPING *** WE ARE SPLITTING THE GROUP INTO THREE FLIGHTS AND THERE WILL BE NO CUT LINE THIS YEAR... Feedback from the group after the event last year was the majority liked the change to three different flights so we will keep that again for this year. Yes, the payouts diminish because the money is spread out but it gives people an opportunity to win money within just their flight. We will still be crowning an overall McDuff Champion and a McDuff Team Champion but money will be mostly won within each flight. 

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5. *** KEEPING *** COMBO TEES WILL AGAIN OFFERED THIS YEAR... We will continue to offer a COMBO SET OF TEES which are shorter than the white tees but longer than the red tees for those players over 60 yrs of age and that average 200 yards or less off the tee. In order to play from these tees, you need to reach out to Mike Smoot and explain why you should play from these tees. 

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6. *** KEEPING *** WE ARE TEEING OFF AT 7:30AM AGAIN THIS YEAR EXCEPT AT BLACK DESERT (9AM)... Even though we are teeing off earlier to beat the heat, please make sure to drink plenty of water and Gatorade so you stay hydrated.​

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7. *** NEW GAME *** LONGEST PUTT MADE ON #9 and #18 ON ALL COURSES... We will be holding a LONGEST PUTT MADE contest on holes #9 and #18 on all four courses this year. The rules are simple: 1) You must be on the green and it must be made for BOGEY OR BETTER to count. 2) If you think you have a putt for the longest putt, you must putt a tee in the green next to the center of your ball BEFORE YOU PUTT... NO EXCEPTIONS! If you make the putt, you will grab the tape measure to measure your distance to see if you are the putting leader. If you are, please write your name and distance on the placard next to the green. Winners will receive the custom "LONGEST PUTT MADE" disk and $20.

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8. *** REMOVED *** THE PUTTING CONTEST WILL NOT BE PART OF THE MCDUFF THIS YEAR... There was a 50/50 split on the guys that liked it and the guys that said they'd rather do their own thing so we will see how everyone feels after the event this year to see if people really missed the contest or if it should maybe be a volunteer type of thing. 

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9. *** REMOVED *** THE MONEY HOLE WILL NOT BE PART OF THE MCDUFF THIS YEAR... I had quite a number of players that said they'd rather not have the Money Hole contest so that there could be more money available for skins and other contests so I have removed it for 2025.

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