Welcome to the

CaliforniaCup

May 22–23, 2026

Carlsbad, California

Team Match Play

California Cup — ocean air, championship golf, rival teams, and a weekend built around the Cup.

Meet the Field View Courses

2019 → 2026One tradition. One cup. Every year earned.

Tradition

Premier match play with a coastal reset.

The California Cup is built on competitive team golf, real bragging rights, and the kind of weekend everyone remembers long after the last putt drops.

With a proud run dating back to 2019, the event blends serious match play with the kind of trip you actually want to be on—great weather, great food, beach-town energy, and a full weekend of golf.

For 2026, the Cup heads to Carlsbad: a Southern California golf destination with ocean air, championship pedigree, and room for another chapter in the rivalry.

2Teams

54Holes

32Points

1Cup

The field

An elite roster with history, captains, co-founders, and unfinished business.

Fireworks5x

Aaron Steger

★ '24 Red Captain • 🏆 '19, '22

Bomber6x

Brandon Murphy

★ '23 Red Captain • 🏆 '21, '23, '25

Steady7x

Dave Kelp

★ '19 Blue Captain • 🏆 '20, '21

Analyst2x

Henry Lippert

🏆 '23, '25

Maverick3x

Jamie Kennedy

★ '24 Blue Captain

Spark5x

James Robertson

★ '22 Red Captain • 🏆 '19, '23

Touch7x

Jason Borman

★ '21 Blue Captain • 🏆 '20, '21, '22, '23, '24, '25

Fireball2x

Joey Grooms

🏆 '23, '24

Eagle Eyes5x

Kitley Jewell

🏆 '20, '22, '24

Slappy7x

Michael Hyams

★ '22 Blue Captain • 🏆 '22, '24, '25

WildcardCo-Founder

Minkz Ngo

★ '20 Blue Captain • 🏆 '23, '24, '25

Smoothie5x

Nic Altamura

🏆 '21, '25

Pokerface1x

Ryan Hill

Still writing the story

VoiceCo-Founder

Timothy Fritts

★ '20 Red Captain • 🏆 '20, '21, '24

Stiff1x

Tim Howard

Ready for another run

SuaveRookie

Tyler Kucera

Coming in hot

Championship Courses

Three stages. Fifty-four holes. One winner.

Where the memorable magic will happen.

May 22

TBD

Twosome Scramble Match Play

Both players tee off, choose the preferred ball, and both play from there until it is holed. Pick up at double bogey. All holes count.

Course details

May 22

TBD

Singles + Alternate Shot

Front 9 is traditional singles match play. Back 9 flips the pressure with alternate shot. Pick up at double bogey. Every hole matters.

Course details

May 23

TBD

Twosome Shamble Match Play

Both players tee off, select the best drive, then finish the hole with their own ball. Low score counts. Pick up at double bogey.

Course details

Champions and Captains by year

2019 : 8½ - 9½

Half Moon Bay

Crystal Springs • Mariner's • HMB Old Course
🏆 Dustin Luger , David Kelp 2020 : 4½ - 5½

Napa

Chardonnay • Silverado
🏆 Timothy Fritts , Minkz Ngo 2021 : 11 - 7

Monterey

Pacific Grove • Poppy Hills
🏆 Jason Borman , Josh Lyon 2022 : 16 - 12

Napa

Eagle's Vine • Chardonnay • Silverado
🏆 Michael Hyams , James Robertson 2023 : 10 - 18

San Diego

Twin Oaks • North Oaks • Maderas
🏆 Brandon Murphy , Robert Fulbright 2024 : 12* - 12

Monterey

Del Monte • The Hay • Black Horse
🏆 James Klein , Aaron Steger 2025 : 12 - 12*

Monte Rio

Bodega Harbour • Northwood • Santa Rosa
🏆 Curtis Barthold , Jamie Kennedy

Legacy

The Cup has always looked better with history on it.

The sights of the Cup.

2019

The first fieldHalf Moon Bay set the tone.

2019

The first to hoist the CupDecided on the fianl hole.

2020

Napa gritSilverado hosts.

2020

Dropping bombsWhere rivalry started to sharpen.

2021

Monterey marine layerKeeping it cool.

2021

Monterey champsThe Cup kept getting bigger.

2023

NapaSilverado weclomes back the Cup.

2023

RacehorseIn the vineyard sunset.

2023

SoCal camaraderieBrews and buddies..

2023

San Diego heatPressure everywhere.

2024

Monterey scenesBig swings and sharper edges.

2024

The PlayoffWelcoming the nerves on the tee.

2024

Raising the CupFirst ever Cup decided in a playoff.

2025

Bodega HarbourNavigating the coastal breeze.

2025

Down to the wire45 holes was not enough.

2025

Monte Rio champsAnother year in the books.

Competition committee

The men who keep the thing moving.

“Let's go play golf™.”

Minkz NgoCo-Founder

“I am the voice she told you not to worry about.”

Timothy FrittsCo-Founder