BFBH Cup | Boys From Back Home Cup

2025 BFBH Cup

The 2025 Boys From Back Home Cup was the 5th year of the annual golf tradition. It was held for the third straight year at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, MI. The cup is a 2-day event, 8 9-hole matches, Ryder Cup style. To contiue the tradition, we played our practice round the day before at Hidden River Golf and Casting Club. Along with the practice round, we also added the par 3 course, Doon Brae on Saturday night.

Historically, the team that wins the first match has won the cup. We'll see what happens this year!

Round 1 & 2 - Best Ball & 2 Best Ball

The first day of the 2025 match was held at Bay Harbor Golf Club. The weather was perfect, with partly clear skies and a light breeze. Green jumped out early, winning the first three matches to take a 3-0 lead.They continued theri momentum, winning 2 of the next 3 matches to take a commanding 5-1 lead into the lunch break.

The score won't show it, but all the matches were tight with 5 of the 6 matches came down to the last hole.

Crooked Tree Golf Club - Friday, September 26, 2025

Round 3 & 4 - Alt Shot & Scramble

For the first year, we played our second round at Crooked Tree Golf Club. The course was in great shape and provided a good challenge for both teams. The weather was again perfect, with sunny skies and a light breeze. The greens were fast and firm, making putting a challenge.

The first match of alt shot was a nail biter. It was Matt and vs Craig and Dan. 7 of the 9 holes were halved, with the match all square going into the 9th hole. In the end, they halved the last hole to halve the match. It was the weekend's first halved match.

The next match was Gordon and Derek vs Dylan and Evan. This match was the opposite of the first match. Green and Blue were going back and forth in scoring. 8 of the 9 holes were won by a team. It came down to the 9th hole with Green up. Blue was able to get par to win the hole and halve the match. Another tie on alt shot.

The final match of alt shot was Curtis and Chris vs RJ andCam. This match was one of a kind. It was all Green. They won the first 5 holes to go 5 and 4. This is one of the few 5&4 matches in cup history. Green won 5 over through 5 holes.

The final matches of the day were the scramble matches. The first match was Matt and Derek vs Craig and Evan. Green team was the high favorite in the match. Green came out early with a 2 hole lead after 2 holes. Blue stayed in the fight though and was dormie after 7 holes. Blue put together back to back net birdies on 8 and 9 to push the match and give Blue a 1/2 point.

The next match was Dylan and Cam vs and Chris. Blue was the slight favorite at the start of the cup. With a record of 4-1, Dylan is the Cup's best scramble player. To litle surprise, Blue was able jump out to a 1 up lead after 4 holes. However, what was a big surprise was Cam falling in the woods on hole 4 and getting up on banging home a par putt to win the hole. In the end, Cam couldn't recover and Green was too much to handle.Green won 2&1.

The third and final match of the day was Gordon and Curtis vs RJ and Dan. The straight up match was back and forth with 5 total birdies. With the match all square going into the 9th hole, Dan was able to make a clutch birdie putt to win the hole and the the match.

After day 1, Green team has a commanding lead of 8.5 to 3.5. With 15 points left, Green needs just 5 points on day 2 to clinch the cup.

Round 5 & 6 - Best Ball Bramble & 2 Best Ball Bramble

Rounds 5 and 6 were held at The Heather at Boyne Highlands. The weather was perfect again, with sunny skies and a light breeze. The course was in great shape, with fast greens and firm fairways.

With Blue finding themselves down 5 points, they needed a big day to have a chance at winning the cup. They came out strong in the first match of the day, with Dylan and Cam vs Matt and Curtis. Blue won 2UP in a back and forth match. Cam was able to seal his first point of the weekend and Dylan was able to get his first win of the cup.

The next match was the featuerd match, Gordon and Chris vs Craig and Evan. Blue was able to jump out to a 1UP lead on the first hole. Then Green got it going and won the next 4 holes. Gordon was on fire and made clutch drives. Green was able to win easily, 3&2.

In the 3rd match of the round, RJ and Dan vs and Derek. This match only had 3 holes won. Green won hole 3, but then Blue won holes 4 and 7. Blue was able to hang on and win 1UP.

After the first round of the day, Green still has a commanding lead of 9.5 to 5.5.

The second round of the day was 2 best ball bramble. The first match was Gordon and Curtis vs Dylan and Craig. Blue was able to win the first hole, but then Green took the next 2 holes to go 1UP.Blue got things going and won 3 of the next 4 holes to go 2UP through 7 holes. Hole 8 was havled and Blue won the match, 2&1.

THe next match Matt and Derek vs RJ and Evan. This match played out very similar to the first match, but for Green. Green won the first hole, but Blue fought back and the match was tied through 6. Green won holes 7 and 8 to win the match 2&1.

The final match of the Heather was the featured match. Chris and vs Cam and Dan. The match started with a push on hole 1, but that would be the only halved hole of the match. Cam had his best 9 of the cup in this match. Luckily for him, it was recorded. Blue won hole 2 with par-birdie. Then Green won hole 3, Blue won hole 4, then Green won hole 5. This is where the back and fourth ended. Blue won the next 3 holes wiht a combined 9 strokes ahead of Green. With greate performances by Dan and Cam, Blue won the match 3&1.

🟩🟦 Score Update. After 6 rounds, Green is up 10.5 to Blue 7.5. Blue fought back and narrowed the gap. The score is at the 2023 score, when Green came back and lost the Cup on the last hole of the weekend.