BFBH Cup | Boys From Back Home Cup

2026 BFBH Cup

The 2026 Boys From Back Home Cup was the 6h year of the annual golf tradition. It was held for the fourth 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, the boys played the practice round the day before at Hidden River Golf and Casting Club.

Round 1 & 2 - Scramble and Best Ball Stroke Play

A big change, that will most likely stay for the remaining cups, was the scramble format for the first round. Everyone is little tired, a little sore from the night before, and it was a good way to ease into the competition.

I said it last year and I'll say it again, every year in cup history, whoever wins the first match has gone on to win the cup. We'll see if it holds true this year.

For the third straght year, the opening match was the same groupings. It was Matt and Chris vs Dylan and Dan. The first hole was a short par 4. Green hit both of their shots in the trash, one long and one short in the woods. Green was able to get up and down and Blue missed their birdies putts. A gift for Green early. The next two holes were Blue's with a par, birdie. Matt and Chris were down 2 after 3 holes; the same as last year. Green responsed and won the next hole with a pop, even though they didn't need it. Then on hole 6, Matt made a cluthc Eagle putt to tie the match. Hole 7 was a push. Then on hole 8, was the turning point in the match. It was a par 3, both groups had a ball on the green. Green had a 35/40 footer while Blue had a 15/20 footer. Right before the putt, Dylan said, "I've seen Green make these putts before". Chris went first and, unbelievably, made his putt to make birdie. Blue missed their putts and Green took the lead on the hole. Hole 9 ended in a push, giving Green the win for the first match.

The seond match was Derek and returning member Travis. They faced off against Craig and RJ. RJ was Blue's 2 and Craig was their 3. Blue was the favorite going into the match. Blue jumped out quick and won the first hole. Unfortunately for Blue, that would be the only hole they would win in the match. Green won holes 4, 5 and 6. Green went on to win the match, 2&1.

In the third match, we actually had a fill-in player for Blue.Cam overslept and missed the opening 2 rounds. Max stayed with us the night before and he was able to fill in last minute. A huge shout out to Max for saving Blue! On the scorcard, it showed the final match of round 1 was Gordon and Curtis vs Evan and Cam. This match started off evenly, 4 of the first 5 holes were pushed. Blue won hole 3 and were ahead until hole 6. Then it was back and forth. Green won, then Blue won, then Green won. Going into the final hole, the match was all square. Green ended with a par and Blue ended up with a bogey, giving Green the win for the third match.

After the first three matches, Green had taken a commanding lead, 3-0. The first round was the same as last year. The difference was Blue remained in high spirits and continued to fight hard in the remaining matches.

🟩🟦 Score Update. After 1 round, Green is up 3 to Blue 0.