Back Nine

The Back Nine Cup

The climb.

One season. Battles, Majors and Teams. One race to the Cup Finals.

Back Nine

The Back Nine Cup · Season 2026–27

BNC Points

Play Battles, a national event or a local league or tournament and you can earn BNC Points, on every event that closed on or after October 5. One list, all season.

Your B9 tag is your Back Nine player ID. It’s at the top of your Player Locker, and this browser remembers it once you enter it. Can’t find it? Email compete@thebackninegolf.com and we’ll send it to you.

RankT371of 581
Riley OverallAlcoa, TN · 1 played
Points14
The leaders
T1JonMalavePompton Plains, NJBattlesB9-03625 →285T1LucasBowenPompton Plains, NJBattlesB9-00514 →285T1RussellBowenPompton Plains, NJBattlesB9-00141 →285T4CoreyBullerEugene, ORBattlesB9-00132 →270T4JonathanPorterEugene, ORBattlesB9-02613 →270
  1. T4Samuel MarEugene, OR270
  2. T7Isaac WestAugusta, GA185
  3. T7Thomas DoolittleAugusta, GA185
  4. T7Todd DavisAugusta, GA185
  5. T10Jason HolmLincoln, NE - South180
  6. T10John TharpLincoln, NE - South180
  7. T10Matt PersonLincoln, NE - South180
  8. T13Jason MckenzieDenton, TX173
  9. T13John KellyDenton, TX173
  10. T13Kasey BakerDenton, TX173
  11. 16Patrick Kester157
  12. T17Andrew PrusinowskiFarmington, MI155
  13. T17Bradley ReicheltFarmington, MI155
  14. T17Russ MatherCollege Station, TX - South155
  15. T20Brian RexDayton, OH - Centerville150
  16. T20Jeff TrueEugene, OR150
  17. T20Todd AdeboiEugene, OR150
  18. T23Charlie KaufmanPompton Plains, NJ145
  19. T23Jeff WardPompton Plains, NJ145
  20. T23Ken HarrisPompton Plains, NJ145

The top 25 of 581. Everyone else: look up a B9 tag above.

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The Clubhouse Shield · Season 2026–27

Clubhouse leaders

Every BNC Point a clubhouse’s players earn counts toward its season total. A Battles player’s points from a national event count double for the clubhouse.

1ShieldEugene, OR13 players2,7702ShieldPompton Plains, NJ6 players2,2503ShieldAugusta, GA6 players1,215
  1. 4College Station, TX - South965
  2. 5Lincoln, NE - South840
  3. 6Dayton, OH - Centerville810
  4. 7Farmington, MI775
  5. 8Jacksonville Beach, FL620
  6. 9Lansing, MI585
  7. 10Brunswick, OH560
  8. 11Braselton, GA520
  9. 12Denton, TX519
  10. 13Wilmington, DE510
  11. 14Midlothian, VA465
  12. 15Anthem, AZ450
  13. 16Alcoa, TN442
  14. T17Grand Rapids, MI - South405
  15. T17White Marsh, MD405
  16. 19Olathe, KS381
  17. T20Houston, TX - Atascocita375

The top 20 of 87 clubhouses with points. A player with no home Back Nine on file earns for the Cup but not yet for a clubhouse.

How the Cup is won

What one event is worth

A longer bar means more points. The colors show what you earn for where you finish.

Just finishTop tenTop fiveSecondWin
Back Nine Major
Played on your Bridge handicap
Back Nine Teams
Two-person scramble
Back Nine Teams
Three-person scramble
A week of Battles
Post your card, then earn more for each match point your side wins
A local league
A long league at your home club

What a full season is worth

Gray is what you earn for finishing every event. Green is what you can add by winning them.

IIIIIIIV
All four Majors
All three Teams stops
Battles, to the Final
Local events

The lines marked I, II, III and IV are the levels on your locker. On a team, every player earns the team's full points.

Event results →Full schedule →