Tournaments & Events

2026 Tournament Schedule

Tournaments currently open for registration are shown in red and underlined below. You may also access the Active Tournament Directory (members only), which displays events open for sign-ups as well as those for which you are already registered.

Majors

March - Sept Club Championships

July 11 - 12 President's Cup

August 15 - 16 Directors' Cup

Spring Series

March 14 Break 50

April 18 Spring Invitational

May 2 TBD Format

Summer/Fall Series

June 6 Tee Box Hopper

July 25 TBD Format

August 29 Limited Club

September 26 Play the Course as You Find It

"Bonus" Tournaments

TBD Match Play Ladder

Summer Lucky 7 + Hard 8

October 3 All-Sections Invitational

November 9 Chauvel Cup

November 14 Stanford Open

Season-ending Tournament

October 10 Cardinal Cup

In addition, we will be holding NCGA qualifiers where members arrange their own dates. The NCGA Thursday Team Match play will likely start in May and continue through October depending on team performance.

We will send tournament and event notifications to eligible members by e-mail as we have in past years. 

All one-day tournaments will start at 2 PM except our first tournament of the year (Break 50), which will start at 8:30 AM. The President's Cup and Directors' Cup will start at 2 PM on the first day and 8:30 AM on the second day.

Members can reference the main tournament sign up page to access information on tournament guidelines and local rules. 

Local rules, tournament guidelines, and Cardinal Cup format links are also included below.

Cardinal Cup

THE 2026 CARDINAL CUP

YEAR-END INCENTIVE TOURNAMENT

October 10, 2026

The Cardinal Cup is a year-end tournament honoring those in the Men’s Club who have most supported our tournament schedule. The Event will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Each Men’s Club Regular Member becomes eligible for the Cardinal Cup competition by entering one of the weekend regular tournaments. 36 Men’s Club Members will win spots in the event based on their participation and performance in those tournaments. The club will maintain the current standings here.

1. Tournament Format. The Cardinal Cup will be a Ryder Cup type tournament comprised of two teams of 18 Stanford Men’s Club Members each.

2. Player Qualification. The 36 players with the most Cardinal Cup Points during the Season will qualify for the Cardinal Cup. For a player to be eligible to participate in the Cardinal Cup, they must have played in at least 3 tournaments during the season. If any qualifiers are unable to play in the event, their places will be filled by the next highest Cardinal Cup points earners who are available.

3. How Points are Earned. For each tournament (excluding Senior Exchanges and NCGA team events), Cardinal Cup points will be awarded as follows:

a. Participation. Each Member in the tournament will get 5 points, including those who were on the final Waiting List but were not added to the field. Participation points are doubled for the President’s Cup and the Directors’ Cup.

b. Performance. For regular Tournaments, additional points will be awarded to each Men’s Club Member who, individually or as a part of a team, finishes in the top 3 spots in their flight as follows:

i. 1st Place in Flight – 7 points

ii. 2nd Place in Flight – 5 points

iii. 3rd Place in Flight – 3 points

Performance points are doubled for the President’s Cup and the Directors’ Cup.

c. For the Club Championship: (a) 5 Participation Points will be awarded to each player playing at least one qualifying medal round and an additional 5 Participation Points to each player playing at least one match; and (b) Performance Points will be awarded for 1st place (14 points), 2nd (10) and 3rd (6; 3rd Place awarded to both players losing the semifinal matches).

4. Formation of Teams. Once all 36 qualifiers have been determined, the Tournament Committee will divide the players into two teams: the Leland Stanford Junior team will be the 18 youngest qualifiers, and the Leland Stanford Senior team will be the 18 oldest qualifiers.

5. Matches. To determine opponents in the Matches, Players from each team will be seeded by Index in descending order from 1 to 18. Players will compete with the similarly ranked player on the other Team. Within each foursome, Match One (holes 1-6) is modified Alternate Shot, Match Two (holes 7-12) is Net Better Ball and Match Three (holes 13-18) is Singles. A match winner earns 1 point, a tie ½ point each, so in each of the nine foursomes, 4 points are available. In case of a tie between the teams for the Cardinal Cup, we will have a sudden death net better ball playoff between players selected by the team captains.

6. Fees. There is no cost to earn points to qualify for the Cardinal Cup. There will be a modest fee TBD (approximately $40) in order to participate in the Cardinal Cup event, and daily fee-paying participants will be responsible for their greens fees.

7. Revision of Rules. The Board may change or adjust the Rules above at any time.

Click here for the 2026 Senior Exchanges Schedule

2026 Event Schedule

December 8 Holiday Party/Member Annual Meeting

Local Rules, Tournament Guidelines, and Cardinal Cup Format

Men's Club Local Rules

Tournament Guidelines

Cardinal Cup Format