Here we are, six out of eleven rounds have been completed of our regular season.

Now it's time to take a little breather, have a little fun, and find out who the Champion of the World will be for 2025.

When my brother, Chris, and I first started playing golf, we played a lot at Pine Knoll. I was tired of getting my ass kicked each time, so I suggested that the first 17 holes were only practice. If you wanted to win, you had to win the 18th hole. That is how the "Championship of the World" started.

Past Winners (Champion & Low Score)

2018: Jake & Joe

2019: Cody & Cody

2020: Rock & Cody

2021: Cody & Joe

2022: Joe T & Dave

2023: Adam 1 & Adam 1

2024: Rob & Rob

On SATURDAY, June 14th, 2025, we will be playing for the Championship of the World at the Pine Knoll Par 3 Course in East Longmeadow, MA.

Fenway Golf's address is 112 Allen St, East Longmeadow, MA. Pine Knoll is actually on Porter Rd. If you are coming down the hill on Allen St, you will see Fenway Golf on your left (Driving Range, Putt Putt Golf, and the main building. Turn left at the stop sign (Porter Road), and then Pine Knoll will be the next left. 

We will tally the score from all 18 holes to figure out the winner by score (trophy), but if you want to be the "Champion of the World ", you are going to need to win that last hole, alone, and to be the last golfer standing. Depending on how many people are behind us, we will replay the 18th hole, up to 5 times, before we move to a Putt Off (depending on how many people are behind us)

Let's say four people are tied with a score of Par (3) on the 18th hole. Those four people will return to the 18th tee box and try again. We will continue this process until we have a winner or have attempted it 5 times.

All Broken Joe Golf rules apply, with the additional rule being that everyone will play from inside the Pine Knoll tee boxes.

Your ball must be in the tee box. You can put the ball on the tee or the artificial turf. You can even stand outside the tee box, but the ball must be in the tee box. Since it is an Executive Golf Course, we will not be using any Broken Joe Golf handicaps.

The “Championship of the World” is worth a total of 408 Points. 48 Points for 1st Place and 3 Points for Last Place.

The lowest score will win the Trophy and receive an additional 1 point. The winner of the 18th hole will be our 2024 Champion of the World (Belt) and will receive an additional 2 points.

The cost is $18.00, plus an additional $3.00 fee if you would like to rent a pull cart.

We will be at Pine Knoll for 9:00 am and should finish playing around 11:30 am, if we have multiple attempts at the Championship of the Word. We will then have about half an hour of social time and wrap everything up around Noon. The gate doesn't usually open before 9 am.

I checked out the course on Monday, and it was green, with the grass being cut. The tee boxes look better than last year. The greens don't look great and are a little bumpy, but the ball does roll pretty well. The good news is that we will all be playing the same course.

I will have water available on the course, and refreshments, including drinks and chips, will be served after the event.

Since Rob is our current Champion of the World, he will lead us off the first tee. 

Groups and Tee Times

Group One – 9:15: Rob, Mike J, & Alex

Group Two – 9:20: Iron Mike, Adam, & Stephen

Group Three - 9:25:  JT, Eric, Joe, & EJ

Closest to the Hole is sponsored by BJG and will be on the 95-yard, Hole 11. Group One will bring the BJG Equipment, and Group Three will bring it back to Adam.

Weather: Mostly Cloudy with showers. Low of 59F and a High of 71F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

With 6 Golfers out of the competition this week, there will be plenty of FREE Points. We will definitely have some changes to the leaderboard, just before our 3rd Major, the American Freedom Open on June 29, 2025.

Please let me know if you are not playing in the “Championship of the World”.

Respectfully,

Broken Joe

Commissioner