Adam WINS The Tin Cup Championship

Adam got his first BJG win in 2024 at The Pretenders.  Next, Adam became the 2025 BJG Champion of the World.  Adam can now claim a BJG Major win in 2026, and not at a moment too soon, as he was sitting at the 13^th spot.

The day started as some BJG golf days start… with someone bailing at the last minute.  This one was a little odd because the message came as a group text from Stephen at 3:40 AM.  Stephen says his back hurts and wishes us the best of luck.

Fortunately for me, I was already up, reviewing my strategy for Cold Springs.  But I am sure that the rest of you were not so lucky.  I cannot imagine being sound asleep, only to be awoken at 3:40 AM with a text.

That now means that we have four golfers out and we only need three tee times.  I wait until 5:00 AM to reset the groupings in a group text.

When I get to the golf course, it is foggy and cold.  Colder than I had expected.  I tell the guy behind the desk that I only need three tee times, and he doesn’t even blink.  He takes away our first tee time, makes a call, and fills it in seconds. 

The other surprise waiting for everyone was that EJ was walking Cold Spring CC.  Yes, I tried to talk him out of it, but I did not have much luck.

I found out while on the putting green that there had been a Scramble the day before that STEPHEN had played in.  The new theory is that Stephen got trashed at the Scramble and when he woke up at 3:15 AM, he realized he wasn't going to make it to Belchertown.

As EJ would say, “more free points”.  First place would now be worth 101 Points, and last place would receive 35 Points.  That’s not bad for just showing up and playing golf.

Cold Spring CC is a beautiful and challenging golf course, but again, the online price of $70 was not the price I was charged, which was $73.  That is a lot of money for crappy carts and no bar or restaurant, which they have not had for a few years.

Front Nine:

1st Place:  Iron Mike – 33 (38)

2^nd Place:  Joe A – 34 (40)

3^rd Place:  Magic Mike – 36

3^rd Place:  EJ – 36 (50)

5^th Place:  Adam – 37 (41)

5^th Place:  Matt – 37 (47)

7^th Place:  Joe – 39 (50)

7^th Place:  Rob – 39 (47)

9^th Place:  Rey – 40 (49)

10^th Place:  Joe V – 41 (46)

11^th Place:  Joe T – 43 (54)

12th Place:  JT – 44 (51)

Iron Mike plays the front at 3 under par, but Joe A is on his heels.  The rest of the scores are tight with ties for 3^rd, 5^th, and 7^th place.  EJ shoots Par while walking.  I started thinking about walking too.

Rob thought he saw “Mary Poppins” on the 4^th Hole.

The 8^th Hole was the easiest at just over Par.  Holes 2 and 7 were the hardest, playing at almost 2 strokes over Par.

As a Group, we shot 40 (49).

Back Nine:

1^st Place:  Adam – 35 (40)

1^st Place:  Matt – 35 (40)

1^st Place:  Joe T – 35 (47)

4^th Place:  Rob – 36 (44)

5^th Place:  Joe V – 37 (42)

6^th Place:  Magic Mike – 38 (45)

7^th Place:  Joe – 39 (50)

8^th Place:  Iron Mike – 41 (46)

8^th Place:  Joe A – 41 (47)

10^th Place:  Rey – 43 (53)

11^th Place:  EJ – 45 (60)

12^Th Place:  JT – 49 (57)

Adam, Matt, and Joe T tame the back nine by playing Par golf.  Rob and Joe V play better golf.  Joe plays the same mediocre golf that he played on the front.

Iron Mike, Joe A, and EJ suffered a back-nine collapse.  Rey and JT have had a tough day, but we have all been there before.

The 15^th & 16^th Holes played the easiest at just over Par.  The 10^th Hole played the hardest at almost 2.5 strokes over Par.

As a Group, we shot another 40 (50) for a final score of 80 (99).

Final Score:

1^st Place:  Adam – 72 (81)

1^st Place:  Matt – 72 (93)

3^rd Place:  Iron Mike – 74 (84)

3^rd Place:  Magic Mike – 74 (88)

5^th Place:  Rob – 75 (91)

5^th Place:  Joe A – 75 (87)

7^th Place:  Joe – 78 (100)

7^th Place:  Joe T – 78 (101)

7^th Place:  Joe V – 78 (88)

10^th Place:  EJ – 81 (110)

11^th Place:  Rey – 83 (102)

12^Th Place:  JT – 93 (108)

Once again, we have a bunch of ties, this time including a tie for first place.  We borrowed putters for the clubhouse and moved to the putting green.  After some conversation, we figured out what we were doing and set up the putt-off. 

It was close, but Adam came out victorious.

Tin Cup Points

1^st Place:  Adam – 101 Points

2^nd Place:  Matt – 95 Points

3^rd Place:  Iron Mike – 86 Points

3^rd Place:  Magic Mike – 86 Points

5^th Place:  Rob – 74 Points

5^th Place:  Joe A – 74 Points

7^th Place:  Joe – 59 Points

7^th Place:  Joe T – 59 Points

7^th Place:  Joe V – 59 Points

10^th Place:  EJ – 47 Points

11^th Place:  Rey – 41 Points

12^Th Place:  JT – 35 Points

Joe A won the Longest Drive ($20), and JT won the CTTP ($20).

Race to Big Y (Dubai) Leaderboard

1^st Place:  Matt – 248 Points

2^nd Place:  Iron Mike – 220 Points

3^rd Place:  Joe A – 215 Points

4^th Place:  Magic Mike – 212.5 Points

5^th Place:  ADAM – 177 Points

6^th Place:  Joe – 176.5 Points

7^th Place:  Rob – 168 Points

8^th Place:  Rey – 157.3 Points

9^th Place:  James – 150 Points

10^th Place:  JT – 149.3 Points

11^th Place:  Joe T – 138.3 Points

12^th Place:  EJ – 129 Points

13^th Place:  Stephen – 119 Points  

14^th Place:  Joe V – 92 Points

15^th Place:  Dustin – 61 Points

16^th Place:  Alex – 34 Points                                                                                                                      

Matt stays at the top of the leaderboard, with Iron Mike moving up 2 spots to claim 2^nd Place.  Joe A stays in 3^rd place, and Magic Mike moves up a spot to 4^th Place.

ADAM, WITH THE WIN, MOVES UP 8 SPOTS TO 5^TH PLACE, with Joe moving up a spot to 6^th.  Rob moves up 3 spots to 7^th, and Rey stays in 8^th.  James falls 7 spots to 9th, and JT loses a spot and is now 10^th.  Joe T and EJ switched places, with EJ now being the gatekeeper at the 12^th spot.

Stephen falls 7 spots and is now the first golfer on the outside looking in at the 13^th spot, along with Joe V, Dustin, and Alex at 14th, 15th &16^th.

Next on the schedule is the NEW DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT COMPETITION and the CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD at Fenway Golf / Pine Knoll in East Longmeadow on June 14^th, 2026.  Please let me know if you cannot make this event.  I know Joe T and Dustin will be out, maybe Joe V.

Once again, congratulations to Adam for bringing yet another BJG trophy to the house.

Also, a big shout-out to EJ for completing his first walkabout and doing it at Cold Spring CC.

Respectfully,

Broken Joe

Commissioner