The Men’s Golf Committee welcomes you to the 2026 golf season! We look forward to another memorable golf season at Wilmington Country Club. This section of the book will provide information regarding rules and events for Men’s Golf in 2026. Following are some highlights for the season ahead: We will conduct our 6th Don Pedro Cup in 2026, our season-long points competition. Players will be awarded points based on their finish in sanctioned men’s golf events, including points for participation. At the end of the season, the player with the highest points total will receive recognition as the Men’s Don Pedro Cup Champion. We will be awarding prizes to the top ten finishers. We have four Member-Member events scheduled in 2026. The Wilmington Cup will be held as a one-day event on June 6th this season, utilizing blind draw teams. The Holiday Tournament will be played July 4 and 5 , and features varying formats for each nine holes. The Labor Day event will take place on Saturday, September 5 , and will be a flighted better-ball Match Play event. The closing Annual Member-Member will be a better ball of partners event on September 26 – 27 . th th th th th Returning this season is the all-in Annual Championship fee. For $200, members may participate in all Annual Championship events. Alternatively, members may choose to pay per event at a rate of $65 for the President’s Cup and Better Ball of Partners, $35 for the Putting Championship, and $50 for all other Annual Championship events. Any events played prior to receipt of a member’s Annual Championship Fee will be charged at the individual event rate. We have three one-day Member-Guest events on the calendar this year: May, July, and September. These events are ‘Bring 1 or 3 guests.’ We expect these events to be well subscribed, so begin lining up your guests. Sign-ups for One Day Member-Guests will begin approximately one month prior to the event. We will conduct our 89th Invitational this year, and it will again be our premier event along with the 5th Clover Hill Cup. Invitational event dates are June 18th – 20th, with the Clover Hill Cup conducted October 9th & 10th. Lottery registration for both events is March 1 to 12, with the lottery taking place on March 13th.
There will not be Stroke Play qualifying for any Match Play Annual Championship events in 2026. Events will proceed directly to a single elimination bracket.
The Golf Shop will post scores for Major Tournaments and Stroke Play Annual Championships only. It is the responsibility of the player to post scores in Annual Championship Match Play competitions. Our peer review system will continue to be in place. A member may anonymously ask the Handicap Committee to review another member’s handicap to ensure scores are being posted, tournament index is similar to non-tournament index, score manipulation does not exist, etc. Peer review can be accessed on the golf page of the Wilmington Country Club website. The Handicap Committee will review member handicaps prior to major men’s golf events, utilizing Cap Patrol software. New for 2026, One Day Member Guest events will utilize the player’s low 6-month USGA index as their handicap index for the event. As in seasons past, the success of our program will be defined by your participation. We have created a schedule with something for everyone and look forward to seeing you at the Club in this year’s men’s golf events.
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