Rule Page & Day of Details

Birch Golf Classic 2026

  • September 17th, 8am Registration, 9:30am Shotgun Start
  • Registration, receive your TravisMathew zip-ups (Thank you Apparel Sponsor, Mills Electric!) + Coffee, Breakfast Cookies, Mimosas, fruit &  Bloody Mary's
  • Format is a 5-person scramble (4-person Team + Trailblazer)
  • Men – Blue Tees
  • Ladies – Gold Tees

Scramble Team Rules

  • Each player tees off. The team chooses the best shot and plays from there continuously until the ball is holed. The ball must be marked, and the next shot is played within one club length of that spot, no closer to the hole. The team cannot use 2 consecutive shots from any team member per hole. After you have completed the hole, the team then records its score and continues the same format for all 18 holes.
  • On the putting green, the ball must be placed within six inches of the selected shot, no closer to the hole. You may not change the cut of grass or move out a hazard. (Example: Your club length cannot move the ball from fairway to rough and vice versa.)
  • Teams will receive 10% of their total handicap.
  • Each player must use at least 2 drives.
  • If your ball comes to rest within 1 foot of the hole, take a gimme as your next stroke, pick up your ball and head to the next tee.
  • Max number of strokes per hole = double bogey. 

Mulligans

Course Contests & Prizes

  • Hole #5 Straightest Drive – Sponsored by Larson Gross & IMCO Construction, Prize: Men’s & Women’s - Magnum of Birch Golf Classic Commemorative Dunham + $50 Birch Equipment Gift Card 
  • Hole #8 Hole-In-One - Sponsored by Columbia Bank, Prize: $10,000 Cash
  • Hole #11 Longest Drive – Sponsored by Lynda Hinton Real Estate, Prize: Men’s & Women’s - Magnum of Birch Golf Classic Commemorative Dunham Trutina Wine + $50 Birch Equipment Gift Card 
  • Hole #13 Closest to the Pin – Sponsored by CannonDesign, Prize: Men's & Women's - Magnum of Birch Golf Classic Commemorative Dunham Trutina Wine + $50 Birch Equipment Gift Card 
  • Hole #18 Hole-In-One –  Sponsored by BP Cherry Point Refinery, Prize: $10,000 Cash

When finished golfing, finish score card in Golf Genius App (Sponsored by Cell Mark & HUB International) and head to the 19th Hole Celebration for food, drink, 19th Hole Longest Drive and Awards.

Join us for the after-party at the 19th Hole Celebration! Includes food, drink and the exciting 19th Hole Longest Drive Competition! Professionals or amateurs entered in the 19th Hole LD (Sign-up here!) will have 45 seconds to hit 5 balls in succession (you can pre-tee your shots). The top three finishers will have the opportunity to hit 3 additional drives in the final round. Balls must finish in the fairway to count. 

Longest Drive 1st Place Women's Wins: American Woman Bourbon Whiskey + $100 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card
Longest Drive 2nd Place Women's Wins: American Woman Rye Whiskey 

Longest Drive 1st Place Men's Wins: American Woman Bourbon Whiskey + $100 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card
Longest Drive 2nd Place Men's Wins: American Woman Rye Whiskey 

Results will be posted at the Golf Classic Home Page and Birch Golf Classic Facebook Page


Thank you to the 2026 Birch Golf Classic Sponsors!