Morgan Cup 2.0 - Is Official

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This thread is being made to officially announce that THP will be holding the 2nd ever Morgan Cup. It is official and it will take place in 2012. This will also be the thread where details will get released as they happen. This 1st post will always be updated when things are announced. For those that do not know what the Morgan Cup is, here are the details from the Original Event. The details under the spoiler tag are from the original event. Changes in companies, location and/or cost may occur.


Spoiler
The Morgan Cup





















THP, Callaway Golf and TaylorMade/adidas Golf are giving a Tour Player experience to 16 golfers in the ultimate amateur golf event.





















*WE KNOW THIS IS A LONG POST BUT PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BECAUSE THERE IS VITAL INFORMATION REGARDING REGISTRATION*

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The Hackers Paradise will be holding an event that is like none other before it. A weekend of competitive golf where golfers will get a tour like experience and be a part of a team and staff like most have dreamed of for years.

When & Where
Friday, August 19 - Sunday, August 21, 2011
Orlando, FL

The Courses
Reunion Resort is the only destination in the world to boast three Signature golf courses designed by legends Palmer, Nicklaus and Watson. Combining the beauty of their natural landscaping with unique and challenging layouts, these courses have won numerous awards and followers over the years.

Match Play Team Event
Sixteen golfers will have the ability to compete in this weekend event and there will be two teams of 8. Each team will be complete with a team captain that will become the center piece for each roster. It will be their job to set lineups, make changes and work with their teammates to come up with the winning formula. Teams will compete in 3 rounds of golf over 2 full days.

Video & Scoring
On the home page of THP during the event, there will be both video and scoring updates. You will see player interviews, company information, and actual course gameplay taking place before your eyes. There will also be a scoring feature where you will be able to follow along with the matches and see who is playing and what team is coming out on top.

Qualifying Criteria
While THP stands for all skill levels of golfers, an event like this must have some limitations. Therefore to qualify for this competition you must be an 18 handicap or better at the time of registration. While we never want to eliminate people based on level of play, this is a competition and in the end, that must take precedent. THP believes in the honor system as it pertains to handicaps and if you say you are an 18 handicap or better, we respect that and take you at your word, however please remember that the level of fair play rests in your honesty.

This is only open to active forum members. To qualify for this event, you must have a minimum post count of 500 including 50 in the last 30 days. These must be relevant posts to the forum and not just one liners to get your post count up. If you do not have this many posts, you have plenty of time to get there before signup.

This is an amateur competition, if you are currently on staff with any companies through sponsorship or endorsement, you will not be able to compete in this event.

Tour Experience
Each golfer that competes will be sponsored by THP in conjunction with a major company for the weekend of golf. The competing golfers will sign on with THP for the weekend and will be sponsored in full. Their contract is made up like this.

Staff Bag - Each golfer will be using a bag with the company logo.
Hat and/or Visor - Each golfer will be wearing the logo on their hat/visor.
14 clubs - Full 14 club deal is in effect. You must play all 14 clubs for the event.
Full scripted apparel - Scripted outfits chosen by the company for each day of competition.
Footwear - One pair of golf shoes to go with the scripted outfits.
Golf Ball - Playing the company branded golf ball best suited for your game.
Accessories - Gloves and eyewear make up the final sponsorship.

Each golfer will be required to sign a contract.

Golfers that are able to be part of this competition will get fit for the brand before the event takes place. THP will then work with the sponsoring company, as well as the golfer to determine the best possible equipment, apparel and accessory combination for each player..

At the end of the Morgan Cup, each sponsored golfer will get to keep their entire sponsorship package.

Media
Being a tour pro for a company like TaylorMade Golf or Callaway Golf is not just about the equipment, apparel and accessories. With the logo and contract comes commitments and those are the promos that will be done. Each golfer will be responsible for shooting multiple promotional videos shot by THP as well as many interviews during the competition conducted on the items that you are using.

The Companies
Callaway Golf and TaylorMade/adidas Golf will be sponsoring this event and each company will have 8 golfers that make up their THP staff. This is not team Callaway vs team TaylorMade, as both teams will have four "staffers" on each roster.

Each company is thrilled and delighted to be working with both THP and their new weekend staff and we cannot thank them enough for being involved.

Schedule
Friday Practice Day: This day is used to get used to your new gear. Full day of range time complete with unlimited range balls. Work with your new gear to get it dialed in and at the same time work with the media director to make sure all staff obligations are taken care of such as interviews, promotional videos and more.

Friday Evening: THP Dinner. This will be held at THP HQ and will be a fun time to relax and unwind as well as talk with fellow competitors over the tour life experienced in day one.

Saturday 36 Holes: Morning round will be two rounds of competition that will take place on Saturday. Captains will work with their respective rosters and put together what works best and then there is an 18 hole competition. There will be a break for lunch and then another 18 Hole Competition.

Morning Round - Two man team scramble. Each foursome will consist of two players from each team competing against each other. After each shot, the best of the two shots is selected and both players play from that spot, until the ball is holed. One team score is recorded.

Afternoon Round - Four Ball. All four players play their own ball throughout; at the end of each hole, the low score between the two partners on each team is that team's score.

Sunday 18 Holes: Singles. Players compete in a singles matchup.

Sunday Evening: The Morgan Cup trophy ceremony for the winning team.

All golfers will be playing from the same tee boxes to be determined by THP.

Teams & Captains
There are two teams competing head to head against each other and those are Team Hackers & Team Paradise. Each team is captained by a golfer and it is their responsibility to set rosters and match ups and make sure that their team has the best possible chance at winning. Their role as a captain will also be to assist in organizing their team for interviews.

It was a tough process to choose captains and THP has made the decision that forum members TC and biggsy would each be captaining a respective team. This of course leaves 7 spots available for each team. Teams will be determined by THP based on handicap and other factors.

Cost For Event
The cost for the event is $399 and here is what is included.
All greens fees & cart fees for competitive rounds
All range balls for the weekend
THP Dinner
Full Scripted Outfits (3 of them)
Headwear for each outfit
1 pair of golf shoes
Accessories (gloves & eyewear)
Staff Bag
Golf Balls for your play
All 14 clubs
Trophies for the winning team

This cost does not include lodging. This is not a stay & play event, you are free to stay wherever you would like, although we recommend Reunion Resort.

Signing Up
Sign up for this event will begin Tuesday March 15th at 2pm EST.

Signing up is very easy, you will send an email to golfergal@thehackersparadise.com letting her know you would like to participate. She will then send an email to one person at a time, in the order they were received, letting them know they qualified and how to continue and pay for their spot. Once the 14 spots are filled, we will notify the forum. You must wait until March 15th at 2pm EST and for us to make the post letting everybody know that signup is open before sending in your email.

Come Enjoy The Action
While only 16 golfers will be competing in the THP competition, there is always room for more THP'ers to join in on the fun. Come down walk the fairways, watch the action, assist in the performance aspect of it, play the same courses the event is held on (if staying on property) and of course partake in the rest of the festivities.




Announcements will be coming throughout the next few weeks and months ranging from what companies are involved to when is it going to be and how do I enter. Lets just say that like with everything we do here at THP, we believe that raising the bar again, is what we are after here and what our wonderful readers deserve.

Feel free to use this thread for banter and debate on what Morgan Cup 2.0 will bring, what you want it to bring and of course how badly you would like to be a part of it. You never know when new details are going to come up, but lets just say there are lots of them to cover and we are excited to be able to bring them to you.

Announcement #1
Bridgestone Golf will be 1 of the companies involved. THP is thrilled to welcome Bridgestone and we know that 8 golfers will be in good hands with not only their equipment, but also the people involved.

Announcement #2
The Morgan Cup 2.0 is expanding to 24 golfers from 16, all of which will get to feel the tour player treatment.

Announcement #3
Callaway Golf will be returning for their 2nd year of Morgan Cup participation. THP is thrilled to have Callaway Golf return and based on last year's thoughts, the players will be in great hands.

Announcement #4
Cleveland Golf/Srixon enters The Morgan Cup. THP is thrilled to have the company involved and based on early looks at the 2012 lineup, the players should be excited as well.

Announcement #5

Team Hackers captain has been named. THP is delighted to announce that forum member Chunkylover77 will captain this team in the ultimate amateur event.

Announcement #6

Team Paradise captain has been named. THP is delighted to announce that forum member (and Team Paradise alum) Ddec will captain this team in the ultimate amateur event.

Announcement #7
The 3rd team captain has been named and that is JB. JB will captain the third and final team in the ultimate amateur event.

Announcement #8
The 3 teams have been announced.

Announcement #9

The answers to the questions pertaining to "How will I sign up?".

Announcement #10
What are the entry videos all about?

Announcement #11
THP announces the dates for the 2012 Morgan Cup.

Announcement #12
The venue of the 2012 Morgan Cup is announced.
 
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Holy cr!P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is amazing! Man, I'm just a loss for words lol.
 
Great news, congrats on a second Morgan Cup!
 
Wow!! very cool, I loved following the first one.
 
I think i just made a messy in my pants!! whoops!
 
YUSS!!!!
 
This is awesome news! Selfishly, I hope that I can be part of the second event. However, more importantly, it shows that this website continues to grow, and I'll support Morgan Cup 2.0 in any way possible.
 
It's going to be exciting to see how you'll be able to raise the bar.
 
This is great to here, I would love to be a part of it!!!!!!! It just seemed like an amazing opportunity for all people involved. Thanks JB and GG for all the great work you do here and how you do so much to make THP better than it already is!
 
Im psyched. Im assuming those are not the same teams though!

I think that is just a sample of the information that is going to be posted. That's from the inaugural Morgan Cup as depicted in the image.
 
this is great news! The Morgan Cup was such an amazing experience I cannot wait to see what is in store for MC 2.0. It was a lot of work leading up to it and afterward, but it was worth every bit of it. I love when I hear JB say that THP is raising the bar. They always seem to do that. I can't imagine how the morgan cup can be made any better than what it was last month.
 
Time to start working on the wife to let me try to go. Might be a difficult task with a new born coming in April, haha.
 
You guys (and gal) are amazing JB. I hope this one is as successful as the first was. The new "Team Hackers" is going to have a chance to even the score lol
 
Simply awesome!!!

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Great News JB! I know you guys have been working hard to get this up in the air for a second time. Today is a good day!!!
 
WOW - this is going to be one happening thread!! Looking forward to seeing announcements as they are available!!
 
Can't wait to hear more JB. Very exciting stuff going on right now around THP.
 
WOW!!! This is amazing. I can't wait to see the details as they become available. Man...JB/GG/THP just constantly bring the excitement!
 
Im psyched. Im assuming those are not the same teams though!

No of course. As noted, just the details from last years event. Removed that part, just to not cause confusion.
 
A lot of happy people today and I'm one of them! This thread is going to be a ton of fun.
 
I'm so excited to see how THP and the companies will raise the bar even further. What an amazing experience that I still go back too everyday and just really soak the amazing time we all shared. What another incredible opportunity!
 
Awesome news. THP continues to impress.
 
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