The Live Update thread for the 2020 Morgan Cup is here.
The question is asked, what happens when you take a group of THPers and make them tour players for a journey that leads to a weekend of competition. Where they get the same treatment including bag, clubs, accessories and even apparel scripting? The Morgan Cup happens…DO YOU WANT TO BE A TOUR PLAYER?

You will be able to follow along with the entire event live below and watch something special unfold as 14 THPers become Tour Players for a weekend. There will be some live streaming both here and on Instagram Stories. Make sure you follow along to everything to take it all in and see how your team you picked in the contest is doing. There will be a lot of tech talk, a lot of tour talk and a lot of fun, so jump into the thread and have some fun with the participants.
To be fair, both methods seemed to work for you.
You didn’t have an anchor weighing you down? Sorry about that, partner
P.S. you can say sorry two weeks after the event
You will get throat punched next time I see you
!! You hit just as many good shots as I did and if we didn’t hole out or make bombs we lost anyway 
That’s harsh. I can’t imagine anyone threatening teammates with a throat punch
If I’m not mistaken, it was a rule put in place by none other than YOU!!! Correct me if I’m wrong @jdtox @MarMill8412 @ToddJ027b @vdubtx @Duffer Waldorf
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Kidding obviously. I know what you mean. Still haven’t played since I got back.
Fake news. Look at the light, my friend
Was a great follow live and I’ve likely missed some stuff the first time around.
Totally right sir.
Safe and sound (except for the weird rattle)
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Thanks @jdtox !!!
Also thanks for the pop sockets!!!
Alex and I took the tee on the odd holes; Chris and Jake had the evens. Playing from the white tees (2989 yds), our thinking was to put the big stick in Chris’s hands on the par 5s. While that didn’t work out quite the way we thought (ha!), the hidden benefit of this was that he’d also get a lot of approaches with his superior iron game. @Canadan mentioned his iron game later in the Sunday preview video, but he delivered the goods in alt shot for us. He hit 6/7 GIRs, although we had no realistic shot on #6.
Hole 1: fairway, green, and a ~12 ft birdie putt put us 1 up right out of the gate.
Drives
Hackers – Approach
Hole 2: you can relive the entire hole here. The wind was whipping, but that didn’t stop Chris from putting us ~25 feet from the hole in the middle of the green. Alex had a lengthy putt and left about 10 ft for Jake that he had to make to tie, after one of my better putts of the weekend.
Hole 3: Hackers were getting their first pop here. Two good tee shots, but we had the advantage after the approaches, as Chris put us ~20-25 ft away again. Alex had a tough stance/shot; the ball just kept running and running away from the hole. Another good 2-putt for us, and all of a sudden we’re 3 up.
Hackers – Tee
Hackers – Approach
Hole 4: So much for our tee strategy. Chris’s tee ball was a little right, into the desert. Jake graciously helped us find the ball and may have laid eyes on it first, and he characterized our conversation pretty well. We obviously couldn’t just pick it up and give them the hole, but going way back (and potentially to the tee) with a penalty was going to make it tough. I wasn’t really thinking about dinging up a club, but it was clear what was going to happen once Chris matter-of-factly reminded me I had another one at home.
The lie wasn’t bad, but there were some stones around it, and a small piece of brush on my preferred line. I think I may have caught it a little thin (that’s a long 9i for me), but it started left of the brush and then started cutting. It looked real good, at least from where I was standing. This was my favorite shot of the weekend.
Chris had ~70 yds left, and put us inside 15 ft. I don’t remember much of what the Hackers did on this hole, but I had a makeable putt to possibly go 4 up. I went for the jugular…and proceeded to run it by 5 feet. When Chris missed the come-backer, we were only 2 up. I got greedy and it cost us.
Leaving the green, I noticed my putt was more downhill than I realized. I have to improve my green-reading.
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Tee
A.D. – after desert
Hole 5: We were close to being put on the clock on this tee. My tee shot started a little farther left than I’d like, but it cleared the bunker and let Chris stick another one close. I don’t remember what else happened on this hole, but we won it to get back to 3 up.
Hole 6: Hackers were popping for the 2nd time here. It was not the best played hole of the round, on either side.
Chris’s tee shot ended up toward the front of the last bunker on the left. There was enough room to get it out, but I managed to clip the lip, and may have advanced it 30 yards or so. Chris asked what I wanted to have left; I said just hit it as far as you can and we’ll deal with it. I had about 60 yds left.
That led to my second favorite shot of the weekend. What Alex and Jake didn’t know was that I had a similar shot earlier that day in the shamble, but from only 40 yds out. I proceeded to blast that one 15 yds over the green, so I felt pretty good about this one — just hit the same shot!
It was nice little 9:00 SW that dropped down the stovepipe, landing about 2 feet right of the hole and ending ~5 feet away for a par to halve the hole. We couldn’t convert, though.
stuffed
putt to tie
Hole 7: We were just off the green to the right; Hackers had a longer birdie putt. They had ~8 ft left for par, and Alex drained it. I had to channel my inner Cantlay to halve the hole for ~4 ft, and secure at least a half-point.
tee box short-arm selfie
putt to halve
Hole 8: Hackers got their last pop here. At some point, we heard some awful noise from the group ahead of us. I hope everyone was alright.
Chris placed the tee ball in a perfect spot in the fairway and at a perfect distance, but my approach was gross (short and right). It wouldn’t have mattered, after Alex stuffed the approach for a gimme net eagle. Our lead was down to 1 up.
eagle has landed
gross "approach" shot
Hole 9: Alex yanked one left into the biggest piece of brush on the hole, so we just needed one in the fairway. The tees were up, where I considered 3W, but so was the wind, right in our face. With as good as I had driven the ball the last 2 days, there’s just no way I was going to take my most important shot of this match with less than driver. It was a little lower than usual, but started off down the left side and faded back to the middle of the fairway — just like they’d done all day. Chris had ~70 yds left.
I knew it was bad when Jake had to back into the brush to get a stance. I knew it was worse when Alex had to do similar for their 3rd shot. It’s a shame the match was going to end like this.
Or was it?!? Jake got their 4th around the green, so there was still life. Chris, like a machine, got us on the green. Again. And, again, about 20-25 ft away. Alex had to hole a long chip to at least make us putt once, and darn if he didn’t almost do it. It died right at the hole. A fantastic shot. They conceded our putt, and we took the match at 2 up.
A couple scores on the in-thread scoreboard were reversed, but we ended up shooting an even-par 36 to their 41/net 38. I didn’t think I putted well at all this weekend, but going back through this round, I putted pretty well here (well, except for #4) — best of the weekend for me, for sure.
It was an absolute pleasure to tee it up with these guys; really enjoyed it.
Singles still to come, whenever the inevitable power outage later tonight is restored…
For goodness sake, will you please quit beating yourself up about this putt. At worst it ran by 3ft, I think closer to 2ft. Either way the putt I missed should not have been missed.
Great write up. #DerbyDufferRedemption
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I also want to thank those that have continued to (or started) to offer feedback on their equipment and apparel.
You have heard it from us, as well as the team from Cobra and Puma about how important these things are for the continuation of an experience like this.
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Was so excited to see this today. Can’t wait!!
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You all did the Morgan Cup right!!! The memories will last forever!
I know the Morgan Cup competition is meaningful (I’m still a little mad I didn’t play better
) but the Cup is about so much more. Looking back on the friendships formed and times shared, I got a little teary thinking about my MC brothers including those who were unable to attend (to my great benefit) that I didn’t get to meet.
I am very grateful for CPG and how well they treated us. The clubs, bag, clothes and shoes are amazing. Being treated like a tour player was beyond anything I imagined. Rachel, Jose and Yags, and JB and GG, worked tremendously hard to make this event happen in really difficult times. I can’t thank them enough.
JB, if you need some volunteer help for 2021, I’m in.
apparently when they called him the shark they meant a hammerhead
Yes.
Took you long enough to make up your mind….
Have to have a lot of bourbon for that!
It’s in Las Vegas.
About 20 minutes from strip
So I’m going to say rarely to never has it been covered in snow then.
It happens from time to time. I think the last time was a few years ago and before that it had been a while.
And the immaculate course under the white stuff.
If you haven’t done a tour of these Live Update threads you are missing the glory and wonder that is The Morgan Cup. If you are an Albatross Club member, you really ought to consider trying for a MC slot! What an experience…
Couldn’t agree more. I know there are those out there that were like me, a long time lurker/reader but didn’t contribute much. So you don’t think you have a chance to really go. Well…I’m here to tell you APPLY. I was lucky enough to be selected and you can be too. It was a wonderful experience. So much fun, golf, and equipment to talk about with others and with the forum. Apply, sit back, cross your fingers and hope for the opportunity for a great experience. It’ll be year long. You’ll get to use the equipment the whole season, get used to it, tweak it, and enjoy it. I’ll never forget what a great time it was with some great people and teammates.
Yep following along the last couple years for me has been amazing. I read back through this thread when I was chosen as Captain. It’s just such a special event and opportunity. 10 lucky folks are signing up to have their minds blown.
Time to break out the yellow balls!