Forever Fairway
Fifty in.
One left.
One green, five rounds of closest to the pin, $6,500 on the line. Live music, food and drink on us, and a champagne spray for the top three. Beach Park, Illinois.
One green. Five rounds.
Everybody watching.
Most golf, the best shot you hit all year happens with nobody there to see it. Not this one. Fifty players, a gallery on the hill behind the green, music going, and every single swing in front of all of them.
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Round 1 2 shots each · 120 yd men · 100 yd women50 players
25 advance
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Round 2 2 shots each · 140 yd men · 120 yd women25 players
10 advance
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Round 3 1 shot · 160 yd men · 140 yd women10 players
5 advance
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Round 4 1 shot · 160 yd men · 140 yd women5 players
2 advance
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Round 5 1 shot · 160 yd men · 140 yd women2 players
One shot each for $5,000
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The winner Closest to the pin, and it is over1 player
Takes $5,000 — $4,000 of it cash, in hand the same day.
Ten of the fifty get paid.
Playing from the first swing of the day to the last. A golf event that sounds like a party, because that is what it is.
A high-end food truck by the green, and premium seating to watch the action from.
$5,000 to the winner — $4,000 of it cash, paid the same day. Ten of the fifty get paid, so this is not winner-take-all.
Top three, corks out, in front of the whole gallery. Somebody is going home with a photograph they keep.
You do not have to be a good golfer to win this.
You have to be good once.
One payment.
One place in the fifty.
Your place in the fifty
Five rounds of closest to the pin on one green, in front of everybody. Fifty players start. One is left. There is no qualifying and no handicap requirement — round one is a wedge, and everybody hits it.
A shot at $6,500
$5,000 to the winner, $4,000 of it cash and paid the same day. 10 of the fifty get paid, so you do not have to win it to leave with something.
Food, drink and live music
A high-end food truck by the green and premium seating to watch from, music playing from the first swing of the day to the last, and champagne on the podium for the top three.
First stop of 3,
and the field is filling.
Next upMonday 28 September 2026ThunderHawk Golf Club
Hole 9 · Beach Park, Illinois
- Field 50
- Purse $6,500
- To the winner $5,000
- Entry $200
- Live music
- Food & drink included
- Champagne spray, top 3
Gates 3:00pm · first round 3:30pm · done by 6:30pm · $200 to enter, and there are only 50 places in the field.
50places left
ScheduledFebruary 2027PGA West — Stadium Course
Hole 17 · La Quinta, California
- Field 50
- Purse $6,500
Gates 3:00pm · first round 3:30pm · done by 6:30pm. Same format, same purse. Entry opens nearer the date.
ScheduledMarch 2027Andalusia Country Club
Hole 9 · La Quinta, California
- Field 50
- Purse $6,500
Gates 3:00pm · first round 3:30pm · done by 6:30pm. Same format, same purse. Entry opens nearer the date.
Chris Boyle.
Chris is an active Class A PGA Professional in the Illinois Section, with tournament experience across several tours. He has taught at a number of clubs and training facilities, most notably the Sea Island Golf Performance Center. His TPI Level 2 fitness certification is the reason the coaching here treats the body and the swing as the same problem — because for most players they are.
- Class A PGA Professional
- Illinois PGA Section
- TPI Level 2 — Fitness
- Sea Island Golf Performance Center
A minute to enter, then it is golf.
- Enter
Name, email, card. About a minute. Your place in the fifty is held the moment it clears — first come, and there are only fifty.
- Get your confirmation
An email with everything for the day: where to park, when to arrive, what to bring, and who to call if anything changes.
- Turn up and play
Gates at 3:00pm, first round 3:30pm, done by 6:30pm. Bring a wedge and a mid-iron. Everything else is handled.
Fifty places, first come. Monday 28 September at ThunderHawk Golf Club, Beach Park, Illinois.