Golden-hour aerial of a north-woods golf hole

Northern Star VII

Scoring

Quota Stableford — same as last year.

Game 1 · Determines Champ

Modified Stableford (Quota)

Your quota figures in your handicap. Good play results in points. Try to exceed your point quota each round.

The winner of the tournament will have to best score relative to their total quota.

Feel free to pick up after double bogey if you don't wish to finish the hole — take an "X". This ruins your score for future handicaps, however.

Double Bogey
or worse = 0
Bogey = 1
Par = 2
Birdie = 4
Eagle = 8
Ace / Albatross / Condor = 16
Game 2 · Captain's Game

Team Game — $20/golfer · Winning team takes all

🐷 KP's Cackalacky Crew
Captain Kristen

Matt Wilson Greg Thompson
🏆 Winners

+2

🎤 Quinoa 4 Kelce
Captain Yana

Brian Wilson Luke Day
Cumulative

−6

🐾 Par Patrol
Co-Captains Mila, Parker, & Madi

Greg Wellhausen Peter Watson
Cumulative

−35

🦩 Bean's Brigade
Captain Heather

Michael Johnson Tyler Gerst
Cumulative

−41

🦥 Easy Breezys
Captain Kim

Tabatha Lingerfelt Mel Wellhausen
Cumulative

−88

Game 3 · Putter Butter

🧈 The person who ends the round holding the butter owes their foursome a round of drinks — hope your grip can handle it

R1 R2 R3 R4
First Group 🧈🧈🧈🧈
Last Group 🧈🧈🧈🧈
Game 4 · Low Net Round

Low Net Game — Net Score only · Winner each round wins a prize 🏅

R1 R2 R3 R4
Winner Luke Brian Luke Matt
Butterfingers drops a drink

Bogeys

matter

Birdies

matter more

Sandbagging accusations

matter most

How quota works

Each golfer plays against a personal quota — a target number of Stableford points based on recent form. Beat your quota and you’re in the black; fall short and you’re chasing. It rewards playing to your level rather than raw scratch ability, which is exactly why the mid golfer thrives here.

Points stack up the better you score relative to par, so a steady round of bogeys keeps you afloat while birdies launch you up the board. Your total across the weekend decides who lifts the crown.

Before you arrive

Your handicaps and tees are required a couple of weeks before the event so we can set quotas — and begin the annual tradition of arguing about them.