2026 Palumbo Cup Pro-Member
August 8th, 2026
Pinehurst No. 8
LOTTERY ENTRY: Teams will be selected by random lottery via Golf Genius. Registration will open be open on June 19th at 8:00am, and close on July 3rd at 5:00pm. All players will be notified of their status on July 6th. The field will be limited to 18 teams (72 players). *order on waitlist will be determined by the same lottery.
Exemption Criteria: Teams 2025 Team Champions (not including Golf Professional)
ENTRY FEE - $170 per person
Open to PCC Golf members only - Classic, Premiere, Signature (Additional green and cart fees may apply based on your membership category).
Special thanks to our partners at Titleist for providing our product prizes!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, August 7th 6:00pm Pairings Party – Pinehurst Lake (Food and Drink included)
Saturday August 8th 8:30am Shotgun Start – Pinehurst No. 8 (Lunch following play)
PAIRINGS PARTY: The pairings party will feature a charity raffle to determine which Pro’s play with which teams. Players will be able to purchase raffle tickets and place those tickets in the box to determine the order in which teams pick their professional. The more tickets in the box, the better chance you have of choosing your professional first! All raffle proceeds will benefit The First Tee of the Sandhills.
FORMAT: 5 player teams (1 Pro, 4 members) Shamble Quota. Everyone will tee off and select the best drive then play their own ball from that location for the remainder of the hole. Based on the teams combined handicap a quota will be assigned. The team will count 3 of the best five scores using a stableford point system. The team with the greatest positive difference will be our champions.
TEES:
Male Professionals – BLUE (50+ White Tees)
Male Amateurs – WHITE (Those 65+ and indicated to the committee – GREEN)
Female Professionals – WHITE/GREEN HYBRID
Female Amateurs - RED
DIRECT QUESTIONS TO:
Matt Nunez, PCC Head Golf Professional 910.235.8088 matt.nunez@pinehurst.com
Giulia Mallmann, PCC Tournament Manager, 910-235.8085 giulia.mallmann@pinehurst.com
Payton Finley, PCC Assistant Golf Professional, 910.235.8087 payton.finley@pinehurst.com
*Tournament Committee and Chairpersons reserve the right to change tournament details as it pertains to the competition