Fairway Fit Cup Week Preview: Captains Talk Strategy, Formats & Hammers

The hosts of the Fairway Way Fit Golf Podcast preview Fairway Fit Cup Week, a Ryder Cup–style trip to Myrtle Beach with 12 players split into two teams of six led by captains Billy (returning champion) and Anthony. They outline the schedule and formats across multiple rounds and courses, including best ball, a shamble with both scores counting and a triple-bogey max, a nine-and-nine format featuring scramble and alternate shot, and a final singles match-play round. The episode explains the event’s “hammers” system—strokes, forward-tee options, mulligans (not on the green), and the “chulligan” rule for earning an extra hammer/mulligan by rapidly consuming a full beverage with opponent verification. The captains share backgrounds, memories, pairing th ...