Welcome to The Donkey Cup 2024 Competition

The elite golfing competition is spreading its wings into the mecca of golf in America, Talamore Golf Resort in Southern Pines, NC, and will pit two opposing teams of friends from all across the country in a Ryder Cup style format competition. This annual clash has evolved into the premier fun, competitive, and entertaining event since 2001.

Event Schedule

WELCOME GENTLEMAN DRINKERS AND GOLFERS

The Donkey Cup returns in April for great golfing weather. So dust off those nipple accentuating golf shirts, skin-tight sweater-vests, and mark your calendars for April 17-21. And this year, let's have a few extra for those who can't be with us this year. Now, let the countdown begin...

The Donkey Cup 2024

Total will vary this year, will include 4 nights, 3 total rounds of golf, and a few other goodies. If you have not paid your deposit yet, please do so online or get more info from Leighty.

Schedule

Check here for event tee times and courses being played by round.

Rooming List

Need to know who you should collect money from to establish a bail fund, cover emergency room fees, and/or hiring a late night wall repair expert? Click above to see who you'll be sharing a condo.

Matchups

Begin stategizing your game plan by checking out who you match-up against on the course.

Leaderboard

Track the competition live here or by visiting the Golf Game Book links.

Event Tracker

Go back and see how teams faired since the Donkey Cup adopted team match-play competition scoring.

Rankings

See how you rank compared to other golfers in various match-play statistics or your own personal record with and against other golfers.

Hall of Fame

Curious to know who was on the winning teams of years past? The Hall of Fame list winning team members by year.

Wall of Champions

See a list of top golfing champions based the number of times their name is on the trophy.

Golfers

View all of the golfers who have participated in the Donkey Cup competition and sort by current, recent, and past members.

Photo Albums

check out the good times in picture form by viewing photo albums from past years - and witness the physical evolution of some of our golfers.

Video Archive

Fun time-lapse videos of some of the early years of the competition - Warning, not suitable for some viewers, such as: young kids, Legends staff, or law enforcement.

Map

Get an aeral view of the Legends courses and roads that lead to the resort.

Team Champions

Check out the winning teams from past years.

2024 Donkey Cup: New Location!

Staying at the mecca of golf Southern Pines, NC we will find an upgrade in accomodations. Prepare to enjoy The Ramsey along with your follow hackers under the same roof. Fewer rounds means more free time so enjoy all the cottage has to offer - billiards, darts, cards, exercise room, multiple TVs, and an outstanding view of Pinehurt #9's 9th hole from the vistas of the back deck!

2023 Champs!

Congratulations to Team Ruth for taking the 2023 Donkey Cup trophy for captain Jason R. by stomping Team Marko: 20.5 to 11.5.

Event Tracker

The results are in! Check out the Event Track page for the final results of all the DC events back to 2013!

Personal Rankings!

See your personal results for each Donkey Cup year since 2014 including match play scores and records with and against other golfers! Now on the rankings page!

Course Stats

UPDATE - With new courses comes new chances to establish your mark on the stats page! Check back after the event to see how you, your partner, and your team faired on the challenging courses at Pinehurst.

Meet the 2023 Courses

Follow the links below to view each Talamore Golf Resort course via www.ragatour.net.

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Talamore

Greens were restored to the original Rees Jones and Arnold Palmer designs, resulting in a 25 percent larger putting surface, and the addition of generous 60-inch Tif Eagle Bermuda green collars. The new Champion Bermuda putting surfaces provide significantly better playing conditions than its bent grass predecessor and put Talamore’s and Mid South’ greens on par with the other top courses in the area.

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Mid South Club

Mid South Club is one of the Carolinas most attractive private residential golf communities. Five hundred forty five acres of longleaf pine forests, lakes and gently rolling hillsides provide a backdrop for a place of beauty and serenity. The Arnold Palmer signature golf course offers its members a challenging yet enjoyable championship layout on which to test their skills.

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Mid Pines Golf Club

A rarity among Donald Ross masterpieces, Mid Pines Golf Course remains exactly as the world renowned architect built it in 1921 and impeccably restored by Kyle Franz in 2013. Mid Pines was not intended to be a daunting challenge for the finest players competing under championship conditions, but was envisioned as a course that would offer friendly competition for members and guests of a private club and resort.

Top Ranked Golfers

Top 3 All-Time Win % (since 2013)

1. Jason Ruth

2. Aaron Bartels

3. Rob Loadwick