MATCH PLAY
CITY CIRCUIT
NYC's public golf championship. Compete across the five boroughs, survive the bracket and earn your way to the finals.
Golf Is More Fun When
There's Something To Play For.
The Match Play City Circuit is built around the way we think public golf should work: compete, improve, meet people and get rewarded for playing.
Compete
Keep score. Play matches. Win holes. Advance through the bracket. Every round means something.
Improve
Play better golfers. Test your game. Learn the courses. Seven rounds gives you seven chances to get better.
Community
You'll meet your opponents, your teammate and a whole lot of NYC golfers along the way.
Perks
Win cash, earn bragging rights, play the finals and take home a trophy.
Make Your
Golf Matter.
Public golf can feel like a series of disconnected tee times. This gives your season a storyline.
You have a teammate. You have an opponent. You have a course. You have a month to get the match done.
Win and you move on. Lose and you're done.
Play More
Seven rounds gives you a reason to get out there.
Get Better
Match play exposes every part of your game.
Know Your Courses
Compete across NYC's public golf landscape.
Have Something To Play For
Trophy. Cash. Bragging rights. Pick your motivation.
PLAY FOR THE
$3,500 PURSE
Based on a full 128-team field. Purse is reduced by 50% with 64 teams.
THE FORMAT
Format
- Two-person teams
- Best Ball 2v2 Match Play
- 90% handicap allowance
- Single elimination
- Maximum playing handicap: 18
Requirements
- $55 per player
- Active GHIN required for strokes
- No GHIN = play as a 0 handicap
- Schedule flexibility required
- One teammate must be an FBGC member
What's Included
- Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
- Finals at Bally's Golf Links
- Finals green fees comped
- 1st place trophy
- Six rounds to prove yourself before the final
SURVIVE THE BRACKET
Each team gets approximately one month to schedule and play its match. Win and advance. Lose and you're out.
ENTER. PLAY. ADVANCE.
Enter
Sign up with your partner or register solo and we'll match you with another player.
Get Matched
We'll send you your opponent and the course for the round. Coordinate a time that works.
Play
Play best ball 2v2 match play at 90% handicap and report the result.
Advance
Win the match and move on. Do it seven times and you're the City Circuit champion.
NET BEST BALL
MATCH PLAY
Each player plays their own ball on every hole. Strokes are awarded based on the difference between each player's handicaps.
The tournament uses 90% of your course handicap. Higher handicap players receive strokes on the hardest holes.
The best net score from each team counts on every hole. The team that wins the most holes wins the match.
Tied after 18? You go to sudden death.
Example: Strokes
THE GOLF COMES FIRST.
Then You Meet People
Your opponent is a stranger when the match starts. Maybe they're not by the time it's over.
That's the point of FBGC: play golf first, make friends through it.
And You Get Rewarded
Make it to the finals, win cash, take home the trophy and earn the right to talk about it for the rest of the year.
There should be something in it for playing.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes. Register as a solo player and we'll pair you with another solo player before the tournament starts.
At the start of each round, we'll email you and your opponents. You'll have approximately one month to coordinate your match. You are responsible for green fees. Finals at Bally's are comped.
Each round has an assigned course. If both teams agree, you can play at another course.
You have 48 hours after receiving your matchup to request reassignment if scheduling truly isn't possible. After that, no reschedules are allowed.
If the match isn't completed by the deadline and no communication was made to info@fiveboroughsgolf.com, both teams forfeit.
Email info@fiveboroughsgolf.com and we'll get back to you.
ENTER THE
BRACKET.
128 teams. Seven rounds. Five boroughs. One champion. Sign up with a partner or we'll find you one.
$55 per player • Active GHIN required • One teammate must be an FBGC member