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SouthSide Golf Academy
The Open Championship Challenge
Royal Birkdale · July 16–19, 2026
Pick one golfer from each of the five groups and compete for golf-lesson prizes.
Prizes
🥇 First Place: Free 60-Minute Lesson
🥈 Second Place: 50% Off One Lesson
🥉 Third Place: 25% Off One Lesson
🥇 First Place: Free 60-Minute Lesson
🥈 Second Place: 50% Off One Lesson
🥉 Third Place: 25% Off One Lesson
How the Contest Works
- Select one player from each group.
- Submit one entry per person.
- Entries close at 11:59 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, July 15.
- Predict the champion's final score as the tiebreaker.
Scoring
| Champion | 25 points |
| Second Place | 15 points |
| Third Place | 10 points |
| Fourth Place | 6 points |
| Fifth Place | 3 points |
| All Other Finishes | 0 points |
Players were grouped primarily by Official World Golf Ranking, with limited adjustments for major-championship strength and players whose current OWGR may not fully reflect their competitive level.
Group A
Scottie Scheffler
Rory McIlroy
Cameron Young
Xander Schauffele
Jon Rahm
Collin Morikawa
Tommy Fleetwood
Bryson DeChambeau
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Viktor Hovland
Aaron Rai
Robert MacIntyre
Matt Fitzpatrick
Shane Lowry
Justin Thomas
Ludvig Åberg
Joaquin Niemann
J.J. Spaun
Alex Noren
Rory McIlroy
Cameron Young
Xander Schauffele
Jon Rahm
Collin Morikawa
Tommy Fleetwood
Bryson DeChambeau
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Viktor Hovland
Aaron Rai
Robert MacIntyre
Matt Fitzpatrick
Shane Lowry
Justin Thomas
Ludvig Åberg
Joaquin Niemann
J.J. Spaun
Alex Noren
Group B
Patrick Cantlay
Sam Burns
Ben Griffin
Hideki Matsuyama
Sepp Straka
Min Woo Lee
Patrick Reed
Brooks Koepka
Justin Rose
Jason Day
Sungjae Im
Maverick McNealy
Corey Conners
Akshay Bhatia
Ryan Fox
Harris English
Chris Gotterup
Wyndham Clark
Jordan Spieth
Brian Harman
Cameron Smith
Rasmus Højgaard
Nicolai Højgaard
Ryan Gerard
Andrew Novak
Nick Taylor
Keegan Bradley
Kurt Kitayama
Rickie Fowler
Tom Kim
Billy Horschel
Sam Burns
Ben Griffin
Hideki Matsuyama
Sepp Straka
Min Woo Lee
Patrick Reed
Brooks Koepka
Justin Rose
Jason Day
Sungjae Im
Maverick McNealy
Corey Conners
Akshay Bhatia
Ryan Fox
Harris English
Chris Gotterup
Wyndham Clark
Jordan Spieth
Brian Harman
Cameron Smith
Rasmus Højgaard
Nicolai Højgaard
Ryan Gerard
Andrew Novak
Nick Taylor
Keegan Bradley
Kurt Kitayama
Rickie Fowler
Tom Kim
Billy Horschel
Group C
Haotong Li
Laurie Canter
Kristoffer Reitan
Adrien Saddier
John Parry
Keita Nakajima
Jordan Smith
Dan Brown
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Daniel Hillier
Martin Couvra
Angel Ayora
Joakim Lagergren
Harry Hall
Jacob Bridgeman
Alex Smalley
Gary Woodland
Michael Kim
Matt McCarty
Alex Fitzpatrick
Hennie du Plessis
Jayden Schaper
Marco Penge
Tom McKibbin
Adam Scott
Si Woo Kim
Lucas Herbert
Daniel Berger
J.T. Poston
Bud Cauley
Johnny Keefer
Michael Thorbjornsen
Victor Perez
David Puig
Keith Mitchell
Laurie Canter
Kristoffer Reitan
Adrien Saddier
John Parry
Keita Nakajima
Jordan Smith
Dan Brown
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Daniel Hillier
Martin Couvra
Angel Ayora
Joakim Lagergren
Harry Hall
Jacob Bridgeman
Alex Smalley
Gary Woodland
Michael Kim
Matt McCarty
Alex Fitzpatrick
Hennie du Plessis
Jayden Schaper
Marco Penge
Tom McKibbin
Adam Scott
Si Woo Kim
Lucas Herbert
Daniel Berger
J.T. Poston
Bud Cauley
Johnny Keefer
Michael Thorbjornsen
Victor Perez
David Puig
Keith Mitchell
Group D
Francesco Molinari
Henrik Stenson
Padraig Harrington
Louis Oosthuizen
Stewart Cink
Darren Clarke
Bernd Wiesberger
Andy Sullivan
Dan Bradbury
Travis Smyth
Kazuki Higa
Kota Kaneko
Scott Vincent
Michael Hollick
Casey Jarvis
Francesco Laporta
Frederic Lacroix
Shaun Norris
Jesper Svensson
Jackson Suber
Eugenio Chacarra
Caleb Surratt
Matthew Baldwin
M.J. Daffue
Matthew Southgate
Peter Uihlein
Antoine Rozner
Sam Bairstow
Jose Luis Ballester Barrio
Matthew Jordan
Sam Stevens
Nico Echavarria
Pierceson Coody
Ryo Hisatsune
Max Greyserman
Henrik Stenson
Padraig Harrington
Louis Oosthuizen
Stewart Cink
Darren Clarke
Bernd Wiesberger
Andy Sullivan
Dan Bradbury
Travis Smyth
Kazuki Higa
Kota Kaneko
Scott Vincent
Michael Hollick
Casey Jarvis
Francesco Laporta
Frederic Lacroix
Shaun Norris
Jesper Svensson
Jackson Suber
Eugenio Chacarra
Caleb Surratt
Matthew Baldwin
M.J. Daffue
Matthew Southgate
Peter Uihlein
Antoine Rozner
Sam Bairstow
Jose Luis Ballester Barrio
Matthew Jordan
Sam Stevens
Nico Echavarria
Pierceson Coody
Ryo Hisatsune
Max Greyserman
Group E
David Duval
Jake Knapp
Mason Howell (a)
Fifa Laopakdee (a)
Mateo Pulcini (a)
Jack Buchanan (a)
Stuart Grehan (a)
Tim Wiedemeyer (a)
Lev Grinberg (a)
Naoyuki Kataoka
Alistair Docherty
Jeongwoo Ham
Cameron John
Jiho Yang
Ryutaro Nagano
Ren Yonezawa
James Nicholas
Austen Truslow
Tom Sloman
Alejandro De Castro Piera (a)
Jack McDonald
David Howard (a)
Marcus Plunkett
Nevill Ruiter (a)
Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
Kazuma Kobori
Tiger Christensen
Joe Dean
Michael Brennan
Eric Cole
Matt Wallace
Sami Välimäki
Max Homa
Thomas Detry
Sahith Theegala
Jake Knapp
Mason Howell (a)
Fifa Laopakdee (a)
Mateo Pulcini (a)
Jack Buchanan (a)
Stuart Grehan (a)
Tim Wiedemeyer (a)
Lev Grinberg (a)
Naoyuki Kataoka
Alistair Docherty
Jeongwoo Ham
Cameron John
Jiho Yang
Ryutaro Nagano
Ren Yonezawa
James Nicholas
Austen Truslow
Tom Sloman
Alejandro De Castro Piera (a)
Jack McDonald
David Howard (a)
Marcus Plunkett
Nevill Ruiter (a)
Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
Kazuma Kobori
Tiger Christensen
Joe Dean
Michael Brennan
Eric Cole
Matt Wallace
Sami Välimäki
Max Homa
Thomas Detry
Sahith Theegala
Add the contest entry form here.
Name · Email · Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Winning Score
Name · Email · Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Winning Score
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