(March 21, 2024) The 2024 Red Hoffman Cup groups have been created and can be found on March 1 at 2024 Groups & Schedule.  There you'll find the clubs you'll be competing against to get into the playoffs and ultimately into the Hoffman Cup Finals, which will be competed on June 30 at breathtaking Bayonne Golf Club.

Ranked #8 in New Jersey by Golf Digest, Bayonne GC was once described by Sports Illustrated as "the most audacious golf course in the world." We are honored to be able to be able to include Bayonne GC as a central part of our Red Hoffman Cup Matches 20th Anniversary. 

Thank you to Bayonne GC's creator, Eric Bergstol, and his management team -- particularly General Manager Rudy Virga and Director of Golf Chris Billington -- for offering us the opportunity to compete on their awe-inspiring course. 

A quick word about how the groupings have been made: every club is seeded on its performance. The top nine seeds are positioned based on their 2023 finishes in the HCM finals and semifinals. The remaining 27 clubs are seeded based on the total number of points earned over the past two seasons. This approach provides an empirical foundation for the groupings. From that beginning, groups are adjusted to ensure that no two clubs have been in the same group in the past two seasons. Final adjustments take into account relative strength of the groups (based on seeding totals/group) and geography, to help ensure no club must travel excessively. 

This process has proven resilient, having been applied every year since 2007. .

(Note: Please let me know if actual scheduled match dates do not fall on the dates prescribed in the 2024 Competition Schedule).

More good news! After several years on the sidelines, the Ridge at Back Brook (BTW, #10 in NJ by Golf Digest), will join the Hoffman Cup Matches again. Thank you to The Ridge's owner, Joel Moore, and head professional Travis Deibert for again stepping up to the Hoffman Cup plate!