2025 was a great year for the TOB. The Committee is very happy with how we were able to get our events in – despite losing 1 tournament entirely and one curtailed due to rain. Many of you are new players and many have been playing for years – and we have a great group.

While my golf season is over, and my “wargame season” is now happening, I needed to give you all this TOB update. To my hobby and wargame followers – most of whom do not golf – I’ll be posting hobby and wargaming stuff here very shortly too, so keep looking here!

So what’s up for next year for the TOB? Well, we will have a few changes, and with my saying that, please understand that the changes I am announcing here are in themselves subject to change if the committee wants to do so. But, I am pretty sure these are settled issues, so I am sharing them with that caveat.

First, the dates – we may have some changes with our sponsors for specific tournaments, so I’ll leave that off for now. I don’t expect many issues with those.

Also, ALL OF THE 2026 EVENTS will be on SATURDAYS. No Sunday events are scheduled at this time.

2026 Dates for The Tour of the Brookfields

• April 25th, registration opens at 8 AM, arrive by 8:30 AM, shotgun start at 9 AM
• May 23rd, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
• June 13th, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
• July 11th, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
• August 1st, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
• August 29th, registration opens at 7 AM, arrive by 7:30 AM, shotgun start at 8 AM
• September 24th – Draft Night for FINALS. STARTS at 7 PM at Quail Hollow. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• September TBD – Sign up closes for FINALS
• September 26th – FINALS, registration opens at 8 AM arrive by 8:30 AM, shotgun start at 9 AM

Please put on your calendars! To qualify for the FINALS, you must play in 3 events – though more is better.

Entry Fees

Years ago, the TOB was generally held at both Bay Path Golf Course in East Brookfield and at Quail Hollow, alternating between the two. When held at Bay Path, members got a discount to play in the TOB. Carl Fitz has now renewed that tradition of a discount for full Quail Hollow members in 2026 (not those who are just weekday members) !

The entry fees will be as follows:

Monthly Events:

• Non-Members: $85
• Full Quail Members: $65

FINALS:

• Non-Members: $200
• Full Quail Members: $180

Entry fee covers cart, golf, skins, and the player pools. Skins will continue to be run by flight.

Want to join Quail Hollow as a full member?

This fee change makes full Quail Hollow membership an even better deal, so if interested call the course at 508-882-5516 and join the club! The club can let you know what full memberships cost.

What if I know an interested new player?

If you know a new player who is interested in playing in the TOB, great! We’d love to have them, but we need to have some control to both protect the field and to make sure we don’t have any no-show issues that hurt an entire team. Here are our guidelines:

1. Any NEW players themselves must sign up on one of the sign up sheets (at Quail Hollow or Still Harts Cafe) or on the TOB Facebook page. Others cannot sign someone else who is new up. Telling a Committee member is great – but NOT foolproof. Get them to sign up! Then, there is more to do (see below).
2. We need to vet any potential new players. We need to know their name (obviously!), age, and golf handicap (if any). If a new player has no handicap, we need to know where they play, what scores in general they have, and any other play info that would help. Typically, that needs to be shared live with a member of the Committee – and those are George Fiske, Brad Earle, Mike Kularski, Ed McLeod, Matt Desimone, and myself (Mark Morin). Connect via phone or the Facebook page.

For now, that is all – the Committee will be considering any rules changes before April’s event. Expect the sign ups for that event to show up in late March.

To all of you, from the entire Committee, please have a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas season! As always, I invite you to follow this blog (see at the end of the post to follow) – and to give me any feedback here in the comments section.