The Full Story
History
Est. 2020 — Every Series, Every Year, Every Champion
In 1902, Tom Bendelow — the “Johnny Appleseed of American Golf” — set out to create a golf course with the most severely back-to-front sloped greens in America. He achieved his goal by creating Losantiville Country Club. Little did Tom know that a group of golf nuts would become friends at the course he made, and turn it into an annual golf trip: The Santy Cup. Each year, the golfers invited on the trip compete for the coveted Bendelow Green Jacket, awarded to the Champion Golfer of the Trip.
Series III · Tied 1–1
Black & White
Team Black
Capt. Will Carroll
1–1
Series
Team White
Capt. Brandon Cole
Series II
Solids & Stripes
Team Solids
Capt. Cody Wacker
2–0
Sweep
Team Stripes
Capt. Nick Stock
Series I
Red & Blue
Team Red
Capt. Jordan Higgins
1–2
Series
Team Blue
Capt. Leo Fante
The Journey
Where We’ve Played
1
2020 · Kentucky
Peninsula G.R.
Jordan Higgins
2
2021 · West Virginia
Oglebay G.R.
Ben Galluzzo
3
2022 · Tennessee
Hermitage G.C.
Ron Smith
4
2023 · Michigan
Forest Dunes
Kyle Mahoney
5
2024 · Indiana
French Lick Resort
Jesse Rhodebeck
6
2025 · Michigan
Treetops Resort
Jordan Higgins
7
2026 · Wisconsin
Grand Geneva Resort
Will Nodo
8
2027 · Michigan
Boyne Highlands
Series Decider
Seven Years Running
Keeper of the Cup
Craig Hyson
Commissioner since day one — organizing every trip, hosting the site, and keeping the record book straight since 2020. Seven trips organized, six states played, zero missed trips.