The Jack Link's Cup: Three Days in the Okeechobee Sun

Quail Creek's Jack Link's Cup runs three days in the Okeechobee sun, and the 2024 running drew the largest field the event has seen. By the time Friday's qualifying opened, the parking lot looked like a regional shoot from a decade ago, before the small clubs got squeezed out of the calendar.

The weather ran the full gamut, from a blistering Friday under direct sun to a Saturday afternoon downpour that emptied the back course for ninety minutes. By Sunday the cut was tight, with the main event a four-way race that did not resolve until the back nine. The winner was a name the regional circuit knew, but the margin was the story.

Matt Gay's coverage runs in this issue, with squad-level highlights and the full leaderboard.

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