The Danish Golf Union (Dansk Golf Union, DGU) announced on 28 October 2026 that the Makker Cup team competition format is now available to golf clubs throughout Denmark via the club-level Golfbox Tournament module. Previously associated mainly with junior events, the format can now be added directly to a club's own competition calendar. This is news about tournament-organising software and club access—not the result of a newly played national championship.
Three opponents in an 18-hole round
A Makker Cup side consists of two golfers. Each group has four pairs, with every pair facing the other three in match play. A match lasts six holes. Over a conventional 18-hole course, opponents change after holes 6 and 12, giving each pair three distinct six-hole matches rather than one ordinary 18-hole match.
The DGU says all six holes of each match are completed. This matters for group standings: a 6–0 result in holes won is different from 4–2, even if a match winner is already clear. Separately, the organiser configures the points awarded for a win, a tie or a loss in Golfbox. Match points should not be confused with the tally of holes won.
Greensomes, not foursomes or four-ball
The DGU identifies the default Makker Cup playing format as greensomes match play. On each hole, both partners play tee shots; they select one ball, and the partner whose tee shot was not selected plays the next stroke. They then alternate strokes until the ball is holed. This is the greensomes variation described in the USGA/R&A Committee Procedures. It differs from ordinary foursomes, where only one player tees off on each hole, and from four-ball or scramble.
The format rewards discussion and teamwork: both players contribute to the choice off the tee, before sharing responsibility for the remainder of the hole.
How a club can run it
A Golfbox support guide updated on 27 October confirms that organisers can select Makker Cup as a tournament type, register pairs, arrange groups, generate start lists, print scorecards for three six-hole matches and enter results. The organiser chooses the number of competition points awarded for wins, ties and losses, while the system updates group standings. Golfbox notes that the estimated start times for matches two and three cannot be exact because participants reach holes 7 and 13 at different times.
Although Makker Cup has its roots in junior golf, the DGU expressly says it can also be used by adults. Clubs may adapt it for friendly meetings, intergenerational golf and events between neighbouring clubs. The union has not published a count of clubs already using the new option, so an uptake figure would be premature.
Why this matters locally
For Danish club golf, Makker Cup offers a social alternative to a conventional individual event: in one 18-hole outing, a pair meets three sets of opponents and gets a fresh start every six holes. Making the format a built-in Golfbox option can reduce the administrative work of producing match schedules and standings. Actual adoption will only become clear once clubs hold competitions using it.
Primary sources: DGU announcement, 28 October; Golfbox organiser guide, updated 27 October; USGA Committee Procedures: greensomes.
