The Ground Contact
Classic™
The one day a year the company that yeets everything asks you to put it down gently.
A charity classic presented by Yeeterprise, benefiting the Foundation for the Study of Restraint. Eighteen holes, one sanctioned throw, a trophy for keeping your driver grounded longest.
Apex National · Terminal Velocity, AZ
Eighteen holes where restraint is the whole game.
Championship bentgrass, water in play, one lake we don't discuss.
About the Classic
A whole sport built on not throwing your club. We had to.
For three hundred and sixty-four days a year, Yeeterprise governs downward force: we model the arc, forecast the apex, attest to ground contact — with full documentation.
The Ground Contact Classic is the other day. Once a year we gather customers, partners, and Trajectory Specialists on eighteen holes for the hardest thing our platform has measured: set the club down gently, and walk to the next tee. Restraint is the whole scoreboard — and every dollar funds the Foundation that keeps our regret number at zero.
"We've spent a decade teaching the world to throw correctly. The Classic is where we remember the highest form of the discipline is choosing not to." — from the tournament program
Format
The Rules of Restraint
Standard scramble rules, plus four amendments that make it a Yeeterprise event.
One sanctioned throw
The tournament opens with a single ceremonial first-ball yeet by the reigning champion — the only sanctioned throw of the day. Everything after must be struck or gently conceded.
The Restraint Trophy
Separate from the Cup. Awarded to the foursome that throws the fewest clubs in frustration. Last year's winners threw two, a course record for composure.
Live club telemetry
Every bag is instrumented by Trajectory Cloud. Any club that leaves a hand unplanned is logged, arc-modeled, and attributed. You'll see your numbers at the turn. They won't flatter you.
A marshal per hole
Each hole is staffed by a certified Do-Not-Yeet Marshal, empowered to flag any object improperly airborne — clubs, scorecards, tempers, and, on the water holes, phones.
The Course
Apex National · signature holes
A championship layout with a few holes of, let's say, corporate significance.
The Water Hazard presented by Phones-Over-Water™
A forced carry over the water that inspired registry entry DNY-0007. Drop zone provided. Your handset isn't insured past the red stakes.
Regret
The signature hole. A dogleg so severe our Regret Analyst was consulted. There is no listed par. We do not discuss the par. The par is closed.
The Aquarium
An island green named for an incident we've agreed, as a company, never to reopen. Bring extra sleeves. Do not yeet anything living toward the pin.
Ground Contact
The finishing hole. A downhill par 5 resolving, appropriately, at the property's lowest point. Everything on this course — arguably in this company — ends up here.
The 5th — Long Iron
The 13th — The Aquarium
The 18th — Ground ContactView the full 18-hole scorecard
| # | Hole | Par | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanctioned Start | 4 | 402 |
| 2 | Backspin | 4 | 431 |
| 3 | The Drop Zone | 3 | 188 |
| 4 | The Water Hazard Phones-Over-Water™ | 3 | 172 |
| 5 | Long Iron | 5 | 553 |
| 6 | The Dogleg | 4 | 415 |
| 7 | Regret † | 4† | 447 |
| 8 | Closest to the Pin | 3 | 165 |
| 9 | The Turn | 5 | 520 |
| OUT | 35 | 3,293 | |
| 10 | Reload | 4 | 410 |
| 11 | The Cart Path | 5 | 565 |
| 12 | Marshal's Watch | 4 | 395 |
| 13 | The Aquarium | 4 | 415 |
| 14 | Apex | 4 | 452 |
| 15 | Fairway Compliance | 4 | 405 |
| 16 | The Sponsor's Hole | 4 | 430 |
| 17 | Sudden Silence | 3 | 175 |
| 18 | Ground Contact | 5 | 548 |
| IN | 37 | 3,795 | |
| TOTAL | 72 | 7,088 |
† The 7th's par is under permanent review, carried at a provisional 4 for scoring. See the Regret Policy. Course rating: aspirational. Slope: down.
Last year
3rd Annual — final standings
The 2025 Ground Contact Cup, and the Restraint Trophy everyone actually wants.
| Pos | Foursome | To par | Clubs thrown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🏆 | Ground Truth | −14 | 6 |
| 2 | The Apex Predators | −11 | 9 |
| 3 | Par for the Yeet | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | Terminal Velocity CC | −7 | 17 |
| 5 | The Downward Dogs | −5 | 11 |
| — | Regret Analytics Restraint Trophy 🛡️ | +2 | 2 |
| DQ | The Mulligan Compliance Team yeeted a cart | — | 31 |
The Mulligan Compliance Team's disqualification remains under review by another department. Not our incident.
On the course
Contests & prizes
Three sanctioned side events, all governed by the marshals.
Hole-in-one
Ace the 8th for a full year of Managed Yeeting for your household, plus a commemorative spot on the Do-Not-Yeet registry under your own name. Un-yeetable for life.
Longest drive
Send it as far as the fairway allows — then, per policy, set the club down gently. Measured by Trajectory Cloud to the centimeter. Ties broken by lowest regret.
Closest to the pin
Over the water that inspired DNY-0007. Nearest the flag without a splash takes the crystal apex trophy. Phones stay in the cart.
The cabinet
Past champions of the Ground Contact Cup
Three years, three teams who struck more than they threw.
Ground Truth
−14 · a wire-to-wire clinic in composure. Six clubs thrown, all forgivable.
Apex Predators
−12 · won on the 18th at Ground Contact, appropriately, in near-total darkness.
The Founders' Four
−8 · the inaugural champions. Played the whole round with the original office printer in the cart.
Sponsors
Presented by the throwing-forward organizations of the world
Yeeterprise™Put your brand on the one course where nobody throws anything.
| Tier | Investment | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Cart Path | $2,500 | Logo on a cart · program listing · a mulligan pack. Your mark on a vehicle eventually set down gently. |
| Fairway | $6,000 | A sponsored hole with signage · one foursome entry · a banner at the turn. |
| Green Jacket | $15,000 | Two foursomes · a hole and a cart · your logo on every scorecard · a marshal in your colors. |
| Presenting | Let's talk | Naming across the Ground Contact Cup · ceremonial first-yeet honors · everything above, and then some. |
The cause
Every dollar keeps the number at zero.
Net proceeds fund the Yeeterprise Foundation for the Study of Restraint — the independent body that maintains the Do-Not-Yeet registry, trains the marshals, and publishes the annual research on what must never be thrown. Unglamorous, essential work — the reason our regret number stays where it belongs.
See what your ticket protects →Day of
Saturday, October 10
- 6:30 AMRegistration & range. Bring your own regret; we supply the rest.
- 7:45 AMThe Ceremonial First Yeet — the one sanctioned throw of the day.
- 8:00 AMShotgun start. All eighteen holes at once, with governance.
- 1:00 PMThe Turn. Lunch, standings, and your personal club-throw telemetry.
- 5:00 PMAwards — the Ground Contact Cup and, more importantly, the Restraint Trophy.
- 6:00 PMThe "Long Drive, Then Gently Set It Down" exhibition. Optional. Cathartic.
Register a foursome
Reserve your team. Includes greens fees, cart, telemetry, lunch, and one (1) forgivable club throw per player.
Become a sponsor
Put your throwing-forward brand on a hole, a cart, or the Restraint Trophy. Cart Path to Presenting.
Registrations are collected client-side for this preview — nothing is sent anywhere yet.
Questions
Before you tee off
Can I throw my club?
No. That is the premise. There's a per-player forgivable-throw allowance because we're realists, but Trajectory Cloud logs every one, and the Restraint Trophy remembers.
Wait, is the ball allowed to be thrown?
Only once, ceremonially, at 7:45 AM, by the reigning champion. After that, the ball must be struck. Confusing for a Yeeterprise event, we know — that's the joke, and the point.
What's the dress code?
Collared restraint. Soft spikes. No cleats near the Do-Not-Yeet registry booth.
Where do the proceeds go?
One hundred percent of net proceeds fund the Foundation for the Study of Restraint, which maintains the registry that keeps our regret number at zero.
Put it down gently. For a good cause.
Register your foursome for the 4th Annual Ground Contact Classic, or sponsor a hole — your brand on the one course where nobody throws anything.