On Friday, the Association drew a record number of golfers to Mountain View Country Club in  Greensboro for the annual Master’s Memorial Golf Tournament. It was the first time in the  history of the event, which began in 2017, that more than 100 golfers played. The record total  on Friday was 120 participants. A total of 25 hole sponsors also supported the tournament. 

It was cloudy and cool when 14 of the 30 foursomes first teed off in the 12:30 grouping for the  nine-hole scramble. Rain was minimal throughout that first round and in the end, two groups  tied for the lead at five-under par 30 

The first group at 30 was the defending champions, the foursome of Arron Molleur, Nate  Brown, Ted Benoit and Brian Niemi. They came out of the gates strong, birdying their first three  holes after starting on the ninth hole. They would add two more birdies on holes five and seven  to complete their round of 30. 

Joining them at five-under par was another past champion, the foursome of Rick Wheeler, Mike  Clark, Dale Rowell and Xavier Hill filling in for John Sperry. They started slower, birdying holes  two and five, but finished stronger as they completed their round by birdying seven, eight and  nine consecutively. 

In the case of a tie, it was decided to use a card count to determine a winner. Using that  method, the defending champs were leading after the first round because they birdied the first  hole whereas the other group parred. 

The second round of 16 foursomes then teed off in the 3:30 grouping. They endured a mix of  weather, some drizzle to start their round, sunshine bursting out halfway through the round and  then a heavy downpour over the final three holes that completely drenched every golfer. 

The excessive moisture did not slow down the eventual 2026 Masters Memorial champions,  another group that has been a past champion. The very last to complete play, the foursome of  Joe Mulligan, Neal Mulligan, Patrick Mulligan and Griffin Holland overwhelmed the field with a  fantastic round of seven-under par 28 to capture the 2026 Masters title. 

They began their day on hole seven and birdied the first three holes. They would go on to par the first hole, but came back with birdies on two and three, and after parring four, finished with  birdies on five and six to claim the coveted Masters green jackets.  

There were four closest to the hole winners. In the first round, Arron Molleur won closest on the  third hole and Jefferson Tolman won on hole five. Later in the afternoon, Landon Thompson 

won closest on three and Jane Woodruff won on hole five. Every single foursome that played  Friday won a prize thanks to generous donations from businesses throughout the region.