League Rules | Surfs Up Mini Golf

THE BIG KAHUNA CUP – LEAGUE PLAY

UPDATED FOR SPRING 2026

The Big Kahuna Cup League is the ultimate in weekly mini golf fun! You and your Teammate will compete each week against a random team. You will receive points for the Win / Loss / Tie PLUS your combined score will count towards your overall rankings.

Please don’t let the rules/guidelines below confuse you – we are here to have a great time but want to be sure everyone knows the rules before the Season begins.

Here's How It Works:

HEAD-TO-HEAD POINTS

+ AVG SCORE BONUS

= TOTAL POINTS / SEASON RANKING

Head-To-Head Matchups

Win = 4 points
Tiebreaker Win = 3 points
Tiebreaker Loss = 2 points
Loss = 1 point

Tiebreakers: We don’t believe in Ties here at Surf’s Up , so for any and all ties it will be a One Hole Playoff (Hole 18) with Closest To The Hole on the first shot as the second tiebreaker.

Average Score Rankings Bonus

Each week your Team will also be ranked based on an Average of your Combined Team Scores (avg of your best 5 scores)

At the end of the Season, each team will receive Bonus Points based on their overall Scoring Performance Ranking.

1st Place = 18 Bonus Points

2nd Place = 16 Bonus Points

And so on…

THE WEEKLY FORMAT

Week 1 The Opening Wave Standard Play

Week 2 Tiki Tandem Best Ball

Week 3 High Tide Standard Play

Week 4 Battle Of The Sexes Mid-Season Fun

Week 5 Rogue Waves Scramble

Week 5 Sharing The Wave Alternate Shots

Week 6 The Sunset Ride Standard Play

Week 8 Playoffs / Championship

Special Notes

Alternates: Each team may have 1 Alternate for 2 Weeks only. The team will receive a 3-stroke penalty (total Team Score) to avoid bringing in “Ringers”.
No Alternates for The Championships
Bonus Rides Each Week that your team comes in a Team “Costume” or uniform, you will receive Free Practice Passes to play another time during that week.
Rainouts: In the case weather causes us to close on League Night, we will reschedule that same week on Thursday Night.

FORMAT DEFINITIONS

Standard Format: Each player plays their own ball for all 18 holes. The total number of combined strokes determines the score. Lowest score wins.

Best Ball: Each teammate plays the hole individually. The lower of the two scores is recorded as the team score for that hole for each player.

Scramble: Both teammates tee off. Choose the better shot, then both play from that spot. Repeat until the hole is finished. Record the team’s total strokes per hole.

Alternate Shots: Because this format plays very quickly, you will be playing two rounds on Alternate Shot Week.

Round 1: Teammates take turns hitting the same ball. One tees off, the other takes the next shot, alternating until the hole is completed. Record total strokes as the team score.
Round 2 – Match Play: Play is same as above, but if your team wins the hole, you receive 1 point. At the end of the round, the Team with the higher points can deduct the difference between their score and their opponents.
- For example: During the first round Team A wins by 2 strokes (92-90). During Match Play, Team A wins 7 holes (8pts) and Team B wins 11 (11pts). Team B can then subtract 4 points from their Round 1 scores.
- Final Score: Team A = 90 / Team B = 88

DIVISIONS

We’ve learned that putting all teams in one division created a conflict with strength of schedule whereas some teams had much easier competition than others.

With that, we’ve decided to create two divisions.

Here’s How It Works

After Week 2, all teams will be ranked.
We will then divide Teams into the two divisions based on their ranking using a Snaking Format.
- Team #1 = Sunrise Division
- Team #2 = Sunset Division
- Team #3 = Sunset Division
- Team #4 = Sunrise Division
- And so on…
For the remaining weeks, you will be matched up and ranked against Teams in your division.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Regular Season Champion

The Team with the highest combined point total after Week 6 will be crowned the Regular Season Champion receiving not only the #1 Seed in the Playoffs, but also a Surf’s Up Party Pack for 10 Guests!

The Club Champion Playoffs!

Week 8 is CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK and will consist of several events throughout the evening! All events will use the Standard Format

7:00pm The Big Kahuna Cup Playoffs

The Top 4 Teams in each Division will compete in (2) two 9 Hole Semi-Final Playoff (ADA Course)

ROUND 1

#1 vs #4
#2 vs #3

ROUND 2

Winner #1/4 vs Winner #2/3

8:00pm The Final Wave Showdown (18 Holes)

Sunrise Division Winner vs Sunset Division Winner

Plus the remaining teams will be matched up to compete for Final Rankings and Prizes.

7:00pm The Little Kahuna Cup Playoffs

Yes, you read that right, we will also have a Little Kahuna Cup Playoff that will include all Teams who did not qualify for the Big Kahuna Cup.

This will also be a bracket format, but final matchups will depend on the number of teams participating.

THE PRIZES

Club Champion

The Big Kahuna Cup Trophy
(2) Framed Big Kahuna Prints
Champion T-shirts!
$250 Gift Card – Freddie’s
20 Person Surf’s Up Party Pack

2nd Place

(2) Framed Big Kahuna Prints
$150 Gift Card – Soul Flavor
10 Person Surf’s Up Party Pack

3rd Place

(2) Framed Big Kahuna Prints
$100 Gift Card – Riko’s Pizza
6 Person Surf’s Up Party Pack

4th Place

(2) Framed Big Kahuna Prints
$100 Gift Card – Island Burger
6 Person Surf’s Up Party Pack

WEEKLY PLAY RULES

General Play Rules

Play Order: Players from each team alternate. Player Team 1, Player Team 2, and so on. The team with the lowest score on the previous hole tees off first.
Tee Off: All players must tee off from behind the first paver.
Flags: Must remain in the hole at all times.
Stroke Count: Each stroke counts, including accidental taps, unless it was on the tee and does not advance past the first paver.
Max Strokes per Hole: 6 strokes max per player. If not holed by stroke 6, record a 6 and move on.
Out of Bounds: If a ball leaves the course or lands in water, place it back at the point of exit and add 1 penalty stroke.
Stuck Ball: If your ball gets stuck against a wall or in an obstacle, you can move it up to one putter-head length away from the obstacle (no closer to the hole) with no penalty.
Interference: If a player interferes with another player’s shot, in any way, they receive a one stroke penalty, and the initial player can retake their shot.
Equipment: Players can bring their own putters; however Surf’s Up Mini Golf balls must be used. The Home Team chooses their colors first.
Scoring: The Home Team will keep score Electronically (digital scorecard) while the Visiting Team will keep score on the paper Scorecard. The Paper Scorecard will record individual players, however the Digital Scorecard will be for just the Team Name and the combined score.

Let's Have Some Fun!!!