Join our March to $1 Million
Hello friends, and welcome to the Masters Pool Unlike Any Other.
At present, Jim Nantz and an ever-expanding parade of peculiar personalities are meandering up Magnolia Lane and onto Augusta’s sacred soil. Consider this your official invitation to amble along.
This week, one of you will win a fortune, another will win a 3-night getaway to Pebble Beach, two of you will find yourself aboard a private jet to the Ryder Cup this Fall, and hundreds more will share in a six figure prize pool. Moreover, we’ll be be part of something historic: the M4Max Challenge is on the brink of raising $1 million in lifetime donations to help kids with Type 1 Diabetes.
But we’re not there yet. There are miles to go before Jim is gently tucked into his Butler Cabin bunk bed, and thousands of teams yet to be registered for the 2025 M4Max Challenge. The clock is ticking: the deadline to enter is Midnight Eastern this Wednesday, April 9th.
For now, our merry band rambles on, so we encourage you to join in and spread the word – all are welcome to be part of the greatest show on (meticulously manicured) turf.
Golf Heaven Just Called. They’re Saving You a Seat. On a Private Jet.
That’s right, Maverick. This year, if you donate an extra $25 toward our cause, you’ll be entered to win a once-in-a-lifetime golf experience. You and a friend will depart from Cleveland, OH, on Saturday, September 26th, aboard a private jet bound for Long Island, NY, site of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. Once you arrive, you’ll be picked up and taken to Bethpage to attend tournament play of Saturday’s Ryder Cup action. You’ll return to Cleveland aboard the jet later that evening.
The best part? THERE WILL BE 2 RAFFLE WINNERS! Each winner will get to bring 1 friend, and each winner will receive $1,000 spending money for the trip (I assume on some sweet Ryder Cup swag and the rest on ridiculously overpriced Ryder Cup beers).
If you don’t live within an easy drive to Cleveland, or if you have no interest in the jet ride but would like to attend the Ryder Cup, fear not. You’ll still receive 2 Ryder Cup tickets for Saturday’s round, but I’ll double the spending money to $2,000 so you can arrange your own travel to/from the tournament.
Increase Your Odds of Winning
If you donate an extra $25, you’ll receive 1 chance to win, and $50 gives you 2 chances to win. HOWEVER, if you donate $100, you will receive 5 CHANCES TO WIN, and every incremental $100 donated gives you 5 more chances to win (for example, if you donate $500, you’ll have 25 chances to win the private jet trip).
How Do You Find Out You’ve Won?
I will hold a live drawing to determine the winners of the Pebble Beach and Ryder Cup experiences on Sunday, April 13th, on our Instagram site (@M4Max2025) during the final round of the 2025 Masters. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the tournament and be sure you’re following our Instagram.
*This experience is being made possible by some VERY generous friends of the M4Max Challenge who wish to remain anonymous. Weather permitting, the jet will leave Cleveland early in the morning and return later that evening. Transportation will be provided to/from the Long Island airport (TBD, depending on air traffic) and Bethpage.
Private Jets Not Your Thing? Cool, cool. How about a trip to Pebble Beach?
Like last year, we’re also raffling off a 3-night’s stay at an absolutely stunning home on Pebble Beach’s legendary 17 Mile Drive (seriously, click the link – the house is awesome). Comfortably sleeping 6, this piece of Pebble perfection sits across the street from the famed “Lone Cypress” tree and less than 1 mile from the first tee at Pebble Beach. Generously made possible by Blumaka, the most innovative insoles on the planet (and used by several big name athletes, including a number of players in this year’s Masters field), the 3-night stay will include $4,000 to be used any way you like during your trip.
Like the private jet experience, you must donate at least $25 extra to the cause, with $100 giving you 5 chances to win (and each incremental $100 donation giving 5 more chances).
Please note some date restrictions apply. The owners of the home will do their best to work with you to find a suitable date for your trip.
Win an Epic Sleepover at Jack’s Place
Thanks to an incredibly generous M4Max donor, one lucky winner and two of his/her buddies will win an overnight stay in a luxury on-course cottage at the legendary Muirfield Village, complete with dinner and 36 holes of golf on one of the best tracks in the country.
If you’re unable to travel to Dublin, Ohio, this summer, or you have no interest in playing Muirfield Village, you’ll instead win $1,000 cash.
Note: donating $25 extra to our cause qualifies you to win the Private Jet trip, the Pebble Beach getaway or the Muirfield Village stay and play.
Follow Our Instagram For All The Fun
In addition to the live drawing to determine the winners of the Pebble Beach and Ryder Cup experiences during the final round of the Masters on Sunday, April 13th, our Instagram site is your one-stop-shop for all the goofy memes/videos, impromptu contests and other shenanigans that has made the M4Max Challenge legendary.
2024 Tournament Stats
Last year we shattered every record, with the largest prize pool in history and nearly a quarter million dollars raised for our charity:
- Nearly 4,000 participants from 48 states, 12 countries and 4 continents
- Over 9,500 teams entered
- Almost 300 winners and ~$130,000 in payouts
- 2024 Co-champions Scott Cayo (Brookfield, WI) and Paul Erdman (Eloy, AZ) split $40,000
- Over $242,000 donated to Camp Ho Mita Koda
Please Come to My Masters Party. I Bought Snacks and Everything.
We’re having a Masters viewing party this Friday, April 11th from 12 – 6 pm at the Rosewood Grill in Hudson, OH, with awesome Masters themed food and drink, and some fantastic raffle prizes for those who are able to stop in.
The menu includes pulled pork sliders, burgers with pimento cheese, egg salad sandwiches, peach cobbler, Azalea cocktails and Augusta Peach beer from Sibling Revelry Brewing Co. The best part? ALL sales from Masters menu items will be donated to our cause.
Raffle tickets are 4 for $20 or 15 for $50, and you can win one of 9 great prizes, including:
- A private 1 hour golf lesson with 2003 British Open champ Ben Curtis at Club 283, Ben’s new private indoor golf club
- A bourbon basket filled with several high end bourbons, including a bottle of Blanton’s Single Barrel
- 4 giant Wagyu Tomahawk steaks, courtesy of Blue Ribbon Meats and Rosewood Grill
- Lunch and a round of golf for you and a friend at The Country Club in Pepper Pike, OH, one of Ohio’s very best private golf courses
- $200 gift card to the Rosewood Grill
- Walk inside the ropes with a Champions Tour superstar at the Kaulig Championship at Firestone Country Club
- A custom M4Max fairway wood cover by Little Prince Customs, as well as a M4Max polo and hoodie
- 4 lower level seats (approximately 10 rows back on the third base side) to a regular season Cleveland Guardians game
- A round of golf for 4 at the Country Club of Hudson, in Hudson, OH
We’ll also be giving away some great hats by new golf apparel company, Birdie & Co., founded by M4Max participant Dan Thome.
It Started as a Small Masters Pool. It’s Now a Fundraising Tsunami.
The M4Max Challenge is now the largest annual fundraiser for Camp Ho Mita Koda, a special summer camp for kids with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised $825,235 giving over a thousand kids time together to grow in mind, body and spirit. With your support, we’ll break the $1 million this year. Let’s do it!
Are You A Financially Reckless Billionaire with a Heart of Gold?
Yes?! Great! You’ll be happy to know that 100% of the funds you donate beyond your entry fee are not only tax deductible, they go toward helping kids this summer. If you’ve got a spare million or so parked in an offshore bank, feel free to put it to good use here.
For everyone else, please know that even if you don’t find yourself in the M4Max winner’s circle, your participation helps provide critical funding to support Camp Ho Mita Koda. 1/3 of all entry fees and 100% of all “extra” donations DIRECTLY SUPPORT a variety of camp programs, including a Campership Program that allows kids from low-income families to attend CHMK. Without M4Max, many of these programs would not be possible.
The Path To Total Consciousness
If you help spread the word, and if you’re able to be as generous as ever, we’ll break every record and cross the million dollar milestone in lifetime donations to a very worthy cause.
Registration is now open by clicking the button below.
On behalf of Camp Ho Mita Koda, THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!
Chris Mikolay (Max’s proud father)