Registration to enter your teams will open here on this site on Monday, April 7th.
Choosing your Team
Each entrant chooses 4 players to form a team, choosing one player from the Top 7 ranked players in the world (as of 3/31/25), one player from the rest of the current World Top 25 ranked players in the world, one player from the remaining Americans, and one player from the remaining International players. You may purchase up to 4 teams in the “Main Pool” and purchase one additional team in the “Hindenburg” bracket (where your aim is to choose the worst performing team).
Scoring
Your team’s aggregate score, relative to par, is your team score. For example:
| Player | Finishing Score |
| Scottie Sheffler | Even |
| Tommy Fleetwood | -3 |
| Rickie Fowler | -1 |
| José María Olazábal | +3 |
| Your Team’s Score | -1 |
What happens if one of my players misses the cut?
If one or more players on your team misses the cut, the 36 hole score for that player will be DOUBLED and used in your total (for instance, you choose a player who misses the cut at +4, he will be counted at +8 for your total team score). Also note that if you choose a player who is DQ’d or WD’s, your new 3 man team will be moved into a separate, smaller (and less lucrative) pool competing against all other 3 man teams. I will determine the size of the pot based on the number of participants and communicate accordingly.
How do I track my teams?
Like last year we will have a “Live Leaderboard” site that refreshes our M4M scores in nearly real time. You will receive email updates periodically through the tournament, including a comprehensive daily update at the end of each day. The Live Leaderboards allow you to easily bookmark your teams as well as the laughably inferior teams chosen by your friends and family. Side wagers are encouraged!
Tiebreaker
You will be asked to predict the winner’s score, relative to par, only to be used in the event of a tie (last year Scottie Sheffler finished -11). If 2 entrants have the same aggregate team score, the player with a more accurate tiebreaker will win the M4Max Challenge. For example, if Entrant 1 predicts the Masters winner will shoot -15, and Entrant 2 predicts the winner will shoot -8, and the Masters winner actually shoots -14, then Entrant 1 will win. If we still have a tie after the tiebreaker we will then split the first and second place prize. There will be no tiebreakers to determine if there is a tie beyond 1st place (for example, if you tie for 3rd place with another participant, you will split the 3rd and 4th place prizes with that participant).
Prizes and Payout
1/3 of the team entry fees is directed to Camp Ho Mita Koda to help kids with Type 1 Diabetes attend a special and life-changing summer camp in Newbury, Ohio. The rest is used for a variety of payouts which will be detailed in a comprehensive email to all entrants on Thursday morning that will include a link to the Live Leaderboard and Team Selections, and information on our prizes. In 2024 we collected ~$191k in entry fees and paid ~$130k in various prizes to nearly 300 participants; last year our co-champions split $40,000. Once again we’ll have daily prizes and I will have a discretionary fund used for assorted fun contests throughout the tourney.
2025 Raffle Prizes
Pebble Beach 3 day Getaway + $4,000 (1 winner)
Win 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.
Please note that 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.
Private Jet to the Ryder Cup for the day + $1,000 (2 winners)
You and a friend will depart from Cleveland, OH, aboard a luxury 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 for either Friday or Saturday’s Ryder Cup action*. You’ll return to Cleveland aboard the jet later that evening.
There will be 2 winners of this raffle prize, and each winner will get to bring 1 friend aboard the jet with them to the Ryder Cup. Each winner will receive $1,000 spending money for the trip.
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, you will still receive 2 Ryder Cup tickets for either Friday or Saturday, but I’ll double the spending money to $2,000 so you can arrange your own travel to/from the tournament.
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. I am finalizing the specific day of Ryder Cup play that our winners will attend (either Friday or Saturday) and will communicate the final date soon.
How to Enter the Pebble Beach / Private Jet Ryder Cup Raffles
After choosing your M4Max teams, you will be asked if you’d like to donate extra to our cause, which gives you a chance to win either the Pebble Beach or Private Jet experiences. If you donate $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). Please note if you’d like a chance to win either prize, you must donate at least $25 toward each prize (e.g. donate $25 toward the Pebble Beach prize and $25 toward the Private Jet prize).
Raffle Drawing
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.
What if I pick Scottie Scheffler and he’s nabbed by the fuzz in a pre-dawn debacle and ends up trading his green jacket for an orange jumpsuit?
Alas, should your star player have a dramatic dawn dust-up with the law, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. No mulligans here. Should Scottie get another prison tat (or any other player WD’s before or during the tournament) you will not be able to swap him for another player. There are thousands of entries and it’s simply too much to track. Believe it or not, I do in fact have a real job (with a very understanding boss) and this is not DraftKings, so CAVEAT EMPTOR*.
*In the past I have created separate leaderboards and a smaller pool for teams that lose a player due to WD or DQ, so don’t panic too much. If this happens, I’ll make sure any such adjustment is communicated via email and our Instagram site.
Other Rule Questions and/or Technical Issues
While I get a lot of help from several awesome people with the website and at Camp Ho Mita Koda, when it comes to decisions regarding the M4Max Challenge, I am the supreme ruler and tournament czar, and I rule with an iron fist. However, I am a benevolent King – I do my best to make things fun and fair, and please know that I make ZERO money off of this (in fact, I purchase my own teams and also donate extra to the cause). Bear with me if there are any technical glitches, and if there are rules questions or any dispute, I will retreat to my mountaintop lair for several hours of deep meditation with my trusted confidante, Mr. Jack Daniels, before finally flipping a coin.
M4Max Entry Deadline
DEADLINE TO MAKE YOUR TEAM SELECTIONS IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN.
This website is the ONLY way to enter the M4Max Challenge. We will not accept any team selections via email or text.
Have fun and good luck!!