Burnett Cup

The Burnett Cup

The Burnett Cup is the Wide Bay’s premier matchplay golf event. From mid-January, more than 100 teams of two compete in a knockout competition for a $7,200 prize pool.

Teams knocked out in the first round enter the Peter Hitchcock Plate (men) or Penny Teiniker Memorial Plate (ladies), played alongside the Cup through to the final day.

2026 key dates

• Nominations close: Wednesday 7 January
• Calcutta: Saturday 10 January
• Men’s Cup first round: Saturday 17 January
• Ladies Cup first round: Saturday 31 January
• Cup and Plate finals: Saturday 21 February

The Calcutta

The Calcutta is held before the first round. Teams are raffled and auctioned; 50% of the sale price goes to the person who drew the team, and team owners are paid according to their team’s finishing position.