2025 in the Books: Who Earned Their Seat, Who Needs to Buy the Round

With the 2026 season tee time set for Thursday, April 23, now's as good a time as any to look back at 2025, pour one out for the triple bogeys, and remind certain players that their scorecard is printed — and now permanently online.

🏆 The Hall of Praise

Justin Heitkamp — The Assassin

76.75 gross average across 12 rounds. That's not golf, that's accountancy. Showed up, ground out pars, and collected cash. Two eagles for good measure. Opponents, you have been warned.

Peter Dahl — The Stat Sheet Stuffer

Led the league in eagles (5), birdies (36), AND pars (149). You don't show up 16 times and dominate three categories by accident. 288 holes of competitive golf, 190 of them at par or better. Stretch him anywhere near the green and bad things happen.

Jared Hoppe — Mr. Zero

Played 234 holes. Zero triple bogeys or worse. Let me repeat that. ZERO. The rest of us combined for nearly 400. Jared apparently plays a different sport.

Luke Ostrowski — The Grinder

Second in competition points (69.5) and played more rounds than almost anyone. He also has the most bogeys in the league (105) — which tells you exactly how this man plays golf. Nothing pretty, everything productive.

Timmy Johnson — Walk-on of the Year

Showed up six times. Averaged 72.5 gross. Hit birdies at the highest rate of anyone in the league. If he ever commits to a full season we'll need a new leaderboard format.

🔥 The Hall of "Shame" (Aspirational Division)

Jesse Johnson — King of the Plus

38 triple bogeys or worse. In 198 holes. That's roughly one in every five. Gentlemen, we love you, but a winter with the 7-iron is encouraged. Consider this a motivational plaque.

Dave Thomes — Double Down Dave

67 double bogeys. Sixty. Seven. If you see Dave standing over a par 5, bet the over.

Luke Ostrowski (Again) — 105 Bogeys

Yes, the #2 points finisher is also on the roast list. Not a typo. 105 bogeys — more than anyone else in the league. But somehow he converts all of them into competition points. Luke has gamified the bogey.

Charlie Geraets — Death by Double

46 doubles in 162 holes. Nearly 1 in 3 holes. That's not a slump — that's a lifestyle. We hope Charlie has the sports psychologist on speed dial.

Matt Blanch — One and Done

Played one round. One. 1 par, 7 bogeys, 4 doubles, 6 triples. Came, saw, fled. The league misses you. Or at least claims to.

What 2026 Brings

New this year: $75 season dues (includes a LIV League hat and bag tag). That gets you eligible for the post-season payouts and the entire Hole-in-One pot — carrying $1,710 from last year and growing every Thursday. Non-members who hop in for a week can still pay in, but if you ace it on a guest week, the pot keeps everything above $500.

Read the full rules here. Pay your dues. Show up.

We tee off Thursday, April 23. Week off April 30, then back every Thursday through September.

Bring your A game. Or, if the above data is any indication, at least bring enough balls.

See you on the first tee.