Dewey Masters 2025
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2025 Dewey Masters Information

Dear Competitors, 


On behalf of the Dewey Masters Welcome Committee, we are honored and excited for your participation in the 3rd annual Dewey Masters Tournament. This website has all the information needed to ensure you have a fantastic stay and competition experience.

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2025 Dewey Masters Competitors

 

  1. Scott Spector (2023 Champion)
  2. Steven Spector (2023 Champion)
  3. Joshua Hafkin (2024 Champion)
  4. Michael Adams (2024 Champion
  5. Michael Whitman
  6. Nicolas Kaufman
  7. Kevin Neitzey*
  8. Jason McLaughlin*
  9. Curtis Markosky*
  10. Ryan Derr*
  11. John Sherman*
  12. Adam Senholzi*

*First-year competitor

event schedule

Friday

Arrive to Dewey Beach, Home of the Free Land of the Brave

7am

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1pm

120 Carolina Street, Dewey Beach, DE

Event Details

Friday

Arrive to Dewey Beach, Home of the Free Land of the Brave

Everyone to arrive to the Dewey house at their leisure - feel free to come early if you'd like, we just ask that you arrive to the house no ...

Event Details

7am

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1pm

120 Carolina Street, Dewey Beach, DE

Seeding Round at the American Classic Golf Club

3:00pm

18485 Bethpage Dr, Lewes, DE 19958

Event Details

Seeding Round at the American Classic Golf Club

The first round, the seeding round, is played at the American Classic Golf Club. The competitors play the 9-hole course and tally the indivi...

Event Details

3:00pm

18485 Bethpage Dr, Lewes, DE 19958

Champions Dinner

7:00pm

120 Carolina Street, Dewey Beach, DE

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Champions Dinner

A Masters tradition like no other, the champions dinner, this Friday evening, we honor our 2024 champions, Michael Adams and Josh Hafkin, wi...

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7:00pm

120 Carolina Street, Dewey Beach, DE

Saturday

Dewey Masters Tournament at Bear Trap Dunes

12:00pm

7 Club House Dr, Ocean View, DE 19970

Event Details

Saturday

Dewey Masters Tournament at Bear Trap Dunes

What we all came here for - based on pairings from Friday seeding round, head out with your partner and play a 2-ball scramble. Tee times be...

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12:00pm

7 Club House Dr, Ocean View, DE 19970

Green Jacket Ceremony

5:00 pm

18th Green

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Green Jacket Ceremony

All golfers to finish their round and meet at the clubhouse for a few final pictures and the green jacket ceremony, where we'll crown the 20...

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5:00 pm

18th Green

Saturday Night + Sunday Morning

Concussion Protocol + Buddy System

After the rounds on Saturday, we'll meet back at the DM3™ Official housing projects to clean ourselves up and get a bit lubed up before heading out for the night. Dinner location TBD. 


At conclusion of dinner, we will bar hop and burn the town down. PED's encouraged. 


Sunday morning is a free for all - if weather is nice feel free to stick around for brunch and a trip to the beach, or feel free to head back home at your leisure. Liquid IV's available upon request. 

Lodging Information

The Carolina and Jersey Street houses will host all competitors. A gate in the shared fence connects them—so no matter where you're sleeping, feel free to move freely between both houses. 


120 Carolina St. Dewey Beach, DE

  • Staying at Carolina: Scott Spector, Mike Whitman, Steven Spector, Ryan Derr, Mike Adams, Adam Senholzi
  • Wifi - carolina120
  • Before you leave: Please strip the bed and replace the fitted sheet which can be found in the dresser. Please place sheets and towels in the bin in the hall.


119 Jersey St. Dewey Beach, DE

  • Staying at Jersey: Josh Hafkin, Jason McLaughlin, Nick Kaufman, Kevin Neitzey, Curtis Markosky, John Sherman
  • Wifi - jersey119
  • Before you leave: Please strip the bed and replace and place sheets and towels in the bin in the laundry room


If there are any issues with the houses, or if anything seems out of order, please let us know. 

Tournament Information

The Dewey Masters Tournament is a two-day golf challenge.


Day 1 - Seeding Round  

The first round, the seeding round, is played at the American Classic Golf Club. The competitors play the 9-hole course and tally the individual scores. In the case of a tie, the tied competitors play an additional hole until the seeding is complete. 

Based on the results of the seeding round, competitors are placed into teams. The first seed pairs with the last seed, the second seed with the second-to-last seed, and so on. 


Seeding Round Groupings:

Group 1: Curtis Markosky, Ryan Derr, Mike Whitman, Steven Spector


Group 2: Scott Spector, Mikey Adams, John Sherman, Adam Senholzi


Group 3: Josh Hafkin, Jason McLaughlin, Nick Kaufman, Kevin Neitzey


Day 2 - Dewey Masters 

The second round is played at Bear Trap Dunes and is a complete test for the golfer. The competitors play with their teammates in a scramble format. Both players take their shots and select one to progress forward.


At the end of the hole, teams record their scores and the scores of their partners. All teams must record their scores in the app at the end of each hole.


After nine holes, the groups will be reseeded and the best-performing teams will be grouped. The teams with the highest scores will start the back nine first. 

 

In the case of a tie, the players return to hole 1 or another agreed-upon hole. At the end, the lowest team score is crowned the Dewey Masters Champions and will don the coveted green jackets. 

Tournament Rules

Seeding Round Rules - American Classic  

  • All players play their own ball
  • All players receive one breakfast ball off the first tee
  • All players receive one mulligan to be used on any shot throughout the round
  • All players must use a marker on the green while lining putts or cleaning balls
  • Players are allowed to use a range finder
  • Players may use unorthodox playing styles or strategies (ie playing with two clubs or playing with a retro set of clubs), but all competitors agree to play to the best of their ability and agree to not let a potential pairing affect their play.


Dewey Masters Rules - Bear Trap Dunes

  • 2 member team scramble
  • Teams must record their combined number of strokes
  • Teams must putt out every hole. There are no “gimmes”.
  • All players receive one breakfast ball off the first tee
  • All players receive one mulligan to be used on any tee shot throughout the round
  • All players must use a marker on the green while lining putts or cleaning balls
  • Players are allowed to use a range finder
  • In the case of an unplayable or water hazard, there are three options. All options result in a one-stroke penalty
    • Return to the spot of the shot and hit again
    • Go backward and drop in the line of the shot
    • Drop within two club lengths of the current ball position
  • This is a gentleman's game, all players agree to call their own fouls, record their scores honestly, and bring up disputes to their playing partners in the moment if an issue arises. 
  • In the case of a dispute, a vote occurs within the playing group. If the vote is split, the event organizer will be called in to break the tie. 

About the American Classic

The Classic does golf a little differently than your average golf course…. they have 9 holes instead of 18. They enjoy wearing “LOUD” clothes. They offer multiple ways for you to play the course. And they love to make golf fun! The course is both fun and challenging; it has water and sand hazards, an island green on hole 6, different tee markers for all types of golfers, and our par 4s and par 5 allow you to use every club in your bag. We even have food & beverage too! 

About Bear Trap Dunes

Located just three miles west of Bethany Beach, Delaware. Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club features a scenic Rick Jacobson-designed golf course set on coastal terrain and abundant sand dunes.

Bear Trap Dunes has been named in the “Top Five Best Golf Courses You Can Play in Delaware” by GolfWeek and also named “No. 4 Best Golf Course” in Delaware by Golf magazine.

Past champions

2023

2023

2023

Steven "The Mastodon" Spector 

Scott "Firelad" Spector

2024

2023

2023

Mikey "AIDS" Adams 

Josh "ExtraBBQ" Hafkin

2025

2023

2025

Possibly you?!? Probably not though. 

More Important Information

Attire

Weather

Weather

The attire for the Seeding Round at the American Classic Golf Club is casual. There is no dress code on the course, and you may wear whatever makes you comfortable. 


Bear Trap Dunes is a bit more strict with their dress code: shirts must have a collar and no jeans. We encourage everyone to look their best. Ask yourself, what do you want to be wearing as you don the green jacket? 

Weather

Weather

Weather

Friday, April 25 

  • Conditions: Mostly sunny
  • High: 64°F 
  • Low: 59°F 
  • Wind: Light breeze


Saturday, April 26

  • Conditions: Cloudy and windy with chance of showers
  • High: 64°F 
  • Low: 59°F 
  • Wind: Moderate to Strong Breeze

Parking

Weather

Special Note

Each house has a couple of parking spots which anyone is free to use. For others, street parking is free until May 15th date. Please be respectful of where you park as not to block any neighbors.  

Special Note

Special Note

Special Note

 Without our significant others holding down our forts, the Dewey Masters would not exist. Please consider sending them a pizza, cookies, flowers, a gift card for a massage, or something else to show them your appreciation either before or sometime during the weekend.  

Thank You

Special Note

Thank You

 From all of us at the Dewey Masters, we thank you for taking the time to be with us and we wish you best of luck in the competition.  

a walk through the anals of history

2023

While the Dewey Masters Tournament is young compared to other golf championships, it is already steeped in history. The 2023 Dewey Masters saw incredible ups and downs, culminating in a championship moment that will be remembered forever.


It started at the seeding round. It was a strong showing by all competitors and was highlighted by Steven Spector’s two-club round. This future Dewey Masters champion showed that it's not the quantity of the tools, but the competence of the user that defines success. Little did the competitors know that his unorthodox success at the Par 3 was just foreboding of what was to come. 


However, things were not settled at the end of 18 holes. Scott Spector and Josh Hafkin were tied for the top seed and they returned to the first hole to settle their score. On this day, Hafkin prevailed scoring a par to Scott’s bogey. 


The final results from the seeding round: 1st. Josh Hafkin 2nd. Scott Spector 3rd. Steven Spector, 4th. Mike Whitman. Little did they know that the results of this 19th hole would change the fates of all competitors forever. 


The next day, the sun rose on the Dewey Masters, and each competitor felt as though the day was theirs. The Hafkin-Whitman and Spector-Spector teams made their way to the Salt Pond Golf Course outside Bethany Beach with victory on their minds. Rules were announced, strategies were strategized, and the teams began their rounds. The Hafkin-Whitman team started strong. They played with ease throughout the front nine and slowly built a six-shot lead. 


As they rounded the turn, the Spector-Spector team was quiet, but a storm was brewing. In the next couple of holes, Hafkin-Whitman, full of hubris and inexperience in major championships, lost focus and gave up stroke after stroke as the Spector-Spector team quietly pulled themselves back into contention through solid, consistent play from Scott Spector. As the teams reached the 16th hole, the Hafkin-Whitman team was desperately trying to hold on while the Spector-Spector team smelled blood in the water. 


On the 16th, Hafkin sent his tee shot into the water, but he saved his mulligan and used this opportunity to salvage the situation. He cleared the water and kept his team alive to continue the fight. However, it was just a momentary reprieve. 


Two holes later, the teams stood on the 18th, staring out over an ocean of water (pictured). In the distance, the green and victory awaited. The team of Hafkin-Whitman went first, but their luck had run out and both members put their balls in the water. Then, Steven Spector aimed and let it fly. The ball took off like a falcon and arched into the air, but then started to curve and dropped “Kerplunk” into the blue. He turned around, looking like a man possessed, and said “Mulligan”. 


Always the strategic thinker, he had saved his mulligan and now, on 18, with the championship on the line, he played his card. He approached the ball again with the inevitably of Thanos and gave it a mighty “Thwack!” The team of Hafkin-Whitman watched in horror as the ball cleared the vast ocean and landed just off the green, all but sealing their fates. When reminiscing about the moment later via text, Spector remarked “It felt like a lightning bolt missed my tip, then grazed and tickled the base of my shaft…especially being down big through the front 9. Do you believe in miracles?!” 


All that was left was to finish out the hole, and after a couple of duffed chips from Hafkin-Whitman, the Spector-Spector team clinched the first-ever Dewey Masters Championship.

It was an incredibly resilient performance on the part of Scott and Steven Spector and their combination of steady play and well-timed strategy proved to be the perfect cocktail for success. 

2024

The next chapter in Dewey Masters lore tells the tale of an unlikely duo: Hafkin, fresh off what can only be described as a self-imposed golf boot camp, and Mikey Adams, the man responsible for rounding out our field and making us a “Great Eight”. Yes, the number of competitors had officially swelled to eight, and with it, the stakes grew taller and the drama deeper.


The seeding round at Midway Par 3 was a beauty—if you like your golf with a side of ominous cloud cover and light existential dread. The weather was moody, the clouds were thick, and the overcast skies set a cinematic stage for the opening act of the Dewey Masters.


There were highs, there were lows, but through it all, Hafkin set the tone. Raised on these bumpy greens, the casual chaos of Midway suited his "The Dude Abides" energy perfectly. Hafkin torched the 18-hole par-3 course with a calm swagger and questionable putting stroke, while the rest of the field chomped at his heels. The seeding round shook out as follows:


1. Josh Hafkin 

2. JP Perez 

3. Scotty Spector

4. Mike Whitman

5. Jake Hafkin

6. Nick Kaufman

7. Steven Spector

8. Mikey Adams 


After the dust had settled, the pairings for Saturday were locked: 

Josh Hafkin & Michael Adams

Scott Spector & Nick Kaufman

Steven Spector & JP Perez

Mike Whitman & Jake Hafkin


The morning sun rose slowly over Baywood Greens, affectionately and generously known as the “Augusta of Delaware.” The players had earned a few slow hours—coffee, bagels, maybe a brief existential crisis—before heading off to the day’s battlefield. Putts were dialed in, range balls were struck with purpose, and strategies were whispered like state secrets. The chase for Dewey Masters glory was on.


The groupings were poetic—Hafkin-Adams vs. Hafkin-Whitman, and Spector-Kaufman vs. Spector-Perez—dividing bloodlines and alliances like a sporting version of the American Civil War. Brothers were paired against brothers, friends became foes, and the fairways bore witness to it all.

In the opening group, Hafkin-Adams delivered steady, unflashy brilliance. Pars, bogeys, and no disasters—their game plan executed to perfection. A smooth birdie on the par 5 7th pushed them to a solid 41 on the front nine. Right behind them, Whitman-Hafkin kept the pressure on with a tidy 43, no fireworks, but no flames either—just honest, grind-it-out golf.


Over in Group Two, Spector-Kaufman found their rhythm early, carding consistent pars and bogeys to post a very respectable 42. Spector-Perez, despite battling a few double bogeys, hung in tough with a 44, refusing to let the round slip out of reach.


At the turn, all groups were still in the mix:

  1. Hafkin-Adams - 41
  2. Spector-Kaufmand - 42
  3. Whitman-Hafkin - 43
  4. Spector-Perez - 44


The turn flipped a switch. Intensity spiked, swings loosened, and the course demanded answers. 


Spector-Perez stumbled early on the back, surrendering ground with a string of doubles. Whitman-Hafkin responded with a gritty sequence of bogeys, highlighted by Whitman’s all-time sand save—a bunker blast that nestled up to three feet and nearly broke the internet. Spector-Kaufman wavered slightly—par, bogey, double—but remained in striking distance.


And then came the 13th, a par-5 that Hafkin-Adams would make their own. Hafkin, now fully locked in, was launching missiles off the tee. Adams, on a redemption arc after a rough seeding round, came alive, pouring in clutch putts like it was Sunday at Augusta.


The par-5s became their proving ground. Birdie-birdie on the back nine’s longest holes gave them separation, momentum, and just enough cushion to breathe. But then, with the title in reach, Hafkin-Adams blinked—a double bogey on 18 opened the door.


Spector-Kaufman, cool under pressure, closed strong: par, bogey, par. Their rock-solid play down the stretch made it too close for comfort, but in the end, the buffer was just enough.

The birdie blitz on the par-5s had made the difference. Hafkin-Adams held on for a two-stroke victory, etching their names into Dewey Masters history. They had answered the call, stared down the pressure, and walked off as champions—not without scars, but certainly with swagger.


After the round, Adams remarked to the press, “Everyone doubted me and I stuffed it in their fucking faces. Boom shakalaka bitches, yall can suck my nuts from the back!” 


Truer words have never been spoken.


It was, by all accounts, an incredible round—a display of resilience, rhythm, and respect for the game. Every team brought something to the table: steady play, clutch recoveries, and moments of magic that reminded us why we show up year after year.


But in the end, the defining factor was Mikey Adams, the underdog, seeded last and written off too soon. With ice in his veins and a putter that turned red-hot, he drained the pressure putts that flipped holes, flipped momentum, and ultimately flipped the leaderboard.

And as the final scores were tallied and the sun dipped behind the Delaware trees, one truth became clear: you don’t win the Dewey Masters on paper—you win it with heart, guts, and a short game that doesn't flinch.


The final scores:

  1. Hafkin-Adams - 41/41 - 82
  2. Spector-Kaufman- 42/42 - 84
  3. Perez-Spector - 44/42 - 86
  4. Whitman-Hafkin - 43/45 - 88


2024 Competitors

Scott Spector 

Steven Spector

Mike Whitman

Josh Hafkin

JP Perez

Nick Kaufman

Jake Hafkin

Mikey Adams 


2024 Champions

Mikey Adams and Josh Hafkin

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