THE IJWM
It's not enough to win.
Others must lose.
IJWM 2026
Chapter 12: Forest of Arden
James Sowerby, the most dominant Champion in the history of the IJWM, has lost his crown.
Former champion, Owen Lewis, returned from the wilderness to secure his first victory since 2019 and it was wholly worth the wait.
Level with his nemesis, Chris O'Connor, after 36 holes, Lewis claimed victory on the final 9 count-back and took home the trophy, glory and women.
This is so much more than a game.
This is the IJWM.
The Majors
The IJWM has 3 Majors running throughout the calendar year:
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March Mayhem: A one-day team stableford competition. The 4-ball with the highest accumulated stableford points wins.
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The IJWM Championship: A two-day individual stableford competition. The individual with the highest score accumulated over two rounds wins and decides the location of the next event.
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The IJWM Ryder Cup: Played at the same time, this is a two-day team event formed of a doubles and individual match-play event (stableford). Trophy is awarded to the Team MVP by the winning Team Captain.
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Par 3 Champion: Awarded to the individual with the highest stableford point scorer on par 3's over two rounds
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The Founding Fathers Invitational: A one-day individual stableford competition - by invitation only.
March Mayhem Champions
Current Holders:
The Slice is Right
The IJWM Champion
Current Holder:
Owen Lewis
The Founding Fathers Invitational
Current Holder:
James Sowerby
Par 3 Champion
Current Holder:
Laurence Hind
The IJWM Ryder Cup
Current Holder:
Jon Roast (Team Roast)
IJWM HALL OF CHAMPIONS
OWEN LEWIS
Forest of Arden, Warwickshire
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Max Verstappen. Roger Federer. James Sowerby.
These were the men who were so good at their sport that it became boring for everyone else.
Until the Forest of Arden.
In the Ryder Cup, Team Rhodes secured a 3-2 victory in the 4-balls but Team Roast did enough to turn it around and finish 1 up overall, denying us all our first ever IJWM tattoo on Sam Rhodes.
Individually, James Sowerby looked set to retain his title after a huge 38 point haul on day 1 , right up there with surprise contenders Patrick Winkle, Kev Davis, Gaz Foulkes and Ahmed Razek. It all went to shit on day two however, and all Chris O'Connor needed to do was sink a 3-foot pressure putt to secure 1 point on the final hole to win - but he pulled an Aaron Winkle. Owen Lewis, having finished 11th on day 1 with 32 points, overcame huge odds to secure the title with a total of 68 points and a better back-9 than his arch nemesis.
It was a bitter blow for O'Connor and an oh so sweet victory for Owen Lewis:
Losers:
Chris O’Connor (68)
Ahmed Raze (65)
James Sowerby (64)
Jon Roast (61)
Gaz Foulkes (59)
Patrick Winkle (58)
Kev Davis (57)
Jack Murphy (56)
Sam Rhodes (56)
Matt Bennett (56)
Laurie Newnes (55)
Laurence Hind (54)
Tom Cottrell (53)
Ben Sowerby (53)
Aaron Winkle (53)
Elgin Halil (50)
Luke Barnes (46)
Chanbir Dhesi (46)
James Brown (43)
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