MGA Closing Day Stableford — Sunday, November 1st — Now Open to Former Members & Guests
With the course continuing to trend in a positive direction, we’re opening the Closing Day Stableford to former members and guests. It’s a great chance to come out, enjoy a day of camaraderie, and see all the improvements for yourself.
The Stableford leaderboards will remain limited to current MGA players (as we have a very exciting Points Chase finish in store!) but a full-group skins game will be in play — and an E9?!
Sign up online and add “(OG)” or “(Guest)” after your name if you’re not currently an NGC member. We’ll tee off Sunday, November 1, with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
Please note that this is a one-day tournament on Sunday, so everyone can enjoy their Halloween festivities.
We’ll have both Gross and Net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
MGA Closing Day Stableford: Sunday, November 1st — 9:30 AM shotgun start Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 29th @ 8:00 PM
For our final Men’s Night of the season, we’re moving the E9 Team Scramble to Friday at 4:00 PM. We’ll play our traditional NGC E9 format on the Front 9!
If you haven’t joined an E9 extravaganza before, we’ll meet at the first tee and form balanced scramble teams based on handicaps. We’ll play as one large group, with each 4–5-player team playing a scramble.
The team with the lowest scramble score wins!
1st place team: 30 Chase Points
2nd place team: 25 Chase Points
3rd place team: 20 Chase Points…and so on.
Please be at the putting green by 3:45 PM on Friday to help us form the teams.
Upcoming MGA Schedule
Friday, October 30th — Final Men’s Night: E9 on the Front 9
E9 team scramble starting on #1 @ 4:00 PM for all players
Sunday, November 1st — MGA Closing Day Stableford Tournament
Sign-ups now open with former members and guests welcome!
MGA Closing Day Stableford — Sunday, November 1st — Everyone welcome!
With the course continuing to trend in a positive direction, we’re opening the Closing Day Stableford to former members and guests. It’s a great chance to come out, enjoy a day of camaraderie, and see all the improvements for yourself.
The Stableford leaderboards will remain limited to current MGA players (as we have a very exciting Points Chase finish in store!) but a full-group skins game will be in play — and an E9?!
Sign up online and add “(OG)” or “(Guest)” after your name if you’re not currently an NGC member. We’ll tee off Sunday, November 1, with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
Please note that this is a one-day tournament on Sunday, so everyone can enjoy their Halloween festivities.
We’ll have both Gross and Net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
MGA Closing Day Stableford: Sunday, November 1st — 9:30 AM shotgun start Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 29th @ 8:00 PM
MGA Closing Day Stableford — Sunday, November 1st
Sign-ups are now open for the final MGA tournament of the season, our Closing Day Stableford, which is set to be played Sunday, November 1st with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
Please note that this is a one-day tournament on Sunday, so everyone can enjoy their Halloween festivities.
We’ll have both Gross and Net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
MGA Closing Day Stableford: Sunday, November 1st — 9:30 AM shotgun start Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 29th @ 8:00 PM
⛳️ A Weekend of Camaraderie and Competition — Thank You NGC!
Over the weekend, we played the 2026 Stearns Cup, adding another memorable chapter to a cherished NGC tradition! Rain forced us to postpone our first attempt and threatened us again, but by Sunday afternoon, sunshine and the spirit of camaraderie at the heart of this tournament were both in abundance.
A huge round of thank yous to everyone who helped make the weekend such a success.
First, thank you to Steve, our superintendent, and his crew for their incredible work getting the course ready to play. Steve’s expertise and his team’s diligence on tournament mornings make such a meaningful difference. It’s amazing to see how much the course has improved in just a few short weeks. We’re excited by the progress we’ve seen and the direction the course is headed as we look toward next season!
Thank you to Tiffany, Ryan, and Danny for everything they do — on tournament days and every day — to keep things organized and running smoothly around the Pro Shop. And thank you to Christine, the heartbeat of NGC, for doing it all around the club, including keeping everyone refreshed with the beverage cart on Sunday!
Thank you to Meilani for thoughtfully coordinating with the Stearns family and for her amazing work showcasing our champions in the Pro Shop. Having Mr. Stearns’s two grandsons at the club to hit ceremonial tee shots in his honor was truly special.
Thank you to Scotty Kimmel for sharing the history behind this tournament and for being an NGC legend in his own right! And thank you to Chuck for the wonderful photos that will help these memories live on long after the weekend.
To all those who’ve continued to show up for NGC through the ups and downs, thank you. It’s this group coming together for the tournament and throughout the year that makes NGC special.
And finally, thank you to Mr. Stearns. Your legacy at NGC lives on in the spirit of competition and camaraderie we share, and in the love of the game that brings us together. Your impact reaches far beyond our club — from your family and the NGC community to the Ryder Cup and the highest levels of competition at the USGA. Your legacy is imprinted on the game we all love.
Tournament Results 🏆
When it came to the golf, competition and camaraderie ruled the weekend and, as always, the tournament reminded us just how much fun team golf truly is!
In the net division, two teams tied at 12 under to share the championship, both putting together stellar performances. The Mulligan Kings—Viktor Grinev & Mike Reynard—closed with a remarkable 6-under-net run over their final six holes, moving from -6 to -12 and added their names to the Cup for the third time. Meanwhile, Beer Pressure—Matt Nolan & Matt Doherty—put on a master class in ham-and-egg teamwork. Highlights included a tremendously clutch par save by Matt D. on the 34th hole of the weekend followed by a beautiful gross birdie by Matt N. on the 35th to secure the tie at -12. Fantastic playing, gents — enjoy your year with the Cup!
On the gross side, James Hsiao & Weston Happ completed the drive for five, finishing the weekend at a fitting 5-under par. We’re not sure whether their Stearns Cup win total has anything to do with the size of James’s family, but having the kids there on Sunday afternoon has become a very special part of the tradition — along with the incredible signs they make every year!*
Men’s Night 10/15 + 10/16 — 1-or-2-Man Scramble All Red Tees Front 9
For some excitement last week, we played our 1-or-2-Man Scramble format from the red tees on the Front 9. And to take the excitement to a maximum, we ended up with a three-way tie among the top three players in this year’s Points Chase. With all three coming in with net 31s, we’re truly in store for an epic finish to the Chase this season. Well played to Chuck Roster, Leo Goff, and Jim Sussmann on scrambling to a shared W!
Extended Men’s Night 10/7-10/16 — Tee Ladder Stableford Back 9
Our final Tee Ladder of 2026 wrapped up with some strong scores on the Back 9. Jim Sussmann led the gross leaderboard with 17 Stableford points, while Jim Prendergast, Chuck Roster, and Ed Clarke shared first on the net leaderboard with 17 points apiece. Well played, gents!
Great job, everyone, for sticking with us through this morning’s weather and taking part in a special tournament made possible by Mr. Stearns’s tremendous legacy. It was awesome to have his grandsons at NGC and watch them hit some stellar ceremonial tee shots on #1. And thank you again to our maintenance staff for working hard to get the course playable. Having a team in place that can make this happen on tournament mornings is a real game changer!
Attached are the pairings for tomorrow’s Round 2, which will begin with a 10:30 AM shotgun start.
Here are the leaderboard links for gross and net scoring, along with skins:
Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for tomorrow’s first round of the 2026 Stearns Cup which is set for a 9:30 AM shotgun start. After consulting with our superintendent, and with the possibility of the season’s first frost Sunday morning, we’re moving Sunday’s start time to 10:30 AM. This change applies to Sunday, October 18th only. Saturday’s 9:30 AM shotgun start remains as scheduled. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA Tee locations for Saturday & Sunday.
Gross & Net Team Skins — One $60 payment per team: For any teams who would like to enter the optional gross and net skins game, we will be collecting one payment of $60 per team which must be sent before we tee off on Saturday. This $60 payment will enter your team into the skins pot for both Saturday and Sunday, gross and net. Please send skins payment and include your team name to @Weston-Happ on Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Weston-Happ
Scoring: All tournament scoring will be handled via the NGC App. The app can be found here for iPhone and here for Android. All groups will be pre-loaded into the App. We ask that each team uses the App to track their playing competitors’ scores by selecting their name in the App.
Sunday Start Time Update — 10:30 AM Shotgun Start Sunday Only 🕥
After consulting with our superintendent, and with the possibility of the season’s first frost Sunday morning, we’re moving Sunday’s start time to 10:30 AM. This change applies to Sunday, October 18th only. Saturday’s 9:30 AM shotgun start remains as scheduled.
🏆 Stearns Cup — Team Sign-Ups
The 2026 Stearns Cup is set to be played this Saturday + Sunday, October 17th + 18th, and team sign-ups close tonight at 8:00 PM. All registered teams can be found here. If you can no longer play or need to make a change to an existing team, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll update your entry.
To confirm your team’s sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
The format for Stearns Cup is 2-man teams playing 2-day, 36 hole, best ball with both gross and net divisions. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. Standard MGA tees, with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.
Stearns Cup: Saturday & Sunday, October 17th + 18th — 2-man teams with a 9:30 AM shotgun start on Saturday and a 10:30 AM shotgun start on Sunday — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/Stearns-Cup-Sign-Up Team Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 15th @ 8:00 PM
