Thank You NCG!
What a fantastic weekend of Championship golf! And one that was wholly made possible by the amazing enthusiasm of our NGC golf family. Thank you to all the members who participated, spectated, laughed, (gambled?), and brought the joy that our club is truly about. And thank you to all the NGC staff who made the weekend a great success!
Club Championship Results
Over the entire field, which consisted of 6 Flights and 71 players, we saw some awesome battles and very exciting finishes!
In the Women’s Club Championship, first and foremost, we saw some very fast play! Championship golf with sub-4-hour pace of play across all groups is glorious — well done ladies!
We also saw two defending champions, Vivianne Couts and Betty Sussmann, successfully defend their 2023 titles to continue their reigns as 2024 Champions! Very well played and congratulations to both of you!
Vivianne also made a hole-in-one on #15 on Sunday — What an epic way to cement the championship win! (And thank you for the free drinks!)
Women’s Championship Gross Division
1st – Vivianne Couts – $60
2nd – Vicki Smith – $40
3rd – Sandra Mosely – $25
Women’s Championship Net Division
1st – Betty Sussmann – $60
2nd – April Aycock – $40
3rd – Camille Wright – $25
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In the Gold Flight, a very tight battle was competed eye to eye in the final group on Sunday and, in the end, another defending champion completed his quest to hold his title for another year! Well played to our Gold Flight champion, Jerome Lofton, who played a tremendous final round and came in at -6 net for the weekend — just edging out Robert Straughter (-5 net) and Carl Brown (-2 net).
1st – Jerome Lofton (-6 net) – $60
2nd – Robert Straughter (-5 net) – $40
3rd – Carl Brown (-2 net) – $25
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Moving on to our Men’s net flights, in the National Flight, we saw a new member who joined just this summer, Erik Simonds, come from 7 shots behind on Sunday to capture a 5 shot victory at Even par net for the tournament. Fantastic playing Erik! Willie Barnhill played great to finish 2nd at +5 net followed by our 2023 Champion, Mike Reynard, in 3rd at +8 net.
1st – Erik Simonds (Even net) – 110 Chase Points – $109.25
2nd – Willie Barnhill (+5 net) – 100 Chase Points – $85.50
3rd – Mike Reynard (+8 net) – 90 Chase Points – $66.50
T-4th – Calvin ‘Doc’ Wilson (+10 net) – 80 Chase Points – $43.54
T-4th – Ronald Turner (+10 net) – 80 Chase Points – $43.54
T-4th – Travis Henderson (+10 net) – 80 Chase Points – $43.54
7th – Dan Hearn (+11 net) – 50 Chase Points – $28.50
8th – Torey Diggs (+12 net) – 40 Chase Points – $23.75
9th – Colin Zoski (+15 net) – 30 Chase Points – $16.63
T-10th – Carl Ford (+17 net) – 20 Chase Points – $14.25
T-10th – Joey Jewell (+17 net) – 20 Chase Points – $14.25
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In the Tantallon Flight, an epic battle in the final group came down to the last few holes of the tournament. Proving to be the pivotal hole, this year’s champion, Matt Dove, made a clutch birdie on #16. He then finished the day with a 4-footer for the win on #18 capping off a 2-day total of -5 net. At -4 net, Michael Helmer took home 2nd place with Jim Prendergast and Micah Busbee finishing at -3 net for T-3rd.
1st – Matt Dove (-5 net) – 110 Chase Points – $120.75
2nd – Michael Helmer (-4 net) – 100 Chase Points – $94.50
T-3rd – Micah Busbee (-3 net) – 90 Chase Points – $65.62
T-3rd – Jim Prendergast (-3 net) – 90 Chase Points – $65.62
5th – Leo Goff (-1 net) – 70 Chase Points – $47.25
6th – Viktor Grinev (+3 net) – 60 Chase Points – $39.38
7th – D. Stone (+6 net) – 50 Chase Points – $31.50
T-8th – Eric Stephens (+7 net) – 40 Chase Points – $20.12
T-8th – Kevin Gates (+7 net) – 40 Chase Points – $20.12
T-8th – Paul Weidenfeld (+7 net) – 40 Chase Points – $20.12
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Finally, in the Men’s Championship Fight, once again, the finishing stretch of holes designed by Ted Robinson in 1965 were decisive in determining parking spot rights. Our defending champion, Scott Redmond, made birdies on #13 and #16 which were crucial and, with rock solid pars on #17 and #18, he finished the day in style for a repeat victory at +4 for the tournament. A very well deserved W, Mr. Redmond! And well played to those who pushed him right to the very end — Clay Thatcher (+8) was 2nd and Sam Bowmer (+9) was 3rd, great fight gentlemen.
1st – Scott Redmond (+4) – 110 Chase Points – $103.50
2nd – Clay Thatcher (+8) – 100 Chase Points – $81.00
3rd – Sam Bowmer (+9) – 90 Chase Points – $63.00
T-4th – Calvin Harkless (+13) – 80 Chase Points – $41.25
T-4th – Jared Powell (+13) – 80 Chase Points – $41.25
T-4th – James Hsiao (+13) – 80 Chase Points – $41.25
7th – Theodore Pearson (+21) – 50 Chase Points – $27.00
8th – Jim Sussmann (+22) – 40 Chase Points – $22.50
9th – Joe Lapan (+23) – 30 Chase Points – $15.75
10th – Carlo Ross (+24) – 20 Chase Points – $13.50
Thank you to Rahel and Chuck for the awesome photos!
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