Men’s Night 8/15 — Shootout Front 9 @ 4:45 PM
For Men’s Night this week, the 3rd edition of our 2024 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Front 9, all players meet on the 1st tee at 4:45 PM — please be a few minutes early (around the range / putting green by 4:30 PM) so we can organize everyone’s Front 9 course handicaps.
As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #1 together (please mark your ball). The low 9 net scores on #1 proceed to the 2nd hole. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #2 (top 9 low net from #1).
On holes 2-9, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #2, 8 competitors play #3…all the the way down to 2 players on the 9th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.
The last man standing after #9 has been played is the Shootout winner.
For this week’s Shootout festivities, our special guest Shootout referee is back—current Springfield Golf & Country Club member, 2019 Stearns Cup Champion, former MGA Competition Chair, fantastic match play opponent, and all-around great guy—Mr. Mike Lyons. Mike will handle all handicap calculations, rulings, and chip-off decisions for elimination.
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2024 NGC Cup — Saturday, August 24th
Sign-ups continue for the 2024 NGC Cup which is set to be played Saturday, August 24th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Please sign up individually at https://mga.golf/ngc-cup.
All participants must have active GHIN handicaps and meet the MGA 2-in-30 posting requirement. Please only sign up if you are 100% certain you can play (as we’ll be creating teams based on all players signed up). If your schedule changes and you are unable to play, please email [email protected] to let us know.
For this event, the full field will be divided equally into 2 teams using handicaps for a Ryder Cup style competition. 2-man (2v2) matches will be set up for each foursome using 2 players from each team. All points earned from each 2-man match will be totalled to determine the overall winning team.
NGC Cup: Saturday, August 24th — 9:30 AM shotgun start
Cost: $20 — Must be a MGA member and have an active GHIN handicap
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/ngc-cup
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 21rd @ 8:00 PM
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
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Match Play Next Round Deadline: Sunday, August 25th
The deadline for Sweet Sixteen matches in the Main and Wildcard brackets is set for Sunday, August 25th. Please be in touch with your opponent ASAP about scheduling your match. Contact [email protected] or call the Pro Shop (301) 292-1100 if you need your opponent’s contact information.
Main Bracket: https://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Bracket: https://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelines: https://mga.golf/match-play
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Upcoming MGA Schedule
- August 15th — Shootout: Front 9 — all players tee off #1 at 4:45 PM
- August 21st — Sign up deadline for NGC Cup
- August 22nd — Chicago: Back 9
- August 24th — NGC Cup: Ryder Cup style competition, 2-man (2v2) matches. Sign up online
- August 25th — Match Play deadline for Sweet Sixteen matches