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NGC Cup Sign-Ups Now Open

2024 NGC Cup — Saturday, August 24th

Sign-ups are now open 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. 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.

After Party

We are working to set up a post-golf, one-day license after party with DC’s finest music house, Songbyrd, as our presenting sponsor. Stay tuned for more details!

NGC Cup: Saturday, August 24th — 9:30 AM shotgun start
After Party: Details to follow
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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MGA Tuesday Topics

Match Play Next Round Deadline Extended to August 25th

With the impending forecast of rain for the remainder of this week, the deadline for Sweet Sixteen matches in the Main and Wildcard brackets has been moved back one week to 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 Brackethttps://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Brackethttps://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelineshttps://mga.golf/match-play

Men’s Night 8/8 — 3-Club Challenge on the Front 9 with Stableford Scoring

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our 3-Club Challenge format on the Front 9 using our standard Stableford scoring breakdown. Before the round, each player will select 3 clubs + their putter to use exclusively. 100% of Front 9 course handicaps apply. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (Age + Handicap >= 75) may play golds.

Please clearly identify your chosen 3 clubs + putter to your playing partners before teeing off #1 (4 clubs total with putter as one of the four). Record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in all completed cards to the Pro Shop.

  • Net Double Bogey or higher: 0 points
  • Net Bogey: 1 point
  • Net Par: 2 points
  • Net Birdie: 3 points
  • Net Eagle: 4 points, and so on.

With the possibility of storms in the forecast, an overall assessment of course playability / availability throughout the day will be used to determine if there has been enough time for Men’s Night play to count submitted scores for an official result.

Upcoming MGA Schedule

  • August 8th — 3-Club Challenge: Front 9
  • August 15th — Shootout: Front 9 — all players tee off #1 at 4:45 PM
  • August 22nd — Chicago: Back 9
  • August 24th — NGC Cup: signs-ups open soon. Ryder Cup style competition, 2-man (2v2) matches
  • August 25th — Match Play deadline for Sweet Sixteen matches
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Men’s Night 8/1 Results

Men’s Night 8/1 Results — All Red Tees Back 9 (Stableford)

21 players came out on Thursday to go for the gold from the Red Tees on the Back 9. When all was said and done, one man came out atop the podium with an impressive 22 Stableford points. Well played and congrats to Ryan Dierker for taking the win this week! 🥇

Complete Results

🥇1st – Ryan Dierker (22 Stableford) – 30 Chase Points
🥈2nd – Travis Henderson (21 Stableford) – 26.66 Chase Points
🥉3rd – Calvin Harkless (18 Stableford) – 23.33 Chase Points
    4th – Weston Happ (17 Stableford) – 20 Chase Points
    T-5th – Matt Nolan (16 Stableford) – 16.66 Chase Points
    T-5th – Nathaniel Burgess (16 Stableford) – 16.66 Chase Points
    T-5th – James Hsiao (16 Stableford) – 16.66 Chase Points

2024 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

Good luck to all our MGAers playing in the Senior Club Championship this weekend!

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Men’s Night 8/1: All Red Tees on the Back 9 — Competition Rules

Men’s Night 8/1 — All Red Tees on the Back 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing All Red Tees on the Back 9 with our standard Stableford scoring breakdown. All players play from red tees using 100% of their red tee Back 9 course handicaps.

  • Net Double Bogey or higher: 0 points
  • Net Bogey: 1 point
  • Net Par: 2 points
  • Net Birdie: 3 points
  • Net Eagle: 4 points, and so on.

Please record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in completed cards to the Pro Shop. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night this week and only Points Chase points will be awarded to the top one-third of the field.

Competition Rules for Men’s Night 8/1

  • For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Back 9 using 100% of their red tee Back 9 course handicaps. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night this week and only Points Chase points will be awarded to the top one-third of the field.
  • Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursday with an accompanying MGA member. Please record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in completed cards to the Pro Shop.
  • We will be playing the ball DOWN EVERYWHERE and RAKE and PLACE for all bunkers that have new sand. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may lift, clean, rake and place within the bunker, no closer to the hole. Any bunkers that have not been re-sanded may be played as Ground Under Repair.
  • Balls that land in bunkers with new sand that cannot be found due to the ball embedding in the sand may be replaced without penalty at the most likely landing spot as determined by the consensus of the player’s fellow group members. Rake and place within the bunker, no closer to the hole.
  • Balls marked on the green may be replaced to the side of any “Dollar Spot”, dead patches, and/or fungus/disease, no closer to the hole. Additionally, “Dollar Spot” or dead-patch areas on the green larger than 1 foot may be considered Ground Under Repair from which putting-line relief may be taken (as far as necessary), no closer to the hole.
  • Bare areas larger than one club-length, bare areas immediately adjacent to cart paths, and tire tracks should be considered Ground Under RepairDROP within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole. Additionally, netting in re-sodded areas, drain trenches, and exposed rocks added as topper for drainage systems should be considered Ground Under Repair from which free relief may be taken, no closer to the hole.
  • Tall grass and unmaintained sections of the course may be played as penalty areas. These areas include: the hill between the cart paths for the 4th and 5th holes, right of the 7th hole fairway, the hill between the 7th and 8th holes, surrounding the back and left of the 11th green, right of the 13th fairway and surrounding the 13th green, right of the cart path on the 14th hole, on the hill between the 14th and 16th holes, right of the 15th hole and surrounding the 15th green. In the case you do not find your ball in these areas, follow the standard red penalty area dropping procedure.
  • Any player who does not meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy or has not submitted a written appeal for exemption prior to play to [email protected] if they are unable to meet the requirement, will automatically play as a 0 handicap for Men’s Night.
  • This week’s format allows for the completion of a 9-hole round that is valid for handicap posting purposes. Please post as a Red Tees score. Men’s Night scores must be posted promptly to your handicap account. Any player who places but has not posted will have their score disqualified from placement consideration.

Upcoming MGA + Senior Club Championship Schedule

  • August 1st — All Red Tees: Back 9 (Stableford scoring)
  • August 2nd — Senior Club Championship Par 3 Contest, sign up online before 8/1.
  • August 3rd & 4th — Senior Club Championship, sign up online before 8/2.
  • August 8th — 3-Club Challenge: Front 9
  • August 15th — Shootout: Front 9 — all players tee off #1 at 4:45 PM
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MGA Tuesday Tidbits

Men’s Night 8/1 — All Red Tees on the Back 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing All Red Tees on the Back 9 with our standard Stableford scoring breakdown. All players play from red tees using 100% of their red tee Back 9 course handicaps.

  • Net Double Bogey or higher: 0 points
  • Net Bogey: 1 point
  • Net Par: 2 points
  • Net Birdie: 3 points
  • Net Eagle: 4 points, and so on.

Please record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in completed cards to the Pro Shop. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night this week and only Points Chase points will be awarded to the top one-third of the field.

Match Play Next Round Deadline: August 18th

Thank you to everyone for completing their Round 2 matches for the 2024 MGA Match Play Main Bracket and Round 1 matches in the Wildcard.

The deadline for Sweet Sixteen matches in the Main and Wildcard brackets is set for August 18th. 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 Brackethttps://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Brackethttps://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelineshttps://mga.golf/match-play

2024 NGC Senior Club Championship

The 2024 edition of the NGC Senior Club Championship is set to be played this weekend, Saturday + Sunday — August 3rd & 4th. Additionally, a Par 3 Contest will be held on Friday, August 2nd. Please see attached email PDF for complete details for the weekend.

We know that many of our MGA members will be participating and many others will be around to cheer on those playing for the championship!

Upcoming MGA + Senior Club Championship Schedule

  • August 1st — All Red Tees: Back 9 (Stableford scoring)
  • August 2nd — Senior Club Championship Par 3 Contest, sign up online before 8/1.
  • August 3rd & 4th — Senior Club Championship, sign up online before 8/2.
  • August 8th — 3-Club Challenge: Front 9
  • August 15th — Shootout: Front 9 — all players tee off #1 at 4:45 PM
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2024 MGA Shamble Results

2-Man Team Shamble Results

Thank you to all the teams that came out on Saturday for the 2024 edition of our 2-Man Team Shamble for a day of the true camaraderie that the MGA is all about. Despite the dry conditions, birdies, eagles, and albatrosses flew and we saw a great competition right down to the very last shots.

In the net division, some great scoring overall was topped by a very impressive net 53 (-19) by the team of Shane Rutherford & Ryan Dierker. Well played gentlemen!

In the gross division, with a birdie on their closing hole of the day, the team of Sam Bowmer & Scott Redmond carded a clean 62 (-10) to take home the victory!

Net Division

1st – Rutherford/Dierker (53 net) – 80 Chase Points – $75.00 each
2nd – Naugle/Sullivan (56 net) – 70 Chase Points – $59.37 each
3rd – Buffington/Weidenfeld (57 net) – 60 Chase Points – $50.00 each
T-4th – Mattis/Knaresboro (58 net) – 50 Chase Points – $32.29 each
T-4th – Gates/Scott (58 net) – 50 Chase Points – $32.29 each
T-4th – Huffaker/Ryan (58 net) – 50 Chase Points – $32.29 each
7th – Burgess/Henderson (59 net) – 20 Chase Points – $18.75 each
T-8th – Ford/Diggs (60 net) – 10 Chase Points – $6.25 each
T-8th – Beals/Coady (60 net) – 10 Chase Points – $6.25 each

Gross Division

1st – Bowmer/Redmond (62) – 80 Chase Points – $75.00 each
2nd – Thatcher/Powell (63) – 70 Chase Points – $59.37 each
3rd – Harkless/Lapan (66) – 60 Chase Points – $50.00 each
T-4th – Happ/Escalambre (67) – 50 Chase Points – $35.93 each
T-4th – Seidel/Goff (67) – 50 Chase Points – $35.93 each
6th – Rosales/Dove (68) – 30 Chase Points – $25.00 each
T-7th – Prendergast/Adams (70) – 20 Chase Points – $10.41 each
T-7th – Busbee/Clarke (70) – 20 Chase Points – $10.41 each
T-7th – Helmer/Hill (70) – 20 Chase Points – $10.41 each

Thank you to our photographer extraordinaire, Chuck Roster, for the awesome photos as always!

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Men’s Night 7/25 Results

Men’s Night 7/25 Results — Chicago Front 9

23 players came out yesterday for a Chicago showdown on the Front 9 and, despite the threat of rain, we ended up having a great evening with lots of post-round thoughts on the range. When all the points had been tallied, one man used 4 birdies to surpass his hurdle by 5. Finishing at +5 Chicago points, Weston Happ took home the Men’s Night W this week.

Complete Results

1st – Weston Happ (+5 Chicago) – 30 Chase Points
2nd – Royce Huffaker (+3 Chicago) – 27.14 Chase Points
3rd – Joe Lapan (0 Chicago) – 24.29 Chase Points
T-4th – Dan Ryan (-1 Chicago) – 21.43 Chase Points
T-4th – Andrew Patton (-1 Chicago) – 21.43 Chase Points
T-4th – James Hsiao (-1 Chicago) – 21.43 Chase Points
T-4th – Leo Goff (-1 Chicago) – 21.43 Chase Points
T-8th – Ryan Dierker (-2 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points
T-8th – Brennan Knaresboro (-2 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points
T-8th – Ed Clarke (-2 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points
T-8th – Matt Dove (-2 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points

2024 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

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MGA 2-Man Team Shamble: Groups + Rules Sheet

Gentlemen —

Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for tomorrow’s MGA 2-Man Team Shamble Tournament which will begin with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA tee locations.

Tournament 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 and we ask that each group use the App to track their group’s scores.

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Match Play Deadline: Sunday, July 28th

Match Play Round 2 + Wildcard Round 1 — July 28th Deadline 

The deadline for Main Bracket Round 2 and Wildcard Bracket Round 1 matches is set for this Sunday, July 28th. All matches should be scheduled to be completed by the deadline unless you have arranged an official extension. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Thank you to all matches who have played and reported their results. If you do not see your match result listed in the online bracket, please let us know the result via email.

Main Brackethttps://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Brackethttps://challonge.com/2024_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelineshttps://mga.golf/match-play

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Final Call for 2-Man Team Shamble Sign-Ups

MGA 2-Man Team Shamble — Saturday, July 27th

Sign-ups close tonight for our next weekend MGA 1-Day tournament, the 2-Man Team Shamble, which is set to be played this Saturday, July 27th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Please sign up as a team of two via the online registration portal before the 8:00 PM deadline.

To confirm your Shamble sign-up, please double check for your team on the online leaderboard.

For our 2-Man Shamble format, both players tee off, pick the best tee-shot, and each man then plays their own ball into the hole from the chosen tee shot location. Individual best ball scoring determines your team score for the hole for both gross and net.

2-Man Team Shamble: Saturday, July 27th
Cost: $25 for all MGA Members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/shamble-sign-up
Registration Deadline: Thursday, July 25th @ 8:00 PM