We have reached a very special time…Night Golf Eve! Attached you’ll find the groups and starting holes for our 9-hole, NGC Night Golf Course™ setup. We did our best to pair up players that requested to play together while maintaining the ABCDE handicap algorithm.
Steak & Spuds starts at 6:00 PM tomorrow and Night Golf will follow once it gets dark.
Format
We’ll be playing a 4/5-player scramble (teams of 4 get one extra shot from each scramble playing location) with a shotgun start and the NGC Night Golf Course™ 9-hole layout below:
#1: par 5
#2: par 4
#3: par 3
#5: par 4
#9: par 4
#9.5 – special driving range hole
#10: par 4
#11: par 4
#18: par 3
For Men’s Night considerations, net scoring using 25% of team 9-hole handicaps will be used (with fractional scoring). The 1st place team will receive 30 Chase Points each, 2nd place 25 Chase Points each, and 20 Chase Points for all other participants. Rumor has it that the winning team will also be compensated for their victory in liquid form…
Team sign-ups continue for the final MGA major of the season, The Stearns Cup, which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, October 14th + 15th.
The format for Stearns Cup is 2-man teams playing 2-day, 36 hole, best ball for both gross and net awards. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. Standard MGA tees, with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.
To confirm your team’s sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
Stearns Cup: Saturday & Sunday, October 14th + 15th — 2-man teams with 9:30 AM shotgun start each day Cost: $30 per player — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-Stearns-Cup
Sign-ups close tonight for our Night Golf extravaganza which will be held on Thursday, September 28th. Please sign up before 8:00 PM so we can plan our order for the night golf food and gear. At this time for sign-ups, all players must be NGC members. Space is limited to the first 48 players signed up.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
Food: Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM Night Golf: Team format starting at dark Online Sign-Up: https://mga.golf/night-golf-sign-up *Limited to the first 48 players signed up
If you would like a food option other than steak, please text Leo Goff at (703) 474-5997
Sign-ups continue for next week’s Night Golf extravaganza which will be held on Thursday, September 28th. Please sign up before tomorrow (9/24) @ 8:00 PM so we can plan our order for the night golf food and gear. At this time for sign-ups, all players must be NGC members. Space is limited to the first 48 players signed up.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
Food: Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM Night Golf: Team format starting at dark Online Sign-Up: https://mga.golf/night-golf-sign-up *Limited to the first 48 players signed up
If you would like a food option other than steak, please text Leo Goff at (703) 474-5997
24 players came out Thursday for a Chicago showdown on the Back 9 and two men reached +3 Chicago points to share 1st place honors. Well played to Bruce Sedlak and Kyle Armstrong!
T-1st – Bruce Sedlak (+3 Chicago) – 30 Chase Points T-1st – Kyle Armstrong (+3 Chicago) – 30 Chase Points 3rd – Joe Lapan (+1 Chicago) – 24.29 Chase Points T-4th – Kevin Dick (-1 Chicago) – 21.43 Chase Points T-4th – Adam Miller (-1 Chicago) – 21.43 Chase Points 6th – Matt Doherty (-2 Chicago) – 15.71 Chase Points 7th – Leo Goff (-3 Chicago) – 12.86 Chase Points T-8th – Dan Ryan (-4 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points T-8th – Matt Nolan (-4 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points T-8th – Calvin Harkless (-4 Chicago) – 10 Chase Points
For Men’s Nights, your 5 lowest scoring weeks (or weeks you missed) have been dropped.
For our 1-day, 80-point events (Play It Again, 2-Man Team Shamble, NGC Cup), 1 low points-earned tournament has been dropped with our Closing Day Stableford (10/28) still to be played.
The same applies to our multi-day / major tournaments (Match Play, Memorial Cup, RW&B, Club Championship) where 1 low has been dropped with Stearns Cup (10/14-10/15) still to be played.
Match Play points have been awarded through all current matches played and, for those who continue to advance, points will be updated as the remaining matches are completed.
Drops will continue to be updated through the remainder of this year’s Men’s Nights, the closing rounds of the Match Play tournament, and the playing of our final 2 weekend tournaments in October. An exciting finish to the 2023 Points Chase is in store!
2023 Points Chase Top 10 (as of 9/23/2023)
1st – Ed Clarke – 611.00 Chase Points 2nd – Adam Miller – 607.79 3rd – James Hsiao – 588.30 4th – Weston Happ – 547.66 5th – Sam Bowmer – 538.69 6th – Kyle Armstrong – 463.43 7th – Dan Ryan – 446.23 8th – Calvin Harkless – 442.49 9th – Matt Nolan – 430.00 10th – Leo Goff – 416.66
Team sign-ups are now open for the final MGA major of the season, The Stearns Cup,which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, October 14th + 15th.
The format for Stearns Cup is 2-man teams playing 2-day, 36 hole, best ball for both gross and net awards. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. Standard MGA tees, with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.
To confirm your team’s sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
Stearns Cup: Saturday & Sunday, October 14th + 15th — 2-man teams with 9:30 AM shotgun start each day Cost: $30 per player — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-Stearns-Cup
Sign-ups continue for next week’s Night Golf extravaganza which will be held on Thursday, September 28th. Please sign up ASAP and before this Sunday, 9/24 @ 8:00 PM so we can plan our order for the night golf food and gear. At this time for sign-ups, all players must be NGC members. Space is limited to the first 48 players signed up.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
Food: Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM Night Golf: Team format starting at dark Online Sign-Up: https://mga.golf/night-golf-sign-up *Limited to the first 48 players signed up
If you would like a food option other than steak, please text Leo Goff at (703) 474-5997
For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our Chicago format on the Back 9. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (age + handicap >= 75) may play golds. Please record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in all completed cards to the Pro Shop.
Chicago Format:
Players start with a negative number of points (based on 18-hole course handicaps) then add positive points during their round. The idea is to get from the negative to the positive, clearing your “hurdle” by as many points as possible.
0 & 1 handicaps start with -20 2 & 3 start with -19 4 & 5 start with -18 6 & 7 start with -17 8 & 9 start with -16 10 & 11 start with -15 12 & 13 start with -14 14 & 15 start with -13 16 & 17 start with -12 18 & 19 start with -11 20 & 21 start with -10 22 & 23 start with -9 24 & 25 start with -8 26 & 27 start with -7 28 & 29 start with -6 30 & 31 start with -5 32 & 33 start with -4 34 & 35 start with -3 36+ start with -2 points
During the round, positive points are added on the following basis using gross hole scores:
Double Bogey or worse = 0 points
Bogey = 1 point
Par = 2 points
Birdie = 4 points
Eagle = 8 points
Albatross = 16 points
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 9/21
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Back 9 using 100% of their 18-hole course handicaps converted to Chicago starting points. 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 LIFT, CLEAN, and PLACE in your OWN FAIRWAY, 1-club length, no closer to the hole.All BUNKERS will be played as GROUND UNDER REPAIR. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may either rake and place within the bunker or take free relief outside the bunker. To take relief, you must find the nearest point of complete relief outside the bunker and DROP from within one club-length of that point, no closer to the hole.
Leaf Rule (drop with 1 shot penalty) — Balls that cannot be found in a known landing zone (as determined by the consensus of the player’s fellow group members) because the ball is obscured by leaves may be replaced with a 1 shot penalty, dropping the replacement ball at the most likely location for where the original ball was covered by leaves. “Leaf Rule” landing zones for 1-shot-penalty drops cannot be within 1 club-length of penalty areas or out of bounds.
Balls marked on the green may be replaced to the side of any “Dollar Spot” fungus/disease, no closer to the hole. Additionally, “Dollar Spot” brown-patch areas on the green larger than 2 feet may be considered Ground Under Repair from which putting-line relief may be taken (as far as necessary), no closer to the hole.
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. Additionally, tire tracks, bare areas immediately adjacent to cart paths, and bare areas larger than a club length should be considered Ground Under Repair. DROP within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, 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, 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. 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.
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Upcoming Men’s Night Schedule
9/21: Chicago — Back 9 9/28: Night Golf! Sign up online by 9/24
We are now collecting sign-ups for our planned Night Golf event which will be held on Thursday, September 28th. Please sign up ASAP (before this Sunday, 9/24) so we can plan our order for the night golf food and gear. At this time for sign-ups, all players must be NGC members.
Food: Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM Night Golf: Team format starting at dark Online Sign-Up: https://mga.golf/night-golf-sign-up *Limited to the first 48 players signed up
If you would like a food option other than steak, please text Leo Goff at (703) 474-5997
With the 2023 edition of the NGC Club Championship officially in the books, we’d like to send a wholehearted thank you to all the NGC staff and members who made the weekend a fantastic success. Thank you to Tsehaye for working with the TWGA, SMGA, and MGA to raise this year’s Championship to a new high level for the club. Thank you to Donnee, Seth, and all the pro shop staff’s help throughout the weekend. Thank you to Terry for the great 1st tee announcing. Thank you to Mimi, Germami, and all the clubhouse staff for the food, hospitality, and for making NGC the place we want to spend our best days. Thank you to Jack Sullivan, Vivianne Couts, and James Hsiao for your help bringing together all our NGC golf organizations to make a truly memorable weekend. Finally, thank you to all the members who not only took part in competing but also stayed to enjoy the NGC camaraderie we all love while watching some great golf.
Club Championship Results
Across all of our flights, we saw some fantastic golf and tight battles down the stretch.
In the Women’s Club Championship, Betty Sussmann won the net division in style and Vivianne Couts defended her championship from last year going back-to-back and taking home the 2023 Championship. Vivianne now holds both the Senior Women’s Club Champion and Women’s Club Champion parking spaces!
In the Gold Flight, Jerome Lofton finished off a very impressive weekend at -2 net overall to take the victory by 1 shot over Lloyd “Stim” Stimson who finished at -1 net.
In the National Flight, Mark Matava and Mike Reynard both finished at +4 net to share 1st place honors.
In the Tantallon Flight, Scotty Kimmel captured the well deserved victory coming in at even par net total and edging out Ryan White in a playoff on #1.
Finally, in the Championship Flight, things got very interesting on the 35th hole of the tournament which left Scott Redmond with a 2-shot lead over Patrick Escalambre on #18 tee. With the 2023 title on the line, Scott hit his tee shot to the front fringe and, like a true champion, chipped in for a 2 to close out the Club Championship in style. Great finish and enjoy the parking spot sir!
Well played and congratulations to all our 2023 Champions!
