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Men’s Night 5/25: Shootout Back 9 @ 4:30 PM — Competition Rules

Men’s Night 5/25 — Shootout Back 9 @ 4:30 PM

For Men’s Night this week, the 1st edition of the 2023 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early (around the range / putting green by 4:20 PM) so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps. 

As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net from #10).

On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.

The last man standing after #18 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.

Competition Rules for Men’s Night 5/25

  • For this week, all Men’s Night competitors start play on the Back 9 teeing off #10 at 4:30 PM using 100% of their 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. Please be a few minutes early and around the range / putting green by 4:20 PM.
  • For the Shootout, all players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (Age + Handicap >= 75) may play golds.
  • We will be playing the ball DOWN EVERYWHERE and RAKE and PLACE for all bunkers. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may lift, clean, rake and place within the bunker taking as much relief as necessary to place your ball on a playable bit of sand, no closer to the hole.
  • Balls marked on the green may be replaced to the side of any aeration holes or “Dollar Spot” fungus/disease, no closer to the hole.
  • “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.
  • 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.
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Men’s Night 5/25 — Shootout Back 9 @ 4:30 PM

Men’s Night 5/25 — Shootout Back 9 @ 4:30 PM

For Men’s Night this week, the 1st edition of the 2023 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early (around the range / putting green by 4:20 PM) so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps. 

As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball 😂). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net from #10).

On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.

The last man standing after #18 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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Men’s Night 5/25 Shootout, Match Play Round 1 Deadline

Men’s Night 5/25 — Shootout Back 9 @ 4:30 PM

For Men’s Night this week, the 1st edition of the 2023 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps. 

As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball 😂). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net from #10).

On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.

The last man standing after #18 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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Match Play Round 1

The deadline for Round 1 matches in the Main Bracket is June 11th. Please be in touch with your Round 1 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/2023_MGA_Match_Play
Complete Information & Guidelines: https://mga.golf/match-play

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Memorial Cup Results

Thank You to All! 🇺🇸

With the 1st MGA major of the 2023 season officially in the books, we’d like to say thank you to everyone who made this year’s tournament a tremendous success! 

Thank you to Tiffany for keeping everything so well organized all weekend! Thank you to Pete for always dotting all the I’s and crossing all the T’s to make sure everything is in order for us. Thank you to the whole pro shop crew for setting everything up for us perfectly both days. Thank you to Christine, Rahel, Mimi, Terry, and Tsehaye for working through all the behind the scenes logistics and thank you to the NGC F&B staff for the great clubhouse hospitality. Thank you to John Burns for coming in early Sunday morning for extra course maintenance and to all the grounds crew for all their countless hours of hard work. Thank you to our photographer extraordinaire, Vivianne, for the great tournament photos.

And finally, thank you to all our members, especially those playing in their first MGA tournament. Your wholehearted participation in MGA events make NGC the truly special place that it is!

Memorial Cup Results

In the Net Division, we had an amazingly competitive battle that came down to the final holes. When all the strokes had been tallied, 4 players—Andrew Neill, Dan Ryan, Ed Clarke, and Kevin Gates—ended at +2 net to share T-2nd honors and, finishing at even par net, Matt Nolan took home the well deserved victory. Great playing Matt!

Net Results

1st – Matt Nolan (E net) – 110 Chase Points – $92.00
T-2nd – Andrew Neill (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
T-2nd – Dan Ryan (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
T-2nd – Ed Clarke (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
T-2nd – Kevin Gates (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
6th – Mike Reynard (+3 net) – 60 Chase Points – $28.00
T-7th – Kevin Dick (+4 net) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
T-7th – Micah Busbee (+4 net) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
9th – Jim Prendergast (+8 net) – 30 Chase Points – $19.00
T-10th – Matt Doherty (+11 net) – 20 Chase Points – $12.00
T-10th – Viktor Grinev (+11 net) – 20 Chase Points – $12.00

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In the Gross Division, a hard fought battle vs. the course left James Hsiao 3rd (+11), Scott Redmond 2nd (+10), and Sam Bowmer 1st (+6) — With the low round of the weekend of 70 on Saturday, very well played Sam and congrats on the victory!

Gross Results

1st – Sam Bowmer (+6) – 110 Chase Points – $92.00
2nd – Scott Redmond (+10) – 100 Chase Points – $72.00
3rd – James Hsiao (+11) – 90 Chase Points – $56.00
T-4th – Adam Miller (+12) – 80 Chase Points – $40.00
T-4th – Jared Powell (+12) – 80 Chase Points – $40.00
6th – Patrick Escalambre (+15) – 60 Chase Points – $28.00
T-7th – Brian Carlstrom (+17) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
T-7th – Joe Boone (+17) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
9th – Scotty Kimmel (+18) – 30 Chase Points – $19.00
10th – Weston Happ (+19) – 20 Chase Points – $15.00

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

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Handicap Posting

For all Memorial Cup participants, we ask that everyone post their own tournament scores to the GHIN handicap system as “Competition” scores from white tees (and as gold tees for our Rule of 75 players). All postings will be double checked this week and corrected if necessary by the club.

Tournament Photos 📸

Once again, we’d like to say thank you to our awesome member, Vivianne Couts, for shooting some fantastic action shots that we’re so happy to share!

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Memorial Cup Handicap Posting

All Players Post Their Own Scores to GHIN

For this weekend, we ask that all Memorial Cup participants post their own tournament scores to the GHIN handicap system as “Competition” scores from white tees (and as gold tees for our Rule of 75 players).

All postings will be double checked early next week and corrected if necessary by the club.

Let’s have a great Round 2 tomorrow everyone!

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Memorial Cup — Round 2 Groups

Gentlemen — 

Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for Round 2 of the Memorial Cup which will begin again with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA Tee locations.

Food

Lunch will be served on Sunday at the conclusion of play.

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 uses the App to track their group’s scores.

Leaderboard links:

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Men’s Night 5/18 Results

Men’s Night 5/18 Results — Stableford Front 9

36 players came out for a Stableford battle on the Front 9 this week and 3 men tallied 20 Stableford points to share 1st place honors. Well played Jack Sullivan, Thurston Spaulding, and Sam Bowmer!

Complete Results

T-1st – Jack Sullivan (20 Stableford) – 30 Chase Points
T-1st – Thurston Spaulding (20 Stableford) – 30 Chase Points
T-1st – Sam Bowmer (20 Stableford) – 30 Chase Points
T-4th – Calvin Harkless (17 Stableford) – 22.5 Chase Points
T-4th – Joe Lapan (17 Stableford) – 22.5 Chase Points
T-4th – James Hsiao (17 Stableford) – 22.5 Chase Points
T-4th – Silas Nichols (17 Stableford) – 22.5 Chase Points
T-4th – Willie Barnhill (17 Stableford) – 22.5 Chase Points
T-9th – Kevin Williams (16 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points
T-9th – Colin Zoski (16 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points
T-9th – Leo Goff (16 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points
T-9th – Scott Redmond (16 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points
T-9th – Weston Happ (16 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points
T-9th – Jay Aanrud (16 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

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Men’s Night Next Week — 5/25 Shootout

A quick reminder that, for next week, we’ll be playing our Shootout format on the Back 9. All players tee off on #10 starting at 4:30 PM. Please be a few minutes early so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps and get the festivities started on time!

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Memorial Cup Round 1 Groups + Tournament Rules

Gentlemen —

Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for Round 1 of this weekend’s Memorial Cup Tournament which will begin with a 9:00 AM shotgun start both days. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA Tee locations.

Food

Breakfast burritos will be served on Saturday morning starting at 8:00 AM and lunch will be served on Sunday at the conclusion of play.

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 uses the App to track their group’s scores.

Leaderboard links:

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Final Call for Memorial Cup Sign-Ups

Memorial Cup Sign-Ups close at 8:00 PM

Sign-ups close at 8:00 PM tonight for our 1st MGA Major of the year, the Memorial Cup, which is set to be played this Saturday and Sunday, May 20th + 21st with a 9:00 AM shotgun start both days. Please sign up via the online registration portal. 

To confirm your Memorial Cup sign-up, please double check for your name on the online leaderboard.

The format for Memorial Cup is 2-day, 36-hole stroke play with both gross and net divisions. To compete in the NET division, all players must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement.

Memorial Cup: Saturday and Sunday, May 20th + 21st
Sign-up Deadline: Thursday, May 18th @ 8:00 PM
Cost: $30 — all participants must be MGA members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-Memorial-Cup/
Food: Breakfast burritos will be served on Saturday morning starting at 8:00 AM and lunch will be served on Sunday at the conclusion of play.

If you qualify for the Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) and plan on playing Gold Tee this weekend, please confirm your name is listed with “(gold)” on the online leaderboard.

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Men’s Night 5/18: Stableford Front 9 — Competition Rules

Men’s Night 5/18 — Stableford Front 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our Stableford format on the Front 9. Points will be awarded based on the standard Stableford scoring breakdown using 100% of individual Front 9 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.

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 completed cards to the Pro Shop. For this week, there will be no entry fee and only Points Chase points will be awarded.

Competition Rules for Men’s Night 5/18

  • For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Front 9 using 100% of their Front 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. 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 completed cards to the Pro Shop.
  • We will be playing the ball DOWN EVERYWHERE and RAKE and PLACE for all bunkers. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may lift, clean, rake and place within the bunker taking as much relief as necessary to place your ball on a playable bit of sand, no closer to the hole.
  • Balls marked on the green may be replaced to the side of any aeration holes, 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.
  • 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.

Upcoming MGA Schedule

  • 5/18 — Stableford: Front 9
  • 5/20 + 5/21 — Memorial Cup: 2-day MGA Major
  • 5/25 — Shootout: Back 9 — All players meet on #10 tee at 4:30 PM
  • 6/11 — Match Play: Round 1 Deadline