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Men’s Night 7/6 — Stableford Back 9

Men’s Night 7/6 — Stableford Back 9

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

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MGA 2-Man Team Shamble — Sign-Ups Now Open

MGA 2-Man Team Shamble — Saturday, July 29th

Sign-ups are now open for our next weekend MGA 1-Day tournament, the 2-Man Team Shamble, which is set to be played on Saturday, July 29th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Please sign up as a team of 2 and, if you are in need of a partner, let us know at [email protected] and we will help to pair you up.

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 29th
Cost: $20 for all MGA Members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-Shamble/
Registration Deadline: Thursday, July 27th @ 8:00 PM

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

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Men’s Night 6/29 Results

Men’s Night 6/29 Results — Shootout Front 9

19 players came out yesterday for a Shootout on the Front 9 and some exciting golf ensued. After one of the largest 1st hole chip-offs in recent memory (12 players for 5 spots on #2), a classic Shootout followed. After several additional chip-offs, including one on #9 between the final two men standing, Kyle Armstrong was able to just edge out Leo Goff and take the Shootout victory. Well played Kyle and congrats on your back-to-back Shootout wins!

And thank you, once again, to our Shootout referee, Mr. Mike Lyons!

1st – Kyle Armstrong – 30 Chase Points
2nd – Leo Goff (eliminated on #9) – 26.66 Chase Points
3rd – Calvin Harkless (eliminated on #8) – 23.33 Chase Points
4th – Bill Murray (eliminated on #7) – 20 Chase Points
5th – Scott Redmond (eliminated on #6) – 16.66 Chase Points
6th – Bruce Sedlak (eliminated on #5) – 13.33 Chase Points
7th – Silas Nichols (eliminated on #4) – 10 Chase Points

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

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MGA Match Play: Next Round Deadline July 16th

Round 2 Matches + Wildcard Round 1 — July 16th Deadline 

The deadline for Main Bracket Round 2 and Wildcard Bracket Round 1 matches is set for July 16th. 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/2023_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Brackethttps://challonge.com/2023_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelineshttps://mga.golf/match-play

Weekday Members playing Weekend Matches

For any Weekday Members playing their matches on weekend days, the club will now be charging a $35 fee with cart or $15 fee for walking. Please check in with the pro shop before your match. If a Weekday Member is playing during a non-event (not a Match Play match or tournament), the cost is $40 whether they walk or ride.

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Men’s Night 6/29: Shootout Front 9 — Competition Rules

Men’s Night 6/29 — Shootout Front 9 @ 4:45 PM

For Men’s Night this week, the 2nd edition of the 2023 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 progress to the 2nd tee. 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.

Competition Rules for Men’s Night 6/29

  • For this week, all Men’s Night competitors start play on the Front 9 teeing off #10 at 4:45 PM 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. Please be a few minutes early and around the range / putting green by 4:30 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 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.
  • 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 RepairDROP 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 6/29: Shootout — Front 9

Men’s Night 6/29 — Shootout Front 9 @ 4:45 PM

For Men’s Night this week, the 2nd edition of the 2023 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 progress to the 2nd tee. 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.

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Red, White & Blue Tournament Results

2023 MGA Red, White & Blue Tournament 

The 2023 edition of the MGA Red, White & Blue Tournament is officially in the books and, what started off rainy, turned into a fantastic weekend! We’d like to thank all the NGC staff who helped to make the weekend a great success. And thank you to all the players who came out to both compete and take part in the camaraderie that makes the MGA the awesome group that it is.

After some great scores on Saturday, the final round setup for a tight finish right down to the very end. On Sunday afternoon, when all was said and done, Travis Henderson and Patrick Escalambre stood alone as our 2023 RWB Champions. In a rock solid performance, Travis Henderson took the win in the Net Division at -8. In the Gross Division, after an exciting final few holes, Patrick Escalambre took the victory to successfully defend his title from last season and go back-to-back in RWB wins. Well played to our champions!

Net Division Results

1st – Travis Henderson (-8) – 110 Chase Points – $103.50
2nd – Erik Rosales (-7) -100 Chase Points – $81.00
T-3rd – Daryl Stone (-4) – 90 Chase Points – $51.00
T-3rd – Eric Stephens (-4) – 90 Chase Points – $51.00
T-3rd – James Hsiao (-4) – 90 Chase Points – $51.00
T-6th – Ed Clarke (E) – 60 Chase Points – $27.75
T-6th – Leo Goff (E) – 60 Chase Points – $27.75
T-6th – Ryan White (E) – 60 Chase Points – $27.75
9th – Viktor Grinev (+2) – 30 Chase Points – $15.75
10th – Torey Diggs (+3) – 20 Chase Points – $13.50

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Gross Division Results

1st – Patrick Escalambre (-2) – 110 Chase Points – $103.50
2nd – Joseph Graham (-1) -100 Chase Points – $81.00
3rd – Sam Bowmer (+3) – 90 Chase Points – $63.00
4th – Weston Happ (+5) – 80 Chase Points – $49.50
5th – Joe Boone (+6) – 70 Chase Points – $40.50
6th – Adam Miller (+7) – 60 Chase Points – $33.75
7th – Jared Powell (+8) – 50 Chase Points – $27.00
8th – Jim Sussmann (+14) – 40 Chase Points – $22.50
9th – Jim Prendergast (+15) – 30 Chase Points – $15.75
10th – Matt Nolan (+16) – 20 Chase Points – $13.50 

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

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RWB Round 2: 10:00 AM Shotgun Start

Gentlemen —

Well done today everyone. To give us the best chance of having the greens cut in the morning before tomorrow’s Round 2, we’re going to move once again to a 10:00 AM shotgun start.

Attached you’ll find the pairings and starting holes for Round 2. Lunch will be served at the conclusion of play tomorrow.

Handicap Posting

We ask that all players post their own scores from today (and tomorrow) as White Tee Competition scores (and Gold Tee scores for Rule of 75 players). All score posting will be double checked as necessary early next week.

Leaderboard links:

Let’s see some more low scores tomorrow and we’ll see everyone for a 10:00 AM start tomorrow!

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RWB Round 1 is a go for 10:00 AM

RWB Round 1 — Saturday, June 24: 10:00 AM

The MGA Red, White & Blue is a go for this morning starting at 10:00 AM with a shotgun start

We’ll see everyone at the course soon —

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RWB Changed to a 10:00 AM Shotgun Start

Gentlemen —

With the heavy rainfall we’re currently experiencing at the course, we’re moving the shotgun start time to 10:00 AM for tomorrow morning. This will hopefully give the course a little extra time to dry and our maintenance crew some additional time in the morning as well. Breakfast burritos will be available starting at 9:00 AM.

See everyone in the morning!