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
Attached you’ll find the tee times and groups for tomorrow’s 2nd round of the 2023 Club Championship. At the conclusion of play tomorrow, a post-Championship celebration with food will be held in the ballroom at ~4:00 PM.
Handicap Posting
We ask that all competitors post their own scores to GHIN for today (and tomorrow) as Competition rounds. All posting will be confirmed early next week.
Men’s Night 9/14 Results: Net & Gross, White & Blue — Front 9
23 players came out yesterday for a Net & Gross challenge on the Front 9 and 2 men walked away with 1st place points. With a very impressive net 32, Colin Zoski took the W on the net leaderboard. And, with a great round of 2-under 34, James Hsiao took home the victory on the gross side. Well played gentlemen!
Attached you’ll find the tee sheet for the 1st round of the 2023 NGC Club Championship. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the flights breakdown.
Groups and tee times for Sunday’s 2nd round will be determined by Saturday’s results.
On Saturday, food and beer will be provided by NGC from 12:00-2:30 PM so that all players can grab something from the grill either at the turn or when they finish their rounds. On Sunday, a post-Championship celebration with food will be held in the ballroom at ~4:00 PM.
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.
Men’s Night 9/14: Net & Gross, White & Blue — Front 9
For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing stroke play on the Front 9 applying our standard weekend tournament scoring system to Men’s Night scores. Both Net & Gross leaderboards will be used to determine final result standings. Wherever a player places best (net or gross) is the final Men’s Night leaderboard position they’ll take for Chase Points distribution.
This week, players may play White or Blue tees (or Gold for Rule of 75 players whose Age + Handicap >= 75) at their own discretion as practice for the Club Championship. Net and gross scores will be tallied for all players regardless of tee selection. For players playing Blue or Gold tees, please note (Blue) or (Gold) next to your name on your scorecard (unmarked cards will be assumed to be white tees) and record gross scores for all holes.
To get ready for the weekend, we’ll be PLAYING THE BALL DOWN EVERYWHERE with the exception of bunkers which will be played as Ground Under Repair.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 9/14
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Front 9 with net and gross scoring. 100% of Front 9 course handicaps will be used for net scores. 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.
Players may play White or Blue tees (or Gold for Rule of 75 players whose Age + Handicap >= 75) and, regardless of tees, both net and gross score will be calculated for leaderboard placement.
We will be PLAYING THE BALL DOWN EVERYWHERE.As the exception, all BUNKERS will be played as GROUND UNDER REPAIR. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may play the ball as it lies 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 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.
Sign-upsclose tonight at 8:00 PM for the 2023 NGC Club Championship which is set to be played this Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th. Please sign up online at https://bit.ly/NGC-2023.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
If you intend to play in the Gold or Blue tee flights, please make sure your name is marked with (Gold) or (Blue) on the online leaderboard and let us know at [email protected] if your flight distinction needs to be updated.
All Net Flight participants must have active GHIN handicaps.
A complete write-up and photos of last year’s 2022 Club Championship can be found here.
The NGC Club Championship is competed with individual stroke play over 36 holes. Tee times will be assigned each day and the field will be broken into flights.
Red Tee Flight: Women’s Club Championship players will play the red tees and compete for both Net and Gross Divisions.
Gold Tee Flight: All players who have reached their 50th birthday may enter the Gold Tee Flight which will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring — Rule of 90 in effect where players whose Age + Handicap >= 90 may play red tees. To sign up for the Gold Tee Flight, please add (Gold) following your last name on the registration page.
White Tee Flight: The number of White Tee net flights will depend on the overall number of participants. White Tee Flight(s) will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring.
Blue Tee Flight: Players with handicap indexes of 5.0 and below will be entered into the Championship Blue Tee Flight which will be competed using gross scoring. Players with handicaps above 5.0 have the option of joining the Championship Blue Tee Flight by emailing [email protected] to opt in. You may also opt in by adding (Blue) following your last name on the registration page.
Note: The Senior Club Champion (gross) will be decided at a later date in a separate tournament.
NGC Club Championship: Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th — tee times starting at 8:00 AM each day Cost: $55 — Open to all NGC members, includes carts and food & beer both days Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-2023 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 13th @ 8:00 PM
Sign-upsclose tomorrow at 8:00 PM for the 2023 NGC Club Championship which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th. Please sign up online at https://bit.ly/NGC-2023.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
If you intend to play in the Gold or Blue tee flights, please make sure your name is marked with (Gold) or (Blue) on the online leaderboard and let us know at [email protected] if your flight distinction needs to be updated.
All Net Flight participants must have active GHIN handicaps.
A complete write-up and photos of last year’s 2022 Club Championship can be found here.
The NGC Club Championship is competed with individual stroke play over 36 holes. Tee times will be assigned each day and the field will be broken into flights.
Red Tee Flight: Women’s Club Championship players will play the red tees and compete for both Net and Gross Divisions.
Gold Tee Flight: All players who have reached their 50th birthday may enter the Gold Tee Flight which will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring — Rule of 90 in effect where players whose Age + Handicap >= 90 may play red tees. To sign up for the Gold Tee Flight, please add (Gold) following your last name on the registration page.
White Tee Flight: The number of White Tee net flights will depend on the overall number of participants. White Tee Flight(s) will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring.
Blue Tee Flight: Players with handicap indexes of 5.0 and below will be entered into the Championship Blue Tee Flight which will be competed using gross scoring. Players with handicaps above 5.0 have the option of joining the Championship Blue Tee Flight by emailing [email protected] to opt in. You may also opt in by adding (Blue) following your last name on the registration page.
Note: The Senior Club Champion (gross) will be decided at a later date in a separate tournament.
NGC Club Championship: Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th — tee times starting at 8:00 AM each day Cost: $55 — Open to all NGC members, includes carts and food & beer both days Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-2023 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 13th @ 8:00 PM
