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1st Men’s Night, Side-Contests & Champions Dinner

Is it Thursday yet?

The most anticipated date of the entire golf year is nearly upon us…the 1st Men’s Night of the MGA season!

For our 1st Men’s Night this Thursday, April 6th, we’ll be playing Match Play vs. Tiger’s opening Front 9 at Augusta as well as conducting several Masters-inspired Side-Contests. Our Champions Dinner will take place following Men’s Night rounds with food starting around 5:30 PM. All MGA members are welcome, especially all the new MGA members for the 2023 season. We’ll have the 2022 MGA Champions trophies to hand out so we hope to have a great turnout.

To really ramp up the excitement, our very own Masters insider, Mr. Matt Doherty, has graciously donated 2 commemorative Masters coins that will be awarded to the Men’s Night winner as well as the winner of the Putting Contest to be held on the putting green. Thank you Mr. Doherty!

Side-Contests for Masters Men’s Night

Before, after, or during your Men’s Night round, the following side-contests will be set up and all Men’s Night participants are encouraged to partake! Signage and markers for the side-contests will be in place by noon on Thursday (but Men’s Night rounds may be played earlier).

  • Drive: On #1 — longest drive in the fairway wins.
  • Ball-Skip: Across #7 pond — 2 chances per Men’s Night participant, closest to the pin wins. Bring a couple shag balls.
  • Chip: To the mini-island in #9 pond — 2 chances to hit our tiniest target (and keep the ball dry). Again, bring a couple shag balls.
  • Putt: Long putt on the putting green — best of 2 chances. Who can make a 40 footer (or 2) to win a Masters coin?

Main Event: Match Play vs. Tiger’s Opening 9 at The Masters on 4/6

For each hole on the Front 9, you’ll compare your net score to Tiger’s on his live Front 9. Each time you tie him, you’ll earn 1 point. Each hole you beat him you’ll earn 2 points. When Tiger’s score (relative to par) is better than your net score on a hole, you get 0 points. 

The example below shows the breakdown of points earned vs. an example Front 9 for Tiger:

​In this example, a net par on the 1st hole would earn a tie with Tiger for 1 point. A net par on the 2nd hole would gain you 2 points. And a net bogey on #3 would be worth 0 points.

Points will be awarded using 100% of individual Front 9 handicaps. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (age + handicap >= 75) may play golds. 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 all completed cards to the Pro Shop. Fore please, MGA Men’s Night now driving!

*If for any reason Tiger does not complete the Front 9 holes at Augusta on Thursday, we’ll use defending champion Scottie Scheffler’s Front 9 score.

1st Men’s Night & Side-Contests: Match Play vs. Tiger — play anytime on Thursday, April 6th
Champions Dinner: Hors d’oeuvres buffet starting at 5:30 PM

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The Eve of the 2023 MGA Season

Thank You NGC!

As we approach the eve of our 2023 MGA season, we have some huge thank yous we’d like to send out for all those who have helped get us set up for a great year! 

Thank you to John and all his maintenance staff for all their hard work on the course, especially all the aeration work over the last 2 weeks!

Thank you to Mary Ann, Christine, Chef Lois, Tsehaye, and Rahel for helping us get set up for the Champions Dinner this week and the season to come, for the opening of the new pro shop, and for all the work you do on a daily basis to make NGC the place we all love!

Thank you to Pete, Donnee, Milton, Tiffany, and all the pro shop staff for keeping all the trains running on time — fantastic to come to the course and see you in the new pro shop!

Thank you to Leo Goff, Bill Buffington, Chuck Roster, and Jim Ewalt for their work getting the course marked yesterday and ready for tournament play!

And finally, thank you to Vivianne Couts for being our on-course ornithologist and sharing the photo below of the new baby eagle in the nest near #12 tee!

MGA Handicap Reminders

Moving into the start of the season, all MGA players will need active handicaps in the GHIN system to participate in net scoring events (Men’s Nights & weekend tournaments). Starting April 15th, All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy. Please email us at [email protected] if you need to get your GHIN account set up and we’ll help facilitate this with the club. As we’re all posting casual-play rounds at the club, the updated 2023 MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures: NGC Local Rules can be found here. We’ll keep these local rules updated throughout the season with any changes or course conditions considerations.

Upcoming Events

4/6: 1st Men’s Night & Champions Dinner — All MGA members invited!
4/22: MGA Play It Again — Sign up online here.

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1st Men’s Night April 6th: Match Play vs. Tiger

Match Play vs. Tiger’s Opening 9 at The Masters on 4/6

With the updating of his website to include the Masters and the Drive, Chip & Putt underway at Augusta, we’re excited to announce the format for our 1st Men’s Night of the 2023 season. For this Thursday, April 6th, we’ll be playing Match Play vs. Tiger’s opening Front 9 at Augusta. Our Champions Dinner will take place following Men’s Night rounds with food starting around 5:30 PM.

For each hole on the Front 9 at NGC this week, you’ll compare your net score to Tiger’s on his live Front 9. Each time you tie him, you’ll earn 1 point. Each hole you beat him you’ll earn 2 points. When Tiger’s score (relative to par) is better than your net score on a hole, you get 0 points. 

The example below shows the breakdown of points earned vs. an example Front 9 for Tiger:

In this example, a net par on the 1st hole would earn a tie with Tiger for 1 point. A net par on the 2nd hole would gain you 2 points. And a net bogey on #3 would be worth 0 points.

Points will be awarded using 100% of individual Front 9 handicaps. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (age + handicap >= 75) may play golds. 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 all completed cards to the Pro Shop. Fore please, MGA Men’s Night now driving!

*If for any reason Tiger does not complete the Front 9 holes at Augusta on Thursday, we’ll use defending champion Scottie Scheffler’s Front 9 score.

1st Men’s Night: Match Play vs. Tiger — play anytime on Thursday, April 6th
Champions Dinner: Hors d’oeuvres buffet starting at 5:30 PM

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1st Men’s Night & Champions Dinner

MGA 1st Men’s Night & Champions Dinner: Thursday April 6, 2023

We are now just one week away from our 1st Men’s Night of the 2023 season and the MGA Champions Dinner we’ll be having that night. All MGA members are welcome, especially all the new MGA members for the 2023 season. We’ll have the 2022 MGA Champions trophies to hand out that night so we hope to have a great turnout.

Thank you to Chef Lois for helping us put together a Champions Dinner menu that both parallels some other guy’s menu and holds strong to our NGC traditions! 

Our Champions Dinner hors d’oeuvres buffet will be available starting around 5:30 PM on April 6th so early to mid-afternoon will be a great time to play your Masters-themed, 1st Men’s Night round and then enjoy some food and celebration while watching the Masters.

1st Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 6th
Champions Dinner: Hors d’oeuvres buffet starting at 5:30 PM

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MGA Play It Again Sign-Ups Now Open

MGA Play It Again — Saturday, April 22nd

As we count down to our 1st Men’s Night and Champions Dinner, sign-ups are now open for our 1st MGA weekend event of the season, the 2023 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 22rd with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their MGA dues for the year.

For this tournament, each player’s handicap is used to determine how many mulligans will be allotted during their round. Using their allotted mulligans, each player records their best possible gross score, low score wins. Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) applies for gold tee players. Please sign up using the online registration link.
All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy.

Please sign up online at: https://mga.golf/2023-play-it-again

To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.

MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 22rd — 9:00 AM shotgun start
Cost: $20 for full members / $40 for weekday members — All players must be MGA Members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-play-it-again
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 20th @ 8:00 PM

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MGA Champions Dinner

MGA Champions Dinner: Thursday April 6, 2023

We are now just 2 weeks away from our 1st Men’s Night of the 2023 season and the MGA Champions Dinner we’ll be having that night. All MGA members are welcome, especially all the new MGA members for the 2023 season. We’ll have the 2022 MGA Champions trophies to hand out that night so we hope to have a great turnout.

Thank you to Chef Lois for helping us put together a Champions Dinner menu that both parallels some other guy’s menu and holds strong to our NGC traditions! 

Our Champions Dinner hors d’oeuvres buffet will be available starting around 5:30 PM on April 6th so early to mid-afternoon will be a great time to get your Masters-themed, 1st Men’s Night round in and then enjoy some food and celebration.

1st Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 6th
Champions Dinner: Hors d’oeuvres buffet starting at 5:30 PM

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2023 MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures

Players, 

With the handicap system reopening for Maryland tomorrow, March 15th, I wanted to send a quick note out in anticipation of the upcoming MGA season. I am really excited to get the 2023 season underway and we are going to continue to work hard to protect the integrity of the field for all MGA events. Attached you’ll find the 2023 MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures documentation which lays out what we expect of all of you.

I will leave the highlights here for simplicity:

  • All MGA members will need a GHIN handicap and should be posting all rounds played while playing postable formats.
  • Players should post both 9 and 18 hole scores, and should do so in a timely manner.
  • We will maintain the 2-in-30 posting requirement for 2023 starting April 15th. To compete in MGA net competitions with your GHIN handicap, players must maintain two posted 18-hole scores (either full 18 or combined 9-hole scores) from NGC in the last 30 days. See the “Season Specific Guidelines” within the Rules & Procedures.
  • If any MGA Member is unable to meet the 2-in-30 posting requirement for reasons of travel, work, injury, sickness, or the like, they may submit an appeal in writing to the MGA Handicap Committee at [email protected] to request a temporary exemption from the requirement. 
  • Penalties will be given out for failure to post.
  • Players should post their own scores for all MGA events after the conclusion of play unless instructed otherwise. MGA tournaments should be entered as tournament/competition scores.
  • The MGA will audit all player handicaps for Men’s Nights and Tournaments. Players who do not follow the posting guidelines or do not meet the 2-in-30 will not be eligible to compete with their GHIN handicaps in net competitions.

If you have any questions about anything, please reach out and we will be happy to assist. Looking forward to another magical MGA season.

-William Keyes
MGA Handicap Chair

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Save The Date: 4/6/2023 — 1st Men’s Night & Champions Dinner

The countdown is on…

We are less than one month away from our opening MGA event of the season, the 1st Men’s Night, which is set to be held Thursday, April 6th. This also coincides with the 1st Round of the 2023 Masters and, to celebrate this glorious timing, not only will we be having our traditional Masters-themed Men’s Night format, we’ll also be serving a Champions Dinner (hors d’oeuvres buffet) from 5:00-7:00 for everyone to enjoy after their Men’s Night rounds. We’ll have all the 2022 MGA Champions trophies to hand out that night so we hope to have a great turnout.

When the MGA season begins in April, Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursdays with an accompanying MGA member. Format and rules guidelines will be emailed each week before Thursday and can always be found on the MGA website after they are distributed. We hope to see everyone next month!

1st Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 6th
Champions Dinner: Hors d’oeuvres 5:00-7:00 PM

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MSGA/WMGA Amateur Events

2023 State Event Schedules

With A-Team season starting up, we wanted to pass along the opportunity to play in the upcoming Maryland State and Washington Metro amateur events. A number of us are planning on playing in the Maryland Am/Open qualifier at Queenstown Harbor but other locations include Woodmore, Mountain Branch, and Holly Hills. The MSGA Mid-Am is taking place at Green Spring Valley Hunt Club. All Maryland State events can be found at: https://msga.org/play-golf/mens-golf/2023-mens-registration-information/

The WMGA is hosting their Mid-Am at Springfield Country Club this year. The Metro Am is being played at University of Maryland with their full list of events at: https://www.wmgagolf.org/tournament-schedule/

These are great ways to test the competitive golfer in you with the best in the area and play some great courses.

-Brian Carlstrom
A-Team Captain

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MSGA Spring A-Team Qualifying

A-Team Qualifying Now Open: March 1st through April 10th

The 2023 MSGA Spring A-Team matches are set to begin Saturday, April 15th and we are now opening up A-Team qualifying to run through April 10th. Please see the attached sheet for qualifying rules.

A-Team Qualifying Notes:

  • A-Team qualifier rounds must be played from blue tees and attested by an accompanying MGA member.
  • Lift, clean, and place in your own fairway. Rake and place in all bunkers.
  • Please turn your scorecard into the Pro Shop following the round.