On a gorgeous day at NGC, we had a fantastic turnout for our 1-Man Scramble challenge and it was great to see a bunch of new MGA members playing their first Men’s Night. In the end, 38 MGAers took to the Front 9 to determine if 2 shots were better than 1 and the answer was a resounding yes! After all the shots were completed, one man walked away with an awesome score of 29. Proving that he was his own best teammate, Will Keyes took home the well deserved victory for his 1st career Men’s Night win — well played sir!
Thank you all our MGA members who came out yesterday for our Masters Men’s Night and Champions Dinner — it is this group of guys who all truly love golf that makes NGC such a special place! A big thank you to Tsehaye and Donnee for the state of the course update, and to Christine, Mimi and all the NGC staff for a great night of hospitality. Does it get better than enjoying Tiras de Pollo Crujientes while watching golf until dark?! Congratulations once again to all our 2023 MGA Champions and we look forward to a fantastic season of champions in 2024.
On the course, 28 players came out for a battle vs. Tiger’s opening round Back 9 at Augusta which we all got to watch wrap up this morning! With bogeys on #14 and #18, Tiger made the scoring interesting and, in the end with a stellar round in which he did not lose a single hole to Tiger, one man came out victorious. Scoring 15 Vs. Tiger points, well played and congrats to Leo Goff, our 2024 Masters Men’s Night winner!
In the side-contests, new MGA member Brad Adams hit an absolute bomb on #11 to win the Long Drive contest and, rumor has it, it was only a 3-wood off the tee!
When it came to the Ball Skipping contest, laughs were had all around and one man hit the shot we were all trying for. With a great skip to 22 feet, well done Jay Aanrud!
Finally, in the Putting Contest, one man only needed one putt to knock it to 6 inches and capture the victory. Great putt Jim Sussmann!
1st Men’s Night 4/4 Results — Stableford + Skins Front 9
26 players took to the Front 9 yesterday to get the 2024 MGA season started with a Stableford battle. Despite a brief burst of snow/sleet/hail, a great time was had by all and we’d especially like to acknowledge all our new MGA members who came out. It’s absolutely fantastic to see the growth of our membership with Tiffany’s help!
As for the results, when all was said and done, one man reigned supreme collecting a very impressive Stableford tally. With 25 points, well played Bruce Sedlak and congrats on taking the 1st Men’s Night W of the new season!
For our gross/net skins game, we had 5 skins hold up, 4 gross and 1 net. Well done to our skins winners! Credit book payouts will be applied next week.
Preseason Men’s Night 3/28 Results — Gross/Net Skins Back 9
7 players came out yesterday for our freeroll skins game on the Back 9 to get the competitive juices flowing for the upcoming 2024 MGA season. With a double skin on #12 (gross birdie, net eagle) after draining a fantastic birdie putt, Colin Zoski was the night’s big winner. Weston Happ also made the only gross 3 on #15 for a rare par-skin and Matt Dove collected a skin for his net birdie on #16.
We would like to thank all of our MGA members for their outstanding participation this season. We had 109 MGA members take part this year over the course of 9 tournaments and 28 Men’s Nights for a grand total of 1,388 MGA rounds played. Overall, the MGA distributed $9,908.00 in credit book payouts for 2023 with an additional $10,590.00 spent on F&B.
Congratulations to our 2023 MGA Points Chase Senior Champion, Ed Clark, and our 2023 MGA Points Chase Co-Champions, Adam Miller & Weston Happ.
Thank you again to all our members who make the MGA the truly one of a kind group that it is — we are already looking forward to next year! We will hold our Champions Dinner for the 2023 season in the spring in conjunction with the start of the 2024 season. Is it April yet?
Final Men’s Night Results — E9 (E8) on the Front 9
2̶0̶ 22 MGAers came out for our final Men’s Night of the 2023 season and a classic NGC E9 essued. Thank you to all who took part on Thursdays this year — over the course of 28 Men’s Nights, we had a total of 712 rounds played!
With cheers, laughs, and camaraderie all around, our 8-hole routing (with #5/#6 played as a hybrid par 4) gave us a memorable battle. As the sun set, Team 4 closed out their round in style with a birdie on #9 to reach -7 for the E8 and capture the victory. Congrats to our final Men’s Night winners of 2023, James Hsiao, Sam Bowmer, Matt Dove, Erik Rosales, Bruce Sedlak & Micah Busbee — as always, well played gentlemen!
1st – Team 4 (-7) – James Hsiao, Sam Bowmer, Matt Dove, Erik Rosales, Bruce Sedlak & Micah Busbee – 30 Chase Points each
2nd – Team 1 (-6) – Calvin Harkless, Ted Pearson, Matt Doherty, Andrew Neill, Dan Ryan & Joe Lapan – 25 Chase Points each
T-3rd – Team 2 (-5) – Will Keyes, Brad Thaxton, Matt Nolan, Chuck Roster & Mike Lyons – 20 Chase Points each
T-3rd – Team 3 (-5) – Weston Happ, Adam Miller, Ed Clarke, Leo Goff & Colin Zoski – 20 Chase Points each
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In one of the closest Points Chase finishes in memory, all will be decided on Saturday. Pairings for our Closing Day Stableford will be based on the latest Points Chase standings. Let’s wrap up an epic season in style!
Men’s Night 10/19 Results — 1-Man Scramble Front 9
20 players came out yesterday to give both “Player A” and “Player B” a chance to make some birdies as a 1-Man Scramble team. In the end, we saw some very good scores and 3 players stood at the top of the leaderboard. With net scores of 30, well played to Adam Miller, Joe Lapan, and Weston Happ who shared 1st place honors for this week.
On a 10/10 weather day at NGC, a Chicago-showdown played out on the Back 9 yesterday. After all the points had been tallied, one player was able to surpass his hurdle and reach positive points. With a closing birdie on #18, Weston Happ ended with +1 Chicago total and took home the W for this week.
Men’s Week 10/6-10/11 Results — Stableford Front 9
20 players submitted scorecards during our open time window (10/6-10/11) for Front 9 rounds to be played. After all the scores had been collected, 2 players came out on top with impressive Stableford tallies of 20 points. Well played to Micah Busbee and Bruce Sedlak on their shared Men’s Week victory!
Another truly memorable night is now forever in the NGC history books! Before we recap, we have some wholehearted thank yous to send out for all those that made our Night Golf event a great success. First and foremost, thank you to all the NGC staff who gave us such a magical night. To Tsehaye, Donnee, Mimi and all her F&B staff, Christine, Tiffany, Rahel, and everyone who works to make NGC what it is for all of us, we are so thankful. An awesome dinner followed by great times on the course is exactly what we all love about NGC. A huge thank you goes to Leo Goff who’s idea, dedication, and hard work made Night Golf and the fellowship that ensued a reality for a second year in a row. We salute you sir! Finally, a huge thank you Chuck Roster and Kyle Armstrong who, along with Leo, made the logistics of lighting up the night happen! Thank you Chuck and Kyle!
Night Golf Results
Glow balls lit up the dark while birdies and eagles flew in the 2023 playing of NGC Thursday Night Golf® last night. With real-life shot-tracer-mode activated, all shots earned oos, ahs, and lots of laughs. Several teams reached deep into red figures but, when all the glow-shots had been struck, one team stood atop the leaderboard with a net total of 24.55. Well played to the team of James Hsiao, Adam Miller & Silas Nichols — And cheers to all on a fantastic night!
