A Men’s Night Tradition Continued
Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for our 1st 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 huge thank you to all the staff who made last night absolutely awesome. The food was amazing and the camaraderie facilitated by hanging out in the clubhouse with the Masters to watch was perfect. A special thank you to Mary Ann who bought Azaleas (and added an Azalea drink for the night!) — your love for NGC always shows and we all love you. Congratulations once again to all our 2022 MGA Champions and we look forward to a fantastic season of champions in 2023!
On the course, 36 players came out for a Match Play battle vs. Tiger’s Front 9 at Augusta and, after all the strokes were counted, 3 men tallied 13 points to share 1st place honors. Well played Ed Clarke, Sam Bowmer, and Jack Sullivan — please send Stephen Ames some notes on how to play Match Play vs. Tiger! And in the 3-way tie for 1st place, it took the 3rd level of tiebreakers (first player to 2-up) to determine that Jack Sullivan won the Masters Coin. Thank you again to Mr. Masters, Matt Doherty, for his continued generous donations of Masters prizes (and remarkable stories)!
In the side-contests, Kyle Armstrong put on a strong performance winning the Long Drive with an absolute bomb off #1 and the Ball-Skip, skipping it to the crest of the back tier on #7.
When it came to the Chipping Contest, it was the tiny island itself that won the day! No attempts found 100% dry land. We’ll have to wait until another day before the island-chip can be conquered.
Finally, in the Putting Contest, one man reigned supreme with a fantastic effort to 8.5 inches. Well done Oral Pottinger on taking home the Putting Contest victory, $40 credit book, and the Masters coin!
Men’s Night 4/6 Complete Results
T-1st – Ed Clarke (13 Tiger points) – 30 Chase Points – $54.00
T-1st – Sam Bowmer (13 Tiger points) – 30 Chase Points – $54.00
T-1st – Jack Sullivan (13 Tiger points) – 30 Chase Points – Masters Coin – $54.00
T-4th – Matt Doherty (12 Tiger points) – 18 Chase Points – $34.20
T-4th – Matt Dove (12 Tiger points) – 18 Chase Points – $34.20
T-6th – Daryl Stone (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
T-6th – Eric Stephens (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
T-6th – Kevin Dick (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
T-6th – Brad Thaxton (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
T-6th – Dan Ryan (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
T-6th – Greg Morris (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
T-6th – Dave Rapp (11 Tiger points) – 10 Chase Points – $18.51
Side-Contest Winners
- Long Drive – Kyle Armstrong – $25
- Ball Skip – Kyle Armstrong – $40
- Chip to Island – no winners
- Putting Contest – Oral Pottinger – Masters Coin – $40
Poker Night Wrap-Up
In a strong start to a shuffle-up-and-deal tradition we hope to keep rolling through most (all) Men’s Nights this season, contemplation of condensed tourney formats for emergency purposes were discussed and laughs were had all around. Kevin Dick, with a strong final hand, was able to come out as the big winner on a truly memorable night at NGC.
