Masters Men’s Night 4/11 — Beat Tiger’s Back (9) at Augusta
For each hole on the Back 9 this week, you’ll compare your net score to Tiger’s on his live Back 9 for Round 1 at the Masters. Using net scores relative to par, 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.
*If for any reason Tiger does not complete the Back 9 holes at Augusta for his first round, we’ll use defending champion Jon Rahm’s Back 9 score.
Side-Contests for Masters Men’s Night: Drive, Skip & Putt
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.
Drive: On #11 — longest drive in the fairway wins.
Skip: Across #12 pond — 3 chances per Men’s Night participant, closest to the pin wins. Bring some extra shag balls!
Putt: Long putt on the putting green — best of 3 chances. Who can make a 40 footer?
To really ramp up the excitement, our very own Masters insider, Mr. Matt Doherty, has graciously donated 4 Masters ball markers that will be awarded to the side-contests winners in addition to credit book. Thank you Mr. Doherty!
Champions Dinner
We are on rain or shine for the Champions Dinner on Thursday with our “Tapas y Pintxos” buffet starting at around 5:30 PM and all MGA members are invited. We’ll have the 2023 MGA Champions trophies to hand out that night so we hope to have a fantastic turnout. We look forward to seeing everyone there for food, camaraderie, and celebration!
Yesterday, the NGC A-Team took on GC at South River in their opening round matchup of the MSGA spring team match play tournament. With some impressive and gutty performances, our guys showed that our MGAers were ready to play. Our track proved to be a great home course advantage and, in the end, NGC won the match at a final tally of 11.5-6.5 points. The A-Team will take on Turf Valley in the round of 32 this coming Saturday, April 13th. Way to represent for Tantallon, boys!
Masters Men’s Night + MGA Champions Dinner
For this Thursday, April 11th, we invite all MGA members, especially all the new MGA members for the 2024 season, to come out for a great day of golf and celebration at the club. We’ll have the 2023 MGA Champions trophies to hand out that night so we hope to have a fantastic turnout.
Our Champions Dinner “Tapas y Pintxos” buffet (inspired by some other guy’s menu) will be available starting around 5:30 PM on April 11th. Mid-afternoon will be a great time to play your Masters-themed Men’s Night round — then come enjoy some food and camaraderie!
Masters Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 11th — We’ll be playing our “Beat Tiger” format on the Back 9 with additional Drive, Skip & Putt side-contests! Champions Dinner: Tapas y Pintxos buffet starting at 5:30 PM
MGA Play It Again — Saturday, April 20th Sign-ups continue for our first MGA weekend event of the season, the 2024 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 20th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their $85 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. Net scores will also be calculated by the scoring app for a Net Division. The 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.
To confirm your sign-up, double check for your name on the online leaderboard here.
MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 20th — 9:30 AM shotgun start
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 18th @ 8:00 PM
2024 MGA Match Play Tournament
Sign-ups continue for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2024 MGA Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw on Thursday, April 25th. The field will be limited to the first 64 entrants so please sign up ASAP using the online registration portal. All players will be responsible for scheduling their own match dates and times in coordination with their opponents once the brackets have been drawn.
All participants will need valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any given match, competitors must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement. If a participant does not meet this requirement on the date of a scheduled match, the player who has not posted two 18-hole or combined rounds in the last 30 days will play as scratch (0 handicap) for that day’s match.
Complete information and guidelines for the 2024 MGA Match Play Tournament can be found here: https://mga.golf/match-play/
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 PM Field Size: Limited to 64 players — $30 entry fee Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2024-match-play-sign-up/
To confirm your sign-up, please check the online registration list here.
We hope everyone enjoys the eclipse today! Will we need glow balls on the course?
With the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur underway, we have officially made it Masters week. And with Masters week, comes our MGA traditions of Masters Men’s Night and our Champions Dinner. For this coming Thursday, April 11th, we invite all MGA members, especially all the new MGA members for the 2024 season, to come out for a great day of golf and celebration at the club. We’ll have the 2023 MGA Champions trophies to hand out so we hope to have a fantastic turnout.
Our Champions Dinner “Tapas y Pintxos” buffet (inspired by some other guy’s menu) will be available starting around 5:30 PM on April 11th. Mid-afternoon will be a great time to play your Masters-themed Men’s Night round — then come enjoy some food and camaraderie!
Masters Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 11th Champions Dinner: Tapas y Pintxos buffet starting at 5:30 PM
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.
1st Men’s Night of the 2024 Season — Stableford Front 9
We have officially made it to the eve of the 2024 MGA season. For our 1st Men’s Night tomorrow, we’ll be playing our Stableford format on the Front 9. In addition to the Stableford competition, we’ll be playing a re-run of our free-to-enter Gross/Net skins game based on all submitted Front 9 Stableford scorecards.
Let’s have some fun and get the season started with some low scores!
Men’s Night Groups
Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursdays with an accompanying MGA member. Men’s Night groups are formed in an impromptu manner with MGA players who arrive around the same time on Thursdays playing together. Most players play their Men’s Night 9-holes around 3PM but we most often have guys playing throughout the day, including some players going off early and some players playing later in the afternoon / early evening. For tomorrow, several MGA Board members will be around the club and course most of the afternoon to introduce themselves to new MGA members and we can help facilitate groups. We hope to keep the camaraderie going after Men’s Night rounds this season with poker and/or other shenanigans around the clubhouse!
GHIN Handicaps
All Men’s Night play (and MGA tournament play) is with handicaps which means all players will need an active GHIN handicap account. If you do not have a GHIN account, let us know at [email protected] and we’ll help you get one set up with the club. Starting April 15th, we will maintain our 2-in-30 posting requirement for 2024. To compete in MGA net competitions with your GHIN handicap, players must maintain 36-holes of posted scores (either full 18 or 9-hole scores) from NGC in the last 30 days. See the “Season Specific Guidelines” within the MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures.
Stableford Format
For this week, points will be awarded based on the standard Stableford scoring breakdown using 100% of individual Front 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. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night. Points Chase points will be awarded to the top one-third of the field for Stableford placement and credit book will be awarded to skins winners.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 4/4
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play our Stableford format on the Front 9 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. Additionally, we’ll be playing a free-to-enter Gross/Net Skins Game on the Front 9 with credit book payouts awarded to skin winners.
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.
With all the rain we have received this week, we will be playing LIFT, CLEAN, and PLACE in your OWN FAIRWAY, one 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.
All Holes — Shots that land in play but cannot be found because the ball has plugged may be replaced (by dropping a replacement ball) without penalty at the most likely landing spot as determined by the consensus of the player’s fellow group members. For this rule to apply, you must be virtually certain of your landing location and this landing zone cannot be within one club-length of a penalty area or out of bounds.
Balls marked on the green may be replaced to the side of any aeration holes or “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.
Bare areas larger than one club-length, bare areas immediately adjacent to cart paths, and tire tracks should be considered Ground Under Repair. DROP within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole. Additionally, 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.
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.
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.
Upcoming MGA Schedule
April 4th — 1st Men’s Night of the 2024 Season: Stableford on the Front 9 + Gross/Net skins
April 7th — A-Team Match vs. GC at South River
April 11th — Masters Men’s Night & 2023 Champions Dinner: Masters themed Men’s Night with MGA Awards & Appetizers
April 20th — MGA Play It Again Tournament: Sign-ups now open
NGC App
As an additional note for all our new MGA members, the club has an app which they use for sending out club-related notifications. We will also use the app for tournament scoring once we get started with our weekend events (starting April 20th). The app can be found here for iPhone and here for Android.
We have officially made it to the opening week of the 2024 MGA season! To get things started this Thursday, we’ll be playing our Stableford format on the Front 9. In addition to the Stableford competition, we’ll be playing a re-run of our free-to-enter Gross/Net skins game based on all submitted Front 9 Stableford scorecards.
Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursdays with an accompanying MGA member. Most players play their Men’s Night 9-holes around 3PM and we hope to keep the camaraderie going after Men’s Night rounds this season with poker and/or other golf-related shenanigans.
For this week, points will be awarded based on the standard Stableford scoring breakdown using 100% of individual Front 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. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night. Points Chase points will be awarded to the top one-third of the field for Stableford placement and credit book will be awarded to skins winners.
Upcoming MGA Schedule
April 4th — 1st Men’s Night of the 2024 Season: Stableford on the Front 9 + Gross/Net skins
April 7th — A-Team Match vs. GC at South River
April 11th — Masters Men’s Night & 2023 Champions Dinner: Masters themed Men’s Night with MGA Awards & Appetizers
April 20th — MGA Play It Again Tournament: Sign-ups now open
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.
For tomorrow, we’ll be playing a 9-hole, free-to-enter, Gross/Net Skins Game on the Back 9 that won’t count for Points Chase points but will award credit book payouts for skin winners. Let’s have some fun and make some birdies to get us ready for April. And if the weather doesn’t cooperate, we can at least play some poker! 🂡
Gross and net skins will be awarded with credit book, net skins using 100% of individual Back 9 handicaps.
Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursday with an accompanying MGA member. 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.
Competition Rules for Preseason Men’s Night 3/28
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors will play a Gross/Net Skins Game on the Back 9 using 100% of their Back 9 course handicaps. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night this week. Credit book payouts will be awarded to skin winners.
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.
With rain in the forecast, 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 aeration holes or “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.
Bare areas larger than a club length, bare areas immediately adjacent to cart paths, and tire tracks should be considered Ground Under Repair. DROP within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole. Additionally, 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.
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.
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.
Upcoming MGA Schedule
March 28th — Preseason Men’s Night: Freeroll Skins on the Back 9. All MGA members are welcome to participate in this free-to-enter skins game with credit book payouts.
April 4th — 1st Men’s Night of the 2024 Season
April 7th — A-Team Match vs. GC at South River
April 11th — Masters Men’s Night & 2023 Champions Dinner: Masters themed Men’s Night with MGA Awards & Appetizers
April 20th — MGA Play It Again Tournament: Sign-ups will open in April, stay tuned!
For this week, we’ve added a preseason Men’s Night on Thursday, March 28th. We’ll be playing a 9-hole, free-to-enter, Gross/Net Skins Game on the Back 9 that won’t count for Points Chase points but will award credit book payouts for skin winners. Let’s have some fun and make some birdies to get us ready for April! And if the weather doesn’t cooperate, we can at least play poker. 🂡
Gross and net skins will be awarded with credit book, net skins using 100% of individual Back 9 handicaps.
Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursday with an accompanying MGA member. 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.
Upcoming MGA Schedule
March 28th — Preseason Men’s Night: Freeroll Skins on the Back 9. All MGA members are welcome to participate in this free-to-enter skins game with credit book payouts.
April 4th — 1st Men’s Night of the 2024 Season
April 7th — A-Team Match vs. GC at South River
April 11th — Masters Men’s Night & 2023 Champions Dinner: Masters themed Men’s Night with MGA Awards & Appetizers
April 20th — MGA Play It Again Tournament: Sign-ups will open in April, stay tuned!
Having arrived at the official 1st day of spring, it’s time to start thinking about our upcoming MGA Schedule. To get things started, we’re adding a preseason Men’s Night on Thursday, March 28th. We’ll be playing a 9-hole, free-to-enter, gross/net skins game on the Back 9 that won’t count for Points Chase points but will award credit book payouts for skin winners. Let’s have some fun and make some birdies to get us ready for April!
Upcoming MGA Schedule
March 28th — Preseason Men’s Night: Freeroll Skins on the Back 9. All MGA members are welcome to participate in this free-to-enter skins game with credit book payouts.
April 4th — 1st Men’s Night of the 2024 Season
April 7th — A-Team Match vs. GC at South River
April 11th — Masters Men’s Night & 2023 Champions Dinner: Masters themed Men’s Night with MGA Awards & Appetizers
April 20th — MGA Play It Again Tournament: Sign-ups will open in April, stay tuned!
