NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
Sign-ups close tonight at 8:00 PM for the 2023 Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played this Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, let us know at [email protected]and we’ll get you set up with a team! If you signed up with less than 4, please email us with any additional teammates that need to be added.
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Cost: $25 for members including cart / $45 for guests including cart Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
Sign-ups close in 3 days for the 2023 Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played this Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, please let us know at [email protected] and we’ll get you set up with a team!
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Cost: $25 for members including cart / $45 for guests including cart Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
The Mike Miller tradition is back for this New Year’s Day, January 1st, 2024 and team sign-ups are now open!
A famous line in golf, “A tradition unlike any other,” has been coined for the Masters, but the same can be said for the playing of New Year’s Day golf at National Golf Club. For years, players of all ages and abilities have taken to the course on January 1st to ring in the New Year with a fun 18 holes. There are stories of shoveling the driving range and impromptu get-togethers just to say golf was played on January 1st at NGC.
Mike Miller was an ambassador of the January 1st tradition and would host a party at his home following the event. Mike left us January 24th, 2013 but we continue the tradition in his memory.
This year we celebrate the 12th annual playing of the Mike Miller Tournament. We hope you can join us — all NGC members and guests are welcome!
12th Annual Mike Miller Tournament: Monday, January 1st, 2024 — 10:00 AM shotgun start with annual champagne tee shot off 1st tee at 9:45 AM Format: 4-Player Shamble — All players in foursome tee off, select the best tee shot to play 2nd shots from and, from the selected tee shot, all players play their own balls into the hole recording individual gross scores. Awards in Net + Gross divisions for both Individual and Team categories. Cost: $20 entry fee for members (walking) — $45 for guests (with cart) Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/2024-Mike-Miller
Please sign up online as a complete team foursome if possible. If you do not have a team of 4, sign up online with as many as you have and we will set you up with a group!
To confirm your team’s registration, please check the online leaderload.
A Little History of January 1st Golf at NGC
Longtime NGC member, Maureen Brady, put together and shared the following fantastic writeup which details the history of New Year’s Day golf at NGC:
Today, the Mike Miller Tournament is our way of welcoming the New Year. It’s a very important welcoming too. However, the New Year’s Day Tournament has not always been the Mike Miller Tournament. Yes, Mike played in the tournament many times. However, he played as a “Wet Shoe.” It used to be the “Wet Shoes New Year’s Day Tournament.”
Let me explain:
In the Early 70’s the first group of men to tee off on weekends was known as the “Wet Shoes.” It was a good name. The course was usually still wet that early in the morning, so the name was very appropriate. The group played every weekend, and sponsored a couple tournaments. Their most famous tournament was the New Year’s Day Tournament.
They played it every year. Rain, snow, sleet, sun, had no effect. It was 18 holes, and you played.
There were rules. For example, you had to drink on every hole, or you could not win. Drinks were already on every hole by the time the group teed off.
Originally, ladies were not allowed to play. We ladies provided food in several fairways. For example, I had ham biscuits on the first hole. Carolyn Lecrone had goodies beside the 8th green. Betsy Smith also took care of her hole which was number 10. Eventually, we did get to play, however, not with the men. We started on the back.
Since the kitchen was closed, Frank Bryan, a wet shoe, took care of lunch. He worked for a food service company, and as soon as he finished playing, he went in a warmed up soup, and put out sandwiches.
Mike Miller was a part of this. Not in the early 70’s, but as soon as he became a Tantallon member he joined the wet shoes. And, as time progressed, and we were not allowed to use the club’s kitchen, Mike invited us to lunch at his house.
Some memories still make us smile. Dick Ruane (lived on the 8th green) hit his tee shot on 18 and then walked straight out to the green. Thank God the pond was frozen. When he teed off, Tom Nunno still had on his Tux from the New Year’s Eve party. There was no time to change before teeing off.
I don’t know how many decades the Wet Shoes lasted. Members moved, passed away, or were unable to play golf in their twilight years. However, I am happy that the Mike Miller Memorial Tournament keeps the Wet Shoes’ Tradition going forward.
Happy New Year. Enjoy. Mike is proud of us.
Thank you so much, Maureen — this is the NGC history that we all love to learn about as we celebrate by playing golf on January 1st!
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
Sign-ups continue for the 2023 Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. More to come on the 2023 setup but here’s a preview of what’s in store. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, please let us know at [email protected] and we’ll get you set up with a team!
Toys For Tots Cash (Venmo) Collection
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Cost: $25 for members including cart / $45 for guests including cart Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As we move into December, we’re happy to announce the return of our Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. More to come on the 2023 setup but here’s a preview of what’s in store. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, please let us know at [email protected]and we’ll get you set up with a team!
Toys For Tots Cash (Venmo) Collection
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
All credit book payouts for the 2023 MGA Points Chase have been distributed to MGA member accounts. Well played to all those who made the Top 20!
A big thank you goes out to Pete for taking care of these distributions and for all his meticulous accounting throughout the year!
2024 Credit Book Carryover
All credit book balances that have been accumulated in 2023 will be carried over into 2024 — Thank you to Tsehaye for ensuring this for us. Credit book balances can be found by logging into the NGC Member Billing Portal, selecting My Profile and viewing the Account Summary → Credit Book Balance section.
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?
Last Saturday provided us with an absolutely fantastic weather day and, along with the course looking awesome, our final tournament of the 2023 MGA season played out in epic style. Before we get to the results, we’d like to thank all those who made this such a tremendous year. Over the course of the season, we had 109 MGA members participate in our 9 tournaments and 28 Men’s Nights, none of which would have been possible without all the NGC staff who truly make our home course our home away from home. It’s this group and the golf family that we represent collectively that make NGC a place unlike any other.
With the last chance for glory on the line, both the Net and Gross Divisions saw some great play and very exciting finishes right down to the final shots. On the Net side, Daryl Stone collected a very impressive 40 Stableford points to take the win just edging out Adam Miller and Ed Clarke who tied for 2nd with Stableford scores of 39. In the Gross competition, 4 players — Jared Powell, Matt Doherty, Patrick Escalambre & Weston Happ — shot rounds of 72 and ended the day with tallies of 36 Stableford points to share 1st place. Well played everyone and cheers to all for a great 2023 MGA season of competition and camaraderie!
The 2023 edition of our MGA Match Play tournament is now officially in the books. A big thank you to all the competitors who participated this year and did a great job of getting matches completed by the deadline dates. We had a full field of 64 players to start the tournament making the Match Play our largest tournament field of the season and, in the end, 2 men stood atop their respective brackets.
On Saturday, October 28th, Torey Diggs took on Jack Sullivan in the Wildcard Bracket final. When all was said and done, Jack Sullivan put together a great round and took home the 2023 Wildcard Bracket win. Well played Jack!
Yesterday, Calvin Harkless & Scotty Kimmel squared off in the Main Bracket final to decide this year’s Match Play Main Bracket champion. A tip of the hat to both our finalists for their great (and entertaining!) play throughout the tournament. Congrats to Scotty Kimmel on completing the run to stand alone as our 2023 MGA Match Play Champion!
Attached you’ll find the Groups Sheet with starting holes as well as Tournament Rules Sheet for our MGA Closing Day Stableford tomorrow. Play will begin at 9:30 AM with a shotgun start.
All groups for tomorrow’s round were determined by the current 2023 Points Chase Standings so that all participants have a chance to battle their direct competition in the final event of the season.
Food will be served in the clubhouse at the conclusion of play.
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.
Leaderboard links for both Gross and Net Stableford scoring:
