We are now collecting sign-ups for our planned Night Golf event which will be held on Thursday, September 28th. Please sign up ASAP (before this Sunday, 9/24) so we can plan our order for the night golf food and gear. At this time for sign-ups, all players must be NGC members.
Food: Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM Night Golf: Team format starting at dark Online Sign-Up: https://mga.golf/night-golf-sign-up *Limited to the first 48 players signed up
If you would like a food option other than steak, please text Leo Goff at (703) 474-5997
With the 2023 edition of the NGC Club Championship officially in the books, we’d like to send a wholehearted thank you to all the NGC staff and members who made the weekend a fantastic success. Thank you to Tsehaye for working with the TWGA, SMGA, and MGA to raise this year’s Championship to a new high level for the club. Thank you to Donnee, Seth, and all the pro shop staff’s help throughout the weekend. Thank you to Terry for the great 1st tee announcing. Thank you to Mimi, Germami, and all the clubhouse staff for the food, hospitality, and for making NGC the place we want to spend our best days. Thank you to Jack Sullivan, Vivianne Couts, and James Hsiao for your help bringing together all our NGC golf organizations to make a truly memorable weekend. Finally, thank you to all the members who not only took part in competing but also stayed to enjoy the NGC camaraderie we all love while watching some great golf.
Club Championship Results
Across all of our flights, we saw some fantastic golf and tight battles down the stretch.
In the Women’s Club Championship, Betty Sussmann won the net division in style and Vivianne Couts defended her championship from last year going back-to-back and taking home the 2023 Championship. Vivianne now holds both the Senior Women’s Club Champion and Women’s Club Champion parking spaces!
In the Gold Flight, Jerome Lofton finished off a very impressive weekend at -2 net overall to take the victory by 1 shot over Lloyd “Stim” Stimson who finished at -1 net.
In the National Flight, Mark Matava and Mike Reynard both finished at +4 net to share 1st place honors.
In the Tantallon Flight, Scotty Kimmel captured the well deserved victory coming in at even par net total and edging out Ryan White in a playoff on #1.
Finally, in the Championship Flight, things got very interesting on the 35th hole of the tournament which left Scott Redmond with a 2-shot lead over Patrick Escalambre on #18 tee. With the 2023 title on the line, Scott hit his tee shot to the front fringe and, like a true champion, chipped in for a 2 to close out the Club Championship in style. Great finish and enjoy the parking spot sir!
Well played and congratulations to all our 2023 Champions!
Attached you’ll find the tee times and groups for tomorrow’s 2nd round of the 2023 Club Championship. At the conclusion of play tomorrow, a post-Championship celebration with food will be held in the ballroom at ~4:00 PM.
Handicap Posting
We ask that all competitors post their own scores to GHIN for today (and tomorrow) as Competition rounds. All posting will be confirmed early next week.
Men’s Night 9/14 Results: Net & Gross, White & Blue — Front 9
23 players came out yesterday for a Net & Gross challenge on the Front 9 and 2 men walked away with 1st place points. With a very impressive net 32, Colin Zoski took the W on the net leaderboard. And, with a great round of 2-under 34, James Hsiao took home the victory on the gross side. Well played gentlemen!
Attached you’ll find the tee sheet for the 1st round of the 2023 NGC Club Championship. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the flights breakdown.
Groups and tee times for Sunday’s 2nd round will be determined by Saturday’s results.
On Saturday, food and beer will be provided by NGC from 12:00-2:30 PM so that all players can grab something from the grill either at the turn or when they finish their rounds. On Sunday, a post-Championship celebration with food will be held in the ballroom at ~4:00 PM.
Tournament 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.
Men’s Night 9/14: Net & Gross, White & Blue — Front 9
For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing stroke play on the Front 9 applying our standard weekend tournament scoring system to Men’s Night scores. Both Net & Gross leaderboards will be used to determine final result standings. Wherever a player places best (net or gross) is the final Men’s Night leaderboard position they’ll take for Chase Points distribution.
This week, players may play White or Blue tees (or Gold for Rule of 75 players whose Age + Handicap >= 75) at their own discretion as practice for the Club Championship. Net and gross scores will be tallied for all players regardless of tee selection. For players playing Blue or Gold tees, please note (Blue) or (Gold) next to your name on your scorecard (unmarked cards will be assumed to be white tees) and record gross scores for all holes.
To get ready for the weekend, we’ll be PLAYING THE BALL DOWN EVERYWHERE with the exception of bunkers which will be played as Ground Under Repair.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 9/14
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Front 9 with net and gross scoring. 100% of Front 9 course handicaps will be used for net scores. 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.
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.
Players may play White or Blue tees (or Gold for Rule of 75 players whose Age + Handicap >= 75) and, regardless of tees, both net and gross score will be calculated for leaderboard placement.
We will be PLAYING THE BALL DOWN EVERYWHERE.As the exception, all BUNKERS will be played as GROUND UNDER REPAIR. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may play the ball as it lies 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 “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.
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. Additionally, tire tracks, bare areas immediately adjacent to cart paths, and bare areas larger than a club length should be considered Ground Under Repair. DROP within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, 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.
Any player who does not meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy or has not submitted a written appeal for exemption prior to play to [email protected] if they are unable to meet the requirement, will automatically play as a 0 handicap for Men’s Night.
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.
Sign-upsclose tonight at 8:00 PM for the 2023 NGC Club Championship which is set to be played this Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th. Please sign up online at https://bit.ly/NGC-2023.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
If you intend to play in the Gold or Blue tee flights, please make sure your name is marked with (Gold) or (Blue) on the online leaderboard and let us know at [email protected] if your flight distinction needs to be updated.
All Net Flight participants must have active GHIN handicaps.
A complete write-up and photos of last year’s 2022 Club Championship can be found here.
The NGC Club Championship is competed with individual stroke play over 36 holes. Tee times will be assigned each day and the field will be broken into flights.
Red Tee Flight: Women’s Club Championship players will play the red tees and compete for both Net and Gross Divisions.
Gold Tee Flight: All players who have reached their 50th birthday may enter the Gold Tee Flight which will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring — Rule of 90 in effect where players whose Age + Handicap >= 90 may play red tees. To sign up for the Gold Tee Flight, please add (Gold) following your last name on the registration page.
White Tee Flight: The number of White Tee net flights will depend on the overall number of participants. White Tee Flight(s) will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring.
Blue Tee Flight: Players with handicap indexes of 5.0 and below will be entered into the Championship Blue Tee Flight which will be competed using gross scoring. Players with handicaps above 5.0 have the option of joining the Championship Blue Tee Flight by emailing [email protected] to opt in. You may also opt in by adding (Blue) following your last name on the registration page.
Note: The Senior Club Champion (gross) will be decided at a later date in a separate tournament.
NGC Club Championship: Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th — tee times starting at 8:00 AM each day Cost: $55 — Open to all NGC members, includes carts and food & beer both days Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-2023 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 13th @ 8:00 PM
Sign-upsclose tomorrow at 8:00 PM for the 2023 NGC Club Championship which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th. Please sign up online at https://bit.ly/NGC-2023.
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
If you intend to play in the Gold or Blue tee flights, please make sure your name is marked with (Gold) or (Blue) on the online leaderboard and let us know at [email protected] if your flight distinction needs to be updated.
All Net Flight participants must have active GHIN handicaps.
A complete write-up and photos of last year’s 2022 Club Championship can be found here.
The NGC Club Championship is competed with individual stroke play over 36 holes. Tee times will be assigned each day and the field will be broken into flights.
Red Tee Flight: Women’s Club Championship players will play the red tees and compete for both Net and Gross Divisions.
Gold Tee Flight: All players who have reached their 50th birthday may enter the Gold Tee Flight which will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring — Rule of 90 in effect where players whose Age + Handicap >= 90 may play red tees. To sign up for the Gold Tee Flight, please add (Gold) following your last name on the registration page.
White Tee Flight: The number of White Tee net flights will depend on the overall number of participants. White Tee Flight(s) will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring.
Blue Tee Flight: Players with handicap indexes of 5.0 and below will be entered into the Championship Blue Tee Flight which will be competed using gross scoring. Players with handicaps above 5.0 have the option of joining the Championship Blue Tee Flight by emailing [email protected] to opt in. You may also opt in by adding (Blue) following your last name on the registration page.
Note: The Senior Club Champion (gross) will be decided at a later date in a separate tournament.
NGC Club Championship: Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th — tee times starting at 8:00 AM each day Cost: $55 — Open to all NGC members, includes carts and food & beer both days Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-2023 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 13th @ 8:00 PM
Men’s Night 9/14: Net & Gross, White & Blue — Front 9
For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be applying our standard weekend tournament scoring system to Men’s Night scores. Both Net & Gross leaderboards will be used to determine final result standings for stroke play on the Front 9. Wherever a player places best (net or gross) is the final Men’s Night leaderboard position they’ll take for Chase Points distribution.
This week, players may play White or Blue tees (or Gold for Rule of 75 players whose Age + Handicap >= 75) as practice for the Club Championship. Net and gross scores will be tallied for all players regardless of tee selection. For players playing Blue or Gold tees, please note (Blue) or (Gold) next to your name on your scorecard (unmarked cards will be assumed to be white tees) and record gross scores for all holes.
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Match Play $30 Entry Fee Charges
All 2023 Match Play participants have been billed for their $30 entry fee which will appear as “2023 MGA Match Play – $30.00” on your September NGC bill. A big thank you to Pete for making sure all the billing was taken care of perfectly. 🙌
Also, thank you to all those who have completed their Elite 8 matches and congrats to all our players who have advanced into the Final 4 of the Main and Wildcard brackets!
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Club Championship Notes
We did have a Club Championship last year. A complete write-up and photos of last year’s 2022 Club Championship can be found here.
This weekend we are playing for the 2023 Club Championship. 2024 Club Champions will be decided in 2024.
If you intend to play in the Gold or Blue tee flights, please make sure your name is marked with (Gold) or (Blue) on the online leaderboard and let us know at [email protected] if your flight distinction needs to be updated.
All Net Flight participants must have active GHIN handicaps.
Club Championship Weekend — September 17th + 18th
Sign-upsclose this Wednesday 9/13 for the 2023 NGC Club Championship which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th. Please sign up online at https://bit.ly/NGC-2023.
A complete write-up and photos of last year’s 2022 Club Championship can be found here.
The NGC Club Championship is competed with individual stroke play over 36 holes. Tee times will be assigned each day and the field will be broken into flights.
Red Tee Flight: Women’s Club Championship players will play the red tees and compete for both Net and Gross Divisions.
Gold Tee Flight: All players who have reached their 50th birthday may enter the Gold Tee Flight which will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring — Rule of 90 in effect where players whose Age + Handicap >= 90 may play red tees. To sign up for the Gold Tee Flight, please add (Gold) following your last name on the registration page.
White Tee Flight: The number of White Tee net flights will depend on the overall number of participants. White Tee Flight(s) will be competed with 100% of handicaps using net scoring.
Blue Tee Flight: Players with handicap indexes of 5.0 and below will be entered into the Championship Blue Tee Flight which will be competed using gross scoring. Players with handicaps above 5.0 have the option of joining the Championship Blue Tee Flight by emailing [email protected] to opt in. You may also opt in by adding (Blue) following your last name on the registration page.
Note: The Senior Club Champion (gross) will be decided at a later date in a separate tournament.
NGC Club Championship: Saturday & Sunday, September 16th + 17th — tee times starting at 8:00 AM each day Cost: $55 — Open to all NGC members, includes carts and food & beer both days Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-2023 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 13th @ 8:00 PM
To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
