25 players came out for our 1st Shootout of the 2023 season yesterday and #10 showed her teeth as one of the toughest tee shots around (especially with 24 fellow competitors watching!)… All Net 3s advanced and 3 players chipped off with Net 4s to fill the last 2 spots in the top 9 that made it through to #11. Over the next 8 holes, our eventual last man standing made clutch putts and hit the ball into the stratosphere where “there are no trees” to take the well deserved victory. Congrats and well played to the 1st Shootout victor of the year, Kyle Armstrong!
1st – Kyle Armstrong – 30 Chase Points 2nd – Jim Sussman (eliminated on #18) – 27.5 Chase Points 3rd – Matt Doherty (eliminated on #17) – 25 Chase Points 4th – Dave Krukowski (eliminated on #16) – 22.5 Chase Points 5th – Weston Happ (eliminated on #15) – 20 Chase Points 6th – Bruce Sedlak (eliminated on #14) – 17.5 Chase Points 7th – Ed Clarke (eliminated on #13) – 15 Chase Points 8th – Sam Bowmer (eliminated on #12) – 12.5 Chase Points 9th – Chuck Roster (eliminated on #11) – 10 Chase Points
For Men’s Night this week, the 1st edition of the 2023 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early (around the range / putting green by 4:20 PM) so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps.
As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net from #10).
On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.
The last man standing after #18 has been played is the Shootout winner.
For this week’s Shootout festivities, our special guest Shootout referee is back—current Springfield Golf & Country Club member, 2019 Stearns Cup Champion, former MGA Competition Chair, fantastic match play opponent, and all-around great guy—Mr. Mike Lyons. Mike will handle all handicap calculations, rulings, and chip-off decisions for elimination.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 5/25
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors start play on the Back 9 teeing off #10 at 4:30 PM using 100% of their Back 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. Please be a few minutes early and around the range / putting green by 4:20 PM.
For the Shootout, all players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (Age + Handicap >= 75) may play golds.
We will be playing the ball DOWN EVERYWHERE and RAKE and PLACE for all bunkers. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may lift, clean, rake and place within the bunker taking as much relief as necessary to place your ball on a playable bit of sand, 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.
“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.
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.
For Men’s Night this week, the 1st edition of the 2023 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early (around the range / putting green by 4:20 PM) so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps.
As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball 😂). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net from #10).
On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.
The last man standing after #18 has been played is the Shootout winner.
For this week’s Shootout festivities, our special guest Shootout referee is back—current Springfield Golf & Country Club member, 2019 Stearns Cup Champion, former MGA Competition Chair, fantastic match play opponent, and all-around great guy—Mr. Mike Lyons. Mike will handle all handicap calculations, rulings, and chip-off decisions for elimination.
For Men’s Night this week, the 1st edition of the 2023 Shootout series is here! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps.
As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball 😂). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net from #10).
On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.
The last man standing after #18 has been played is the Shootout winner.
For this week’s Shootout festivities, our special guest Shootout referee is back—current Springfield Golf & Country Club member, 2019 Stearns Cup Champion, former MGA Competition Chair, fantastic match play opponent, and all-around great guy—Mr. Mike Lyons. Mike will handle all handicap calculations, rulings, and chip-off decisions for elimination.
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Match Play Round 1
The deadline for Round 1 matches in the Main Bracket is June 11th. Please be in touch with your Round 1 opponent ASAP about scheduling your match. Contact [email protected] or call the Pro Shop (301) 292-1100 if you need your opponent’s contact information.
With the 1st MGA major of the 2023 season officially in the books, we’d like to say thank you to everyone who made this year’s tournament a tremendous success!
Thank you to Tiffany for keeping everything so well organized all weekend! Thank you to Pete for always dotting all the I’s and crossing all the T’s to make sure everything is in order for us. Thank you to the whole pro shop crew for setting everything up for us perfectly both days. Thank you to Christine, Rahel, Mimi, Terry, and Tsehaye for working through all the behind the scenes logistics and thank you to the NGC F&B staff for the great clubhouse hospitality. Thank you to John Burns for coming in early Sunday morning for extra course maintenance and to all the grounds crew for all their countless hours of hard work. Thank you to our photographer extraordinaire, Vivianne, for the great tournament photos.
And finally, thank you to all our members, especially those playing in their first MGA tournament. Your wholehearted participation in MGA events make NGC the truly special place that it is!
Memorial Cup Results
In the Net Division, we had an amazingly competitive battle that came down to the final holes. When all the strokes had been tallied, 4 players—Andrew Neill, Dan Ryan, Ed Clarke, and Kevin Gates—ended at +2 net to share T-2nd honors and, finishing at even par net, Matt Nolan took home the well deserved victory. Great playing Matt!
In the Gross Division, a hard fought battle vs. the course left James Hsiao 3rd (+11), Scott Redmond 2nd (+10), and Sam Bowmer 1st (+6) — With the low round of the weekend of 70 on Saturday, very well played Sam and congrats on the victory!
For all Memorial Cup participants, we ask that everyone post their own tournament scores to the GHIN handicap system as “Competition” scores from white tees (and as gold tees for our Rule of 75 players). All postings will be double checked this week and corrected if necessary by the club.
Tournament Photos 📸
Once again, we’d like to say thank you to our awesome member, Vivianne Couts, for shooting some fantastic action shots that we’re so happy to share!
For this weekend, we ask that all Memorial Cup participants post their own tournament scores to the GHIN handicap system as “Competition” scores from white tees (and as gold tees for our Rule of 75 players).
All postings will be double checked early next week and corrected if necessary by the club.
Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for Round 2 of the Memorial Cup which will begin again with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA Tee locations.
Food
Lunch will be served on Sunday at the conclusion of play.
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.
36 players came out for a Stableford battle on the Front 9 this week and 3 men tallied 20 Stableford points to share 1st place honors. Well played Jack Sullivan, Thurston Spaulding, and Sam Bowmer!
A quick reminder that, for next week, we’ll be playing our Shootout format on the Back 9. All players tee off on #10 starting at 4:30 PM. Please be a few minutes early so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps and get the festivities started on time!
Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for Round 1 of this weekend’s Memorial Cup Tournament which will begin with a 9:00 AM shotgun start both days. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA Tee locations.
Food
Breakfast burritos will be served on Saturday morning starting at 8:00 AM and lunch will be served on Sunday at the conclusion of play.
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.
Sign-ups close at 8:00 PM tonight for our 1st MGA Major of the year, the Memorial Cup, which is set to be played this Saturday and Sunday, May 20th + 21st with a 9:00 AM shotgun start both days. Please sign up via the online registration portal.
To confirm your Memorial Cup sign-up, please double check for your name on the online leaderboard.
The format for Memorial Cup is 2-day, 36-hole stroke play with both gross and net divisions. To compete in the NET division, all players must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement.
Memorial Cup: Saturday and Sunday, May 20th + 21st Sign-up Deadline: Thursday, May 18th @ 8:00 PM Cost: $30 — all participants must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-Memorial-Cup/ Food: Breakfast burritos will be served on Saturday morning starting at 8:00 AM and lunch will be served on Sunday at the conclusion of play.
If you qualify for the Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) and plan on playing Gold Tee this weekend, please confirm your name is listed with “(gold)” on the online leaderboard.
