Sign-ups continue for our 1st MGA Major of the year, the Memorial Cup, which is set to be played Saturday and Sunday, May 21st + 22nd with a 9:30 shotgun start both days. Please sign up via the online registration portal.
The format for Memorial Cup is 2-day, 36-hole stroke play with both gross and net prizes. To compete in the NET division, all players must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement.
Memorial Cup: Saturday and Sunday, May 21st + 22nd Sign-up Deadline: Thursday, May 19th Cost: $40 — all participants must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/Memorial-Cup-2022
To confirm your Memorial Cup sign-up, please double check for your name on the online leaderboard.
In our best Men’s Night turnout of the season thus far, 32 players took to the course for our 1-Man Scramble on the Back 9 and quatro Luchadores walked away with first place honors on Cinco de Mayo. Leo Goff, Matt Nolan, James Hsiao, and Weston Happ all carded net 31s to T-1st overall — ¡Bien Hecho!
The whole MGA would like to wish Chef Lois a very happy birthday! Thank you for the joy and deliciousness you bring to NGC. Also, thank you to D. Stone for the stellar cake selection — ¡Vámonos de fiesta!
Our 2022 Match Play Main Bracket has been set by random blind draw and attached here. With 59 total entries, 5 players received byes into Round 2. All players who do not win their Round 1 match in the Main Bracket will form our secondary Wildcard Bracket which will be drawn after all Round 1 matches have been completed. Players who received a Round 1 bye in the Main Bracket will not be eligible for the Wildcard Bracket.
The deadline for Round 1 matches is June 19th. Please be in touch with your Round 1 opponent ASAP about scheduling your match. Contact Weston Happ at [email protected] or call the Pro Shop (301) 292-1100 if you need your opponent’s contact information.
Competition Notes
Match scheduling should be determined via direct communication between opponents.
Matches are to be played using standard, 18-hole, match play format.
All Match Play matches should be played from white tees. Rule of 75 players (age + handicap > 75) may play gold tees.
Please check-in with the Pro Shop before starting your match so that handicap strokes for the match can be determined and finalized.
Please report final results of all matches promptly to [email protected]
Sign-ups close today at 5:00 PM for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2022 Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw tonight. The field will be limited to the first 64 entrants so please sign up ASAP using the online registration portal.
To confirm your sign-up, please check the online registration list here.
All players will be responsible for scheduling their own match dates and times in coordination with their opponents once the brackets have been drawn. Participants must have valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any 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.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 5th at 5:00 PM Field Size: Limited to 64 players Cost: $30 — all participants must be MGA Members Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/2022-MGA-Match-Play-Registration
Men’s Night 5/5 — Cinco de Mayo: Luchador Solo (1-Man Scramble) Back 9
For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our 1-Man Scramble format on the Back 9. For this format, you get 2 shots off the tee and choose the best one, you then get 2 shots from the next position, choose the best, and so on until you have completed the hole.
Please record gross, individual scramble scores on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in all completed cards to the Pro Shop. 50% of Back 9 course handicaps apply to calculate net scores — low net score wins.
To facilitate the Cinco de Mayo festivities, the bar will be offering buy one, get one on all beers and the kitchen will have a $10 wings special.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 5/5
For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Back 9 with our 1-Man Scramble format. 50% of Back 9 course handicaps will be used to calculate net scores.
Men’s Night rounds may be played at any time on Thursday with an accompanying MGA member. Please check in with the Pro Shop before you tee off. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (Age + Handicap >= 75) may play golds.
With the nature of our 1-Man Scramble format, we will be playing lift, clean, and place everywhere for all shots including within penalty areas, 1-club length, no closer to the hole. Additionally, all bunkers will be played as Ground Under Repair. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may either play your ball as it lies (rake and place) or take free relief. To take relief, you must find the nearest point of complete relief outside the bunker and play from within one club-length of that point, no closer to the hole.
All recently seeded and 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.
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.
Our 1-Man Scramble format is NOT valid for handicap posting purposes.
Sign-ups close in 2 days for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2022 Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw on Thursday, May 5th. 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 must have valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any 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.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 5th at 5:00 PM Field Size: Limited to 64 players Cost: $30 — all participants must be MGA Members Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/2022-MGA-Match-Play-Registration
Schedule of Rounds:
To confirm your sign-up, please check the online registration list here.
Men’s Night 5/5 — Cinco de Mayo: Luchador Solo (1-Man Scramble) Back 9
For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our 1-Man Scramble format on the Back 9. For this format, you get 2 shots off the tee and choose the best one, you then get 2 shots from the next position, choose the best, and so on until you have completed the hole.
Please record gross, individual scramble scores on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in all completed cards to the Pro Shop. 50% of Back 9 course handicaps apply to calculate net scores — low net score wins.
Sign-ups are now open for our 1st MGA Major of the year, the Memorial Cup, which is set to be played Saturday and Sunday, May 21st + 22nd with a 9:30 shotgun start both days. Please sign up via the online registration portal.
The format for Memorial Cup is 2-day, 36-hole stroke play with both gross and net prizes. To compete in the NET division, all players must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement.
Memorial Cup: Saturday and Sunday, May 21st + 22nd Sign-up Deadline: Thursday, May 19th Cost: $40 — all participants must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/Memorial-Cup-2022
To confirm your Memorial Cup sign-up, please double check for your name on the online leaderboard.
Sign-ups close in 1 week for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2022 Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw on Thursday, May 5th. We currently have 44 players signed up and 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 must have valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any 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.
Men’s Night 4/28 — Shootout + $10 Steak & Spud Night
For Men’s Night this week, after a very long hiatus, the Shootout is back! 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).
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.
Last man standing after #18 has been played is the Shootout winner.
For this week’s Shootout festivities, the MGA has brought in a very special guest Shootout referee—current Springfield Golf & Country Club member, 2019 Stearns Cup Champion, former MGA Competition Chair, steak aficionado, and all-around (pretty) good guy—Mr. Mike Lyons. Mike will handle all handicap calculations, rulings, and chip-off decisions for elimination. Please only give him a medium-hard time out there.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 4/28
For our Shootout format this week, all players start on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM using 100% of their Back 9 course handicaps. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (Age + Handicap >= 75) may play golds.
We will be playing lift, clean and place in your own fairway, one club-length, no closer to the hole. Additionally, all bunkers will be played as Ground Under Repair. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may either play your ball as it lies (rake and place) or take free relief. To take relief, you must find the nearest point of complete relief outside the bunker and play 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, 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 1 club-length of a penalty area or out of bounds.
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.
$10 Steak & Spuds after Shootout Play
Steak & Spud dinners will be available to order starting at 5:30 PM and the meal-cost for each Shootout participant will be only $10.
