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Night Golf: A Night To Remember

Oh What A Night

One of the greatest nights in recent NGC history is in the books—truly one that will not be forgotten any time soon. Before we recap, we have some wholehearted thank yous to send out for all those that made our Night Golf event a great success.

First and foremost, thank you to all the NGC staff who gave us such a magical night. To Mary Ann, John, Christine, Chef Lois, Donnee, Basil, Jada, and everyone who works to make NGC what it is for all of us, we are so thankful. Fantastic food followed by great times had by all on the course is exactly what we all love about NGC.

A huge thank you goes to Leo Goff who’s idea, dedication, and hard work made Night Golf and the fellowship that ensued a reality. We salute you sir!

Additionally, thank you Chuck Roster who, along with Leo, made the logistics of lighting up the night happen! Thank you Chuck!

Night Golf Results

Glow balls lit up the night and the birdies were flying as 40 players took to the NGC Night Golf Course™ last night. With real-life shot-tracer-mode activated, both good and bad shots alike earned oos, ahs, and lots of laughs. The pond on #9 literally glowing became the 2nd best pond pond story of the night and a glow-stick skeleton roamed the fairways. Several teams reached deep into red figures but, when all the laser-shots had been struck, one team stood atop the leaderboard at -8 for the 9. With 2 eagles on #1 and #5 to go along with birdies on #3, #10, #12 and #18, the team of Carlo Ross, Travis Henderson, Lloyd Stimson, Mark Mattis, and Weston Happ earned the bragging rights for the 2022 Night Golf season. Cheers to all on a fantastic night!

All MGA participants for Night Golf have been awarded 25 Points Chase points.

2022 Points Chase
https://bit.ly/2022-Points-Chase

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Night Golf!

The countdown is on…

We have reached a very special time…Night Golf Eve!

Attached you’ll find the groups and starting holes for our 9-hole, NGC Night Golf Course™ setup. We did our best to pair up players that requested to play together while maintaining the ABCDE handicap algorithm.

Appetizers + Steak & Spuds starts at 6:00 PM tomorrow and Night Golf will follow once it gets dark.

Format

We’ll be playing a 5-man scramble with a shotgun start and the NGC Night Golf Course™ 9-hole layout below:

  • #1: par 5 – reds
  • #2: par 4 – reds
  • #3: par 3 – golds
  • #5: par 4 – 225 yds (drive across pond)
  • #9: par 4 – from fairway (about 300 yards)
  • #10: par 4 – in rough on fairway side of pond (about 310 yards)
  • #11: par 4 – reds 
  • #12: par 4 – golds
  • #18: par 3 – golds

For Men’s Night considerations, all participating MGA members will receive 25 Chase Points. Rumor has it that the winning team will be compensated for their victory in liquid form…

Let’s have a great time tomorrow everyone!

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Match Play Final 4

Match Play Final 4: Main & Wildcard Brackets

We’d like to send out a thank you to all competitors for completing their matches to get us to the semifinals in both the Main and Wildcard brackets. Congrats and well played to all those who have now reached the Final 4:

Main Bracket Final 4:

Phil Martin
vs.
Calvin Harkless

Daryl Stone
vs.
Matt Doherty

Wildcard Bracket Final 4:

Erik Rosales
vs.
Bob DeBold

Jim Sussmann
vs.
Steve Cuevas

The next round deadline for Final 4 matches is Monday, October 10th.

Match Play Entry Fee

The $30 entry fee for the 2022 Match Play will be charged to all competitors’ accounts this week.

Main Brackethttps://challonge.com/2022_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Brackethttps://challonge.com/2022_Wildcard/
Tournament Informationhttps://bit.ly/2022-MGA-Match-Play-Info

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Stearns Cup Sign-Ups

2022 Stearns Cup

Team sign-ups continue for the final MGA major of the season, The Stearns Cup, which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, October 15th + 16th.

The format for Stearns Cup is 2-man teams playing 2-day, 36 hole, best ball for both gross and net awards. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. Standard MGA tees, with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.

Please sign up with your teammate at: https://bit.ly/Stearns-Cup-2022

To confirm your team’s sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.

Stearns Cup: Saturday & Sunday, October 15th + 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start each day
Cost: $40 per player — All players must be MGA members
Online Registration Portalhttps://bit.ly/Stearns-Cup-2022

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Final Call for Night Golf Sign-Ups

Night Golf — Thursday, September 29th

Sign-ups close tonight at 8:00 PM for our Night Golf event which will be held this Thursday, September 29th and is our Men’s Night for this week. ABCDE Scramble teams will be set via handicaps and we’ll be playing a modified course setup with shortened holes.

To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.

Food: Appetizers + Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM
Night Golf: ABCDE Scramble team format starting at dark
Cost: $40 — Includes Appetizers, Steak & Spud Meal, Cart, Glow Balls & Accessories
Online Sign-Uphttps://bit.ly/MGA-Night-Golf
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 26th @ 8:00 PM
*Limited to the first 48 players signed up

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Stearns Cup Sign-Ups Now Open

2022 Stearns Cup

Team sign-ups are now open for the final MGA major of the season, The Stearns Cup,which is set to be played Saturday & Sunday, October 15th + 16th.

The format for Stearns Cup is 2-man teams playing 2-day, 36 hole, best ball for both gross and net awards. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. Standard MGA tees, with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.

Please sign up with your teammate at: https://bit.ly/Stearns-Cup-2022

To confirm your team’s sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.

Stearns Cup: Saturday & Sunday, October 15th + 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start each day
Cost: $40 per player — All players must be MGA members
Online Registration Portalhttps://bit.ly/Stearns-Cup-2022

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2022 Points Chase Updated with Drops

2022 Points Chase with Drops

The 2022 MGA Points Chase has been updated with low points-earned drops. 

  • For Men’s Nights, your 5 lowest scoring weeks (or weeks you missed) have been dropped. 
  • For our 1-day, 80-point events (Play It Again, 2-Man Team Shamble, NGC Cup), 1 low points-earned tournament has been dropped with our Closing Day Stableford (10/29) still to be played. 
  • The same applies to our multi-day / major tournaments (Match Play, Memorial Cup, RW&B, Club Championship) where 1 low has been dropped with Stearns Cup (10/15-10/16) still to be played. 

Match Play points have been awarded through all current matches played and, for those who continue to advance, points will be updated as all remaining matches are completed. 

Drops will continue to be updated through the remainder of this year’s Men’s Nights, the closing rounds of the Match Play tournament, and the playing of our final 2 weekend tournaments in October. An exciting finish to the 2022 Points Chase is in store! 

2022 Points Chase Top 10 (as of 9/23/2022)

1st – Weston Happ – 747.38 Chase Points
2nd – Adam Miller – 736.59 Chase Points
3rd – Ed Clarke – 634.73 Chase Points
4th – Patrick Escalambre – 630.66 Chase Points
5th – Kyle Armstrong – 586.77 Chase Points
6th – Jim Sussmann – 546.16 Chase Points
7th – Leo Goff – 467.50 Chase Points
8th – Jack Sullivan – 466.66 Chase Points
9th – Kevin Dick – 429.14 Chase Points
10th – Matt Doherty – 424.50 Chase Points

Complete Standings
https://bit.ly/2022-Points-Chase

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Men’s Night 9/22 Results

Men’s Night 9/22 Results — Stableford Front 9

22 players came out on the 1st day of Fall for a Stableford showdown on the Front 9 and the elements corresponded with the change of season to a T (and a tee). When all the points had been counted, 2 men scored impressive 20 point tallies to share 1st place honors this week. Well played Jack Sullivan and Steve Naugle on the Men’s Night win! We’d also like to congratulate Patrick Escalambre on shooting his age on the Front 9 on his birthday, Happy Birthday sir!

Complete Results

T-1st – Steve Naugle (20 Stableford) – 30 Chase Points – $47.30
T-1st – Jack Sullivan (20 Stableford) – 30 Chase Points – $47.30
T-3rd – Micah Busbee (19 Stableford) – 22 Chase Points – $31.90
T-3rd – Jon Roff (19 Stableford) – 22 Chase Points – $31.90
5th – Patrick Escalambre (18 Stableford) – 14 Chase Points – $22.00
T-6th – Royce Huffaker (17 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $13.20
T-6th – Ed Clarke (17 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $13.20
T-6th – Greg Morris (17 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $13.20

2022 Points Chase
https://bit.ly/2022-Points-Chase

Poker Wrap-Up

Ted Stark.

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Night Golf Sign-Ups

Night Golf — Thursday, September 29th

Sign-ups continue for our Night Golf event which will be held next week, Thursday, September 29th. Please sign up ASAP so we can plan our food and night golf gear orders. Registration will close on Monday, September 26th.

To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.

Food: Appetizers + Steak & Spuds starting at 6:00 PM
Night Golf: Team format starting at dark
Online Sign-Uphttps://bit.ly/MGA-Night-Golf
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 26th
*Limited to the first 48 players signed up

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Men’s Night 9/22: Stableford Front 9 — Competition Rules

Men’s Night 9/22 — Stableford Front 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our Stableford format on the Front 9. 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.

Competition Rules for Men’s Night 9/22

  • For this week, all Men’s Night competitors play the Front 9 using 100% of their Front 9 course handicaps.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Sod seams 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 RepairDROP 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 payout and placement consideration.

Upcoming Men’s Nights Schedule

9/22 — Stableford: Front 9
9/29 — Night Golf: Team format with glow balls. Steak & Spuds meal before play starting at 6:00 PM. Sign up online.