Our 2024 edition of the MGA Play It Again tournament is officially in the books and we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. A huge thank you goes out to Tiffany, Pete, Rahel, Tsehaye, Christine, Mimi, and all the NGC staff who made the day a tremendous success. Also, we’d like to give a big shout-out to all our new members who were competing in their first MGA event. Here’s to a fantastic season of competition and camaraderie to come!
When it came to the golf, we saw some great scores and hopefully everyone enjoyed a well executed mulligan or two! In the end, with a stellar 7-under 65 which included an eagle on #17, Royce Huffaker captured victory in the gross division. And, in the net division, with a fantastic round that included 6 birdies and 7 mulligans left unused, Viktor Grinev took home the win with a net 53. Well played gentlemen!
With Scottie slipping on the Green Jacket last night, one of the best golf weeks of the year is in the books. We’d like to, once again, say thank you to all our MGA members who came out on Thursday for our Masters Men’s Night and Champions Dinner as well as to all the MGAers who took part in the spring A-Team matches. On Saturday, the NGC A-Team took to the links both home and away to battle Turf Valley (and the wind!) in the second round of the MSGA State Team Championship. In the end, NGC did not advance out of the round of 32 but collected 6.5 hard fought points. Having proven that we have a lineup that can win matches, we’re very excited for what the summer WMGA A-Team Matches have in store! Look for the next round of A-Team qualifying starting in June.
Men’s Night 4/18 — 1-Man Scramble Front 9
To have some fun and get a bit of a warmup for our Play It Again format on Saturday, we’ll be playing our 1-Man Scramble format on the Front 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 Front 9 course handicaps apply to calculate net scores — low net score wins.
Play It Again Sign-Ups close Thursday @ 8PM
Sign-ups close in three days for our first MGA weekend event of the season, the 2024 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 20th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their $85 MGA dues for the year.
For this tournament, each player’s handicap is used to determine how many mulligans will be allotted during their round. Using their allotted mulligans, each player records their best possible gross score. Net scores will also be calculated by the scoring app for a Net Division. The Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) applies for gold tee players. Please sign up using the online registration link. All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy.
To confirm your sign-up, double check for your name on the online leaderboard here.
MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 20th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Cost: $25 — All players must be MGA Members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-play-it-again Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 18th @ 8:00 PM
2024 MGA Match Play Tournament
10 sign-up spots remain for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2024 MGA Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw on Thursday, April 25th. 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 will need valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any given 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.
Complete information and guidelines for the 2024 MGA Match Play Tournament can be found here: https://mga.golf/match-play/
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 PM Field Size: Limited to 64 players — $30 entry fee Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2024-match-play-sign-up/
To confirm your sign-up, please check the online registration list here.
GHIN Handicaps
All Men’s Night play (and MGA tournament play) is with handicaps which means all players will need an active GHIN handicap account. If you do not have a GHIN account, let us know at [email protected] and we’ll help you get one set up with the club. Starting today, April 15th, we will maintain our 2-in-30 posting requirement for 2024. To compete in MGA net competitions with your GHIN handicap, players must maintain 36-holes of posted scores (either full 18 or 9-hole scores) from NGC in the last 30 days. See the “Season Specific Guidelines” within the MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures.
Upcoming MGA Schedule
April 18th — Men’s Night: 1-Man Scramble on the Front 9
April 20th — MGA Play It Again Tournament: Sign-ups now open
April 25th — MGA Match Play sign-up deadline (if not already full)
Yesterday, the NGC A-Team took on GC at South River in their opening round matchup of the MSGA spring team match play tournament. With some impressive and gutty performances, our guys showed that our MGAers were ready to play. Our track proved to be a great home course advantage and, in the end, NGC won the match at a final tally of 11.5-6.5 points. The A-Team will take on Turf Valley in the round of 32 this coming Saturday, April 13th. Way to represent for Tantallon, boys!
Masters Men’s Night + MGA Champions Dinner
For this Thursday, April 11th, we invite all MGA members, especially all the new MGA members for the 2024 season, to come out for a great day of golf and celebration at the club. We’ll have the 2023 MGA Champions trophies to hand out that night so we hope to have a fantastic turnout.
Our Champions Dinner “Tapas y Pintxos” buffet (inspired by some other guy’s menu) will be available starting around 5:30 PM on April 11th. Mid-afternoon will be a great time to play your Masters-themed Men’s Night round — then come enjoy some food and camaraderie!
Masters Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 11th — We’ll be playing our “Beat Tiger” format on the Back 9 with additional Drive, Skip & Putt side-contests! Champions Dinner: Tapas y Pintxos buffet starting at 5:30 PM
MGA Play It Again — Saturday, April 20th Sign-ups continue for our first MGA weekend event of the season, the 2024 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 20th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their $85 MGA dues for the year.For this tournament, each player’s handicap is used to determine how many mulligans will be allotted during their round. Using their allotted mulligans, each player records their best possible gross score. Net scores will also be calculated by the scoring app for a Net Division. The Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) applies for gold tee players. Please sign up using the online registration link. All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy.
To confirm your sign-up, double check for your name on the online leaderboard here.
MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 20th — 9:30 AM shotgun start
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 18th @ 8:00 PM
2024 MGA Match Play Tournament
Sign-ups continue for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2024 MGA Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw on Thursday, April 25th. 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 will need valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any given 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.
Complete information and guidelines for the 2024 MGA Match Play Tournament can be found here: https://mga.golf/match-play/
Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 PM Field Size: Limited to 64 players — $30 entry fee Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2024-match-play-sign-up/
To confirm your sign-up, please check the online registration list here.
We hope everyone enjoys the eclipse today! Will we need glow balls on the course?
With the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur underway, we have officially made it Masters week. And with Masters week, comes our MGA traditions of Masters Men’s Night and our Champions Dinner. For this coming Thursday, April 11th, we invite all MGA members, especially all the new MGA members for the 2024 season, to come out for a great day of golf and celebration at the club. We’ll have the 2023 MGA Champions trophies to hand out so we hope to have a fantastic turnout.
Our Champions Dinner “Tapas y Pintxos” buffet (inspired by some other guy’s menu) will be available starting around 5:30 PM on April 11th. Mid-afternoon will be a great time to play your Masters-themed Men’s Night round — then come enjoy some food and camaraderie!
Masters Men’s Night: Play anytime on Thursday, April 11th Champions Dinner: Tapas y Pintxos buffet starting at 5:30 PM
What an amazing day yesterday and a perfect way to kick off the warm-golf season. Thank you so much to all our members and guests who came out to make our Jack Brady field the largest in recent memory — a shotgun using all 18 holes! Thank you to Donnee, Rahel, Pete, Tiffany, Tsehaye, and all the NGC staff who made the day a great success. So so well done to everyone wearing their green — Masters caddies and an inflatable leprechaun?! What other course had that yesterday? 💚
And especially, thank you to Mrs. Brady for the tremendous legacy and history that you and Jack have brought to the club we all love. Jack was for sure smiling along with us yesterday!
And some great golf was played too!
In the net division, an ultra tight competition left our champions with a 1-shot margin of victory finishing with a net 51. Congrats and well played to the team of O’ Shite That’s Right – Kyle VonEnde, Mark Matava, Kyle Ackerman & Scott Allan!
In the gross division, with a stellar score of 56, Who’s your Paddy? – Matt Doherty, Sam Bowmer, Scott Redmond & Clay Thatcher put on a heck of a show and captured the well deserved title!
For all those teams who bought into the skins / prize pot, we had 8 Skins @ $60 per team + Gross & Net Tournament Champions @ $60 per team. All payments have been sent via Venmo to the original payment sender.
#11 (birdie) – Who’s your Paddy? – Matt Doherty, Sam Bowmer, Scott Redmond & Clay Thatcher – $60 #13 (eagle) – Lapan the field – Joe Lapan, Brian Carlstrom, Weston Happ & Matt Myers – $60 #16 (eagle) – All About that Action – Andrew Neill, Ryan White, Adam Miller & Jared Powell – $60
#3 (eagle) – 3 Chicks & a Dick – Kevin Dick, Susan Dick, April Aycock & Stephanie Fink – $60 #6 (eagle) – Fathers & Sons – Shane Rutherford, Eden Rutherford, Mike Montes & Matthew Montes – $60 #12 (eagle) – 3 Chicks & a Dick – Kevin Dick, Susan Dick, April Aycock & Stephanie Fink – $60 #13 (eagle) – Lapan the field – Joe Lapan, Brian Carlstrom, Weston Happ & Matt Myers – $60 #17 (eagle) – Team Sullivan – Liam Sullivan, Brady Sullivan, Bill Buffington & Carl Ford – $60
Thank you Chuck, Rahel, and Vivianne for the photos!
Another New Year’s Day in the History Books at NGC
The 1st day of the New Year and the 2024 golf season at NGC got off to a fantastic start yesterday with another great edition of the Mike Miller Tournament. In its 12th annual playing as the Mike Miller and with a half century of playings in the history books, the ritual of January 1st golf at NGC is a tradition that we all truly love. Champagne was popped (and used as a tee), cheer (and snowflakes?) filled the air, our shoes got a little wet, and some very good golf was played.
Thank you to all the members, former members, guests, and especially all the NGC staff that made yesterday such a great success. Thank you to Donnee for always being on point with the whistle and to Rahel for documenting all the golf shenanigans. Thank you to Scotty Kimmel for opening the season in style and to Maureen Brady for providing some great NGC history. Thank you to Mimi and all her staff for the great food after the round. And thank you to Tsehaye for embracing the NGC family spirit. We are so excited for what the New Year has in store for the club!
In the Team Net competition, Team 2 — Vivianne Couts, Stephanie Fink, Dave Fink & Naomi Carter — shot a very impressive 53 to capture victory. Well played! And, in the Team Gross competition, it took 3 playoff holes and the team of Clarke’s (likely hungover) Crew — Ed Clarke, Joe Lapan, Scott Redmond & Sam Bowmer — took home the team win just edging out the team off Adam-Andrew-Jared-Ryan.
In the Individual Net competition, Dave Fink carded an impressive 56 to take the win ahead of Kyle VonEnde (60) and Matt Smith (62). And, with 2 players tied after 18 holes at scores of 68 in the Individual Gross battle, Jared Powell took home the victory in a sudden death chip-off beating out Will Keyes.
Congratulations to all our 2024 Mike Miller Champions!
Ugly Sweaters, Golf & Joy on a Beautiful Day at NGC
With the 2023 edition of the Ugly Sweater Scramble in the books, a huge thank you goes out to our whole NGC family who came out in force for a spectacular day of sweaters, golf, and cheer. Thank you to Tiffany and Rahel for all their help and for making sure all the fantastic attire from every group was remembered! Thank you to Donnee for keeping us all in line and to his wife for the homemade treats! Thank you to Tsehaye for fully embracing the family spirit that makes NGC the place that we all truly love. Finally, thank you to all our members who made the day one to be remembered! As a group, thanks to the foundations built so many years ago by Blake and Alison Jones, we were able to raise $1,005 to donate directly to the Toys For Tots Foundation.
On the course, we had a very fun and exciting day of reading comprehension and golf action. Birdies, Eagles, Albatrosses, and a Condor(?!) flew while strategies of aiming out of bounds and into the trees were debated. We even had a Hole-In-One on #18 by Monica Gonzales when her kick found the bottom of the cup!
Overall we couldn’t have asked for a better day of pure joy to wrap up the 2023 tournament season. (And we don’t have to wait long for the first tournament of 2024!)
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!
