Category: Results

2023 MGA Closing Day Stableford

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!

Net Division Results

1st – Daryl Stone (40 Stableford) – 80 Chase Points – $60.00
T-2nd – Adam Miller (39 Stableford) – 70 Chase Points – $43.75
T-2nd – Ed Clarke (39 Stableford) – 70 Chase Points – $43.75
4th – Leo Goff (38 Stableford) – 50 Chase Points – $32.50
T-5th – Chester Taylor (37 Stableford) – 40 Chase Points – $20.00
T-5th – Matt Dove (37 Stableford) – 40 Chase Points – $20.00
T-5th – Phil Martin (37 Stableford) – 40 Chase Points – $20.00
T-8th – Jack Sullivan (36 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $10.00
T-8th – Viktor Grinev (36 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $10.00

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Gross Division Results

T-1st – Jared Powell (36 Stableford) – 80 Chase Points – $45.00
T-1st – Matt Doherty (36 Stableford) – 80 Chase Points – $45.00
T-1st – Patrick Escalambre (36 Stableford) – 80 Chase Points – $45.00
T-1st – Weston Happ (36 Stableford) – $45.00
T-5th – Clay Thatcher (33 Stableford) – 40 Chase Points – $20.00
T-5th – James Hsiao (33 Stableford) – 40 Chase Points – $20.00
T-5th – Sam Bowmer (33 Stableford) – 40 Chase Points – $20.00
T-8th – Carlo Ross (29 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $10.00
T-8th – Micah Busbee (29 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $10.00
T-8th – Ted Pearson (29 Stableford) – 10 Chase Points – $10.00

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2023 Stearns Cup

In a fantastic conclusion to the 2023 MGA major season, our diehard MGA crew of golf fanatics battled through the weather conditions on Saturday and played extra holes on Sunday to complete an awesome tournament. 

The true highlight of the weekend was Mr. Stearns’ presence at NGC on Sunday with his family. Once again, it was an absolute honor for all of us to spend the day with a true NGC and golfing legend and cap off the festivities listening to his tremendous stories about caddying in the post-war 1947 Ryder Cup and playing in multiple U.S. Senior Opens. His grandson, Ryan, also hit one hell of a ceremonial opening tee shot off #10! 

Before we get to the results, a huge thank you must go out to all those who made the weekend a great success. Thank you to Scotty Kimmel for coordinating with Mr. Stearns (and for naming the Stearns Cup so many years ago!) Thank you to Donnee, Tiffany, Pete, and all the Pro Shop staff for their tireless dedication getting things set up for us. Thank you to Mimi, Christine, and all the F&B crew for the awesome post-golf food and hospitality. And thank you to John Burns and his grounds crew for the great October course conditions (and for preserving the pin integrity for us between Round 1 and Round 2!)

Net & Gross Division Results

In a fantastic year for participation, we had 48 players make up our 24 teams that battled it out for the 2023 Championship. Thank you to this group of guys who make the MGA and NGC the uniquely special place that it is.

In the Net Division, one team just could not be stopped and finished with a stellar final tally of -18 to capture a 4-shot victory. Edging out 2nd – Mike Reynard & Viktor Grinev (-14) and 3rd – Andrew Neill & Ryan White (-11), congrats and very well played to the team of Bruce Sedlak & Kevin Dick!

And, in the Gross Division, the team that asked the question about winning 4 in a row was able to answer and capture the 2023 title. The leaderboard couldn’t have been much tighter all day with 2nd – Sam Bowmer & Scott Redmond (-8) and Adam Miller & Patrick Escalambre (-5). In the end, with clean, bogey-free, team scorecards for the weekend to finish at -9, James Hsiao & Weston Happ added their names to the Cup once again.

Net Division

1st – Bruce Sedlak & Kevin Dick (-18) – 110 Chase Points – $70.00 each
2nd – Mike Reynard & Viktor Grinev (-14) – 95 Chase Points – $55.00 each
3rd – Andrew Neill & Ryan White (-11) – 80 Chase Points – $43.00 each
T-4th – Matt Nolan & Jim Prendergast (-9) – 65 Chase Points – $16.00 each
T-4th – Ron Turner & Eric Stephens (-9) – 65 Chase Points – $16.00 each 
6th – Mark Matava & Kyle VonEnde (-8) – 35 Chase Points
7th – Erik Rosales & Edward Clarke (-6) – 20 Chase Points

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Gross Division

1st – James Hsiao & Weston Happ (-9) – 110 Chase Points – $70.00 each
2nd – Sam Bowmer & Scott Redmond (-8) – 95 Chase Points – $55.00 each
3rd – Adam Miller & Patrick Escalambre (-5) – 80 Chase Points – $43.00 each
4th – Brian Carlstrom & Clay Thatcher (E) – 65 Chase Points – $32.00 each
T-5th – Jim Sussmann & Kyle Armstrong (+2) – 50 Chase Points
T-5th – Matt Doherty & Calvin Harkless (+2) – 50 Chase Points
7th – Royce Huffaker & Ted Pearson (+7) – 20 Chase Points

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

Thank You NGC 🏆

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!

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Women’s Championship

1st Gross: Vivianne Couts – $50
1st Net: Betty Sussmann – $50

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Championship Flight

1st – Scott Redmond (+2) – 110 Chase Points — $100.80
2nd – Patrick Escalambre (+5) – 100 Chase Points – $79.80
3rd – Clay Thatcher (+10) – 90 Chase Points – $67.20
4th – James Hsiao (+13) – 80 Chase Points – $54.60
5th – Calvin Harkless (+14) – 70 Chase Points – $42.00
6th – Sam Bowmer (+17) – 60 Chase Points – $33.60
7th – Weston Happ (+18) – 50 Chase Points – $25.20
8th – Dave Capps (+19) – 40 Chase Points – $16.80
9th – Kyle Armstrong (+21) – 30 Chase Points
T-10th – Joe Lapan (+24) – 20 Chase Points
T-10th – Ted Pearson (+24) – 20 Chase Points

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Gold Flight

1st – Jerome Lofton (-2 net) – 110 Chase Points – $65.00
2nd – Lloyd “Stim” Stimson (-1 net) – 100 Chase Points – $52.00
3rd – Kevin Williams (+2 net) – 90 Chase Points – $44.80
4th – Leonard Abercrombie (+3 net) – 80 Chase Points – $37.00
5th – Paul Weidenfeld (+4 net) – 70 Chase Points – $31.20
T-6th – Chris Kusseling (+5 net) – 60 Chase Points – $15.00
T-6th – Hassan El-Amin (+5 net) – 60 Chase Points – $15.00
8th – Oral Pottinger (+9 net) – 40 Chase Points
9th – Jack Sullivan (+13 net) – 30 Chase Points
10th – Ron Turner (+15 net) – 20 Chase Points

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National Flight

T-1st – Mark Matava (+4 net) – 110 Chase Points – $63.00
T-1st – Mike Reynard (+4 net) – 110 Chase Points – $63.00
3rd – Kyle VonEnde (+9 net) – 90 Chase Points – $50.40
4th – Mel Kince (+10 net) – 80 Chase Points – $42.00
5th – Viktor Grinev (+11 net) – 70 Chase Points – $33.60
6th – Colin Zoski (+16 net) – 60 Chase Points – $28.00
7th – Mike Hanpeter (+17 net) – 50 Chase Points
8th – Steve Naugle (+18 net) – 40 Chase Points
9th – Bill Murray (+20 net) – 30 Chase Points
10th – Arthur Scott (+22 net) – 20 Chase Points

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Tantallon Flight

1st – Scotty Kimmel (E net, won in playoff) – 110 Chase Points – $75.00
2nd – Ryan White (E net) – 100 Chase Points –  $60.00
3rd – Chuck Roster (+2 net) – 90 Chase Points – $50.00
4th – Andrew Neill (+3 net) – 80 Chase Points – $45.00
5th – Micah Busbee (+4 net) – 70 Chase Points – $36.00
T-6th – Ed Clarke (+7 net) – 60 Chase Points – $17.00
T-6th – Mark Mattis (+7 net) – 60 Chase Points – $17.00
T-8th – Leo Goff (+9 net) – 40 Chase Points
T-8th – Travis Henderson (+9 net) – 40 Chase Points
10th – Matt Dove (+10 net) – 20 Chase Points

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

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Thank you Vivianne for the fantastic photos!

NGC Cup Results

Thank you to all the players and NGC staff who helped make the 2023 version of the NGC Cup a great day of competition and MGA camaraderie!

Over the course of the day birdies flew and, in the end, Blue reigned supreme capturing a 18.5-11.5 overall victory. Congratulations to Team Blue who holds the bragging rights for the 2023 season.

​Chase Points have been awarded with the following breakdown:

• 30 points for participation
• 30 possible points for each individual match (10 Chase Points per match point earned)
• 20 points for the winning team (Team Blue)

2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

2-Man Team Shamble Results

Thank you to all the teams that came out to brave the heat yesterday for the 2023 edition of our MGA Shamble. Birdies and eagles abounded alongside the true camaraderie that the MGA is all about. We also want to send a big thank you to all the NGC staff who helped make the day a great success!

In the net division, some great scoring overall was capped off by a very impressive net 55 (-17) by the Wet Shoes team of Jim Beals & Bill Coady. Well played gentlemen!

In the gross division, the team of Bunkers Bombers The Sequel was able to defend their win from last year and repeat as our 2023 champions. Congrats to Calvin Harkless & Kyle Armstrong who carded a clean 64 (-8) to take home the victory!

Net Division

• 1st – Wet Shoes – Jim Beals & Bill Coady – 55 (-17) – 80 Chase Points – $60 each
• T-2nd – Delightful Duo – Bill Murray & Steve Cuevas – 59 (-13) – 70 Chase Points – $37.50 each
• T-2nd – Team 1 – Travis Henderson & Mark Mattis – 59 (-13) – 70 Chase Points – $37.50 each
• T-4th – 19th Hole Assassins – Mel Kince & Kevin Gates – 60 (-12) – 50 Chase Points – $15 each
• T-4th – Dan Ryan Hsiaodow recruit – James Hsiao & Dan Ryan – 60 (-12) – 50 Chase Points – $15 each
• 6th – Sedlak and Dick – Kevin Dick & Bruce Sedlak – 61 (-11) – 30 Chase Points
• T-7th – BYRDies – Joe Lapan Silas & Nichols – 62 (-10) – 20 Chase Points
• T-7th – Won Hit Wonders – Carl Ford & Ron Turner – 62 (-10) – 20 Chase Points
  

Gross Division

• 1st – Bunkers Bombers The Sequel – Calvin Harkless & Kyle Armstrong – 64 (-8) – 80 Chase Points – $60 each
• T-2nd – Go Cougs – Andrew Neill & Jared Powell – 65 (-7) – 70 Chase Points – $30 each
• T-2nd – Long and Wrong – Matt Doherty & Ted Pearson – 65 (-7) – 70 Chase Points – $30 each
• T-2nd –  – Weston Happ & Leo Goff – 65 (-7) – 70 Chase Points – $30 each
• 5th – DJ Doppelgängers – Adam Miller & Brian Carlstrom – 69 (-3) – 40 Chase Points
• 6th – Pro-shop Problems – Seth Agwunobi & Ryan Graves – 70 (-2) – 30 Chase Points
• 7th – THE BEVERAGE CART – Jim Prendergast & Matt Nolan – 71 (-1) – 20 Chase Points
• 8th – Dirty Birdies – Jim Sussmann & Carlo Ross – 72 (E) – 10 Chase Points

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

2023 MGA Red, White & Blue Tournament 

The 2023 edition of the MGA Red, White & Blue Tournament is officially in the books and, what started off rainy, turned into a fantastic weekend! We’d like to thank all the NGC staff who helped to make the weekend a great success. And thank you to all the players who came out to both compete and take part in the camaraderie that makes the MGA the awesome group that it is.

After some great scores on Saturday, the final round setup for a tight finish right down to the very end. On Sunday afternoon, when all was said and done, Travis Henderson and Patrick Escalambre stood alone as our 2023 RWB Champions. In a rock solid performance, Travis Henderson took the win in the Net Division at -8. In the Gross Division, after an exciting final few holes, Patrick Escalambre took the victory to successfully defend his title from last season and go back-to-back in RWB wins. Well played to our champions!

Net Division Results

1st – Travis Henderson (-8) – 110 Chase Points – $103.50
2nd – Erik Rosales (-7) -100 Chase Points – $81.00
T-3rd – Daryl Stone (-4) – 90 Chase Points – $51.00
T-3rd – Eric Stephens (-4) – 90 Chase Points – $51.00
T-3rd – James Hsiao (-4) – 90 Chase Points – $51.00
T-6th – Ed Clarke (E) – 60 Chase Points – $27.75
T-6th – Leo Goff (E) – 60 Chase Points – $27.75
T-6th – Ryan White (E) – 60 Chase Points – $27.75
9th – Viktor Grinev (+2) – 30 Chase Points – $15.75
10th – Torey Diggs (+3) – 20 Chase Points – $13.50

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Gross Division Results

1st – Patrick Escalambre (-2) – 110 Chase Points – $103.50
2nd – Joseph Graham (-1) -100 Chase Points – $81.00
3rd – Sam Bowmer (+3) – 90 Chase Points – $63.00
4th – Weston Happ (+5) – 80 Chase Points – $49.50
5th – Joe Boone (+6) – 70 Chase Points – $40.50
6th – Adam Miller (+7) – 60 Chase Points – $33.75
7th – Jared Powell (+8) – 50 Chase Points – $27.00
8th – Jim Sussmann (+14) – 40 Chase Points – $22.50
9th – Jim Prendergast (+15) – 30 Chase Points – $15.75
10th – Matt Nolan (+16) – 20 Chase Points – $13.50 

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

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Thank You to All! 🇺🇸

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!

Net Results

1st – Matt Nolan (E net) – 110 Chase Points – $92.00
T-2nd – Andrew Neill (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
T-2nd – Dan Ryan (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
T-2nd – Ed Clarke (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
T-2nd – Kevin Gates (+2 net) – 100 Chase Points – $55.00
6th – Mike Reynard (+3 net) – 60 Chase Points – $28.00
T-7th – Kevin Dick (+4 net) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
T-7th – Micah Busbee (+4 net) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
9th – Jim Prendergast (+8 net) – 30 Chase Points – $19.00
T-10th – Matt Doherty (+11 net) – 20 Chase Points – $12.00
T-10th – Viktor Grinev (+11 net) – 20 Chase Points – $12.00

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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!

Gross Results

1st – Sam Bowmer (+6) – 110 Chase Points – $92.00
2nd – Scott Redmond (+10) – 100 Chase Points – $72.00
3rd – James Hsiao (+11) – 90 Chase Points – $56.00
T-4th – Adam Miller (+12) – 80 Chase Points – $40.00
T-4th – Jared Powell (+12) – 80 Chase Points – $40.00
6th – Patrick Escalambre (+15) – 60 Chase Points – $28.00
T-7th – Brian Carlstrom (+17) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
T-7th – Joe Boone (+17) – 50 Chase Points – $22.00
9th – Scotty Kimmel (+18) – 30 Chase Points – $19.00
10th – Weston Happ (+19) – 20 Chase Points – $15.00

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2023 Points Chase
https://mga.golf/points-chase

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Handicap Posting

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!

• Round 1 Photos
• Round 2 Photos