Category: Results

2022 Stearns Cup

In a fantastic conclusion to the 2022 MGA major season, one of the best weather weekends of year was the perfect companion to great course conditions, excellent golf, and the camaraderie of team golf. We’d especially like to say thank you to Mr. Stearns for the ongoing legacy he created at NGC and to all the NGC staff who helped make the weekend a huge success. Thank you to Mary Ann and Pete for making sure all our bookkeeping and tournament logistics were perfect. Thank you to John and all his crew for getting the course and greens into great shape. Thank you to Donnee for keeping us organized and always on time with the whistle. Thank you to all the Pro Shop and golf staff who are the lifeblood of the golf course we love. And thank you to Jada, Basil, Chef Lois, Christine, and all the clubhouse staff for all the great food & drink and for always making the clubhouse feel like our 2nd home (because it pretty much is).

Net & Gross Division Results

19 teams battled it out in the 2022 edition of the Stearns Cup and, across the board, we had some very intriguing storylines. In the year of the repeat, word on the street is that the #11 & #12 pond has hired a PR firm for multiple trending “incidents”, but that’s a tale for another day…

In the Net Division, the fight for 1st place honors came down to the final holes and, when all was said and done, the team that came to repeat their 2021 victory showed what true champions are made of by capturing the 2022 title. Congratulations to Mike Reynard & Victor Grinev whose White Russian team finished at -14 just edging out the M&M’s Plain team of Myron Gibert & Mel Kince who finished 2nd at -13 and the Busbee/Helmer team of Mike Helmer & Micah Busbee who came in 3rd at -12.

In the Gross Division, one team was looking to threepeat and all others were looking to start a winning streak of their own and take home the cup. After some great golf from the 4 teams who finished under par for the weekend, the Can You Threepeat That? team of James Hsiao & Weston Happ was able to answer the question and take home the 2022 championship. Finishing the weekend bogey-free at -8, Can You Threepeat That? edged out the Dorkless team of Matt Doherty & Calvin Harkless who finished 2nd at -4, the AP🇺🇸⛳️🇨🇦⛳️ team of Adam Miller & Patrick Escalambre who finished 3rd at -3, and the Dirty Birdies team of Jim Sussmann & Brian Carlstrom who finished 4th at -1.

Gross Division

1st – James Hsiao & Weston Happ (-8) – 110 Chase Points – $70.00 each
2nd – Matt Doherty & Calvin Harkless (-4) – 95 Chase Points – $57.50 each
3rd – Adam Miller & Patrick Escalambre (-3) – 80 Chase Points – $47.50 each
4th – Jim Sussmann & Brian Carlstrom (-1) – 65 Chase Points – $40.00 each
5th – Carlo Ross & Sam Bowmer (+4) – 50 Chase Points – $35.00 each
6th – David Krukowski & Kyle Armstrong (+5) – 35 Chase Points
7th – Andrew Neill & Stephen Franklin Cuevas III (+9) – 20 Chase Points

Net Division

1st – Mike Reynard & Victor Grinev (-14) – 110 Chase Points – $70.00 each
2nd – Myron Gibert & Mel Kince (-13) – 95 Chase Points – $57.50 each
3rd – Mike Helmer & Micah Busbee (-12) – 80 Chase Points – $47.50 each
T-4th – Kevin Dick & Matt Dove (-8) – 65 Chase Points – $37.50 each
T-4th – Scott Kimmel & Ed Clarke (-8) – 65 Chase Points – $37.50 each
T-6th – Daryl Stone & Derek Ward (-6) – 35 Chase Points
T-6th – Matt Nolan & Jim Prendergast (-6) – 35 Chase Points

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

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Thank you to all our MGA members who played this weekend and who took part in our majors this season. It’s been a great year and let’s have a great final 2 weeks!

Upcoming MGA Schedule

• 10/20 — 1-Club Challenge: Back 9 — Players choose only 1 club to use for all shots (including putting) for the entire round.
• 10/27 — E-9: Final Men’s Night of 2022. All players meet on the 1st tee at 4:00 PM for a traditional NGC E-9. Scramble teams will be determined by handicap index.
• 10/29 — MGA Closing Day Stableford: Final MGA event of the season, 18-hole Stableford format with gross and net divisions.

2022 MGA Match Play Finals

The Finals are now set for both the Main and Wildcard Match Play brackets. In some great matches that played out over the weekend, some very competitive and back-and-forth golf was played. In the Main Bracket, both Final 4 matches came down to the 18th hole where Phil Martin won 1-up over Calvin Harkless and Matt Doherty won 1-up over Daryl Stone. In the Wildcard Bracket, Jim Sussmann took the win over Steve Cuevas and Erik Rosales defeated Bob Debold.

Congratulations to our competitors in both Finals!

Main Bracket Final

Phil Martin
vs.
Matt Doherty

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Wildcard Bracket Final

Jim Sussmann
vs.
Erik Rosales

Main Bracket: https://challonge.com/2022_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Bracket: https://challonge.com/2022_Wildcard/
Tournament Information: https://bit.ly/2022-MGA-Match-Play-Info

All $30 entry fees for the 2022 Match Play Tournament were charged to member accounts on 10/2/2022 under the line item Credit Book Tournament Fund: $30.00 — All credit book payouts will be distributed at the conclusion of both Finals matches.

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 Bracket: https://challonge.com/2022_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Bracket: https://challonge.com/2022_Wildcard/
Tournament Information: https://bit.ly/2022-MGA-Match-Play-Info

Thank You NGC 🏆

With the 2022 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 Terry and Donnee for the great 1st tee announcing and all the Pro Shop’s help throughout the weekend. Thank you to Basil, Jada, Chef Lois, Christine, and all the clubhouse staff who make NGC the place we want to spend our best days. Thank you to John Burns and all the course maintenance crew who got the course into excellent condition for the weekend’s play. Thank you to Mary Ann for being a truly helpful and member-focused GM. Finally, thank you to all the members who not only took part in playing but also hung out to enjoy the NGC camaraderie we all love and watch some great golf.

Club Championship Results

In all three of our flights, we saw some fantastic golf and tight battles down the stretch. In the Second Flight, Kevin Dick and Jack Sullivan both finished at +7 net for the weekend to share 1st place honors. In the First Flight, Leo Goff took the well deserved victory coming in at even par net total for the weekend and just edging out Daryl Stone who finished 2nd at +1 total. And in the Championship Flight, some very good golf across the board on Saturday carried into Sunday with a tight leaderboard down the stretch. On the 36th hole of the Championship, Kyle Armstrong stood on the 18th tee with a 1-shot lead over Patrick Escalambre, who had parred 7 holes in a row on the back, and a 2-shot lead over Jared Powell and Weston Happ, who had birdied #16 and #17 respectively. With the Championship on the line, Kyle hit a beautiful 6-iron to 15 feet and, like a true champion, rolled in the final birdie putt for a 2 to close out the Club Championship in style. Great finish and enjoy the parking spot sir!

Well done to all our 2022 Champions!

Championship Flight

1st – Kyle Armstrong (+5) – 110 Chase Points – $105.00
2nd – Patrick Escalambre (+7) – 100 Chase Points – $84.00
T-3rd – Weston Happ (+8) – 90 Chase Points – $69.30
T-3rd – Jared Powell (+8) – 90 Chase Points – $69.30
T-5th – Adam Miller (+14) – 70 Chase Points – $46.20
T-5th – Andrew Westerkom (+14) – 70 Chase Points – $46.20
T-7th – Dave Krukowski (+15) – 50 Chase Points
T-7th – Derek Ward (+15) – 50 Chase Points
T-9th – Joseph Boone (+16) – 30 Chase Points
T-9th – Sam Bowmer (+16) – 30 Chase Points

First Flight

1st – Leo Goff (E net) – 110 Chase Points – $105.00
2nd – Daryl Stone (+1 net) – 100 Chase Points – $84.00
3rd – Ed Clarke (+7 net) – 90 Chase Points – $75.60
T-4th – Erik Rosales (+13 net) – 80 Chase Points – $51.80
T-4th – Michael Helmer (+13 net) – 80 Chase Points – $51.80
T-4th – Richard Lee Smith (+13 net) – 80 Chase Points – $51.80
7th – Jeff Dokken (+14 net) – 50 Chase Points
8th – Phil Martin (+15 net) – 40 Chase Points
T-9th – Royce Huffaker (+20 net) – 30 Chase Points
T-9th – Viktor Grinev (+20 net) – 30 Chase Points

Second Flight

T-1st – Jack Sullivan (+7 net) – 110 Chase Points – $94.50
T-1st – Kevin Dick (+7 net) – 110 Chase Points – $94.50
3rd – Kevin Williams (+11 net) – 90 Chase Points – $75.60
4th – Andrew Neill (+12 net) – 80 Chase Points – $63.00
5th – Mike Reynard (+15 net) – 70 Chase Points – $50.40
6th – Joey Jewell (+18 net) – 60 Chase Points – $42.00
7th – Colin Zoski (+30 net) – 50 Chase Points
8th – Torey Diggs (+32 net) – 40 Chase Points
9th – Oral Pottinger (+45 net) – 30 Chase Points
10th – Jay Igiel (+49 net) – 20 Chase Points

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

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Handicap Posting

We ask that all players who competed this weekend post their tournament rounds to GHIN as Tournament Scores. Any scores that have not been posted by midnight tonight will be posted by NGC this week.

NGC Cup Results

A big thank you goes out to all the playing participants and NGC staff who helped make the 2022 version of the NGC Cup a great competition and fantastic day of MGA camaraderie. We’d like to say a special thank you and all the best to Seth as he heads back to his senior year at Temple. 

Over the course of the day birdies flew and, in the end, Blue reigned supreme capturing a 16-11 overall victory. Congratulations to Team Blue who holds the bragging rights for the 2022 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)

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

2-Man Team Shamble Results

Thank you to all the teams that came out yesterday for the 2022 version of our MGA Shamble to make some birdies and show the true camaraderie that the MGA is all about. Also, a big thank you to the NGC staff who helped make the day a great success. 

In the net division, with some stellar play, Chester Taylor & Brennan Knaresboro let the good times roll and shot 58 to take the well deserved win. And, in the gross division, three teams—Jim Sussmann & Matt Downey, Kyle Armstrong & Calvin Harkless, and Weston Happ & Patrick Escalambre—made birdie on their final hole to end the day at -7 and split 1st place honors.

Net Division

1st – Good Times – Chester Taylor & Brennan Knaresboro (-14) – 80 Chase Points – $50.40 each
2nd – The Ace’s – Erik Rosales & Dave Krukowski (-13) – 70 Chase Points – $39.90 each
T-3rd – Flying High – Jack Sullivan & Bob DeBold (-12) – 60 Chase Points – $30.45 each
T-3rd – Fore Right!​ – ​Brando Patrick ​& ​Micah Busbee​ (-12) – 60 Chase Points – $30.45 each​
T-5th – Boyz on a mission​ – ​Mike Hanpeter ​& ​Torey Diggs​ (-10) – 40 Chase Points – $14.7​0​ each
T-5th – Dokken/Dove – Jeff Dokken & Matt Dove​ (-10) – 40 Chase Points – $14.7​0 each
T-5th – Sultans of Swing – Kevin Gates & Royce Huffaker​ (-10) – 40 Chase Points – $14.7​0 each
T-5th – Team 1 – Mark Mattis & Kevin Dick​ (-10) – 40 Chase Points – $14.7​0​ each

Gross Division

T-1st – Dirty Birdies – Jim Sussmann & Matt Downey (-7) – 80 Chase Points – $41.30 each
T-1st – Bunker’s Bombers – Kyle Armstrong & Calvin Harkless (-7) – 80 Chase Points – $41.30 each
T-1st – 6th Time’s the Charm – Weston Happ & Patrick Escalambre (-7) – 80 Chase Points – $41.30 each
4th – BC & SB – Brian Carlstrom Sam Bowmer (-6) – 50 Chase Points – $27.30 each
5th – D. Ward and D. Stone – Daryl Stone Derek Ward (-3) – 40 Chase Points – $21.00 each
6th – THE BEVERAGE CART – Jim Prendergast & Matt Nolan (-2) – 30 Chase Points – $16.80 each
7th – Nuke Bombs – Steven Cuevas & Mike Helmer (-1) – 20 Chase Points – $12.60 each
T-8th – Blues Brothers – Ed Clarke & Phil Martin (E) – 10 Chase Points – $4.20 each​
T-8th – Hsiao-Powell​ – ​Jared Powell ​& ​James Hsiao​ (E) – 10 Chase Points – $4.20 each

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