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A-Team Matches 

Over the weekend, the NGC A-Team played their WMGA summer A-Team matches both home and away. It was awesome to see all our members out to watch and support the home team at NGC! On Saturday, NGC battled hard to gain 7 points in a 7-11 final tally vs. GC at South River. On Sunday, once again the matches were tight and, in the end, 7.5-10.5 was the final result vs. Manor CC.

Men’s Night 7/13 — Stableford Back 9

For Men’s Night this week, hopefully we’ll have a little more success with the weather and we’ll be playing our Stableford format on the Back 9. Points will be awarded based on the standard Stableford scoring breakdown using 100% of individual Back 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. For this week, there will be no entry fee and only Points Chase points will be awarded.

Match Play — July 30th Deadline 

The deadline for Main Bracket Round 2 and Wildcard Bracket Round 1 matches has been extended to Sunday, July 30th. Please contact [email protected] or call the Pro Shop 301-292-1100 if you need your opponent’s contact information.

If your match has been completed, please make sure the results have been reported to [email protected] so we can update the online brackets.

Main Bracket: https://challonge.com/2023_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Bracket: https://challonge.com/2023_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelines: https://mga.golf/match-play

MGA 2-Man Team Shamble — Saturday, July 29th

Sign-ups continue for our next weekend MGA 1-day tournament, the 2-Man Team Shamble, which is set to be played on Saturday, July 29th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Please sign up as a team of 2 and, if you are in need of a partner, let us know at [email protected] and we will help to pair you up.

For our 2-Man Shamble format, both players tee off, pick the best tee shot, and each man then plays their own ball into the hole from the chosen tee shot location. Individual best ball scoring determines your team score for the hole for both gross and net.

2-Man Team Shamble: Saturday, July 29th
Cost: $20 for all MGA Members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-Shamble/
Registration Deadline: Thursday, July 27th @ 8:00 PM

To confirm your Shamble sign-up, please double check for your team on the online leaderboard.

Men’s Night 6/15 — 1-Man Scramble Front 9

For Men’s Night this week, 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.

Upcoming MGA Schedule

• 6/15 — 1-Man Scramble: Front 9
• 6/22 — Chicago: Back 9
• 6/24 + 6/25 — Red, White & Blue: MGA Major Tournament, sign up online
• 6/29 — Shootout: Front 9 — All players meet on #1 tee at 4:45 PM

Match Play Round 1 Deadline — June 11th

Thank you to all our players who have completed their Round 1 matches for this year’s Match Play Main Bracket. The deadline for Round 1 matches is this Sunday, June 11th. Please be in touch with your Round 1 opponent ASAP about scheduling your match if you have not yet done so. Contact [email protected] or call the Pro Shop (301) 292-1100 if you need your opponent’s contact information.

Please check the online bracket to make sure that your match result has been recorded and let us know at [email protected] once a match result is final.

Main Bracket: https://challonge.com/2023_MGA_Match_Play
Complete Information & Guidelines: https://mga.golf/match-play

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2023 Red, White & Blue Tournament

Sign-ups continue for our 2nd MGA major of the year, the Red, White & Blue Tournament, which is set to be played Saturday and Sunday, June 24th + 25th with a 9:00 AM shotgun start both days. Please sign up via the online registration portal. 

The format for our RWB Tournament is 2-day, 36-hole, individual stroke play with both gross and net prizes. Each day the course will be set up with a different combination of red, white, and blue tees. To compete in the NET division, all players must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement.

MGA Red, White & Blue: Saturday and Sunday, June 24th + 25th
Sign-Up Deadline: Thursday, June 22nd @ 8:00 PM
Cost: $30 — all participants must be MGA members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-RWB/

To confirm your 2023 RWB sign-up, please double check for your name on the online leaderboard.

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Men’s Night 6/8 — Chicago Back 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our Chicago format on the Back 9. 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 all completed cards to the Pro Shop.
Chicago Format:

Players start with a negative number of points (based on 18-hole course handicaps) then add positive points during their round. The idea is to get from the negative to the positive, clearing your “hurdle” by as many points as possible.

0 & 1 handicaps start with -20
2 & 3 start with -19
4 & 5 start with -18
6 & 7 start with -17
8 & 9 start with -16
10 & 11 start with -15
12 & 13 start with -14
14 & 15 start with -13
16 & 17 start with -12
18 & 19 start with -11
20 & 21 start with -10
22 & 23 start with -9
24 & 25 start with -8
26 & 27 start with -7
28 & 29 start with -6
30 & 31 start with -5
32 & 33 start with -4
34 & 35 start with -3
36+ start with -2 points

During the round, positive points are added on the following basis using gross hole scores: 

• Double Bogey or worse = 0 points
• Bogey = 1 point
• Par = 2 points
• Birdie = 4 points
• Eagle = 8 points
• Albatross = 16 points

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Upcoming MGA Schedule

• 6/8 — Chicago: Back 9
• 6/11 — Match Play: Round 1 Deadline
• 6/15 — 1-Man Scramble: Front 9
• 6/22 — Stableford: Back 9
• 6/24 + 6/25 — Red, White & Blue: MGA Major Tournament