NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
Sign-ups close tonight at 8:00 PM for the 2023 Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played this Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, let us know at [email protected]and we’ll get you set up with a team! If you signed up with less than 4, please email us with any additional teammates that need to be added.
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Cost: $25 for members including cart / $45 for guests including cart Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
Sign-ups close in 3 days for the 2023 Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played this Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, please let us know at [email protected] and we’ll get you set up with a team!
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Cost: $25 for members including cart / $45 for guests including cart Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
The Mike Miller tradition is back for this New Year’s Day, January 1st, 2024 and team sign-ups are now open!
A famous line in golf, “A tradition unlike any other,” has been coined for the Masters, but the same can be said for the playing of New Year’s Day golf at National Golf Club. For years, players of all ages and abilities have taken to the course on January 1st to ring in the New Year with a fun 18 holes. There are stories of shoveling the driving range and impromptu get-togethers just to say golf was played on January 1st at NGC.
Mike Miller was an ambassador of the January 1st tradition and would host a party at his home following the event. Mike left us January 24th, 2013 but we continue the tradition in his memory.
This year we celebrate the 12th annual playing of the Mike Miller Tournament. We hope you can join us — all NGC members and guests are welcome!
12th Annual Mike Miller Tournament: Monday, January 1st, 2024 — 10:00 AM shotgun start with annual champagne tee shot off 1st tee at 9:45 AM Format: 4-Player Shamble — All players in foursome tee off, select the best tee shot to play 2nd shots from and, from the selected tee shot, all players play their own balls into the hole recording individual gross scores. Awards in Net + Gross divisions for both Individual and Team categories. Cost: $20 entry fee for members (walking) — $45 for guests (with cart) Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/2024-Mike-Miller
Please sign up online as a complete team foursome if possible. If you do not have a team of 4, sign up online with as many as you have and we will set you up with a group!
To confirm your team’s registration, please check the online leaderload.
A Little History of January 1st Golf at NGC
Longtime NGC member, Maureen Brady, put together and shared the following fantastic writeup which details the history of New Year’s Day golf at NGC:
Today, the Mike Miller Tournament is our way of welcoming the New Year. It’s a very important welcoming too. However, the New Year’s Day Tournament has not always been the Mike Miller Tournament. Yes, Mike played in the tournament many times. However, he played as a “Wet Shoe.” It used to be the “Wet Shoes New Year’s Day Tournament.”
Let me explain:
In the Early 70’s the first group of men to tee off on weekends was known as the “Wet Shoes.” It was a good name. The course was usually still wet that early in the morning, so the name was very appropriate. The group played every weekend, and sponsored a couple tournaments. Their most famous tournament was the New Year’s Day Tournament.
They played it every year. Rain, snow, sleet, sun, had no effect. It was 18 holes, and you played.
There were rules. For example, you had to drink on every hole, or you could not win. Drinks were already on every hole by the time the group teed off.
Originally, ladies were not allowed to play. We ladies provided food in several fairways. For example, I had ham biscuits on the first hole. Carolyn Lecrone had goodies beside the 8th green. Betsy Smith also took care of her hole which was number 10. Eventually, we did get to play, however, not with the men. We started on the back.
Since the kitchen was closed, Frank Bryan, a wet shoe, took care of lunch. He worked for a food service company, and as soon as he finished playing, he went in a warmed up soup, and put out sandwiches.
Mike Miller was a part of this. Not in the early 70’s, but as soon as he became a Tantallon member he joined the wet shoes. And, as time progressed, and we were not allowed to use the club’s kitchen, Mike invited us to lunch at his house.
Some memories still make us smile. Dick Ruane (lived on the 8th green) hit his tee shot on 18 and then walked straight out to the green. Thank God the pond was frozen. When he teed off, Tom Nunno still had on his Tux from the New Year’s Eve party. There was no time to change before teeing off.
I don’t know how many decades the Wet Shoes lasted. Members moved, passed away, or were unable to play golf in their twilight years. However, I am happy that the Mike Miller Memorial Tournament keeps the Wet Shoes’ Tradition going forward.
Happy New Year. Enjoy. Mike is proud of us.
Thank you so much, Maureen — this is the NGC history that we all love to learn about as we celebrate by playing golf on January 1st!
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
Sign-ups continue for the 2023 Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. More to come on the 2023 setup but here’s a preview of what’s in store. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, please let us know at [email protected] and we’ll get you set up with a team!
Toys For Tots Cash (Venmo) Collection
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Cost: $25 for members including cart / $45 for guests including cart Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble — Saturday, December 16th
We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As we move into December, we’re happy to announce the return of our Ugly Sweater Tournament which will be played Saturday, December 16th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this year’s tournament, we’ll be playing a 4-Player Scramble with specific and fun formats for each hole. More to come on the 2023 setup but here’s a preview of what’s in store. Awards and bonuses will be given out to the team with the best ugly sweaters!
If you do not have a complete team of 4, please let us know at [email protected]and we’ll get you set up with a team!
Toys For Tots Cash (Venmo) Collection
Because we’re playing a bit later this season, we will not be collecting physical toys for donation. In lieu of toys, we will be collecting Venmo payments for donation on the morning of the tournament and a group contribution will be sent directly to the Toys for Tots Foundation.
NGC Ugly Sweater Scramble: Saturday, December 16th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Format: 4-player scramble teams, guests are welcome Online Registration Portal: https://bit.ly/NGC-Ugly-Sweater Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 14th @ 8:00 PM
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Closing Day Stableford — Saturday, October 28th
Sign-ups close tonight at 8:00 PM for the final MGA tournament of the season, our Closing Day Stableford, which is set to be played this Saturday, October 28th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. For this 1-day event, we’ll have both gross and net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
Double Bogey or higher: 0 points
Bogey: 1 point
Par: 2 points
Birdie: 3 points
Eagle: 4 points, and so on.
All participants in the net division must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. MGA tees with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Closing Day: Saturday, October 28th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Cost: $25 — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 26th @ 8:00 PM
MGA Closing Day Stableford — Saturday, October 28th
Sign-ups continue for the final MGA tournament of the season, our Closing Day Stableford, which is set to be played this Saturday, October 28th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this 1-Day event, we’ll have both Gross and Net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Closing Day: Saturday, October 28th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Cost: $25 — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 26th @ 8:00 PM
MGA Closing Day Stableford — Saturday, October 28th
Sign-ups continue for the final MGA tournament of the season, our Closing Day Stableford, which is set to be played Saturday, October 28th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this 1-Day event, we’ll have both Gross and Net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Closing Day: Saturday, October 28th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Cost: $25 — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 26th @ 8:00 PM
For our penultimate Men’s Night of the 2023 season, 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.
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Upcoming MGA Schedule
10/19: 1-Man Scramble — Front 9 10/26: E9 — All players meet on #1 tee @ 4:15 PM for a final Men’s Night E9 10/28: Closing Day Stableford — Sign up online by 10/26
MGA Closing Day Stableford — Saturday, October 28th
Sign-ups are now open for the final MGA tournament of the season, our Closing Day Stableford, which is set to be played Saturday, October 28th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start.
For this 1-Day event, we’ll have both Gross and Net divisions and use the standard Stableford scoring breakdown:
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Closing Day: Saturday, October 28th — 9:30 AM shotgun start Cost: $25 — All players must be MGA members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 26th @ 8:00 PM
