Category: Tournaments

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!