Sign-ups are now open for our season-long, NCAA-bracket-style, 2023 MGA Match Play Tournament. The cost to participate is $30 and the bracket will be set via a random draw on Thursday, May 4th. The field will be limited to the first 64 entrants so please sign up ASAP using the online registration portal. All players will be responsible for scheduling their own match dates and times in coordination with their opponents once the brackets have been drawn.
All participants will need valid handicaps that are active within the GHIN handicap system. Additionally, prior to the start of any given match, competitors must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting requirement. If a participant does not meet this requirement on the date of a scheduled match, the player who has not posted two 18-hole or combined rounds in the last 30 days will play as scratch (0 handicap) for that day’s match.
Complete information and guidelines for the 2023 MGA Match Play Tournament can be found here: https://mga.golf/match-play
Sign-ups continue for our 1st MGA weekend event of the season, the 2023 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 22rd with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their MGA dues for the year.
For this tournament, each player’s handicap is used to determine how many mulligans will be allotted during their round. Using their allotted mulligans, each player records their best possible gross score, low score wins. Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) applies for gold tee players. Please sign up using the online registration link. All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy.
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 22rd — 9:00 AM shotgun start Cost: $20 for full members / $40 for weekday members — All players must be MGA Members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-play-it-again Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 20th @ 8:00 PM
As we approach the eve of our 2023 MGA season, we have some huge thank yous we’d like to send out for all those who have helped get us set up for a great year!
Thank you to John and all his maintenance staff for all their hard work on the course, especially all the aeration work over the last 2 weeks!
Thank you to Mary Ann, Christine, Chef Lois, Tsehaye, and Rahel for helping us get set up for the Champions Dinner this week and the season to come, for the opening of the new pro shop, and for all the work you do on a daily basis to make NGC the place we all love!
Thank you to Pete, Donnee, Milton, Tiffany, and all the pro shop staff for keeping all the trains running on time — fantastic to come to the course and see you in the new pro shop!
Thank you to Leo Goff, Bill Buffington, Chuck Roster, and Jim Ewalt for their work getting the course marked yesterday and ready for tournament play!
And finally, thank you to Vivianne Couts for being our on-course ornithologist and sharing the photo below of the new baby eagle in the nest near #12 tee!
MGA Handicap Reminders
Moving into the start of the season, all MGA players will need active handicaps in the GHIN system to participate in net scoring events (Men’s Nights & weekend tournaments). Starting April 15th, All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy. Please email us at [email protected] if you need to get your GHIN account set up and we’ll help facilitate this with the club. As we’re all posting casual-play rounds at the club, the updated 2023 MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures: NGC Local Rules can be found here. We’ll keep these local rules updated throughout the season with any changes or course conditions considerations.
Upcoming Events
4/6: 1st Men’s Night & Champions Dinner — All MGA members invited! 4/22: MGA Play It Again — Sign up online here.
As we count down to our 1st Men’s Night and Champions Dinner, sign-ups continue for our 1st MGA weekend event of the season, the 2023 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 22rd with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their MGA dues for the year.
For this tournament, each player’s handicap is used to determine how many mulligans will be allotted during their round. Using their allotted mulligans, each player records their best possible gross score, low score wins. Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) applies for gold tee players. Please sign up using the online registration link.
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 22rd — 9:00 AM shotgun start Cost: $20 for full members / $40 for weekday members — All players must be MGA Members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-play-it-again Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 20th @ 8:00 PM Prizes: Credit book payouts will be awarded to the top 1/3rd of the field using 100% all $20 entry fees
As we count down to our 1st Men’s Night and Champions Dinner, sign-ups are now open for our 1st MGA weekend event of the season, the 2023 Play It Again Tournament, which will be played Saturday, April 22rd with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. All weekend MGA tournaments are open to full and weekday NGC members who have paid their MGA dues for the year.
For this tournament, each player’s handicap is used to determine how many mulligans will be allotted during their round. Using their allotted mulligans, each player records their best possible gross score, low score wins. Rule of 75 (Age + Handicap >= 75) applies for gold tee players. Please sign up using the online registration link. All participants must meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy.
To confirm your sign-up, double check the online leaderboard here.
MGA Play It Again: Saturday, April 22rd — 9:00 AM shotgun start Cost: $20 for full members / $40 for weekday members — All players must be MGA Members Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-play-it-again Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 20th @ 8:00 PM
With the handicap system reopening for Maryland tomorrow, March 15th, I wanted to send a quick note out in anticipation of the upcoming MGA season. I am really excited to get the 2023 season underway and we are going to continue to work hard to protect the integrity of the field for all MGA events. Attached you’ll find the 2023 MGA Handicap Rules & Procedures documentation which lays out what we expect of all of you.
I will leave the highlights here for simplicity:
All MGA members will need a GHIN handicap and should be posting all rounds played while playing postable formats.
Players should post both 9 and 18 hole scores, and should do so in a timely manner.
We will maintain the 2-in-30 posting requirement for 2023 starting April 15th. To compete in MGA net competitions with your GHIN handicap, players must maintain two posted 18-hole scores (either full 18 or combined 9-hole scores) from NGC in the last 30 days. See the “Season Specific Guidelines” within the Rules & Procedures.
If any MGA Member is unable to meet the 2-in-30 posting requirement for reasons of travel, work, injury, sickness, or the like, they may submit an appeal in writing to the MGA Handicap Committee at [email protected] to request a temporary exemption from the requirement.
Penalties will be given out for failure to post.
Players should post their own scores for all MGA events after the conclusion of play unless instructed otherwise. MGA tournaments should be entered as tournament/competition scores.
The MGA will audit all player handicaps for Men’s Nights and Tournaments. Players who do not follow the posting guidelines or do not meet the 2-in-30 will not be eligible to compete with their GHIN handicaps in net competitions.
If you have any questions about anything, please reach out and we will be happy to assist. Looking forward to another magical MGA season.
On behalf of the Men’s Golf Association (MGA) at National Golf Club, we’d like to invite you to join the MGA for the upcoming 2023 season. Our $85 yearly membership dues—to be billed February 28th by the club—allow the MGA to conduct organized golf and golf-related social activities for the benefit, pleasure, and recreation of all MGA members. Last year, we had over 85 NGC members participate in MGA sponsored events. This year, we hope to make it 100+ MGA members strong! With the new direction of the club, we are excited for an exceptional 2023 MGA season.
All MGA members who opted in to the MGA last season will be signed up in the NGC billing system for 2023 and will be billed at the end of this month. To change your MGA membership status, please contact [email protected] before February 24th.
Starting in April and running through October, the MGA will host eight weekend tournaments as well as a season-long Match Play bracket. Our tournaments include prizes and food & beverages. While MGA tournaments are generally on weekends, they are open to full as well as weekday members. In addition to weekend tournaments, we conduct a robust program of 30 Men’s Nights held every Thursday. All MGA play includes net divisions with handicaps and Rule of 75 for gold tee players. More information about the MGA can be found on our website: https://mga.golf/
The MGA is here to enhance your experience at NGC and we are open to more suggestions on sponsored golf or social events. For additional information, questions, or to join our MGA email list for the latest tournament and event updates, send a note to [email protected] — We hope to make 2023 a fantastic year at NGC and hope that you will join the MGA!
Sincerely,
– Your 2023 MGA Board
James Hsiao – MGA Chairman Weston Happ – Competition Chair Patrick Escalambre – Social Chair Will Keyes – Handicap Chair Mike Reynard – Treasurer Leo Goff – SMGA Representative Members At Large: Brian Carlstrom Tom DePonty Matt Doherty Silas Nichols Andy Westerkom
With a fantastic playing of the 2023 Mike Miller in the books and temperatures nearing 70º this week, we couldn’t help but start to think ahead to the upcoming MGA season. Attached you’ll find the 2023 MGA Schedule which can always be found on the MGA website at https://mga.golf/schedule/ and can be downloaded here as a PDF.
We are so excited for all that 2023 has to bring for the MGA and NGC as a club!
Another New Year’s Day in the History Books at NGC
The 1st day of the New Year and the 2023 golf season at NGC got off to an amazing start yesterday with a tremendous edition of the Mike Miller Tournament. In its 11th annual playing as the Mike Miller and with a half century of playings in the history books, the ritual of January 1st golf at NGC is a tradition that we all truly love. Champagne was popped (and used as a tee), warmth and cheer filled the air, our shoes got a little wet, and some very good golf was played.
Thank you to all the members, former members, guests, and especially all the NGC staff that made yesterday such a great success. Thank you to Norm Brunelle for opening the season in style and to Maureen Brady & Carolyn LeCrone for providing some great NGC history. Also a huge thank you to Betty Sussmann and all those who brought food to share after the round! We are so excited for what the New Year has in store for the club — can we place an order for this warm weather to carry on straight through to April?
In the Team Net competition, the team of MORE CHAMPAGNE PLEASE — Jim Prendergast, Matt Nolan, Eric Fleming & Bruce Sedlak — shot a very impressive 52 to capture victory. Well played gentlemen! And, with a score of 59, the team of Average Drive: 238 yards — Weston Happ, Patrick Escalambre, Will Keyes & Calvin Harkless — took home the team win in the Gross Division. We heard they made 18 birdies as a team!
In the individual competition, 18 holes were not enough to determine Gross or Net champions and playoff holes ensued. After 2 shamble playings of #18 to break the ties, Victor Grinev edged out Travis Handerson to take the Net Championship. For the Gross Championship, Matt Hollerback was able to go back-to-back and defend his 2022 title defeating Weston Happ in a sudden death chip-off that followed the 2 playoff playings of #18.
Congratulations to all our 2023 Mike Miller Champions!
New Year’s Eve also means the eve of the 2023 Mike Miller Tournament which is set for tomorrow, January 1st — we will be starting with a 10:20 AM champagne tee shot off of #1. Attached you’ll find the starting holes / team sheet for the 10:30 AM shotgun start as well as the tournament rules.
We ask that all guests check in with the Pro Shop before the start of play to settle guest fees.
Scoring
All tournament scoring will be handled via the NGC App. The app can be found here for iPhone and here for Android. All teams will be pre-loaded into the App and we ask that each team uses the App to track their individual shamble scores.
