Category: Tournaments

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.