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Match Play Final Results

2023 MGA Match Play Results

The 2023 edition of our MGA Match Play tournament is now officially in the books. A big thank you to all the competitors who participated this year and did a great job of getting matches completed by the deadline dates. We had a full field of 64 players to start the tournament making the Match Play our largest tournament field of the season and, in the end, 2 men stood atop their respective brackets.

On Saturday, October 28th, Torey Diggs took on Jack Sullivan in the Wildcard Bracket final. When all was said and done, Jack Sullivan put together a great round and took home the 2023 Wildcard Bracket win. Well played Jack!

Yesterday, Calvin Harkless & Scotty Kimmel squared off in the Main Bracket final to decide this year’s Match Play Main Bracket champion. A tip of the hat to both our finalists for their great (and entertaining!) play throughout the tournament. Congrats to Scotty Kimmel on completing the run to stand alone as our 2023 MGA Match Play Champion!

Main Bracket

1st – Scotty Kimmel – 110 Chase Points – $216.00
2nd – Calvin Harkless – 90 Chase Points – $180.00
T-3rd – Dan Ryan – 70 Chase Points – $132.00
T-3rd – Patrick Escalambre – 70 Chase Points – $132.00
T-5th – Matthew Dove – 50 Chase Points – $77.25
T-5th – Matt Nolan – 50 Chase Points – $77.25
T-5th – Hassan El-Amin – 50 Chase Points – $77.25
T-5th – Kevin Gates – 50 Chase Points – $77.25
T-9th – Matt Doherty – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – Erik Rosales – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – Colin Zoski – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – Kevin Williams – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – James Beals – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – William Keyes – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – Scott Redmond – 35 Chase Points – $28.87
T-9th – Andrew Neill – 35 Chase Points – $28.87

Wildcard Bracket

1st – Jack Sullivan – 80 Chase Points – $165.60
2nd – Torey Diggs – 60 Chase Points – $131.10
T-3rd – Paul Weidenfeld – 50 Chase Points – $100.05
T-3rd – Tom DePonty – 50 Chase Points – $100.05
T-5th – Bruce Sedlak – 40 Chase Points – $48.30
T-5th – Willie Barnhill – 40 Chase Points – $48.30
T-5th – Chuck Roster – 40 Chase Points – $48.30
T-5th – Jim Prendergast – 40 Chase Points – $48.30

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Closing Day Stableford: Groups + Tournament Rules Sheet

Gentlemen —

Attached you’ll find the Groups Sheet with starting holes as well as Tournament Rules Sheet for our MGA Closing Day Stableford tomorrow. Play will begin at 9:30 AM with a shotgun start.

All groups for tomorrow’s round were determined by the current 2023 Points Chase Standings so that all participants have a chance to battle their direct competition in the final event of the season. 

Food will be served in the clubhouse at the conclusion of play.

Scoring

All tournament scoring will be handled via the NGC App. The app can be found here for iPhone and here for Android. All groups will be pre-loaded into the App and we ask that each group uses the App to track their group’s scores.

Leaderboard links for both Gross and Net Stableford scoring:

Let’s have a great tournament and end the 2023 season in style!

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Final Call for MGA Closing Day Stableford Sign-Ups

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.

Please sign up online at: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford

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

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MGA Closing Day Stableford Sign-Ups

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:

  • 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.

Please sign up online at: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford

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

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MGA Closing Day Stableford Sign-Ups

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:

  • 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.

Please sign up online at: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford

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

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Men’s Night 10/19 + MGA Schedule

Men’s Night 10/19 — 1-Man Scramble Front 9

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

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MGA Closing Day Stableford Sign-Ups Now Open

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:

  • 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.

Please sign up online at: https://mga.golf/MGA-Closing-Day-Stableford

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

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Stearns Cup Results

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

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Stearns Cup Sunday: ~24 Holes starting at 9:00 AM

Stearns Cup: Completion of Round 1 + Round 2 — 9:00 AM Shotgun

Well done making it as far as we could today with the conditions, everyone. 

For tomorrow, we will be starting with a 9:00 AM Shotgun start. All groups will remain the same and return to where they left the course today to complete their 1st Rounds (with most groups playing ~6 finishing holes for Round 1). All groups will then continue straight into Round 2, keeping the same groups, and complete their final (Round 2) 18 holes.

At the conclusion of play, we’ll have food in the clubhouse at sometime around 3:30-4:00.

Scoring

All scoring will continue to be collected through the NGC App. We hope that all App scorekeepers from today will be able to pick straight up from where they left their Round 1 digital scorecards and finish Round 1 in the App. All groups will also use the App for Round 2 scoring. (Paper scorecards will be added to each cart if for any reason we run into issues with entering digital scores.)

MGA Tees

All MGA Tees will remain in their current positions overnight for the completion of Round 1 tomorrow. When each group completes their Round 1, we ask that all groups move the MGA tee markers to their Sunday positions directly next to the outlined Red, Gold, White or Blue tees. All Round 2 tee placements are as follows:

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Leaderboard links for both Gross and Net scoring:

We’ll see everyone for a much drier 9:00 AM start tomorrow!

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2023 Stearns Cup: Round 1 Groups + Rules Sheet

Gentlemen —

Attached you’ll find the groups + starting holes for tomorrow’s 1st round of the 2023 Stearns Cup with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Additionally, you’ll find the Tournament Rules Sheet which includes the general MGA Tee locations for Saturday & Sunday.

Weather Considerations

Our current plan is to play through any rain that comes our way on Saturday. If the greens become too saturated for play or we run into thunderstorms, we will make alternate arrangements as necessary.

Scoring

All tournament scoring will be handled via the NGC App. The app can be found here for iPhone and here for Android. All groups will be pre-loaded into the App. We ask that each team uses the App to track their playing competitors’ scores by selecting their name in the App.

Leaderboard links for both Gross and Net scoring:

See everyone tomorrow morning —