Category: Tournaments

Men’s Night 8/24 — Chicago Back 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our Chicago format on the Back 9. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (age + handicap >= 75) may play golds. Please record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in all completed cards to the Pro Shop.
Chicago Format:

Players start with a negative number of points (based on 18-hole course handicaps) then add positive points during their round. The idea is to get from the negative to the positive, clearing your “hurdle” by as many points as possible.

0 & 1 handicaps start with -20
2 & 3 start with -19
4 & 5 start with -18
6 & 7 start with -17
8 & 9 start with -16
10 & 11 start with -15
12 & 13 start with -14
14 & 15 start with -13
16 & 17 start with -12
18 & 19 start with -11
20 & 21 start with -10
22 & 23 start with -9
24 & 25 start with -8
26 & 27 start with -7
28 & 29 start with -6
30 & 31 start with -5
32 & 33 start with -4
34 & 35 start with -3
36+ start with -2 points

During the round, positive points are added on the following basis using gross hole scores: 

• Double Bogey or worse = 0 points
• Bogey = 1 point
• Par = 2 points
• Birdie = 4 points
• Eagle = 8 points
• Albatross = 16 points

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2023 NGC Cup — Saturday, August 26th

Sign-ups close on Wednesday at 8:00 PM for the 2023 NGC Cup which is set to be played this Saturday, August 26th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Please sign up individually at https://mga.golf/2023-NGC-Cup.

All participants must have active GHIN handicaps and meet the MGA 2-in-30 posting requirement. Please only sign up if you are 100% certain you can play. If your schedule changes and you are unable to play, please email [email protected] to let us know.

For this event, the full field will be divided equally into 2 teams using handicaps for a Ryder Cup style competition. 2-man (2v2) matches will be set up for each foursome using 2 players from each team. The format for each 2-man match will be team match play for 1 point on the Front 9, 1 point on the Back 9 and 1 point for the Overall 18 (A-Team style). All points earned from each 2-man match will be totalled to determine a winning team.

NGC Cup: Saturday, August 26th — 9:30 AM shotgun start
Cost: $20 — Must be a MGA member and have an active GHIN handicap
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-NGC-Cup
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 23rd @ 8:00 PM

To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.

Men’s Night 8/17 — Stableford Front 9

For Men’s Night this week, we’ll be playing our Stableford format on the Front 9. Points will be awarded based on the standard Stableford scoring breakdown using 100% of individual Front 9 handicaps.

• Net Double Bogey or higher: 0 points
• Net Bogey: 1 point
• Net Par: 2 points
• Net Birdie: 3 points
• Net Eagle: 4 points, and so on.

All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (age + handicap >= 75) may play golds. Please record gross scores for all holes on scorecards with names clearly marked and turn in completed cards to the Pro Shop. There is no entry fee for Men’s Night this week and only Points Chase points will be awarded to the top one-third of the field.

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Match Play Sweet 16 — August 20th Deadline 

The deadline for Sweet 16 matches is this Sunday, August 20th. Please contact [email protected] or call the Pro Shop 301-292-1100 if you need your opponent’s contact information.

If your match has been completed, please make sure the results have been reported to [email protected] so we can update the online brackets.

Main Bracket: https://challonge.com/2023_MGA_Match_Play
Wildcard Bracket: https://challonge.com/2023_MGA_Wildcard
Complete Information & Guidelines: https://mga.golf/match-play

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2023 NGC Cup — Saturday, August 26th

Sign-ups continue for the 2023 NGC Cup which is set to be played Saturday, August 26th with a 9:30 AM shotgun start. Please sign up individually at https://mga.golf/2023-NGC-Cup.

All participants must have active GHIN handicaps and meet the MGA 2-in-30 posting requirement. Please only sign up if you are 100% certain you can play. If your schedule changes and you are unable to play, please email [email protected] to let us know.

For this event, the full field will be divided equally into 2 teams using handicaps for a Ryder Cup style competition. 2-man (2v2) matches will be set up for each foursome using 2 players from each team. The format for each 2-man match will be team match play for 1 point on the Front 9, 1 point on the Back 9 and 1 point for the Overall 18 (A-Team style). All points earned from each 2-man match will be totalled to determine a winning team.

NGC Cup: Saturday, August 26th — 9:30 AM shotgun start
Cost: $20 — Must be a MGA member and have an active GHIN handicap
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/2023-NGC-Cup
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 23rd @ 8:00 PM

To confirm your sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.