Extended Men’s Night 10/7 through 10/14— Tee Ladder on the Back 9 🪜
With aeration scheduled for later this week and the long holiday weekend approaching, we’re extending this week’s Men’s Night scorecard submission window from Wednesday 10/7 through Wednesday 10/14. We’ll be playing our Tee Ladder format on the Back 9. Here’s how it works:
All players start on the Red Tees for Hole #10. If you make a gross par or better on a hole, you move up the tee ladder for the next hole:
- The “tee ladder” progresses from Red Tees 🔴 → Gold Tees 🟡 → White Tees ⚪️ → Blue Tees 🔵
If you make a gross bogey or worse, you reset and return to the Red Tees for the next hole.
Progression Example:
- Make gross bogey on Hole #10 → Remain on Red Tees for Hole #11
- Make gross par on Hole #11 → Move to Gold Tees on Hole #12
- Make gross par again on Hole #12 → Move to White Tees on Hole #13
- Make gross bogey on Hole #13 → Return to Red Tees for Hole #14
- Make gross birdie on Hole #14 → Move to Gold Tees on Hole #15
- and so on…
Rule of 75 Players (age + handicap index ≥ 75): The highest tee you can reach is the White Tees. Even if you continue making par or better, you will not move back to the Blue Tees.
Scoring:
- Net scores will be calculated using players’ Back 9 Gold Tee handicaps.
- We will have both Gross and Net leaderboards using Stableford scoring:
- Gross/Net Double Bogey or higher: 0 points
- Gross/Net Bogey: 1 point
- Gross/Net Par: 2 points
- Gross/Net Birdie: 3 points
- Gross/Net Eagle: 4 points, and so on.
🏆 Rescheduled 2026 Stearns Cup — Team Sign-Ups Reopened
The 2026 Stearns Cup has been rescheduled for Saturday + Sunday, October 17th + 18th, and team sign-ups have reopened. All previously registered teams remain entered. If you can no longer play or need to make a change to an existing team, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll update your entry. Sign-ups will close Thursday, October 15th, at 8:00 PM.
To confirm your team’s sign-up, please double check the online leaderboard here.
The format for Stearns Cup is 2-man teams playing 2-day, 36 hole, best ball with both gross and net divisions. 100% of handicaps apply for net play. Standard MGA tees, with Rule of 75 for gold tee players.
Please sign up with your teammate at https://mga.golf/Stearns-Cup-Sign-Up — If you are in need of a partner, let us know at [email protected] and we will help to pair you up.
Stearns Cup: Rescheduled for Saturday & Sunday, October 17th + 18th — 2-man teams with a 9:30 AM shotgun start each day — All players must be MGA members
Online Registration Portal: https://mga.golf/Stearns-Cup-Sign-Up
Team Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 15th @ 8:00 PM
Upcoming MGA Schedule
- October 7th-14th — Extended Men’s Night: Tee Ladder on the Back 9
- Players may play their Men’s Night rounds Wednesday 10/7 through Wednesday 10/14
- October 15th — Men’s Night: 1-or-2-Man Scramble All Red Tees on the Front 9
- October 17th + 18th — Rescheduled 2026 Stearns Cup
- Team sign-ups close 10/15 @ 8:00 PM — please let us know at [email protected] if you can no longer play or need to make a change to an existing team
- October 22nd — Men’s Night: Chicago on the Back 9
- October 29th — Final Men’s Night: E9 on the Front 9
- E9 team scramble starting on #1 @ 4:00 PM for all players
- November 1st — MGA Closing Day Stableford Tournament