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January 2008
2008 calendar announced featuring a trip to Royal new Kent and Stonehouse and introducing news courses: Rock Harbor, Locust Hill and back to Shenandoah for the strokeplay
September 2007
Team USA trounces the Rest of the World yet again!
September 2007
Wayne Barber and Steve Fyvie anounce Ryder Cup teams for the battle on the 29th and 30th of September
August 2007
John O'Leary misses cut but plays incredibly at the PGA finishing ahead of 5 major winners. Next year he will make the cut!
July 28th 2007
Paul McGreevy, 2007 strokeplay champion, edging out The Kid net 66 to net 67
July 2007
Johnny Shields to try to qualify for the US Amateur in August
June 2007
John O'Leary finishes in a tie for 6th and qualifies for the PGA Major in Southern Hills in August.
June 2007
John O'Leary qualifies for the PGA Club Professional Championship in sunriver Oregon
May 2007
John O'Leary and Butch Catone granted full membership in return for the deasl they offer members for golf lessons
May 2007
Jim Gormley wins raffle and $4000!!
March 2007
Draw for the 2007 matchplay is now complete with 67 participants. The bracket is on the wall at Ned's and will be continuously updated.
September 16th, 2006:
US retains the Ryder Cup Under the leadership of the redoubtable Captain Wayne Barber, the US convincingly beat the Rest of the World Team at Pleasant Valley to retain the Ryder Cup
October 10th, 2006:
John O'Leary Golf Academy becomes NGS Partner The John O'Leary Golf Academy became the Official Golf Instruction Partner of the Golfing Society. John and his staff are offering significant discounts to our members
October 31st, 2006:
Andre wins the Matchplay and becomes The 2006 Club Champion Andre beat The Kid Kaiser on the 18th hole at Raspberry Falls in a very close match.
July 22nd, 2006:
Alice Smith is the 2006 strokeplay champion
Alice is the winner of the annual strokeplay championship played at Shenandoah Valley. She pipped Dino by 1/2 stroke over 27 holes. Well played Alice (and Dino!).
July 15th, 2006:
Johnny Shields to compete in the Northern Virginia Amateur
Johnny will play in the prestigeous Northern Virginia Amateur Championship on Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 28/29 and 30 at Lansdowne Resort. June 8th, 2006:
Free Clinics a Great Success
NGS sponsored 25 of our members to a tune of $1300 and they received 4 1/2 hours of professional instruction from John O'Leary, PGA Pro and Certified Instructor. By all accounts the clinics were a raving success.
June 3rd, 2006:
Trevor and Al Gnadt win the May Tournament
They shot an amazing 18 under and narrowly defeated Al Bolivar and Marcus who took second with 17 under.
Raffle drawing is made at Ned's
Carl Couey won the grand prize of 4 round trip airfares to Ireland transportation and accommodation included. Well done Carl!
May 15th, 2006:
Ryder Cup Announced
Wayne Barber will captain the US team and Trevor Higginbotham will captain the Rest of the World for this great annual event which will take place over two days at Pleasant Valley on September 23rd and 24th.
April 7th, 2006:
Annual Strokeplay Championship Announced
The 2nd Annual Strokeplay CHampionship will be held over 27 holes on 7/30 at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club.
March 28th, 2006:
Raffle For 4 Round Trip Tickets To Ireland Starts
Tickets are only $20 and there are only 600 tickets. The draw will be at the end of May after the May event. The prize includes a car and a week of accommodation. Tickets are available from the manager at Ned's.
March 27th, 2006:
65 Sign Up For Matchplay
We have a full bracket with one play in game. Matches start in April. First prize will be $4,250 with $2,250 for second, $1,000 for third and $500 for fourth.
March 26th, 2006:
Record Turnout of 52 at Old Hickory!
Phil and Chris win the tournament in a tie break over Carl and Paddy.
February 27th, 2006:
Charleston Trip A Great Success!
The second annual trip was a tremendous success. We had 28 players and the courses were magnificent. The weather was great for the second two days and the rain on day 1 didn't deter the travellers.
January 7th, 2006:
2006 Awards Announced
At the Annual General Meeting the following awards were made:
Golfer of the Year: Frank Villarreal
Most Improved: Frank Villarreal
Most strokes taken: Colin Quinn
Trophies were presented to Johnny Shields (Club Champion/Matchplay) and Frank Villarreal (Strokeplay)
New Committee Elected at AGM
At the Annual General Meeting a new slate of officers was elected:
Dave L., Captain
Johnny Shields, Vice Captain (Captain Elect)
Glenn Hume, Treasurer
Carl Couey, Sponsorship
At Large, Wayne, George, Paddy, Stevie
January 1st, 2006:
Pleasant Valley and South Riding Deal Finalized
Members will receive a substantial discount on fees at both courses. You must present a NGS business card to receive the discount. In return NGS will play tournaments at these courses.
In a joint marketing arrangement PV and SR will provide discounts to members and Ned's and the courses will jointly advertize each others services. Members will also get a discount on a USGA handicap. Stay tuned for specials such as "golf and a steak!"
December 2005:
Annual General Meeting Announced
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 3 PM on Sunday 1/7/2006 at Ned's.
October 2005:
Shields wins matchplay
In a closely contested final Johnny beat Darrin coming from 4 holes down to clinch victory on the 18th hole with a birdie.
US team wins Ryder Cup
The US team, captained by Wayne Barber defeated the Rest of the World at Heritage Hunt by a substantial margin thereby regaining the coveted trophy.
August 31st, 2005:
NGS is close to finalizing a deal with Pleasant Valley Golf Club for them to be the Society's home course. In return for holding 3 tournaments and the 2006 Ryder Cup at PVGC or South Riding members will receive preferential rates whenever they play either course. Stay tuned for details.
August 27th, 2005:
Ryder Cup 2005 details announced
This years Ryder Cup will take place on 10/15 and 10/16 at Heritage Hunt. Please stay tuned for details. Wayne Barber and Phil Hussey will captain the US and Rest of the World teams respectively.
August 7th, 2005:
Shields advances to Matchplay final
Johnny Shields beat Dave Lewis 3 up at Old Hickory to advance to the finals of the NGS first ever matchplay tournament. Going 3 up after 3 holes Johnny never looked back although a win at 16 for Dave put him only 2 down with 2 to play. Johnny won 17 with a par to close out the match. He will play Alan Davey or Darrin McKenna in the final.
July 2005:
Shields finishes high up in US Amateur Open Qualifier at Golden Horseshoe
Johnny Shields, our own + handicap, member, attempted to qualify for the US Amateur Open. Despite not having played a serious tournament for almost 5 years Johnny performed admirable finishing in the top 10 out of over 90 competitors. The top three advanced. Well done Johnny.
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