Julia Young Tucson’s Lute Olson will play in the seventeenth annual Fore for Kids Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, April 10. Proudly hosted by Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, Fore for Kids benefits at risk children in Pinal and Pima Counties. Join Lute Olson’s foursome for a donation of $500 or be a part of this…
The weather was good, the participants – great! Three full days of Pickleball – in bed by 8:00! Thus sang the SPA Tournament Directors, Diana and Pete Giljohann and Nancy Shelton at the completion of the tournament held February 19 to 21 at the SaddleBrooke RidgeView Courts. 76 teams participated in Men’s, Women’s or Mixed…
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland A big thank you goes out to the participants of the first SaddleBrooke Ranch 8-Ball Open Tournament. Dominic and I really enjoyed the company and the competition. Thank you to SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf, SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association for your support. Additionally Dominic and I would like…
Joni O’Brien The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) will be presenting a free demonstration on most aspects of Pickleball at the Preserve Courts (7, 8 and 9) on Tuesday, March 31 from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. Members of the SPA will be there to demonstrate the basics of the game, show you the proper equipment used…
Carol Thompson and Elaine Kienitz Tournament organizers for both HOA 1 and HOA 2 made this exciting event a success once again. From SaddleBrooke we had Dian Kupper, Doris Dieterle and Ann Adams. MountainView/Preserve offered Sue Staker and Phyllis Cadden along with the pairings group of Raye Cobb, Pat Mersy and Holly Riviere. SaddleBrooke Lady…
Ret Convey On February 6, SBWGA enjoyed a delicious beef brisket lunch after a beautiful morning of golf. Deb Finn kicked off the meeting by reading some quotes from Wisdom of Golf and then got down to business. AWGA Information and Outreach Programs Manager Kelly Hollister came from Phoenix to present the GemAward. We gave…
Jonathan Green Root, root, root for the home team! Your two March choices are as follows: 1. Drive to Phoenix. Pay $5 to $10 to park. Pay about $25 each for tickets. Pay lots more $$$ for some just OK stadium grub. And then watch some players that you don’t know play for a team…
SaddleBrooke resident and SMGA member Bill Lich was elected as the new Arizona Golf Association (AGA) President on Thursday, February 5. Bill and his wife Carol have been SaddleBrooke residents since 1999. He was originally involved in amateur golf as a USGA Rules Official in the Southern California Golf Association. After moving to Arizona, Bill…
John Martin The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters had their annual meeting January 29 at the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse. This was the first meeting for our new President Harlan Hobbs. The 2014 winners of the Charles Schwab year end tournament were announced. Jim Jevne won first place, Harlan Hobbs was second and Sam Sollenberger was third. There was…
Bob Edelblut On Saturday, February 7, the eighth hole at the MountainView Golf Course yielded yet another hole-in-one. This time Rick Savoie, a member in good standing of the M-PMGA and long-time resident of SaddleBrooke, scored his second hole-in-one. Not bad for any golfer and especially so for one who has only been playing for…