Gail Campbell is our 2017 MPWGA President’s Cup Champion! The tournament was played on Monday, March 20 at The Preserve and Tuesday, March 21 at MountainView. Gail’s two-day net score was 135, one stroke better than runner-up Nancy Emmons. Gail was presented the winner’s trophy by Debbie Mielke, last year’s champion, at our Awards Luncheon…
Bob Edelblut Hole-in-One number two for the MPMGA happened a mere 14 days after the ice had been broken. John Kraus, playing at SaddleBrooke Ranch on February 16, scored his first ever hole-in-one on the fourteenth hole. Congratulations! What an experience! His playing partners John Bidegain, Ted Knapp and Jerry Westra performed the witness function.…
On March 7, Kevin and Amelia Schaeffer provided a surprise champagne dessert for the SBWGA-18 membership. Kevin gave the membership an idea of what their business provided since it involves diversities of financial planning. Amelia spoke the accolades of her husband, presently his character of integrity, intelligence and family man. Kevin had previously presented an…
Bob Edelblut Some were beginning to wonder if something awful had happened to the MPMGA’s Hole-in-One Train. Tons of golf was played in January and not a single hole-in-one was reported. Were we heading into a drought, some asked? Jerry Westra quieted all the naysayers on Thursday, February 2 at The Preserve Golf Club. It…
Carolyn Brinkley The little Irish gnome knew that the No Frills/Lots of Thrills Golf Tournament would promote lots of laughs, lots of groans and be the foundation for friendship with Quail Creek Lady Niners who hosted MountainView Lady Niners (MPLN) on March 16, 2017. Twenty-nine members from the MountainView Lady Niners got an early start,…
Tim Morsani The Niners Home and Home Tournament event, begun in 2007, pits the HOA 1 Niners against the HOA 2 Niners – first at MountainView, then at the SaddleBrooke 27-hole course. The two nine-hole rounds are played a week apart and not necessarily with the same golfers. As you can see from the photo,…
Bob Edelblut By mid-March the MPMGA had already played in four Pima Cup events. Look at this schedule: December 6 at the La Paloma Country Club, January 25 at the Forty Niners Golf Club, February 27 at the Highlands at Dove Mountain and March 6 at the SaddleBrooke Golf Course. Great courses and equally great…
The Verde Sputters of HOA 1 hosted a fun day of putting, lunch, prizes and laughter on Monday, March 6. Although it looked like a beautiful SaddleBrooke day with lots of sunshine, the wind played tricks on the putters out on the green and light coats were a necessity. Everyone made it through the 18…
Bob Edelblut The Ryder Cup, like the name implies, mimics the PGA’s Ryder Cup format. In this tournament the MPMGA and the SMGA have the opportunity to showcase their very best golfers. Each Men’s Club puts together a team with 15 of its lowest handicap players and one of its resident professionals. Yes, all these…
Bob Edelblut This year’s Bubba Hawkins Tournament was hosted by the MPMGA and the club’s Tournament Director David Cohen asked Rennie Temple if he would volunteer to run the event. I believe that Rennie was truly made an offer that he could not turn down—got the picture? Of course, he accepted and to his credit…