Tag: Golf

18th annual FORE for Kids Charity Golf Tournament

Lute Olson with Neil Deppe and Joe Guyton after receiving his Paul Harris Fellowship Award for his continued support of the tournament

Julia Young Thanks to all of our volunteers and participants, our Charity Tournament for Children was a huge success again this year. We raised over $25,000 to benefit at-risk youth in Pima and Pinal Counties. The weather held out and almost 150 golfers participated to give back to our community. University of Arizona retired Coach…

The MPMGA participates in two more Pima Cup events

Bob Edelblut On Monday, February 29 the Pima Cup Match, originally scheduled for February 1, was finally played at the Highlands at Dove Mountain. The thirty-six golfers representing the six golf clubs that compete in our bracket of the Pima Cup all thanked their lucky stars that they were able to play this match in…

Bob Muruniak finally has his first

Left to right, the fearsome foursome: Ben Lichtman, Bon Maruniak, Peter Baragona and Dennis Marchand

Bob Edelblut If I were the eighth hole at the MountainView Golf Course I would be asking, “Why is everyone picking on me?” For the fifth time in the first two months of the year a hole-in-one was scored at this hole and the current winner is Bob Maruniak. By the way, this is the…

SMGA Match Play Tournament

Gary Averett The SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) held the annual SMGA Match Play Tournament February 27 to March 5 at the SaddleBrooke Golf Course. Match play is a much different game of golf than normal stroke play in which only the total score determines the winner. In match play, whoever of the two competitors…

John McKinney – The prize is yours

John McKinney savors the moment.

Bob Edelblut It is fairly well known that the MPMGA is on a roll when it comes to scoring holes-in-one—eight in the first ten weeks of the year. Then on Thursday, March 17 at the Preserve Golf Club the most unbelievable, unimaginable and off the chart happening took place. John McKinney had two holes-in-one! Yes,…

Tournament of Champions winner

Left to right: Mike Harris receiving trophy from interim Tournament Director Mick Borm

Bob Edelblut The Tournament of Champions is one of the relatively new additions to the Men’s Club portfolio of special tournaments. It was created with a single purpose in mind—to enhance the golf experience for the members of the MPMGA and by all measures it has been a major success. The TOC event is played…

February and March Madness at SBWGA

Carmela Pankey February and March are a couple of the best months in the year to play golf here at SaddleBrooke. Except for a few frost delays here and there in February, the weather has been ideal. It’s also more the merrier with the winter visitors adding to the enjoyment. Congratulations go out to Geri…

Don Bilyk wins 2016 Super Seniors Tournament

SMGA President Greg Tarr presents Super Senior plaque to 2016 Super Senior Champion Don Bilyk.

Closing the two day Super Seniors Tournament with a score of 73, Don Bilyk, a new SaddleBrooke resident, shot a combined two day gross score total of 145 (one over par) for a seven stroke win over second place gross score finisher Warren Stephens. Don was recognized for his excellent play at the tournament Awards…

The MPMGA Cup winner is Len Raab

Left to right: Dick Helms, Len Raab and Bob Eder

Bob Edelblut The MPMGA Cup is another of the relatively new additions to the Men’s Club portfolio of special tournaments. As its name implies, the model for this tournament is the Fed Ex Cup which every golfer knows has become a major force on the PGA Tour. The MPMGA Board concluded that if this format…

Robson Challenge trophy stays in SaddleBrooke

Robson Challenge 2016 Winning Team returns with Robson Challenge Trophy

Diane Mazzarella The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) once again won the Robson Challenge Trophy. PebbleCreek hosted this year’s tournament that included golfers and pros from the Robson Communities of SaddleBrooke, PebbleCreek and Quail Creek. SaddleBrooke and PebbleCreek fielded two teams each for a total of five teams competing on March 9, 2016. SaddleBrooke’s two teams…