Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners are happy to welcome our recently elected board members who are leading the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Club for 2024. We greatly appreciate their commitment to the success of our club and willingness to take on these important roles. They are Cheryl Hays, president; LeAnn Ellingson, vice president; Karla Kincaid,…
Wanda Ross When golfers make New Year’s resolutions, those resolutions often are to golf more, to improve their game, or to have more fun golfing. Joining Lady Niners is one way to achieve those goals. We golf nine holes every Tuesday morning on one of the three SaddleBrooke nine-hole courses. This gets us out on the…
Wanda Ross Here it is 2023, already 23 years after most of us remember welcoming in the new millennium. Oh, how the time does fly. This is a call to action to do the things we love to do now while we enjoy them, to enjoy our lives, and make the most of every day.…
Wanda Ross It’s summer and our snowbird members have flown off to other places, but our full timers are here and are enjoying summer golf. We continue to hold our league games each week on Tuesday mornings, usually starting early in the day when the temperatures are cooler. We summer golfers know how to stay…
Wanda Ross It’s a new year. How did that come so quickly? At our holiday party on Dec. 14, we thanked our outgoing president, Kat Danner, and the other board members for an excellent year of fun golf in 2021. We also welcomed our recently elected board members who are leading the Lady Niners club…
Wanda Ross Holidays are a great reason for a party, and the Lady Niners love a party. So, on Oct. 19, we had a creative Halloween team golf game followed by a very fun, delicious luncheon. The hot turkey and brie sandwich with basil pesto and Roma tomatoes on grilled ciabatta bread with side salad…
Wanda Ross It’s summer, and we Lady Niners are golfing every week. If you’d like to be golfing more, this is the perfect time to join the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners because membership fees are greatly reduced. But, the best reason for joining this group is because we are so fun. We follow the rules and etiquette…
Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners are very grateful to June Hill and Liz Carlson who founded this organization in 1990. Thanks to them over 30 years later we continue to enjoy our many golf games and events. Our annual Founders Cup in January was in honor of them. On a warm and sunny Arizona…
Eileen J. Snearly When COVID-19 arrived in Tucson, the cancelations of scheduled social events have consequently impacted the Lady Niners. All the stories that kept our golf group relevant to SaddleBrooke residents and our members are absent from the community news. Considering these circumstances, I have decided to publish personal stories about our niners by interviewing…
Ret Convey How do you handle pressure on the golf course, or do you fold like a cheap umbrella at the thought of competition? Do the yips send your easy-peasy eight-inch putt screaming past the hole, hijacking your dreams of saving triple-bogey? When your third tee shot kerplops into the water, do you wonder why you…