Tag: SMGA

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…

MPMGA wins the Ryder Cup

David Cohen receives the Ryder Cup trophy from Gus Pachis of SMGA.

Bob Edelblut This year’s Ryder Cup was played on February 18 and 19. On day one The Preserve Golf Club took on the field and on day two The SaddleBrooke Golf Club was the host. Each club loaded its team with sixteen low handicap players. As you can imagine they all play the game quite…

SMGA names Johnson as 2015 Most Improved Player

Clarance Johnson, SMGA 2015 Most Improved Golfer, is congratulated by Handicap Chair Rob Malik (left) and SMGA President Greg Tarr (right).

At the January Partner’s Event luncheon, Rob Malik, Handicap Chair, announced the 2015 SMGA Most Improved Player winner. Based on the handicap indexes as of January 1, 2016, compared to the indexes from January 1, 2015, our 2015 most improved golfer is Clarance Johnson. On January 1, 2015, Clarance was playing to an index of…

The M-PMGA is the Javelina Cup Champion for 2015

2015 M-PMGA Javelina Cup Team

Bob Edelblut The M-PMGA and the SMGA battle every year for ownership of the Javelina Cup. It is two days of team competition with each association hosting a day at their own home courses. The format of play and scoring was the same for both days as each club hosted two nine hole matches, a…

MPMGA Captures Ryder Cup

Back row left to right: Bill Webster, Jim Hardwick, Mark Hojnacki, Ken Steinke (Pro), John Aronson, Dick Stanley, Peter Backer and Matt Kambic; front row: George Govier, Fred Schneider, Bob Eder, Dennis Marchand and Grant Farquhar. Not shown: Bruce Fink, Mick Borm and Jon Michels

Bob Edelblut On the second and third of September the MPMGA and the SMGA battled for the right of ownership of the 2015 Ryder Cup. Each Men’s Club fielded a sixteen man team consisting of fifteen low handicap players and one professional for the two day competition. Our event followed a traditional Ryder Cup format.…

SMGA Crazy Pin Tournament still crazy

Every hear anyone say, “Golf is just a good walk spoiled?” Or ever play golf and recall a couple of greens where the pin was just in an impossible place? Try playing in a tournament where all the pins are in the most difficult, inaccessible, well—crazy places! 84 golfers signed up to try their hand…

SMGA’s own now AGA President

Arizona Golf Association President Bill Lich

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…

2014 SMGA Member-Member Tournament is highly competitive

Gross Score Winners, left to right: Doug Swartz, Ted Shin and Marc Webb, Larry Crum and Bill Clarkin, Tom Albaugh and Dave Bentzel and John Pavlak and Roy Stigers (missing Bill Lich)

Gary Averett The SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) hosted its annual three day Member-Member Tournament on November 6, 7 and 10. One hundred ten members paired up and competed in this partner’s better ball tournament separated into four flights. Teams were paid for their positions in daily play as well as overall results. Winners were…