Category: Sports

SBWGA-18 Cards Winners

Brenda Brown, January 2021 Gross ACE Winner

Venetia Hobson Lewis February means hearts and flowers to many of us, but there is another suit in a deck of cards that attracts many of our SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) members to play that designated Tuesday—ACE Day. For January 2021, ACE Queens were invested on Jan. 20. Brenda Brown wears the crown of…

MPMGA 2020 President’s Cup

Lee Leksell (left) is congratulated by Dan Nordhill, MPMGA president, on winning the 2020 President’s Cup.

Matt Kambic 2020 has been a most challenging year for all of us, including the members of the MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA). Early in the year, the MPMGA Board decided to postpone its annual President’s Cup Tournament scheduled for March and move it to December. When December finally arrived, 96 players signed up to…

Lady Niners Give Tribute to Their Founders

Terri Tindal winner Founders Day 2021

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…

MPLN January 2021 Calendar Girl: Maggie Brown

Maggie Brown

Eileen J. Snearly Maggie came from Santa Fe, N.M., where she lived with her husband David for four years. The couple lived for 22 years in San Diego. They have a daughter who lives in Santa Fe and another daughter who lives in San Diego. She and her husband worked in the DC area. They…

MPLN February 2021 Calendar Girl: Deb Bunker

Deb Bunker

Eileen J. Snearly MountainView Preserve Lady Niner (MPLN) is Deb Bunker. An Indiana Hoosier by birth, Deb has enjoyed a varied work career spent in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, as well as Chicago. Her career path followed areas of law, medicine, and real estate. She took early retirement at the age of 44. After being widowed,…

Gordon Elliott Scores an Ace in Match Play Event

“Look what I found.” Gordon Elliott on hole number 8 at MountainView, after scoring a hole-in-one.

Alan Doan, Secretary/Publicity Chairman On Jan. 18, during the Member-Member Match Play Tournament, the contest was tight as Gordon Elliott and his group came to the 8th hole at MountainView, a 132-yard par 3. Gordon grabbed his hybrid 5 club and launched the ball high and straight to the green. “I think that’s headed to…

Tennis Spotlight: Loretta Edgerton

Ron Bouchard It is such a privilege to know this amazing lady and we are so glad she is a member of our SaddleBrooke Tennis Club! Do you know she is our most “senior” female tennis and Pop Tennis player? Loretta started playing tennis in the early ‘70s playing on the public courts in Santa Clara,…

Monday Mixers Update

Monday Mixers Organization Monday Mixers has decided that this year’s 2020-21 season will be canceled. This is due to the coronavirus and our desire to make sure that the health and safety of our members are protected. The coronavirus has stopped our putting from happening. Monday Mixers, the mixed putting group/league is open to all…

Pickleball: Pickleball on the LPGA Tour

Nancy Dowell SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association Inc. (SPA) has many golfers among its members. In fact, pickleball and golf may be mutually beneficial. An article was published recently by Steve Eubanks, managing editor for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and New York Times best seller author, about one golfer who is finding different kinds of fun…

SaddleBrooke Men’s Nine Hole Golf League Elects New Officers

Left to right: Dick Cook, website chair; Gary Beeler, handicap/rules chair; Richard Spitzer, technical advisor; James Wetegrove, publicity chair; Dennis Holt, social chair; Jay Love, president; Gary Brunelle, secretary/treasurer; Dick Ashwood, membership chair; Calvin Saulsbury, tournament chair; Paul Belanger, assistant tournament chair; and Tom Dowell, vice president (Missing: Bob Auld, assistant handicap/rules)

James Wetegrove, Publication Chairman This week the new slate of officers and committee chairs for the 2021 SB Men’s Nine Hole Golf League were introduced at the general meeting in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. We have an exciting year of golf planned. Visit our golf schedule on the Niner’s website at www.sites.google.com/site/sbmens9ers/home for all the complete…