Barbara Johnson The weather in February was sometimes frightful and sometimes delightful, but the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners managed to enjoy every bit of it! The festivities started on February 9 with our annual Across the Brooke Tournament, where the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners join their sisters from MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners. This year the MVP Lady Niners…
Bob Edelblut On Monday, January 25 Mark Wood recorded his second hole-in-one at the MountainView Golf Course. His first occurred in March of 2014 at The Preserve Golf Club and many of you may remember that Mark proudly admitted at that time that his first ever was made after his 80th birthday. We can only…
Shawne Cryderman Any SaddleBrooke resident is welcome to attend an introductory lesson on March 15 or 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on courts 7, 8 and 9 at The Preserve. Participants will be asked to arrive 10 minutes before the lesson begins to complete necessary paper work. The cost is $10; a check…
At our MPWGA kick-off dinner on Tuesday, January 26, Pilar Borm was presented with the 2015 Most Improved Golfer Award. Pilar’s GHIN determining factor was 1.227, 4/1000ths of a point better than the second place finisher, Holly Lyon. Congratulations, Pilar!
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…
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 annual Recreational Activities and Clubs Fair, held at the HOA 2 MountainView Country Club Ballroom and Saguaro Room on Saturday, January 30 was a huge success for many SaddleBrooke clubs and activities including the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association. Many interested long time and new residents stopped by the SPA booth and, after talking with current…
Diane Mazzarella The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners held their annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Holly Riviere kicked off the festivities with a photo presentation that highlighted the major events of the past year. Joyce Sutay, president in 2015, formally handed off the gavel to the 2016 President Susan Elliott and Susan introduced the…
Bob Edelblut On Saturday, February 20 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Fred Kjar became the seventh MPMGA member to record a hole-in-one this year. Remarkable! The MountainView Golf Course was once again the scene of the happening but this time the thirteenth hole was the victim. Fred was playing in his normal Saturday competition and his…
Diane Mazzarella The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners hosted this year’s Across the ‘Brooke Tournament with the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners on February 10. Seventy-five players enjoyed a fun event, lunch, a beautiful day and the opportunity to meet and play with their counterparts. The winning team was Susan Elliott, Marilyn A. Webb, Beth Effenberger and Ruth Larsen.…