Dan Hoshino The May tournament for the MountainView-Preserve Couples Golf will be on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the MountainView Golf Course. It will be an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start; and the format will be a two-person, one best ball event. Players must sign-up on the ForeTees system by May 5, 2019. Tournament results will…
Category: Sports
Sports, April 2019
2019 Intra-Squad Swim Meet
Steve Truesdale The SaddleBrooke Swim Club held its annual Intra-Squad Swim Meet on March 2, at the DesertView pool. The weather could not have been more pleasant as the club came together for some friendly competition. Each year the club splits its members between two teams headed by a different couple of coaches each year.…
Sports, April 2019
Monday Mixers… continuing the fun
Nicholas Mares Monday Mixers is a great way to meet your SaddleBrooke neighbors! Monday Mixers is open to any SaddleBrooke resident. You don’t need to be a couple, just someone interested in meeting others and having fun! Putting is Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Practice starts at 3:00 p.m. For additional information contact the Truesdales at…
Sports, April 2019
Who controls the chaos at SaddleBrooke Softball?
In softball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game from beginning to end, enforcing the rules of the game, playing ground and making judgment calls on balls/strikes, plays and handling any disciplinary actions. Here in SaddleBrooke, our umpires are volunteers who may also be players during the season or others who just…
Sports, April 2019
It went right in the hole
Jim Donat January 20 was a beautiful day and a great day to take a walk through the neighborhood. One of our visitors who hails from Australia took the opportunity to walk the MountainView neighborhood. As he rested his 92-year-old legs on the bench near the par 3, 13th hole of MountainView, he didn’t realize…
Sports, April 2019
SBWGA-18 crowns new Club Champion
Marsha Camp Our Club Championship is the most prestigious tournament of the year. Some of the more serious players actually practice in order to be number one. The rest of us just try to beat our own scores. This year our tournament was reduced to two days, due to rain, and lots of it.…
Sports, April 2019
Lee Leksell adds to the 2019 hole-in-one list
Jim Donat Lee was inspired. After witnessing a hole-in-one in his foursome only a couple of weeks ago, Lee added his own name to the 2019 list. It’s a short list so far, but it continues to grow. Lee was golfing with his wife Denise and Denise’s sister and husband on the MountainView golf course.…
Sports, April 2019
Fun Across the Brooke
Dian Kupper The SaddleBrooke Niners and the MountainView/Preserve Niners hold an Across the Brooke tournament each year. This is a great tournament as it provides an opportunity for a fun competition and socialization between the two clubs. This year the SaddleBrooke Niners hosted this event on February 12. A combined count of ninety-two ladies played…
Sports, April 2019
Jim Donat records his first hole-in-one
Jim Donat How cool is this? As the new Publicity chair for the MPMGA, I get to write about my first hole-in-one. I have been playing this game for over fifty years now. I have seen quite a few hole-in-ones, both as a caddie and as a player. I was beginning to think it would…
Sports, April 2019
A look back at SaddleBrooke 65 Pima County Champions
Prior to having our own field in 2005, numerous SaddleBrooke teams played in the downtown Tucson league. One of the best back then was the 2003-2004 team led by current resident and player Brad Adair. Brad is a “young” 80-year-old still very active here in SaddleBrooke. When not playing golf at SaddleBrooke One courses, Brad…