Dian Kupper This spring is certainly different from last. Because of the virus, socializing is severely limited. That means four carts instead of two for each four-some, no lunch in the Roadrunner, no stops at the pro shop, no invitational tournament, and so on. One thing stays the same, though. The Niners love playing golf and continue to…
Nancy Dowell If you play pickleball, chances are excellent that you have met Debbie Westwater and Rich Reiner. What you may not know about them is that they are co-chairs of the 3.0 Advanced Assisted Play lessons. They are having a tremendous impact on a segment of SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association’s (SPA) members who are taking…
Dan Hoshino The MountainView-Preserve (MP) Couples Golf Tournament will be a 9-hole event with dinner on Saturday, May 9, at the MountainView Golf Course. It will be a 3 p.m. shotgun start. The format will be a two-person, pick your foursome, one best netball, with bonus. Players must sign-up on the ForeTees system by Sunday, May…
Kris Rudin Our putter in the spotlight this month is Thelma O’Loughlin. She has been a part of the MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) for 15 years. She started with no prior golf experience. Thelma is originally from Oklahoma, but has spent the last 16 years between Michigan and Arizona. Her favorite thing about being a…
Marsh Camp The last day of SBWGA-18’s Club Championship broke cloudy and cool, but the luck of the Irish was with our major tournament contestants. A bright St. Patrick’s Day sun appeared and warmed the players as they made their way to the clubhouse. A small group of spectators, evenly spaced, applauded the final pairings, then…
Eileen J. Snearly Quail Creek Golf Club and MountainView (MV) Lady Niners came together to enjoy another play-day and luncheon on March 3, just like they did on April 24, 2018. It’s always great fun when Quail Creek comes our way. After lunch at the MV Bar and Grill, the winners were announced by the…
Nancy Dowell Hohenstein and Schwartz Dentistry pledged its support of SaddleBrooke’s new pickleball complex with a very generous donation to SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA). In so doing, they will be recognized with a custom plaque noting “Hohenstein and Schwartz Dentistry” on a pickleball court. SPA is in the process of expanding the current six-court pickleball facility…
Walter Fritz The men’s United States Tennis Association (USTA) 65 and over team won the last match of the season against Green Valley.