Jim Grosjean There are days on the golf course that you wish you had stayed home instead of putting yourself through another frustrating day of poor play in the sweltering heat. On other days, from the first swing, you feel happy to be alive and playing your favorite game. Such was a day to be…
Kathy DeMerritt The courses were busy on May 26 as SBWGA-18 hosted the SaddleBrooke Women’s Classic with 112 lady golfers from the MountainView/Preserve, SaddleBrooke Ranch and SaddleBrooke. What a wonderful way to enjoy golf, make new friends and bring the Robson communities together! The game was a straight scramble in an ABCD format. The co-chairs,…
Joe Giammarino The PPB thanks the SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club (SBR), Jim Kauffman, and SBR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big Thank-you goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo PPB’s Travel Team Captain for organizing this event. On May 30, the SBR’s Travel Team ventured up to SaddleBrooke…
Denise Cashmore MountainView fairways were lit up on May 30 for a spectacular, moonlit Glow Ball Event. Four-person teams charged onto the course for a 7:30 p.m. shotgun start, and battled it out over nine thrilling holes under the rare gaze of a Blue Micromoon (the second full moon of the month). Thanks to the…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Let me offer a piece of advice that can save you a lot of frustration and help you stay motivated on your journey to improvement. Anytime you take a lesson or begin working on a new skill, real improvement rarely happens immediately. In fact, it’s very common for your performance to…
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Scotch Doubles tournament on June 20 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room sponsored by Debra Miller and State Farm. Debra Miller is one of the PPB’s latest tournament sponsors and we gratefully thank Debra for her…
Debbie Bornmann Mondays in May brought perfect putting temperatures, money holes, and laughter with a bit of horseplay as the ladies celebrated by showing off not only their skill but also their derby hats. All women who are not part of a sanctioned 9-hole or 18-hole golf league are invited to join, even if they’ve…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association had a great turnout and beautiful weather for the June Ace of the Month event, sponsored by Ann Fraley Long Realty. Twenty-nine ladies competed at MountainView for low scores, with a thrilling three-way tie at the top! Janey Clausen, Dawn Petty, and Kim Cox all carded an incredible…
Corey Loyd New Board Members The 2026 new year brought changes to the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) Board of Directors (BoD) with two new members, Holly Bukes and Kurt Wallin, joining the Board. Holly stepped in immediately as Board Treasurer and as liaison to the Membership Committee and Picklr liaison, and the always upbeat Kurt…
David Zapatka The dink is pickleball’s most nuanced shot, deceptively simple to learn, endlessly deep to master. While beginners treat it as a stopgap between rallies, advanced players weaponize it. Here’s how to transform your dinking game from passive to dominant. Elite dinks share three qualities. They land in the kitchen, stay low over the…