Denise Cashmore The MountainView Collegiate Women’s Golf Tournament took place on March 2-4 at The Preserve Golf Club with 14 competing schools. Competitors (there were five or six from each school) played a practice round on Saturday, March 1, and then played the tournament on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The top four scores for each…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool For the last few years most professional matches are played fast because of the use of the shot clock. At this increased speed it does not allow the watcher to really think out what they would do before the player shoots the next shot. Recently I have found that I learn…
Jim Grosjean Phil Gray has blown away the competition in the 2025 Presidents Cup. He traversed The Preserve and MountainView courses over two days with a net score of -7, leaving the field in the dust. I’m wondering if Gray, a respected rules official throughout the southwest, hasn’t found some obscure rules to help lift…
Steve Kotke The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners (SBMN) held their annual Beat the Pro Tournament on March 26. The weather was pleasantly warm this beautiful spring morning, and we had the opportunity to play with Jane Chanik, head golf professional, and Mike Roddy, Director of Golf & Grounds. It was a very fun event, with everyone…
Steve Kotke Once again, the SaddleBrooke One “Niners Unite” Tournament was a spectacular event as the women’s and men’s nine-hole leagues played our biannual tournament! On March 5 both leagues combined to create 16 four-person teams, with two women and two men on each team, to play a mixed scramble tournament on the SaddleBrooke course.…
Skip Knowles Multiple lessons from Jane Chanik, along with a very large dose of good luck, helped Janet Knowles reach her goal of getting a hole-in-one! She made the ace on Oct. 5, 2024, on Catalina number 8. Special thanks to witnesses Susan and Tom Cluley.