Johnny Henson, Professor Pool We all miss shots and play dumb shots. It happens to all of us, and we get mad or down on ourselves. The difference between the better players and the weaker players is how well they control their emotions and actions when they are not shooting. Over the years I have…
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Nov. 15 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the second of five 8-Ball Tournament qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format…
Joe Giammarino Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank the Sun City Oro Valley (SCOV) Billiards Club, Robert Dufur, and SCOV’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo, PPB’s Travel Team captain, for organizing this event. On Nov. 8…
Dennis Marchand It wasn’t the tournament that was planned but, nevertheless, despite threatening weather, both the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) from SaddleBrooke One and the MountainView Preserve Men’s Association (MPMGA) from SaddleBrooke TWO held their annual Ryder Cup tournament on Nov. 19 at the SaddleBrooke/Tucson courses of SaddleBrooke One. Normally they would play day…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) held their 2025 Presidents Cup Golf Tournament on Nov. 18 and 19. Overall winner was the player with the best two-round low net total. Last year’s winner Kathy Quesnell was honored with organizing this year’s successful event, sponsored by Pride Mechanical. Both days were an 8 a.m.…
Donald Dow, President The SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView Preserve Men’s Niners (MPMN) kicks off a new season of golf in January. MPMN provides both a friendly and competitive opportunity for golfers of all skill levels to participate in nine holes of golf on a weekly basis each Tuesday afternoon. MPMN plays both SaddleBrooke TWO courses: Mountainview…