Kathy DeMerritt SaddleBrooke 18ers and Niners joined forces on the Tucson Nine. It was masks, mimosas, and lunch following a fun nine-hole event on Sept. 17. This year’s annual event was hosted by the Niners. The scramble game included closest to the pin, closest to the line, coupled with a mulligan and special putt as…
Ret Convey Keeping cool during Arizona’s hottest month is no small task, even for those of us who have lived here for years. We’ve all developed our favorite ways to beat the heat, but the grand prize has to go to Bonnie Westra and Joan Chyall. These two SBWGA players showed us that it’s possible…
Jim Grosjean After a series of setbacks that included bad weather and just general bad luck, the MountainView Golf Course has reopened in all its 18-hole glory! The back nine has been open for some months now, but as of June 8, SaddleBrooke TWO golfers have two complete golf courses on which to create new…
Denise Cashmore MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) held their annual Coyote Classic Golf Event on May 7. This event was co-chaired by Dawn Roarty and Connie Maslowski and sponsored by Coyote Golf Cars (of course). More than 60 MPWGA members picked their partner to make a two-person team. Ladies checked in at The Preserve Golf…
Electrical boxes, walls, and other infrastructure in SaddleBrooke can detract from our beautiful Sonoran Desert surroundings. To remedy this situation, representatives from both SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO reached out to the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, along with other artistic groups, to develop colorful murals along major roadways like Ridgeview and Clubhouse Drive. The first…
Barbara Barr Bengen We are planning something very special for the SaddleBrooke community this summer. In collaboration with Dr. John Tait, we are working on a Summer Symposium on wellness. We are still working on the details, so watch the papers and our email distribution list. Plans for the symposium include speakers on a variety…
Denise Cashmore The inaugural Masters Par 3 event was held at the MountainView Golf Course on April 10 (the same day as the Part 3 Tournament at Augusta National). There were 72 golfers, ranging in age and skill set, competing for a green jacket—one for men and one for the ladies. The shotgun start began…
Scott Baker The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters faced off against the Highlands at Dove Mountain Men’s Putters for another of our quarterly Saguaro Cup tournaments. This quarter, the tournament was held at the Highlands Golf Course at Dove Mountain. The putting green was fast and seemed to have some hidden undulations that made it difficult for…
EJ Snearly The Mountainview Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) sent a team of two golfers to compete in the State Medallion golf tournament. The January 2024 State Medallion competition was held in Sun Lakes. Congratulations to the “overall” MPLN first-place winners, Marcy Tixier and Maria Miller. Marcy is the president of the MPLN organization. This competition…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Chris Hubbard, PGA Golf Administrator for Girls Golf of Tucson, was recently given the distinguished Southwest PGA Youth Player Development Award. The award ceremony, held on Feb. 27 at the Phoenix Country Club, recognized Hubbard for his many contributions toward youth golfer development. This was Hubbard’s first award as a member…