Tag: Golf

Verde Sputters Welcome the New Year

On Jan. 3, 26 Verde Sputters and three guests donned their warmest weather gear and sputtered through 18 holes on the SaddleBrooke putting green. The money-hole winner was Sheelagh Simpson. Sheelagh, don’t spend that dollar all in one place! Mickey Levich had not one, not two, but three holes-in-one. There were a total of 23 holes-in-one, in…

Hole In One

David Cohen Aces Hole Number 4 at MountainView Alan Doan Dec. 30 was a once-in-a-decade kind of day for David Cohen. During a MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association event, David put his tee shot in the cup on the par-3 fourth hole at MountainView. David used a 4-hybrid to launch the shot to a difficult pin…

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Elect New Officers

Wanda Ross It’s a new year. How did that come so quickly? At our holiday party on Dec. 14, we thanked our outgoing president, Kat Danner, and the other board members for an excellent year of fun golf in 2021. We also welcomed our recently elected board members who are leading the Lady Niners club…

SBWGA-18 Christmas Celebration

On Dec. 7, the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) ladies held their annual Christmas celebration. It started with a golf event, Beat the Pro and President, in which two-person teams attempted to score better than the pro, Jane Chanik, and President Carol Bidwell. The pro and president team scored a net 69, and the team…

MPLN Will Compete for State Medallion

                    Eileen J. Snearly This State Medallion Tournament competition is open to all Arizona Women’s Golf Association members. Winners will be determined by their two best low gross, nine-hole rounds or their two best low net, nine-hole rounds out of four designated rounds on league day. The…

Aces Are High: MPLN Aces of the Month

Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners continue their winning ways. For the 12 months of 2021, these golfers have won either Net or Gross scores on their Tuesday nine-hole golf league day. Gross score is the total number of strokes taken during a round of golf. Net score refers to a golfer’s score…

MPLN Reaches out to SBCO

Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) organization chose to sponsor a charity after collecting funds at their President’s Cup Tournament and raffle. They presented a check to the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Thanksgiving Holiday Basket Program. For the third year, the SBCO conducted this program, led by Mona Sullivan and Mark Liefke.…

SBWGA-18 Swings into the New Year – 2022

Venetia Hobson Lewis Time sweeps past, sending another year our way with seemingly advancing speed. Yet, SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) keeps swinging, on and off the course. Starting out November in high style was Bonnie Westra, who aced SaddleBrooke number 2. Hitting her ball with a number eight hybrid, she watched as that little…

 MPWGA Celebrates America

Ann Lange The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) hosted their annual Member/Guest Tournament, proudly boasting the theme Celebrate America. Our word “celebrate” comes from the Latin celebrare, “to assemble to honor.” Ninety-two members and guests, golf and country lovers, assembled on Nov. 2 and 3 to honor America, all wearing their colors of pride: red,…