Venetia Hobson Lewis To many of us, September was the month that schools resumed their regular schedule. First day’s awkwardness, new books, new teachers, and new subjects brought anxieties and the closure to a carefree summer filled with swimming, tennis, hanging out, and reading for pleasure. September meant reading heavy textbooks, which didn’t fit easily into the…
“The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman [or gentlewoman!], and win.”—Phil Mickelson It’s October, and the fall and winter golf season in Arizona is back in earnest. Quite the appropriate time to provide a short primer on the niceties of the sport we all love. For this,…
Why join SaddleBrooke One’s Men’s Niners? * To golf in a friendly setting with new or existing friends * Learn more about the game in an easy, nine-hole format * Experience competitive fun with other golfers in the community Who can join? Membership in the SaddleBrooke Men’s Nine Hole Golf League is available to all…
Venetia Hobson Lewis What do you do when it’s raining? Unless there’s something else pressing, do you read? Do you watch TV? Or perhaps, do you practice your musical instrument and maybe sing a few old songs? Members of the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) recently had two opportunities to warm up their vocal cords.…
Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners is such a fun golf league that a few of our members have been golfing in this group for over 20 years. Now that’s commitment. Gloria Franklin joined 27 years ago, in the summer of 1994. She estimates that there were fewer than 800 houses in SaddleBrooke at that…
James Wetegrove The 2022 Men’s Niners membership campaign begins Oct. 18, and the 2022 membership meeting will take place Oct. 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse Agave Lounge. Why join the SaddleBrooke One Men’s Niners? * To golf in a friendly setting with new or existing friends * Learn more…
Wanda Ross It’s summer, and we Lady Niners are golfing every week. If you’d like to be golfing more, this is the perfect time to join the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners because membership fees are greatly reduced. But, the best reason for joining this group is because we are so fun. We follow the rules and etiquette…
Janice DiEnno MountainView Ladies Putters meet on Monday mornings at 8:30 a.m. at the MountainView putting green. After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, we returned to putting on July 5. We invite you to come join in the fun, meet new friends, participate in special events throughout the season, and join us for several…
Joe Sieverding Scores an Ace in MPMGA Event Alan Doan If you play golf at MountainView or The Preserve, you’ve surely seen Joe Sieverding’s friendly, smiling face. Sometimes he greets you on the first tee as the starter. Other times, he keeps an eye on things out on the course as a marshall. But maybe…
Wanda Ross Even though many of our snowbird members are away from SaddleBrooke for much, if not all, of the summer, we remaining Lady Niners have fun golfing events every week throughout the summer. Let’s hear it for our hearty members who play in all weather conditions. Lately, there’s been more wind than usual. That sometimes…