Wanda Ross For our ladies who love some friendly golf competition, May was the month for our President’s Cup. This was a match play event that included four rounds of golf over two weeks. It’s an exciting format for golf competition. The tournament started with 16 competitors playing in pairs. Each hole was won by…
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Sports, June 2021
Karen Wilson Wins MPWGA’s 21st Club Championship
Ann Lange Golf, like age, is only a number, unless you are retirement age, have an itchin’ to play near scratch golf, and the number is 165 for a 2-day 36-hole total gross score. On April 20 at the Preserve and April 21 at MountainView, golf whisperer Karen Wilson was in the zone. She came,…
Sports, June 2021
MPLN 2021 Club Championship Tournament Results
Eileen J. Snearly and Charlene Leach MountainView Preserve Lady Niners’ (MPLN) annual Club Championship was held on April 12 and 13 at MountainView golf courses. Congratulations go to Charlene Leach, the 2021 Club Champion, with a combined gross score over the two days. Charlene has enjoyed playing golf with the MPLN organization for many years. She and her…
Sports, June 2021
Ted Olson Aces Hole Four at the Preserve
Alan Doan The par three hole number four at the Preserve calls for a short, lofted tee shot from an elevated tee to a sizable green below. It can be a tricky club selection, depending on the pin placement and wind direction. It wasn’t a problem for Ted Olson on May 11. Ted chose a pitching wedge…
Sports, June 2021
MPWGA Coyote Classic
Ann Lange “The thing about golf is that no matter how bad you are playing, it’s always possible to get worse.” This phrase appeared on one of the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon posters placed at tee boxes by the daffy event coordinators Donna Watson and Cathy Quesnell. We call golf that…
Sports, May 2021
SBWGA-18: Member/Member—It’s a Winner!
Venetia Hobson Lewis Back when the Food Network started up, I hankered for every show on it—Ace of Cakes, Alton Brown’s Good Eats, and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Going along with Guy Fieri to small cafes that served enormous and calorie-laden dishes just hit the spot. Many times Fieri would repeat the phrase “Winner, Winner,…
Sports, May 2021
SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Enjoy Fun Golf Games
Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners have fun golf games that add much to our enjoyment of golf. Every Tuesday morning, we golf in friendly nine-hole games at one of the three SaddleBrooke golf courses. We also have competitive tournaments, but our fun games are more creative and light-hearted and result in more laughter. Our…
Sports, May 2021
Founding Member of MPLN Is Moving
Eileen J. Snearly and Gerri Burnside After almost 30 years of teaching German and humanities, Gerri and her husband, Robert, decided to retire. Their younger son and family live in Chandler, and since Gerri grew up with mountains in Austria, Tucson was the place they chose. They moved to SaddleBrooke in January 2000. Gerri began…
Sports, May 2021
Hole In One
Mark Kunnen Masters Hole Number 6 at the Preserve Alan Doan While playing at the Preserve on April 6, Mark Kunnen thought he’d lost his ball on hole number 6. He and Brian Gallup were looking for it in the desert at the top of the steep slope to the left of the green. While…
Sports, May 2021
What Would We Do Without You?
Eileen J. Snearly Throughout the year, the MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) play golf Tuesday mornings, either on Preserve or MountainView courses. By Wednesday at noon, members wishing to play the following week must sign up on the Foretees system. This gives the five pairings team members time to prepare the players on the following week’s roster.…