Tag: Golf

MountainView Preserve Niners fall tournament

Tim Morsani Why are these guys smiling? They were two of the big winners from the MountainView-Preserve Niners fall tournament. They, along with Nick Mares, Bob Neuman, Ned Selinsky, Michael Hovan, Steve Pomeroy and Tom MacDonald shared a $584 purse. Want to share in the fun? The MVP 9ers play either the MountainView or Preserve…

Prizes, prizes, prizes for photos!

Byron Cotter, SaddleBrooke TWO Golf Committee Do you enjoy taking photos? Do you enjoy walking on the Preserve and MountainView golf courses? Are you a golfer or do you live on one of the two SaddleBrooke TWO courses? SaddleBrooke TWO is announcing a Golf Course Photo Contest with three top prizes. First prize is dinner…

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners enjoy last big event of 2018

Barbara Johnson Even though we seem to have skipped fall and jumped right into winter, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners have still enjoyed their last two tournaments before heading into the holiday season. On October 23 we enjoyed our ever-favorite Sputters Tournament. This is a real favorite because each Lady Niner teams up with a member…

Art Walsh finally has his 2nd ace

Bob Edelblut Almost ten years ago to the day Art Walsh recorded his first ever hole-in-one on the fourth hole at The Preserve Golf Course. He remembers it clearly: November 22, 2008 zinc tees, exactly 170 yards and he used a four wood. Amazing the difference ten years can make! On Wednesday, November 14, 2018,…

Take a swing at cancer

Eileen J Snearly “We can be heroes just for one day.” -David Bowie Two MountainView Preserve Lady Niners and two MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association members golfed on November 5, 2018 in support of MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association event “Take A Swing at Cancer.” There were no prizes given to the golfers and all…

Putters enjoy partners event

Jean Kraus On October 25, twenty-two pair of putters vied for prizes at the MountainView Lady Putters Putter Partner competition. Chairperson Jean Kraus and committee members Kandi Connor, Robbie Herrera and Faith Holt did a great job with the arrangements with the Pro Shop and Catering Department. At 4:00 p.m. putters went to their respective…

SB Niners and Sputters fool Mother Nature

Barbara Johnson Believe it or not, we really didn’t bribe Mother Nature to hold off on the rain on October 23! This was the day of our annual Sputters’ Tournament, one of our very favorite events, and the forecast was anything but promising. With a 70% chance of rain that day, we all kept our…

Mars and Venus vintage 2018

  Bob Edelblut Wow! This year’s event was the fifth time this popular tournament has been played. It seems like only yesterday that the MPMGA and the MPWGA started the discussions that lead to the creation of this event. Is time really flying by this quickly? Most of you know that the prior tournaments were…

January 2019 rule change notice

  All golfers need to be aware that beginning January 2019 they will be playing with over 50 new rules and each golfer will be expected to know these rule changes. According to Al Bolty, Rules Chairman for the MPMGA, this will be the biggest makeover of the USGA Rule Book in many years and…