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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Jeff Shields-Charles Schwab, fourth annual Senior Men’s Putting Tournament was held Friday, September 7 on the SaddleBrooke One putting green. The purpose of the event is to raise money for charity. This year the leadership hats changed but the results were predictable: more money was raised for charity than in any of the previous…
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…
Bob Edelblut The MPMGA has always had a difficult time running a special event in the desert’s summer months. Our snowbird population is long since gone and our full-time residents are either scheduling lengthy trips or hiding out to escape the heat. Nonetheless, 32 brave souls answered the calls of Special Event Director Don…
Ret Convey The SBWGA learned today that the time has come to say goodbye to our great friend and supporter, Bernie Eaton, who will be leaving us at the end of October. Bernie has been a constant source of strength and direction for the SBWGA over the last nine years and it is with…