Dennis Marchand For the seven years that Diane Marchand has been playing golf at SaddleBrooke she has staked her claim on hole number four at the Preserve as the hole where she will finally fulfill her wish for her long desired first hole-in-one. So, on April 26 when she was playing with her friends Debbie…
Barbara Johnson On June 12 the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners held their usual June General Meeting and Brunch. After a toasty round of golf in the heat, our president Debbie Thompson welcomed all the members and our guests – our Pros Bernie Eaton and Troy Jewkes, as well as our Course Superintendent Mike Roddy. Next, she…
Stephen Argentati The 20th annual Fore For Kids charity golf tournament broke records this year and raised over $36,000 to be used to support youth-oriented charities in the local area. The tournament was created by the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, a service organization that focuses on service above self. At the most recent club meeting,…
Bob Edelblut The MPMGA has been a regular participant in Pima Cup competitions for quite some time and those asked could not remember a season where the MPMGA’s teams finished as high in the standings as they did this year. Listen to this—they finished second overall and were a measly two points behind the…
Jean Kraus On Monday, June 11, MountainView Lady Putters presented their annual charity donation to IMPACT of Southern Arizona. Barbara McClure, Executive Director of IMPACT, accepted the $400 donation. MVLP members were told the money will be used to provide prescription eye glasses to children in need, specifically for children in the “Copper Corridor” directly…
Ret Convey Our northern buddies look in horror at the 100+ temperatures here in Arizona and wonder how we can stand it. They see us draped in ice bags and neck coolers while wearing SPF 2000 hats and ask why we don’t just stay in the comfort of our A.C. all day. The obvious reason…
Eileen J Snearly “You take on and do with the best of cheer…Hooray for volunteers.” — Arleen Grubbs and Evie Levine MountainView Women’s Collegiate Tournament took place March 23-25, 2018. Congratulations to the 2018 Collegiate Golf Tournament winners. Winner: Illinois 875 (+11); Runner up: San Jose State. Thank you to the MountainView Preserve Lady…
Ret Convey The time has come to wish bon voyage and happy trails to our pals who are departing for either their other homes or a summer vacation. We will miss all of you and promise to keep the Tucson home fires burning until you return. Of course, it’s no secret that keeping the home…
Eileen J. Snearly On April 16, 2018 a small group of MPLNers took to the road and golfed at the Oro Valley Country Club’s Invitational. On May 4, 2018 four MPLN ladies journeyed down to Tubac to play in an AWGA Fun Day event.
Bob Edelblut April is almost over and thanks to Bill Grow the Men’s Club has now recorded seven holes-in-one this year! Yes, if you are asking, this is a lot for a four-month period. Keep it up, gentlemen! On Saturday, April 21 Bill was playing the Preserve with his regular Saturday group. John Cleghorn, Larry…