Carolyn Brinkley What a fabulous and enjoyable summer this has been for MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN); plenty of fun weekly games as well as special tournaments and invitationals. Congratulations go to the ACE of the Month winners for June, July and August. The ACE of the Month tournament is held every month throughout the…
Janey Clausen MPWGA Member Diane Cain not only had the privilege of attending this year’s Solheim Cup, but she also played in the Past Captains Challenge on a team of 12, with Kathy Whitworth as the team captain. It was match play format and her team finished in fifth place. Diane followed as a spectator…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 will hold its annual Charity Golf Tournament at The Views Golf Club located at 1565 Rancho Vistoso Boulevard in Oro Valley on Saturday, November 4, 2017. The scramble format is open to individual golfers or teams (Elk membership not required). Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. with a…
Jean Kraus It’s been a busy summer for the MountainView Lady Putters. We have had events with the Lady Niners and the Ranchettes. We’ve dressed in our red, white and blue for the Fourth of July. Most of all we’ve tried to stay cool. As you all know this was the hottest June in 130…
Bob Edelblut That age old quote “No one ever said it would be easy” must have been coined to describe just how difficult it is to make a hole-in-one. Don’t you agree? The odds against doing same are about 12,500 to 1 for an amateur and 2,500 to 1 for a professional. No wonder so…
Elaine Stamm The Verde Sputters set sail on the Minnow along with the delightful cast of the Gilligan’s Island Revue on August 3 at the Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley. Walter Fritz, husband of new Sputter member Brigitte Fritz, invited the Sputters, and about 20 of us hopped on board. Walter Fritz is multi-talented, and…
Carolyn Brinkley The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) is honored to recognize all of the members who volunteer their time to make the club run smoothly and to ensure that all of the members enjoy regular league play, special events and tournaments as well as making sure that the club is successful. It takes an enormous…
Bob Edelblut Rumor has it that the Men’s Club Hole-in-One Train is seriously damaged. The last hole-in-one was April 25, and it was only the fourth of the year. Morale is so low that the tournament director has started challenging the field at our weekly events to raise the bar, to get it done, to…
Barbara Johnson Now that we’ve weathered the triple-digit days and monsoon rains of August, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners look forward to a busy and fun-filled fall. On September 24, we will enjoy our annual LAGOS Tournament. For anyone who doesn’t know, LAGOS stands for Ladies Amalgamated Golf of SaddleBrooke (the name was created by the…
Geri Sandilands Hearing about those treats makes your lips “smack” yummy … where can I get them? You would have had to play in the SaddleBrooke Cup (SBWGA) that was modeled after the Solheim Cup. Three different formats were played over 18 holes: Six holes of best ball, six holes of alternate shot and six…