Tim Gaule Fifteen men from The Preserve enjoyed lunch on April 28. This month we enjoyed lunch on The Preserve patio. The weather was nice, although it was a bit windy. Our waitress Ami did a terrific job of serving meals and drinks. I would give my prime rib French dip sandwich a rating of…
EJ Snearly A “young” lady who has been in SaddleBrooke for only two years and has only golfed for two years had a dream come true. Sandee Heighton moved to Arizona with her husband John two years ago from Seattle where she taught elementary school for 40 years. On March 23, on MountainView Golf Course,…
Mark Miller March and April are very busy months for the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) with our Match Play Club Championship, the Club Championship, and the RoadRunner Member-Guest event. Congratulations to the winners of the Match Play event, which was played over three days in early March: Flight 1 winner: Greg Verbus Flight 2…
EJ Snearly On Monday morning, April 17, the SB Ranchette Putters arrived at MountainView to compete in the annual putting event and luncheon. The MVLadyPutters were invited up to the Ranch to putt last year. This year it was the MVLadyPutters’ turn to host the event at MountainView. This tradition is well-liked and well-attended. The…
Ellen Avenoso April started off with our annual member-guest tournament, the Quail Classic, in which 128 players braved the wind and the cold to compete over two days. The tournament included an introductory cocktail party, tournament play on all three SaddleBrooke nines, and two luncheons (including the final award ceremony). Additionally, we’ve had several holes-in-one…
Wanda Ross Congratulations to Sue Dischner who is the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Club Champion for 2023. Sue has been golfing for about nine years, but she is new to SaddleBrooke. She and her husband Don moved here less than a year ago in July 2022. They are from Colorado but moved here from St. Augustine,…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association held their 2023 Presidents Cup on March 13 and 14. This was a net tournament where participants must have played at least six Tuesday Play Days since the last Cup, and a maximum course handicap of 36 was used. Shotgun started on the Preserve course with nice weather…
On March 6 the SaddleBrooke One putting green was alive with color with Verde Sputters in their green shirts and MountainView Putters in their fuchsia shirts. Check-in of players was done by Jan Deer, Elaine Ackerman, and Barbara Turner. There were 72 players in teams of two Verde Sputters with two MountainView Putters. There were…
Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) held their 2023 “Golfing with the Stars” Awards Dinner on Jan. 17 at the MountainView clubhouse. The 2022 MPLN board did a wonderful job planning and executing this fun night. The membership was welcomed by their new 2023 President Charlene Leach with special recognition given to past…
EJ Snearly On Feb. 24, Maria Miller, a member of the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN), made her first hole-in-one on MV hole number 17. On a day that one could actually golf without snow, Maria played golf with friends Connie Simonds and Paulete Kasperski. Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Maria arrived in SaddleBrooke six…