The SBWGA-18 President’s Cup is a multi-day match play tournament where participants are placed in four flights determined by their handicap. Flexible scheduling is a plus for this tournament and allows players to have one week to finish their current match. Players do commit to playing all the rounds of golf until its completion. 2017…
Barbara Johnson The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners truly took advantage of the beautiful spring weather this past month with some exciting and enjoyable events. First off, we held our annual Club Championship on March 7, 9 and 14. The ladies played all three courses to determine the Low Gross winner of the three days and after…
Barbara Johnson Every year the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners and the MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners enjoy a fun round of golf together called Across the Brooke. We alternate hosting the tournament and this year it was the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners who welcomed our sisters Across the Brooke to our course. Unfortunately, this year Mother Nature made us…
Ret Convey Is there a better way to kick off a charity event than with golden boxing gloves? Imagine a fabulous celebration with 145 of your closest friends, great food, joyous decorations and a true party atmosphere. Then throw in hope, gratitude, love and several dozen teddy bears and you have the perfect ingredients for…
Carolyn Brinkley It was a cold, wet morning on February 14 when 38 members from MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) traveled to SaddleBrooke One to participate in the fun filled Across the Brooke event with players from the SaddleBrooke Niners. The adverse weather actually increased the enjoyment of playing nine holes of golf with fellow Niners…
Janey Clausen Karen Wilson was presented the 2016 Most Improved Player award at our Kick-Off Dinner on Tuesday, January 24, by Debbie McMullin (Handicap Chair). This is the fifteenth year our organization has presented this inspirational award to one of our members. It is an award that Mary Canfield first brought to MPWGA and presented…
Janey Clausen The 2016 Arizona State Medallion Tournament was played on the Tuscany Falls Course at PebbleCreek in Goodyear, Arizona on January 14 and 15, 2017. Our two MPWGA representatives, who played their round on Saturday, January 14, were Ann Van Sickel (net winner) and Ann Martin (gross winner). The two Anns won First Place…
Bob Edelblut Thursday, January 26 was The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Club first luncheon meeting of the new year. Old Man Weather tried as best he could to freeze the field but our experienced organizers acted quickly to modify the event thus insuring that the buffet line and business discussions would begin and end on time. Cheers!…
Ed Sand The Heroes Luncheon has become a SaddleBrooke 9ers Men’s Golf League tradition. The event was held on Tuesday, December 13 at the Westward Look Resort. This year, as in the past, began with cocktails in the bar area giving members and their spouses or significant others a chance to mingle and meet everyone.…
Tim Morsani The MountainView-Preserve Men’s 9-Hole League is in the midst of its eighth year. All golfers have collected their winnings and now begin 2017 with a clean slate. Most of the big money (pro-shop credit) is awarded by way of a spring and a fall tournament. Special congratulations go to 2016 leaders Mike Reale,…