Herb Kranze The second annual Jeff Shields/Charles Schwab Senior Men’s Putting Tournament, hosted by the SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters group (SBMP), was held on Friday, September 9. Lead sponsorships, hole sponsorships, raffle ticket sales, advertising and entry fees fueled the contributions to local organizations and charities from this non-profit event. The event netted $3000 which was…
Bob Edelblut It is time to mark your calendars — in ink! The MPMGA and RCI will be hosting this year’s First Tee of Tucson Event at the MountainView Golf Course from noon until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 23. The afternoon’s activities are the same — a nine-hole golf event, a pizza party following…
Diane Mazzarella MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) have enjoyed a full schedule of weekly play this summer. Every Tuesday the year-around Niners have held weekly tournaments with good fellowship on the course and at informal breakfasts after play. The first special event planned for this fall is the Halloween-themed Grab a Gal ‘n Golf Tournament on…
Dick Cook Attention SaddleBrooke HOA 1 and 2 Men! 1. Did you used to play golf and haven’t played for a while? 2. Do you occasionally play golf with your wife and would like to play more? 3. Do you now play with the SaddleBrooke Men’s 18 Hole League and feel perhaps 18 holes is…
Elaine Kienitz The Lady Niners are a resilient group. Even in the hot weather an average of 25 ladies show up and have fun golfing. Only the monsoon stopped us this summer. The games have been adding to the fun. The game we called Hate-M is an example. This game allowed us to (before playing…
Donna Gruninger and Trudy Rossi The Verde Sputters had their Summer Fun Event with a circus theme, Under the Big Top. Barb Lund and Marianne Lyons headed up the team of Sheila Abraham, Elaine Ackerman, Lois Glorioso, Donna Gruninger, Ginny Porteous and Jean Shaffer. A fun time was had by all playing games: ring toss,…
Bob Edelblut On August 10 Mike Harris enjoyed the thrill of making his first hole-in-one. Congratulations! Just in case you are counting, that is number 14 for MPMGA members this year. Many of you will remember that Mike was last year’s Tournament of Champions winner. It certainly appears that he enjoys having his name in…
Bob Edelblut On Tuesday, July 5 Matt Kambic increased the number of hole-in-ones made by MPMGA members this year to thirteen. Almost unbelievable! Congratulations, Matt! You must still be riding high. Matt was playing with his regular group this Tuesday at SaddleBrooke Ranch and by his own admission he was fighting a little angst when…
Jason Whitehill and Peter Boyce Q. I occasionally will mark my ball with a tee and have been told that if I was in a competition, I couldn’t do it and that I must use a small, coin-shaped ball-marker. A. Well, you win. Under rule 20, it is recommended that you use a small, coin-shaped…
Donna Gruninger and Trudy Rossi As the summer months wind down, the Sputters are gearing up for a fun-filled 2016-17 season. On Monday, September 5 they again resume the monthly lunch meetings with a delightful brunch planned following putting. Considering that the Sputters lose about one-half of their membership during the summer months as many…