Tag: Golf

Bee-cuz We Care a huge success

Our 12 beautiful cancer survivors

On July 26 the SaddleBrooke SBWGA-18 and the Lady Niners combined for a fun day of golf to benefit a cause dear to the hearts of many of us. The day started with golf – 64 ladies created their own foursomes and played their choice of nine or eighteen holes with a scramble format. The…

Lady Niners donate to local young golfers

Barbara Johnson Every year the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners send a donation to LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Tucson. We hold our Invitational on even-numbered years, so we can increase this donation because we add in our profits from the event. At our General Meeting and Brunch on June 14, it was our pleasure to welcome some…

Mars vs. Venus Tournament

Ann Martin and Kate Pope gloat over the Mars/Venus Trophy.

The Mars (MPMGA) vs. Venus (MPWGA) Tournament was a huge success with the Venus Team winning by a score of 376 to 308. The first day of golf was played on Tuesday, May 3 at The Preserve where Cookie Kaplan scored a hole-in-one on No. 11. Golf on the second day, Thursday, May 5 was…

Mike Taken hits the jackpot

Bob Edelblut The eighth hole of the MountainView Golf Course has once again yielded another hole-in-one. On May 13, Mike Taken and his playing partners Tom Creager, Ralph Leonard and Bill Hooks were enjoying yet another pleasant day of golf in SaddleBrooke, and it is probably safe to say a hole-in-one was not flashing on…

Are you missing links?

No, we’re not talking about the creature which has been speculated to have bridged the evolutionary gap between ape and man. We’re talking about Links Players who live here in SaddleBrooke. We’re a group of people who cherish the beauty of SaddleBrooke and the wonderful friends and neighbors we spend time with, on and off…

SBWGA news

Yolanda Niemann gets hole-in-one on SaddleBrooke No. 2

Bonnie Barker On July 26, 2016, SBWGA 18 and 9er golf associations will sponsor a tournament benefiting the University of Arizona Cancer Center. The tournament will be a four person scramble and no prizes, other than raffle items or hostess gifts, will be awarded since proceeds will go to the Center. It is an opportunity…

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners

Left to right: Dan Russell, Mary Leversee, Kathleen Weiss and Sam Sollenberger; photo by Bob Koblewski

Elaine Kienitz The much anticipated Ladies Choice event was on a perfect sunny, no wind, mild temperature day. The game was a two person team using a modified Chapman scoring formula followed by a delicious lunch in the dining room. Winners were as follows: On the SaddleBrooke course 1st place Mary Leversee and Dan Russell,…

SBWGA news

Our snowbirds are gone and the golf season is slowing down, most of our tournaments are over and we are all looking forward to open tee times, margaritas after golf and dodging the rain and lightning from our monsoons. We just completed our Catalina Cup season which runs from October to May. Ten teams from…

Viva Las Vegas

Due to the hard work of Jacque Twitty and her committee members and the generosity of our sponsor, Robson Communities, the MPWGA Member/Guest Tournament was a huge success. It kicked off on Sunday afternoon, April 24 with an ice cream social, horse race and appetizer party with DJ Steve Phillips providing music for dancing on…