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…
Ellen Avenoso Over the course of three days, 45 women played 54 holes on all three of our courses for our annual Club Championship tournament. This is a gross score tournament, which was divided into three flights: Championship, Seniors (65+), and Legends (80+). On the last day of the tournament, they encountered high winds, gusting…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg What do softball, kickball, football, volleyball, track, shot put, basketball, and, more importantly, golf have in common? The answer: Molly Fullerton, LPGA Apprentice of the SaddleBrooke One Pro Shop. Molly’s life story, to date, falls under the rubric of “You Won’t Believe This.” As always, discussing a person’s history for an article…
Jim Grosjean The Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) completed two special events in February: the Member-Member Match Play and the Stampede. Eighty-six players entered the grueling three-day Member-Member Tournament. Only six teams survived undefeated: Lee Leksell and Matt Kambic, Don Plapinger and Dan Schroeder, Mark Gingerich and John Cahill, Robert Johnson and Dave Smith, Dave…
EJ Snearly The annual registration for the MVLadyPutters (MVLP) was held Jan. 13 in the MountainView ballroom. This meeting is held for new and returning members of the MVLP. During this time, the new members are welcomed and orientated by the 2023 president Patty Stark. The new and returning members are encouraged to sign up…
Scott Baker The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters held its Fourth Quarterly Awards Breakfast for 2022 at the Agave Lounge on Feb. 2. More than 50 members showed up for the breakfast and awards presentations. The following awards were presented: Fourth quarter winners: Best Average Gross Scores: 1st Tom Virant, 2nd Bobby Carbone, 3rd Craig Griffin Low…
Eileen J. Snearly There were two teams from MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) who competed in the State Medallion Competition. This tournament was held at Oakwood Country Club, Sun Lakes, on Jan. 13 with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The MPLN league reimbursed each member of the qualifying team for hotel, meals, and transportation. This…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) was well represented at the 2023 SaddleBrooke Activity Fair. Welcome to new (and future) members, including Sandi Cooper (previously handicap only), Lynda Coville (new winter resident), Dawn Roarty (new full-time resident), Connie Ward (previously handicap only), Roxanne Worthy (new to golf), Jill Martell (new full-time resident), and…
Denise Cashmore Author John Gray wrote, “Fortunately, perfection is not a requirement for creating great relationships.” Add to that … or to have fun on the golf course! And so began the Mars/Venus Golf Tournament, in very windy conditions. This year’s 10th annual event was hosted by the MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) on Feb.…
On Feb. 21, 23 lucky foursomes beat the rain and completed their biannual 3 Jills and a Jack tournament, celebrating with a delicious fajita bar prepared by the SaddleBrooke One Food and Beverage staff. Everyone was a winner, with both prize money for all and an enjoyable day of golf. One of our sponsors, Robert…