Linda DeWitt September 23 marked the re-opening of the MountainView Course after a closure of four months—and lots of rain—to implement major improvements to the greens, bunkers and fairways. RCI funded the entire project to revitalize and improve the course which was needed after 20 years and hundreds of thousands of rounds of golf. Golfers…
Tag: Golf
Generals, November 2015
Golf course maintenance crew appreciation event December 18
Don Plapinger On Friday, December 18 the Green Committee will host the eighth annual Holiday Appreciation Luncheon for the members of the MountainView and Preserve Golf Course Maintenance Crew. The maintenance workers are not HOA 2 employees and they do not benefit from the HOA 2 employee appreciation effort. All contributions go directly to the…
Generals, November 2015
Golf ball donations needed
Jim Handrigan As of October 2015, we have raised over $174,000 and clothed over 1,300 kids. Results like these could not be possible without the help of many caring people. Unfortunately, over the past years several collectors have moved away or are no longer able to search the courses. I thank all those golfers who…
Sports, October 2015
SBHOA #1 Men’s 9 Hole golf league news
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…
Sports, October 2015
MountainView Lady Putters support our local food bank
Carol Thompson The call went out and the food came in! Impact/Catalina Community Services was the recipient of nearly 150 pounds of non-perishable foods donated by the Niners at their September business meeting. The donations were delivered by MPLN President Joyce Sutay and received with lots of smiles from the staff. The highlight of the…
Sports, October 2015
Tim Benjamin records first hole in one
Bob Edelblut On Monday, August 31 Tim Benjamin scored the first hole-in-one of his career on the eleventh hole at the Preserve Golf Club. As we all know this hole is intimidating from start to finish. So Tim, recording your first on this hole has to be an extra special accomplishment. Congratulations once again! Tim…
Sports, October 2015
LAGOS mystery solved for SaddleBrooke Lady golfers
Barbara Johnson Every year the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners and the SBWGA-18 ladies combine for a fun day of golf and lunch. This event is called LAGOS and every year there are many questions about what LAGOS stands for and how it came to be. After much research, I discovered that the two groups got together…
Clubs & Classes, October 2015
MPMGA Captures Ryder Cup
Bob Edelblut On the second and third of September the MPMGA and the SMGA battled for the right of ownership of the 2015 Ryder Cup. Each Men’s Club fielded a sixteen man team consisting of fifteen low handicap players and one professional for the two day competition. Our event followed a traditional Ryder Cup format.…
Sports, October 2015
MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners post Aces of the Month
The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) Ace of the Month matches presented the following winners for the past three months: July: Low Gross Kathy Coffman, Low Net Jackie Webster August: Low Gross Linda Allison, Low Net Kathy Coffman September: Low Gross Diane Mazzarella, Low Net Raye Cobb Congratulations to all these ladies for their accomplishments! Weekly…
Sports, October 2015
MountainView Lady Putters make donation to 1st Avenue School
Shannon Martinell Each year the members of MountainView Lady Putters vote to select a charity as the main focus of their fundraising activities throughout the year. While MVLP has only had four months of putting so far in 2015 due to the golf course renovation, the group was still able to come together to collect…