John Martin Every Thursday, weather permitting, the SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters meet at the SaddleBrooke Putting Green for a challenging hour or two of putting an 18 hole course that is set up by the Tournament Director. To make the morning more interesting there are monetary prizes on the block for the members who either get…
Tag: Golf
Sports, July 2015
Ho-hum, just another hole-in-one
Bob Edelblut On Friday, June 12 at The Preserve Golf Club, Dick Stanley had his seventh hole-in-one. This is not a misprint. It really was his seventh. It occurred on the sixth hole and Dick’s best guess was that the shot was about 140 yards. He chose his trusty eight iron. Dick and his playing…
Sports, July 2015
Having fun at Home and Home
Our winter friends may have flown away but that doesn’t stop the good times at the SBWGA for a minute! Thanks to the hard work of our Home and Home Chairs, Geri Sandilands and Nancy Huffman, we were treated to a fantastic morning of wonderful golf in perfect weather, a wide open course and a…
Sports, July 2015
Putting on the Ritz in the Old Pueblo
MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association held its annual Member Guest Tournament with 92 ladies playing on April 27 and 28. The theme was Putting on the Ritz in the Old Pueblo with decorations and tee prizes in black and white. Lunch was served at MountainView Ballroom each day. First day play at The Preserve was…
Sports, June 2015
The M-PMGA annual member guest has become a true Desert Classic
Bob Edelblut This year’s four day event began Wednesday afternoon, April 15 with check-in and a general welcome to all guests and participants. There was little time for idle chatter during check-in as the first competition of the tournament, a team putting and chipping contest, was about to get started and all were eager to…
Sports, June 2015
News from the MountainView Lady Putters
Shannon Martinell On May 11 our Happy Trails luncheon was held to bid a summer farewell to our snowbird members. The summer resident putters will also be on a putting hiatus from May until September while the MountainView Golf Course is being renovated. While we will not being holding our weekly putting sessions, we will…
Sports, June 2015
Ace of the Year
On April 21 the MPWGA played at The Preserve. The 12 winners of Ace of the Month (both gross and net) squared off to see who would become Ace of the Year. In the Gross category Denny Dalton won with an 80. Jo Helms and Ann Martin were right behind with 81. In the Net…
Sports, June 2015
Springtime for the SBWGA
Ret Convey First of all we would like to say goodbye to our friends who will be leaving us for the summer. We hope you all have a happy and safe summer. We will miss you and – look forward to seeing you when you return! May has been a busy month for the SBWGA…
Sports, June 2015
Two more Pima Cup matches for the M-PMGA
Bob Edelblut On Monday, April 20 six players representing the M-PMGA arrived at the Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club, the host club for this day’s Pima Cup competition. Doug Johnson and Fred Schneider were our A team. Our B team was Tom Fitzgerald and Richard Hicks and our C team was Ron Victor and…
Sports, June 2015
SaddleBrooke Lady Niners enjoy Ladies Choice event
Elaine Kienitz Ladies Choice, one of our favorite events, was played at the end of April. Our members invite a gentleman, not their spouse or significant other, to play golf. All had a terrific time, the weather was beautiful and golf was followed by a delicious lunch. Prizes were given out for five places and…