Tag: Golf

Ace of the Year

Karen Erickson, Denny Dalton and Cassie Bonnet

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…

Springtime for the SBWGA

Kathleen Houser

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…

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…

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners enjoy Ladies Choice event

Sharon Dicosola and Dave Thompson

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…

MPLN Club champion Joyce Sutay

Joyce Sutay, MPLN Club Champion 2015

Carol Thompson It was a festive celebration complete with balloons and fanfare at the Mesquite Patio as the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners anxiously awaited the results of their Club Championship tournament. The two day annual event in April began on the Preserve back nine and finished on the MountainView front nine. No one could have…

Ace on #17 – MountainView

Dennis McCrossen enjoying the praise

Bob Edelblut On Thursday, April 9, a hole-in-one was recorded on number seventeen at the MountainView Golf Course by Dennis McCrossen. Dennis is certainly due all the praise and congratulations he received for registering his second career hole-in-one but he may be best remembered by his peers for accomplishing this feat during a Men’s Club…

MPLN plays with Sadie Hawkins and Lil’ Abners

Co-Chairs Shirley Miller and Julie Davis

Carol Thompson MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners invited someone other than their spouse or partners to this fun tournament on April 21. According to Co-chair Shirley Miller, “Not every tournament needs to be competitive” and competition did not show up at this event! Each of the nine holes played had a fun twist to the game. Putting…

SMGA Crazy Pin Tournament still crazy

Every hear anyone say, “Golf is just a good walk spoiled?” Or ever play golf and recall a couple of greens where the pin was just in an impossible place? Try playing in a tournament where all the pins are in the most difficult, inaccessible, well—crazy places! 84 golfers signed up to try their hand…

Victory for SaddleBrooke 2015 Ryder Cup Team

SaddleBrooke Ryder Cup Team from left, back row: Lee Anne McClelland, Maire Ryan, Kay Kunze, Brenda Brown, Judy Melo, Becky Hubbard and Pro Bernie Eaton; front row: Reenie Romey, Phyllis Sarrels, Molly Fullerton, Deb Finn, Jean Molitor, Kerry Crowell and Sandra Murray; foreground: Team Captains Charley Johnson and Takeyo Eakin

We congratulate the SBWGA 2015 Ryder Cup team for its victory this year, winning the cup with a score of 19 to 13 MVP. Our team members, under the guidance of Charley Johnson and Takeyo Eakin, are LeeAnne McClellan, Maire Ryan,Kay Kunze, Brenda Brown, Judy Melo, Becky Hubbard, Reenie Romey, Phyllis Sarrels, Molly Fullerton, Deb…