Tag: Golf

Milestones recognized at MPWGA business meeting

Break Pin winners Connie Plapinger, Connie Sherman and Lonnee Plattner

Ann Martin The following ladies were recognized at the MPWGA August business meeting. Break Pins Breaking 100, Debbie Schmidt; Breaking 90, Connie Plapinger and Lonnee Plattner; Breaking 80, Connie Sherman and Barb Heaps. Also Janey Clausen, Ralene Peters and Jo Helms were recognized for having eagles!

A Pair of Firsts

Dan Schroeder On July 21 Jon Fisher stepped up to the 157 yard par 3 seventh hole at Sewailo Golf Course at Casino Del Sol Resort. With his 7 iron in hand Jon scored his first ever ace that day. Maybe it was all those sevens in the mix but it turned out to also…

Paula Michels hits 4th Ace

Paula hit a 7 wood on hole No. 11 at the Preserve on August 7. She thought it was a good shot (it was a blue pin), but she couldn’t see the ball once it got close to the hole. She and her playing partners (Kate Pope and Barb Heaps) looked for the ball until…

MPLN Aces of the month

                      Shirley Tié In the MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners’ Ace of the Month match for March, Kathy Schoenwetter won Low Gross and Jackie Webster won Low Net. For April, Linda Allison was winner of Low Gross and Raye Cobb for Low Net. Congratulations to all these…

M-PMGA Member-Member Match Play Championship

Dan Schroeder Between February 27 and March 27, 106 players completed 70 matches to decide the winners of the 2014 Member-Member Match Play Competition. This year’s event turned out to be very competitive with 56% of the matches going 18 holes or further and 83% going 17 holes or more. With seven flights the flight…

SaddleBrooke Aces – June 2014

Richard Hicks On April 23 Richard Hicks found what he had been searching for over the last 50 years, his first hole-in-one. Playing at MountainView with his buddies, Rich arrived at the 155 yard fourth hole with 7 iron in hand. Finally it happened; Rich got the elusive first hole-in-one after trying for 50 years.…

SBWGA-18 Quail Classic Invitational – sensational

Kathy DeMerritt 112 ladies enjoyed the annual Quail Classic, April 13 to 15! Thanks so much to all the ladies and gentlemen who made it happen, especially our co-chairs Sandi Chester and Maire Ryan. The efforts of so many: Coyote Golf Cars (our major sponsor), hole sponsors, artists and artisans, our golf pros Bernie Eaton…

MPWGA Ace of the Year tournament winner

MPWGA held its Ace of the Year Tournament on April 8. Each month golfers qualify for the tournament by winning a gross or net Ace of the Month qualifier. They are each awarded a golf towel, courtesy of L&M Painting. These winners then play in the Ace of the Year Tournament. This year’s tournament was…

MVLP April news

Shannon Martinell April MVLP awards were presented to members on May 12, 2014. The following putters received trophies for their outstanding play: Roadrunner Award (low gross score) Raye Cobb with a 40.3; Lou Ann Garvin Tiger Award (low net score) Marcia Vernon with a 31.5; Hole in Wonders Judy Hardy, Marijo Lewis and Colleen Merrill…