Gary Averett The 2014 SMGA Match Play Tournament was held over a four day period of March 22, 26, 27 and 29 with a one day qualifying round played on March 19. This annual SMGA tournament follows the same format as the Accenture World Golf Championships Match Play Tournament which has been held at Dove…
Tag: Golf
May 2014
MPWGA President’s Cup Tournament
Ann Martin The MPWGA held its annual President’s Cup Tournament on March 17 and 18. The first day action was at the MountainView Golf Course. In keeping with the St. Patrick’s Day date everyone was decked out in green. In addition there were buttons, necklaces and lots of Irish for the day. The day was…
May 2014
Verde Sputters news
Trudy Rossi The theme of the April 7 Fun Day was Butterflies, but even the birds and the bees along with the butterflies had a tough time getting around that windy morning. Five of the 18 holes putted, or attempted, were trick holes! We sincerely thank the Fun Day Committee of Marie Schmidt, chairperson, and…
May 2014
The putting green turns pink
Shannon Martinell and Linda Shannon-Hill There is no shortage of events this spring for the members of the MountainView Lady Putters. On March 30 we participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk to raise money and breast cancer awareness for the local Komen chapter. On Wednesday, April 9 the MountainView Lady Putters travelled to SaddleBrooke…
May 2014
SaddleBrooke Niners’ new State Medallion winners
Bonnie Thomas The SaddleBrooke Niners have new winners for the State Medallion for the year 2014. They are Peggy Tomlinson with a low gross of 88 and Marlene Cowan with a low net of 63. Congratulations to Peggy and Marlene! The State Medallion competition is one of a number of awards given by the SaddleBrooke…
May 2014
Doug Swartz wins 5th SMGA Club championship
The 2014 SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association Club Championship golf tournament was held on April 2, 5 and 9 on the SaddleBrooke Golf Course. There were 84 club members in the field vying for the title of Club Champion. Of course, only one can be Club Champion. The field was broken down into six flights with…
May 2014
SaddleBrooke Niners’ Ladies’ Choice tournament results
Bonnie Thomas The SaddleBrooke Niners’ Ladies’ Choice Tournament was held on Tuesday, April 22 with thirty five couples participating. This is an annual event in which Niners invite a male guest who is not their spouse. Sharon Dicosola chaired the committee. After a morning of golf the couples had a delicious taco lunch including a…
May 2014
All is VERY well with the SBWGA-18
Kathy DeMerritt We were tracking Debra Finn’s ball all the way as it made its way into the hole on Tucson No. 8. Using her 9-iron and a Srixon ball, Deb hit a perfect shot to make the 118 yard ace! Congrats, Deb, for a memorable experience (witnessed by Ann Running and Kathy DeMerritt on…
May 2014
Life’s a beach
This was the theme for this year’s SaddleBrooke Niners’ Invitational. It was held on Tuesday, April 8. The Invitational is always held on even years with invitations extended to other nine hole women’s groups around the area. This year there were 15 guest clubs represented who came from Mesa, Sun Lakes, SaddleBrooke HOA 2, Tucson,…