Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners love an excuse for a party celebration, and holidays provide the perfect opportunity. On Oct. 18 we enjoyed a Halloween Gala. We had a creative Halloween team golf game called Black Widow Spider. After each hole, one player’s net score was chosen as the team score for that hole. On…
Tag: Golf
Front Page, November 2022
First Tee of Tucson at MountainView
The annual First Tee of Tucson golf outing was held on Oct. 9 at the Mountain View Golf Course in SaddleBrooke this year. The First Tee is an international youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people. Through afterschool and in-school programs, they help shape the lives of…
Sports, November 2022
Mulligan’s Island
Shirley Hamann On Sept. 12 Mulligan’s Island came to life as the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 ladies invited gentlemen from the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association to play golf together in a two-person team scramble event. Eighty players participated, enjoying a fun day of friendship, golf, and a delicious lunch in the Vistas. Mulligan’s Island is a…
Sports, November 2022
MPMGA Individual Match Play Tournament a Fight to the Finish
The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association held its annual individual match play tournament on Aug. 8, 11, and 18. Participants were divided into flights based on their course handicaps and tee selection. A player had to survive three matches to win his flight. Final flight winners were as follows: Kelly Paxton over Lee Leksell, 2 and…
Sports, November 2022
MountainView Lady Putters Are Dedicated to Growth
Eileen J. Snearly The new MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) board for 2023 was voted in at the luncheon on Oct. 10. This board, as well as the previously elected members, are dedicated to continuing the membership growth. Without these new members, the organization will not be able to support their activities and charity donations. New…
Sports, October 2022
Men’s Niners 2023 Membership Campaign Begins October 17
Why join the SaddleBrooke One Men’s Niners? * To golf in a friendly setting with new or existing friends * Learn more about the game in an easy nine-hole format * Experience competitive fun with other golfers in our community Who can join? Membership in the SaddleBrooke Men’s Nine-Hole Golf League is available to all…
Sports, October 2022
SaddleBrooke Lady Niners and 18ers Look Pretty in Pink for Combined Tournament
Wanda Ross Each year, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners and the SaddleBrooke Women’s 18ers Golf Associations join together in a combined golf tournament and luncheon. This year’s theme was Pretty in Pink. How bright, beautiful, and festive we all looked dressed in our favorite shades of pink. Seventy golfers enjoyed this year’s LAGOS Tournament on Sept.…
Sports, October 2022
Tournaments, Tournaments!
Shirley Hamann Several SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) ladies have been participating in events outside of SaddleBrooke, sharing what SaddleBrooke ladies are all about. Arizona State Senior Championship On Sept. 7-9, 11 members of SBWGA-18 participated in the Arizona State Senior Championship Tournament. This was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Tonto Verde Golf…
Sports, October 2022
MPWGA 2022 Sadie Hawkins Day
Ann Lange The backwards, backwoods, out-in-the-boonies village of Dogpatch was so small and closely knit that it was near impossible for the family lineage to stay in the lines, and if the kith and kin untangled the twisted branches of the family tree, they just might discover they were one big happy family of country cousins.…
Generals, October 2022
Save the Date: November 15
The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) annual golf tournament fundraiser “Take a Swing at Cancer” will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Registration will be open through Oct. 30 with sign-up forms available at the MountainView and Preserve golf shops in SaddleBrooke. This is a “just for fun” golf event. Handicaps are not required, and…