Jim Grosjean Over the course of three days in early July the Mountainview–Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) held its Individual Match Play Tournament. Luckily, the weather was semi-pleasant for all three days, especially considering the heat wave that began a few days later. All participants were guaranteed at least two rounds of golf, with finalists…
Jim Grosjean There are days on the golf course that you wish you had stayed home instead of putting yourself through another frustrating day of poor play in the sweltering heat. On other days, from the first swing, you feel happy to be alive and playing your favorite game. Such was a day to be…
Jim Grosjean The MPMGA has been busy this spring with numerous and varied tournaments all leading up to the famous Summer Bash on June 4. The Bash is one of our most popular events, namely because it includes a free lunch and, most importantly, free beer. (I hope) I still question the naming of this late spring tournament the “Summer” Bash, since it…
Jim Grosjean In early April, the father-son duo of Jon and Tommy Bradley took first place honors in the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association’s (MPMGA) member-guest tournament, better known as the Desperado. The tournament was won by a birdie on the Mountainview ninth hole, set up by Tommy Bradley’s brilliant 250-yard three-wood shot to a mere twelve feet from…
Jim Grosjean Here I sit in late March wondering what happened to Spring? I guess that happened back in January, because it sure seems like summer started in the last week of February. The balmy weather hasn’t affected the intrepid golfers of the MPMGA. We’ve been sweating through our usual varied and interesting Thursday tournaments without fail. On March 12, we played…
Jim Grosjean The new year is brimming with MPMGA (Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association) tournaments. First off, in January, was the three-day Member-Member Match Play event. The flight winners were John Cahill and Scott Lundgren in Flight 1, Mark Gingerich and Don Sanders in Flight 2, Dave Field and Carter Luther in Flight 3, Bill Messick…
Dennis Marchand The Javelina Cup is a decades’ old competition among 120 golfers from the SaddleBrooke One (SMGA) and SaddleBrooke TWO (MPMGA) Men’s 18-Hole Golf Associations. The tournament was held on Jan. 28 at the SMGA courses and on Jan. 29 at the MountainView course, home to the MPMGA. The tournament consists of four nine-hole…
Jim Grosjean With the rainy first weeks of January a fading memory, the MPMGA finally completed a tournament with no weather problems. The Member-Member Match Play event went off without a hitch and ended with the first luncheon of the 2026 season. It turns out that Christmas, New Year’s, and two rained-out tournaments didn’t help…
Jim Grosjean The Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association is looking forward to a year of the best golf we’ve had in many years. Both of our courses are in such excellent condition that we’ll no longer be able to excuse poor play for anything other than lack of talent. We also look forward to being led…
Dennis Marchand It wasn’t the tournament that was planned but, nevertheless, despite threatening weather, both the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) from SaddleBrooke One and the MountainView Preserve Men’s Association (MPMGA) from SaddleBrooke TWO held their annual Ryder Cup tournament on Nov. 19 at the SaddleBrooke/Tucson courses of SaddleBrooke One. Normally they would play day…