Bob Edelblut On Thursday, January 7 the first monthly luncheon of the year was held by the M-PMGA at the MountainView Ballroom. Under normal circumstances all members attending the luncheon would have participated in 2016’s first weekly tournament, but Mother Nature had other plans and after a brief early morning discussion the golf event was…
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Sports, December 2015
MPMGA 2015 Club championship
Bob Edelblut The annual MPMGA Club Championship was played November 11 and 12 at The Preserve and MountainView courses, respectively. A field of 94 players filled nine flights grouped by tee choice and handicap. The overall winner club champion would be the player who recorded the lowest gross score for the two day event while…
Sports, December 2015
2015 MPMGA Match play
Bob Edelblut On November 7, the final match of this year’s Individual Match Play Tournament was played a full four months after the event began. As an aside, it was acknowledged by all when the competition began that summer travel schedules, weather and unforeseen happenings could possibly make it difficult for matches to be played…
Front Page, December 2015
MountainView Golf Club Hosts The First Tee of Tucson Event
Bob Edelblut On Sunday, October 25, the MountainView Golf Club was once again visited by 26 young members of The First Tee of Tucson, our regional affiliate of the First Tee organization sponsored by the PGA and the LPGA. For some this may have been their first experience with a real golf course. For all…
Clubs & Classes, October 2015
MPMGA Captures Ryder Cup
Bob Edelblut On the second and third of September the MPMGA and the SMGA battled for the right of ownership of the 2015 Ryder Cup. Each Men’s Club fielded a sixteen man team consisting of fifteen low handicap players and one professional for the two day competition. Our event followed a traditional Ryder Cup format.…
Sports, June 2015
The M-PMGA annual member guest has become a true Desert Classic
Bob Edelblut This year’s four day event began Wednesday afternoon, April 15 with check-in and a general welcome to all guests and participants. There was little time for idle chatter during check-in as the first competition of the tournament, a team putting and chipping contest, was about to get started and all were eager to…
Sports, June 2015
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…
Sports, March 2015
M-PMGA participates in two Pima Cup events
Bob Edelblut On Thursday, December 18 three teams representing the M-PMGA headed to the Oro Valley Golf Club to do battle with SaddleBrooke Ranch in Pima Cup competition. Bruce Fink and Jon Michels joined together to form our A team. Richard Hicks and Ron Victor made up team B and Bob Brussel and John Bidegain…
Sports, March 2015
This year’s Bubba Hawkins Tournament co-hosted by MPMGA and MPWGA
Bob Edelblut On Thursday, February 12 the annual Bubba Hawkins Golf Tournament was played at the MountainView Golf Course. The Men’s and Women’s Golf Associations co–hosted the event starting a collaboration that will certainly find new ways to make this event a must do for the years to come. Thanks must go out to Bob…