Bob Edelblut Everyone knows that the MPMGA Member-Member Match Play Tournament takes forever to complete. This year’s event was no exception. The planners hoping to jump start play scheduled the first two rounds for February 28 and March 1. No one contacted Mother Nature—the weather on the 28th was so bad that play was…
Bob Edelblut The President’s Cup, viewed by many as one of the top Men’s Club special events, was played on March 28 and 29 at the Preserve and MountainView golf courses. It is a stroke play tournament played with full handicap and the lowest net score for the two-day event takes home the trophy.…
Bob Edelblut On Thursday, March 8 Tom and his partner Dave Hill were playing their second-round match in the MPMGA’s Member-Member Match Play Tournament at the Preserve Golf Club. Yes, it was an official Men’s Club event and another keg of beer will be opened in his honor at our next monthly luncheon. We…
Bob Edelblut Officially it is accurate to say that January 1, 2018, was the first day of work for the MPMGA’s new Board. Unofficially I can assure you that almost all spent the month of December immersed in the discovery process. Rumor has it that some questioned their individual sanity for volunteering in the…
Bob Edelblut It may be difficult to accept but Bob Eder has finally and officially retired. His almost six-year tour of duty on the Board of the MPMGA serving first as its Special Events Director and then as its President ended when the New Year began. You need not worry, Bob, Jan has your…
Bob Edelblut The opening round of the 2018 Pima Cup season was held on December 5. Surprisingly, weather was not an obstacle and the six players representing the MPMGA Men’s Club were eager to tackle the challenging La Paloma Golf Course as well as their opponents for the day from the Forty Niners Golf Club.…
Bob Edelblut Every operation has a mission, a purpose. Always it requires untold hours of planning, coordinating and the meshing of all the moving parts. Operation Dragon had it all and believe me when I say there is nothing more rewarding, more exciting, more fulfilling than being part of a good plan that works!…
Bob Edelblut Yes, the MPMGA won yet another Javelina Cup this year. I think that this is five in a row. For many years the SMGA and the MPMGA have put together small armies (their teams) to compete on the battlefields (their courses) in this event. You might say it’s our version of the Territorial…
Bob Edelblut The MPMGA played its Club Championship this year on November 8 and 9. On day one the competition took place at The Preserve Golf Club and on day two it shifted to the MountainView Golf Club. This year the field was 76 players and they were assigned to a flight based primarily on…
Bob Edelblut Sunday, October 29 was the date for this year’s MPMGA sponsored First Tee of Tucson golf outing held at the MountainView Golf Course. The First Tee organization is an international youth development organization sponsored by the PGA and the LPGA. It introduces the game of golf and its inherent values to young people…