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.…
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Sports, February 2018
Operation Dragon
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!…
Front Page, January 2018
Another year another Javelina Cup for MPMGA
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…
December 2017, Sports
The MPMGA Club champ for 2017 is Bob Elder
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…
December 2017, Sports
The MPMGA and the MountainView Golf Club sponsor First Tee of Tucson golf outing
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…
July 2017, Sports
2017 Member – Member Stroke Play Champions are Bill Grow and Dan Linegar
Bob Edelblut When the MPMGA Men’s Club plays its Member-Member Stroke Play Tournament you know that summer is just around the corner. This year’s two day event was held on May 17 and 18 and it was obvious that many of our snowbird friends had left town early to beat the heat! Not to worry,…
Sports, June 2017
The MPMGA’s Desert Classic Member Guest results
Bob Edelblut If you were allowed behind the curtains and could observe for just a moment all that it takes to make our Desert Classic Member Guest the highlight that it has become you would be exhausted. Believe me, the small army of volunteers putting this event together worked tirelessly for many months so that…
Sports, June 2017
Pima Cup matches resume for the MPMGA
Bob Edelblut Every golfer for miles around knows just how unfriendly the weather has been in our area this spring. Remember the wind? Monday, April 17 was different. Clear blue skies, temperatures in the low 80s and not a whisper of wind; a perfect day for a Pima Cup Match hosted by the Ventana Canyon…
Sports, May 2017
The 2017 President’s Cup belongs to Dean Hampton
Bob Edelblut The MPMGA Men’s Club held this year’s President’s Cup Tournament on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31. Once again the Preserve and MountainView Golf Clubs provided all the challenge the contestants could handle and as all of you know so well Mother Nature was also a factor. A bit of everything described…
May 2017, Sports
MPMGA 2017 Member-Member Match Play champions
Bob Edelblut The MPMGA Member Member Match Play Tournament began on Thursday, March 2, and if nothing interfered with the plan it would be completed before the club’s monthly luncheon on March 31. All fingers were crossed. The tournament’s format did not change from prior years. Fifty two-man teams, 100 players, grouped into six flights,…