Tag: MPWGA

Mars and Venus vintage 2018

  Bob Edelblut Wow! This year’s event was the fifth time this popular tournament has been played. It seems like only yesterday that the MPMGA and the MPWGA started the discussions that lead to the creation of this event. Is time really flying by this quickly? Most of you know that the prior tournaments were…

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!…

MPWGA member attends Solheim Group

Janey Clausen MPWGA Member Diane Cain not only had the privilege of attending this year’s Solheim Cup, but she also played in the Past Captains Challenge on a team of 12, with Kathy Whitworth as the team captain. It was match play format and her team finished in fifth place. Diane followed as a spectator…

2017 MPWGA Cancer Tournament

Gail Campbell, 2017 MPWGA President’s Cup Champion; Debbie Mielke, 2016 Champion

Janey Clausen The MPWGA Take a Swing at Cancer Tournament was held on March 7, 2017 at The MountainView Golf Course. With so many wonderful members working on the tournament, we were able to raise $12,000 for the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Presenting the $12,000 check to Katie James at the University of Arizona…

2017 MPWGA President’s Cup

Mary Ellen White and Katie James

Gail Campbell is our 2017 MPWGA President’s Cup Champion! The tournament was played on Monday, March 20 at The Preserve and Tuesday, March 21 at MountainView. Gail’s two-day net score was 135, one stroke better than runner-up Nancy Emmons. Gail was presented the winner’s trophy by Debbie Mielke, last year’s champion, at our Awards Luncheon…

2016 MPWGA most improved golf awarded

Debbie McMullin and Karen Wilson

Janey Clausen Karen Wilson was presented the 2016 Most Improved Player award at our Kick-Off Dinner on Tuesday, January 24, by Debbie McMullin (Handicap Chair). This is the fifteenth year our organization has presented this inspirational award to one of our members. It is an award that Mary Canfield first brought to MPWGA and presented…

State Medallion tournament

Ann Van Sickel (net winner) and Ann Martin (gross winner)

Janey Clausen The 2016 Arizona State Medallion Tournament was played on the Tuscany Falls Course at PebbleCreek in Goodyear, Arizona on January 14 and 15, 2017. Our two MPWGA representatives, who played their round on Saturday, January 14, were Ann Van Sickel (net winner) and Ann Martin (gross winner). The two Anns won First Place…