Tag: Niners

LAGOS—Mardi Gras Style

Kathy DeMerritt SaddleBrooke 18ers and Niners joined forces on the Tucson Nine. It was masks, mimosas, and lunch following a fun nine-hole event on Sept. 17. This year’s annual event was hosted by the Niners. The scramble game included closest to the pin, closest to the line, coupled with a mulligan and special putt as…

Revenge Is Served by the Greenskeepers

Ret Convey Brace yourselves, ladies. It’s that time of year again! As summer draws to a close and we find ourselves distracted thinking of our northern pals who will soon reappear, we fail to keep an eye on our greenskeepers who are busily scheming and plotting their revenge against us. All year long, we sing…

2025 Men’s Niners Membership Campaign

Steve Kotke, Publicity Chair We welcome you to come and meet new friends and golfers of all skill levels at the 2025 SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners membership meeting on Monday, Oct. 21, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse Agave Lounge. The SBMN League The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners is a friendly, competitive venue…

Niners United!

Kathy DeMerritt On July 17 members of the SaddleBrooke Niners Ladies and Men’s Niners united to enjoy a fun nine-hole scramble event and lunch. The high temps didn’t deter the golf or fun. As a Lady Niner remarked, “It was a really good time, and we had a great team.” Congrats to the winning team…

2024 Men’s Niners Summer Cup Tournament

Steve Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners (SBMN) held their first annual Summer Cup tournament this June. The three-day format of the Summer Cup is very similar to the Ryder Cup with two teams of 12 members and match play rounds. The first round on Wednesday, June 12, was an alternate shot match. On…

2024 Men’s Nine-Hole Golf League Officers

Steve Kotke At the Men’s Niners annual meeting on Jan. 17, members re-elected officers for the 2024 season. Our executive team for 2024 is Paul Belanger, president; Greg Diment, vice president and tournament chairman; and Don Taylor, secretary and treasurer. We have an exciting year of golf planned. Visit our 2024 Golf Schedule on the…

MPNiners Mistletoe Mischief

EJ Snearly What a wonderfully fun play was performed by some of the MountainView Niners golf league members. This play, Mistletoe Mischief, was written by Niner Denise Gilliat-Norgard. Denise’s co-chair was Janet Ekkert. After multiple rehearsals, dressed and otherwise, the play went off without a hitch. Dec. 5, 2023, started off with a fun golf…

SB Lady Niners and Men Niners Unite

Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners and Men Niners joined together for a Niners Unite Tournament, which was held on July 18. It was a nice summer morning, mostly cloudy and cooler than many recent days. The group of 48 golfers played in a scramble format on the Tucson course. Men played from the yellow…

Niners back to the Brooke

Diamonds are a Girls' Best Friend table décor.

Duane Kupper With the beginning of fall, the snowbirds begin their migration to the south. This phenomenon was noticeable as witnessed by the great attendance for the LAGOS Tournament. The annual Ladies’ Amalgamated Golf of SaddleBrooke (LAGOS) tournament, a joint tournament for the Niners and 18ers, was held on Sept. 24. Both leagues alternate hosting this…

Niners host annual Home and Home Tournament

Ken Ratcliff, Darell Jelsma, Gary Beeler and Jack Sheerin prepare to engage prior to the Niners Home and Home Tournament.

Tim Morsani The Niners Home and Home Tournament event, begun in 2007, pits the HOA 1 Niners against the HOA 2 Niners – first at MountainView, then at the SaddleBrooke 27-hole course. The two nine-hole rounds are played a week apart and not necessarily with the same golfers. As you can see from the photo,…