Ret Convey It is time to extend a mighty welcome back to our winter visitors to crisp, fall weather and finally to our beautiful, lush fairways and pristine putting greens! First and foremost, as overseeding draws to a close, the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) would like to extend a huge thank you to Mike…
Ret Convey Ten ladies from the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) had a great time participating in the Arizona State Senior Women’s Championship in beautiful Rio Verde. The magnificent golf club, Tonto Verde, welcomed not only the SaddleBrooke players, but also players from all around Arizona. The three-day tournament, held on Sept. 9, 10, and…
Ret Convey Although summer may not be considered the busiest time of year for our league, it is by no means without its share of fun! Four SBWGA players participated in a “Virtual Scramble” hosted by our sister league, the LPGA Amateurs, on June 21. The Virtual Scramble is a summer-long charity event and includes…
Ret Convey Keeping cool during Arizona’s hottest month is no small task, even for those of us who have lived here for years. We’ve all developed our favorite ways to beat the heat, but the grand prize has to go to Bonnie Westra and Joan Chyall. These two SBWGA players showed us that it’s possible…
Ret Convey Our SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) players were overjoyed to put away long underwear, ear muffs, and hand warmers and welcome beautiful weather for our spring kick-off tournament: the Member/Member. May 6 and 7 were two beautiful days for the ladies to play golf with one another and enjoy a delicious lunch of…
Ellen Avenoso How do you eclipse a solar eclipse? The SaddleBrooke 18-holers did it by holding their annual Quail Classic, a member/guest three-day event, playing while the eclipse was happening (fully equipped with special eclipse-viewing safety glasses). Though it was a beautiful, sunny day, we all began to notice the effects of the eclipse when…
Ellen Avenoso Over the course of three days, 45 women played 54 holes on all three of our courses for our annual Club Championship tournament. This is a gross score tournament, which was divided into three flights: Championship, Seniors (65+), and Legends (80+). On the last day of the tournament, they encountered high winds, gusting…
Ellen Avenoso We started our new season with the induction of the new board. We also “adopted” a new community endeavor to sponsor: Girls Golf of Tucson. The first event we assisted with was a clinic at Omni Golf Course. We honored our tournament winners, new members, and hole-in-one achievements at our first meeting of…
Shirley Hamann Several SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) ladies have been participating in events outside of SaddleBrooke, sharing what SaddleBrooke ladies are all about. Arizona State Senior Championship On Sept. 7-9, 11 members of SBWGA-18 participated in the Arizona State Senior Championship Tournament. This was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Tonto Verde Golf…
Shirley Hamann Anne Stonecipher, 2022 SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) President, started sewing when she was just 10 years old, making doll clothes for her younger sister. She has loved sewing ever since. She was lucky enough to have a wonderful junior high school sewing teacher. The 8th grade girls made shirtwaist dresses with a…