Tag: SMGA

SMGA Takes Javelina Cup

Jim Grosjean For the first time in a decade, the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) wrested the Javelina Cup away from the MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) on Jan. 3 and 4. The men from SaddleBrooke One took a 23-point lead after the first round on the SaddleBrooke and Tucson Courses, while MPMGA made a…

SMGA Prepares for an Exciting New Year

Mark Miller You may already know that golfing on a regular basis can help provide a healthy mind and a healthy body. Experts believe golf can extend your life by offering exercise, as well as socialization. Golf exercises your heart naturally, lowering your risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular issues, as well as potentially…

SMGA News

Mark Miller March and April are very busy months for the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) with our Match Play Club Championship, the Club Championship, and the RoadRunner Member-Guest event. Congratulations to the winners of the Match Play event, which was played over three days in early March: Flight 1 winner: Greg Verbus Flight 2…

SMGA News

Mark Miller The new year brought the first of several competitions between the Men’s 18-hole golf leagues of SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO. On Thursday, Jan. 5, and Friday, Jan. 6, competition for the Javelina Cup was played. Thursday’s contest was at the MountainView course, and SaddleBrooke TWO took a commanding lead 228.5 to 185.5.…

SMGA NEWS

Mark Miller The annual Ryder Cup Classic between SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO was held Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 5, 2022. Thursday’s format, played at the MountainView course, was a scramble/shamble format. Saturday, played at the SaddleBrooke and Tucson courses, was match play. While the score was much closer than in previous years,…

SaddleBrooke TWO Wins the Ryder Cup

Alan Doan On Nov. 3 and 5 the SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO Men’s Clubs held their annual Ryder Cup competition. This event pits the top 16 golfers from each club in a two-day tournament. Sixteen points were available for each team on each day, for a total of 32 points. Because the MountainView-Preserve Men’s…

2020 Ryder Competition: SMGA vs. MPMGA

Matt Kambic Each year, 15 members from the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) along with one of their PGA members play a competition against the MountainView Preserve Men’s Association (MPMGA) with its 15 members and a PGA golf professional. This year’s competition was hosted by the SMGA. The first day of competition was conducted on…

New Members Are Welcome

Larry Byrd Why Join the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA)? *To play golf in a friendly setting with existing or new friends *To learn more about the game *To experience competition with other golfers Who can join? Membership in the SMGA is available to all male residents, renters, or lot owners of SaddleBrooke One and…

Golf in the Smoke or “Smokin Hot Golf”?

Golfers teeing off and playing with the smoke clouds and fire in the background (Photo by Fred Pilster)

Fred Pilster Hard to tell if we are playing golf in the smoke or “smokin hot golf”? As the Buckhorn fire continues to blaze all around SaddleBrooke, the golfers are learning to cope with the smoke and fire in the background. In spite of the fire and smoke, the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) played their monthly…

Rich Wilson Has First Hole-in-One in SMGA Tournament

Rich Wilson standing by the third hole flag on the Catalina course at SaddleBrooke (Photo by Bob Eder)

Fred Pilster and Bob Eder On Wednesday, May 13, Rich Wilson had his first hole-in-one ever on the SaddleBrooke Catalina Course hole number 3. Rich has been a single digit golfer much of his life and helped to develop much of the Ritz Carlton/Dove Mountain golf community, but never had the thrill of a hole-in-one.…