Jim Grosjean Never let it be said the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) golfers are afraid of a little heat! In the last few weeks, temperatures have routinely reached highs of over 100 degrees, and yet the MPMGA always finds a quorum of golfers who are willing to sweat it out in the quest…
Ellen Avenoso Everyone knows that when you live in the desert, there’s plenty of sand all around. But, usually, on the golf course, the plan is to avoid it at all costs. Not so at the annual Beach Bums Tournament held on Aug.18 at the SaddleBrooke Mountain View Golf Course. Eighty-nine women from the three…
On July 7, continuing the theme of the 250th anniversary of the USA, 84 women golfers, dressed in patriotic garb, showed up at SaddleBrooke for the annual summer member-guest tournament. Chaired by Ruth Irving and Maggie Falconer, and sponsored by SaddleBrooke Remodeling, the 18 hole tournament was a huge success. Of course all of our…
Ed Davis Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local homeless veterans, veterans in need, and the families of deployed members of the Guard and Reserve? There is no better way than to support the American Legion Oro Valley, Ariz. Post 132. As a not-for-profit veterans’ service organization, our “care…
Wanda Ross Congratulations to Regina Pang for winning the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners President’s Club. This is an annual match play tournament played over multiple days. The match play format with two players competing to see who wins each hole is very different from our usual golf games. This tournament is handicapped so all levels of…
All right softball fans of the Brooke (and beyond), it’s deadline time for the mid-June issue of the Progress and your humble scribe is comin’ atcha with the latest and greatest (well, latest) in SaddleBrooke Senior softball action. Spring League Action Yeah, I know, it’s starting to feel like summer. But it’s Spring league time.…
Ed Davis Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local homeless veterans, veterans in need, and the families of deployed members of the Guard and Reserve? There is no better way than to support the American Legion Oro Valley, AZ Post 132. As a not-for-profit veterans’ service organization, our “care…
EJ Snearly This year the club championship and the President’s Cup were played together on two league days of play.The dates of this year’s play were on Tuesday league day April 7 and 14. These tournament days of play are an annual event. This year all league players qualify for the chance to win championship trophies by just playing regular golf on league day. Time…
Ellen Avenoso There was a time when SBWGA relied on paper scorecards, handwritten sign-up sheets, and a bulletin board full of tournament notices. Today, everything runs through Golf Genius—a powerful tournament management system that has transformed how we play. But systems don’t run themselves. Behind the scenes are the real “geniuses” of SBWGA—the dedicated volunteers…
Wanda Ross and Susan Goebel Congratulations to Theresa Mares, SaddleBrooke Lady Niners new Club Champion! The Club Championship is a challenging competition that takes place over three days. The winner is the player with the lowest gross score of the combined total from the three days of play. This year’s tournament took place during three…