Tag: Tournament

MPLNiners Tournament Winners

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…

The Hidden Figures of SBWGA-18

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…

Theresa Mares Is Lady Niners Club Champion

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…

Jon & Tommy Bradley Win the Desperado

Jim Grosjean In early April, the father-son duo of Jon and Tommy Bradley took first place honors in the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association’s (MPMGA) member-guest tournament, better known as the Desperado. The tournament was won by a birdie on the Mountainview ninth hole, set up by Tommy Bradley’s brilliant 250-yard three-wood shot to a mere twelve feet from…

Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg Wins Another One!

Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Saturday February 28, in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the fourth of five 8-Ball qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball…

Saddlebrooke and Ranch Senior Softball Action!

St. Patrick’s Day Softball Tournament Well, it’s all over but the sighin’ neighbors. Yep. On March 14, the softballers banged out three games of softball “dramedy” and fun, food, music and neighborly camaraderie. Sponsored appreciatively by Harn Legacy—Estate Planning and Debra Miller, State Farm. Next up? Memorial Day Tournament at the end of May. Winter…

MPMGA Takes Back Seat to Collegiate Golfers

Jim Grosjean Here I sit in late March wondering what happened to Spring? I guess that happened back in January, because it sure seems like summer started in the last week of February. The balmy weather hasn’t affected the intrepid golfers of the MPMGA. We’ve been sweating through our usual varied and interesting Thursday tournaments without fail. On March 12, we played…

A Cold and Wet “Across the Brooke”

EJ Snearly It rained all night, and the day before.  The temperatures were a little cool for golf. With all these conditions considered, the ladies from SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO showed their grit by showing up for a fun morning of cold golf. The golfers were welcomed by the SaddleBrooke TWO event chair, Marty…

Niners Unite for Mixed Scramble Tournament

Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Men’s Nine Hole Golf League invited members of the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners to join them for a mixed Scramble tournament. The event was held on Wednesday, March 4 with 66 participants. The men were so eager to golf with the ladies that they even had a waiting list and not all…

Mike ‘The Lip’ Collins Kisses 15 Opponents Goodbye!

Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Jan. 31 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center Billiards Room. This was the third of five 8-Ball qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles tournament…