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…
Jim Grosjean As the summer mercifully fades into fall, the Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) continues to offer a weekly golf event that can exhilarate and/or frustrate its members. The tournament that frustrated me the most this summer was unquestionably the Four Club and Putter contest. Golf is a tough game when played with a…
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…
Jim Grosjean When afternoon temperatures routinely reach triple digits this summer in SaddleBrooke, the MPMGA continues its weekly golf events at 7:30 a.m. like clockwork. Recently, the three–day Individual Match Play Tournament was contested on the MountainView Golf Course. Before turning to tournament results, it should be said that golfers are very happy with the…
King Mitchell Well, SaddleBrooke Senior Softball fans and friends, here it is June 26 and SaddleBrooke Progress deadline time. That means 600 or so words from the golden fingertips of yours truly! Wait a minute, you say! Mitch, where you been? Well, the old Mitchster has been on a bit of a “break.” But the…
The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters held their quarterly breakfast in May to present the awards for the quarter and past year. The following awards were presented: The 2023 Charles Schwab Tournament prizes were handed out by our sponsor Jeff Shields of Charles Schwab to the following putters: First place: Jim Jevne, second place: Gio Fiorino, third…
Maureen Benigno, Coordinator of Texas Hold ‘em Winners of our 12-week tournament from March 25 through June 10 are as follows: 1st Place: Terry Douglas 2nd Place: Jay Selnick 3rd Place: Kathy O’Connell 4th Place: Terry Jackson 5th Place: Mike Edmonds Final-table winners from March 25 through June 10: March 25: Bob Wainscott April 1:…
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…
Marie Starjnski Catalina Mountain Elks hosted its Second Annual Dart Tournament to benefit veterans. Sixteen teams competed to raise a total of $4,542 for our veterans. There were many items that were raffled, as well as silent auction items, including NASCAR tickets, golf outings, and gift certificates galore. There were many happy winners.
Each year SaddleBrooke hosts the MountainView Collegiate Women’s Golf Tournament, and 2024 did not disappoint! SaddleBrooke has been hosting this tournament for over 25 years, and this tournament is unique in that the players and coaches are housed in SaddleBrooke host homes. All the players are outstanding young women, and the coaches really appreciate the…