Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on June 20 and 21 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room, sponsored by Debra Miller and State Farm. Debra Miller is the PPB’s latest tournament sponsor, and we gratefully thank Debra for her…
Steve Kotke The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners (SBMN) held their 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 10 members and match play rounds. The first round on June 11 was an alternate shot match, on June 14 it was…
Come join us for a fun-filled day with your fellow Robson Communities Samba players. This event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse (16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395). Entry fee is $60, which includes a catered lunch (your choice of Cobb…
Jim Grosjean They say July is the hottest month in Tucson, but in my limited experience, it’s June, for sure. At least the possibility of rain in the monsoon season gives us hope for July. June promises no such respite from the unrelenting dry heat. Be that as it may, the intrepid golfers of MPMGA…
EJ Snearly The Mountain Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) sent a team to compete in the State Medallion Golf Tournament. The Jan. 10, 2025, competition was held in Sun Lakes, Ariz. This competition is open to all Arizona Women’s Golf Association members. Qualifiers were determined by their two best low gross, nine-hole rounds or two best…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association started off spring with a sprint and a Member/Guest event on March 11 and 12. Donna Watson and Tina Donovan co-chaired this year’s “Derby in the Desert.” Entry tickets included golf and lunches and a fun afternoon “horse race” at MountainView. The “Derby” golf event was two days…
Kathy DeMerritt The Ladies’ Choice event took place on April 22. “Let’s Go to Mexico” was the theme, with no airfare or TSA involvement! Baja was right here in SaddleBrooke. In this nine-hole event, our ladies invite a gentleman to play. Prizes and a special lunch followed play on a beautiful, blue-sky morning. Eighteen foursomes…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView Collegiate Women’s Golf Tournament took place on March 2-4 at The Preserve Golf Club with 14 competing schools. Competitors (there were five or six from each school) played a practice round on Saturday, March 1, and then played the tournament on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The top four scores for each…
Steve Kotke The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners (SBMN) held their annual Beat the Pro Tournament on March 26. The weather was pleasantly warm this beautiful spring morning, and we had the opportunity to play with Jane Chanik, head golf professional, and Mike Roddy, Director of Golf & Grounds. It was a very fun event, with everyone…
Steve Kotke Once again, the SaddleBrooke One “Niners Unite” Tournament was a spectacular event as the women’s and men’s nine-hole leagues played our biannual tournament! On March 5 both leagues combined to create 16 four-person teams, with two women and two men on each team, to play a mixed scramble tournament on the SaddleBrooke course.…