Jerry Vance It was a beautiful sunny Saturday, January 23 when The Sun Lakes Tennis Club hosted SunBird in a friendly tournament. Starting at 8:30 a.m. with hot coffee, donuts and fruit, play was competitive all day with a big lunch served while play was progressing. SunBird ended up winning but we all had a…
Ann Rounthwaite January’s cold didn’t stop the Oakwood Lady Niners from enjoying golf on Tuesday mornings. But it may have speeded up play – Niners seemed especially eager to enjoy a warm lunch together afterwards. On January 12 a jungle-themed New Year’s luncheon and the annual general meeting followed a scramble won by Bea Cannon,…
David Zapatka This gold medal was one for the ages. Sheila Parkinson and Dianne Zimmerman went undefeated the entire day, didn’t even lose a game. They defeated top-seeded Jan Yu/Lisa Smith 11-9, 11-5 in a semifinal match in the winners’ bracket, then beat second-seeded Jeni James/Jamie Knoph 11-4, 11-7. In the gold medal match the…
Nancy Davis, Publicity Medallion winners: MJ Coking and Julia Collier were our IWLN 2015 Medallion winners who played in the AWGA Medallion Tournament held at PebbleCreek on January 17. The Coking/Collier team won first place in their flight and share their experience with us. “The course was beautiful and enjoyable to golf. PebbleCreek is a…
The weather is fabulous and the golf is even better, judging from all our event winners, as is noted in the accompanying photo. Our club championship is scheduled for March 10, 17 and 24. A sign-up sheet will be posted at the club and Beth Smith is your contact if questions arise. Participate! Challenge yourself!…
Jenny Browne Whether as a spectator or player, join us March 3-6 for the annual Jason Morton Tennis Classic (JMTC). The JMTC is a Unite States Tennis Association (USTA) sanctioned tournament that attracts nationally-ranked talent and awards cash prizes in each age category for men and women. The IronOaks Tennis Club could not do this…
Bob Greene, Publicity We are pleased to report that MOGA has another Ace golfer, Mr. Jim Redden. On Thursday, January 21, Jim scored a hole-in-one on No. 7 of the Palms course. It just happens to be his fifth hole-in-one since 2003 and not all at Oakwood. His first was Papago Golf Course in Phoenix,…
Jim Wegman, Publicity Just a reminder that league dues are due April 1 and it would help our treasurer, Bob Deken, if the checks arrived a bit early. League Events: The Ringers Tournament will take place on three Thursdays, February 25, March 3 and March 10, weather permitting. Look for further details and mark your calendar…
Ruth Rees When most of us play No. 1 on the Lakes nine, we notify our ball that we do NOT want to go in the gully, hit in the lake, hit in the greenside bunker, or hit on the green and roll of into another gully. We really hope to score a par (five)…
Gary Vacin A record crowd of 132 Sisk Park Bocce Ball players turned out at the club’s spring potluck January 17 at the Sisk Park pavilion. More than 190 players competed in the fall round-robin tournament. Certificates for $15, $10 and $10, redeemable at the Palo Verde and Cottonwood Country Club restaurants and Pro Shops,…