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OLGA February Results and Events Recap

OLGA Club Champion Eun Yoon

Kathy Burns The special event in February was our Club Championship, which was held on Feb. 9, 16, and 23. The total low gross was used each week. Our club champion was Eun Yoon with a three-week score of 237. Congratulations to her! Flight 1 winner was Carolyn Marchuk, 2nd Judy Darnell, tied for 3rd were…

Ironwood Lady Niners

Yes, this is a ladies' league, but "Eddie" comes every week. How else would we find our starting hole on the golf course? Thanks, Eddie!

Suevonne Negaard Still Zooming: The Ironwood Lady Niners (IWLN) continue to play tee time golf and enjoy beautiful weather, but are anxious to be able to return to shotgun golf and social events within our league. March 3 was quite a day on the Ironwood golf course, as it was obvious the women had brought their best…

Softball Player Profile: Brad Wendt

Larry Wolfe Where’s Brad? He’s not here; he went away. I bet Brad Wendt heard a lot of those corny jokes as a youngster. But as an adult, he actually “went” to a lot of places and did a lot of different things. A native of Madison, Wisc., Brad graduated from Monona Grove High where…

MOGA Presidents Cup Results

Congratulations to Sid Schwartz for winning the MOGA Presidents Cup.

Steve Engler During the first three months of 2021, MOGA has held many exciting and well-attended tournaments, including the Presidents Cup (Low Net Championship), the Member/Member, and the Club Championship. In April, we will have events such as Individual and Team Stablefords, Individual Low Net, and Beat the Pro, among others. Upcoming schedule for April…

Strike Zone: Hits & Misses Bowling League Results

Ruth Andersen February High Scratch Series and High Scratch Games: High Scratch Series: 2/01. Men: Hal Newton 688, Rick Bell 539; Women: Sharon Zubchevich 532, Ruth Andersen 449 2/08. Men: Rick Bell 567, Tim Billman 524; Women: Sharon Zubchevich 589, Tammy Visser 457 2/15. Men: Bob Welch 607, Eldon Drenthe 553; Women: Ruth Andersen 542,…

Softball Winter League Wrap-up

A photo from the Sun Division championship game: Dave Martin is on base as first basemen. Dave Waibel awaits the next pitch. (Photo courtesy of Captured Moments Pictures)

Larry Wolfe Both of our Winter League Divisions ended up with two teams tied for the league lead. In the Lakes Division, Manager Vern Rodgers’ Brenden Financial Planners and Manager Tom Erpelding’s Core Photographers both finished with 11-7 records, one game ahead of Manager Gary Hillabolt’s Young Team Realtors. The Photographers started the season by…

Sun Lakes Lady Niners: Women’s Golf History

Sheila Barton March is Women’s History month, so I wanted to share some Women’s Golf History. Mary, Queen of Scots, ruled Scotland from 1542 to 1567 and is noted by some as the first female to play golf. The first recorded golf tournament for women occurred on Jan. 9, 1811. In 1867 the very first…