Jim Wegman, Publicity
The annual meeting was a major success, and it was all due to the volunteers who pitched in and helped. Our president Jerry Richards put in many hours of planning and, with his board, made the meeting great! Thank you, volunteers, and well done, Mr. President.
3/6/25 Best Balls Par 3-4-5 Sonoran. 1st (T) Vern Evans, Richard Russell, James Dawson, Bill Whitely/Mike Burrell, Stan Posey, Jim Johnson, Jim Theobald; 3rd (T) Kevin Lauesen, Al Metz, Cash Menicke, Greg Gustafson/Ron Rudzinski, Jack Baur, Don Fayfar, Keith Lewis; 5th (T) Jim Campbell, Gayle King, Dennis Martin/Bob Pender, John Schuler, Jordy Primack, Mike Halleck; KPs: #3 Butch Bosselli; #8 Ron Rudzinski, Bill Whitely
3/13/24 Low Net Lakes. Flight 1: 1st Jim Campbell; Flight 2: 1st Larry Munson, 2nd Paul Wilde, 3rd (T4) Don Fayfar, Cash Menicke, Jerry Pederson, Richard Russell; Flight 3: 1st John Schuler, 2nd (T) Mike Crewdson, Jim Thompson; 4th Bill Stoutenberg; 5th Bob Deken; Flight 4: 1st Peter Gerdik, 2nd Bill McConnell, 3rd (T3) Ray Greenbush, Patrick Kerr, Jim Theobald; KPs: #2 Cash Menicke; #6 Larry Munson
Hamilton Golf Event 3/13/25. Niners welcomed members of the Hamilton High School Boys and Girls Golf Teams. The round was followed by a pizza and pop luncheon provided by General Manager John Reyhons. Thank you, John. Member donations to this event and the prize raffle at our annual meeting on March 5 totaled $8,000. Our members stepped up to support the Hamilton golf teams very well again this year.
3/20/23 Low Net by Tee Palms. White Tees: 1st Patrick Kerr; 2nd Bill Stoutenberg; Gold Tees: 1st Paul Wilde; 2nd (T3) Stu Bennerotte, Al Metz, Jim Thompson; 5th (T5) Ed Anderson, Steve Moody, Ted Piotrowski, John Schuler, Chuck Sloan; Silver Tees: 1st Jack Cameron; 2nd (T) Bob Deken, Mike Halleck; 4th Greg Wells; 5th (T3) Jim LaBarge, Larry Schuller, Tom Walker; KPs: #4 Mike Burrell, Bob Gresen; #7 Mike Partridge, Jim Thompson
3/27/25 Cha, Cha, Cha Sonoran. 1st Jerry Richards, Sam Whitlock, Pat Kerr, John Gaudioso; 2nd Vern Evans, Jim Thompson, Jim Janowski, Jack Cameron; 3rd (T) Jerry Pederson, Mike Crewdson, Rich Gihring/Dennis McMullen, John Schuler, Dennis Martin, Bob Deken; 5th (T) Paul Wilde, Paul McGee, Jordy Primack/Greg Wells, Tom Graves, Mark Stoimenoff; KPs: #3 Mark Bernier, Paul Wilde; #8 Jim Johnson, Jim LaBarge
On March 5 at our annual meeting, the Niners honored our retiring Director of Golf, Eddy Renio, with a plaque for his service. Eddy has been here at IronOaks for 14 years and was a well-liked and recognized face on the course or in the Pro Shop, and we wish him well in all his future endeavors.
On March 31 we will welcome our new Director of Golf, Mark Thesing. Mark is well known around Arizona Golf, as he has headed up operations at several upscale golf courses. A PGA Class A Member, Mark was recently the head pro at the El Conquistador course.