Category: January 2018

Bridge lessons

Maria Davis FUN da MENTAL Bridge is offering two bridge classes starting in February/March. Learn with Maria Davis, a certified ACBL Better Bridge Instructor and Game Director. Beginning Bridge. Friday mornings 9:00-11:15 a.m., February 2 to March 30, in the Friendship Room at the Sun Lakes Clubhouse. Eight weeks, $80 plus texts. Starts with the…

PVMGA November tournament results

Bob Armstrong So many bowl games – so little time Season’s Greetings and may 2018 be good to all of us! The Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association new season is now well underway with a very full slate of events on the calendar! The PVMGA Annual Meeting was held following a December 9 luncheon. The…

Sun Lakes Country Club Ladies Pitch and Putt

We welcome back all of our regulars and invite any new players to join us every Thursday morning beginning January 4, 2018, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Pitch and Putt course located behind the clubhouse. This is purely a relaxed, social, short, 9-hole event with no strict golf rules to “get in the way”…

Even more pickleball stars from Cottonwood Pickleball

Irene D’Aloisio, President Bev Krueger won a silver medal in the 80+ Division at the 2017 USAPA National Championships at Palm Creek in Casa Grande in November. Congrats, Bev! Singles are tough, and you did it! Sheila Parkinson competed in her first 5.0 tournament and won silver at the World Team Pickleball Championships in Sun…

IMGA news and events

Bruce McCorkle Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast The many volunteers who make IMGA so outstanding were honored with an Appreciation Breakfast at Stone & Barrel on December 12. The old saying, “Many hands make light work,” certainly applies to IMGA. IMGA President Steve Westhoff gave special recognition to Danny Smith who does an incredible job and puts…

Oakwood Nine Hole Couples League scores

Sandy Krediet Oakwood Nine Holes Couples League began their season on November 10 by playing a 4 Person Scramble – Step Aside game format on the Palms Course. A fun afternoon of golf was enjoyed by all, followed by dinner and fellowship. The league has welcomed 12 new couples this year, which brings our total…

Fall events for PVLGA

Liz DeMichael, Publicity November was an enjoyable month for playing golf for the Palo Verde Ladies Golf Association (PVLGA). Read on… 11/7. Low Gross. A beautiful day for the ladies to play such a tough game, and they were up for the challenge! The winners were Flight #1: Terry Gaube and Tracy Rice (tie) 76,…

Niners November Golf results

Jim Wegman, Publicity The Niners board members and committee chairmen hope all our members had a chance to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends and had a wonderful day. We wished all our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah filled with joy and light and a Happy, Healthy New Year. Let’s hope 2018…

Pickleball clinic

Janet Myrick Training with the pro Laura Fenton was a huge success. We had 40 players sign up for the clinic. We learned a lot about the strategy of the game and how it should be played. The hard part will be remembering what we learned and using it during our matches. We will try…