Irene D’Aloisio, President Our Winners Corner for December! Lots of great games happened, and here’s the great news on our winners. At the Marriott Desert Ridge Holiday Classic in Phoenix, a Super Senior International Pickleball Association event: Janice Golden and her sister Jamie Noblit won the Silver medal in the 65+ 4.0 Women’s Doubles;…
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…
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”…
Marcella Brown Our club hole-in-one drought is officially over! Nan Atkison had hers on hole #4 on November 27, Dang Teater on hole #17 on November 30 and Judy Darnell had her SECOND one of the season on hole #6 on December 1. Way to go, Ladies! We are all proud of your accomplishment! At…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…