Christine Lecoutre Getting out there and working off all those holiday parties made our December golf worthwhile. On Dec. 3, the game was T & F, meaning only holes starting with these letters count, hence the remarkably low scores. On Dec. 10, all members—lots of them in festive garb—were treated to a salad and lasagna…
David Zapatka Last month, we announced the 2019 female Player-of-the-Year mother/daughter duo of Anna Leigh and Leigh Waters. This month, we are announcing the 2019 male Player-of-the-Year. You will recall last year’s male Player-of-the-Year was none other than the Valley’s very own Dick Johnson, known to so many of us around pickleball in the Phoenix…
Sharma Goodwin ILGA new board members for the 2020 season: Judy Darnell, president; Connie Hughes, vice president; M.J. Bascombe, treasurer; Elaine Osborne, secretary (not shown)
Bruce McCorkle At the time of this printing, the Ironwood Cup results were not yet in. Stay tuned. President Joe D’Amore and Bruce McCorkle have appealed to BlueStar to provide the four Ironwood Golf Leagues with an appropriate trophy case in the clubhouse after the upcoming renovations. Treasurer Dan Jonker reports that the league’s financial…
Carol Smith We had our charity tournament for the Maricopa Animal Care and Control. We raised $2,500 to help the county animals. We presented the money to Jose Santiago. The winners of the tournament are 1st the team of Mary Figgis, Dolly Eide, Carol Smith, and Luann Barr; 2nd team of Sharon Bowditch, Phyllis D’amore,…
Gerry Vogelsang Gerry Vogelsang won gold in the Senior Olympics with Ken Nichols in Table Tennis Advanced Group Doubles 85 to 89 age division. He also won a bronze medal in the Advanced Singles Table Tennis competition. Ken Nichols won gold in Table Tennis Doubles and gold in Advanced Singles competition in the 85 to…
Larry Wolfe At press time, one week remained in our Winter League sessions. In the Lakes Division, the Young Home Team Realty squad, managed by Tom Erpelding, had a two-game lead over the A-1 Golf Carts and Core Photography teams. In the Sun Division, The Farmers Insurance Team, managed by Ron Carmichael and sponsored by…
Bruce McCorkle The Nazis invaded Poland, The Wizard of OZ premiered in Hollywood, gas cost 10 cents per gallon, and Richard (Dick) Winkelman was born in his parents’ bedroom in Belleville, IL. Dick is the IMGA Golfer of the Month for March. Born into a working-class family with his dad working in a munitions plant in…
Larry Wolfe Minutes after he smashed a long grand slam homer that iced a recent win for his team, I sat down to interview Jerry Hester. Jerry’s a modest guy and not one to boast, but teammate Larry Kaufmann walked by and said, “Tell him about the Vegas tournament when you hit 11 homers!” As…
Sheila Barton The Sun Lakes Lady Niners had only three days of league play in January, the fourth being their Partner Scramble. In writing this article, I thought I would include some famous golf quotes for your entertainment. The game for Jan. 7 was Low Putts. In Flight 1, Irene Anderson took first place with…