Duane Our event this past Friday, 8 March, was something new. For the first time, we had a celebration, celebrating the past presidents of our club. Not all of the past presidents were able to come, but many did. There was singing and dancing and some drinking. These articles in the Splash are not just…
Bruce McCorkle Club Championship: Unfortunately, the final round of the IMGA Club Championship was rained out, so as of this printing, the results are unknown. Here are the standings going into the final round: Blue Flight: Larry Horner holds a 7-stroke lead over Steve Westhoff, an 8-stroke lead over Mark Saylor and an 18-stroke lead…
Arlene Fletcher We played just ahead of the rain on February 14 and had some great games on the Pitch and Putt Course at Sun Lakes. Everyone wore red to celebrate Valentine’s Day. First place, with a score of 21, was won by Joann Brown, Nancy Garlish, Janice Cosgrove and Mary Ann Kehrberg. The second-place…
Sheila Barton February is typically known as the month of love. And the Sun Lakes Lady Niners, along with many others of you in Sun Lakes, love, love, love to golf. Our regular play event on February 5 was Low Putts. Flight 1 winners were Irene Anderson, Rose Gallagher, Lavonne Mensink and Ann Hegney; Flight…
Arthur Fink The Sun Lakes Chess Club invites you to join us, whether you are a beginner or a grand master chess player. We meet every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The Ceramic Room (A-8) in Cottonwood. Come early or come late; you are always welcome. There are no dues or membership…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club’s Mixed Doubles Tournament began Sunday, February 10, in rainy conditions and ended Saturday, February 16, in great weather. First, Second and Third Place winners in four different ability levels emerged by the end of the week-long tournament. There were 74 players participating. Most teams played three matches prior to the…
Sun Lakes author writes children’s book Ricky, Buddy & Marshall’s creation was a result of Marshall’s grandchildren who repeatedly asked, “Grampa, tell me another Ricky, Buddy and Marshall story.” Marshall realized he needed to document and illustrate these stories in a book for his grandchildren and generations to come. The book follows Ricky, Buddy and…
Bob Greene, MOGA Publicity Have you ever played golf with a professional golfer with the intent to beat him or her? Well, on Thursday, February 28, there were 101 MOGA members that “took on” our Professional, Mr. Eddy Renio, in a game of Beat the Pro! In all fairness, you have to understand that some…
Larry Stadler On February 27, three of the best IronOaks Breakers Pool League players stood “Cue Stick to Cue Stick” for a “Duel in the Oakwood Pool Room!” Over 20 players entered the tournament, competing in three Pockets of play. The three Pocket winners – Jim Boyes, Gene Granquist and Tom Tank – vied in…
Jerry Vance March 2 was finally warm and sunny for the club’s annual Hot Dog Tournament. We had the courts full of players and lots of competitive matches. The best thing was the hot dogs that Wayne Taylor and Ed Campion cooked for the members. Baked beans and chili spiced up the food. Yes, there…