Category: November 2016

ILGA membership drive

Susan Utzinger The Ironwood Ladies’ Golf Association (18 hole league) will hold its annual membership drive on Thursday, December 8. Ladies who are seriously considering joining a golf league are most welcome to join us for a round of golf that day. Green fees are complimentary and you will be paired with other ILGA members.…

IWLN summer players

Nancy Davis, Publicity We have come to the end of our Sun Lakes summer and the end of casual summer play. This summer, with the renovation closure of our Ironwood golf course, many of our Ironwood Ladies played on Tuesday mornings with the Oakwood Lady Niners on the Oakwood courses. We acknowledge the many IWLN…

Softball player profile

Larry Wolfe “Almost” a native Arizonan, Kim Whitney has lived in the Phoenix area nearly his entire life. He was born in Wichita, Kansas, but his family moved to Arizona when he was two. He remembers that their home near 20th and Bethany Home Road was considered to be out in the country and was…

Cottonwood Lady Niners starting new season strong

President Bette Lu Buchanan at Cottonwood Open House on October 8.

Diana De Pree Friends don’t let friends three putt and they also don’t let friends miss out on joining the Lady Niners Golf, which is starting a new season on November 3. Our President, Bette Lu Buchanan, was manning her station at the Cottonwood Open House on October 8 to make sure that all of…

Free tennis lessons

Kwong Young will be hosting a free beginner tennis lesson group on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. starting in November. The free lessons will be held at the IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center on courts seven and eight. These lessons are open to ALL Sun Lakes residents. Players will be able to sign-up in the Fitness…

SLLGA 18-Holers results

Congratulations, Deb Martin, for getting your first hole-in-one!

Nancy Field O.N.E.S – Flight 1: 1st Cheryl Reed, 2nd (tie) Jan Fletcher and Karen Kolis, 3rd Julie Hamlin; Flight 2: 1st Linda Ryland, 2nd Dori Winchester, 3rd Pat Benson Non Water Holes – Flight 1: 1st Marci Koppelmaa, 2nd (tie) Betty Ulrich and Dang Parker, 3rd (tie) Debra Emerick, Julie Hamlin and Karen Brown;…

Men’s Niners results for September

Jim Wegman, Publicity The leaves of brown are tumbling down; remember, it’s November. Our winter golfers are packing up and heading back to Sun Lakes. Soon the cool breezes of the Arizona winter will be here and we will join our fellow members at the welcome back luncheon. We are planning for November 17 from…

32nd Bradshaw Open comes to Sun Lakes

Rocky on guard (photo by Al Wagner).

Rod Hayward It’s that time of year again – players of every level will be streaming to the Cottonwood Tennis Club for the annual Bradshaw Open, Sun Lakes’ premier tennis event, open to all residents of Sun Lakes and SunBird. What you need to provide: One tennis racquet (with strings) Two tennis shoes (a left…

Join Oakwood 9-Hole Couples

Oakwood Nine Holes Couples League starts on November 11 at 2:00 p.m. It is a unique time to experience noncompetitive golf and to meet new people. The emphasis is on FUN, not scores. This bi-monthly Friday afternoon league meets through the first week in May. Golf is followed by dinner and lively conversation at the…