If you are new to the community or would like to spend some time on the golf course, why not join the Men’s Oakwood Golf Association (MOGA)? Our Thursday games are a good way to meet some new friends. You don’t have to be a resident of IronOaks to join our group. We have over 370 active and handicap-only members with golfers at every level. MOGA has an event each Thursday throughout the year. Join MOGA and meet some new friends while playing a variety of team and individual games each week.
Upcoming Schedule for March MOGA Games:
March 3: MOGA Championships 8 a.m.; MOGA Championships 12:30 p.m.
March 10: MOGA Championships 8 a.m.; MOGA Championships 12:30 p.m.
March 17: MOGA Championships 8 a.m.; MOGA Championships 12:30 p.m.
March 24: Ironwood Wealth Mgt. (four-person Scramble) 8 a.m.; ABCD Mixed 12:30 p.m.
March 31: Lads & Lassies 8 a.m.; Individual Low Net by Flight 12:30 p.m.
Upcoming MOGA events include the Club Championship (Gross) from March 3 through March 17, Lads & Lassies on March 31, Member/Guest on April 7, and the Cottonwood Home and Home the week of April 14.
The skins games going forward will be from the blue tees for single-digit handicaps. Higher handicaps can continue to play from the white tees.
Game descriptions are on the MOGA website www.mogagolf.org, and results of each week’s event are posted on the website. Payouts to weekly participants have averaged 50%, so come out and win some Pro Shop chits.
Membership: Re-enrollment for 2022 MOGA membership is now underway. Join or enroll online, and you can use a credit card and save some money.
Go to www.azgolf.org
Click on “Join/Renew” (top right of screen)
Scroll down and click on “Join a Club Now”
Search for Oakwood GC MOGA (under filters)
Click on “Click here to join or renew online”
There is also a link on the www.mogagolf.org website page.
Getting to Know … MOGA Vice President Ron Dodd
Ron was born and raised in Oregon and spent 36 years in Oregon, nine years in Washington, and 19 years and counting in Arizona. He and his wife Terri have two children: Melissa (Tom) and Kelli; and three grandchildren: Thomas, Taylor, and Tatum. Ron retired in 2018 from Safeway and spent 44 years in warehousing and transportation. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, golf, and bowling. Ron has been a member of MOGA for two years
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The MOGA Board is looking for a new tournament director and a webmaster who has experience in HTML. Please let a board member know if you are interested.
MOGA Board for 2022:
President: Dan Strafalace, Vice President: Ron Dodd, Treasurer: Ken Gaylord, Secretary: Pat Wilson
Standing Committee Chairs:
Membership: Wayne Karp, Handicap & AGA: Stephen Newkirk, Tournament: Dan Muth, Tournament Assistant: Doug Stodgel, Publicity: Steve Engler, Webmaster: Aki Yasuda