Buddy Meola The Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association (CMGA) had a very busy December, not including Christmas and New Year’s Eve. It started with our annual home and home competition with Leisure World Golf Club. Twenty-eight two-man teams from each club played Dec. 2 at Leisure World Golf Course and Dec. 4 at Cottonwood Golf Course.…
Buddy Meola Sept. 7 was the Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association (CMGA) monthly Ace of Aces Qualifier. The Low Gross and Low Net scores qualify for the 2021 Ace of Aces Tournament to be played in early 2022. First Flight: Low Gross David Reap, Low Net Larry Frink; Second Flight: Low Gross Bob Kaczmarek, Low Net Ron…
Buddy Meola The month of May started with a two-day event pitting the Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association against the CMGA. On Saturday, May 1, each team played a two-man best ball format with each team receiving one point for winning the front, back, and total. After the first day of play on the Cottonwood…
Buddy Meola March was a very busy month for the Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association (CMGA) with a two-day event on March 7 and 8. It was a Ryder Cup Competition. There were 40 Blue Team members and 40 White Team members. The two-man teams played a team best ball on Saturday. The team won a…
Buddy Meola February was a busy calendar month for Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association (CMGA) members. The Presidents Cup continues with the 64 qualifying players. They are playing matches each week to whittle that number down to the final two. The results will be announced next month. February started with the Ace of Aces monthly qualifier on…
Buddy Meola Each year, the Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association honors the member who demonstrates the most improvement in their golf game. This improvement’s best indicator is shown in how the player is able to lower his Handicap Index in the year in question. The Most Improved Player for 2020 was Rick Miller. Rick started the…
Buddy Meola The Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association (CMGA) was anxious to start playing the Cottonwood golf course after the annual overseed. The course is in beautiful shape, and even though it was cart-path only, everyone is enjoying it. The CMGA had one event in October and four events in November to end the 2020 season.…
Buddy Meola On Aug. 8, the Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association played a two-man pick your partner tournament with a two net format. First Flight Low Net Team: Steve Lowe and Martin Oerter Second Flight Low Net Team: Don Klein and Bill Moore Third Flight Low Net Team: Steve Martz and Ken Nelson Aug. 15 was…
Buddy Meola The Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association started the month with the Ace of Aces qualifier. The low gross and low net scores qualify them for the Ace of Aces Tournament played in early 2021. July 4 Ace of Aces Event: First Flight: Low Gross Mark Higgs, Low Net Larry Frink; Second Flight: Low Gross…
Buddy Meola May 2 and 3 was a two-man Cottonwood team versus a two-man Palo Verde team Ryder Cup competition. On May 2, the teams played Cottonwood, with the Cottonwood men playing the White tees and the Palo Verde men playing the Gold tees. On May 3, the teams played at Palo Verde, with the…