John Concannon IMGA recorded its first Ace of 2015 when Tom Wheaton scored his on the 13th hole using a Five Hybrid. Tom also scored an Ace last year at Oakwood. I hate when that happens, but, congratulations, Tom. It is a bit surprising that we have seen a drop off in the number of…
Jim Wegman, Publicity We are just about half way through the Arizona summer and a recent playing partner of mine was forced to withdraw during a round due to the excessive heat. The heat just wore him out. There are some things we can and should be doing to protect ourselves from the heat. Let’s…
We always welcome new members. If you are interested in joining the Sun Lakes 9ers. Please contact Phyllis Swanson at 480-883-3819 or you can leave your name and phone number at the Pro Shop. Our new season starts Saturday, October 24 with a Welcome Back Brunch at 10:00 a.m.
Janet Baron Publicity Chairman 6/02. Most of our ladies have left for cooler destinations, some remained to brave the elements of Arizona’s debilitating temperatures. The Low Net play of the day moved along quickly as a result of our missing snowbirds. The first flight winner was Sandy Patton-Joseph, 2nd Sharon Claude, in 3rd place Dolly…
Results of recent events: 6/06. Ace of Aces qualifying – Flight 1 Gross: 1st Richard Haug, 2nd Bob Schaedel, Stan Mohoric and Bill Moore; Net: 1st Richard Haug, 2nd Bob Schaedel, 3rd Bill Moore; Flight 2 Gross: 1st Dennis Bockelman, 2nd Dean Hermanson, 3rd Steve Martz; Net: 1st Dennis Bockelman, 2nd Steve Martz, 3rd Dean…
Penny Fox Congratulations to our team! Pictured are Billie Seiberling, Paddy Newton, Mary Nelson, Cathy Bass, Mikki Rydell, Lori O’Neil, Diane Tenney and Susan Hayward. The team plays clubs from around East Valley and compete at the various clubs. Everyone is welcome to become a member of the team and enjoy the competition. The girls…
Jim Davis, Publicity June flew by and I guess the old adage, “Time flies when you’re having fun” is correct. Our month started with a Select-A-Drive format on the 13th and the winning team with a score of 88 was Gene Wenger, Milt Olsen, Bill Saxton and Marcel Grossman. On June 20 we had our…
Jim Wegman, Publicity The Lakes renovation project is progressing well and many of the slanted, crowned or concave tee boxes have already been stripped and leveled. Some very detailed rehabilitation work is being done to a number of the old, badly deteriorated greenside and fairway bunkers. Some positive features that will be welcome news to…
John Concannon, Publicity My victim this month is another familiar face around the Ironwood club house, Len Skeate. He was born Leonard Arthur Skeate on November 29, 1932, in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, a small, rural town in the center of the state, where he spent his youth. While in high school, he had a varied…
Marcella Brown, Publicity Chairperson The lady with the happy smile on the left in the accompanying photo is Sandy Patten-Joseph from Palo Verde. She scored a hole-in-one on June 11th during summer league play. Her playing partners that day were Ruth Ann McGilvra (middle) and Angie Ernst (right). Both are ILGA ladies. Their winning score…