Mike Willinger Bill Beltz realized he had a natural athletic ability for sports early, but it was not until much later that golf became one of those that he played. He was the only child born to a couple living modestly on the far south side of Chicago. His father, an immigrant from Germany, married Bill’s…
Mary Nelson Jan. 12 Results – 3 Clubs and a Putter: Flight 1: 1st Mary Fitkze, 2nd Donna Purcell, 3rd Dolores Allard; Flight 2: 1st Jane Lewis, 2nd (tie) Pat Tjosvold and Sandy Chavez; Flight 3: 1st Diana Ridd, 2nd Elaine Isaacson, 3rd (tie) Sharon Freeman, Ginger Mays, and Mary La Tourelle; Flight 4: 1st…
Frank D. Coyote In the Oakwood 18-Hole Couples Golf League, the highlight for the month of February was our four-person lone wolf game! To say this event is high-stress, high-reward, would be putting things mildly. As the lone wolf, the pressure is on to score low! Luckily, no lone wolves decided to tuck tail and…
Kathy Burns The special event in February was our Club Championship, which was held on Feb. 9, 16, and 23. The total low gross was used each week. Our club champion was Eun Yoon with a three-week score of 237. Congratulations to her! Flight 1 winner was Carolyn Marchuk, 2nd Judy Darnell, tied for 3rd were…
Sharma Goodwin Congratulations to Denise Weibel for scoring an ace on number 6 on the first day of the Club Championship!
Suevonne Negaard Still Zooming: The Ironwood Lady Niners (IWLN) continue to play tee time golf and enjoy beautiful weather, but are anxious to be able to return to shotgun golf and social events within our league. March 3 was quite a day on the Ironwood golf course, as it was obvious the women had brought their best…
Steve Engler During the first three months of 2021, MOGA has held many exciting and well-attended tournaments, including the Presidents Cup (Low Net Championship), the Member/Member, and the Club Championship. In April, we will have events such as Individual and Team Stablefords, Individual Low Net, and Beat the Pro, among others. Upcoming schedule for April…
Sheila Barton March is Women’s History month, so I wanted to share some Women’s Golf History. Mary, Queen of Scots, ruled Scotland from 1542 to 1567 and is noted by some as the first female to play golf. The first recorded golf tournament for women occurred on Jan. 9, 1811. In 1867 the very first…
Mike Willinger Ironwood is ranked the 7th best short course by Golf Pass for 2021. In Memoriam IMGA has lost two long-time members in 2021: Dick Teater in February and Merv Hedding in March. For them we offer: “Surrounded by old club friends, Once thought never to be seen again, The infinity course beckoned ahead,…
Jim Wegman, Publicity 2021 is well under way, and so is the Niners 2020 Championship Tournament. The play will be net scores, best two games out of three on the three Oakwood courses. Winners: 1/07/21 2 Best Net Balls Palms. 1st Larry Munson, Greg Sutton, Bruce Henderson, Roger Rusche; 2nd Jerry Richards, Larry Swanson, Pete…