Mike Willinger If you see a young man at an IronOaks golf course with matching knee braces, practicing his chipping, chances are, you’ve just met Bruce Wright. Bruce was born in 1958 in Indianapolis. His father was an insurance agent and moved the family to Terre Haute when Bruce was six months old. His mother…
Steve Engler Happy New Year, MOGA members and friends! 2021 is now here. Throughout 2020, we were able to comply with the social distancing guidelines and continue with our weekly schedule of tournaments. We will approach the new year in the same manner and provide all our members the opportunity to come out and enjoy…
Jim Wegman, Publicity Well, despite the difficult year, the restrictions, and the turmoil, we have reached the start of the holidays. So, from our Niners Board and committee chairmen to all the members and their families, we wish you all peace, light, and joy for Christmas and Hannukah, and a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2021.…
Sun Lakes Rotary More than 120 golfers enjoyed Arizona’s warm, winter weather and the chance to play great (and maybe not-so-great) golf at the 27th Annual Sun Lakes Rotary Charity Golf Tournament on Dec. 6, but it was the community that benefitted the most. Proceeds from the tournament, the largest fundraiser of the year,…
Sharma Goodwin Congratulations to Anne Mackenna on her first hole-in-one on Nov. 12!
Bruce McCorkle New IMGA Officers for 2021 The votes are in, and our new Executive Board consists of: Robert Clark, President; Jerry Pederson, Vice President; Dan Yonker, Treasurer; Ross Serold, Secretary We wish to thank these gentlemen for “stepping up to the plate” and donating their time and talents to IMGA! Outgoing President Kudos Joe…
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.…
Violetta Armour Cottonwood Lady Niners had two busy opening months, including a welcome-back celebration brunch and a Turkey Hunt on the golf course Nov. 19. There were 72 players in the hunt, and two grand prizes of $20 were awarded to purchase turkeys. Winners were Cindy Dawson and Laura Carothers. The annual Christmas party was…
Mary Nelson Nov. 17 Criers Tournament Results: Flight 1: 1st Sue Lawless, 2nd Bonnie Moore, 3rd Tammy Visser; Flight 2: 1st Carolyn Hoffland, 2nd Kathy Ivesdal, 3rd Pat Tjosvold; Flight 3: 1st Christine LeCourtre, 2nd Diana Ridd, 3rd Marilyn Lloyd; Flight 4: 1st Pat Schultz, 2nd Dolores Mahaffey, 3rd Lori Denapoli Nov. 24 Low Gross…
Carol Smith We have been having great fun playing golf. Thank goodness we still can. The OLGA Cup just ended. Congratulations to Barbara Anderson, our overall winner! She did a great job. The first flight winner was Mary Figgis, the second flight winner was Dang Teater, the third flight winner was Julie Hastings, and fourth…