Buddy Meola The Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association had a very busy March. It started with an Ace of Aces Qualifier on March 2. There were five flights with the Low Gross and Low Net players qualifying for the Ace of Aces tournament held at the end of the year. Flight 1: Low Gross Paul Brauer,…
Tag: golf
Sports, May 2019
March madness/frustration
Sheila Barton March madness/frustration. Golf is a game of limitless frustration. Like when you have the perfect drive and it hits a hard surface and bounces into the water, when you miss a six-inch putt, when you are on the green in two and then you four putt. That one perfect drive, or hole, is…
Sports, May 2019
Men’s IronOaks Niners host annual fundraiser for Hamilton High Boys Golf Team
David Mork The Men’s IronOaks Niners’ 5th Annual Fundraiser supporting the Hamilton High Boys Golf Team (HHGT) raised $2,755 for the HHGT through the use of the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) Tax Credit program. The funds will offset the HHGT expenses for traveling to and at their future tournaments. The Niners have raised, cumulatively,…
Sports, May 2019
Oakwood Couples Golf
If you have been keeping up with us, you will have seen that many of the members have a fetish for dressing a little outlandish… some more than others. Somehow, members of the golf cart union found out. I did not know they could read, but I was told that it was the pictures that…
Sports, May 2019
Sun Lakes Ladies Pitch and Putt
Arlene Fletcher We lucked out on March 14. The wind died down, the rain stopped and the sun was out! What more could we want? We all wore green to honor St. Patrick’s Day. To make the game more challenging, we could only hit the ball with a putter! That sure made for an interesting…
Sports, May 2019
Saturday Ladies Golf at Sun Lakes Country Club
Cheryl Reed This group of ladies has been playing golf Saturday mornings for many years. People come and go from the group, but one thing stays the same: FUN!
Sports, May 2019
SLLGA news and stats
Winter has slipped away with quite a bit more cold weather, rain and wind than in previous years. We endured…. It will not be long before the members look back fondly on that cold weather. Many things have happened since the last SLLGA article: the Club Derby, the Guys and Dolls Tournament and the Club…
Sports, April 2019
Niners golf results
Jim Wegman, Publicity It is with great sadness that I report the passing of friend and longtime follow Niner Jerry Meer. Jerry left us on March 6, 2019, while in home hospice. Jerry was the definition of a Gentleman Golfer and was one of the nicest, kindest men I have met, on or off the…
Sports, April 2019
The Ironwood Lady Niners enjoyed a Valentine’s Day Social
Vicki Mendenhall and Beth Zdeblick, Publicity After several weeks of atypical Arizona weather, February 13 turned out to be a beautiful day to golf and to celebrate Valentine’s Day with husbands and friends. Over 100 players, many in red shirts, headed onto the Ironwood Golf Course for a noon shotgun format. Following this great day…
Sports, April 2019
Cottonwood Lady Niners updates
Lorri Morgan, Publicity April already?! Well, not as I write this article, due to cutoff dates for publishing in the Splash. Spring showers resulted in three of our Thursday play dates to be canceled, but our event of the year (hopefully) had beautiful weather. The Niners’ Member/Guest held on March 14 took months of preparation…