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…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
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…
On January 30, 2019, Bill Speck of Faribault, MN, had a hole-in-one on Ironwood Golf Course’s 13th hole using a 7 iron on the 113-yard par 3. Bill hit his great shot witnessed by his playing partners Jerry Lane, Tom Truax and Ted Baehr, all of Sun Lakes.
Susan Gottschalk Our Spring Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 5, at the San Tan Ballroom in Cottonwood. Good eats and a special short program featuring the “Tea Lady,” along with the usual raffle drawings will highlight our afternoon. Monday Flight: 2/04. Sharon Darnell, Susan Gottschalk, Phyllis Schager 2/11. (tie) Kathi Bobek, Elaine Greer,…
Don’t miss this year’s annual All Sun Lakes Easter Festival on Saturday, April 20. Egg Hunt starts at 9:00 a.m. in the greenbelt across from the Cottonwood tennis courts, then Sun Lakes Community Theatre will perform a children’s play in the street (Brentwood), the Golf Cart Parade will start after the play and then everyone…