Susan Lamb Palo Verde Ladies Golf Association (PVLGA) celebrated the return of former and new members with a Fall Scramble, lunch, and business meeting on Oct. 24. We were very careful and filled our divots with sand, as the course had just opened the day before after overseeding. Palo Verde is beautiful, so thank you…
Judy Onken The new season is underway for the Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association (CLGA)! The first play date in November welcomed new and old members for a friendly scramble and a large number of members for “a sip and a bite” on the Cottonwood patio after the game. If you haven’t added the “afterglow” to…
Reggie Wegman Karen Graves moved to IronOaks two years ago from South Carolina, her first retirement home. Karen was a longtime employee of the Sears Corporation in Chicago. They decided to move to IronOaks to be closer to her family. The Graves have six grandchildren ranging in age from 6 to 22. They picked our…
Jeff French The Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association (PVMGA) wrapped up the 2022-23 season with two fun events held around the course closings for overseeding. On Oct. 7 the men’s clubs at Palo Verde and Cottonwood teamed up for a Beat the Pros/Supers 2 Net Best Ball event at Cottonwood where seven teams were able…
Wayne Karp Wayne is a fine example of a person who “gives back.” In addition to having served on the HOA board and other service positions, he has done an amazing job of creating and maintaining the IMGA website and continues to share his time and talents for the benefit of his community. Thank you,…
Reggie Wegman There has been so much said about the heat and the records that were broken that we don’t have to belabor the point, so let’s move on. In 2002 a Buddy chairman was appointed to introduce the newest golfers to our league. The Buddy would explain our local rules and some of the…
Susan Gottschalk Look for us at our table at the Community Open Houses on Oct. 14, at Sun Lakes Phase 1 and/or Oct. 7 at Cottonwood. We look forward to meeting you! Joining the Sun Lakes Lady Putters is a great opportunity to renew friendships and make new friends and enjoy great exercise and fresh…
Sharma Goodwin Congratulations to Glo Malmberg for getting her fifth hole-in-one! Her great accomplishment happened on Aug. 3 while playing in the ILGA league. She used a 9 iron on the 10th hole at Ironwood Country Club for a distance of 93 yards. Nice going, Glo!
Jim Wegman, Publicity The Niners golf league just keeps growing, so welcome our newest members Richard Katz and Neil Anderson. Tee it up, guys. Just another timely reminder, our high heat levels can be very dangerous. One of our members experienced the effects of the heat after playing a few weeks ago. Be heat smart—cover…
Judy Wegener July was one for the record books this year, shattering the number of 110-degree days in a row at 31 days plus! The 18-holers started the month off with our traditional Plant Your Flag. 7/4/23 Plant Your Flag 1st Nadine Stark, 2nd Cat Lajune, 3rd Judy Wegener 7/11/23 Best 9 Net Flight 1:…