Liz DeMichael, Publicity 5/2 and 5/9. Through the early history of golf, most tournaments were played as “match” play as opposed to “stroke” play. In match play, the golfer earns a point for each hole in which she has bested her opponent. If the player wins more points than the person she is playing, she…
Steve Martz May 6 Morning Ace of Aces qualifier Flight 1 Gross: 1st Mark Higgs, 2nd Ed Frees, 3rd Paul Brauer Net: 1st Mark Higgs and Ed Frees, 3rd Paul Brauer, Robert Fish and Stan Mohoric Flight 2 Gross: 1st Rick Nelson and Steve Lowe, 3rd Bob Reider and Gene Kivi Net: 1st Rick Nelson…
Bob Greene, Publicity I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the Director of Tournaments for MOGA, Mr. Aki Yasuda. Aki and his wife have lived in Sun Lakes for the past six years, and he has been the director for the past five years. He says he’s been playing golf “for…
Mary Nelson Results of the CLGA Combo event on April 13 are as follows – Flight 1: 1st Cathy Bass, 2nd (tie) Marylana Breit and Mary Nelson; Flight 2: 1st Nancy Gahn, 2nd (tie) Sandy Worden and Judy Onken; Flight 3: 1st Virginia Diers, 2nd (tie) Molly Westgate and Jan Martin; Flight 4: 1st Tammy…
The Sun Lakes Lady Niners have continuously raised funds for causes they believe in. This year, instead of supporting a national group, they decided to raise money that would stay here in our Sun Lakes community. The first name that came up was the Sun Lakes fire district. The Sun Lakers Niners wanted to purchase…
On April 18, the Oakwood Lady Niners Golf Association announced the winning players in three different areas for 2017: The State Medallion Club winner for Low Gross score was Pat Stead, while Linda Liberti won for Low Net. Our Club Championship winners were also announced: Overall Club Championship winner was Joyce Parker, and winning in…
Bob Armstrong, Publicity So, once again, at high noon on May 9, the members of the Palo Verde CC and the Cottonwood CC were treated to a demonstration of golf played well when our assistant pros competed in a “Skins Game,” this time held at the CWCC course. The winner of the event was our…
Molly Bergesen On April 11, our Oakwood Niners group welcomed 24 from the Cottonwood Lady Niners; this was organized by Julie Schneider, who is a member of both Cottonwood/Oakwood groups. A total of 57 ladies played. It was a beautiful morning for our “mixer.” We started with breakfast snacks, then we all headed out to…
Bruce McCorkle Congratulations to the IMGA/Phase 1 Home and Home Champions – 1st Place: Ed Norris, Joe Rizzi, Chris Bell, Jon Kelley. The Home and Home with Phase 1 was well attended, and a good time was had by all. Hole-in-One: Bob Deken got a hole-in-one on No. 10 during IMGA play. Congratulations, Bob! Weekly…
Bruce McCorkle “It’s been a life accented by wonderful memories and good fortune, but also great tragedy,” recounts Danny Smith, our IMGA Golfer of the Month. Born in 1948, he grew up in a modest neighborhood only a few blocks from Grosse Pointe, the mansion-filled suburb of Detroit on Lake Sinclair where the automotive elite…