Bruce Pape, MOGA Club Champion Bruce grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. His career started in software systems, later transitioned to HR, and he eventually was VP compensation and HR systems for an organization with $11.5 billion in sales and 47,000 employees before retiring in October of 2010. Bruce has won eight Club…
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Sports, November 2023
MOGA November Update
Mark Nilsen, Tournament Chairman Many board members and volunteers are involved in doing the “heavy lifting,” which enables Men’s Oakwood Golf Association (MOGA) to be the outstanding men’s golf league that it is. None carry a heavier burden than Mark Nilsen. His inclusion of new games, the shootout competition, dealing with last-minute changes, and transitioning…
October 2023
MOGA News and Events
Welcome Back! Kudos to those MOGA (Men’s Oakwood Golf Association) members who braved the summer heat and played anyway. Welcome back to our snowbirds. And welcome to anyone who is considering joining a fun and challenging men’s golf league. MOGA plays on the three nine-hole courses in Oakwood (Lakes, Palms, and Sonoran) every Thursday, and…
Sports, May 2023
MOGA News
Club Championship Final Results Playing from the blue tees, Bruce Pape won the MOGA Club Championship by a nine-point margin, and Bill Lewis won the Super Senior Championship by a whopping 15-stroke lead! Placing first in their flights for the three-week tournament were: Flight 2: Steve Engler, Flight 3: Daniel Kiska, Flight 4: Bruce McCorkle,…
Sports, April 2023
MOGA News and Scores
President’s Cup Garry Loncon persevered and pulled out a narrow one-point victory over Jeffery Cohen in the three-week MOGA President’s Cup Tournament (216 vs. 217). While Jeffery stood alone in second place and Lee Smith was the only third place winner, fourth place was shared with Rodger Brandt, Eddie Cauffman, Kirwan Flannery, Gary Leath, James…
Sports, March 2023
March MOGA News
Member/Member Tournament: The Member/Member Tournament was held on Jan. 19, and the results are in. Rick Cowley and Mark Starley won the first flight in spite of having a tied score of 63 with Ken Gaylord and Steve Engler. Dan Muth and Rich Popham soundly won the second flight by two strokes. Steve Crowell and…
Sports, March 2023
MOGA News and Events
Home and Home with Sun Lakes: MOGA (Men’s Oakwood Golf Association) members Jim Ray and Rodger Brandt joined forces with Jim Tate and Tim Billman to narrowly win the MOGA/Sun Lakes Home and Home Tournament by one stroke. Congratulations! First-Place Winners in Their Flight: * Jan. 5, Oakwood Shootout: The Oakwood Shootout is a yearlong series…
Sports, January 2023
MOGA News
MOGA Wins the Ryder Cup! The top MOGA (Men’s Oakwood Golf Association) winners were Dan Bogaard, Kevin Goodwin, Tim Cooper, Pat Wilson, Ron Rogers, Dan Kiska, Richard Engler, Mark Palmatier, Randy Moe, Rodger Brandt, Eddie Cauffman, Leroy Hall, Jim Ray, Brian Thornton, William Knack, Michael Krol, Tom Kiste, Steve Toon, and Gary Hansen. Oakwood Shootout:…
Sports, December 2022
MOGA News
Bruce McCorkle New MOGA Board: We are pleased to introduce the new 2023 MOGA board: President: Ron Dodd Vice President: Matt Robertson Treasurer: Ken Gaylord Secretary: Vic Russelavage We thank these gentlemen for stepping forward to take on these leadership roles! Coming Soon: Ironwood/Oakwood Ryder Cup, Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 at noon Holiday Dinner and…
Sports, May 2022
MOGA Update
If you are new to the community or would like to spend some time on the golf course, why not join MOGA? Our Thursday games are a good way to meet some new friends. You don’t have to be a resident of IronOaks to join our group. We have over 380 active and handicap-only members…