Bob Greene The 2017 President’s Cup Winner is Sid Schwartz! Sid has been playing for 68 years, which includes high school and college. Sid carried a 2 handicap until age and a shoulder injury modified his game 10 years ago. He’s had eight holes-in-one, the last one being six years ago on the Palms #4.…
Bob Greene We regret and apologize for neglecting to mention in last month’s article all of the ladies and all the course maintenance workers who donated to the Vega family at the loss of their son. The family is very grateful for all the assistance. Thank you all! The 2017 President’s Cup winner is Sid…
Bob Greene First and foremost, the Dominic Vega family and the MOGA Officers want to express their sincere appreciation for the donated funds by the MOGA players to the funeral expenses for Dominic’s son. Thank you all! The officers and Committee Chairman for 2017 are Jim Hooyman, treasurer; Craig Annis, vice president; Rich Castro, Membership;…
Bob Greene, Publicity The Officers of MOGA, the Pro Shop personnel and all the staff that support MOGA wish you the Blessings of a healthy and prosperous New Year. The second annual IronOaks Ryder Cup was played on November 15 at Ironwood (IMGA) and on the 17th at Oakwood (MOGA). On the 15th it was…
Bob Greene, Publicity With the advent of the hot days of summer and the migration of golfers, often referred to as snowbirds to other parts of the state and country, it is as if the golf season is drawing to a close, or at least a significant reduction of numbers of players on the courses.…
Jim Wegman, Publicity Hey, we had some April showers and that could mean May flowers or more grass on the fairways. As summer draws closer, many of our winter golfers are packing their suitcases, loading the cars, closing the house and heading out. Some of our members have already left for the season. We wish…
Bob Greene, Publicity There are two champions to congratulate in this MOGA April report: Rick Stephens for winning the President’s Cup in February and Peter Yoon for winning the Club Championship two years in a row on March 10. Rick shot a net score of 185 after three rounds; 58, 63 and 64. He has…
Bob Greene, Publicity We are pleased to report that MOGA has another Ace golfer, Mr. Jim Redden. On Thursday, January 21, Jim scored a hole-in-one on No. 7 of the Palms course. It just happens to be his fifth hole-in-one since 2003 and not all at Oakwood. His first was Papago Golf Course in Phoenix,…
Bob Greene, Publicity I am sad to report the passing of Neil Siegel on December 28, 2015, one of our senior members of MOGA. Neil was born and raised in Coney Island, New York on January 2, 1940. He married Barbara in 1966 and they moved to AZ in 1996. I always enjoyed riding with…
Bob Greene, Publicity We are pleased to report another MOGA member recorded his third hole in one. It happened to John Kolb on the third hole of the Sonoran on Thursday, November 12. He was playing with Pat Scinto and Dennis Schepp. They lost sight of the shot but knew it was headed for the…