Tag: Golf

SBRWGA honors 2019 Club Champions

Trish Kelly On April 1 and 2, the SBR Women’s Golf Association held its eighth annual Club Championship tournament. Any SBRWGA member who had posted a minimum of five league play-days in the prior twelve months was eligible to compete in the Club Championship flight. Qualifying members aged 70+ years could choose to compete in…

Ranchette Putters open to all ladies at SBR

Camille Esterman If you are looking for a fun way to meet other ladies at SBR, try your hand at putting or improve your current short game, Ranchette Putters is the club for you. No sponsor or invitation is needed to join. Every Wednesday morning, members assemble on SBR’s 18-hole green. After being assigned to…

Gold level sponsor addresses putters

Camille Esterman Using a game format, Leslie Brown revealed fun facts about real estate in SBR. Ranchette Putters were enthusiastically involved with this presentation from our first gold level sponsor. Thank you, Oracle Land & Homes, Les and Leslie Brown – the Sell, Buy and Rent Team, for your continuing support. Other gold level sponsors…

SBR Couples’ Golf Champions crowned for 2019

Rick Snowden and Mary Snowden, (Gross Champions) and Diane Taylor and Eric Taylor, (Net Champions) with Mike Jahaske (Director of Golf, SBR)

The second annual SBR Couples Golf Championship tournament, sponsored by P. Thomsen Consulting, LLC, was held on Sunday, March 10 at SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club. Twenty-four couples competed for gross and net honors as well as additional net prizes in four flights. Sunny, near calm conditions and complimentary range balls, courtesy of SBR Pro Mike…

SBRWGA kicks off their Coyote Queen Tournament

CJ Kerley The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) kicked off their first Coyote Queen tournament. This tournament is in honor of our sponsor, Coyote Golf Cars, who has generously sponsored this event for the past two years. This year the format has changed to a tournament every other month where the net winner will…

SBRWGA 2019 President’s Cup Tournament winners

President’s Cup winner and Flight Winners. Front row: Sterlyn Robertson, Jeanne Osterlund, Janice Mihora, Mary Snowden, Linda Sherfy; Back row: Mary Anderson, Kate Thomsen, Jeanne Jensen, Cheryl Reddy, Cheri Alfrey, Brenda Armenia, Melanie Timberlake, Norma Barnes, Alison Livett; Not pictured: Alex Anna and Sue Wells.

Jeanne Osterlund The 2019 President’s Cup Tournament was held on March 5 and 6. This is a two-day low net tournament held once a year. The winner is commemorated on the perpetual trophy and receives a nice prize. Thirty-nine women competed in five flights to become President’s Cup champion. At the end of the first…

Golf balls for a good cause

You probably remember the game show Let’s Make a Deal in which Monty Hall would select contestants from the audience and trade items of value for another item. “Let’s Make a Deal” has come to a garage in SaddleBrooke! You can pick up ten gently-used golf balls, in exchange for your $5 bill. All golfers…

Putting tips from the pros

Mike Jahaske demonstrates how ‘reading the green’ from a squatting position improves accuracy; Photo by Camille Esterman.

Camille Esterman SBR golf pros, Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke, joined the Ranchette Putters for an in-depth session of learning how to ‘read the green’. While rotating around the putting area, Mike and Ken gave pointers to each team. Our pros described how they would line up a shot, look for breaks on the ground,…

Putters recruit new members at the Club Expo

Camille Esterman An explosion of pink greeted attendees of the Club Expo as they approached the Ranchette Putters’ booth. Posters displaying activities from the prior year and membership information added to the colorful display. Club members Terry Pendy, Irene Kiel and Debi Kerth signed up 25 potential members. Each signee was invited to join the…