Tag: Golf

The Desert Heat Pick Your Partner Open

Tom Graham The SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club in conjunction with the Women’s Golf Association and the Men’s Golf Association held its first community wide special event. Forty-eight two-person teams were placed in four flights for a Ryder Cup style event over two days in August. Each nine holes challenged the teams to a new game.…

Rewarded after receiving professional advice

Camille Esterman Golf club pros Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke flank several award-winning putters: Mary Schlachter, Sandy Bickelhaupt, CJ Kerley and Karen Ransom. Forty-six members of the club teamed up with our pros for a fun, instructional event. With assigned handicaps, putters were challenged to beat the pros on the 18-hole green. Low scores and…

SBRWGA 2018 Telegram Tournament results

CJ Kerley The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) held its 2018 Telegraph Tournament on Tuesday, August 28. This tournament began years ago prior to many organized sport associations and when most players were unable to travel to competitions. Local competitions were held and the results were sent via telegraph to organizers to determine winners.…

Putters conquer the Dog Days of Summer

Camille Esterman Heat and humidity greeted the Ranchette Putters as they arrived each Wednesday morning in July. Although conditions were sticky, cool heads prevailed and many ladies were very successful in reading the 18-hole SBR green. Monthly prizes are given out to putters with the first, second and third lowest average scores and putters who…

Putters moved to action

Camille Esterman Sheron Jones, an American Gold Star Mother and President of the Tucson Chapter of Wreaths Across America, addressed the Ranchette Putters on August 15. As the mother of a fallen hero, she is passionate about the program that annually places Christmas wreaths on the graves of our service men and women. Wreaths Across…

SBRMGA – something is always happening

Thomas Graham The Men’s Golf Association together with the Women’s Golf Association and the Ranch Community at large completed the inaugural Pick Your Partner Open over two days, August 15 and 16. The results are available to all via the SBRMGA website www.sbrmga.org. Merely click on the Communications tab and then the Current Newsletter drop…

Putting through July weather conditions

Camille Esterman Heat and humidity greeted the Ranchette Putters as they arrived each Wednesday morning in July. Although conditions were sticky, cool heads prevailed and many ladies were very successful in reading the 18-hole SBR green. Monthly prizes are given out to putters with the first, second and third lowest average scores and putters who…

SBRWGA announces the Queen of Swing winners for July

Cj Kerley SBR Women’s Golf Association announces the Queens of Swing winners for July. On Tuesday, July 3 the women golfers competed in the Queens of Swing tournament held the first Tuesday of each month with one low gross winner and one low net winner. Golfers can only win once and are invited to participate…

Putters celebrate the Fourth and recognize June winners

Camille Esterman Patriotic obstacles, strategically placed on the putting green, created a festive atmosphere on Wednesday morning, July 4. Ranchette Putters arrived in red, white and blue outfits ready to celebrate the holiday and test their skills. A social followed putting, where club members enjoyed delicious patriotic parfaits and congratulated award winners for June. The…

SBRMGA upcoming special events

  Tom Graham The Men’s Golf Association continues to present events that appeal to existing and new members. This year a new event is being scheduled. It is a FedX styled event. Points won throughout the year will be tallied with the top 48 eligible to compete in this special event. The event will be…