Carol Mihal On a beautiful morning in early May, 46 ladies of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) celebrated the fourth of May (a day earlier than Cinco de Mayo) by playing a game called The Mexican Hat Dance. This game entailed the players of each team deciding who “La Capitana” would be before teeing…
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Sports, June 2021
SBRWGA 2021 La Conquistadora del Sud Tournament
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) members recently completed their participation in the La Conquistadora del Sud Tournament sponsored by the Southern District Women’s Golf Association (SDWGA) in southern Arizona. This is a two-day low net eclectic tournament, which was played on March 23 and April 13. An eclectic game results in one…
Sports, June 2021
2021 SBR Couples Golf Champions Crowned
Paul Knott The fourth annual SaddleBrooke Ranch Couples Golf Championship tournament, sponsored by PThomsen Consulting, LLC, was held on Sunday, April 11 at SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club. Twenty-six couples competed for gross and net honors, as well as for additional prizes for low net scores in four flights. Shirley Purcell and Bruce Haney won the…
Sports, June 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them (Mistakes 11 and 12)
David Zapatka This 12 common mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first 10 mistakes over the past five…
Sports, June 2021
SBRWGA Takes Third Place in CWGA Competition
Carol Mihal Fifteen ladies from the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participated in the 2020-21 City Women’s Golf Association’s (CWGA) Golf Tracks season competition in the Tucson area. The CWGA group, originally formed in 1951, organized five tournaments this year at various golf courses in and around Tucson. This multi-tournament event provides cross-city golf…