Swinging Into the New Year

2024 Club Championship 1st Place Winners in their flight from left to right: Janice Mihora (tied), Nancy Willcoxon, Debbie Shelton, Club Champion Jean Cheszek and Senior Club Champion Barb Simms, Charlotte Graham (tied), Sherry Leasure (tied), Mary Snowden, and Diane Coughlin (tied).

Patti Jo Lewis

Club Championship: After the heavy rain on Nov. 3, the course was closed on Nov. 4 and Day One of the tournament had to be canceled. Forty-six SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) golfers trekked out on Day Two, with cart path only and early chilly temperatures. The sun came out and it was beautiful Ranch weather. And the winners are: Club Champion Jean Cheszek shot a 74, and Senior Club Champion Barb Simms shot an impressive 88.

Club Championship Division

Flight One: Jean Cheszek (1st), Kathy Anderson (2nd), Trisha Kelly (3rd)

Flight Two: Debbie Shelton (1st), Diana Walton (2nd), Faye Puelston (3rd)

Flight Three: Diane Coughlin (1st), Janice Mihora (2nd), Susan Ness (3rd)

Flight Four: Jen Valverde (1st), Pilar Borm (2nd), Carol Sacks (3rd)

2024 Club Champion Jean Cheszek (right) shot an impressive 74; 2024 Senior Club Champion Barb Simms (left) shot an impressive 88.

Senior Championship Division

Flight One: Barb Simms (1st), Brenda Armenia (2nd), Melanie Timberlake (3rd)

Flight Two: Mary Snowden (1st), Carol Mihal (2nd)

Flight Three: Nancy Willcoxon (1st), Trudy Hanley (2nd), Cathy Steel (3rd)

Plum Gold Division

Sherry Leasure (1st), Charlotte Graham (2nd), Mary Drake (3rd), Bonnie Stark (4th)

Gold Division

Barbara Saffran (1st)

Closest to the Pin

Trudy Hanley (hole #2)

Kathy Anderson (hole #5)

Debbie Shelton (hole #12)

Lenore Kolhoff (hole #14)

So many folks to thank: Our Professionals, Mike and Ken. Maggie Merrick and the Social Committee; Nanci Messner, Kathi Dyer, and the League Day Team. Our Tournament Sponsors: Kim Tucker, M.D. Banner University Medicine; Harn Legacy; Golf Cars of Arizona. Our Closest to the Pin (CTP) Sponsors: Team Platinum, Pride Solar Panel Cleaning, and Stone Canyon Painting.

Catalina Cup Team! We are pleased to announce our 2024-25 Catalina Cup Team (see photo). The Catalina Cup is a Gross and Net Match Play competition between 10 local clubs taking place between October 2024 and May 2025. Six team members in three flights are sent from each of ten participating clubs to play one another. Points awarded at each competition are accumulated throughout the season. Awards are presented at the culmination of the season to the team with the most overall points, the team with the most gross points, and the team with the most net points. SBRWGA team hosted the first round on Oct. 28 at the Ranch (host teams do not play on their own golf course).

One More Tournament: As we round out 2024, our last tournament is the Updegraff Cup on Dec. 2 and 3.