Tag: Golf

SBRWGA Celebrates Cuatro de Mayo

The ladies of SBRWGA celebrate Cuatro de Mayo golf together.

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…

SBRWGA 2021 La Conquistadora del Sud Tournament

Marlyce Mycka thanking our sponsors for supporting this 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…

Reconstruction at SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Course!

Crystal Gilbert and the SaddleBrooke Ranch maintenance crew are working with Oliphant, Inc. to install the new greens, while still maintaining the current grounds and landscaping. Construction of new homes continues in the background.

Toni Graves Oliphant, Inc. of Wisconsin is managing the work of replacing the current greens with fine-stemmed Bermuda grass. They have a long history of success with similar projects in the area. Residents at SaddleBrooke Ranch will see a large array of equipment and crews during the early summer months as all greens are dug…

2021 SBR Couples Golf Champions Crowned

Paul Thomsen (center) with Joe and Patty Cimo, gross score champions.

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…

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…

SBRWGA’s President’s Cup Tournament

Carol Mihal On March 29 and 30, the ladies of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) competed in their first major golf tournament of 2021, the President’s Cup. This tournament is a two-day low net tournament where the winner is commemorated on a perpetual plaque in the trophy case, and she receives a nice…

A Letter from the President of Ranchette Putters

Linda J. Sentivanac On March 11, the Ranchette Putters held a fun outing on the practice putting green. The next day, a pandemic was declared and all of our lives were changed. Since that time, we have hunkered down, awaiting a time when we could safely gather together again. We greatly miss the camaraderie of…

Attention Lady Golfers!

SBRWGA golfers social distancing (left to right) Monika Bartko, Judy Callahan, and Mary Snowden.

Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) invites women that enjoy playing 18 holes of golf to join a great group of women that make up our club. The goal of SBRWGA is to promote good fellowship, provide an opportunity to enjoy golf, enable our members to enjoy organized competition and social activities,…

Golf Course Maintenance Crew Holiday Appreciation

Chris Blake accepting the goodie bags from WGA President Jeanne Osterlund

Frank Hugus Each year SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) organizes the annual holiday fundraiser for our golf course maintenance crew. This is an annual tradition that both SBRMGA and SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) promote and support with their members to show their appreciation for what the SBR crew does for us, day in…

SBRWGA Announces New Board for 2021

SBRWGA 2021 Board (left to right): Carol Mihal, Cheryl Reddy, Joanne Oliver, Mindy Hawkins, Susan Pharr, Lorraine Smith, Trish Kelly, Alex Anna, Barb Simms, and Jeanne Osterlund (not pictured: Diane Taylor, Marci Whitehead, and Pam Horwitt)

Carol Mihal With an unusual and challenging 2020 behind us, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) is looking forward to the New Year with its newly-elected board to organize and lead the way to a wonderful year of golf and camaraderie. A large number of board members from 2020 decided to stay on for…