Camille Esterman On March 21, the Ranchette Putters enjoyed brunch with two major sponsors – Golf Cars of AZ and the Buy, Sell, and Rent Team from Oracle Land & Homes. Ranchette Putters would like to thank all of our sponsors for their generous support: Oracle Land & Homes, Les and Leslie Brown; Xpert Automotive,…
CJ Kerley On March 19 and 20, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association held its 2018 President’s Cup Tournament. The President’s Cup is a two-day low net tournament. Thirty-six women competed in four different flights to become the 2018 SBRWGA President’s Cup Champion. After the first day of competition, Bonnie Stark led the field…
CJ Kerley SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association “Queens of Swing” winners for March 6 were Barb Simms with an overall low gross of 85 and Jo Garcia with an overall low net of 66. There was a card off between Jo Garcia and Joyce DeYoung for low net. First Flight winners: Jean Cheszek low…
Rick Dahlin, Co-Chair The men of Unit 8a held their first ever golf scramble on April 4. Sixteen men participated in the inaugural event. Teams were selected by taking the four lowest handicapped players in our unit who then captained each team. Everyone else was assigned teams by using a blind draw. To even…
Tom Graham What a great start to the New Year. Our weekly games provided the perfect backdrop to the golfing stage. Raising the curtain each week with an individually flighted competition or a team competition be it two-man, four-man or best ball, or a scramble, or a rotating scramble and, of course, a Stableford…
Camille Esterman Early on Wednesday mornings a Ranchette Putters’ set-up team is busy placing stakes on the SBR 18-hole putting green. Their efforts mark the starting point for each hole, creating a par two putting challenge. Monthly prizes are given out to putters with the most holes-in-one (six or more) and the first, second…
Camille Esterman Our heartfelt thanks go out to the golf pros at SaddleBrooke Ranch. On Valentine’s Day Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke joined the Ranchette Putters for their weekly session on SBR’s 18-hole green. Each pro putted with nine different teams, on nine different holes. In many cases our pros putted first and explained…
Paul Knott The first annual Couples Golf Championship tournament was held on Sunday, March 11 at SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club. Twenty-six couples competed for gross and net championship honors as well as additional gross and net prizes in three flights. The cold, damp weather and light, occasional rain greeted the golfers for their 8:00…
Camille Esterman The putting greens at SaddleBrooke One appeared to be full of spring flowers as the Ranchette Putters were hosted by the Verde Sputters. Members of both clubs enjoyed a challenging 18-hole event, followed by a delicious lunch at the Vistas. The buffet even included the ability to make customized Arnold Palmers. The…
Tom Graham 2018 has seen the MGA participate in its second PIMA Cup competition. A big thank you goes to our team consisting of Ed Cheszek, Mike Ewing, Dave Hansel, Jim Lindley, Karl Knight and Ed Robertson. The team traveled to the Forty Niners home course January 29. Presently the two host course teams…