Beth Chamberlin The Catalina Cup is a club competition that runs from October through April. The season was made up of nine matches played at various courses in the Tucson area. Barb Simms and Jean Cheszek co-captained the team from SaddleBrooke Ranch. On April 4, the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) hosted the Catalina Cup…
The fifth annual SBR Couples Golf Championship tournament, sponsored by PThomsen Consulting, LLC, was held on April 10 at SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club. Twenty-two couples competed for gross and net championship honors, along with additional prizes for low net scores in four flights. Jean and Ed Cheszek are the 2022 SBR Couples Gross Champions. They…
Camille Esterman The putting greens at SaddleBrooke One appeared to be full of spring flowers as the Ranchette Putters (in pink) were hosted by the Verde Sputters (in green). Members of both clubs enjoyed a picture-perfect day, while trying to read the challenging 18 holes. A delicious lunch at the Vistas followed the event, where…
Beth Chamberlin It was a beautiful day at SaddleBrooke Ranch on March 7 for the Kachina Dolls golf event. Nearly 60 golfers participated in the event, with more than half of the field being members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association. Several players from the Ranch were winners in the various flights. Jeanne Osterlund…
Beth Chamberlin The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) hosted the annual Presidents Cup Tournament on Feb. 28 and March 1. More than 40 members competed in the two-day tournament, which is also the first State Medallion tournament of the year. The competition in each flight was tight with many of the flights having at…
Tom Graham The Ryder Cup is one of golf’s preeminent golfing events. It consists of 12-member teams from the U.S. and Europe competing over three days for the ultimate prize—winning. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) Ryder Cup event consists of two teams of 50 members each representing the blue and the red of…
Beth Chamberlin Every golfer knows that having a hole-in-one is a pretty amazing and rare occurrence. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association had two women with aces in less than three weeks! Mindy Hawkins was playing on Feb. 22 when she got hers. She used her 8 iron on hole number 5 to hit her…
Beth Chamberlin Jean Cheszek and Carol Mihal represented the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) at the State Medallion Tournament. Jean and Carol earned the right to compete in the statewide tournament by winning the SBRWGA local qualifying tournaments held throughout the year. Jean won the medallion for the low gross score, and Carol won…
Camille Esterman Cloudy, cold, damp, windy weather greeted the Ranchette Putters on Wednesday mornings in January. Bundled up in winter clothing, ladies faced challenging and changing conditions—including a brief rain shower as a putting session ended and everyone rushed into the Hacienda Club. The initial layer of cold, damp precipitation often caused the green to…
Camille Esterman Delighted to begin putting again and socializing weekly, the Ranchette Putters welcomed their unanimously elected board at a general meeting on Jan. 5. Heading the new board is President Jacque Hendricks. Serving with her are: Vice President Susie Merrill, Treasurer Judie Townsend, Secretary Pam Engelhardt, Statistician Doris Carlin, Events Coordinator Jodie Walker-Love, and…