Pat Albu The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Ranchette Putters met for a luncheon on Jan. 11 in the Sol Ballroom, and Doris Carlin was announced as the Roadrunner of the Year! Doris had the lowest gross average among all the members, at 35.189. This was quite an accomplishment, and for her efforts, she won $35 in prize…
Pam Engelhardt The Ranchette Putters came together on a December morning to toast peace on Earth with a special holiday mimosa. After a beautiful morning of putting, the members gathered for a meeting with cupcakes, coffee, and tea. Several members dressed for the holiday celebration, including our very own President Susie Morrill. Lowest Gross Average—Sue…
Pam Engelhardt Judy McDermott, executive director of The First Tee of Tucson, was a special guest at the Ranchette Putters general meeting. Judy told the members how she got involved with The First Tee. Judy partnered with the City of Tucson and the PGA Tour to develop The First Tee of Tucson in 2006 and became executive…
Pam Engelhardt November was a month with five Wednesdays to rack up lots of holes-in-one, and that they did! We had more than 579 Putters who participated in the month of November. Here are the results. Lowest Goss Average—Doris Carlin, 35.200 Second Lowest Gross Average—Barbara Saffron, 35.500 Third Lowest Gross Average—Marilyn Heasley, 35.667 Lowest Net Average—Bernice Casey, 32.933…
Pam Engelhardt On a very cold afternoon on Nov. 30, the Ranchette Putters hosted a Friends Giving Tournament for member couples. Couples gathered at the Hacienda to get their name tags and to find out which team and which hole to start on. There were 130 putters that met on the putting green to participate in this…
Pam Engelhardt Twenty Ranchette Putters signed up for a free lesson from SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke. The Ranchette Putters listened to Mike give the fundamentals of the putting stroke, after which they practiced on the putting green while Mike and Ken went around to help all the members. Over an hour…
Pam Engelhardt August was another month the Ranchette Putters showed off their skills. With two putting lessons from our SaddleBrooke Ranch Pros Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke, the Ranchette Putters had another record-breaking month, with 252 holes-in-one! Way to go, ladies! The following Ranchette Putters were awarded gift cards for their outstanding putting. Lowest Gross Average: Barbara…
The following members were recognized for their fantastic putting skills for the months of May and June. May Awards Lowest Gross Average: Mary Schlachter, 36.333 Second Lowest Gross Average: Linda Nobel and Mary Anderson, 37.250 Third Lowest Gross Average: Jean Sticha, 37.333 Lowest Net Average: Debra Van Tassel, 34.400 Second Lowest Net Average: Elizabeth Larson,…
A Couples Event was hosted by the Ranchette Putters for their members. This was a fun time for the members to show off their putting skills. Lots of laughter was the highlight of the event, as several couples displayed their unique styles of putting. Several awards were handed out as the Putters gathered at Ed’s…
On May 10, the Ranchette Putters hosted the Quail Creek Putters for a tournament here at the Ranch. Quail Creek arrived with a busload of Putters to start the event promptly at 9:30 a.m. The event committee greeted all putters with leis to start the Hawaiian-themed event. We even had a few dressed for the occasion…