Every year, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) awards the Most Improved Player award to the member who has shaved the most strokes off of her handicap. All members know that winning this award is quite an accomplishment! This year’s award went to Evie Thompson. Evie’s recipe for success is playing two to three…
It was a mighty cold morning on Jan. 3 at The Views Golf Course in Oro Valley. But that wasn’t enough to stop 22 members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) from playing in the Kachina Dolls Tournament. The golfers bundled up and played the beautiful course, and many were awarded prizes for…
Beth Chamberlin In early January, the 2021 SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) Board of Directors handed over the reins to the newly elected 2022 board. The SBRWGA is a very active club at the Ranch. Every Tuesday is league day where players compete in various golf games. The leadership also hosts many fun tournaments…
Carol Mihal The brisk mornings of Nov. 15 and 16 both turned into beautiful days for the ladies of the SBR Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) to hold their 10th annual Club Championship Tournament. Ladies 70 and older were automatically included in the Senior Club Championship bracket. Winners of the tournament were decided based on the combined gross…
Carol Mihal On the brisk but beautiful morning of Tuesday, Dec. 7, the ladies of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participated in their annual Member-Member Tournament. With the theme for this year’s tournament being “Isn’t She Lovely,” several partner groups came dressed or accessorized in the spirit of the theme with feathers, tiaras,…
Carol Mihal The SBR Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participates annually in the Arizona Golf Association’s (AGA) State Medallion Tournament. This is a year-long event for women of AGA member clubs. Each club records the best two-score low gross total and two-score low net total from the four rounds designated as State Medallion rounds during the…
Carol Mihal On Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, Kathi Dyer had a hole-in-one on day two of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Assocation’s Club Championship Tournament. This hole-in-one was on hole number 5, was approximately 98 yards, and Kathi used a 5-hybrid to make the perfect shot. Kathi celebrated her excellent shot afterwards at the Ranch…
Carol Mihal The brisk morning of Tuesday, Oct. 19, turned into a beautiful day for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association’s (SBRWGA) annual Telegraph Tournament. This tournament began many years ago, prior to many organized sport associations, when most players were unable to travel to competitions. Local competitions were then held, and the results were…
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) sponsored a Coffee Get-Together on the morning of Nov. 4 for all members who joined in 2021. Many members of the SBRWGA Board of Directors attended, along with golf pros Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke. Of the 25 new members in 2021, 14 ladies attended this…
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) held its 2021 Solheim Cup Tournament on Oct. 25 and 26. The official Solheim Cup Tournament, which began in 1990, is for professional women golfers in teams of American vs. European golf competitors. The SBRWGA Solheim participants were divided into two equitable handicap teams by team co-captains.…