Kathie Marshall SaddleBrooke, our sister community to the south, provided a beautiful backdrop for the second Battle for the Saddle tennis tournament. The three-day event featured men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, POP tennis, and exhibition matches with both the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Associations engaged in friendly competition to vie for the Battle…
What a fantastic day! Ken Martin organized the first Ken’s Barbies Ranch Tournament. Gold went to Toni Starner and Lynn Kehoe, Silver went to Deb Wieczorek and Sherry Barto, and Bronze went to Karen Deirdzinske and Deb Witten. However all members of this pickleball group were winners. We enjoyed fabulous play, great weather, and friendship.…
Patti Jo Lewis Presidents Cup Tournament Pam Horwitt, president of SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 President’s Cup: Evie Thompson. She had an impressive net score of 138 for the two-day event. Evie was in the top four at the end of Day 1 and teed…
Patti Jo Lewis In February, a great group of our SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) players chose to participate in the 2024 “Take a Swing at Cancer” golf tournament at the Preserve Golf Course at SaddleBrooke. Melanie Timberlake and Kay Johnson captured Closest to the Pin wins. Thanks to all the women who support…
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association is in for a busy year! This year’s Board of Directors is determined to create avenues of fun for all of its members. There will be competitive events scheduled as well as purely social ones for members to get to know each other outside of their normal playing circles. On…
Pat Albu The Ranchette Putters had more than 100 people come out for the St. Patty’s Couples Tournament on March 6, and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun, despite the cloudy, cool weather. Susie Morrill and her committee did a fantastic job decorating the putting green and the dining room with Irish decor,…
The SaddleBrooke Rotary Club is busy planning the 24th annual Fore For Kids Golf Tournament scheduled for Monday, April 22, at The Preserve Golf Club. This year the tournament is being co-sponsored by Arizona Hearing Specialists. Fore For Kids was held at MountView Country Club for many years before moving to Oro Valley Country Club…
Some of the Ranch Pickleballers competed in the first annual Pickle-Licious Jingle Jam held at Dove Mountain Gallery Sports Club. The tournament was a fundraiser to provide needed medical equipment to local residents. Patrick Fancher and Hobie Richards took first place in the 3.0 men’s mixed age category and Hobie Richards and Lisa Richards took…
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…
Cathy Kauffman Look at the size of that trophy! We all join SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) Director of Events Anna Ung in congratulating all the SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball players who participated in the Battle for the Saddle tournament with SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA), Oct. 20 through 22. There are too many medalists to mention, but all players contributed…