The first of what is hoped will be an annual event, The SaddleBrooke Open was held on Thursday, April 22 and Saturday, April 24. With the consideration and approval of the Board of the SMGA, t… Read more
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CD Water Aerobics at MountainView Pool starts at 9 a.m. Join us for a different type of water aerobics, Monday through Saturday. We have different CDs for each day. It is an all-over workout f… Read more
On April 17, 2021, Saddlebrooke Swim Club hosted their first official meet for SaddleBrooke team members at the DesertView pool. The club has not met since the onset of COVID-19. At the meet, … Read more
Tim Ward is full of positive energy as he manages his SaddleBrooke Senior softball team in their final game of the winter season last month. Read more
Even on a day with crazy weather, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners have fun golfing. On Tuesday, April 27, the weather forecast could never have predicted the variety of weather for that morning. … Read more
The thing about golf is that no matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to get worse. Such was written on one of the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon character posters … Read more
Scrambles in golf involve teams of four playing their own ball. They choose the most advantageous ball position from the four tee shots and then, everyone hits their second shot from that posi… Read more
The Desert Gems 7.0 women’s 65 and older team won the league and will go to sectionals on Friday, December 3 through Sunday, December 5. Since SaddleBrooke restricts court use to members only,… Read more
For many years, Thanksgiving workouts were dedicated to fun relays. Coach Doug had a bucket full of balls. It’s not as easy as it looks to move a bunch of balls down a lane and then hand them … Read more
Golf, like age, is only a number, unless you’re retirement age, have an itchin’ to play near scratch golf, and the number is 165 for a two-day 36-hole total gross score. On Tuesday, April 20 a… Read more
MountainView Preserve Lady Niner's annual Club Championship was held on Monday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 13 at MountainView golf courses. Congratulations goes to Charlene Leach, the 2021 Cl… Read more
Paula Vogel, Marcy Tixier and their committee put together a "Bring a Friend" fun day with golf, a raffle, and goody bags on Tuesday, May 4. The raffle tickets were sold to honor Sister Jose W… Read more
Almost to the day, one year ago, SaddleBrooke swimmers were preparing for a swimming competition. On March 14, 2020, COVID-19 struck as our team was just about to host the annual Long Distance… Read more
This year marked the 21st annual MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association’s (MPWGA) Presidents Cup Championship honoring our 12 past presidents, and our current president, Debbie McMulli… Read more
For all of you long suffering golfers who have played for most of your life, you won’t like this story. Lan N. Bedard only started playing golf in 2001. She didn’t start playing regularly unti… Read more
CD Water Aerobics at MountainView Pool starts at 9 a.m.Join us for a different type of water aerobics, Monday through Saturday. We have different CDs for each day. It is an all-over workout fo… Read more
Egads and golf gadzooks galore! Tuesday, March 23 was a thrilling and terrific trifecta for Cathy Quesnell during a MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) playday. There’s a fi… Read more
MPLN highlights the "Pairing" team members. Throughout the year the Mountain/View Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) play golf on Tuesday mornings either on Preserve or MountianView courses. By Wedne… Read more
While playing at the Preserve on Tuesday, April 6, Mark Kunnen thought he’d lost his ball on hole #6. He and Brian Gallup were looking for it in the desert at the top of the steep slope to the… Read more
This April, several of our SaddleBrooke golfers challenged three of the Pinehurst courses including the iconic #2! Read more
Last January through March, Saddlebrooke residents, Fran Meckler and Carol Kula of the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club arranged a drop-in session of pop tennis on Sunday afternoons. Many people showe… Read more
The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners have fun golf games that add much to our enjoyment of golf. Every Tuesday morning, we golf in friendly nine-hole games at one of the three SaddleBrooke golf course… Read more
After almost 30-years of teaching German and Humanities, Gerri and her husband, Robert, decided to retire. Their younger son and family live in Chandler and since Gerri grew up with mountains … Read more
Steve and Jennifer Dawson are the owners and pros at Bobby Riggs Racket and Paddle in Encinitas, California. When they decided to add pickleball to their well-regarded tennis program, pickleba… Read more
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On Saturday, February 13, Shel Jahn was playing at the Preserve with Dennis Marchand, Joe Oczak and Don Plappinger. On hole number six, Shel selected a nine-iron for a 140-yard shot over a dee… Read more
For the past five years, I’ve volunteered for the PGA Tour Champions tournament in Tucson, held at OMNI Tucson National Resort during the last week in February. As a walking scorer the last th… Read more
The MPMGA Tournament of Champions was held at the Preserve on January 13. Participants in the tournament are selected based on the number of points accumulated in MPMGA events held throughout … Read more
Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Leah Kari of Secure Senior Health Solutions [(520) 484-3807, leahkari4@gmail.com] and XPERT Automotive in Ca… Read more
The member-member match play tournament was held on Monday, January 18, Sunday, January 21 and Thursday, January 28. The 48 two-man teams were separated into six flights and seeded one through… Read more
Many moons before Earth landed on Mars or Venus, Martians and Venusians landed on Earth to explore evidence of extinct or fossilized microbial life, and to determine if it had ever been a livi… Read more
CD Water Aerobics at MountainView Pool starts now at 9 a.m. Join us for a different type of water aerobics, Monday through Saturday. We have different CDs for each day. It is an all-over worko… Read more
The passing of the torch is relinquishing responsibilities, a tradition, practice, or knowledge to another. This metaphoric expression alludes to the ancient Greek torch race, in which a light… Read more
Whether you like a challenging game of competitive golf or only to play for fun, SaddleBrooke Lady Niners may be just the golf club for you. Read more
Some of SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association INC’s (SPA) newest members have yet to experience pickleball “drop-in,” which is one of the most accessible and fun parts of playing. To backtrack t… Read more
The calendar page has turned over to January 2021. January 1 was always a gray day in my hometown and probably was for many of you as well. And then, we’d turn on the television to the Rose Pa… Read more
Michael Schumacher is not an experienced softball player but it didn’t stop him from signing up to play in the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Sidewinder League this winter. Read more
Monday Mixers has decided that this year’s 2020 to 2021 season will be cancelled. This is due to the coronavirus and our desire to make sure that the health and safety of our members be protected. Read more
SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association Inc (SPA) members are buzzing about the upcoming 125 rule revisions and additions to the 2021 USA Pickleball Official Rule Book. These rule changes go into … Read more
The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (“MPWGA”) took a COVID-19 mulligan on the Presidents Cup, originally scheduled last March. The two-day COVID-19-revised event was teed back u… Read more
I’m lucky to do what I do, Jay said as we were sitting down for my interview for this article. And, truth be told, it shows every day when we see Jay conducting golf lessons on our driving ran… Read more
The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners are very grateful to June Hill and Liz Carlson who founded this organization in 1990. Thanks to them, over 30 years later, we continue to enjoy our many golf games… Read more
The MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association planned to conduct their 2020 Club Championship on Monday, November 9 and Thursday, November 12. The November 9 round was scheduled for The Pre… Read more
It was a “swinging good time and exciting FUNdraiser” at the MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association’s (“MPWGA”) annual event for the University of Arizona Cancer Center. The calendar o… Read more
Each year, 15 members from the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) along with one of their PGA Members play a competition against the MountainView Preserve Men’s Association (MPMGA) wit… Read more
Since its origin in the 15th century, it has been called names like goiff, gowfe, gouf, and golve. Those who lament that the best four-letter words were already taken often pronounce it backwa… Read more
As is our tradition, the SaddleBrooke Niners gathered to celebrate the season and close out one year as a new one begins. The 2020 board led by Edie Crall has done a superb job under difficult… Read more