Rick Lantgen, General Manager A few years ago former PGA Tour player and current NBC/Golf Channel Commentator Peter Jacobsen was asked, “What is it that still excites you about the game of golf?” Without hesitation Peter said, “Arriving at the golf course early in the morning, the smell of fresh cut grass in the air,…
Category: March 2016
Card Games & Sports, March 2016
Pickleball news
There’s never been a better time to check out the game with the funny name. Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in America, is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong and with its smaller than tennis court size makes it the perfect game for the sports enthusiast or even the average guy…
Card Games & Sports, March 2016
SunBird Golf Club offers free introductory golf lessons
Are you interested in playing golf but don’t know how to get started? This lesson is for you. SunBird Golf Club’s top players from our Ladies and Men’s clubs will introduce you to the basic shots: driving, chipping and putting. You will learn how to play a hole, from teeing it up to putting it…
Card Games & Sports, March 2016
Men’s Golf Association
Norm Ott The SunBird Men’s Golf Association, a/k/a The Men’s Club kicks off the New Year each January with the exciting and popular Match Play Challenge. The match play format consists of two players playing against each other in a hole by hole contest. The winner of the most holes in the match is declared…
Card Games & Sports, March 2016
Welcome to March…It’s almost springtime
The Pro Shop Hours have changed and we will be open from 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tee times will start at 8:00 a.m. You can make tee times by calling in, stopping by the shop or going online at www.Sunbirdgolf.com under the Tee Times section. On Sundays the course opens at 8:00 a.m. for tee times…
Card Games & Sports, March 2016
Tennis Club news
Christine Terechenok Tennis is winding down this season with March and April events scheduled. Upcoming activities: March 10-12 – Cottonwood hosts East/West Tournment March 19 – Springfield hosts SunBird March 21-25 – IronOaks hosts Claycourt Tournament March 26 – SunBird tennis in-house year end picnic April 22 – SunBird hosts IronOaks An update on the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
SunBird 18 Holers news and scores
Tammy Bachofner Can you believe its spring already? It’s currently the end of January as I write and still very crisp in the morning with the sun’s warmth not coming out until afternoon. I hope that by the time this goes to print we are not bundling up for morning golf! Congratulations to the SunBird…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Al-Anon
The new 12-step Al-Anon group meets Monday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the Ceramics Room of the SunBird Clubhouse. If you are concerned about the drinking problems of someone you care about, come and join in on our discussions and receive some help for your peace of mind.
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Republican Club meeting update
The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature “Islamic Terrorism and the 2016 Presidential Elections: If the GOP Does Not Protect Us, Nobody Will” at its regular meeting Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arizona Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248. The public is…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
Walk Away The Pounds
Lillian Donley A free exercise class is Monday through Friday in the Ballroom from 8:00-8:45 a.m. It’s more than walking. It’s a full body workout. Make your New Year’s resolution to exercise more. Exercise not only changes your body, it changes your mind, your attitude and your mood! Come join us. “A body in motion,…