Brendan Waddell, Golf Course Superintendent Mark your calendars for the following tournaments coming up in the next few months! Jan. 9 or 16 (Saturday): Founder’s Tournament* Feb. 6 or 13 (Saturday): Lion’s Club Tournament Feb. 24 (Wednesday): Bandits Tournament March 6 (Saturday): CRAB Tournament Shoot outs will be held Friday afternoons rather than Sunday afternoons.…
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Card Games & Sports, January 2021
Mens’ Golf Club Reminders and Events
Scott Moore Below are a number of the more notable issues discussed in the December Executive Committee meeting: 1. The golf course, as usual, would like our help in communicating, as well as practicing good golf etiquette as it relates to pace of play, repairing tee box, fairway and rough divots, and greenside ball marks.…
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
Tennis News from SunBird
Kenny and Rhonda Nelson Once again, as Jen reminded us last month, we cannot decide how to play if this COVID-19 does not get covered, distanced, and hand-wiped! Our numbers at the Tennis Club are down by COVID-19, but also the governments of our two countries are keeping our neighbors from the North away until…
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
2021: Happy New Year
Brendan Waddell, Golf Course Superintendent 2020 is over. It was an interesting year with all the changes we have made to the golf course, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the strange weather patterns. Hopefully, the pandemic will be gone soon, and the rain will fall. In December, I celebrated my SunBird birthday—I am one year old…
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
Halfway Hut
Julie Anderson Thirsty or hungry as you round the golf course from hole 9 to hole 10? Check out the new Halfway Hut, and buy a drink (non-alcoholic) or a snack! You don’t have to be playing golf—if you want a snack, stop by to pick up a cold drink or a candy bar. The…
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
CRAB Golf Tournament and Auction
Norm Ott The CRAB golf tournament and accompanying auction, which were to be held in November, had to be canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic. The events have now been rescheduled for March 5 and 6, 2021, pending, of course, on the degree of improvement in this health situation and the allowable use of the SunBird…
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
The Pot O’ Gold Raffle Drawing, Friday, March 12
Brendan Waddell, Golf Course Superintendent 1st place ~ $400 2nd place ~ $350 3rd place ~ $300 4th place ~ $250 5th place ~ $200 Raffle tickets: $1 each ~ 6 for $5 ~ 12 for $10 ~ 18 for $15 ~ 25 for $20 Buy as many tickets as you want between now and…
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
New Rails Installed at Bocce Ball Court
Wendy Weber, Lifestyle Director Maintenance crew installing new rails on bocce ball court no. 1.
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
Record Turnout at Annual SunBird Open
Julie Anderson Dwight Mallery looking dapper at the 11th Annual Sunbird Open held on Dec. 5. We had a record turnout of 142 golfers! The money raised will go towards repairing our two bridges.
Card Games & Sports, January 2021
Thanks to Donors of the Overseeding Fund
Julie Anderson, Treasurer, SunBird Golf Club A big thank you, again, to all who donated to the SunBird Golf Club’s annual overseed fund. Golfers and nongolfers contributed a record-breaking $16,000 to help us “green up” the golf course for the 2020-21 season, which is a tremendous help in offsetting the $37,000 cost for seed alone.…