Category: Card Games & Sports

Summer Tennis event

Thanks to Pat Daven (left), Charlotte Wiard (right), Jo Lucas and Vickie Ayres (not shown) for organizing this new summertime tennis event for our full time residents and tennis enthusiasts.

Christine Terechenok SunBird Tennis Club invited three other clubs to participate in a tennis mixer; Trilogy, Springfield and Solera. It took place on July 25 at 6:30 a.m. and finished at 9:30 a.m. before the hot temperatures moved in. Together they came up with a total of 32 players and everyone from all clubs brought…

From the Pro Shop

It’s here – we have finally ended our relationship with GolfNow. The online tee sheet booking system is being configured and once they have all the members email addresses they will set up everything to enable the online reservations. I plan on this being completed and ready for use by the time you are reading…

From the desk of the Golf Club GM

Rick Lantgen The Golf Course. We are entering the overseeding process here at SunBird Golf Club and I would like to give you a little insight of the why, and briefly explain the how. Why overseed? In many cases, Bermuda grass (our summer grass) will stay green nine months of the year if we let…

July 2015 Financial Report

Preliminary financial results for the seven months ending July 31 shows Total Income more than budget by $7,100; $463,00 versus $455,900. Green fees, annuals and punch cards are below budget for the period, while range balls, tournaments and Pro Shop income exceeded the budget. Expenses are unfavorable by $21,600; $449,000 against the budget of $427,400…

The sixth SunBird Open

Hole No. 8 tee box

That’s right – the sixth annual SunBird Open Golf Tournament is planned for Wednesday, December 2. Golfers, mark your calendars. Check-in will be at 8:00 a.m. in the Ballroom with coffee and donuts and lunch will follow the golf outing. The committee (men) members Gary Metzger, Jim Dolwick, Jack Cooper and George Richardson, are collecting…

Card Scores

500 Cards Darlene Thompson We meet in the Lakeview Room, second floor by the Pro-Shop, on Thursday evenings and start to play at 6:30 p.m. Please come early. Remember, we will be starting at 6:30 p.m. Buy-in is $.50. 7/02. 1st Janette Schott 2720, 2nd Ken Reidenbach 2680, 3rd Darlene Thompson 2246 7/09. 1st Darlene…

SunBird Bowling

SunBird 10-pin bowling at Kyrene Lanes will begin on October 5. There is a $12 a week charge for bowling. Practice bowling starts at 9:45 a.m. with league play at 10:00 a.m. There will be a meeting at 9:30 a.m. on October 5 at the bowling alley. New bowlers are welcome. For more information please…