Tag: golf

Tee-Up for Childhood Cancer

Join us on Saturday, Dec. 16, for the Tee-Up for Childhood Cancer Golf Tournament at Sunbird Golf Resort, at 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., in Chandler. The tournament is sponsored by the SunBird Lions Club, and proceeds will go toward the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer. This will be a four-person scramble. Check-in is at…

Golf President Report

Dave White This month we will talk about our Turf Crew. In July we had the hottest weather ever recorded in the Chandler area. Our guys show up for work at 5 a.m. every day. This work might be mowing, bunker work, weed work, spraying for weeds, working on equipment, fixing irrigation problems, trimming trees,…

A Very Successful Season for the Lady 18ers!

Margaret Munsch, Publicity The Lady 18ers ended their 2022-23 season on a cool and windy Tuesday with a round of golf, enjoying delicious appetizers and desserts prepared by the ladies themselves, a general meeting, and the presentation of the Annual Awards. While the weather for the season was cooler, windier, and wetter than most previous…

Gals and Pals Golf Tournament

Gail Schroeder This is the last year Barbara Edwards will be organizing the Gals and Pals Tournament. She has been doing a wonderful job organizing this event for the past six years. She didn’t disappoint us this year. We all had a great time, and the lunch of French dip and potato salad was delicious,…

Couples Gross Shootout Results!

The tension was evident on Friday, March 17, when the Men’s Club and Ladies 18ers players paired off in the annual 9-hole elimination contest. Short chips, missed putts, and errant drives displayed how the pressure was affecting these golfers. Ten couples teed off together on the first hole, but only two couples were left to…

SBGC President’s Report

Dave White, President, SunBird Golf Club Why does the golf course have the Trail Pass Sticker fee? The golf course is a business, and to maintain the cart paths and the areas that are damaged by golf carts being driven off the edges of the path, the Golf Club assesses this as a business expense.…