The month of April brought to an end the successful and fun-filled 2018–2019 season. The last executive and business meetings of the season were called to order by Club President Fred Nixon. Gordon Olson was introduced and thanked for volunteering to be the recording secretary for the coming season. Looking ahead, Don Hunt and the…
The SunBird Men’s Golf Club held its second to last meeting of the 2018-2019 season on Tuesday, March 5. The main order of business was the election of officers and the introduction of committee chairs for the 2019-2020 season. Officers elected were Fred Nixon, president; Bob Johns, vice president; and Patrick Leach, treasurer. The position…
On February 26, the SunBird Ladies Golfing Niners hosted a group of ladies from Sun Lakes for an annual Home and Home golf outing. If you recall February’s weather, it wasn’t a very warm month, but we lucked out and got a fairly decent day to play golf. A scramble was played. After golf, the…
Becky Sargeant The Bandit Golfing Group gathered all golfers together February 13, 2019, for its annual Triple Play Tournament. The 126 participants took part in a three-game format and enjoyed a delightful lunch on the patio while receiving prize money of $1,680. The Pro Shop benefited from entry fees, but the golf course was the…
Gary Hodges, Head Pro It’s already April; my how time flies; seems like only yesterday was New Year’s day and most of our friends from the North were just arriving. Well, some have already departed and others are packing to leave; have a safe journey and we will see you in the fall. January through…
There were two shootouts held in February and early March at the SunBird Golf Club. These were the Men’s Golf Club net score shootout on February 17 and the Men’s Club/Ladies 18ers couples gross score shootout on March 3. Shootouts consist of 10 qualifying players or teams starting out on the first hole. The player…
The SunBird Men’s Golf Association has scheduled a new event, the Cal MacPherson Match Play Challenge, which is a three-day tournament to be held on March 22, 23 and 24. The tournament is named in honor of Cal MacPherson who passed away in 2017. Cal was a left-handed swinging, long hitting and big slicing…
The Month of January again had an exciting and fun-filled schedule of tournaments, including stroke/net play on the 3rd and 10th, three low nets on the 17th, the start of the match play challenge on the 24th and two-man best ball on the 31st. The stroke/net on the 3rd was divided into four flights…
These ladies, who are members of the Lady Golfing Niners, showed their support for the SunBird golf course by playing in the Founders Day Tournament. A great time was had by all. From left to right they are Donna Gruetzke, June Yates, Barb Cyr, Margaret Wiseman, Bev Wilson, Janelle Cernich, Myra Minks, Connie Geurkink and…
If you are looking to improve your short game or your swing, Gary Hodges, Pro Shop manager and retired PGA professional, has the clinic for you. Ladies’ tune-up day is March 9, while the men are scheduled for March 16. Gary will coach two different clinics each day. You may choose to do one…