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…
On January 13 at the Couples Net Shootout, the last teams standing were George Jones and Melissa Craig (2nd), Sue Koslofsky and Ron Morgan (1st) and Jackie Huyghebert and Fred Nixon (3rd). We also held our annual Solheim Cup event on January 22 and 29. This is a two-week net match play between Americans and…
Fred Garmeson On February 2, 2019, the Chandler SunBird Lions Club held the Groundhog Day Golf Tournament. The famous Punxsutawney Phil groundhog did not see his shadow in his Pennsylvania hometown, due to a cloudy day, and the result would not have been different if he had been here at SunBird. It was a…
Whether you are new to golfing or just getting back into the game, SunBird Golf Club can help you get started. We are offering free lessons on March 18 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Volunteers from our Ladies and Men’s clubs will review the basic shots at four different stations: Driving, Irons, Chipping and…
Gary Hodges, Head Pro It’s March, and we are now on our spring schedule. Starting time for all shotgun starts will now be 8:00 a.m. Morning tee times will also begin at 8:00 a.m. Afternoon tee times will begin at noon and 12:15 p.m. Hours for the Pro Shop will be from 7:00 a.m.…
Gary Hodges, Head Pro As you might say in golf, we are into the swing of things now. We are super busy in the Pro Shop trying to keep things running smoothly. We are in the process of increasing our inventory so you have lots to shop for. If you are confused about all the…