Margaret Munsch, Publicity The Lady 18ers don’t let 105+-degree weather keep them indoors. During the summer, members of the Lady 18ers get together every Tuesday for an early game of 18 holes of golf, followed by a get-together in the Horizon Room, which may involve lunch or a tall, cool one, or a celebration. The…
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…
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,…
Margaret Munsch, Publicity The Lady 18ers held their annual Club Championship on March 14 and 21 with 44 ladies participating. This was a two-week, flighted, low gross tournament, using the total scores from the two weeks. The first week was a beautiful, sunny day, with week two being cool and windy, but that didn’t stop…
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…
As a Christmas gift, the Bandit Golf Club donated to the SunBird Library a selection of books to read “on Grandma’s (or Grandpa’s) lap.” These paperback books are primarily for preschool through second grade and include beginning vocabulary for young readers. If you have visitors of the younger set, please enjoy a quiet time with…
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.…
Scott Moore The first Men’s Club meeting for 2023 was held on Jan. 3. This meeting was very well attended. All the tables and chairs were full. I’m not sure what attributed to the large gathering, Dave White’s clarification of some local and USGA rules (16.1, 17.1, 4.3, 14, 14.1, 17, etc., etc., etc.) or…
Gail Schroeder The Niners’ favorite event in December is a visit from W. Steven Martin (W), originator of 911 Toy Drive, and his dog Chief. Vivian Adams, president of the SunBird Niners, organized the event. The rest of the Niners ensured a successful drive by bringing new toys for W’s charity. In November, you probably…
Margaret Munsch, Publicity The SunBird Lady 18ers have had a busy November and December organizing and participating in a number of golf activities. Six more ladies (Pauline Cantera, Judy Corkery, Karen Hall, Dawn Muench, Zee Walton, and Cindy Wilson) joined our league, for a total of 16 new members this year. We are pleased to…