Tammy Bachofner Did anyone miss me or should I say the news article? I took a few months off to travel, and to welcome one of our future lady golfers into the world. Welcome Holly Tamera, my newest grandchild! While I was taking a few months off, we had monsoon flooding, course changes and lots…
Dave, Jerry, Pam and Kyle, SunBird Golf Club Pro Shop Staff Well, the new season is almost upon us and the Pro Shop is getting ready for everyone coming back to play. The Pro Shop will be open from 7:00 a.m.-noon on October 9 until October 16 for general business and call-ins for tee times…
The SunBird Team Championship, better known as the CRAB Tournament, will be held on Saturday, November 19 at the SunBird Golf Club. This tournament is a competition between the Canadian Club, the Roadrunners Club, the Americans and the Bandits Club; 30 foursomes, each consisting of a player from each group, will face off in a…
Dave Jones September is upon us and that means getting ready for the new season. The golf course will start overseeding on September 26 and course will re-open on October 17, so our last day of golf will be Sunday, September 25. It will be cart path only until October? The Superintendent’s Revenge Golf Tournament…
Tammy Bachofner While many of you are enjoying your nice summer weather outside the community of SunBird, those that remain here are experiencing a few days of 100 to 117 degree weather this first week of June. It is beautiful, and really not so bad as long as you golf early in the morning, stay…
Well, May Day has passed and we still have a few lady golfers here in SunBird. The weather has been hot and pretty windy. Windy enough that the little owl nest did not survive all too well; however, one little guy did. The first Tuesday in May Barb Wallace surprised us all by finally and…
May always brings the exodus of snowbirds but for many Roadrunners and Bandits it’s a time to get together and have some fun – the golfing kind. The two groups met at the new 7:00 a.m. shotgun time on May 4 to test the players’ scrambling abilities. Jerry Chamberlin and Jane Anderson saw to it…
As the weather starts to get warmer the golf course will make some changes to their start times. Pro Shop hours will be from 6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; golf starts at 7:00 a.m. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday: Tee times starting at 7:00 a.m.; Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday: 7:00 a.m. shotgun and tee times starting at…
The month of March featured three special events in addition to the regular Thursday Men’s Club tournaments. These were the Men’s Club Championship, a two week event that wrapped up on March 3; the Men’s and Ladies mixed gross score shoot out held on March 18 (reported separately); and the combined Men’s and Ladies scramble…
Julie Napton On March 22 the SunBird Lady Niners held their annual Gals and Pals event. We enjoyed great golf, lots of laughter and a tasty brunch. It has been a great year for the Lady Niners and we are looking forward to next year.