Norm Ott The month of March saw the SunBird Men’s Golf Club participate in four special events in addition to one regular Thursday tournament. Two of the special events were the finals of the Men’s SunBird Club Championship held on March 5 and the Ladies and Men’s Mixed Net Shootout held on March 6. Jack…
In early April the Roadrunners Golf and Social Club was authorized to start a landscape improvement project for their memorial bench which is located on the SunBird golf course next to the number 11 tee box. The project plan was approved and with help from Roadrunner members Gary Whistler, Gary Dreyer and Bill Johnson and…
Norm Ott The Roadrunners Club hosted its annual golf tournament on Saturday, March 21. The tournament was a four person scramble format. Placement was determined by net scores. The field consisted of 132 players (33 foursomes) divided into three flights by handicap. The organizing committee for this tournament included co-chairs MaryLou Trautmann and Shirley Hunt…
Rosie VanderVeen The SunBird Lady Niners hosted a Home and Home with the Sun Lakes Ladies Niners on February 17. It was a great time of fun, fellowship and round of golf, followed by a delicious lunch prepared and served by our wonderful staff in the Horizon Room. We had so much fun and delight…
What does it mean to leave a legacy, a heritage, a personal footprint that can make a difference to the future of our Golf Club? It means recognizing that this club was our home course for many years. It means honoring the good times and lasting friendships it gave us. It means improving the financial…
Dave Jones accepted a check from Denny Thomas, representing the Bandits golfing group, to further golf course projects at SunBird. The Bandits contribute each year to furthering the beauty and playability of the golf course.
Jean Pritchard What a busy month. First, on February 10 and 17, was the Stolhiem Cup, where the Canadian ladies (and friends) competed with the American ladies for the Stolhiem Championship. The first week the Americans were ahead, but by the time the tally was totaled and lunch was finished on the second week, the…
Norm Ott The SunBird Men’s Golf Association meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse Ballroom. It is at the March meeting each year that officers for the coming year are elected. At this March’s meeting, Dave Sims, chairman of the nominating committee, presented the following slate of nominees;…
What does it mean to leave a legacy, a heritage, a personal footprint that can make a difference to the future of our golf club? It means recognizing that this club was our home course for many years. It means honoring the good times and lasting friendships it gave us. It means improving the financial…
Gary Hall All SunBird residents are invited. During the week of the famous Masters Tournament held at Augusta, SunBird will host its own Par 3 version. This will be a Friday afternoon 2:00 p.m. shotgun start on April 10. All 18 holes will be set up as Par 3’s and renamed in Augusta fashion to…