Lisa Onyx, Publicity The Lady 18ers held their two-week net tournament called the SunBird Cup in February. Congratulations to Lore Schaefer who ran away with the tournament with a seven-stroke lead over her competitors! Lore shot a net 57 during her first round, making it difficult for anyone to catch her. Sue Mallery came in…
Gail Schroeder All of us Niners were so happy to get back to a normal schedule after COVID-19. We celebrated by having a wonderful time competing in our annual tournament on Feb. 22 after having to skip it last year. Tom Adam, Trent Johnson, and Ron Morgan greeted the Sun Lakes Niners and ushered their…
Christina Riley, Assistant Golf Shop Manager • April 9 (Saturday): Master’s Tournament—Open to men and women, 7:30 a.m. tee times • April 16 (Saturday): Hero Golf Hole Sponsor, supporting first responders: fire and police
Sandy Crane SunBird Golf Resort is a semi-private course that welcomes public players. When the golf club was first started, we had active members numbering between 350 and 400. The Golf Club currently has approximately 240 members, both residents and non-residents. We all continue to age, and some relocate as family concerns and physical…
Scott Moore We had a big turnout for our Feb. 1 Men’s Club meeting, a good indication that most, if not all, of our seasonal members are back at SunBird. Treasurer Patrick Leach kicked the meeting off with the monthly financial report. With the help of membership dues coming in, Patrick has been able to…
Christina Riley, Assistant Golf Shop Manager * March 8 (Tuesday) — Club Championship Lady 18ers * March 15 (Tuesday) — Club Championship Lady 18ers * March 19 (Saturday) — Greenskeeper Tourney, 8 a.m. shotgun * March 19 (Saturday) — Hero Golf Hole Sponsor, supporting first responders: fire and police * March 20 (Sunday) U.S. Kids…
Lisa Onyx, Publicity Congratulations to Cindy Vig and Jean Pritchard for placing fifth in their flight of 15 teams in the State Medallion Club Team Tournament. There were 122 club teams represented in the flighted tournament. The team score is based on the gross player’s score (Cindy’s) added to the net player’s score (Jean’s). The…
Gail Schroeder The Dec. 14 monthly meeting was very special for the Niners. They presented W. Steven Martin with lots of gifts for his non-profit charity. The W. Steven Martin 911 Toy Drive serves law enforcement, fire, public safety officials, and corrections officers. Gifts are provided throughout the year, not just at Christmas, to improve…
Lisa Onyx, Publicity Congratulations to Melissa Craig for her hole-in-one on Nov. 9 on hole number 11, and to Heather Verbitsky for her hole-in-one on Dec. 7 on hole number 5. This is Melissa’s fourth hole-in-one and Heather’s fifth hole-in-one (all at SunBird). I think they are ready for the LPGA! The Lady 18ers have…
Lisa Onyx The 2021-22 golf season is in full swing for the Lady 18ers! On Nov. 30 the Lady 18ers hosted the Lady 9ers for a fun Step-Aside Scramble from the yellow tees. The winning team of Dolly White, Jo Mottet, and Janelle Cernich was closely followed by Jackie Huyghebaert, Carol Delk, Shirl Morgan, and…