Category: November 2016

October Pickleball Academy

Members of the The October Pickleball Academy

Dave Parker The October Pickleball Academy was held under the professorship of Fred Thompson. Fred is the Director of Player Development for the Robson Ranch Pickleball Club and one of the top players and instructors in the United States. Assisting Fred were Irene and Bob Romagosa. You could not find a better teaching combination anywhere!…

MGA 2016 Club Championship tournament results

Jim McCracken, middle, is presented with the Championship Trophy by David Thatcher, the Club Head Professional, left, and Lawry Cohen, last year’s Club Champion on the right.

Steve Pettigrew The Robson Ranch Club Championship for 2016 is a two-day event held on September 30 and October 1. This Tournament is flighted by handicap and scoring is based on gross score plus one lowest net score for two days in each flight. A player can declare and play in the Championship flight, regardless…

SMGG player uses driver to make history

Fred Thompson Friday, October 21, local resident Larry Comunale (AKA The Legend) scored par on all four par 3 holes here at Robson. Larry has long feared that a feat such as this might make the press, and to his chagrin it would mention his club of choice, and—you guessed it—it was his Driver.

Kay McKie ends hole-in-one drought

Kay McKie

Thursday, September 29, was a great day for golf at Robson Ranch. It got even better for Kay McKie on the 14th hole when she scored an ace with a five wood. Playing partners Chris White and Bob Jones verified the shot. This is the first hole-in-one scored at Robson Ranch by a WGA member…

WGA Club Championship and Robson Cup

  Judy Cromer Congratulations to Paula Bull, the 2016 Club Champion and Maureen Lehrer, the 2016 Robson Cup Champion. The Club Championship/Robson Cup Tournament was held on October 11 and 12. On October 10 we kicked off the tournament with a pre-tournament party for the 36 participants at Donna Phillips’ beautiful home. Wonderful weather greeted…

Golfers fill divots

More than two dozen members of the Men’s Golf and Men’s 9 Association fanned out across the golf course October 24 to fill-in divots. This activity is a semi-annual event and helps improve play for all golfers. To maintain the course, players are urged to fill in their divots when they make them.

Pick up your feet and tamp down scuffs

Steve Shepard, Chair, Golf and Green Committee Have you ever walked on to a green to find that you made a great golf shot that landed softly on the green and now lies just eight feet away with little or no break? Wow! You think, “I can make this putt for a birdie” (or par…

Hear ye, Hear ye

Mary Ornberg A grand event took place on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. The Wildhorse Lady Niners held its 2016 Princess Tournament. Twelve lovely maidens participated in the tournament. The rest of the kingdom followed along and cheered the crown-seeking women. No one was eliminated on the first two holes. This year each player had her…

MGA9 installs 2017 officers and crowns 2016 club champion

Wesson Gaige and Frank Ruggerio

John Burkholder October 17 and 18 were special days in the short history of MGA9! Three events transpired, each of which merits individual recognition. First, MGA9 acknowledged the three years of strong leadership Frank Ruggerio contributed to MGA9 during its founding, growth and continuing success with the presentation of two honorary plaques, one for Frank…

Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson’s

Shirley Waterhouse Photos by Mike Waterhouse In May 2016 Wally Sagui, a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach, started this program at Robson Ranch with a vision to help our residents fight the fight against Parkinson’s disease. The group has grown to 12 Parkinson’s boxers and meets every Tuesday and Thursday at noon until 1:00 p.m.…