Tag: 9MGA

Good changes come to those who wait

John Burkholder, Communications Director 9MGA I met with Wildhorse Golf Club’s new Director of Golf Operations/Service, Roger Martinez, on Tuesday, October 30 for a get acquainted interview in preparation for an introducing Wildhorse’s new Head Golf Professional article for this newspaper. Fortunately, I discovered that Virginia Wheeless and Steve Shepard of the WGA and MGA…

9MGA Tournament Club Championship

John Burkholder, Communications Director 9MGA Although delayed a week and shortened to a single day of 9-holes instead of the traditional two back-to-back 9-hole days, 9MGA’s 2018 Tournament Club Championship was enjoyably played on Monday, October 22, under partially cloudy skies, perfect golf temperatures and soft (for Texas) pleasant breezes. Four flights of competitively grouped…

9MGA looking for new members

  John Burkholder Hey all you new Robson Ranch resident male golfers, and based on all the new houses in our fantastic golf course community, that’s quite a few, the 9-Hole Men’s Golfing Association (9MGA) wants you! And a separate but equal shout out to all other male Robson Ranch resident golfers not currently enjoying…

No Tees allowed

Dave Bowles setting up for the tour

John Burkholder, 9MGA Communications You’ve been look’n for fun in all the wrong places if you haven’t joined the fun on Dave Bowles Golf Par 3 Tour. The tour tees off every other Wednesday (almost) evening between 4:30 and 5 p.m. as a shotgun start from challenging Wildhorse or Mustang par 3 only tee locations…

Bill Vokes sinks his third life time hole-in-one

John Burkholder On Friday, September 16 of last year, Wildhorse Golf Club’s 9MGA annual member, Bill Vokes, sunk his third, yes third, lifetime hole-in-one. Bill’s first two holes-in-one date back to the last century, sometime in the late 1980s, at Vista Hills Country Club in El Paso, TX. So this one was a long time…

Native Texan enjoys website maintenance for 9MGA

John Burkholder, 9MGA Communications This probably sounds like an often heard story, but 9MGA’s go-to website guy, Gary Geiser, didn’t volunteer for the position. Gary was drafted by Frank Rigerrio when he joined 9MGA a couple of years ago. Frank was looking for volunteers, Gary said OK, saw what the website job entailed, thought he’d…

MGA 9 Membership Profiles in Discouragement Numero Tres

Denny with his California Classic ’32 Ford Roadster golf cart

John Burkholder, 9MGA Communications What do you get when you combine a Council Bluffs, Iowa upbringing, 50 years in wholesale paper and plastic products management, City Councilman and Mayor of Council Bluffs public service time, 40 years mastering golf evidenced by a one-time 18 handicap and a respectable current 24, a proud playing member of…