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…
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Sports, March 2017
Wildhorse Lady Niners Putt – Putt around the clubhouse
February 7, 2017 the Wildhorse Lady Niners held their first social of the year. A 9-hole miniature golf course was constructed and monitored by the WLN members. Over 100 ladies were in attendance and tried their golf skills for a hole-in-one. Many joined the Niners that day. The winners were as follows: Overall winner, Jackie…
Sports, March 2017
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…
Sports, February 2017
Congrats to the Men’s Golfers with holes-in-one
Denny Anderson 2016 was a banner year for Robson Ranch golfers for making holes-in-one at the Wildhorse Golf Course. Congratulations to the following members of the Robson Ranch Men’s Golf Association for their hole-in-one: Scott Lancaster (two in one year), Glenn Headley, Lyle Nevius, Gary Johnson, Dennis Jacobson, Mike Caron, Guy Bent and Keith Fisher.…
Sports, January 2017
The Wildhorse Lady Niners celebrate the holiday
Mary Ornberg This year we want to thank Tina Hoffenberg for her efforts to secure the Denton Country Club for our annual holiday luncheon. The club lunch included London broil, chicken piccata, salad and dessert. Jane Thompson and her daughter-in-law, Janet Thompson, were at the welcoming table distributing beverage tickets, and the pianist for the…
Sports, January 2017
RRWGA celebrates year end
Linda Farmer The Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association celebrated the end of the year with our annual Christmas party and awards presentations. This year our social chair, Judy Markley, decided to do something different by planning an elegant brunch at our Robson Clubhouse. As we entered the clubhouse we were presented with mimosas. After a…
Sports, December 2016
The Wildhorse Lady Niners donate to the Denton Animal Shelter
Mary Ornberg The Denton Animal Shelter receives animals into their care that need specialized care or even surgeries necessary to maintain quality of life. They need a tremendous amount of supplies. The Wildhorse Lady Niners donated a load of supplies (blankets, towels, shampoo, soap, etc.) plus over $1400 in donations generated from our Princess Tournament…
Sports, December 2016
Ladies invite men to play in WGA season finale
Linda Farmer The final organized game of the 2016 WGA golf season was held on Tuesday, November 1. Ladies invited MGA partners to join them in the best ball four-person team format. Teams were divided into three flights with the following winners in Flights One, Two and Three respectively: First place: Bull/Cline and Cummings/Cummings; Bennett/Headley…
Sports, November 2016
MGA 2016 Club Championship tournament results
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…
Sports, November 2016
Kay McKie ends hole-in-one drought
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…