WLN Communications For the fourth year, the Wildhorse Lady Niners (WLN) chose Denton’s Hearts for Homes as their holiday charity. This organization helps low-income seniors in need of housing repairs and other assistance. Each Christmas, community organizations are asked to donate food and non-food items to help fill seniors’ pantries. The need this year was…
WLN Communications The Wildhorse Lady Niners (WLN) installed new 2021 officers in December. Megan Wiegand was selected as president, Paula Saunders as vice president, Deb Williams as treasurer, and Sandra Waggoner as secretary. These women will serve as the executive board, and will select other Niners to head various committees and assist with golf operations.…
WLN Communications Did you know that in 2011, the PGA and USGA partnered to support “Tee It Forward,” a new effort to encourage golfers to play the course that aligns with their “playability and enjoyment?” Barney Adams, founder of Adams Golf, provided the concept that led to the idea of playing from forward tees for…
WLN Communications When the rain stops and the temperature rises, it doesn’t take long for 72 women to come together for opening day for the Wildhorse Lady Niners. March 11 provided the sun and play day coordinators Lane Adams, Jan Angus, Patricia Sterling, Jan Norton, and DeeDee Karabetsos gave the eager golfers an interesting scramble…
WLN Communications More than 65 women gathered on Feb. 12 for the first Lady Niners social of 2020. Craig Pullen, Wildhorse Golf Club Director of Golf, designed a golf putting contest that challenged 45 women for over 90 minutes with its twists and holes that left even golf Instructors Tyler Clark and Dave Bowles bewildered.…
Barbara Holst The 60 plus ladies who attended the Wildhorse Lady Niners’ holiday party were greeted by servers with trays of mimosas as they arrived. Decked out for the season, they feasted on butternut squash bisque, sliced smoked Chateaubriand with demi glaze, au gratin potatoes, asparagus and cherry tomatoes topped off with a dessert of layers of…
Carolyn Thomas This year the Lady Niner Golfers took a leap of faith and ran their first 100% charity golf tournament. All monies raised from sponsors, mystery bags, and mulligan sales plus 50% of the 50/50 drawing went to the Texas Presbyterian Hospital Caring Center for Diabetes in Denton. This is the third year for…
Barbara Holst Wow! When the Wildhorse Lady Niners decided to host a 9-hole charity tournament this year, their goal was $9,000; at the end of the day, the WLN wrotea check to the Diabetes Education and Caring Center in Denton for $10,532.41! The planning began with the usual events – soliciting sponsors, selling 50/50 raffle tickets…
Barbara Holst Sign up now to play in a fun 9-hole scramble tournament put on by the Wildhorse Lady Niners. To be held on October 8, the event is open to everyone – residents and guests. Put your team together as it will be limited to the first 72 players to pay their tournament fees.…
The Wildhorse Lady Niners returned to march this Fourth of July. Heads bowed and then rose to a full salute as Neil Diamond belted out America. Twenty-six feet kept cadence to You’re a Grand Old Flag and the small American flags at the end of their nine irons swayed to Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing. Along…