Sam Goodrich Last month’s Fidelity Support Our Troops charity golf tournament continued the string of record fundraising. While the 2016 tournament field was slightly smaller than 2015 (122 participants including 29 military), charity fundraising increased from the record $18,000 made last year to a new record of $19,258 at this year’s tournament. Out of the…
On Saturday, May 7, the Tennis Club hosted our Cinco de Mayo festivities. The afternoon started with a field of 18 seasoned veterans vying to be the King and Queen of the courts when the dust settled. The format was again to play four game rounds, winners moving up and losers down a court while…
Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners go to Bridlewood. We are all about having fun! How to join us…for more information or to download a membership application from the website: www.robsonranchhoa.org (go to “clubs” and then to “Wildhorse Lady Niners”) or call Membership Chairperson Olive Morton at 940-206-6508.
On April 26 through May 1, the U S Open of Pickleball was held in Naples, Florida. This was the largest entry tournament and number of matches played ever in a Pickleball competition. Over 800 competitors from 39 states and eight countries participated in an estimated 2,500 matches during the five days of competition. This…
The Pickleball University at Robson Ranch recently completed three degree programs. The University is blessed to have some of the finest pickleball professors in the country. All professors have been granted the honorary doctorate in pickleball from the Robson Ranch Pickleball University. Dr. Fred Thompson was the professor for the April 7 Skills Clinic. The…
Steve Shepard Raking the sand bunkers has always been the least enjoyable job for golfers, except maybe making that triple bogey. When you have the misfortune of hitting into the bunkers it gets really ugly when you find your ball in a footprint, unraked depression, or other poorly raked spot. Good golf etiquette says to…
Bill Johansson The Robson Ranch Softball Association would like to take this opportunity to thank Jennifer Manley’s Decorating Den Interiors, 5R Realty and D-BAT for their generous donations to supporting the RR “All Star” softball team that played the UNT Football Team on 7 May at our own RR Softball Field. These three generous organizations…
Linda Farmer It’s the Robson Ranch version of the Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, President’s Cup and maybe even the Olympics. Yes, if you looked out onto the fairways May 23 and 24 you might have thought you were seeing double. Ladies and gentlemen wearing shirts of matching colors were all over the course trying to…
Frank Cianci There’s a new bambino at Robson Ranch Texas, “Amici d’Italia” “The Friends of Italy.” The club recently held its very first event at the Clubhouse. The group is made up of residents who either are Italian or just love all things Italian. About 30 members attended. The Robson food and beverage staff outdid…
Sam Goodrich The Featherheads continued their generous support of the mission of Support Our Troops by donating $1,219 at the SOT charity golf tournament last month. Featherhead spokesman Doyle Hicks, accompanied by a dozen other Featherheads golfers, presented the cash to SOT tournament chairman Sam Goodrich at the tournament luncheon. The Featherheads is an informal…