Lea Ann Kirby Unfortunately, our annual Hoofs and Heels invitation tournament was canceled this year. Since we are still having playday events on Tuesday, the playday event on July 15, 2020, was the Hoofs and Heels format which is six holes of best ball, six holes of alternate shot, and six holes of scramble. There…
Janie Farnsworth, Golf and Green Committee The Robson Ranch Denton Homeowners Association (HOA) Golf and Green Committee is looking for homeowners who would like to serve as members of the committee. The purpose of the committee is to promote and enhance the golfer’s enjoyment and satisfaction of the golf facility through recommendations of solutions. The…
Lee Ann Kirby This new event, Dickinson’s Challenge, was a nice change for our member-member event. We will be having another member-member event in September, so be nice to your partner! This tournament had four flights and over 50 ladies played this event. It was a fun two-person team event and it was a gross…
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…
Lee Ann Kirby The Annual Eclectic Event was held for two days on August 3 and August 4. We had over 50 ladies playing in this two-day event. This is the event where on the second day of play you can try to “better” your score! It’s a fun tournament for everybody. Lucy Oberholser was the…
Tournament Chair Cindy Sterling On July 13, Robson Ranch welcomed 64 North Texas Junior PGA players from age eight through 15. Their tee times started at 7:30 a.m. through 10:30 a.m., so to keep the tournament just like the original PGA tournaments. We had parents and grandparents as caddies, and we actually had a Robson Ranch homeowner’s grandson playing…
Kevin Murphy While the Ryder Cup may have been postponed this year, the drama and tension of match play was present the weekend of July 10 to 12 at Robson Ranch (RR). That weekend, 72 members of the Men’s Golf Association faced off in the three-day event modeled after the Ryder Cup, which is held every…
Fred Thompson, Coordinator, Nine Hole MGA Frank has truly been a prime mover in the golf world of Robson Ranch (RR). He and wife Judy began their association with RR in 2001 and actually moved here in June 2003. Being strongly sports-minded, Frank began almost immediately making inroads via various administrative roles, being only the 2nd person to serve…
Lee Ann Kirby On June 5, our first Playday (sort of) was played following much thought and lots of rules to keep within all the social distancing, no big group events, etc. guidelines. For this first playday, we had over 50 ladies sign up. It was a beautiful morning to play golf and it was…
WLN Communications With new standards for golf finally released, PGA Director of Wildhorse Golf, Craig Pullen, opened the course for organized play to the golf associations beginning June 1, 2020. The weather was ideal for a restart for the Wildhorse Lady Niners and 60 women took advantage. Following new rules of one to a cart,…