Tag: golf

Fall Golf Tour

Janie Farnsworth What a great day for a leisurely drive around the golf course. 330 homeowners came in groups and some brought their families. They started in the grill parking lot where, if they needed a cart, they were supplied with one. In some cases, it was the first time residents had ever driven a golf…

Cindy’s Hole-In-One

Cindy Sterling gets a hole-in-one!

Lea Ann Kirby On Oct. 9, Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association (RRWGA) member, Cindy Sterling, made her first hole-in-one on number 4 South course! She used her 7-hybrid to sink the shot from 107 yards. The excitement was witnessed by Cindy Gosmano, Marlene Womack, and Connie Griswold. There was a group of RRWGA members playing…

Opportunity Available to Serve on Golf and Green Committee

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…

Wildhorse Lady Niners Try Silver Tees

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…

North Texas Junior PGA Plays at Robson Ranch

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…

Team Kohnert Prevails in the Wildhorse Cup

Lee Griswold and Jim Kohnert wish each other good fortune at the start of the Wildhorse Cup.

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…

July Marks Frank Ruggiero’s Departure from Robson Ranch

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…