Mary Ornberg A grand event took place on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. The Wildhorse Lady Niners held its 2016 Princess Tournament. Twelve lovely maidens participated in the tournament. The rest of the kingdom followed along and cheered the crown-seeking women. No one was eliminated on the first two holes. This year each player had her…
John Burkholder October 17 and 18 were special days in the short history of MGA9! Three events transpired, each of which merits individual recognition. First, MGA9 acknowledged the three years of strong leadership Frank Ruggerio contributed to MGA9 during its founding, growth and continuing success with the presentation of two honorary plaques, one for Frank…
Linda Farmer The Women’s Golf Association recently hosted our 11th annual Hoofs ‘N’ Heels Invitational Golf Tournament. Players included 108 ladies from our WGA, WLN and area clubs including Oakmont, Holly Lake, DeCordova, Dallas Athletic Club, Lake Kiowa, Ft. Worth Golf Association, Horseshoe Bay, Thorntree, Trophy Club, Frisco Lakes, Lantana, Pecan Plantation, Lake Park, Woodhaven,…
John Burkholder, 9MGA Communications What do you get when you combine a Council Bluffs, Iowa upbringing, 50 years in wholesale paper and plastic products management, City Councilman and Mayor of Council Bluffs public service time, 40 years mastering golf evidenced by a one-time 18 handicap and a respectable current 24, a proud playing member of…
Wayne Ballard In golf, an “Age Shooter” is a golfer whose score matches or is below his age. For example, a golfer of age 70 who shoots a 70 or better is an Age Shooter. We have several Age Shooters at Robson Ranch, but Don Wood may have set a new local Age Shooter record.…
On September 9 and 10 the Men’s Golf Association of Robson Ranch Texas sponsored the 2016 MGA Member/Guest Invitational Tournament at the Wildhorse Golf Club. This tournament is the MGA’s premier event of the year providing a great experience for our members and guests and showcasing the Wildhorse golf course and facilities. Since last year’s…
Mary Ornberg September 13 the WLN had its scheduled quarterly meeting. The day started with a scramble of over 40 ladies playing nine holes. The winners of the scramble were as follows: First Place, $13 each: Phyllis Formhals, Sandra Mankowich Second Place, $11 each: Jeanne deArment, Olive Morton Third Place, $9 each: Chris White, Lane…
The MGA has partnered with The First Tee Program of Fort Worth for several years to provide used golf clubs, balls, bags and related golf equipment for young people, with over 1,500 golf clubs donated by our members and the Robson Ranch community. Since 1977 The First Tee has introduced the game of golf and…
John Burkholder In August 2013 a group of RR Denton MGA golfers decided that playing nine-hole rounds of golf was a pretty good idea. So to that end the 9MGA was established as a separate men’s golfing association here at the Ranch. By the end of 2014 that new group totaled 86 members, of which…
Linda Farmer August was a busy month for the Women’s Golf Association. Unseasonably cooler weather brought out many of our “fair weather” players to participate in league events. In addition to our regular play days we hosted two special events for the Robson Ranch lady golfers. On August 16 we hosted a scramble with the…