Steve Pettigrew As amateur golfers, we know how rare it is to shoot a hole-in-one. For some it can happen multiple times in a golfing career, while others may never experience a single hole-in-one. In the Men’s Golf Association there is an annual pool of the members who participate in the hole-in-one contest. Of those…
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Sports, March 2016
MGA9 membership Profiles in Discouragement numero uno
John Burkholder, MGA9 Publicity In 1955 then Massachusetts junior senator, John F Kennedy, wrote Profiles in Courage, the inspiring true accounts of eight unsung heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation’s history. With that tome as our literary model, over the next two years MGA9 will publish, in these hallowed Pioneer Press pages,…
Sports, March 2016
Welcome to spring golf
Stephen Shepard With the daylight savings time change and warmer weather, spring golf is here. With an unusually warm winter, the golf course continues to improve and show its colors. The Pro Shop will switch to summer hours on March 15 and be open 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Please note that the ball machine has been…
Generals, Front Page, March 2016
2016 SOT Charity Golf planning begins
Sam Goodrich The 2016 Fidelity Support Our Troops charity golf tournament will take place on Friday, May 6, and the golf tournament committee is already hard at work to make this another record-breaking year. In 2015 the tournament raised a record $18,000 for the SOT charity, had a record number of Fort Hood military guests…
Sports, February 2016
Latest news from the RRMGA
Steve Pettigrew The Robson Ranch Men’s Golf Association is pleased to announce the election of its 2016 Board of Directors. The Executive Board members are Joe Cooper, president; Glenn Headley, vice-president; William Vess, treasurer; and John Claudy, secretary. The at-large board members are Donny Reed, Larry Casazza, Harry Anderson, Steve Pettigrew, Bennie Beninato and Guy…
Sports, February 2016
Pro’s Corner
Jason Whitehill, Director of Golf Q. My swing speed is slowing down as I age. What shaft should I have in my clubs? A. A good way to determine what shaft flex is suitable is to try the different flexes at one of many demo days we have here at PebbleCreek. A regular shaft might…
Sports, February 2016
Wildhorse Golf Course readies for season
The January issue of the Pioneer Press gave residents a view and description of the new golf course sand bunkers. Work has progressed more quickly than expected thanks to the fine work of the Robson Ranch golf and common areas employees under the leadership of Ryan Coffman, Director of Golf Course and Common Areas Maintenance, and…
Sports, February 2016
Thank you cart owner drivers
John Burkholder, MGA9 Publicity New to golf just last year, I don’t own a golf cart. Thought it a good idea to hold off purchasing until I determined if I enjoyed the game and could play it without making a fool of myself and/or spoiling the rounds of my golfmates. After a year and several…
Sports, February 2016
WGA is ready to play
Linda Farmer The officers are inducted, the committees established and dues have been collected for the 2016 golf season. Now all we need is that beautiful Texas spring weather that we love so that our Tuesday play days can kick off. We just can’t wait to officially inaugurate those beautiful new white sand bunkers! March…
Sports, January 2016
Wildhorse Lady Niners celebrate in holiday style
Janie Farnsworth Ladies attended the annual Holiday Party for the Lady Niners in festive attire to celebrate the end of a great golfing season. The food that was served by the Wildhorse Grill was fabulous. So many choices to make: pork or chicken, pie or bread pudding. Service was terrific as well. The tables had…