Mary Ornberg Thirty-four players had a beautiful day to play in our Member/Member on Tuesday, October 27. We all met outside the Pro Shop to get our rules from David Thatcher. It was a three, three and three format. We had best ball, scramble and alternate shot. David calls the alternate shot the friendly segment.…
A group of Robson Ranch golfers traveled to Cozumel, Mexico to support the second annual Putts for Paws golf tournament and fundraiser for the Humane Society of Cozumel. Coming from Canada, U.S. and Mexico, 17 teams participated in the day-long tournament, braving a rain-soaked course, 90+ degree temperature, blood-thirsty mosquitoes and crocodiles on the tee…
John Burkholder Don’t ever think that playing golf at RR Denton is boring! RR’s MGA 9-Holers ensure that never happens by rotating seven play-day formats for their Monday 9-hole rounds. Plus, the added benefit of balanced foursome set ups based on handicap, each with an A, B, C and D golfer (ideally), gives each golfer…
Robson Ranch Wildhorse Golf Club is proud to announce the reconstruction of the current bunkers to the patented Better Billy Bunker Construction Method. Billy Fuller, while superintendent at Augusta National from 1981-1986, developed the Enhanced Bunker Drainage Method using a fabric over pea gravel. In 2009 designer Billy Fuller eliminated the fabric liner in favor…
John Burkholder The Men’s Golfing Association 9 (MGA9) just concluded its annual Club Championship played under beautiful, sunny skies – The front nine on Monday, October 19, the back nine on Tuesday, October 20. The four flight tournament concluded with a delicious lunch and brief informational meeting in the RR Clubhouse Patriot Room. Tournament winners,…
Linda Farmer Paula Bull retained the Club Championship by winning her sixth title out of the last seven C.C. tournaments. This year’s tournament was combined with the Robson Cup, which is a net competition won by Diane Bent. Congratulations to Paula and Diane for games well played! We had beautiful, albeit unseasonably warm, weather for…
The Robson Ranch Men’s Golf Association held its 13th annual Club Championship Tournament on October 9 and 10. The weather over the two days was a golfer’s friend; it was fantastic with light winds and a favorable temperature. This yearly event was open to all MGA members to determine the golfer with the lowest two-day…
Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners held its fourth annual Princess Tournament on October 6, 2015. The tournament was planned and organized by the “genius” of Carolyn Thomas. They started with 12 players consisting of Sandy Spitzmueller, Janie Farnsworth, Phyllis Formhals, Mary Ornberg, Teresa Blackburn-Korn, Sharon Dinsmore, Ann Fox, Mary Van Sant, Barb Holst, Deb…
Linda Farmer The Women’s Golf Association recently hosted the 10th annual Hoofs ‘n Heels Invitational Tournament. One hundred golfers from Robson Ranch and area clubs participated in the event. The highlight of the tournament is the awards luncheon where players are encouraged to wear their best cowgirl “bling.” Guest players came from Indian Creek, Oakmont,…
Frank L. McKinzie The 12th annual Men’s Golf Association Member-Guest Golf Tournament was a great success. The event was held at the Wildhorse Golf Course with 68 teams competing in seven flight for prizes and awards. The first place winning teams are as follows: Flight 1, Randy Jones and Mark Brown; Flight 2, John Claudy…