John Burkholder, MGA9 Communications Monday, September 25, was a gorgeous day at Wildhorse Golf Club and the perfect setting for the third annual Memorial Golf Tournament, previously the Jack Akins Memorial Golf Tournament, a nine hole scramble enthusiastically supported by members of both the Wildhorse Lady Niners and the Men’s Golf Association 9 Holers. Janie…
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Sports, April 2017
There’s a new golf genius in town
John Burkholder, 9MGA Communications MGA9’s vice president, Tom Prohaska, is not the new golf genius in town, but he’s responsible for getting Wildhorse Golf Club’s new USGA Golf Genius tournament pairing software to perform like an eagle compared to the old GHIN Tournament Pairing Program’s double bogey routine. That was a little golf humor people,…
Sports, November 2016
MGA9 installs 2017 officers and crowns 2016 club champion
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…
Sports, August 2016
Third annual MGA9-holers’ Member-Member tournament punctuated with hole-in-one
John Burkholder, MGA On June 27 and 28, MGA9 enjoyed ourselves like never before…we played our annual Member-Member Pick-a-Partner tournament highlighted by three firsts! 1st First: record turnout with 46 players comprising 23 two-man teams. 2nd First: winners’ purse totaling over $500; $30 to first place in each of four flights, $20 to second place…
Sports, May 2016
MGA9 Membership profiles in discouragement numero dos
John Burkholder, MGA9 Communications So you think you’re a long-time, avid RR Denton golfer, huh? Well meet another guy that sets the mark, Frank Ruggiero. Frank and wife Judy moved to Robson Ranch, Denton, from North Carolina in May 2003, having bought their lot in December 2001. That’s 13 years this month; either one year…
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, 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, January 2016
MGA9 recognizes club champions and releases upcoming 2016 schedule
John Burkholder MGA9 (Men’s Golfing Association 9) may only be two years old, but they function like a long-established, well-organized, good fun golf group. Just take a look at their recently released 2016 golf tournament schedule and the smiles on the faces of their first two Club Tournament champions in the accompanying calendar and picture!…