WLN Communications When the rain stops and the temperature rises, it doesn’t take long for 72 women to come together for opening day for the Wildhorse Lady Niners. March 11 provided the sun and play day coordinators Lane Adams, Jan Angus, Patricia Sterling, Jan Norton, and DeeDee Karabetsos gave the eager golfers an interesting scramble…
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Sports, March 2020
Wildhorse Lady Niners Celebrate First Social
WLN Communications More than 65 women gathered on Feb. 12 for the first Lady Niners social of 2020. Craig Pullen, Wildhorse Golf Club Director of Golf, designed a golf putting contest that challenged 45 women for over 90 minutes with its twists and holes that left even golf Instructors Tyler Clark and Dave Bowles bewildered.…
Sports, January 2020
Oh What Fun…
Barbara Holst The 60 plus ladies who attended the Wildhorse Lady Niners’ holiday party were greeted by servers with trays of mimosas as they arrived. Decked out for the season, they feasted on butternut squash bisque, sliced smoked Chateaubriand with demi glaze, au gratin potatoes, asparagus and cherry tomatoes topped off with a dessert of layers of…
Front Page, December 2019
Wildhorse Lady Niners make donation of $10k to Texas Diabetes Caring Center
Carolyn Thomas This year the Lady Niner Golfers took a leap of faith and ran their first 100% charity golf tournament. All monies raised from sponsors, mystery bags, and mulligan sales plus 50% of the 50/50 drawing went to the Texas Presbyterian Hospital Caring Center for Diabetes in Denton. This is the third year for…
Sports, November 2019
Over $10,000 raised for diabetes
Barbara Holst Wow! When the Wildhorse Lady Niners decided to host a 9-hole charity tournament this year, their goal was $9,000; at the end of the day, the WLN wrotea check to the Diabetes Education and Caring Center in Denton for $10,532.41! The planning began with the usual events – soliciting sponsors, selling 50/50 raffle tickets…
Sports, September 2019
WLN raising $$ for diabetes
Barbara Holst Sign up now to play in a fun 9-hole scramble tournament put on by the Wildhorse Lady Niners. To be held on October 8, the event is open to everyone – residents and guests. Put your team together as it will be limited to the first 72 players to pay their tournament fees.…
Sports, August 2019
Lady Niners back in style
The Wildhorse Lady Niners returned to march this Fourth of July. Heads bowed and then rose to a full salute as Neil Diamond belted out America. Twenty-six feet kept cadence to You’re a Grand Old Flag and the small American flags at the end of their nine irons swayed to Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing. Along…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
New golf tournament for charity
You have just been diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and your doctor has prescribed a plan of action. Where do you go? In Denton, you should seek out the tremendous staff at Denton’s Presbyterian Hospital. At the Diabetes Chronic Care Clinic, there are RN’s and dedicated staff to gather medical history, provide…
Sports, July 2019
In the footsteps of golf legends
Barb Holst The Wildhorse Lady Niners traveled to Flower Mound on Tuesday June 25 to play Tour 18. They were challenged by the length of the course as well as the many water hazards and deep sand bunkers. The interesting thing about Tour 18 is that each hole is a replica of some of the…
Sports, March 2019
Wildhorse Lady Niners host 3rd annual Trunk Show
Barbara Holst What do you do when it’s 36 degrees and pouring rain? Go shopping of course! That’s exactly what nearly 60 ladies did on February 19. The third annual Trunk Show hosted by the Wildhorse Lady Niners was a sports apparel extravaganza with ladies’ clothes for tennis, pickleball and golf. There were racks and…