Mary Ornberg The skies looked ominous as severe weather threatened the day. The rains came and cooled off an expected 100 degree day and then clouded over to keep the temperature under 85 for a delightful parade where the Niners truly razzle-dazzled the cheering crowds. The Wildhorse Lady Niners, dressed in red shirts, white shorts,…
Crazy Golf Outfit Play Day was June 14, a scramble. It was a hot and humid, cart path only day on which some brave women decided to play golf. We got a late start again, but this time it was due to the lawn crew’s equipment. Once we started the players were focused to win.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners and the WGA hosted a memorial tournament in honor of Lucy Walker on September 29, 2015. Lucy was remembered with many stories and anecdotes by her fellow golfers. One of Lucy’s more memorable phrases was “fore, Lord.” A familiar retort when her drive went flying up! A few tears…
Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners are now able to play with a shot gun start on Tuesdays. That means we all start on different holes at the same time and are able to celebrate in the Wildhorse Grill together. We do appreciate our president, Virginia Wheeless, for her persistence in getting this done for…
Janie Farnsworth On Wednesday, July 29, at 4:30 p.m. the Wildhorse Lady Niners played a scramble to celebrate the USGA Play 9 Day. We had 24 participants on a really hot day. A $5 entry fee was charged that went to the Justin Clothes Closet. Another $5 bought a raffle ticket for a beautiful golf…
Janie Farnsworth The rain has finally departed, and on June 9 we were able to get on the course. Thirty-Five members signed up for a scramble with an extra caveat. A drawing at each tee box determined how the hole would be played. An example would be, “Take a par and go to the next…