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…
Linda Farmer It seems like the only WGA news this year has been about the weather. From wind to snow to floods, our golfing days have been few and far between in 2015. We’ve had many more “rain outs” than play days. On April 24 we received over five inches of rain. There were actually…
The Wildhorse Lady Niners and the Men’s Nine Hole Association welcomed 46 players on Wednesday afternoon, April 15, for a round of golf. The excitement was evident as our chairperson, Tanya Jones, and our Pro, David Thatcher, called out teams and sent us on our way for a shotgun scramble. The men loved getting to…
