I should first apologize for missing the deadline for articles in last month’s Saddlebag Notes. You see, I was in Thailand vacationing when I should have been home writing another captivating … Read moreGolf in the Strangest Places
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The President’s Cup is an annual match-play event and offers competitive play to our ladies with varied handicaps. This year thirty-two ladies qualified to play five 18-hole matches. (Qualific… Read moreSBWGA-18 2026 President’s Cup Winner - Ruth Irving
2026 Men’s Niners Home and Home with Sun City Read more2026 Men’s Niners Mixers and Club Championship
It was fun to sit and chat with Janice Hoover, our 2025 SBWGA-18 Most Improved Player, and I would like to share part of our conversation with you. Read moreJanice Hoover SBWGA-18 2025 Most Improved Player
The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) held their 2025 Awards Dinner on January 20, 2026. Read more"It's More Than Gold"
All right softball fans of the Brooke (and beyond), it’s deadline time for the April issue of the Notes and your humble scribe is comin’ atcha with the latest and greatest (well, latest) in Sa… Read moreSADDLEBROOKE & RANCH SENIOR SOFTBALL ACTION!
Several CycleMasters rode the Tour de Cookie, an annual fundraising event of the Rotary Club of Marana. The 35-mile round-trip ride was on The Loop river bike path. It was a cool and cloudy Ar… Read moreSeveral CycleMasters Rode the Tour de Cookie
The Verde Sputters Love Mondays in February! Read moreThe Verde Sputters Love Mondays in February!
Pickleball players from the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) competed in their final matches of the Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) Winter Season which ends the second week o… Read moreSADDLEBROOKE PICKLEBALL TEAMS BATTLE TO THE VERY END IN THE ARIZONA PICKLEBALL PLAYERS LEAGUE
The SaddleBrooke Men’s Nine Hole Golf League invited members of the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners to join them for a mixed Scramble tournament. The event was held on Wednesday, March 4 with 66 part… Read moreMen’s and Ladies Niners Unite for Mixed Scramble Tournament
The Javelina Cup is a decade’s old competition among 120 golfers from the HOA1 (SMGA) and HOA2 (MPMGA) men’s 18 hole golf associations. The tournament was held on January 28th at the SMGA cour… Read moreHOA2 Wins the 2026 Javelina Cup
Huge CONGRATULATIONS to Saddlebrooke's Former Head Swim Coach Doug Springer for his phenomenal achievements at two recent masters swim competitions. At the 2026 Fabulous Las Vegas Short Course… Read moreSADDLEBROOKE'S DOUG SPRINGER OBLITERATES MASTERS SWIMMING WORLD RECORDS
It was a beautiful, clear and chilly morning that greeted a full field of players on January 27th. Playing a step-aside scramble, there was a lot of laughter and felicity! The playing field wa… Read moreSBWGA-18 Jills and Jacks Enjoy Competitive Play
After many years of playing golf, Gus Pachis got his first hole in one on Tuesday, February 3rd on Catalina hole number 8 of the SaddleBrooke Golf Course using his 7 iron. He was playing with … Read moreGus Pachis Got His First Hole in One!
In early December, the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) hosted its annual President’s Cup, drawing 81 competitors across eight flights based on handicap. The President’s Cup is a thr… Read moreSaddlebrooke Mens Golf Association – Presidents Cup Tournament
SADDLEBROOKE & RANCH SENIOR SOFTBALL ACTION! Read moreSADDLEBROOKE & RANCH SENIOR SOFTBALL ACTION!
Several CycleMasters do outside rides every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. These tend to be long fast rides with experienced bicyclists, mostly men. With a desire to get more women rid… Read moreCycleMasters Divas Bicycle Outside SaddleBrooke
The CycleMasters Divas regularly bicycle outside SaddleBrooke on Wednesday mornings. This month they decided to invite men to join them for a Divas and Dudes ride on Monday, February 9. A tota… Read moreCycleMasters Hold Divas and Dudes Ride
The Verde Sputters endured frost delays in January but that didn’t stop these ladies and guests from bringing their all to complete the 18-hole putting course! Members celebrated in January wi… Read moreJack Frost May Delay the Fun But the Sputters Still Bring Their Game!
Nearly 80 energetic members of the Verde Sputters descended on the HOA One putting green for the annual Crazy Putting Day on Monday, February 3. What a riot! Everyone was laughing and cheering… Read moreVerde Sputters Enjoy Crazy Putting Day
MPWGA 2026 President's Cup Winner Smiles for the Camera! Read moreMPWGA 2026 President's Cup Winner Smiles for the Camera!
If you were house‑hunting in SaddleBrooke in 1987, your tour of tennis amenities would have been brief: two courts and a ramada — charming, but far from the tennis haven we know today. Over th… Read moreServing Up History: The Evolution of Tennis in SaddleBrooke
Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona present the 41th annual Senior Olympic Festival. This festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lif… Read moreThe Snake Wins Senior Olympic Gold!
Chilly temperatures greeted our ladies as they set off to play the first Partners tournament in 2026. With a full field, followed by a delicious lunch, plans for a busy and fun 2026 were annou… Read moreSaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 Welcomes the New Year
Cornhole league play re-started on Monday, October 20, 2025 with league play to Monday, November 24, 2025. The competitive league saw 10 teams vying against each other with congratulations to … Read moreCornhole League Results
In early January, Mother Nature decided to make her presence known in the form of rain; enough rain that the years’ first two Men’s Preserve/MountainView Golf Association (MPMGA) tournaments h… Read moreWeather Forces Cancellation of MountanView Preserve Men's Golf Association Events
The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners Golf League (SBMN) membership and their guests celebrated the end of a great 2025 season by gathering for a fabulous holiday lunch at the Vistas on Friday, Decemb… Read more2026 Men’s Nine-Hole Golf League Officers
It is no surprise that tennis is known to be a sport for lifetime. Oliver “Demar” Wanstrom, our 92-year-old member, is a perfect example of this! Read moreDemar Wanstrom Finds Tennis a Lifelong Sport
The Tucson Senior Olympic Festival is held annually. This year, the tennis event was held on Wednesday, January 7 and Thursday, January 8 at the Reffkin Tennis Center. Entry fee for each perso… Read moreSenior Olympics 2026
Well, softball readers, whaddya do during Christmas break when there’s no softball action to get the blood pumping and the heart racing? Yes, well I know, sit on your duff, watch football and … Read moreSaddleBrooke & SaddleBrooke Ranch Senior Softball Action
When Ken and Kathy Peterson moved through their first year as members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, they didn’t just find a place to swim—they found a community that energized them from the v… Read moreFinding Their Stroke: Ken and Kathy Peterson Dive into the SaddleBrooke Swim Club
Ready to improve your swimming skills but not sure where to begin? Read moreLet's Swim Clinic
The Verde Sputters welcomed new members every single Monday morning in December! Some had been thinking about joining for a while and decided to make the plunge. Some returned after a short hi… Read moreVerde Sputters End the Year With a Bang
Seventy-five members of the Verde Sputters arrived bright and early at the SaddleBrooke HOA One Clubhouse to kick off another year of fun, friendships and (we hope) many personal putting recor… Read moreVerde Sputters Annual Meeting a Huge Success
SaddleBrooke Tennis and Pop Tennis kicked off the holiday season in style at their much-anticipated Annual Holiday Event, held in the Vistas Dining Room of HOA-1 Clubhouse on Thursday, Decembe… Read moreSaddleBrooke Tennis and Pop Tennis Annual Holiday Event
The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners held their annual 9-hole Founders Cup on Tuesday, January 13 in honor of our founders. We are very grateful to President June Hill and Vice President Liz Carlson w… Read moreMarilyn Fisher Wins Lady Niners Founders Cup
Wow, it’s 2026. That came much faster than we expected but here we are. This is a great time to think about golfing. Maybe you’re newly retired or still working but have some flexibility. If s… Read moreSaddleBrooke Lady Niners League Welcomes You
Every sport has at least one “we learned this the hard way” rule, created to uphold the true spirit of the game. Baseball’s Infield Fly Rule prevents infielders from intentionally dropping an … Read moreSaddleBrooke Pickleball
The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) gathered together after league play on November 11, 2025, for brunch in the MountainView Ballroom. This league's two golfing days on Tuesday, Novem… Read morePresident's Cup Winner Diane Mazzarella
We wrapped up our season with an exciting challenge: beat the pro, Jane Chanik, and the president, Maire Ryan on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. With competitive spirits high, we formed two-person … Read moreRing Out the Old, Ring in the New
Our trip on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, was so worth the time! When I first heard of Mammoth School charity fundraiser, I was eager to find out what we were supporting. I was pleasantly surpris… Read moreMountainView Preserve Lady Niners Visit Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School District
A big thank you to the Verde Sputters! They did a great job of making the “Turkey Shoot” a great success on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Their article, in this issue of “SaddleBag Notes,” will … Read moreSaddleBrooke Lady Niners—Giving Thanks and Moving into 2026
It wasn’t the tournament that was planned, but nevertheless despite threatening weather both the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) from HOA-1 and the MountainView Preserve Men’s Assoc… Read moreMountainView Preserve Men’s Association Wins the 2025 Ryder Cup
The MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) celebrated fall with a friend and members putter event on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Read moreFall into Fall Putters Event
The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners gathered together after league play on November 11, 2025, for brunch in the MountainView Ballroom. This league's two golfing days on Tuesday, November 4 a… Read morePresident's Cup Winner Diane Mazzarella
In early November, eighty-eight SMGA members competed in the Association’s annual three-day Member Tournament. Players were grouped into five flights, with two-man teams rotating through three… Read moreSaddleBrooke Men's Golf Association Hosts Annual Member–Member Tournament
SaddleBrooke HOA-2 Men’s Niners (MPMN) kicks off a new season of golf in January. MPMN provides both a friendly and competitive opportunity for golfers of all skill levels to participate in 9 … Read moreSaddleBrooke Men's Niner's Launch their 2026 Membership Campaign
It’s all happening on Wednesday, January 21, in the MountainView Ballroom, signup for committees (see details below) and Annual Registration meeting for all new and returning members (schedule… Read moreAnnual Registration for MountainView Lady Putters Begins on Wednesday, January 21
Dave Henry has been crowned as the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) Club Champion for 2025. This was his second consecutive club championship, so members are already planni… Read moreHenry Repeats as the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association Club Champion
The day after Thanksgiving is considered Grandkids Day, so what did the Cornhole Club do? We put on an event for all the families to come and play for fun! There were over 20 kids as well as 5… Read moreCornhole Club Grandkids Day