UPCOMING EVENTS
- 08/30 (Fri) Deadline to Sign Up for the Labor Day Tournament
- 09/02 (Mon) Labor Day Tournament – 7:00 AM Shotgun
- 2-Person Modified Chapman (Onyx)
- Registration deadline August 30, 2024
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| IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN Reminder: The second half of member dues were due July 1st. Annual dues are $300 per person, payable in two installments of $150 each in January and July. If you did not pay for the entire year in January, please remit to the Golf Shop at your earliest convenience. Please either mail your check to 6240 S SunBird Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85249 or call the Golf Shop at 480-883-0820 to pay by credit card or by using available chits in your account. Julie Anderson thanks you in advance! |
From Dave White, President of the SunBird Golf Club:
The SunBird Golf Club is grateful for the numerous volunteers doing various jobs on the course: weeds, trimming trees, painting, starters, rangers, filling sand bottles, moving rocks, edging cart paths, etc. Some of these individuals are doing three or more of the jobs listed above! This volunteer help is invaluable to the eight men on our turf crew to maintain the course and contributes greatly to the overall financial health of the SunBird Golf Course.
On another note, our eight turf guys deserve a big thank you from the members because the work they do is constant, hot, and is not in an air-conditioned office.
The Warm Up Range is now open!
Thank you to everyone who have contributed to our annual overseed drive, which helps defray expenses in seeding the range as well as overseeding with rye grass in October. Effective immediately until overseed, the range will close for maintenance on Monday at 4:30 p.m. and open Tuesday at 6:30 a.m.
NOTICE! The golf club has changed the call in times for tee time reservations as of July 1, 2024:
Public and residents will get 14 days instead of 7 days.
Golf club members will get 15 days instead of 8 days.
Reclassified Golf club members will get 16 days instead of 9 days.
Remember, the first time you can use the new times is July 1.
The reason for the change is to give people more time to plan. Sunbird golf course is a destination golf course for some, and this lets them plan better.
On Friday, June 14th, thousands of baby tilapia fish were transferred to the lakes and ponds on SunBird Golf Course. These fish were ordered several months ago, after consultation with AmeriCulture, an aquatic company specializing in supplying fish to eat algae in lakes and ponds. Next week, we expect delivery of hundreds of Amur fish, known for eating the larger aquatic plants that root in the bottom of ponds and grow to the surface. The two species of fish, tilapia and amur, will hopefully enjoy eating their weight in algae and aquatic plants and help keep our ponds and lakes clear. Please do not fish in any lake except the one by the clubhouse (at the end of hole number 9) and please observe our catch and release policy.
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| MORE MULLIGAN MASTERS FEATURING THE SUNBIRD GOLF COURSE! Testing trivia knowledge in the newest Mulligan Masters golf game. The more questions you get right, the easier your round gets! Mulligan Masters takes on SunBird Golf Club in Chandler Arizona for their 2nd Mully Golf Trip!! Click here for the video:https://youtu.be/GavePl81okQ?si=BGBtJq8gAFVRTkn5 |
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| CONLEY CUP – USA MEN’S WINNING TEAM |
 L-R. Bob Morris, Kelly Davis, George Jones, Bob Lama, Bob Gerber, Todd Brautigam, Glen Ketchum, Kraig Erickson, Coach Jack Cooper holding the trophy, Asst. coach Dave Edington, Jeff Seaman, Don Hint, Roland Tegio holding “Moyo” and Bob Johns who had his 5th career hole in one. The USA has now won the Conley Cup 8 times to the 3 for the Canadians. This was the first year for the ladies to have a tournament and they absolutely loved it. The community support was very evident, and we hope it continues to grow. A huge thank you to Dave White for his introductions each day. The USA team members played some awesome golf in very difficult conditions to win and it was well deserved. They are indeed very proud of this win. Thanks to Jeff Seaman for the photo and Jack Cooper for the article. |
| LADIES INAUGURAL CONLEY CUP – USA WINNING TEAM |
 Front Row (L to R): Karen Gilmore, Jeanie Chase, Cindy Vig, Joan Kintz, Cheryl Moore, Toni Leonard, Back Row (L to R): Lisa Onyx, Suzanne Popelka, Joyce Gerber, Jo Ann Baker, Connie Franklin, Dolly White, Kim Mishko. Not Pictured: Margie Leach & Laurie Doyle. The USA ladies were honored to win the first ever Conley Cup for women. The event was a great success with a lot of planning by many people, including the team captains, Cindy Vig, Karen Gilmore, and Margie Leach for team USA and Melissa Craig and Pat McInnes along with Managers Shirley Goldade and Denine Smulan for team Canada. Match Play was a new format for many of the players, but we all enjoyed the camaraderie between the two teams. We couldn’t have done this without all of the support of our cheerleaders and volunteers who helped make this event a success! We all look forward to a rematch in 2025! Thanks to Suzanne Popelka for the Facebook photo and Lisa Onyx for the article. |
MIXED GROSS SHOOTOUT
All players showed up and played in the miserable wet day on Friday. They were all awesome and played to their best possible considering the wet conditions. We even had a terrific group of ladies serving snacks and cookies throughout each hole, which was greatly appreciated. They had planned on a sunny day with many spectators, but unfortunately that did not work out. They were spectacular though. Thank you!!
The final winners:
1st Place: Bob Lama and Cindy Vig
2nd Place: Don Hunt and Viva Smith
3rd Place: James Morgan and Margie Leach
All 18 players were awesome! Thank you for playing!
STARTERS & RANGERS NEEDED!
This is a volunteer opportunity with some perks. Please contact
Dave White (425-359-9311) if you are interested!
NEW TRAIL PASSES NOW AVAILABLE
Stop in the Golf Shop to purchase the new 2024 Trail Pass! These Trail Passes are valid from 1/1/24-12/31/24 and are required for all golfers using their cart on the course. The Trail Pass rate for 2024 is $100 per cart. Purchasing your 2024 Trail Pass also includes the privilege to use the practice green in the back of the driving range.
As a reminder, annual Trail Passes are included as one of the benefits of SBGC membership! If you are not a member, now is a good time to consider joining. Talk to our golf shop staff to learn more about other membership benefits such as reduced golf rates, early access to tee time reservations, discounts on merchandise, free range balls and more!
