Monday Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge
Sandy Blackburn
Pairs Duplicate Bridge (non-sanctioned) meets every Monday at 12:15 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. For more information call Sandy Blackburn, 536-8062. The following winners are for the indicated dates:
12/3/18: N/S 1st Susan Barber/Mary Katherine Anderson; 2nd Ruth/Gary Lord; 3rd Judy/Dennis Nelson. E/W 1st Sandy Blackburn/Jeanne Reynolds; 2nd Art/Sylvia Lewis; 3rd Jean Goodin/John Macdonald.
12/10/18: N/S 1st John Macdonald/Jean Goodin; 2nd Kevin/Fran McManus; 3rd Patti Murphy/Judy Nelson. E/W 1st Art/Sylvia Lewis; 2nd Susan Barber/Mary Katherine Anderson; 3rd Ruth/Gary Lord.
12/17/18: N/S 1st Art/Sylvia Lewis; 2nd Sylvia Robinson/Evelyn Mercer; 3rd Susan Barber/Mary Katherine Anderson. E/W 1st Nancy Duncanson/Ann Rohlman; 2nd Audrey Madden/Gretchen Martin; 3rd Judy Nelson/Patti Murphy.
May the bridge cards be good for all our players in 2019!
Wednesday Pairs Bridge
Sandy Blackburn
Pairs Bridge meets every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. For more information call Sandy Blackburn, 536-8062. The following winners are for the indicated dates:
12/5/18: 1st Art/Sylvia Lewis; 2nd Marnie Horn/Daele Proctor; 3rd Ruth/Gary Lord.
12/12/18: 1st Ann/Tom Pickett; 2nd Fran Wichers/Fred Schwartz; 3rd Patty Murphy/Mary Katherine Anderson.
12/19/18: 1st Art/Sylvia Lewis; 2nd John Macdonald/Jean Goodin; 3rd Ann/Tom Pickett.
Good luck to each of our players in the new year of 2019!
PC Duplicate Sanctioned
Kathy Bergman
On December 6 eighty members attended our annual Christmas party with a happy hour and sit-down dinner at Tuscany Falls Clubhouse. As usual, we had great donations of canned foods and money to the local food bank. Great job!
In addition, our members played in the December 10-16 annual Palm Springs regional at the Westin Hotel held in Rancho Mirage. The players attending this tournament were Kathy Bergman, Mault and Carole Mathias, Nan Perkins, Gen Hunter, Shay Kinney, Linda Smith, Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Dave and Debbie Deal, Sandy Kolls, Joe and Pricilla Naworski, Linda and Jerry Larson, Pat Smith, Judy Brown, Larry Monroe, Jackie Wielgosz. Congratulations to everyone winning points. Special congratulations to Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Shay Kinney, Linda Smith for coming in third in the Bracketed Swiss “bracket 10”, also for coming in with a tie for third/fourth in the Thursday-Friday knockout “bracket 6”. In addition, congratulations to Kathy Bergman, Mault Mathias, Steve Sanderson and Dave Comfort for coming in first in the Saturday Bracketed Swiss “bracket 10”.
Winners at the Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday sanctioned duplicate games are as follow in rank order (games are overall winners unless North/South and East/West are shown separately).
12/03: N/S Vi Metter/Chris Mucha, Jerry and Stephanie Tinsley, Larry Monroe/Jackie Wielgosz. E/W Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Carole Mathias/Nan Perkins, Shay Kinney/Linda Smith.
12/04: N/S Kathy Bergman/Mault Mathias, Kate Tracy/Jackie Wielgosz, Cathy Arst/Syd Mersereau. E/W Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Talis Abolins/Gen Hunter, Bill Ballard/Pat Smith.
12/05: N/S Kathy Bergman/Mault Mathias, Susan McAniff/Barbara Wold, Enid Bross/Linda Smith. E/W Dave and Debbie Deal, Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Teddi Painter/Natalie Niemi.
12/07: N/S Enid Bross/Linda Smith, Judy Brown/Jo Carley, Bob and Bonnie Bruce. E/W Larry Monroe/Gen Hunter, Vi Metter/Shay Kinney, Kathy Bergman/Judy DeKalb.
12/10: N/S Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Syd Mersereau/Mary Lou Cralle, Linda Smith/Cheryl LaMotta. E/W Irene Bates/Enid Bross, Vi Metter/Chris Mucha, Bob Bruce/Rod Reese.
12/11: N/S Jerry and Stephanie Tinsley, Vi Metter/Shay Kinney, Sue Woodard/Georgia Jacka. E/W Michaele Olesen/Ron Payton, Enid Bross/Cheryl LaMotta, Jennifer Betts/Teddi Painter.
12/12: N/S Georgia Jacka/Kathy Greenwood, Enid Bross/Syd Mersereau. E/W Ron Payton/Michaele Olesen, Norm Jacox/Karen Klug.
12/17: N/S Irene Bates/Gen Hunter, Geoff Goss/Mary Dolson, Kathy Bergman/Sue Woodard. E/W Mault Mathias/Bill Heng, Pat Owens/Ellen Stergulz, Pat Smith/Bill Ballard.
12/18: N/S Michaele Olesen/Ron Payton, Georgia Jacka/Sue Woodard, Carole Mathias/Sandy Kolls. E/W Linda Smith/Syd Mersereau, Dave and Debbie Deal, Jerry and Stephanie Tinsley.
12/19: N/S Kathy Bergman/Mault Mathias, Kathy Bates/Chris Mayhew, tie third/fourth Enid Bross/Linda Smith, tie third/fourth Judy Brown/Jackie Wielgosz. E/W Donna Nuezil/Barbara MacFarlane, Judy Mang/Rosemary Vana, Judy DeKalb/Sue Woodard.
12/26: N/S Betty and Loren Swenson, Gen Hunter/Larry Monroe. E/W Jerry and Linda Larson, Enid Bross/Jackie Wielgosz.
Winners of the Saturday Novice game:
12/08: N/S Pat Owens/Diana Wolf, Bob and Bonnie Bruce, Jerry and Linda Larson. E/W Joe and Priscilla Naworski, Judy DeKalb/Carole Mathias, Jo Carley/Judy Bosch.
12/15: N/S Chris Mayhew/Kathy Bates, Nancy and Steve Duncanson, Mel and Natalie Simon. E/W Joe and Priscilla Naworski, Chuck and Dee Ransom, Lynne and Rod Reese.
12/22: N/S Teddi Painter/Natalie Niemi, Jerry and Stephanie Tinsley, Donna and Tom Neuzil. E/W Judy Bosch/Jo Carley, Jerry and Linda Larson, Glenn Woodard/Steven Harper.
Interested in joining our club?
Our games are played in the Tuscany Falls card rooms and scheduled on:
Monday at 1:00 p.m. Open to all master point levels and games are stratified based on the players attending.
Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Open to all master point levels and games are stratified based on the players attending.
Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Open to all master point levels and games are stratified based on the players attending.
Friday at 1:00 p.m. First and third Friday for months of January through April. First Friday only for months May through December. Open to all master point levels and games are stratified based on the players attending. After these games we meet in the Tuscany Bar to socialize.
Saturday at 9:00 a.m.-noon. Sessions for newcomers and beginner bridge. Players who have less than 300 master points. The first Saturday of the month is a workshop where we review conventions, play practice hands and get individual help from directors. Other Saturdays are ACBL sanctioned games. All players get an Introduction to Duplicate Bridge book the first time they attend.
If interested in joining our club, please contact Sue Woodard at [email protected] or call her at 623-935-7327, or Judy Brown at [email protected] or call her at 623-536-1386.