Fun on the Fairways

December 2025

BY TAREN GROM

This month in our continuing fairway coverage, we are featuring Loretta Gehman, who started playing golf in 2009, when she moved into Sabal Springs. She credits Marge Quillen and Kathy Unger for taking her under their wings and helping her develop her game. And she has game, Loretta has six aces to her credit—two on Hole No. 8, three on Hole No. 1, and one on Hole No. 9. When asked if she had a favorite, she quickly said yes, one of TAREN GROM the holes in one scored on Hole No. 8 while playing with her two grandsons. Loretta plays three and sometimes four times a week. She also is committed to making the game great for the 80-member Sabal Springs Ladies’ Golf Association (SSLGA), for which she will have served as president for eight years when her duties conclude in 2026. Loretta has also served as publicity chair for the SSLGA for 13 years. Jane Ward succeeds Loretta, taking on the role for the 2025-2026 season. Loretta also was in charge of posting SSLGA news on the bulletin board outside the Pro Shop. While she says golf is frustrating (it is a four-letter word after all), she notes that the best part of playing golf is competing against herself and enjoying the camaraderie among her fellow golfers on the course. In this episode Loretta shares why Hole No. 18 is her favorite and shows off her winning swing.