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On cue
with the
Billiards
Club
By Phil Pensabene
Is it pool or billiards? The terms are PHOTOS BY SHERRY MCRAE
often used interchangeably. Billiards
is a tabletop game played with balls and Billiards Club member Dorothy Warner takes a shot.
narrow sticks called cues. In traditional
billiards you use just three balls; the
objective is to strike one ball and have it
hit the other two. There are no pockets grandchildren. It is always nice to see our desk where the Communications Office is
on a traditional billiards table. In pocket folks teaching the grandkids how to hold a now located. The room was a little small,
billiards – commonly known as pool - there cue and line up a shot. This pleasant social but it quickly became a favorite gathering
are six pockets on the table, 15 numbered activity can also be enjoyed for many years spot for many of our ‘pioneer’ residents.
balls and one white cue ball. The object is after more physically demanding activities
to strike the cue ball into a numbered ball, must be given up. The club was chartered in 2005 with
sending the numbered ball into a pocket. 109 members. As of the end of 2016, that
Did you know that Billiards was one of number has grown to 340. The current
One of the many great aspects of billiards the first amenities available in Sun City Billiards Center was opened in 2009 in
is that is a fun and easy sport for people Texas? When the Social Center was opened a freestanding building adjacent to the
of all ages. It is common for our residents in the fall of 1996, four pool tables were Veteran’s Memorial. We now have eight
to come in to play with their children and located in the room behind the monitor’s pool tables and are open at 8 a.m. every
morning, 365 days a year.
Sun City Billiards is an open amenity,
which means you do not have to be a
member to come in and play. Naturally, if
you enjoy it and come frequently we would
encourage you to join the club. By becoming
a member, you have the opportunity to
take beginner and intermediate pool
lessons and to participate in our leagues,
tournaments and special events.
The Billiards Center has eight tables and is open every day of the year. In addition to playing in our local leagues
and tournaments, many of our members
regularly compete in outside events,
including pool leagues in Austin, Texas
State tournaments in Temple and the
national tournament in Las Vegas. One
of our members, Ron Bennett, recently
won the Top Gun tournament in Austin
while competing against some of the best
league players from the area.
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