Category: Sports

PebbleCreek Tennis Club News and Reflections

Roxie Forrest We have a highly active and growing club amidst the changing environment we have become all too familiar with. Our club has been able to continue to operate but not without the board and members who have helped to keep tennis going throughout this pandemic. Currently, we have 311 members and have been consistent…

PCL9GA Introduces New Member Ambassador Program

Chris Stelplugh PCL9GA’s president-elect, Diane Burns, was looking to fill a gap when she initiated the league’s New Member Ambassador Program. With the coronavirus pandemic restricting normal channels for new members to meet and socialize with others, she envisioned a different approach. Diane formed a committee of current Lady Niners (Suzanne Butler, Geri Seymour, and…

PCLGA’S Gross and Net Tournament of Champions Winners!

Cindy Sota On Nov. 10, the PCLGA’s three-day Tournament of Champions concluded, and the winners are Andrea Dilger, a four-peat Overall Gross Champion, and Nancy Moore as the Overall Net Champion! It was all tied up going into the 17th hole on the East Course between Andrea Dilger and Sharon Hadley. Andrea birdied the 18th…

Paul Maurer Scores Ace During PCMGA Event

Paul Maurer on the magical 12th green

Howie Tiger On Nov. 12, Paul Maurer made a hole-in-one on the 12th hole of the Eagle’s Nest course. This may be the first recorded ace on our newly renovated course at PebbleCreek. The pin on this par-3 hole was located in the middle, just beyond a newly added sand trap. (Many players are happy that the…

Veterans Day Tournament

PCM9GA members who presented U.S. Flag lapel pins and greeted fellow veterans: Gary Lord, Colonel, United States Army, Retired; Cliff Olson, Major, United States Army, Retired; Bruce Hulbert, Captain, United States Navy, Retired. Not Pictured: Skip Gault, Specialist 04, United States Army; James Mitchell, Sergeant, United States Army. We thank you all for your valor and service.

Chris Mucha On Nov. 12, the PCM9GA Golfing Niners held a Veterans Day tournament at the recently opened Eagle’s Nest course. The event was scheduled so that we could remember and offer our thanks to all veterans who have served our country and sacrificed so much to keep us safe. Several PCMGA members took turns…

Bocce News

Teams Ba Da Bing and The Boccegalupes

Carolyn Rota Happy new year and congratulations to all the players who participated in the 2020 fall bocce session. All the planning by the bocce board to keep our members safe and healthy seems to have paid off. Because everyone played by the rules, wore masks, kept social distancing, followed the various procedures to sanitize the…

PCM9GA November Pandemic Golf

PCM9GA 3-2-1 Tournament (left to right): Gary Lord (3); Tom LeChaix (2); Tom Johnson (1); Roger LeBlanc (? I just don’t know)

Chris Mucha In addition to a salute to all of our veterans, the PCM9GA Golfing Niners held two other events in November. The first, on Nov. 5, was an official “Welcome Back” event for those who left PebbleCreek confines earlier this year and made their return in the early fall. Protocols are still in place, and…

PCL9GA Kicks Off Season the Hawaiian Way

Mary Georgesen and Patty Greene

Chris Stelplugh One hundred and thirty-seven members participated in the PCL9GA’s kick-off event on Nov. 10. This year’s theme was “Sway & Play the Hawaiian Way,” and members were encouraged to dress in their best island wear. Co-chairs were Mary Georgesen and Patty Greene, who distributed a kick-off ball marker and water bottle koozie to golfers at check-in to commemorate…