Carole Schumacher
The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) celebrates our champions each year during our major Club Championship Tournament when we strive to recognize the best of our best. The three-day event was held on March 18 (Eagle’s Nest), 22 (Tuscany Falls East), and 25 (Tuscany Falls West) and culminated with a celebration at Tuscany Falls Clubhouse. The winners for 2024-25 are:
Overall Gross Champion: Liz Mitchell shot a 79, 78, and 76 in three respective rounds totaling 233 strokes to capture the crown and win the $100 purse and a beautiful trophy. This is Liz’s second consecutive year of being named Overall Gross Champion and improved her already stellar performance by 3 strokes over March 2024!
Overall Net Champion: Esther Frehner shot net 72, net 68, and net 67 in three respective rounds for a total of 207 points to win the $100 purse and the trophy as Net Champion!
Overall Gross Runner Up: Mary Harris scored a 75, 77, and 82 for 234 points, just one point short of Mitchell to win the $75 purse!
Overall Net Runner Up: Dava Esman shot net scores of 68, 78, and 65 to capture the Net Runner Up $75 purse!
Most Birdies Award: Ann Page scored 26 birdies during PCLGA play between March 16, 2024 and March 15, 2025. According to PCLGA record-keeper, Sharon Johnson, 154 members scored at least one birdie and 600 birdies were scored by the club. Four members scored more than 20 birdies! That’s a lot of birdie juice!
Sharon Temple received the Most Improved Player Award. Sharon had a starting GHIN Index of 24.6 on March 16, 2024, and improved her Index by March 15, 2025, to 15.4. Using a formula that the USGA uses to determine the most improved player, Sharon’s improvement factor was 1.336. Awesome achievement Sharon!
Additional Stars were named in seven flights:
Flight 1: Ellen Enright, 1st gross; Margaret Dlouhy, 2nd gross; Michelle Hart, 1st net; Brenda Cook, 2nd net; and Carol Dick, 3rd net
Flight 2: Nancy Moore, 1st gross; Debbie Sayre, 2nd gross; Jill Roorda, 1st net; Nina Coulombe, 2nd net; and Kathy Hubert-Wyss, 3rd net
Flight 3: Judy Hauser, 1st gross; Kathy Ellis, 2nd gross; Polly Elliott, 1st net; Cindy Sota, 2nd net; and Mary Pinski, 3rd net
Flight 4: Layne Sheridan, 1st gross; Carolyn Apodaca, 2nd gross; Kathleen Heigh, 1st net; Mary Pat Burson, 2nd net; and Julia Unkrich 3rd net
Flight 5: Jackie Christianson, 1st gross; Barb Economou and Judy Garcia tied for 2nd gross; Sally Maki, Carolyn Suttles, and Patty Brown tied for 1st net
Flight 6: Julie Webb, 1st gross; Pam Volm, 2nd gross; Joanne Metivier, 1st net; Rochelle Dammel and Sue White tied for 2nd net
Flight 7: Ilona Barlow, 1st gross; Jeannie Alvarez, 2nd gross; Judi Floyd 1st net, Judy Layton, 2nd net; and Cathie Futernick, 3rd net
Thanks to our Tournament of Champions Committee, Judy Hauser, and Judy Layton for all their hard work in making this tournament a huge success!
The Medallion winners were also honored at the Championship luncheon. They are Michelle Hart, low gross with a two-day total of 157, and Lindy Smith with a two-day total of 133. Carolyn Suttles presented the ladies with their medals for the 2024-25 year and they will be competing on our behalf in the next State Medallion Championship in January 2026.
Congratulations to the PCLGA Champions!
Following the tournament, Judy Newell turned over the PCLGA President’s gavel to incoming PCLGA President for 2025-26, Kathy Hubert-Wyss.
The 2025-26 Executive Board: Mary Petersen, secretary; Mikki Leech, vice president; Kathy Hubert-Wyss, president; and Lisa Thor, treasurer. Presidential appointees are Mary Pinski, Tuesday play; Julie Webb, handicap chair; Judy Layton, tournament chair; Bergitta Reese, parliamentarian.