Pam McWhorter December 6 through Dec. 8, 2024, was an eventful weekend for the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. First, the 3rd Team Challenge event was launched on Friday, Dec. 6. This Challenge has taken a permanent place in our club’s schedule due to its popularity. On Saturday, the annual toy drive was a huge success. Kathy…
Pam McWhorter The holidays are over, but the fun is not! The Pebblecreek Pickleball Club is busier than ever gearing up for some major events in February and March. * Feb. 26, 27, and 28 is Pebblecreek’s Ninth Annual Pickleball Tournament headed up by tournament director Mike Crabtree. * The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club Championship Tournament…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) conducts friendly golf competitions every Thursday for its members, except in October during overseed. The formats vary each week and include scrambles, best balls, goofy golf, and several major events played on all three of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) conducted its final major tournament for the 2024 season. The format for this three-day event was a 4-man scramble where the members chose their own teammates. There was a 3-drive minimum for each player. The tourney was held on Dec. 5, 7, and 12. This is a…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool My partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instructor Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor, Steve Farmer, recently wrote the outline for this article. I feel that this is a subject that every player has been a victim of from time to time, myself included. When playing against a player who…
Howie Tiger Three PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) teams competed at the Arizona Golf Association (AGA) Club Team Championship Finals. The teams of Scott Carnahan & Scott Norris and Kurt Fischer & Sherman Leach competed in the all-age Gross/Net Division and the team of Craig Hennesy & Barry Stauffer competed in the Super Senior (70+)…
Jim Padgitt Two skilled PebbleCreek (PC) Billiard Club players captured Grand Championship honors with recently concluded 8-Ball and 10-Ball tournaments. Both tourneys are extended 8-week events played in a demanding round-robin format. Harold Erker earned this season’s 8-Ball Grand Championship by winning 49 games and a total of 58 points. (One point is awarded for…
Pat Jensen The PebbleCreek Lady Niners had a very successful charity event on Jan. 7. The amount of $5,700 was raised and donated to Girls Golf of Phoenix. This organization was founded in 1989 by members of the LPGA and is part of the Junior Golf Association of Arizona. As of 2023, this organization has…
Johnny Henson Player of the month for December 2024 was Lynn Warren with 3 wins. King of the Hill was Johnny Henson. The Player of the Year for 2024 is Lynn Warren. Other December results: Monday noon to 2 p.m. 8–Ball tournament: No tournaments Tuesday 8 a.m. to noon 8–Ball tournament: Lynn Warren (x3), Dan…
Erv Stein The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) launched our first 2025 event with about 140 highly enthused golfers participating in our Winter Scramble format conducted at our Tuscany Falls East Course. A total of 35 foursome teams, divided into Red and White Flights, with foursome team scoring based upon the best drive or…