In order to help both present and future participants in the PebbleCreek Bocce Association, especially our snowbirds, to secure a spot in next year’s play, the Board of Directors has prepared a list of important dates: 2017 Fall League: Early Registration: Turn in to Mollie McErlean by September 3. Regular Registration: Tuesday, September 5 and…
Category: May 2017
Sports, May 2017
Champions crowned by PCLGA
Lynn Matousek The PCLGA held its Tournament of Champions on March 14, 21 and 22, 2017 co-chaired by Sally Babbitt, Donnie Meyers, Barb Rossi and Karen Vagley. Congratulations to Andrea Dilger, the 2017 PCLGA Overall Low Gross Champion and Layne Sheridan, the 2017 PCLGA Overall Low Net Champion! High Tea was the theme for this…
Sports, May 2017
Residents continue to come through at 4th annual Golf Equipment Drive
Howie Tiger On Wednesday, March 22, PebbleCreek held their fourth annual golf equipment drive to support The First Tee of Phoenix. Donations were accepted at Tuscany Falls in the parking lot just outside the pro shop. We thought it would be difficult to match last year’s response which was absolutely fantastic. We were optimistic though,…
Sports, May 2017
PCLGA 2017 Medallion Score winners
Lynn Matousek Congratulations to Kathy Hubert-Wyss, the 2017 Medallion Low Gross Winner and to Sue Abercrombie, the 2017 Medallion Low Net Winner for the PCLGA! As a member of the Arizona Women’s Golf Association, the PCLGA designates four 18-hole rounds during its golf year as Medallion Qualifiers. The players who produce the two best gross…
Sports, May 2017
Eat – Sleep – Tennis – Repeat
Susie Anderson March was a busy month with the start of lessons with JR and drills with John and the Doubles or Nothing Tournament and the Shamrock Social. In April we hosted the Many Happy Returns tennis mixer and the interclub social with Sun City West. We are so grateful for all the work John…
Sports, May 2017
Summitt Financial Team wins travel practice league
Bryan Bostock A new senior softball league, Travel Practice League (TPL), was started this fall. It consisted of four PebbleCreek teams. These teams represented players that participated in tournament play such as the June Pinetop tournament which enters a 60s team and a 65s team. On June 3 and 4, two of these teams will…
Sports, May 2017
Pro’s Corner
Q. How high should I tee the ball? A. When the ball is on a tee and you are using a driver or fairway wood, the rule of thumb is to tee the ball so half of the ball is above the top edge of the club; therefore, it would be teed higher with the…
Sports, May 2017
Ace Girls triumphs
Susan Anderson This year our focus was to be more competitive along with our main goal of friendship and fun! Through the season with the help of JR’s drills and weekly practice we improved. We added two strong players to the roster and were cheered on by fans and spouses at home games. Our team…
Sports, May 2017
The kindness of strangers
Bill Fenster The PebbleCreek Niners have a tradition of putting a dollar into a pot to award the player whose drive lands closest to the pin on the par three holes. When my foursome approached our first par three, one of our four, Dave Rossi told us how important it was for him to win…
Sports, May 2017
Pickleball Mixed Doubles results
Pam Smith Day two of the Club Championship was Mixed Doubles. Play was excellent. Players had to beat their opponent plus deal with 25 mph wind gusts in the late afternoon. Congratulations to all the winners: Mixed 3.0 Doubles: 1st Andrea Dilger, Ron DeBrincat; 2nd Kathy Hubert-Wyss, Chuck Saunders; 3rd Karen Vagley, Ken Ogden Mixed…