Category: May 2018

2018 PC Pickleball Championship!

Pam Smith The 2018 Club Championship for PebbleCreek Pickleball Club was held on March 23, 24 and 25—Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Men’s Doubles. It was three beautiful days of great playing. Skill levels ranged from 2.5-5.0. There was a tremendous turnout from our members and volunteers, referees and spectators. Special thanks to Alex Potapoff…

Keith Tingelhoff scores an ace at PCMGA Member-Member Tourney

Howie Tiger Keith Tingelhoff made a hole-in-one on March 15 during the final round of the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association Member-Member tournament. The warning about the “Ides of March” had no effect on him as he aced the fourth hole on the Palms course at Tuscany Falls. Keith used his Big Bertha 7-iron to this…

A unique number: Your putters handicap

Maureen Campbell Weekly play for members of the PebbleCreek Putters Club is on the 18-hole putting green at Tuscany Falls and all golf levels are welcome. The question is often asked: How are winners decided? Members of the Putters Club earn a unique putting handicap based on the individual’s past scores during Putters Club play,…

PCMGA conducts 2018 Member-Member Tournament

Howie Tiger The annual PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association Member-Member tourney was played March 8, 9 and 15, utilizing both Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls courses. Compared to 2017 there were a few repeat winners but mostly different winners. The scores were quite higher especially for the blue flights where the winning scores averaged 10 strokes…

PCM9GA annual championship tournament

Bruce Hulbert On 15 March, on an extremely blustery day, PCM9GA played its final round in their annual Championship Tournament. 106 members competed on the Palms and Lakes Courses on March 8 and 15 with all players playing a total of nine holes on each course. The player with the lowest gross score was the…

PCLGA 2018 Special Award winners

Bev Clinton Every year the PCLGA recognizes three players for special achievements during the year. The achievements awarded are Most Birdies, Most Improved Player and Best Attendance. At the annual meeting on March 28, 2018 the following members were recognized: Andrea Dilger for Most Birdies (she had 66 during play with the PCLGA); Layne Sheridan…

PCSSA season banquet

Fred Dresser With the twenty-third season of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association now in the books, it was time for the players to let loose and enjoy each other’s company at the annual year-end banquet. Three hundred plus banquet attendees enjoyed appetizers, adult beverages and good food as stories and fables were told. The all…

Ace Girls Tennis Team

Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek Ace Girl’s Tennis Team had another enjoyable season in the West Valley Women’s Senior Tennis League. Captain Rana Cukierski and co-captain Maggie Eggleston led the team through a successful season finishing in first place in the 3.0 division.

PCMGA holds Kare Bears benefit tourney

Howie Tiger On Thursday, April 5 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held a fundraising tournament with proceeds going to the Kare Bears organization. The event was so successful that the PCMGA presented a check for $2,000 to Teri Sellers, the President of Kare Bears. A total of 54 four-man teams competed in this form-your-own team…

PCSSA 23rd season comes to an end

Fred Dresser The 23rd season of PebbleCreek Senior Softball comes to an end and what a season it was for the fourteen teams and 168 plus players. A total of 532 regular season games plus thirteen tournament games were played. When the dust settled, Anasazi Pools won the league championship by amassing a record of…