Category: Sports

Bocce players celebrate end of another successful year

Food and friendship were the order of the day as participants in Fall 2016 and Winter and Spring 2017 Bocce Seasons gather for their annual picnic at Sunset Park in Eagle’s Nest.

Mollie McErlean Registrations for the fall 2017 Bocce season are now being accepted on a first come, first served basis. Popularity of the sport, especially since two night leagues were added last year, is prompting the PebbleCreek Bocce Association Board of Directors to keep a close watch over the number of registrations already pouring in…

Tennis Club: Focus on Flynn

Left to right: Richard Tighe, Donna Gillen, Jeff Gillen, Tori Benz-Hillstrom, Linda Hussey, Tom Buck, Bev Buck, and Bill Hussey

Susie Anderson We tennis players of PebbleCreek would be lost if it were not for the guidance and talents of our tournament director. John schedules tournaments and socials, hosts inter club tournaments, runs drills and rating sessions and all the details involved. I interviewed him to see how he does it so smoothly and as…

PC Putters Club May tournaments

Member/Member winners

Maureen Campbell A little competition is always healthy and fun! In May, the members of the PebbleCreek Putters Club competed in two special tournaments. On May 3, 18 unique holes were arranged on the Tuscany Falls upper and lower putting greens with 200 boulders, palm trees, sand traps and water holes for the Member/Member Tournament.…

PCL9GA hosts spring “Par-Tee” event

Par Tee First Place Falls Course — Jack and Kathy Doerwald, Bonnie and Rich Elliott

Pat Kaer Installation of Officers On April 25 the Lady Niners installed the officers for the 2017-2018 season. After golf the installation ceremony was held. The old officers passed a rose to the new officers. Members of the new board are Patty Greene, president, Barbara Hockert, president elect, Melissa D’Onofrio, secretary and Lorene Greer, treasurer.…

PCMGA Member/Guest Match-Play Cort Wyss and Larry Mickelson win

Flight A Group Winners, left to right: Larry Dick and Tom Spraggins, Bob Millikan and Kermit Reich and Bill Schaffer and Mark Schaffer

Howie Tiger Cort Wyss and his guest Larry Mickelson were the overall Match Play Format winners of the 2017 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 22nd annual Member/Guest Tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 27 at Tuscany Falls and on Friday, April 28 at Eagle’s Nest. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday the…

Skills challenge at 2017 PCMGA Member-Guest tourney

John Low and his son David compete in Flop Shot Competition.

Howie Tiger On Wednesday, April 26, the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association provided several Member-Guest pre-tournament activities at the Tuscany Falls practice area. The activities included the Callaway Pro Shop, practice rounds and a skills challenge just like the one on Golf Channel’s Big Break program. The skills event consisted of three separate challenges: a nine-hole putting…

John Ward hole in one at April Bunker Boys Outing

John Ward presented Bunker Boys hole-in-one plaque by Bob Cowan; front row, Bob Cowan, John Ward; back row, Bob Hartsman, Bob Garner, Ken Laychak

Most golfers dream of experiencing the incredible flow of adrenaline when the most improbable event sometimes happens which is the exceedingly rare hole-in-one achievement. Kudos and congratulations to John Ward of the PebbleCreek Bunker Boys Golf Group for his remarkable hole-in-one achievement at the recent April 18 Bunker Boys outing at about 11:44 a.m. at…

PCLGA members play at Corta Bella Golf Club

Front, left to right: Sue Abercrombie, Cheryl Skummer, Cindy Sota, Carolyn Suttles, Ann Page, Elaine Carlson, Jane Hee, Barbara Younker; back: Sally Babbitt, Donnie Meyers, Claudia Tiger, Patricia Sabourin; absent: Linda Thompson, Carol Sanders

Lynn Matousek The 2017 golf season has begun for the Central District Golf Association with its first tournament at Corta Bella Golf Club in Sun City West, Arizona on April 24, 2017. The PCLGA was well represented with the following pairings: Cheryl Skummer and Cindy Sota; Sally Babbitt and Sue Abercrombie; Donnie Meyers and Ann…

Robson Team Pickleball League picnic

The April 30 Robson League Picnic was for people who played in the Robson Team League Challenge throughout the year, plus significant other/spouse. Awards Picnic held at Sunrise Park at Eagle’s Nest in PebbleCreek. Great food from Rudy’s BBQ! Beautiful day, wonderful friends along with fun and games for everyone! Congratulations to the PebbleCreek 2017…

A winning day at AWGA Four-Ball State championship

Kathy Hubert-Wyss and Barbara Patrow

Lynn Matousek 2016-2017 PCLGA President Barbara Patrow and Vice-President Kathy Hubert-Wyss are closing out their term as officers of the PCLGA in grand style. They came home winners after participating in the 2017 AWGA (Arizona Women’s Golf Association) Four-Ball State Championship on May 1 and 2, 2017. They won first Low Net of their flight…