Category: November 2016

Simple steps to maintain natural stone

Simple steps to maintain natural stone (Family Features) Natural stone adds elegance and style to any home. With a nearly endless array of colors, textures and designs, it’s easy to create a one-of-a-kind look for your kitchen or bath. However, without proper care, that carefully selected natural stone may quickly start to show wear and…

PCLGA upcoming events

Lynn Matousek Here’s a teaser for some of the terrific events planned by the PCLGA for November and December. The PCLGA plays various games every Tuesday that add a fun element to the game of golf; however, there are a few tournaments coming up in the very near future that deserve special mention. November 15…

PCLGA kick-off tournament to be held November 15

Lynn Matousek Hey PCLGA members! What better way to celebrate the end of overseeding and “cart path only” than to play in the PCLGA Kickoff Tournament on Tuesday, November 15! If you are not already signed up, be sure and do so. The theme is all about celebrating friendship. Thinking of words like support, understanding,…

PCM9GA announces Sept. 22 Yellow Ball Tournament results

Winning Team Members – PCM9GA Yellow Ball Tournament, left to right: Josh Rabinowitz, Erv Stein, B. Quarantino, Monte Page, Rich Schmidt, Bob Mantucca, Don Burrows and Kent Chu; not in photo: C. Kozlara, Ed Force, Randy Prinz, Dave Wattenberg, Don Belonax, Sam Smith

Erv Stein We are so very fortunate to live in the wonderful PebbleCreek Community and even with our absolutely brutal summer searing heat which our snowbird residents circumvent; it is so very rare that some of us as avid golfers encounter extremes in weather other than the furnace-like summer heat. That being said, a total…

Pro’s Corner

Jason Whitehill Q. It has been suggested that I get my putter cut down as I am an inconsistent putter and when I take my address position my arms are quite bent at the elbows. A. I suggest you look at the players on television as all the great putters are putting with relatively straight,…

New benches latest improvement at Bocce Complex

Pat Milich As participation in one of PebbleCreek’s most popular sports continues to expand, so has the need for adequate seating for Bocce team players. That need was met last month when 16 new concrete benches were installed at the community’s Bocce Complex at Eagle’s Nest. Added to the 16 benches that already existed at…

Hole-in-one for Cherrie Pierson on Palms #8

Cherrie Pierson had a hole-in-one on Palms No. 8.

Lynn Matousek On October 7, 2016 PCLGA member Cherrie Pierson had a hole-in-one on Hole No. 8 of the Palms. She was playing with her friends, Sue Frens, a recent permanent resident of PebbleCreek and PCLGA member Carol Taylor. As Cherrie put it, she didn’t feel she made the perfect swing with her rescue club,…

PCMGA recognizes its most active players for 2015-2016 season

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 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 of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the key to…