Dave Vader In my 35 years of playing golf, I have only seen a par-4 hole-in-one twice. It is a very, very rare accomplishment. I’ve never had one, but we had a par-4 hole-in-one right here in PebbleCreek on Sept. 30, when Jim Collins scored an albatross* on the 7th hole of the Tuscany West course,…
Christopher Mucha There’s an adage in the game of golf—Drive for show and putt for dough! Well, Stan Fuller is a supporter of this mantra—big time. The PebbleCreek Men’s 9ers Golf Association (PCM9GA) Golfing Niners have several prizes when they play their tournament outings each month at PebbleCreek. In addition to low scoring and closest to…
Pancho Epstein It’s the fifth annual PebbleCreek USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) sanctioned, 50+ pickleball, double elimination, doubles tournament. The sign-up date is Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. tournament dates: Feb. 12 (wednesday): women’s doubles Feb. 13 (thursday) mixed doubles Feb. 14 (friday): men’s doubles The age groups are 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+, and the skill levels are 3.0,…
Fred Dresser Contrary to what the heading says, no managers were strung up. Instead, fifty-eight sponsor banners were hung up around the fences. Many of these sponsors have supported the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) for many years, and we thank them for their sponsorship. Our previous article provided you with the history of the PCSSA and…
Carolyn Rota Welcome back, bocce players. How wonderful it was to see all the smiling faces and hear the cheers of everyone on the courts. The courts look good, and the removable boards carpeting that the rabbits ate look great as well. And we can all see the white lines. Now for some bocce news. At the…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) played its third annual pro-member golf tournament on Sept. 25, at the Tuscany Falls East Golf Course. The former director of golf, Jason Whitehill, brought the idea of a professional/amateur event to the PCMGA three years ago. Our new director of golf, John McCahan, is carrying on that tradition and…
Cynthia Schwartz From Nov. 2 to 10, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (IWTG), a $77 million professional sports complex, will host the world’s largest pickleball tournament. IWTG is owned by Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation. Twenty-eight tennis courts will be converted into 45 pickleball courts that will accommodate hundreds of matches for more than 2,500 professional and…
Carolyn Rota, PR There will be no games played the week of Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving week). The new fall season will now end on Friday, Dec. 13. 2019–20 winter league Registration: At the Sept. 27 executive board meeting, it was decided to modernize bocce registration by using an online program. Once this is available, our captains will be notified…
Chris Duprey On Oct. 1, 72 PebbleCreed Ladies’ Golf Association (PCLGA) members traveled to the Falcon Dunes Golf Course for a great offsite day of golf. They started with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and just played for fun, as there wasn’t an official game that day. Judy Layton, PCLGA president, commented that the day was…