Carole Schumacher
The c’s 27th annual Member Guest Tournament was held April 7 through 9, 2024, with more than 200 members and their guests playing all three courses during our travel–themed “Destination PebbleCreek:—Let your game take flight.”
The tournament launched on Sunday (Funday), April 7, with a chipping and putting skills challenge in conjunction with a travel expo followed by a nine-hole modified scramble on the Tuscany courses.
The winners of the Skills Challenge were Jill Lewis and Sandra Nielson (1st), Judy Hauser and Mary Inman (2nd), Carolyn Suttles and Barb Thomas (3rd), Wendy Turriff and Pam Lake (4th), and based on a random tiebreaker, Chanca Morrell and Tonya Hardman (5th). Amber Rivera made an ace during the chipping contest!
The nine-hole Scramble payouts were made to 70% of the ladies for their awesome teamwork prior to the Bon Voyage Cocktail Party in the Chianti Room to celebrate our arrival in PebbleCreek.
Monday lunch was followed by the traditional BINGO games, and Tuesday featured our Farewell Awards Luncheon and shopping extravaganza. To honor the travel theme, the four flights were named after famous golf courses: Flight 1—Kingston Heath (Australia), Flight 2—Ballybunion (Ireland), Flight 3—Black Mountain (Thailand), and Flight 4—Vipingo Ridge (Africa).
The four-person tournament format on Monday and Tuesday was a Chapman format on Tuscany Falls East, and two-best ball format at Eagle’s Nest. Four places were paid in each flight for low gross and low net with 1st place receiving $290 per person, 2nd place $230 pp, 3rd place $180 pp, and 4th place $130 pp. The winners were:
Flight 1: Gross winning teams: Kathleen Hubert-Wyss, Barbara Patrow, Mary Harris, and Paula Lambkin (1st ); Chanca Morrell, Tonya Hardman, Carol Dick, and Linda Haglund (2nd); Linda Nathan, Margie Ford, Margaret Dlouhy, and Terri Harris (3rd); Donna Havener, Debbi Walsh, Debbie Sayre, and Colleen Johnson (4th). Net winners: Susan Harris, Shelly Lewis, Lea Morse, and Saren Vansickel (1st); Kathi Curtis, Julie Clark, Sharma Fleming, and Daneen Karch (2nd); Polly Elliott, Stephanie O’Neill, Kathy Ellis, and Barbara Bacon (3rd); and Carolyn Apodaca, Kathy Printz, Jackie Goupil, and Sue Cooper (4th).
Flight 2: Gross winning teams: Donna Staples, Tamara Beckley, Cathy Schafer, and Ulda Debernardi (1st); Lynn Grice, Kathy Nicholsen, Lisa Thor, and Jeanine Calabrese (2nd); Karen Shaw, Carolyn Carter, Lynn Walkowski, and Becky Hammer (3rd); Nicola Witty, Patti Elzey, Suzanne Eleam, and Patty Gilbertson (4th). Net winners: Sharon Temple, Renae Thompson, Susan Diamond, and Laura Fischer (1st); Barb Economou, Carmen Eriksen, Julie Chung, and Amy Mantell (2nd); Pam Volm, Linda Nishijima, Vicki Norrie, and Beth Welsh (3rd); Barbara Chilton, Wendi Woodard, Bergitta Reese, and Belva Collier (4th).
Flight 3: Gross winning teams: Carolyn Suttles, Barbara Thomas, Alice Lewis, and Jo Jo Edmonds (1st); Carole Schumacher, Virgene Dorman, Linda Sweet, and Judy Winter (2nd); Judy Hauser, Mary Inman, Cheryl Skummer, and Cheryl Szukalski (3rd); Esther Frehner, Barbara Miller, Barbara Bates, and Susie Baker (4th). Net winners: Sharon Johnson, Laura Dakin, Diana Hull, and Amy Flinn (1st); Charlene Held, Jan Holt, Tricia Self, and Susan Kamke (2nd); Kathy McMillin, Maureene Abbe, Ronda Maglio, and Harriet Daigle (3rd); Sandra Nielson, Jill Lewis, Glenda Spohr, and Bonnie Elliott (4th).
Flight 4: Gross winning teams: Emma Mosley, Terri Sligh, Jane Hee, and Sharon Wilson (1st); Mary Pat Burson, Barb Bohnart, Lindy Smith, and Margie Guck (2nd); Carol Sanders, Ada Davison, Linda Thompson, and Patricia Engelhardt (3rd); Carole Mathias, Evelyn Howell, Dava Esman, and Laurie Turner (4th). Net winners: Karen Stadjuhar, Judy Worrell, Cindy Tollefson, and Maureen Nutter (1st); Maureen Schultz, Sharon Ellis, Lisa Fahle, and Becky Cookson (2nd); Sue White, Gail Jones, Suzan Simons, and Joann Ropel (3rd); Jayne Dinan, Kathy McGarry, Mary Petersen, and Cheryl Czarnek (4th).
Proximity Awards were presented in all four flights for Closest to the Pin: Eagle’s Nest, hole number 4: Lauren Debonis at 4’3”, Nicola Witty at 10’1”, Carolyn Suttles at 10’, and Karen Stadjuhar at 45’2”. The longest putts at Eagle’s Nest hole number 15 were Jean Ostroga at 16’9”, Belva Collier at 36’2”, Cheryl Skummer at 17’7”, and Carol Lang at 12’.
Congratulations to the winners! If you played in the tournament and have not gained access to the shared photo album, please contact Carole Schumacher at [email protected].
Thanks to all our sponsors who were highlighted in last month’s PebbleCreek Post. We could not have done this without their support!
A final thank you to the 2024 Member Guest Tournament Committee who were the best travel agents ever: Nicola Witty, Chair; Jayne Dinan, Secretary/BINGO; Suzanne Eleam, Treasurer; Mary Petersen, Sponsorship/Signage; Carole Schumacher, Publicity & Communications; Vicki Norrie, Golf Genius; Bergitta Reese and Margaret Dlouhy, Skills Challenge; Judy Hauser and Barb Stampke, Raffles; Judy Layton, Food & Beverage; Barb Rossi, Board Liaison, Carolyn Suttles, Matchmaker; and Cherrie Pierson, Volunteers.