PROS and PREZ, left to right: Dave Vader, Ray Clements, Jason Whitehill
Beat the Pros – Winning Foursome, left to right: Rich Boden, Steve Smedley, Todd Christenson, Tom Wagner
Erv Stein
On December 17, our PCM9GA group conducted still one more of a seemingly series of exciting and innovative tournaments which this time was Beat the PROS and PREZ utilizing both of our Tuscany Palms and Lake Courses. About 86 golfers participated including our two PebbleCreek Golf Pros, Jason White and Dave Vader and also Ray Clements’s Prez foursome team and in addition, a total of 21 foursome teams.
The main tournament competition goal was the intriguing challenge of beating both of our two PC Golf Pros as well as our PCM9GA president and vice president, utilizing the basic Scramble Format and wow, sure enough, based upon appropriate handicap adjustment of net scores, both our PREZ and the PROS scored well but were clearly bested.
Hats off to the winning foursome comprised of Rich Boden, Steve Smedley, Todd Christenson and Tom Wagner which edged out both the PREZ and PROS with an awesome net 28.87 on the Palms Course and won the $420 jackpot. However, the Prez team, consisting of Ray Clements, Randy Prinz, Don Drummond and Mile D’Onfrio, came in with an ever so close 28.94. In addition, congratulations to all the foursomes participating on the Lakes Course since they had lower scores than the Pro and each team member therefore received a Pro Shop Gift Certificate. All and all it was indeed an exciting and successful event and absolutely no shame for our two Pros and PCM9GA president and vice president, all blessed with outstanding golfing skills, but our PCM9GA winning teams simply displayed mental toughness and clearly rose to the occasion.
Kudos to the winning teams as follows:
Palms Net Score Team Members
1st Place 28.87 Rich Boden, Steve Smedley, Todd Christenson, Tom Wagner
2nd Place 30.29 Charlie Craig, John Ward, Jim Martin, Doug Wainwright
3rd Place 30.77 Gary Havens, Bill Schroeder, Pat Sherlock, Mark Walmsley
Lakes
PREZ Team 28.94 Ray Clements, Randy Prinz, Don Drummond, Mike D’Onfrio
1st Place 29.62 Gary Houser, Dick McCurdy, Connie Neeley, Dave Petersen
2nd Place 30.75 John Brown, Tom Mohler, Monte Page, Paul Zuckerbrow
3rd Place 31.07 Dave Eckert, Bjarne Kaer, Rich Schmidt, J. Sigowich
Closest to the Pin Winners Barry, Taschner, Gary Houser, Trevor Ballinger
Our PCM9GA started off the new year with a well-attended and highly successful Verde Valley Railroad Excursion on January 26, to be followed by our next Member-Guest Tournament on February 25 and soon after our annual Club Champion Tournament series on March 3 and 10.
Our PCM9GA growth rate continues to accelerate ever so much and as of this date our membership is now at 350. Our PCM9GA highly encourages prospective new members to join our fun loving group which welcomes golfers at all skill levels. The annual $50 cost includes dues for the AGA membership which is essential for handicap reporting. Please visit the PebbleCreek PCM9GA website at www.PCM9GA.org or you may contact our current PCM9GA Membership Chairman Bruce Hulbert at 623-535-8761.