Gross-Net qualifiers, left to right: Julius Aquino, Ed Salko, Dave Green, Reuben Rivera, Mark Farrow, and Jeff Stroup
Super Senior qualifiers, left to right, Rick Kesig, Jack Stipp, Chuck Veltri, Steve Dehaven, and Phil Smyth (not pictured, Bill Gainer)
Howie Tiger
The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) annually conducts a two-man scramble event which serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but six teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s (AGA) Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Eagle’s Nest Golf Course.
In this event 20 teams in the Gross/Net flight played from the blue tees and 24 teams in the Super Senior flight (age 70+) played from the white tees. This was a form-your-own team event. Team handicaps were calculated by adding 35% of the A player’s handicap to 15% of the B player’s handicap.
The teams that qualified to move on to the AGA Club Team Championship Regionals were offered a choice of where to play: The Views Golf Club (Tucson—Gross/Net & Super Seniors) on Nov. 6, Coldwater Golf Club (Avondale—Gross/Net & Super Seniors) on Nov. 15, Oakwood Golf Club (Sun Lakes-Gross/Net only) on Nov. 20, or Western Skies Golf Club (Chandler—Gross/Net only) on Nov. 29. The Finals will be played at Corte Bella (Sun City West) on Dec. 13.
Gross Winners
Gross/Net Flight: 1st place Ed Salko and Julius Aquino, 2nd place Jeff Stroup and Mark Farrow
Super Senior Flight: 1st place Bill Volm and Bob Iverson
Net Winners
Gross/Net Flight: 1st place Reuben Rivera and Dave Green, 2nd place Mike Behrent and Jim Sorenson, and 3rd place Steve Annable and John McCrickard
Super Senior Flight: 1st place Rick Kesig and Jack Stipp, 2nd place Phil Smyth and Steve Dehaven, and 3rd place Bill Gainer and Chuck Veltri
Qualified to Advance to the AGA Club Team Championship Regionals
Three teams from each flight advanced.
Gross/Net Flight: Ed Salko and Julius Aquino, Reuben Rivera and Dave Green, and Jeff Stroup and Mark Farrow
Super Senior Flight: Rick Kesig and Jack Stipp, Phil Smyth and Steve Dehaven, and Bill Gainer and Chuck Veltri
Congratulations to all the winners, and good luck to our qualifying teams in the next round!