Hickory Golfer Jeff Furnia Makes a Hole-in-One with a “Pitching Iron” Howie Tiger On Sunday, Feb. 6, Jeff Furnia made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole of the Tuscany Falls East course. The really unique part was that he made it while playing with hickory shafted clubs dating back to the 1930s or earlier. Jeff…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) Club Championship was won by Wade Biddix. He shot rounds of 73, 70, and 76 for a gross score of 219. This PCMGA major tournament was held on Feb. 2, 3, and 10. At the end of the first round, Wade held a two-shot lead over Randy…
Ruth Ann Mitchell The theme for the 2022 PCL9GA’s annual Member-Member Tournament was “Have Clubs Will Travel.” Golfers were encouraged to grab their clubs in red, white, and blue for a fun two-day tour of great courses across the USA. The tournament was held on March 8 and 9 and was played on three courses—Tuscany…
Carole Schumacher The PCLGA Member-Member Tournament on March 1 and 2 was a huge success with 194 players participating! The weather was fantastic with temperatures in the low 80s both days. It was so fun reconnecting in a member-member event after a two-year delay. The event was played on the Tuscany Falls East and Eagle’s…
Diane Burns and Cindy Hurst The PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) celebrated 26 years with a birthday party on Feb. 22, 2022. The league was formed in November 1995. Wendy Wisser and Jinny Pearson were the two ladies who were responsible for organizing the league. Initially, they were met with strong opposition; some people…
Mike Eichkorn The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) had a busy February. Ronnie Decker, head professional of Eagle’s Nest, gave members a clinic on debunking common golf thoughts: Keeping the Head Down, Eye on the Ball, Left Arm Straight, and Swing Easy. Ronnie broke each of these down and emphasized key concepts on what…
Karen Bush In case you don’t know it, PebbleCreek has a very active putters club, currently with more than 400 residents. Members can putt once a week on either Monday or Wednesday mornings at the Tuscany Falls putting greens. You do not need to be a golfer to participate. Just bring a putter and your…
Cindy Hurst On Jan. 14, the Lady Niners sent three two-person teams to the 2022 State Medallion Club 9-Hole Team Tournament. This annual tournament was sponsored by the Arizona Golf Association. It was held at the Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, Ariz. Members representing the PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) were Alberta Hohn,…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) awards an annual hole-in-one prize to its members who score a hole-in-one during any PCMGA-held event. In 2021, that prize was shared by Ken Ogden, Paul Polk, Phil Smyth, and Ken Helman. When PCMGA members renew their membership, $5 is collected from each member who wishes to…
Carole Schumacher The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) hosted another successful fundraising tournament and flooded the Tuscany golf courses with pink on Jan. 18. The field was full with ladies stepping up to fight cancer through their generous donations to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). Co-chairs Debbie Sayre and Kathi Curtis, along with…