Christopher Mucha On Sept. 19, the PebbleCreek Men’s 9ers Golf Association (PCM9GA), held a Cha-Cha-Cha tournament. The scores were as bright as the sunshine that day, with teams sinking birdie putts right and left during the competition. The results and awards were as follows: 1st place with -11; Team Score 58; Ray Clements, René Lefebvre, and Bill Wagner,…
Christopher Mucha If you haven’t joined the PebbleCreek Men’s 9ers Golf Association (PCM9GA), the Golfing Niners, come on out and add your name to the 352 others who are part of this group. This organization is an integral component of golf here at PebbleCreek and continues to grow. The PCM9GA provides 9-hole formats each week throughout the…
Pam Grimwood “Gourmet Golf” was the theme for this year’s fun event with the Sun City Ladies Grand Niners. Golfers were greeted by volunteer “chefs” who got everyone’s golf bags and cart assignments squared away. After checking in, ladies headed to the putting green to see what was cooking—a putting contest with a twist. Each player…
Pat Kaer, Publicity Chair PebbleCreek Lady Niners assisted the Millennium High School girls golf team by volunteering at their annual Roar Classic golf tournament on Sept. 13 and 14. A big thanks to Lynn Bishop-Pidcock and Charlotte Krause for organizing the volunteers. The Roar Classic was held on the Tuscany Falls East Golf Course, and the…
Chris Duprey The three Kick-Off co-chairs, Teresa Christianson, Karen Myers, and Cherrie Pierson, have been hard at work planning the Fantasy Football Golf tournament to be held on Nov. 12. Courses played will be Tuscany Falls-East and Eagle’s Nest. An 8:30 a.m. shotgun start is planned, and the team game will be quarterback sneak (a.k.a. hero ball). In…
Chris Duprey Six ladies from the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) played in the Central Arizona Golf District (CAGD) tournament held at Oakwood Golf Club in Sun Lakes on Sept. 16. The ladies who played were Jane Hee, Carolyn Suttles, Linda Thompson, Carol Sanders, Louise Levanti, and Sue Harrison. The Oakwood Golf Club has three 9-hole courses,…
Christopher Mucha On Oct. 3, 52 members of the PebbleCreek Men’s 9ers Golf Association (PCM9GA) played at Falcon Dunes, during overseeding here at PebbleCreek. The golfers showed off their best skills, as they played in great weather, followed by a satisfying luncheon. Closest to the Pin (KP) winners of the day, included Jim Stahl, Bill Gray, and…
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…
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…