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…
Christopher Mucha The PebbleCreek Men’s 9 Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) mixed it up on Aug. 15 with a special Goofy Golf Tournament here at PebbleCreek. The temperatures were hot, but the golf was hotter, as the Golfing Niners showed off their skills in the summer sun. Winners were as follows: 1st place: 7 under, score 29; John Craven,…
Chris Duprey Fifteen PebbleCreek ladies took their golf skills on Sept. 4 through 6, to the State Women’s Amateur Seniors Championship at Briarwood Country Club in Sun City West. The three-day competition had a field of ladies from clubs all over the Valley. The flights were broken down by age and golfers ranged from 50 to 86…
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 five teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club team championship. The tourney was played on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Eagle’s Nest. The senior qualifying teams (age…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted their “Summer Sizzler” golf tournament on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25. Early morning shotgun starts helped the players cope with high humidity (monsoon season) and searing temperatures. They played the Tuscany Falls West course on Wednesday and the Tuscany Falls East course on Thursday. A…
Chris Duprey The third LASSI tournament of the year was held at the Coyote Lakes Golf Club in Surprise on August 5, 2019. The course had some very interesting holes; especially one of the Par 5’s. There was a rock wall across the fairway which players had to hit over to get onto the green.…
Howie Tiger On June 22, Bruce Carlyle reached a milestone that very few golfers can even imagine. At age 76, he shot his age (or better) for the 200th time. This is an amazing accomplishment as it has been estimated that the percentage of golfers who ever shoot their age even once is .0000089% or…