Deanna Mendiola The Central Arizona Golf District (CAGD) opened the 2019 season at Briarwood Country Club in Sun City West on April 22. Five two-person teams participated from the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) – Ellen Enright/Marilyn Reynolds; Linda Thompson/Carol Sanders; Donnie Meyers/Claudia Tiger; Barbara Patrow/Kathy Hubert-Wyss and Sue Harrison/Karin Kasper. Congratulations to Ellen and…
Christopher Mucha This year’s club championship within the PCM9GA, the “Golfing Niners” took longer than usual to decide. At the end of the two rounds of play, three members were tied for the overall lead. John Heinz, Steve Rottger and Fred Schmidt all shot the same low gross score so a three-way playoff had to…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) members and guests “rocked around the clock” for three days during the 2019 Member/Guest Tournament held April 7-9. This very popular yearly event was a huge success thanks to the planning, hard work and dedication of the tournament committee led by Kittie Day, Chairwoman, plus committee members…
Pam Grimwood The PebbleCreek Lady Niners held the annual Member/Member Tournament on March 12 and 13. The tournament chairs Nancy MacKellar and Pat Kaer did an outstanding job despite the less than “Beach-type” weather. Day one was rained out but all members still came to participate in the festivities that included several games, cotton candy,…
Deanna Mendiola Chris Cook “aced” the Eagle’s Nest three-par hole No. 8 on Friday, March 15! She used a five wood into the wind on the 116-yard hole. Even though this is her fourth hole-in-one, Chris said, “It was still very exciting!” Witnesses from her Friday Gals golf group were Barbara Patrow, Claudia Tiger and…
Deanna Mendiola Karen Vagley “aced” Eagle’s Nest No. 4 during play on the first day of the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s Tournament of Champions, March 26. She used a nine iron, and it tracked perfectly from the tee box into the hole! Witnesses were Vicki Norrie, Carolyn Apodaca and Donnie Meyers. This is her second…
Pat Kaer, Publicity Co-Chair On March 26, the Lady Niners announced the season winners at the annual Spring Fling. The theme of the Spring Fling Tournament was Olé. The event, planned by Betty Thompson and Pam Morrison, was a team competition followed by a taco bar in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The golf pros were…
Howie Tiger Ron Morrow scored an ace on Thursday, March 14, during the 2019 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association Member-Member tournament. He made it on the 12th hole at Eagle’s Nest. In this shotgun-start tourney Ron and his playing partners, Duane Hagstrom, Andy Banister and Dick Helmstetter started their round on the 11th hole. Their second…
Maureen Campbell On March 18, members of the PebbleCreek Putters Club summoned up the good luck of the Irish, that extreme good fortune that happens when you are wearing green golf apparel. Myth? Maybe. However, 125 putters scored 50 holes-in-one that day. Members combined their putting skills with their luck on a challenging course set…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association 2018-19 annual meeting was held during the Tournament of Champions dinner, March 27, 2019. An important part of this meeting is the opportunity for the PCLGA to present special awards and achievements, plus install the newly elected officers for 2019-2020, This year’s “Most Improved Golfer” award was presented…