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…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s (PCLGA) 2018-2019 Cholla Team season has come to an end. The final match was held at the Vistas Golf Course, Westbrook Village Golf Club, in Peoria, where players enjoyed a beautiful golf day and a delicious lunch. This season there were ten teams with nine matches. Tuscany Falls…
Deanna Mendiola Thursday, March 14, was a very special and thrilling day for Sharon Dawe, who used a four wood, into the wind, to ace the 105-yard hole No. 13 on the Tuscany Falls East Course! Not only did she get her first hole-in-one, but this was also the first full round of golf for…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) celebrated its 25th anniversary during the two-day Tournament of Champions, March 26-27. The event concluded with a delicious dinner and the PCLGA annual meeting and awards. Co-chairs were Judy Newell, Liz Mitchell, and Kathy Enegren, who did an amazing job organizing the tournament, dinner and program, along…
Howie Tiger The annual PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association Member-Member tourney was played March 7, 13 and 14. Compared to 2018 the scores were quite higher for the blue flights where the winning scores averaged six strokes higher. Interesting to note that the scores for the white tee flights were lower even though the weather conditions…
Christopher Mucha On March 20 and 21, the PCM9GA held its annual Member-Guest Tournament on the Tuscany Falls Links at PebbleCreek. This two-day event provided a combination of team play in several formats: a two-day 18-hole team event; a two-day 9-hole team event; and an 18-hole Putting Skills Challenge. This year’s event had a special…