Maureen Campbell The people have spoken! They have putted, competed, dined and, of course, voted. On November 21, 2018 the PebbleCreek Putters Club held their Election Day tournament and luncheon, announcing the newly elected 2019 Putters Club Board. For the competition, putters were divided into six flights, according to their Putters Club handicap. Tournament winners…
Deanna Mendiola Three PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) members – Jane Hee, Carol Sanders and Carolyn Suttles – took the challenge and played in the AWGA Partners Tournament on November 11-12, 2018. The tournament was held at the El Conquistador Golf Course in Oro Valley, Arizona. The format was Modified Stableford scoring. Day one was…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducts friendly golf competitions every Thursday for its members, except in October during overseed. The formats vary each week and include scrambles, best balls, goofy golf and several major events played on all of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the key to…
Pat Kaer, Publicity Co-Chair On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Pat West made her first hole-in-one! It was on Eagle’s Nest Hole 12. She made the 100-yard shot with an 8 iron. While playing on a PCL9GA league day, her friends and fellow Lady Niners Nancy MacKeller, Brenda Sand and Tina Stepzinski were with her and…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s second major tournament of the 2018-2019 season was held Tuesday, November 13, 2018, with 178 participants. The theme was “Pumpkin Run” and the tournament co-chairs, Diana Hull and Pat Smith, kept the game format, “Pumpkin Ball” a surprise until the day of play! At check-in, each team member…
Howie Tiger The First Tee of Phoenix will be accepting donations of golf related equipment (golf clubs, bags, balls, push/pull carts etc.) at Tuscany Falls on Wednesday, March 6 between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. A collection area will be set up in the Tuscany parking lot adjacent to the pro shop. This will be…
On Sunday, December 9, the Sunday Golf Group played a Grinch theme team game. Members of each foursome were the “Grinch” on certain holes and the Grinch’s score counted along with some Who-ville friends of the Grinch. After golf, the couple met at the home of John and Mary Barry for a potluck dinner which…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s Red and Green Charity Golf Tournament, Swing into Winter, was held December 4-5 with 145 players participating. It was a huge success with over $3,400 being raised for the New Life Center. The Center’s Community Development Director, Devon Defendis, was a highlight of the luncheon held on the…
Great organizations have great leadership; those qualities include honesty, integrity, confidence, passion and commitment. The PCM9GA “Golfing Niners” are lucky to have people like Bob Caldwell, who live their lives with those qualities. And talk about commitment! Bob has been secretary of this group for ten years, working both ahead of and behind the scenes…
Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) has a long tradition of participating in the Cholla League, which is a match play league comprised of teams from across the West Valley. Once again, PebbleCreek will be well represented by two teams – Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls. The 2018-2019 PCLGA Cholla captains and co-captions…