Deanna Mendiola On November 1, the final 2018 Central Arizona Golf District (CAGD) Tournament was held at Los Caballeros Golf Club in Wickenburg. The weather was spectacular and the course was in great shape, with super-fast greens! Los Caballeros is a favorite course for many golfers and this was no exception with a field of…
Deanna Mendiola The highlight of the November 1 Central Arizona Golf District’s (CAGD) final tournament of the season at Los Caballeros Golf Club in Wickenburg was the annual meeting, where the Nell Ellenberger Award was given to our own Carolyn Suttles! This award was established in 1991 to periodically recognize outstanding service to the CAGD…
Sheryl Dobbin and Sue Tearpak, PCL9GA Charity Tournament Co-chairs The PebbleCreek Lady Niners are having a Charity Golf Tournament to support the Homeless Youth Connection on January 15, 2019. The theme is It’s a Wonderful Life, because we at PebbleCreek are so fortunate and do enjoy a wonderful life! Become a Tee Box Angel yourself…
Maureen Campbell After the record rainfall that poured over the Valley, the clouds parted on October 3 for the PebbleCreek Putters Club annual Oktoberfest putting tournament and luncheon. Two-person teams competed in a “best ball” format on the upper Tuscany Falls putting green. Putters were divided into four flights and prizes were awarded to the…
Deanna Mendiola On October 9, the weather was spectacular and 56 members of the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) ventured beyond the walls of PebbleCreek for a Ladies “Away Day” at Verrado Golf Club. And what a day it was! Verrado’s Founders Course is one of the finest in the West Valley with a wonderful…
Deanna Mendiola The Arizona Women’s Golf Association (AWGA) State Amateur Seniors Championship was held on September 12-14, 2018 at Tonto Verde Golf Club in Rio Verde, AZ. The tournament was a 54-hole stroke play competition on the Peaks Course, which takes its name from the signature Four Peaks Mountain that towers in the background to…
On September 13, the Golfing Niners hosted a two-man best ball scramble on the front nine of Eagle’s Nest Golf Club. Golfers were paired off into flights based upon their handicap, with the following results: A/B Flight: 1st Place, Net Score 34.4, Bill Hill and Joe Volstromer; 2nd Place, Net Score 35.35, Dick Atwater and…
Pat Kaer, Publicity Co-Chair On September 25, the PebbleCreek Lady Niners hosted a morning of golf with the lady nine-hole golfers from Sun City Grand. This is an annual event. Each club holds an invitational tournament every year and invites the other club to join. This year’s theme was Sun City Grand Fall Golf Blast.…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held its second annual Pro-Member golf tournament on Wednesday, September 26 at our Tuscany Falls Golf Course. Director of Golf Jason Whitehill brought the idea of a Professional/Amateur event to the PCMGA. He was instrumental in arranging for professional golfers from the valley to play with PCMGA members…
Maureen Campbell On September 22, 2018 Jan Van Horn hit her first hole-in-one, on Hole No. 8, at the Eagle’s Nest Golf Course. “I feel very lucky to have gotten a hole-in-one since I have only been playing for a short time,” she says. “I know a lot of people that have been playing for…