Christopher Mucha Recently, the Golf Channel declared June as Pace of Play month. PCM9GA, “the Niners” have taken on the challenge to help improve the Pace of Play here at the PebbleCreek Golf Courses. Vice President, Trevor Ballinger, is taking the lead within the club, with his POP Committee, to promote this initiative. “Pace of…
Deanna Mendiola On May 14, 2018 the Central Arizona Golf District (CAGD) two-person, best-ball tournament was held at Alta Mesa Golf Course in Mesa, Arizona, with 80 players participating. The PebbleCreek teams were Carol Sanders and Linda Thompson, Barbara Patrow and Kathy Hubert-Wyss. Carolyn Suttles was partnered with Kelly Lathrop from Alta Mesa and won…
Deanna Mendiola The third annual International Women’s Day of Golf was celebrated by 60 PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) players on Tuesday, June 5…wearing either red or orange in recognition of this significant, world-wide event. The event is held each June on the same day around the world. In the past three years, thousands of…
Howie Tiger On Thursday, May 24 Dick Ruder and Brad Johnston both scored holes-in-one on the Eagle’s Nest course during a PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association weekly tournament. Dick made his on the 8th hole and a few hours later, Brad made his on the 4th hole. Dick Ruder: Dick hit his 6-iron from the white…
Christopher Mucha On May 31 PCM9GA, the “Golfing 9ers,” set conventional golf on its ears here at PebbleCreek with a Goofy Golf Tournament. The event was set as a tribute to retiring President Monte Page and retiring Vice President Mike D’Onofrio. That’s the point where everything normal changed. Most of all you know about conventional…
Deanna Mendiola Congratulations to Nancy Moore for having a hole-in-one on No. 13 of the East Course at Tuscany Falls on June 5, during the PebbleCreek Ladies Association’s celebration of International Women’s Day of Golf. Nancy just moved to PebbleCreek in March and joined the PCLGA. She said, “The ladies have been so welcoming and…
Bruce Hulbert On April 19, in perhaps the windiest afternoon of the year to date, PCM9GA and PCL9GA held their annual 9-hole mixer event. A record of 172 members from the two associations participated in the event which was a four-person shotgun scramble played in three flights, one on each of the three Tuscany Falls…
Howie Tiger Chuck Veltri and his son Eric were the overall Match Play Format winners of the 2018 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 23rd annual Member/Guest tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 26 at Tuscany Falls and on Friday, April 27 at Eagle’s Nest. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday, the overall…
Howie Tiger Bob Parise and his guest Steve Farand were the overall Traditional Format winners of the 2018 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 23rd annual Member/Guest tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 26 at Eagle’s Nest and on Friday, April 27 at Tuscany Falls. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday, the overall…
Maureen Campbell The PebbleCreek Putters Club held its spring “Beat The Pros” tournament on May 9, 2018, with members competing against five of the PebbleCreek golf staff professionals. The staff putters to beat were the following: PC General Manager Bill Barnard, Director of Golf Jason Whitehill, Reid West PGA Teaching Professional Dennis Downs, Head Golf…