Bev Clinton Each year a team of PCLGA members commits to represent PebbleCreek as members of the PebbleCreek Roadrunners traveling team. The Roadrunner league is a highly competitive league with teams from eight different clubs across the great Phoenix area. Ellen Enright and Sarah Marsh are the co-chairs of the Roadrunners for the 2017 –…
Tag: golf
Sports, December 2017
PebbleCreek Putters duel Robson Ranch Putters
Maureen Campbell They came from PebbleCreek. They came from Robson Ranch. They met at the Tuscany Falls putting green on October 30, 2017. It was The Duel in the Desert. Each community, PebbleCreek and Robson Ranch in Eloy, entered 23 putters into the first putting tournament between these two communities. Opponents were paired by their…
Sports, December 2017
PCLGA upcoming events
Bev Clinton January 23, 2018 – Cancer Awareness Tournament, Chairpersons Vicki Norrie and Corrie Copple. Vicki and Corrie are planning .ery special event which not only focuses on playing a fun round of golf but also on raising money to fight cancer. This year’s theme is Give Cancer the Boot. It will be a form…
Sports, November 2017
PebbleCreek Lady Niners hosts Sun City Grand
Pat Kaer On September 26, 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 Soar with the Eagles. It took place at…
Sports, November 2017
PCLGA members play and win big in State Seniors Championship
Bev Clinton On September 17 through 19, 2017, Ellen Enright, Carol Sanders and Carolyn Suttles of the PCLGA joined 81 participants from all across the state to play in the Arizona Women’s Golf Association (AWGA) State Amateur Seniors Championship at Rio Verde Country Club in the east side of the valley. The tournament was three…
Sports, November 2017
Pro’s Corner
Q. I am shanking the ball often and now I am to the point where I am afraid to swing at times. Is there a solution? A. Most amateur players do not have enough shoulder tilt in the backswing resulting in a “flat” backswing which can throw the club out at the ball. Assuming you…
Sports, November 2017
Lucky number 7 for Howie Tiger
PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association member Howie Tiger scored his seventh hole-in-one during league play on Thursday, September 21. As a coincidence, it happened on hole No. 7 on the Lakes nine of the Tuscany Falls Course. Howie is now eligible to share the PCMGA Hole-in-One annual prize along with Dave Green and Gino Ranalli who…
Sports, November 2017
PCMGA conducts inaugural Pro-Member Tourney
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held its inaugural Pro-Member golf tournament on Wednesday, September 27 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 in…
Sports, November 2017
Highlights of PCM9GA Red Tees Scramble September 21
Bruce Hulbert On Thursday, September 21, in honor of the last day of this brutal summer, 48 PCM9GA Summer Survivors competed in a standard scramble format tournament on the Eagle’s Nest Front Nine; however, this was to be played from the red tees! Each player was required to have two of his drives used during…