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PCM9GA offsite event at Falcon Dunes

Left to right: Trevor Ballinger, Jay Ward, Bill Hall and Bob Clearwater

Bruce Hulbert On Thursday, October 12 the PebbleCreek Men’s 9 Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) played its first offsite event of the year. We had 78 players, both members and guests. It was different from the perspective of pairings because normally PCM9GA pairings are done with random selection, but for these offsite events members can make…

2017-2018 PCLGA executive board

PCLGA Executive Board, back row, left to right: Sharon Dawe, Jenna Ridgeway, Tess Braden, Claudia Tiger, Elaine Carlson; front row: Marilyn Reynolds, Chance Morrell, Barbara Chilton, Sharon Johnson

Bev Clinton Here is the beautiful and talented group of women who will lead the PCLGA for the 2017 – 2018 season. The elected board members are Marilyn Reynolds, president; Chanca Morrell, vice president; Claudia Tiger, secretary and Jenna Ridgeway, treasurer. Appointed Chairpersons: Sharon Dawe, Parliamentarian; Barbara Chilton and Sharon Johnson, Major Tournaments; Tess Braden,…

Youth take over Tuscany Falls Golf Course

Madeline Laux takes a practice shot.

Shawnee Robison On September 22, 2017 Miss Madeline Laux was taking practice shots on the edge of the course! I was enjoying roasted Cornish Game Hen at Toscana’s Grill that beautiful Friday afternoon. I grabbed my trusty Samsung Galaxy and dashed outside to see what was going on! There were high school aged girls and…

PCLGA kickoff and other events

Bev Clinton There are several exciting events on the schedule for PCLGA members for November and December of this year. In addition to the regular Tuesday play, which always involves a fun game to make the golf more interesting, there are several tournaments between now and the end of the year. November 14 – Kickoff…

PebbleCreek Putters Club challenges the pros

Maureen Campbell The PebbleCreek Putters Club celebrated Oktoberfest on October 4, 2017 with a festive Beat the Pros event at the Tuscany Falls Putting Green. Members tested their putting skills for 18 holes against the putting of five PebbleCreek golf professionals. Following the tournament, everyone enjoyed an exceptional Oktoberfest luncheon which included bratwurst, sauerkraut, spaetzle…

PCM9GA invites you to join them at their annual gala

The PebbleCreek Men’s 9 Hole Golf Association invites its members, their families and their friends to join the fun at our club’s 2017 annual Holiday Gala Friday, December 8 at Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Cash bar at 5:00 p.m.; dinner at 5:45 p.m. Entertainment by Rhythm Edition at 6:30 p.m. Only $35 per person. Sign up…

PCM9GA Tournment results – August 24

B. Hulbert On August 24, a beautiful Arizona Monsoon morning when the temperature had not yet exceeded 92 degrees and humidity was at an acceptable 20 percent, 37 PCM9GA summer survivors met to play in a hotly contested Cha Cha tournament on the Tuscany Falls Palms Course. The Cha Cha format requires the team score…

PCM9GA Tournament results

B. Hulbert Having survived the Labor Day weekend, the PebbleCreek Men’s Niners competed in a Hi/Low Tournament on September 7. The format required each hole’s team score to be the combination of the team’s highest gross score and lowest gross score. The first place team with a score of 72 was made up of Rick…

PCMGA conducts 2017 Two-man Scramble/AGA Team Qualifier

Senior Division Qualifiers, left to right: Bill Todd, Mike Moy, Bruce Carlyle and Butch Schoen

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association annually conducts a two-man scramble event which serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but five teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Thursday, September 7 at Tuscany Falls. The senior qualifying teams (age…

A new putting course every week

Rene Lefebvre (left) and Ken Hahn

Maureen Campbell Variety is the spice of life and one of the keys to improving your putting skills. Each week, The PebbleCreek Putters Club offers its members a fresh new look at the Tuscany Falls practice putting green. The locations of the 18 practice holes are set by the Tuscany Falls golf staff; however, for…