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…
Tag: golf
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…
Sports, November 2017
PCL9GA away golf day
Pam Smith On October 3, 2017, 29 people from the PCL9GA (PebbleCreek Lady Niner Golf Association) attended an AWAY golf day in Buckeye. Nine holes of Flighted Golf at Verrado Golf Club, followed by a light breakfast; a beautiful day in the valley with a great group of ladies.
Sports, November 2017
PCM9GA offsite event at Falcon Dunes
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…
Sports, November 2017
2017-2018 PCLGA executive board
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,…
Features, November 2017
Youth take over Tuscany Falls Golf Course
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…
Sports, November 2017
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…
Sports, November 2017
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…