Erv Stein We are so very fortunate to live in the wonderful PebbleCreek Community and even with our absolutely brutal summer searing heat which our snowbird residents circumvent; it is so very rare that some of us as avid golfers encounter extremes in weather other than the furnace-like summer heat. That being said, a total…
Jason Whitehill Q. It has been suggested that I get my putter cut down as I am an inconsistent putter and when I take my address position my arms are quite bent at the elbows. A. I suggest you look at the players on television as all the great putters are putting with relatively straight,…
Lynn Matousek On October 7, 2016 PCLGA member Cherrie Pierson had a hole-in-one on Hole No. 8 of the Palms. She was playing with her friends, Sue Frens, a recent permanent resident of PebbleCreek and PCLGA member Carol Taylor. As Cherrie put it, she didn’t feel she made the perfect swing with her rescue club,…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducts friendly golf competitions every Thursday for its members except in October during overseed. The formats vary each week and include scrambles, best balls, goofy golf and several major events played on all of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the key to…
Pat Kaer Sun City Grand Mixer The PebbleCreek Lady Niners invited the Sun City Grand Nine Hole Ladies League for a fun day of golf on October 4. This was the second annual interleague play day with Sun City Grand. The weather was beautiful and everyone seemed to enjoy the golf and the lunch. This…
Erv Stein With prevailing outstanding early fall weather conditions on the morning of September 28, a total of 112 highly charged and enthusiastic golfers from our PCMGA, PCM9GA, PCLGA and PCL9GA sanctioned golf groups participated in the highly anticipated sixth annual Summer Survivor Tournament. In recent years we have experienced a favorable increase in the…
Howie Tiger The National Hole-In-One Registry website includes as one of its top-ten feats a player making four holes-in-one in one 12-month period. Steve Shaffer has a chance to better that record by doing it in one calendar year. The odds of an average golfer scoring a hole-in-one are estimated to be 12,000 to one.…
Lynn Matousek Eagle’s Nest Hole No. 8 was no problem for PCLGA member Jane Hee on October 9, 2016. Using a 3-wood on the 130 yard hole, Jane had her first hole-in-one after playing golf for 30 years. She was playing with her husband Ed and neither of them saw where the ball went after…
Lynn Matousek Meet the Board and President-appointed Chairpersons of the PCLGA for the 2016-2017 term: Barbara Patrow, president Kathy Hubert-Wyss, vice-president Ellen Enright, secretary Barbara Chilton, treasurer Marilyn Reynolds, Tuesday Play chairperson Chanca Morrell, Major Tournaments/Special Events chairperson Elaine Carlson, Handicap chairperson Bonnie Relic, Parliamentarian The Board president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer were elected by…
Susan Knox Wilson Let’s be honest, hosting a charity golf tournament is a lot of work for everyone involved. And not everyone can produce a first class event that raises a lot of money and has golfers return year after year. In fact, there are more than 1,000,000 golf events in this country each year…