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PebbleCreek Lady Niners news

Club Officers: Jackie Voccola, treasurer, Melissa D’Onofrio, secretary, Patty Greene, vice-president, Lynn Bishop-Pidcock, president

Pat Kaer Installation of Officers On May 17, after golf, a ceremony was held to thank the outgoing officers and welcome the new board. Members were treated to a mimosa and a breakfast burrito in the Chianti Room before the ceremony. The new officers are President Lynn Bishop-Pidcock, Vice-President Patty Greene, Secretary Melissa D’Onofrio and…

5 tips for fast, fun golf

(Family Features) Most golfers would agree that speeding up pace of play makes the game, and their time spent on the links, more enjoyable. And they know the faster they play their way through nine or 18 holes, the more golf they can squeeze into their busy lives. To help golfers get through their rounds…

Jerry White and Andy Ogens win 2016 PCMGA Member/Guest

Member-Guest Traditional Format Overall Winners, left to right: Andy Ogens and Jerry White

Howie Tiger Jerry White and his guest Andy Ogens were the overall Traditional Format winners of the 2016 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association twenty-first annual Member/Guest Tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 28 at Eagle’s Nest and on Friday, April 29 at Tuscany Falls. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday, the overall…

PCM9GA conducts June 9 Lone Ranger Tournament

All Winners and CTP Winners – June 9 PCM9GA Lone Ranger Tournament, left to right: Trevor Ballinger, Ed Raker, Grant Moorehead, Dick Ruder, Bill Wagner, Ken Hahn, Bob Mantucca, Dave Flynn, Richard Rippe, Joey Romero, Don Burrows, Jim Halbmaier, Bob Schrader, Ziggy Butkiewicz

Erv Stein Our PCM9GA weekly early Thursday morning 7:30 a.m. tee times continue to attract a sizable portion of our non-snowbird members in allowing a full nine holes of golf in quite tolerable weather conditions long before the sizzling and relentless Arizona heat takes hold. On the morning of Thursday, June 9 a total of…

Beat the Pro Tournament

Randy Prinz It was a cool and breezy morning to start the Putters Club Beat the Pro Tournament. Betty Ann was at the check-in table to help get us all organized and did a fine job as usual. Jason explained the rules as the breezes started blowing and rustling the trees. The winners were to…

PebbleCreek Lady Niners news

Par Tee Falls First Place, left to right: Dan and Pam Grimwood and Marlene and Jim Calder

Suzanne Butler The PebbleCreek Men and Lady Niners enjoyed their annual Mixer on April 14. This year’s event was hosted by the PC Men’s Nine-Hole league and the guys did a great job in organizing the event and making sure the weather was perfect! Players were paired up with both men and ladies on each…

Jim Haas and Andrew Haas win 2016 PCMGA Member/Guest

Member-Guest Match Play Format Flight Winners, left to right: Jim Haas, Andrew Haas, Mark Schaffer, Bill Schaffer, Bruce Grout and John Birds

Howie Tiger Jim Haas and his son Andrew Haas were the overall Match Play Format winners of the 2016 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association twenty-first annual Member/Guest Tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 28 at Tuscany Falls and on Friday, April 29 at Eagle’s Nest. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday, the…

PCLGA annual Member Guest was a “roarrring” success

Flight 1: Tracey DeCrane, Ellen Enright, Athena Peterson, Karen Vagley

Cheryl Skummer Wow, It’s a Jungle Out There! tournament was a huge success! With drinks being served from a Tiki hut by the men as the ladies arrived for registration to brunch in the Jungle, two rounds of fabulous golf, fantastic decorations and hours of fun, there were many winners celebrating victory. April 10 through…

PCLGA holds annual Cancer Awareness Tournament

Cancer Awareness Tournament participants

Mary Neeley The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association held its annual Cancer Awareness Tournament on April 5 on the Tuscany Golf Courses. The ladies were all dressed in pink for this charity event. The participants chose their own foursome for this team game. The league raised over $8,000 to donate to the National Foundation for Cancer…

Pro’s Corner

Jason Whitehill Q. I am having trouble with my irons. I do not take a divot but quite often the club head hits the turf well behind the ball resulting in “fat” shots. If I try to correct, I hit thin shots. Pro’s Note: “Thin means hitting the middle of the ball with the leading…