Pat Ingalls The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) plans to bestow one of its highest honors on Paul McGinnis, CGCS (Certified Golf Course Superintendent) at a ceremony February 9 at the association’s annual Golf Industry Show in San Diego. McGinnis, Director of Golf Course Maintenance for PebbleCreek, is one of three honorees slated…
Susan Gleason The seventh annual PCIAC Charity Golf Tournament is only weeks away and the foursomes are filling up fast. With over $1,000 in cash prizes, close to $1,000 in raffle prizes and a chance to win a brand new 2016 Yamaha golf cart (courtesy of Desert Golf Cars) or a new car (courtesy of…
Howie Tiger The “dynamic duo” of Richard Jesko and John Krasnan continued their fantastic two-man scramble play to capture their second consecutive Arizona Golf Association Club Team Championship title in the Super Senior (age 70 plus) division. The championship final round was held at the Blackstone Country Club on December 14. This year’s journey started…
Jason Whitehill, Director of Golf Q. My swing speed is slowing down as I age. What shaft should I have in my clubs? A. A good way to determine what shaft flex is suitable is to try the different flexes at one of many demo days we have here at PebbleCreek. A regular shaft might…
Suzanne Butler What a way to start the Niners’ golf season with a Kick Up Your Heels theme! This was a sell-out event with 144 golfers eager to get back in the swing with the Lady Niners. Co-Chairs Karen Morgan and Pat Englemann did a wonderful job organizing all aspects of the day. Decorating Committee…
Erv Stein On Thursday evening, December 10, approximately 200 PCM9GA members and guests gathered together at our Tuscany Falls Ballroom for our fifth annual Holiday Party which turned out to be a truly memorable and genuinely fabulous affair. Our terrific night of dining and dancing festivities began at 5:30 p.m. with a no host bar.…
Erv Stein On the most pleasant afternoon of December 3, 92 of our highly charged PCM9GA golfers teed off utilizing both the front and back-nine of Eagle’s Nest Courses in a quite fascinating 4-Club Scramble Format. This somewhat challenging 4-club format meant that each foursome team member was allowed to carry a total of four…
Mary Neeley The PCLGA Summer Eclectic Tournament was held May 19 through October 6, 2015 with 50 members participating. The tournament ran concurrently with Tuesday regular play. Gross scores were recorded by each hole on all four course combinations after each Tuesday play. A weekly progress report was posted on the PCLGA website so that…
Howie Tiger A great annual event took place as a total of 59 teams competed at the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 4-Man Scramble Tournament. This “pick your own team” tourney is considered a major and is one of our most popular events. It was conducted on December 3, 9 and 10. The field was separated…
Mary Neeley The PCLGA kicked off the 2015/2016 golf season on November 17. The tournament was held utilizing all three courses at Tuscany Falls. It was a chilly morning which warmed to a beautiful day for the tournament. The theme of the event was Salute to the Red, White and Blue with the participants wearing…