Tag: golf

PCMGA sponsors annual pizza party for grounds crew

PCMGA board members share pizza with PebbleCreek golf grounds crew.

Howie Tiger On Thursday, November 5 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held a pizza party for the golf grounds crew at the Tuscany Falls maintenance building located off Indian School Road. This is an annual event where members of the PCMGA board get a chance to meet and share some pizza with the men and…

Pro’s Corner

Low angle view of a man holding a golf club

Jason Whitehill Q. My tee shots are being pushed straight right most of the time and when I try to correct it, the ball starts left and then slices right. A. It is important for all golfers, regardless of ability to understand, that it is face angle at contact that controls the initial direction of…

It’s a Jungle Out There! Theme of PCLGA 2016 Member/Guest

An excited committee of very energetic and creative ladies is working diligently to make this upcoming tournament a very memorable experience. With the theme of It’s a Jungle Out There, they are busy garnering sponsors, looking for tee prizes, arranging decorations and many more activities. Dates selected for this tournament are April 10 through 12,…

PCM9GA posts results for off campus October tournament

Third place foursome at Sundance event, left to right: Jared Fox, Gary Payton, Ron Olberding, Trevor Ballinger

Erv Stein Our PCM9GA group made the most of the seasonal October reseeding necessitated closing of our PebbleCreek Golf Courses by conducting a total of four off campus 18 hole tournaments, utilizing Falcon Dunes on October 15, Coyote Lakes on October 22, Sundance on October 29 and finally the local Palm Valley Lakes Course on…

PebbleCreek’s Paul McGinnis to receive 2016 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Award

In honor of Lieutenant Frank Luke and all veterans; photo by Sandy Horvath

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) will bestow one of the highest honors possible to Paul McGinnis, CGCS (Certified Golf Course Superintendent) at a ceremony in early 2016. Paul has been selected to receive the association’s 2016 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding, substantive and enduring contributions to the advancement…

PCM9GA 5th Annual Summer Survivor Tournament

Summer Survivor First Place, Closest-to-the-Pin and Putting Contest Winners, row one, left to right: Mike Park, George Marlow, Jane Richards, Parry Green, Patti Halbmaier, Lorna Lincoln, Mary Neeley; row two: Mike D’Onofrio, Jeff Horan, Robert Newell, Carolyn Suttles, Jim Halbmaier, Bob Caldwell, Vicky Ray, Larry Haiflich, Lou Cerri; not in photo, John Stergulz, Pat Hallacy

Erv Stein On the pleasant morning of Wednesday, September 30 a total of 140 highly charged golfers from all four of our PebbleCreek sanctioned golf clubs, the PCM9GA, PCL9GA, PCLGA and PCMGA, teed off utilizing both the Tuscany Lakes and Falls Courses. This extraordinarily successful fifth annual Summer Survivor Tournament, hosted by the PCM9GA, utilized…

PebbleCreek Lady Niners holds Fall Classic

Karen O’Grady – Hole-in-One

Suzanne Butler The first annual Inter-Club Fall Classic with PebbleCreek Lady Niners and Sun City Grand Lady Niners was a big success with close to 100 players. The ladies even drummed up a little rain during the morning play, but managed to finish their rounds. Sun City Grand members were teamed up with PebbleCreek Niners…

11th annual AZ Myeloma Network Golf Tournament

The Arizona Myeloma Network (AzMN) will be hosting its eleventh annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club located at 7505 E. McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. This year’s event will feature a continental breakfast, a TaylorMade/Adidas concept shop gift certificate, two drink tickets, 19th Hole Awards Luncheon…

PCMGA conducts two man scramble AGA Qualifier

Men’s Division Qualifiers, left to right: Marty Schlotthauer, Bobby Schimelpfening, Eugene Howard, Mike McMahon, Dave Harvey, Dave Korba and Harry Kelly; not pictured Toru Yogi

Howie Tiger On Thursday, September 5 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held its annual two-man scramble tournament at Eagle’s Nest Golf Course. Being a major for the PCMGA, the five-play rule applied for entrance into this tourney. This event also acted as a qualifier for the Arizona Golf Association’s Team Club Championship. A total of…