Tag: golf

PCMGA 2014 Hole-In-One prize goes to Pete Gilbert

Hole-In-One Winner Pete Gilbert

Howie Tiger Pete Gilbert was quite lucky in 2014. Not only did he make a hole-in-one during the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association’s Club Championship on February 19, 2014, he was the only member to score the elusive hole-in-one in a PCMGA event held in the 2014 golf season. As a result, Pete was awarded the…

Golf benefit for the St. Vincent de Paul Society

Ken Kurtz Feel like playing golf and doing something good for your community all at the same time? That is what the fifteenth annual Knights of Columbus Golf for Charity event on March 28, 2015, is all about. The event takes place at the PebbleCreek Golf Resort at Tuscany Falls, 16262 Clubhouse Drive in Goodyear,…

Golf on the Wild Side with the Irish American Club

The PebbleCreek Irish American Club is hosting its sixth annual Charity Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 15, 2015. The charities who will receive the benefits from this year’s tournament are The Southwest Lending Closet and the New Life Center. The Southwest Lending Closet in Avondale has loaned home health equipment free to several thousand clients.…

PebbleCreek Lady Niners news and actions

PCL9GA Board Members, front row, left to right: Suzanne Butler, Patti Halbmaier, Shirley Smith, Karen Morgan; middle: Carol Horan, Brenda Sand, Pat Kaer, Charlotte Krause, Brenda Peterson; back: Lynn Bishop-Piddock, Jane Kelley, Rosemary Holmes, Alberta Hohn, Jacqueline Voccola. Not pictured: Loretta Morris, Anna Schuchman, Kathy Mitchell, Yvonne Harm, Lynn Havens, Jeannie Sherlock, Barbara Brace and Irene Chapman

Suzanne Butler Annual Holiday Luncheon The PebbleCreek Lady Niners annual Holiday Luncheon was held on December 9. It was a Jolly, Holly event that got everyone in the holiday spirit. Social Committee Chairs Lynn Havens and Jeannie Sherlock and the super Social Committee members did a fantastic job with food selection, décor and entertainment. Several…

PCM9GA conducts Two Corners Tournament

All Winners – PCM9GA January 8 Tournament

Erv Stein Our PCM9GA group, with our membership role soaring at the 300 plus level, held our first tournament of the New Year on a nippy yet pleasant January 8 afternoon utilizing our Tuscany Lakes and Falls Golf Courses. Our pairing committee which is never asleep at the wheel with their tournament selection and, this…

Sunday Golfers hold ugly sweater party

Standing, left to right: John Barry, Mary Barry, Jerry White, Terry Johnson, Lee Kitchel, Lloyd Chilton, Barb Chilton, Mike DeMatties, Angelo Fergione and Doug Schlenker; Seated: Virginia Kitchel, Pat DeMatties, Sharon Johnson, Sue White, Liz Fergione and Jackie Schlenker

Sue White On Sunday, December 14 the Fore Play Couples Golf Group gathered after golf at the home of John and Mary Barry for a potluck. Most of the group wore the ugliest Christmas sweater they could find. The ugliest sweater award was given to Sharon Johnson who had a keypunch Christmas tree attached to…

PCM9GA conducts Modified Shamble Tournament

All Winners – December 11 Tournament

Erv Stein Our PCM9GA group conducted our final tournament of the year on December 11 utilizing the front and back nine of our Eagle’s Nest courses under very nice afternoon weather conditions, considering the mid-December timing for this event. For this event our pairing committee selected a Modified Shamble Format in which the best two…

Jerry’s Ace

Linda Wyman Friday, December 12, 2014, was a very good day for Jerry Wunderlich as he scored his second hole-in-one on the Palm Valleys No. 17 hole. The fete was witnessed by Don Wyman and David Smith. Friday night at Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse was quite a celebration.

Pro’s Corner – February 2015

Putting Tips Peter Boyce Putting Tips 1. The ball must be struck in the center or sweet spot of the putter head. Most short putts are missed by off center hits rather than face angle at impact. Remember a putt can be hit two inches off line and still go into the hole. 2. Feel…