Tag: PCMGA

PCMGA conducts 2017 Two-man Scramble/AGA Team Qualifier

Senior Division Qualifiers, left to right: Bill Todd, Mike Moy, Bruce Carlyle and Butch Schoen

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association annually conducts a two-man scramble event which serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but five teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Thursday, September 7 at Tuscany Falls. The senior qualifying teams (age…

PCMGA Summer Sizzler lives up to its name again

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its annual Summer Sizzler tournament on Wednesday, July 26 and Thursday, July 27. Like last year, the temperatures this summer have been super high ranging between 110 to 122 degrees for long stretches making the name for this two-day competition an appropriate one. The format was individual…

PCMGA Member/Guest Match-Play Cort Wyss and Larry Mickelson win

Flight A Group Winners, left to right: Larry Dick and Tom Spraggins, Bob Millikan and Kermit Reich and Bill Schaffer and Mark Schaffer

Howie Tiger Cort Wyss and his guest Larry Mickelson were the overall Match Play Format winners of the 2017 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 22nd annual Member/Guest Tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 27 at Tuscany Falls and on Friday, April 28 at Eagle’s Nest. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday the…

Skills challenge at 2017 PCMGA Member-Guest tourney

John Low and his son David compete in Flop Shot Competition.

Howie Tiger On Wednesday, April 26, the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association provided several Member-Guest pre-tournament activities at the Tuscany Falls practice area. The activities included the Callaway Pro Shop, practice rounds and a skills challenge just like the one on Golf Channel’s Big Break program. The skills event consisted of three separate challenges: a nine-hole putting…

PCMGA Member/Guest Traditional: Gillespie and Pretzer win

Traditional Format Overall Winners: Tim Pretzer and Parmer Gillespie

Howie Tiger Parmer Gillespie and his guest Tim Pretzer were the overall Traditional Format winners of the 2017 PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association 22nd annual Member/Guest Tournament. The tourney was held on Thursday, April 27 at Eagle’s Nest and on Friday, April 28 at Tuscany Falls. Immediately after regulation play was concluded on Friday, the overall…

No repeat winners at 2017 PCMGA Member-Member

2017 PCMGA MM Blue Flights Blue Flight Winners left to right: Jack Schafer, Butch Schoen, Larry Haiflich, Millard Smith, Mike McMahon and Norm Laurent

Howie Tiger The annual PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association Member-Member tourney was played over three days, March 8, 9 and 16, utilizing both Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls courses. Some members say, “The same guys win every year!” Not this time. In review of last year’s results, no team was a repeat winner. The weather and…

Jack Schafer wins PCMGA Club Championship for the 5th time

2017 Club Champion, left to right: Jason Whitehill, Jack Schafer (Club Champion) and Ronnie Decker

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association crowned Jack Schafer as their 2017 Club Champion. Jack won this championship for a record-setting fifth time with a new low score of 214 (two under par). The tournament was held on February 9, 15 and 16. The course rotation was Eagle’s Nest, Palms/Lakes and then back to…

Harvey Winn named 2016 PCMGA most improved player

Left to right: Bud Held, Harvey Winn and Jerry Monk

Howie Tiger On February 16 Jerry Monk, president of the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association, announced the Most Improved Player for the 2016 golfing season. That player is Harvey Winn. The announcement took place during the PCMGA Club Championship dinner in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Harvey is a long standing PCMGA member who lived most of…

PCMGA scores a big hit with inaugural Mid-Winter Classic

Scoring Group, left to right: Jason Whitehill, Ray Catalano, Dave Vader and Ronnie Decker

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its inaugural Mid-Winter Classic on January 11 and 12 using all three nine-hole courses at Tuscany Falls. A total of 108 two-man teams competed in this event which incorporated four separate formats. Flights One and Two played Lakes/Falls, Flights Three and Four played Falls/Palms and Flights Five…

Five members share the 2016 PCMGA Hole-In-One prize

Hole-in-one winners, left to right: Jim Bundschuh, Jerry Davis, John Stergulz, Chuck “Gus” Gustafson and Jerry Monk

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association annual hole-in-one prize will be shared by five of its members. During the 2016 season the following scored a hole-in-one in a PCMGA event: Chuck “Gus” Gustafson, Jerry Monk, John Stergulz, Jerry Davis and Jim Bundschuh. When PCMGA members renew their membership, $5 is collected from each member…