Tag: PCMGA

An Ace for Ken

Ken Schumacher gets his first ace!

Carole Schumacher On November 1, 2016 PCMGA member Ken Schumacher had a hole-in-one on hole No. 12 of Eagle’s Nest. He was playing with eight neighbor guys from Unit 43-A including Doug Ginter and Loren Norgaard along with Glenn Breen, another PC resident. Using his nine-iron on this par 3, his shot was 137 yards.…

PCMGA recognizes its most active players for 2015-2016 season

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducts friendly golf competitions every Thursday for its members except in October during overseed. The formats vary each week and include scrambles, best balls, goofy golf and several major events played on all of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the key to…

PCMGA hosts 6th annual Summer Survivors Tournament

Erv Stein With prevailing outstanding early fall weather conditions on the morning of September 28, a total of 112 highly charged and enthusiastic golfers from our PCMGA, PCM9GA, PCLGA and PCL9GA sanctioned golf groups participated in the highly anticipated sixth annual Summer Survivor Tournament. In recent years we have experienced a favorable increase in the…

PCMGA conducts 2016 Two-Man Scramble/AGA

2016 AGA Gross and Senior Gross Qualifiers, left to right: John Krasnan, Rich Jesko, Wayne Gearig and John Curtin

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 six teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Thursday, September 1 at Tuscany Falls (Palms/Lakes Course). The senior qualifying…

PCM9GA conducts July 14 PCM9GA/PCMGA Mixer

July 14 Mixer Tournament Winners, left to right: Jim Beyers, Lee McDonnell, Bill Schaefer, Ron Shrum, Jim Seth, B. Ruder, Dave Baseheart, Rene Lefebvre, Ray Measles and Stan Smith

Erv Stein On the morning of July 14, close to 100 PCM9GA/PCMGA members participated in still another Mixer Tournament, playing a full 18 holes at our Eagle’s Nest Course. In the last year or so, the PCM9GA and PCMGA groups have teamed up for several of these mixer events which have accomplished really great cooperation…

PCMGA Summer Sizzler tourney lives up to its name

Flight One winners Bill McKinney (left) and Wayne Gearig

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its annual Summer Sizzler tournament on Wednesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 28. The temperatures this summer have been unusually high for June and July ranging between 110 to almost 120 degrees for long stretches making the name for this two-day competition an accurate one. The format…

Board candidate profile

My name is Ed Stadjuhar. My wife, Karen, and I have been residents of PebbleCreek since 2005. Both of us are active in golf. Karen plays with the PCWGA and I play with the PCMGA as well as the Rattlers men’s group. This past year, I chaired the PCMGA fundraising committee for the Men’s Member…

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…

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…

Skills Challenge at PCMGA Member-Guest

2016 Target Shot – Member-Guest Target Shot Challenge

Howie Tiger On Wednesday, April 27 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association provided several Member-Guest pre-tournament activities at the Tuscany Falls practice area. The activities included the TaylorMade/Adidas 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: an 18-hole putting…