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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…

PCMGA tournament results

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its final major tournament for the 2016 season. The format for this three-day event was a four man scramble where the members chose their own teammates. The tourney was held on December 8, 14 and 15. The field, which consisted of 60 teams, was separated into five…

PCMGA Executive Board issues mission statement

PCMGA Board, left to right: Ray Catalano, Dave Hokaj, Marc Goldberg, Nick Steckler, Steve Straley, Bill Schaffer, John Stergulz, Tom Schmidt, John Abercrombie, Bud Held, Jerry Monk and Howie Tiger

Howie Tiger Jerry Monk, president of the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association, challenged his executive board to create a mission statement to reflect the main purpose of the PCMGA. He wanted to make it clear for our community exactly what we do and why we have this organization. Here it is: “To conduct weekly golf tournaments…

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…