Howie Tiger On April 21, 22, and 23, the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) held a matchplay tournament styled after the Ryder Cup. Instead of USA vs. Europe, it pitted Team Eagle’s Nest against Team Tuscany Falls (not based on where players lived). Each team was represented by 90 players. Originally, the PCMGA Member-Guest Tourney was scheduled…
Howie Tiger The annual PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) Member-Member tourney was played on March 4, 10, and 11. A total of 111 two-man teams competed in eight flights, with one flight playing from the blue tees, three flights from the blue/white combo tees, and four flights from the white tees. The blue flight, blue/white…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association Club Championship was once again won by Jack Schafer. Jack won this championship for a record-setting seventh time (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, and 2018). He shot rounds of 69, 74, and 75 for a gross score of 218. This PCMGA major tournament was held on Feb. 4,…
Howie Tiger On March 4, Paul Polk made a hole-in-one on the 12th hole at Eagle’s Nest. This was Paul’s first hole-in-one in 24 years of playing golf. He made it during the first round of the PCMGA Member/Member tournament, so he now qualifies to share in the annual hole-in-one prize fund. The format for…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association has named Duane Hagstrom its most improved player of 2020. Under non-COVID circumstances, the official announcement would have been made at the PCMGA annual meeting during the Member-Member Tournament luncheon. As background, Duane grew up in Long Beach, Wash. He attended high school in Ilwaco, Wash. and attended…
Howie Tiger On Jan. 28, Ken Ogden made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at the Tuscany Falls East course. This was the first ace of the 2021 season, made in a PCMGA event. As such, Ken now qualifies for the annual hole-in-one prize. The 17th hole was playing 128 yards from the white tee…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its fifth annual Mid-Winter Classic Tournament on Jan. 13 and 14. A total of 112 “form your own” two-man teams competed in this event, which incorporated two separate formats. Twelve teams competed in one flight playing the blue tees. Thirty-eight teams competed in four flights playing the…
Howie Tiger On Jan. 21, Steve Wonder presented his share of the PCMGA’s annual hole-in-one prize to the First Tee of Phoenix. Kevin Terry, the executive director of the local First Tee chapter, accepted his donation. Steve made his hole-in-one in February 2020 and pledged his winnings, to be received at year-end, to them. Steve’s share…
Howie Tiger Weather had a huge impact on the PCMGA’s final major tournament of the 2020 season. The event was scheduled as a three-day event for Dec. 2, 3, and 10. On Dec. 3, the winds were gusting to 25 MPH, which made scoring quite a challenge, especially on the Eagle’s Nest course with its…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) 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…