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…
Howie Tiger On Nov. 12, Paul Maurer made a hole-in-one on the 12th hole of the Eagle’s Nest course. This may be the first recorded ace on our newly renovated course at PebbleCreek. The pin on this par-3 hole was located in the middle, just beyond a newly added sand trap. (Many players are happy that the…
Howie Tiger Dave Green and Reuben Rivera, PCMGA members, came in 7th place in the all-age division of the Arizona Golf Association Club Team Championship. The format was a 2-man scramble. There was a 6-drive minimum for each player. The championship final round was played at Seville Golf & Country Club in Gilbert on Dec. 7. In…
Joey Skovgaard Joan Fafoglia If the backdrop of Eagle’s Nest hole number 4 overlooking the parkway entrance isn’t inviting enough, on Dec. 4, while visiting his new in-laws PebbleCreek residents Steve and Joan Fafoglia, Joey Skovgaard (Denver, Colo.) posted his very first hole-in-one. At 140 yards from the blue tees, Joey hit left of the pin…
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 four teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Sept. 3 at Tuscany Falls west. The super senior flight qualifying…