Marilyn Beim Madera Crystal Ballroom — The leprechaun knew that the No Frills/Lots of Thrills Golf Tournament would be as advertised—lots of fun for the 30 Quail Creek Lady 9er’s (QC9LGA) and their 30 guests from SaddleBrooke MountainView/Preserve. As each SaddleBrooke participant descended from the bus she was greeted by a Quail Creek player, shown…
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Sports, April 2017
Putters through the years
Joyce Walton and Peggy McGee The Lady Putters had their beginning in 2003 when Fran Hammond moved from SaddleBrooke to Quail Creek. She had belonged to a putting group up there and was eager to see if there was enough interest at Quail Creek to start a similar group. A group of eight ladies visited…
Sports, April 2017
QCMGA Men’s Invitational
Tom Dunipace April 25 kicks off the Men’s Three Day Invitational with an 8:00 a.m. registration brunch and opportunity to meet this year’s sponsors. As in past years the major tournament sponsors are Robson Communities, Edward Jones and Long Realty Company. Valley Golf Cars, Golf Cars of Arizona and Tucson Golf Cars are all participating…
Sports, April 2017
Desert Duffer Club Championship
David Larson The Quail Creek Men’s Nine Hole Golf Club (Desert Duffers) just completed their annual club championship tournament. This was played over three weeks on each of the three courses with one round on March 7, the second round on March 14 and the final round on March 21, followed by an awards luncheon…
Sports, March 2017
QCLGA preparing for annual Member/Guest “Girls on Fire”
Pam Campbell and her crew are definitely lit up, fired up and working hard to create a fun and fabulous Member/Guest Tournament for the Quail Creek Ladies 18 Hole Club. Registration forms are available in the Pro Shop for this two day event on Wednesday and Thursday, April 19 and 20. Come and join the…
Sports, March 2017
Water Conservation and Turf Reduction
Robert Lewis To start, at the last Green Committee meeting it was announced that Phase II of the Range Improvement Program (remember that Phase I was the leveling of the practice range teeing area and installation of the new hitting mats) will begin shortly after the last major golf tournament in April. The delay was…
Sports, March 2017
Lady Putters celebrate victories
Peggy McGee The Lady Putters gathered for a luncheon to celebrate their victories during the preceding six weeks. Each week when they putt, one hole (normally the most difficult in the eyes of those doing the set-up) is designated the Money Hole and each lady who gets a hole-in-one is awarded $5. On luncheon day,…
Sports, March 2017
President’s Cup Championship
Tim Phillips Who can navigate the three nine-hole courses for three days and emerge as the winner of the President’s Cup, the QCMGA’s premier net play annual event? This is a handicap or net tournament where there are no “gimmes” and all putts are holed. Every participant has a chance to win this prestigious tournament…
Sports, February 2017
Golf Course water conservation initiatives
Robert Lewis A study conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economies and Cooperative Extension at the University of Arizona in conjunction with the Cactus and Pine Golf Course Superintendents Association (GCSA) titled Contribution of the Golf Industry to the Arizona Economy in 2014, published in 2016, provides an excellent look at the golf…
Sports, February 2017
Holes-in-one
Ron Turner Greg Royer displays his plaque for acing the fourth hole on Coyote on December 13, 2016. This hole-in-one shot enabled his team to win the event that day. Congratulations, Greg!