Tag: golf
August 2015
Quail Creek Star Putters
Despite the heat, the Lady Putters continue to putt. Every six weeks the club recognizes the best or most improved players. Yoshie Hennessy captured two awards this time. A brick with a quail and the inscription Quail Creek Star Putter was designed by Marci Yenerich to recognize the Lady Putter with the lowest gross score…
July 2015
Superintendent’s Revenge – the tradition continues
Tim Phillips Now two years old, the third version of the Superintendent’s Revenge for QCMGA golfers took place on June 2, 2015. It differed little from its two older brothers as the pin placements on the greens on the Coyote and Quail courses were situated in locations – hardly on the green in most cases…
July 2015
Lady Putters and Lady Niners join forces
Peggy McGee In their annual outing, the Lady Niners invited the Lady Putters to take over their putting duties once the ball was on the green. The ladies enjoyed the early morning breezes as they competed for the best score. After golf they all enjoyed a refreshing lunch in the clubhouse. Golf Pro Joel Jaress…
July 2015
QCLGA Match Play results
The QCLGA 18 hole players completed a three day Round Robin Individual Match Play tournament on May 28. The pace was swift, the competition was stiff and the weather was perfect! Pictured here are the first place winners in the six flights, left to right: Barbara Erickson, Dianne Turner, Alice Dyke, Nancy Hoppe, Carolyn McBride…
July 2015
QC Lady Putters find a way to beat the heat
Peggy McGee The moon was full and the cry of a lone coyote could be heard in the distance as 73 Quail Creek Lady Putters headed for the putting green. Each lady wore a glow necklace and bracelet. A small glow stick was affixed to each putter so the ladies would know which way to…
July 2015
Getting to know our Head Golf Professional
Skip Fumia Though born in Michigan, Joel Jaress considers Green Valley home. His parents moved the family to Green Valley in 1974 so Joel, his two brothers and sister grew up in this area. Joel graduated from Sahuarita High School and attended the U of A. Joel’s golf (both playing and working) began early. He…
July 2015
Desert Duffers’ annual Casa Grande golf outing
Wally Ueberschar On Wednesday, May 13 twenty-one Desert Duffers took the opportunity to play the Mission Royal Golf Course in Casa Grande. The course was great; a soft breeze and with most of their winter residents gone, the course was mostly the Desert Duffers. After golf at the Mission Royal Course we headed over to…
July 2015
QC Veterans Golf Association awards scholarship
Throughout the year the Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association raises money for its charity fund by organizing golf tournaments and other events. For the second year in a row, working with the Green Valley Military Officers Association, the QCVGA used part of those funds to award a scholarship to a local high school student. On…
July 2015
Save the Date! Rally for the Cure is October 22
Terri Erickson The sixteenth annual Rally for the Cure is coming Thursday, October 22, 2015! The Quail Creek Ladies’ Golf Associations, the 18 Hole Club, 9 Hole Club and the Putters are busy planning the event once again in conjunction with the Susan G. Komen Organization. That organization began in 1982, we are told, when…