Category: Sports

Lady Putters Celebrate Flag Day

Peggy McGee In keeping with tradition, the Lady Putters dressed for the occasion. Many members donned their red, white, and blue to celebrate Flag Day on June 14. The Lady Putters continue to meet every Wednesday during the summer, though their numbers are smaller with the winter residents headed north, and others are traveling to…

QCLGA Results

QCLGA Shipwreck Tropical Attire Day, June 22 Janet Johnson On holes number 1 through 6, throw out your worst three holes, on holes number 7 through 12, throw out your worst two holes, and on holes number 13 through 18, throw out your worst one hole. Flight 1: 1st Karen Stensrud; 2nd (tie) Jan Scissons…

Lady Putters Continue to Score

Peggy McGee Some may think it is too hot to putt, but those who show up to putt week after week continue to do well. Both Joyce Clark and Yoshie Hennessy went home $5 richer after they got a hole-in-one on the Money Hole, a hole deemed to be the most difficult by those who…

Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association Hosts Desert Hills Scramble

Seventy-two Quail Creek residents enjoyed beautiful weather and the opportunity to play the private Desert Hills Golf Course on May 22. The 18-hole scramble event was hosted by the Quail Creek Veterans’ Golf Association (QCVGA). The competition was fierce but friendly, with the first-place team scoring an impressive net 51.7. Prizes were also awarded to…

Indoor Activities During Arizona’s Summer Heat

Don Beaver, Director of Fitness Clearly, we are in the midst of our region’s oppressive heat and monsoonal thunderstorms that annually occur during July. In order to beat the heat, many of you take advantage of our daily 30+/- degree swing by rising earlier and getting your outdoor activities, such as walking, golf, pickleball, and…

Relishing Pickleball: Shot Selection

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, it is time now to learn about shot selection. Mary Littlewood says the ideal sequence of shots provides a means for all four players to get to the net where pickleball is won and lost as opposed…