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Congratulations John Brooks

Congratulations to QC Men’s Golf Association member John Brooks for shooting six strokes under his age. This remarkable feat happened on Oct. 20. John shot a round of 72 playing the Quail/Coyote courses from the combo Silver/Copper tees. Seven birdies helped John accomplish this once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Way to go, John!

Prickly Pair Annual Golf Tourney

Each year, this tournament pits the Quail Creek men against the women in an 18-hole match play event to decide a winner of the coveted “Prickly Pair” trophy. Winners this year were the men’s team players. In nine years of play, the women have won five times and the men four. It’s very competitive, and…

Relishing Pickleball

David Zapatka Backhand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a backhand groundstroke, “The same principles apply when you’re hitting a backhand groundstroke (as a forehand groundstroke) except that you move to the left rather than to the right (right-handed players). While some players change the…

Quail Creek Women Golfers

Kathy Thompson We played in the Canoa Ranch Women’s Golf Association Open Golf event on Nov. 8 and took Low Net of the Field. The winners were Dena Knox, Kathy Thompson, Cherie McDaniels, and Brenda Allred. Our team theme was “Born in the USA.”

MOAA to Start 2022 with a Luncheon

Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America will open 2022 with a luncheon at Dominick’s American Grill, 77 E. Paseo De Golf in Green Valley, on Jan. 18 at 11:30 a.m. The featured speaker will be Chris Arindell who will talk about the Japanese invasion of the Philippines on Dec. 8,…