April Photo Contest Winners

Polychip Unit 17

Where in the World Is the “Crossing”?

BFD at QC

Needlework Club sews bags for kids

Bag Day Sew-a-Thon

Linda Freeman Linda Gorg, Gwen Mowat, Barb Potl and Mary Cerny of the Quail Creek Needlework Club spent Saturday, July 22, creating drawstring bags for Tucson children. The club has supported Aviva Children’s Services for many years, and this was the third year members participated in the annual sew-a-thon in Tucson. Without these cloth bags,…

Prickly Pair Tournament results

Winning team of QCLGA ladies Prickly Pair in 2017

Tim Phillips The QCMGA and QCLGA battled for supremacy to win the ‘Prickly Pair Trophy’ – the one tournament that pits the women against the men – on August 3, 2017, for the sixth time. This year, we had 32 players from each side compete in a match play format that totaled points per hole…

Golf maintenance: a year round process

Robert Lewis, Green Committee The process of overseed is just around the corner. Once the winter grass is planted, however, one very important course maintenance function stops. That is the process of aeration. Aeration of our greens, fairways and teeing areas typically means puncturing the surface of the grass and on the greens, then applying…

The anatomy of a set-up

On her first time doing set-up, Alma Cavaletto attaches the money hole sign to the pin. Photo by Peggy McGee

Peggy McGee Every week, about 45 minutes before the Lady Putters’ start time, two ladies meet to do the set-up. Each week, it is a different pair who has volunteered for the job, often someone new to set up and an experienced “set-up pro.” The set-ups team’s mantra is, “If I don’t do well today,…

Mark your calendar for the Heath Hyche Show on March 19, 2018

Get ready for The Heath Show! A one-man, high-energy, comedic adventure! The show, produced by TAD Management, will be presented Monday, March 19, 2018, in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. Showtime is 7:00 p.m., and the cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. Heath uses stand-up comedy, quick-change costumes, original music, sound effects and cleverly-constructed props and…