Tom Dean After three grueling weeks in March and record breaking high temperatures, Quail Creek Desert Duffers Club champions were crowned: Low net champion, David Martinson; Low gross champion: Sean Comfort. The Flight champions: A Flight: Dick Oscarson; B Flight: Kurt Summers; C Flight: Roger Ederle; D Flight: Skelly Skelton; Super Senior Flight, Denny Otten.
Tag: Desert Duffers
Sports, December 2023
Desert Duffers Donate to Local Food Banks
Quail Creek Men’s 9 Hole Desert Duffers President Tom Dean presented to the Sahuarita Food Bank a donation contributed by the members of the Duffers to help support the Town of Sahuarita families in need.
June 2023
Desert Duffers Provides Much-Needed Relief
Thom Sharples and Steve Shapiro The Quail Creek Men’s Nine-hole Golf Association (The Duffers) raised $1,150 from 79 members as a donation to the Community Food Bank of Green Valley. Mike Senatra, president of The Duffers, sent out a request to the membership on Monday before the tournament on Tuesday. Mike stated, “We are seeing some…
Sports, July 2022
Desert Duffers’ Beat the Pro Tournament
Congratulations to the 7.5 percent of the Duffers who beat the pro and the 10 percent who eked out a tie (thank goodness for high handicaps). Clearly, the best golfer on the course was Josh Wilks who is the director of golf for Quail Creek. Thanks to him, we had a very successful tournament and…
Front Page, August 2021
Desert Duffers Donate to the First Tee Green Valley
Steve Shapiro On June 15, the Quail Creek Men’s Nine Hole Golf Association, the Desert Duffers, held a 50/50 raffle at their weekly tournament. The raffle raised a total of $430 for the scholarship fund for children participating in the First Tee Green Valley. The First Tee is an international youth development organization introducing the…
Sports, June 2021
Desert Duffers Winners
Thom Sharples May 4 Team 1 Low Net: -9, Total Net: 27 (3-way tie) Jack Jiampetti, John Chernoski, Jim Nichols, Michael Swenbeger; Roger Shuman, Thom Sharples, John Messer, Donold Scrhrfhaar; and Ron Grantz, Ian Meldeum, Skelly Skelton, Garry LaBarre May 18 Bramble Al Olbeter, Ken Cottrill, and Jim Neel, -24; Total Net: 48
Sports, June 2021
Desert Duffers Travel to Casa Grande
Thom Sharples The Quail Creek Men’s Nine Hole Golf Association, the Desert Duffers, held its 14th annual overnight golf trip to Casa Grande, one of the Duffers’ signature offsite events. Thirty-one Duffers attended the outing at the Francisco Grande Resort for two days of exceptional golf and camaraderie, in keeping up the spirit of the Duffers…
Sports, May 2021
Desert Duffers Provide Needed Support
Thom Sharples Due to the generous donations from the membership of the Quail Creek Desert Duffers, Mike Senatra was able to present checks to the Sahuarita Food Bank and the Food Bank of Green Valley for $660 each, totaling $1,320. Since January 2020, the Quail Creek Desert Duffers have donated over $4,100 to local food…
Sports, March 2021
Desert Duffers Winners
Thom Sharples Feb. 2 one low net per hole: Dick Oscarson, Rene Gill, Bobb Jelen, Ray Craig Feb. 9 bramble one drive and two low nets Jerome Laffenburger, Frank Aerstin, Tino Gagliardi, Harold Mitchell Feb. 16 13-24-35 Reed Slingerland, Scott McLain, Tom Calhoun, Allen Wolf Feb. 23 scramble for clubs and a putter Al Olbeter, John Boisen, Bruce Campbell,…
Sports, March 2021
Duffers Travel to Casa Grande
Thom Sharples The Desert Duffers Golf Club annual stag trip to Casa Grande has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 29. We will be playing The Dave White Golf Course in Casa Grande on the 28th and Francisco Grande on the 29th. For more information on the outing, contact Jim Struthers at…