Tag: Desert Duffers

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

Desert Duffers Provide Needed Support

Desert Duffer President Mike Senatra presents a check for $660 to Sue Eaton, Assistant Director at the Sahuarita Food Bank

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…

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,…

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…

The Desert Duffers Are Back!

Thom Sharples Mike Senatra, president of the Quail Creek Desert Duffers, and John Vanni, vice president, checked in 80 players on July 14, for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown. The Quail Creek Desert Duffers club is enforcing Quail Creek’s guidelines of wearing a mask and social distancing for check in, and while riding in individual carts…