Tag: golf

Ladies golfing groups plan another benefit for charity

Peggy McGee The three ladies golf groups (Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association, the Niners, and the Putters) will be hosting their third annual golf charity event, Bewitched Fore Charity, on Thursday, Oct. 31. The planning committee selected three new charities, all in the local area. Hands of a Friend, which supports victims of domestic abuse, will…

Justine Lewis is QCLGA First Tee representative

Justine Lewis has stepped up to the “tee box” and volunteered to be the Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association First Tee representative. Thank you, Justine! Did you know that we can donate clubs, shoes, bags, and balls to the First Tee? The First Tee prefers to have golf balls bagged in plastic grocery bags. At…

Quail Creek Ladies Golf Interclub competition

Seven teams gathered in Quail Creek for the interclub finale.

Terri Erickson The Quail Creek Ladies 18-hole Golf Club hosted the grand finale of the Green Valley Interclub 2019 season on Aug. 8. This competition consisted of seven clubs in the Green Valley area and has been recorded as far back as 2001. The interclub season runs from May to August, with each team hosting a…

Lady Putters have a busy summer

Getting five or more holes-in-one in one session were (front row, left to right): Yoshie Hennessy, Sylvia Butler, Barbara De Lange, Suzan Bryceland and (back row) Janet Wegner. Photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee Despite the heat, the Lady Putters have come out in larger numbers this summer than ever before. They experimented with starting at 8:00 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m. but will go back to the 8:30 a.m. start time beginning Aug. 14. Their summer brunch featured an egg salad-stuffed croissant and refreshing fruit salad,…

Christmas in July collection was the best ever!

The majority of the Putters wore holiday colors on Christmas in July day. Photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters outdid themselves this year with donations for the Green Valley/Amado Community Food Bank during their annual Christmas in July collection. The ladies, many of them attired in holiday red and green, complete with headpieces and jewelry to mark the occasion, contributed $710, along with 210 pounds of groceries. Donations to…

A putters first

For the first time in Putters’ history, all four members of the same team got holes-in-one on the same hole. Team 17 members were (left to right): Peggy McGee, Joan Campbell, Cathy Leary and Frieda Hyles. Photo by Sylvia Butler.

Lady Putters score again

Left to right: Sung Whitehead, Saville Gardner, Sharon Prusak and Peggy Wynkoop all got scores under 40 for the first time in their putting careers; Photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters held their summer brunch on May 29. Weather was warm but not unbearably hot. After putting, they enjoyed a lunch with hearty muffaletta sandwiches. Winning the Coveted Quail for the first time was Maridell Dixon with a low net score of 30.67. Tying for a low gross Score of 36.60…