Tag: golf

Lady Putters just want to have fun

Peggy McGee It was indeed a great day in the neighborhood with beautiful weather when the three ladies golf clubs joined together for an afternoon of fun. Members of the Lady Niners and 18 Hole Women’s Golf Club teed off and got the ball down the fairway to the putting green. Then the Lady Putters…

Girls just want to have fun!

Terri Erickson Another fun event created by the Quail Creek Lady Putters, the Women’s Nine Hole Club and the 18 Hole Women’s Golf Club took place on January 24! The committee of women from each of the three clubs put together teams of three, made up of one niner, one 18-holer and a putter. The…

Putters open 2019 with an awards luncheon

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters hosted their first luncheon of 2019 on January 23 and welcomed the winter residents who had returned since their last luncheon. The ladies feasted on chicken Florentine topped off with a decadent chocolate mousse cake. Along with those members who are often recognized for their putting achievements were several newcomers,…

New Green Committee members and assignments

Robert Lewis, Chairperson First, I would like to introduce the new Green Committee Board members for 2019. I am Robert Lewis, and I have been elected by the new Green Committee Board to serve as Chairperson. The elected At-Large members include: Doug Detman, Vice Chairperson; Wally Howard, Communications; Bill Drozda, Finance and Ed Pope, Secretary.…

QCVGA opens registration for Battle of the Branches

Charlie Shultheis The Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association is sponsoring the annual Battle of the Branches Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 23, 2019, playing the Roadrunner and Quail courses. The event is open to all players. The Battle of the Branches is an annual golf course battle (individual play, net scores) between veterans of the…

Lady Putters welcome new members

Peggy McGee Unless rain or snow precludes their being on the putting green, the Lady Putters meet throughout the year for camaraderie, to sharpen their putting skills and get a little exercise bending down to pick up their balls. Dues are $15 a year and there is a weekly putting fee of $1. The dues…

Lady Putters support food bank

Peggy McGee The Putters have gone all out to support the Green Valley Food Bank (AKA Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona) this year. First it was Christmas in July and then it was Christmas in December when the ladies donated 179 pounds of food and $550 in cash. That was phenomenal considering they were…

SBRWGA hosts 2018 Robson Cup Challenge

Cathy Kerley On November 12, 2018 the ladies of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association hosted the Robson Cup Challenge at the Ranch for the first time! Seven teams of twelve women competed from the surrounding Robson Communities including MountainView/Preserve, SaddleBrooke One, Oakwood, PebbleCreek, Quail Creek, Robson Ranch and SaddleBrooke Ranch. It was a bitter…

Girls just want to have fun

Peggy McGee As the New Year began, the Lady Putters finalized their plans for the first of 2019 playing events with the other two Quail Creek ladies golf groups, the Niners and 18-hole golfers. The competition is slated for Thursday, January 24 with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Cost for the Putters will be $23.…

Award winners announced at Putters Christmas luncheon

Peggy McGee The weather was seasonably cool as 81 putters gathered to putt prior to their final luncheon of the year. After putting, they enjoyed meat lasagna with a vegetable succotash followed by a scrumptious chocolate mousse for dessert. Following the meal, the awardees were announced. Heidi Mours was a double winner for the six-week…