Peggy McGee In the heat of the afternoon, 90 men and women showed up for the annual Lady Putters Battle of the Sexes competition. And a battle it was with the men being the victors—again! The men’s composite score was 1794 and the ladies 1879. The most challenging hole was a fun hole using a…
Peggy McGee Although the weather was more like summer than fall, the Lady Putters still marked the official end of summer on October 18 with their final brunch of 2017. Seventy ladies putted on the newly opened greens that were much slower than usual, resulting in groans as the ball stopped short of the hole.…
Peggy McGee After losing to the men three years in a row, the Lady Putters began practicing for the annual Battle of the Sexes challenge in the heat of the summer. They are hoping to be the victors on Monday, October 23 when couples meet to compete. The cost is $8 per person, $16 per…
Tim Phillips The final three day event on the tournament schedule for the QCMGA is the four-ball Match Play Consolation Tree Event. This is a two-man team competition played on a match play basis with winners moving ahead on one side of the draw and losers in the first round on the other side of…
Charlie Shultheis The Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association (QCVGA) has opened registration for the annual Veterans Day golf tournament to be held on Friday, November 10. This tournament is our primary fundraiser for the QCVGA’s charity work. Our charity activities include gift certificates/gift cards supporting the 162nd ANG Fighter Wing’s Family Readiness Program; the Fisher…
Terri Erickson The Quail Creek Women’s Golf Association (18 hole club) held its annual No Frills Member/Guest Tournament on September 7. Bonny Wilcox and Sherry Morris, co-chairs, welcomed the ladies at 7:15 Thursday morning as they gathered for the shotgun start. The game was a low net, low gross score of the foursome for each…
Charlie Shultheis As one of its missions, the Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association (QCVGA) provides recurring, charitable support to a number of military-related activities in the Tucson area. Among those are the 162nd ANG Fighter Wing Family Readiness Program, the Fisher House at Tucson VA Health Center, United Way for Women Warriors, Military Officers Association…
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…
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…
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,…