Tag: golf

Golf practice range improvement project, Phase III

Robert Lewis, Green Committee The Golf Practice Range Improvement Project (New Cart Staging Area), Phase II, was completed in late June 2017. If you remember, Phase I was the leveling of the practice tee area. This project has been two years in planning and the culmination of numerous Green Committee working group ideas and discussions…

Lady Putters earn more awards

Joyce Walton holds the Crystal Golf Ball plaque flanked by Diane Dodd (left) and Yoshie Hennessy. Each will be able to take the plaque home for three weeks to show it off to family and friends; photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee With the heat, attendance was sparse at the putting session on June 7. Most teams had only three players who showed a lot of enthusiasm and shared many laughs — and a few groans — when the ball did not cooperate! After putting, the ladies adjourned to the coolness of the clubhouse for…

QCMGA Individual Match Play Tournament results

Left to right: Ron Parle Flight 6, Rick Sutton Flight 5, Larry Laughman Flight 3, Wally Howard Flight 1, Bill Hoppe Flight 2 and Jerry Hutcheson Flight 4

Tim Phillips The QCMGA offers only two match play events during its schedule. The first of these events was held on June 13, 15 and 20. This was an individual match play – mano a mano. There were six flights of eight players with flights decided by ranking in handicaps from lowest to highest. The…

QCLGA hosts 3-man shamble

With this excessive record breaking heat upon us, the Tournament Committee decided a three-man team playing in a shamble would facilitate a much faster game. So 42 ladies formed their teams and braved the heat for another fun day for the QCLGA.

Superintendent’s Revenge—New twists in 2017

Revenge 1: David Ray, Jim Hart and Tommy Murray study tee markers that have found their way onto this green as immovable obstacles.

Tim Phillips The 17 teams assembled for the fourth edition of the Superintendent’s Revenge were surprised at 7:25 a.m. to have Superintendent JR Kies announce that there would be “obstacles” to overcome on some of the greens this year to make the competition even more difficult. These were not moveable obstacles but ones to be…

An open invitation

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters cordially invites ladies to join the group at any time. But summertime is the best time to get to know other members quickly when the teams are generally smaller. No prior golf or putting experience is necessary. The veteran Putters are eager to teach new members. Putting starts promptly at…

Putters and 18-hole golfers in friendly competition

Peggy McGee Despite the extreme heat advisory, 37 brave ladies came out for the annual Putters/18-Hole lady golfers’ event. As soon as the announcements were completed, the ladies moved to the putting green ahead of schedule. Since not all the holes had players assigned to them, play proceeded quickly. As the last player finished at…

Highlights from 15th annual QCMGA Member/Guest Invitation

The Shoot Out winners, left to right: Tom Brennan and Randy Aldrich with Invitational Chairman Tom Dunipace and Head Golf Pro Joel Jaress

Tom Dunipace The Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association held its fifteenth annual Member/Guest Invitational on Tuesday, April 25 through Thursday, April 27. The event concluded with an awards banquet the night of April 27 featuring live music from The Two of Us. Tim Phillips, president, thanked the Invitational Committee chaired by Tom Dunipace for their…

Lady Putters plan Christmas in July event

A challenge: Will the ladies beat last year’s donations? Photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee Members of the Quail Creek Lady Putters are already thinking about Christmas, Christmas in July that is, to help the Green Valley Food Bank. They especially like to assist the less fortunate during the summer when donations to the Food Bank take a nose dive when so many leave the area to beat…