Peggy McGee Although the morning started out cool as the Lady Putters and Lady Niners entered the Roadrunner course on April 13, by mid-morning things had warmed up and the ladies enjoyed the warm sunshine. The event saw 32 two-person teams, one from each golf group compete in the competition. The Niners hit the ball…
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Sports, May 2017
QCL9GA tournament season ends
Marilyn Beim It was a sea of blue as Golf Pro Joel Jaress looked out at the gathering of Niners and Putters for the last shared event of the season. Golfers golfed and Putters putted for a combined team score. What fun! As another tournament season comes to an end and the QC9 ladies say…
Sports, May 2017
Robson Challenge at Robson Ranch
Tim Phillips The Robson Challenge, on hold for the last two years, was played at Robson Ranch with teams from five Robson entities participating on April 19, 2017. The following communities sent teams this year: Quail Creek, Robson Ranch, SaddleBrooke Ranch, Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls both from PebbleCreek. Each team was comprised of 16…
Sports, May 2017
QCWGA holds Pick Your Partner Match Play event
Terri Erickson The Quail Creek Women’s 18 Hole Golf Club held a three day, pick your partner, round robin match play on the last days of March. Besides the challenge of three days and every hole counts, the weather was not cooperative, chasing the ladies into their carts or under cover while the wind blew…
Sports, May 2017
QCLGA-18 Member/Guest Tournament results
Terri Erickson Meaning? Women empowered! And that certainly was the occasion on two days in April when Pam Campbell and her committee Holly Crombie, Linda Klaus, Beth Davis and Mary Lou Johnson created a fabulous member/guest tournament for the Quail Creek Women’s 18-hole golf club. The event began mid-day on April 19 with registration, raffle…
Sports, May 2017
MountainView visits QC Lady Putters
Peggy McGee When the Lady Putters from MountainView came to Quail Creek, they were greeted by shouts of “welcome” as they passed under an arch of raised putters. Forty-four MountainView Putters competed against 64 Quail Creek Putters for this annual event forming 18 teams of six Putters each. To distinguish the two teams, everyone from…
Sports, April 2017
Putters to begin summer schedule
Peggy McGee Beginning on Wednesday, May 3, the Lady Putters will adopt a summer schedule. The ladies will gather on the back patio of the clubhouse for check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m. Announcements start at approximately 8:15 and putting begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. All those putting are reminded to bring water as the weather…
Sports, April 2017
Introducing the new Green Committee-Members tour Maintenance Facility
Robert Lewis On Thursday, March 9 three new members of the Green Committee (GC), Doug Detman, Bill Drozda and Robert Lewis, along with the current Chairperson Ralph Scafuri and Vice Chairperson Craig Parsons visited the Golf Maintenance Facility so new committee members could better understand the golf maintenance operations. JR Kies, Course Superintendent, provided the…
Sports, April 2017
Lady Putters garner more awards
Peggy McGee After a challenging morning of putting, the Lady Putters retreated to the Madera Clubhouse for their luncheon. They enjoyed a Muffaletta Sandwich on a soft ciabatta roll and potato salad. The ladies then indulged in a dessert of Vanilla Bean ice cream with chocolate sauce and a wafer. After the lunch the following…
April 2017
Putters celebrate the Wearing O’ the Green
Peggy McGee When they putted right before St. Patrick’s Day, many members of the Putters decided to become Irish for the day and donned outfits in various shades of green. Some wore green shirts but a few went all out with their attire. There were no reports of anyone doing the Irish jig on the…