Tag: golf

QCLGA President’s Cup Winner

Congratulations go to Peg Avent for the QCLGA 18 Hole Club’s President’s Cup Tournament. It was a three day event, February 16 and 23 and March 2 and included member golfers in six flights. A hard fought battle and well deserved!

QC9LGA host junior golf tournament

Junior Golf Tournament participants

Christi Tucker The QC9LGA once again hosted a youth golf tournament for Continental Middle School students. On March 9, thirty-six middle school students, consisting of 18 girls and 18 boys, joined 36 Lady Niners in a Four-Person Scramble Golf Tournament. This was the seventh year that the Niners have hosted this event. The tournament is…

QCL9GA No Frills event

Marilyn Beim Madera Crystal Ballroom — The leprechaun knew that the No Frills/Lots of Thrills Golf Tournament would be as advertised—lots of fun for the 30 Quail Creek Lady 9er’s (QC9LGA) and their 30 guests from SaddleBrooke MountainView/Preserve. As each SaddleBrooke participant descended from the bus she was greeted by a Quail Creek player, shown…

Putters through the years

Left to right: Lee Schmidt, Kaye Siblik, and Yoshie Hennessy model the original putters’ shirts (front and back); photo by Sylvia Butler.

Joyce Walton and Peggy McGee The Lady Putters had their beginning in 2003 when Fran Hammond moved from SaddleBrooke to Quail Creek. She had belonged to a putting group up there and was eager to see if there was enough interest at Quail Creek to start a similar group. A group of eight ladies visited…

QCMGA Men’s Invitational

Tom Dunipace April 25 kicks off the Men’s Three Day Invitational with an 8:00 a.m. registration brunch and opportunity to meet this year’s sponsors. As in past years the major tournament sponsors are Robson Communities, Edward Jones and Long Realty Company. Valley Golf Cars, Golf Cars of Arizona and Tucson Golf Cars are all participating…

Desert Duffer Club Championship

President Russ Sipe and Vice President Ed Pope present the 2017 Desert Duffer Golf Championship award to David Martinson.

David Larson The Quail Creek Men’s Nine Hole Golf Club (Desert Duffers) just completed their annual club championship tournament. This was played over three weeks on each of the three courses with one round on March 7, the second round on March 14 and the final round on March 21, followed by an awards luncheon…

Water Conservation and Turf Reduction

Robert Lewis To start, at the last Green Committee meeting it was announced that Phase II of the Range Improvement Program (remember that Phase I was the leveling of the practice range teeing area and installation of the new hitting mats) will begin shortly after the last major golf tournament in April. The delay was…

Lady Putters celebrate victories

Left to right: Mystery Money Hole Winners Patty Hall, Frieda Hyles and Peggy Brown show off their winnings; photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters gathered for a luncheon to celebrate their victories during the preceding six weeks. Each week when they putt, one hole (normally the most difficult in the eyes of those doing the set-up) is designated the Money Hole and each lady who gets a hole-in-one is awarded $5. On luncheon day,…