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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
On December 28, 2016 Jerry C. Smith got a hole-in-one on the Road Runner Course at Quail Creek. Congratulations, Jerry!
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…
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…
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…
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…