Skip Fumia As my tenure serving on the Green Committee as an at-large member responsible for Communications comes to an end in December, I wanted to share some parting thoughts – not to be confused with parting shots! Communication from the Green Committee comes in many forms to reach as many residents as possible. First…
Tag: golf
Sports, November 2016
Green Committee Association representatives speak up
Skip and Dreama Fumia Quail Creek’s Green Committee is composed of nine voting members – five of which are at-large members and four who represent the QCLGA, QCMGA, Niners and Duffers golfing associations with a current total membership of 825. Using our historic benchmark of golfers comprising 30% of Quail Creek residents, QC golfer’s number…
Sports, November 2016
Pro’s Corner
Jason Whitehill Q. It has been suggested that I get my putter cut down as I am an inconsistent putter and when I take my address position my arms are quite bent at the elbows. A. I suggest you look at the players on television as all the great putters are putting with relatively straight,…
Sports, November 2016
Lady Putters mark end of summer with final brunch
Peggy McGee Putting started on October 19 with the members singing Happy Birthday to Putters President Cathy Thiele. It was the first time since June that there were four ladies on each team—the winter residents are returning! After putting on a relatively cool morning, 32 Lady Putters adjourned to the Crystal Ballroom where they enjoyed a…
Sports, November 2016
Lady Putters ramp up activities
Peggy McGee After a five week hiatus because of overseeding and rain, the Lady Putters were eager to get back to putting when the green reopened for them on October 12. Amid the bouts of laughter, the comment, “are these greens ever slow” was heard again and again. Almost everyone had a higher score than…
Sports, October 2016
A tisket, a tasket, what’s in the pretty basket?
Gail Phillips Fundraising for good causes is something the Quail Creek Ladies’ Golf Associations do very well, especially for the continuing fight against Breast Cancer through the Susan G. Komen ‘Rally for the Cure.’ Now in our seventeenth year, our combined golf and luncheon event, In the Saguaro Sunshine, is being held on Thursday, November…
Sports, October 2016
Putters events planned for fall season
Peggy McGee Now that the winter residents are returning, the Putters have several special events on the horizon to keep the ladies involved. Battle of the Sexes The annual Battle of the Sexes will take place on Monday, October 24 with registration beginning at 2:00 p.m. and putting commencing promptly at 3:00 p.m. The contest…
Sports, October 2016
Lady Putters celebrate end of summer
Peggy McGee The Lady Putters gathered together on August 31 for their final brunch of the summer. Prior to the meal, they met on the 18-hole putting green, where they once again braved the heat and humidity that seemed to hang around even as monsoon was drawing to a close. They cherished the occasional breeze.…
Sports, September 2016
4th Annual Prickly Pair Golf Tournament
Terri Erickson Congratulations to co-chairs Carol Clifford and Dave Schutt for a successful men against women golf tournament. It was a team match play event, two women paired against two men heading out together at 7:30 a.m. on the damp Thursday morning of August 4. The finale took place at the delicious deli luncheon in…
Sports, September 2016
Summer putting
Peggy McGee When the heat of June hit, the number of ladies assembling on a Wednesday morning to putt started to decline. Then came July with not only more heat but also high humidity and the number declined even more for the weekly putting sessions. On some weeks there were only two ladies on each…