Skip and Dreama Fumia Ok, if your guess is that “our golf course is unavailable for play due to grass maintenance,” you’d not be entirely wrong, but not entirely right either. Here’s a little more information for you. Ideally an all-season grass would exist – one that thrives in our summer heat and endures our…
Tag: golf
Sports, September 2016
What’s in a theme?
Gail Phillips After 17 years hosting a Rally for the Cure for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to fight Breast Cancer, it is a challenge to design the setting for a day of golf and food and prizes and especially to honor our Quail Creek Cancer Survivors. Our three Quail Creek Golf Associations: the QCLGA,…
Sports, September 2016
2016 Niners/Duffers golf event highlights
Wally Ueberschar On Thursday, August 25 the Ladies’ and Men’s Nine Hole Golf League held their annual Golf Event. There were 15 full teams competing in a scramble for a fun morning of golf. The weather was excellent, allowing for a good morning of golf. After the last putt dropped, the teams headed over to…
Sports, September 2016
Putter Patter
Peggy McGee Eager to catch up on what’s going on with their putting buddies, each week after the ladies finish putting many of them gather at the Oasis Grill for a bit of camaraderie. The first thing they talk about is how they did at that day’s putting and whether they liked the course set-up.…
Sports, September 2016
Pro’s Corner
Jason Whitehill, Robson Golf Pro Q. I am right-handed and my playing partners suggested that I keep my head down longer during my swing and to keep my right leg flexed during the back swing. A. Most golfers offer the “keep your head down advice” and it should be thought of as keeping your head…
Sports, August 2016
Lady Putters celebrate July 4th
Peggy McGee When they putted right after the Fourth of July, the Lady Putters donned the familiar red, white and blue in remembrance of the founding of our great nation. It was a very warm—would you believe hot?—morning even at 8:30 a.m. but 37 tough ladies were there to putt. There were only two putters…
Sports, August 2016
All thrills for annual QCLGA No Frills Tournament
Terri Erickson Francie Walker and Carol Clifford took on the job of creating the annual QCLGA, 18 hole club No Frills Member/Guest, Member/Member Tournament on July 21 and promised a sweet surprise. Along with a fun round of golf with a four man team and a wonderful lunch provided by Epi and her crew in…
Sports, August 2016
Putters host Christmas in July
Cathy Thiele It may have been sweltering July weather, but the Lady Putters had thoughts of cooler weather ahead as they celebrated Christmas in July to support the Green Valley/Amado Food Bank. Wearing their red and green and many sporting holiday jewelry, 44 ladies came armed with 217 pounds of groceries and $600 in monetary…
Sports, August 2016
Putters help local food bank
Left to right: Mary Jane Goodrick, Executive Director of Community Food Bank – Amado and Green Valley, is all smiles as Peggy McGee, Putters Food Bank Liaison, presents her a check for $150. The donation represents the proceeds from the 50-50 raffle held in conjunction with Moonlight Madness and gives the Food Bank $1275 in…
Sports, August 2016
Torres Blancas summer golf outing
Wally Ueberschar On Tuesday, June 28 fifty-two Desert Duffers from the Men’s Nine Hole Golf League met at the Torres Blancas Golf Club for our Tuesday League round of golf. Our regular Tuesday golf event was cancelled due to maintenance on one of the courses by an outside firm. Our Vice President Ed Pope got…