Tag: golf

Interclub comes to Quail Creek

Terri Erickson The Quail Creek Women’s Golf Association, the 18 Hole Club, hosted the Green Valley Interclub Tournament on June 9. Players from Canoa Ranch/Torres Blanco, Canoa Hills, San Ignacio, Country Club of Green Valley and Desert Hills gathered on Thursday morning to play the Partner Best Ball Match Play. A special thank you goes…

Putters rack up more awards

Cathy Thiele, (center) joins Janet Wegner (left) and Roxanne May who recently scored under 40 for the first time; photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee After putting in the morning sun, 38 Lady Putters retreated to the cool of the Madera Clubhouse for a business meeting and brunch. While waiting for the spinach quiche to be served, Putters President Cathy Thiele announced the award winners since the last brunch. Getting holes-in-one on the Mystery Hole on June 15…

Putters went Mad in the Moonlight

Left to right: Barb Haley, Carolyn McBride, Sharon Schoen and Kim Schoen were on the second place team; photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee There was an extreme heat advisory for June 20 that the Lady Putters must have foreseen when they scheduled the date to putt by the light of the not-so-silvery moon. Perhaps because of the dense atmosphere, the moon had a red eerie glow as 60 members and guests headed to the very dimly…

Putting Challenge for the Lady 18 hole golfers and putters

Left to right: Members of the first place team, Linda Weissman, Kris Weinberg, Cathy Leary, and Lynda Pilcher were each awarded $15; photo by Eileen Sykora

Peggy McGee Twenty-six golfers from the Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association joined 34 Lady Putters for a challenge between the two groups on the putting green. The first place team with a low gross score of 158 included Linda Weissman, Kris Weinberg, Cathy Leary and Lynda Pilcher. Determining the second place team was a challenge…

Quail Creek Lady Niners present junior tournament

On May 12, 36 middle school students from Continental School, grades six through eight, joined the Lady Niners for its sixth annual Junior Tournament. Christi Tucker has chaired this event each year with great success. Coach Steve Lathen from the school’s athletic department prepares his students each year, but only 18 boys and 18 girls…

How can we help you?

Skip and Dreama Fumia “How can we help you?” This is typically a question you’ll hear from our pro shop staff as they assist you with a variety of services, from tee time arrangements to merchandise selection to course condition advisories. For this article we decided to turn the tables and ask the question, “How…

Putters celebrate victories

Left to right: Putters President Cathy Thiele congratulates JoAnn Nash, Monica Karpowicz, Lynda Pilcher, Shirley Johnson and Lois Williams who each achieved scores of 36 and lower for the first time in their Putters careers; photo by Neila Kozel

The May 4 brunch was the date the Lady Putters gathered to celebrate the victories of the previous six weeks. After putting 18 holes that started at 8:30 a.m. as they began the summer season hours, a business meeting was held to bring the members up to date on the upcoming events. Then they got…

Trio of presidents announce 17th year of participation

Left to right: Cathy Thiele, Gail Phillips and Sharon Paxson

Gail Phillips For the seventeenth consecutive time, the Ladies’ Golf Associations of Quail Creek are delighted to announce their participation in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Organization. On November 3 the Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association, the Quail Creek Lady Niners Association and the Quail Creek Lady Putters will present the Rally For The…

Lady Putters pay tribute to Veterans

Peggy McGee In tribute to veterans who died in combat as well as those who died of natural causes after serving our country, the Lady Putters came to putting dressed in patriotic garb for their putting event closest to Memorial Day. Almost all the ladies had on some form of red, white and blue with…

QCMGA Member/Guest Invitational

Tom Dunipace The Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association held its fourteenth annual Member/Guest Invitational on Wednesday, April 13 through Friday, April 15. There were 128 players, or 64 teams. The event concluded with an awards banquet the night of April 15. Tom Dunipace, this year’s chairman, thanked the committee members for their outstanding efforts in…