Congratulations to Barbara Erickson, winner of this year’s SDWGA Telegraph Tournament at Quail Creek Thursday, May 14!
June 2015
Congrats Barbara!
Tag: golf
June 2015
Getting to know our golf course superintendent
Skip Fumia A native of Tucson, J.R. Kies learned about growing grass and playing golf at an early age. His father was a landscaping contractor who knew how to grow things in the desert and his first experience with golf came at the tender age of 11 at the Forty-Niner Golf Club. He knew then…
June 2015
Desert Duffers 2015 Club Championship and luncheon
Wally Ueberschar The Desert Duffers held their annual Club Championship on April 7, 14 and 21 and concluded the event with awards and luncheon on April 23. This year’s champion with the overall Low Net is Bill Vollink from B flight. Top winners from A and C flights are Pat Hendershott and David Martinson and…
June 2015
En-Joie Golfing
Ron and Vicki Sullivan Quail Creek is a wonderful retirement community located in a historic desert river valley with lots of activities to participate in both on and off the property. One of its largest on-site attractions is golf. Designed by Ken Kavanaugh, the championship Quail Creek course is enjoyed by golfing enthusiasts year round.…
May 2015
Betty’s first ace
Congratulations to Betty Martens for her hole-in-one on April 20 on the Coyote Course hole number 4. This was Betty’s first hole-in-one!
May 2015
Golf open forum – Ready, set, summer!
Skip Fumia From the Green Committee’s Golf Open Forum on April 13, here is some look ahead information for Quail Creek golf. May: Course Superintendent J.R. Kies and his crew will begin transitioning from winter rye grass on the fairways and tees to our summer Bermuda grass. As temperatures increase we can also expect to…
May 2015
RAZZ MA TAZZ in Quail Creek
The Quail Creek Ladies 18 hole club held its annual two day Member/Guest Golf Tournament on April 8 and 9. The theme was Razz Ma Tazz and razz ma tazz it was from the goody bags at registration to the black and lace gift boxes on the tables at the finale. Top that off with…
May 2015
Hole-in-one!
Congratulations to Darthea Tilley for her first hole-in-one on Roadrunner 6 on April 2!
April 2015
Double Eagle – A rare bird
Art Mayhle The rarest of all birds? — One in a million, or one in six million by some sources. Quail Creek resident, John Phipps pulled it off with a double eagle (or albatross) on hole No. 5 of the Roadrunner course on March 13 (that’s Friday the 13th) holing out on his second shot…
April 2015
QCMGA crowns President’s Cup winner
Quail Creek Golf Professional Joel Jaress presents the Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association President’s Cup Championship Trophy to Jerry Hutcheson, 2015 President’s Cup Champion.