Peggy McGee Based on some of their achievements, it appears that some of the Lady Putters must do a lot of practicing in between the weekly Putters’ get-together. Recent money hole winners include Cyndi Lorenzen, Donna Romero, Sally Newton, Debbie Huber (guest), Marci Yenerich, Celia Shevlin, and Shirley Daschel. Those who get a hole-in-one on…
Peggy McGee Yoshie Hennessy, who has been a member of the Lady Putters since its inception, continued to excel throughout 2023. She was presented a plaque for getting the most holes-in-one for 2023, with an amazing 82. For getting the most holes-in-one for the first quarter of 2024, it was Yoshie again with 24. She…
Cyndi Hoover On Jan. 25 the Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association (QCLGA), Quail Creek Ladies 9-Hole Golf Association (QC9LGA), and the Quail Creek Lady Putters played an unflighted, combined-league event. A large field of 125 ladies competed on 46 teams, with each team consisting of one player from each league. The Lady 18ers teed off on…
Peggy McGee As part of their 20th Anniversary Celebration in 2023, the board of the Lady Putters decided they wanted a new look on the putting green during their weekly putting sessions. It was Denny Huber and Denny Fost from the Quail Creek Woodworking Club who made their desires a reality. The two Dennys used…
Peggy McGee The Lady Putters ended 2023 on a high note and kept on setting new records in the first two months of 2024. Mother Nature has been on their side so far this year—no frost or weather-related cancellations. Scoring six holes-in-one to end the year was Wendy Van Dyck. So far in 2024, Carol…
Peggy McGee Because so many Lady Putters are also members of one of the other ladies’ golf groups, there were only 16 members who putted for the Chip in for Charity event on Nov. 9. The four charities, Hands of a Friend/Genesis House, Parkinson’s Support Group, Sahuarita Food Bank, and Valley Assistance Services, each received more…
Peggy McGee It was a beautiful fall day, sunny with only a gentle breeze when the Lady Putters tried to prove they were the best putters during the annual Battle of the Sexes. Alas, the men won again, though all had fun, as was evidenced by the laughter during the game. As in all golf…
Peggy McGee Despite the putting greens being closed for two weeks for overseeding, several Lady Putters managed to earn $5 for scoring a hole-in-one on the Money Hole, the hole believed to be the most difficult by the volunteers who set up the course on a given Wednesday. Perhaps it was the morning when many…
Peggy McGee Even with high temperatures and high humidity because of monsoons, every Wednesday morning about 45 ladies show up on the putting green by 7:45 to start putting at 8 a.m. Though many may be getting one or two holes-in-one each week, no one has earned the coveted Quail Pin in the past month…
Peggy McGee Despite more than two weeks of triple-digit weather in Green Valley, on July 19, 39 brave Lady Putters showed up to putt and celebrate Christmas in July to support the Green Valley Food Bank. The hot weather did not keep them from wearing Christmas clothing, or at least Christmas-colored clothing, and holiday-style jewelry as…