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…
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Peggy McGee In keeping with tradition, the Lady Putters dressed for the occasion. Many members donned their red, white, and blue to celebrate Flag Day on June 14. The Lady Putters continue to meet every Wednesday during the summer, though their numbers are smaller with the winter residents headed north, and others are traveling to…
Peggy McGee Some may think it is too hot to putt, but those who show up to putt week after week continue to do well. Both Joyce Clark and Yoshie Hennessy went home $5 richer after they got a hole-in-one on the Money Hole, a hole deemed to be the most difficult by those who…
