Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club held their first in-house tournament of 2026. Ten members gathered on the morning of Jan. 3 to play the game of 9-ball. Dennis Desmond, QCBC board member and tournament director, facilitated the event. It was held in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. The…
Kathy Brogdon Bobbi Jo Rathvon and Mary Ann Hagermann secured spots in the In-House QCLGA 2025 State Medallion qualifiers, earning the opportunity to compete at the State Medallion Tournament. For this competition, the Low Gross and Low Net winners were determined by adding together each participant’s two best scores from four designated playdays. Bobbi Jo,…
Kathy Brogdon Eight members of the QCLGA enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day participating in the Kachina Dolls Golf Tournament held Jan. 19 at Tucson Country Club. Kachina Dolls golf tournaments have been established to promote friendship and camaraderie among women golfers of all abilities in the Greater Tucson area. Participating in these tournaments is one…
Lenny Friedman The 2026 Tucson Senior Olympics Disc Golf Tournament was held at Santa Cruz River Park Disc Golf Course on Jan. 3. The 41st Annual Tucson Senior Olympics was the third year that included a disc golf event. There were 50 senior (50+) participants, as compared to 20 and 40 the first and second…
The annual Prickly Pear event took place on Nov. 6. We had a great turnout this year. The total number of participants was 100. The tournament was followed by a luncheon in the Madera clubhouse. Even though the women won 12 matches to the men’s 11 matches, the men won overall. The final numbers were…
Linda Klaus On Oct. 30 the annual Chip In For Charity event took place. The Ladies 18-Hole Golf Association, the Ladies 9-Holers, and the Lady Putters came together to sponsor this community-wide event, which included a fun golf format followed by a wonderful luncheon in the Madera ballroom. The total number of participants was 182…
Gloria Bible The excitement began at Dave and Judy Sypkens’ home with a random draw on Nov. 8. Twelve men and 12 women participated in the draw, determining player combinations for this much-anticipated tournament the weekend of Nov. 14. With highly changeable temperatures and wet weather in the forecast, organizers and players held their collective…
Terry Miers Our own Laverne Smith won first place in the Beth Shalom Temple Center Sisterhood Mah Jongg Tournament. Congratulations, Laverne!
Skip Jones and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its monthly in-house tournament on Oct. 4 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. The field consisted of 10 players. Bob “Bobbo” Baker won the tournament in fine fashion by defeating Terry Haggart in the final. Baker was the final player on…
Peggy McGee The annual Battle of the Sexes Golf Tournament saw the men winning once again, which was a disappointment for the ladies who putt week after week, but the event had one big winner. After the club drew the winners for the Split the Pot raffle, they gave the raffle proceeds, along with a…