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PVMGA July 2016 results

Bob Armstrong, Publicity Here we are, entering the dog days of summer, with monsoons now occasionally interrupting the monotony of sun-drenched, blistering afternoons. Meanwhile, in the slightly cooler early morning hours, battles are taking place on the links of Palo Verde. On July 16, a Team Stableford contest was won with a score of 82…

PVMGA playday results

Bob Armstrong, Publicity Our intrepid competitors at Palo Verde continue to tee off on Saturday mornings despite having to face, day after day, the relentless sunshine of the Arizona summer! They all deserve recognition, but we have to report the victors – and they were: On June 11, a Three Net Best Ball event was…

PVMGA – May 2016 results

Bob Armstrong, Publicity “But it’s a dry heat…” It’s amazing how many of us keep on keeping on! Looking back at events that took place in cooler days: Early May saw the following 2016 Palo Verde Men’s Match Play flight champions: 1 Dave Tjosvold, 2 Cliff Joyes, 3 Dan Bottiglieri, 4 Jeff Martin, 5 Ivan…

PVMGA – April results

Bob Armstrong, Publicity So on Tuesday, May 3, members and guests were treated to the Cottonwood/Palo Verde Spring Assistant Pro Skins Game, this time held at the CWCC course! We watched in awe as balls literally disappeared on their way down the fairways and approach shots mostly found their targets. Maybe a lesson or two…

PVMGA – March results

Palo Verde 2016 member/guest champions, Gary Zahnow (left) and Gerry Kuczek

Palo Verde 2016 member/guest champions, Gary Zahnow (left) and Gerry Kuczek Bob Armstrong, Publicity Just as the days were becoming comfortably warm, our snowbird friends either started (or began thinking about) packing for the trek north where we know there is always a chance of snow. We full-timers just don’t understand it. The March report…

PVMGA February results

Palo Verde 2016 men’s club championship winners (pictured from left) are Jerry Davis, Club Champion; Mike Lorimer, runner-up; Dick Martin, Masters Champion; Dan Bottiglieri and Richard Koon, Flight winners

Bob Armstrong, Publicity Temperatures are up, the sun is shining and our joints are aching a little less! There are reasons we choose to live in the desert! Our February report starts with the Sweetheart Tournament held the day before Valentine’s Day. The winning foursome, by a large margin, included Jack Hill, Barb Hill, Roger…

PVMGA news and event results

Bob Armstrong, Publicity First things first! We want to wish us all a very happy and healthy 2016! We also want to express our gratitude to Jim Davis for writing this column the past two years; Jim has now taken on the role of Secretary of this association under our new President Butch Reber. Thank…

PVMGA December results

Celebrating the season on December 17 were golfers (from left) Betty Ennis, Lorrie Morgan and Diana DePree of the Cottonwood Lady Niners.

Jim Davis, Publicity For this publication, the month of December started out on the 12th with a two-man scramble, flighted, followed by lunch and our annual meeting. The winners of the event were as follows: 1st flight, Tony Hames and Larry Guild with a 46 and 2nd flight, Terry Cronin and Bill Davis with a…

PVMGA November results

Jim Davis, Publicity This month started out on November 14 with a Select-A-Drive, Two Net Best Balls format. The winning team in the morning with a score of 84, was Dave Florence, Tony Sims, Gene Vogt and Gary Zahnow. The afternoon team with a 94 was John Lamb, Jim Wedeward, Irv Jacob and Blind Draw.…

PVMGA October results and upcoming events

Jim Davis, Publicity October was a short month for golf. Both courses were closed for overseeding for three weeks. The first course to reopen was Palo Verde Country Club on October 31. On that day we had a joint Scramble Tournament with Cottonwood for Beat the Pros/Superintendents. There were only four teams comprised of both…