Jeff French
The Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association had a full calendar of events for January’s play, starting with a Home and Home with the Sun Lakes Country Club Men’s Club. The month filled out with a 2-man select a drive, a 2 best ball of 4 net, the annual two-day Presidents Cup, and finishing the month with our annual major Member/Member event.
The Home and Home with SLCC started on Thursday at Sun Lakes with refreshments and social time following. Play continued on Saturday at Palo Verde and finished with a buffet and awards afterwards in the Palo Verde dining room.
1st: John Kane, Robert Cook, and Bob Barton
2nd: John Kuchera, Gerald Kirby, Greg Smith, and Matt Coyle
3rd: Richard Schager, Royal Carlson, Ray Simpson, and Rick Powell
Jan. 17 Select A Drive 2-Man Teams Selected by the Pro Shop
1st: Richard Schager and Allen Duncan
2nd: Dick Howell and Joe Lombardo
3rd: Ron Kiel and Al Mattern
Jan. 24-25 Presidents Cup
Flight 1: 1st Jerry Davis, 2nd Ron Kiel, 3rd Mike Rufert
Flight 2: 1st John Kane, 2nd Ken Verbeck, 3rd Jim Adzima
Flight 3: 1st Cliff Joyes, 2nd Phil Kiss, 3rd John Allen
The Overall Presidents Cup Champion for 2026 was Cliff Joyes (Flight 3) who won in a two-hole playoff with eventual runner-up John Kane (Flight 2).
Jan. 31 2 Net Best Balls
1st: Bob Brabant, Len Rosati, Tom Gartner, and Al Mattern
2nd: Chris Halweg, John Kane, John Byczko, and Bob Torres
3rd: Keith Edwards, Gary Matthews, Jack Hall, and Jeff Martin
Feb. 7 Member/Member Tournament
Flight 1: 1st Bob Brabant and Bill Cheney, 2nd Mitch Berger and Tom McLeod, 3rd Jim Cain and Mike Othick
Flight 2: 1st Rick Nelson and Craig Madsen, 2nd Gerald Kirby and Bruce Medhurst, 3rd Ron Cox and Joe Byrne
Flight 3: 1st Duane Enzminger and Al Mattern, 2nd John Allen and Warren Ball, 3rd Cliff Joyes and Ken Nelson
The Member/Member Tournament is the first of two major tournaments of the year and is going to be followed by the Member/Guest Tournament being held Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29. Activities for the weekend will include a practice round/Fun Day on Friday afternoon with hole-in-one prizes, a circle hole with refreshments, and food on the Palo Verde patio following play. A big thank you to A-1 Golf Carts for their support and sponsorship. The tournament begins on Saturday morning, followed by a lunch in the Palo Verde restaurant for participants. Sunday morning concludes play and is followed by lunch and awards in the San Tan Ballroom for players and their guest. There are still spots available and time for PVMGA members to sign up and join us in a great event if they haven’t yet.