Jim Roberts, Publicity January kicked off the new year with a full slate of golf activities for the PV Men’s Golf group. On Jan. 4th, the annual member-member tournament was played. This is a flighted, net best ball competition. In Flight 1, the winners were Bob Brabant and Bill Cheney. In second place were John…
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Sports, January 2020
November 2019 PVMGA Event Results and Handicap Advisory
Jim Roberts, Publicity With the first of November came the reopening of the Palo Verde course (actually the week before) and the beginning of the 2019/2020 golf season. When it first opens, the course is in beautiful condition thanks to the grounds crews. Then we get back out there and there’s divots, ball marks, and…
Sports, November 2019
PVMGA September 2019 golf results and dates to remember
Jim Roberts, Publicity With the coming of September, we saw the return of cooler temperatures and the beginning of the snowbird migration, returning from cooler climes. There was a full month of golf activities, beginning with a Select-a-Drive 2 Best Ball contest on Sept. 7. The winning team was comprised of Cliff Joyes, Royal Carlson, Richard…
Sports, August 2019
PVMGA activities and results
Jim Roberts, Publicity Well, June came to us very gently this year. Temperatures were in the 90s the first two weeks of the month. We didn’t hit 100 until the 15th. But by the end of the month, the “heat was on.” On June 1, the men played in an Individual Stableford Tournament. This…
Sports, July 2019
PVMGA May activities and scores
Jim Roberts, Publicity May was an extraordinary month! The weather was fantastic… like it should have been in March. On Memorial Day, I played golf in the late morning/early afternoon and it was 78 degrees. Wonderful. The weather was better than where most of the snowbirds were headed. And it was a great month of…
Sports, June 2019
April 2019 PVMGA activities and results
Jim Roberts, Publicity As April began, the weather improved, giving us the promise of an exciting month of golfing activities ahead. On the weekend of April 6 and 7, the annual John Dobson Memorial Member-Guest Tournament was held. A total of 60 teams competed for the top prizes and bragging rights. On Saturday, the teams…
Sports, May 2019
PVMGA March 2019 activities and results
Jim Roberts, Publicity March started out kind of “wintry.” As a result, the Club Championship was reduced to one round, played on March 2. The winner and Club Champion is Mike Lorimer. C.W. Rollins was runner up, and Dick Howell is the Masters Champion. Congratulations and a high five to all three of these fine…
Sports, April 2019
PVMGA activities
Jim Roberts, Publicity Chairman We sure had a mixture of good and not-so-good weather in February. We all thought winter was over and spring was on the way at the beginning of the month. But by the end of the month, we were reminded that winter can linger here in the desert. On February 2,…
Sports, April 2019
PVMGA fun day for charity
Jim Roberts, Publicity Chairman On February 2, a golf fun day for charity was sponsored by the PV Men’s Golf Association. The charity selected this year was Neighbors Who Care. The event featured 80 players facing unique and fun challenges on each of the 18 holes. A good time was had by all. Club President…
Sports, March 2019
January 2019 PVMGA activities and results
Jim Roberts, Publicity The holidays are over, the lights are put away and now golfers are concentrating on their game. January saw a full month of activities to allow golfers to hone their skills. Because the month started off so cold, a new skill was needed… swinging a golf club with five layers of clothing…