Archive for June 2009
Rancho Manana Golf Club Adds Twitter
26. June 2009 by admin.
Rancho Manana Golf Club, located in Cave Creek Arizona, has started to twitter. The short posts on the popular format will primarily consist of quick golf tips, course updates, course conditions, and possibly course specials. “We are really excited about the quick and easy way we can update our customers and provide them with golf game improvements in a fairly effortless way” said Dale Samar, Rancho Manana’s General Manager. The information not only goes to the course’s “followers”(a twitter term) but the latest posts also show up on the course website’s home page. “This will be enormously helpful in communicating things like frost delays during the cooler months. I can do all this right from my cell phone.” added Samar.
Rancho Manana has been highly recognized as one of Arizona’s most scenic golf courses with breathtaking views, dramatic elevation changes, and unspoiled desert terrain. For tee times or more golf course information, visit www.ranchomanana.com or call 480-488-0398.
SWSPGA Members Elect New Board
9. June 2009 by admin.
Scottsdale, Ariz. (June 8, 2009) The Southwest Section PGA named new officers and Board of Directors at its annual meeting at the Firesky Resort & Spa in Scottsdale earlier this month. Gilbert resident Michael Wright, PGA, Director of Instruction at Superstition Springs Golf Club in Mesa, was named the section’s new president, taking over for Brett Upper, director of golf at Arizona Country Club. Michael Haywood, PGA (Tucson Country Club) is vice president, and Don Rea, PGA (Augusta Ranch Golf Club in Mesa) is secretary.
Mr. Wright, 53, a third generation PGA Golf Professional, has over 29 years of professional teaching experience. He’s worked at Phoenix Country Club, Orange Tree Golf Club, Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Pinetop Lakes and C
ottonwood. As a tournament player, Wright, the 2006 SWSPGA Junior Leader and PING Club Fitter of the Year, has also been an accomplished player. He has won tournaments at the Junior, Amateur, Professional and Senior Professional levels.
The section’s new Board of Directors consists of John Gunby (Shalimar Golf Club in Tempe) David Stead (Angel Park Golf Course in Las Vegas), Greg Leicht (Vistal Golf Club in Phoenix) Wayne Clark (500 Club at Adobe Dam in Glendale) and Mike Franko (unattached life member). Continuing on the SWSPGA board are Jeremy Hayman (Golf Club at
Eagle
Mountain in Fountain Hills),
Cale Cournoyer (The Club at Seven Canyons in Sedona) and
Joel Schafer (
SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hills). All are PGA members. More than 400 PGA members and apprentices attended this year’s annual meeting. For more information contact the SWSPGA at (480) 443-9002.
Second Annual Putting for Pets Golf Tournament Scheduled
8. June 2009 by admin.
The Second Annual Putting for Pets Golf Tournament will be held at Troon North Golf Club in
Scottsdale on August 30
th with a 7:00 am shotgun start.
More information can be found at
www.anthempets.com
ANTIGUA/MILT COGGINS ARIZONA JUNIOR EVENT SET TO TEE OFF
8. June 2009 by admin.
PHOENIX, Arizona (June 6, 2009) – As one of the original architects of golf leagues in the Valley of the Sun, Milt Coggins coordinated Phoenix’s most popular morning get-togethers while he was Head Golf Professional at Encanto Golf Course. It was not uncommon for nearly 700 golfers to make their way to Encanto during the week. “He made playing the game of golf fun and his enthusiasm for the game was infectious as he introduced thousands of people to the sport. He also knew how to keep the passion for the game in others as well,” said Jim Farkas, former Head Golf Professional at Encanto from 1980-2006. “At the time, 700 people for one week was an astounding number.”
The Junior Golf Association of Arizona re-named their Antigua Arizona Junior Stroke Play event in honor of Coggins, whose love for the outdoors extended well beyond the fairways and greens of Valley golf courses. An avid fisherman and hunter, Coggins would often spend countless hours at the ‘ol Sportsman’s Warehouse checking out the latest hunting and fishing equipment. A member of the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame, Coggins instilled a love of the game of golf in players of all ages and abilities.
This year’s Antigua/Milt Coggins Arizona Junior Stroke Play event will be played on June 9-11 at Maryvale Golf Course in Phoenix and Coggin’s former stomping grounds, Encanto.
“Extending Milt Coggin’s legacy was extremely important to everyone involved with this tournament and to have an outstanding partner like Antigua makes this event truly special,” said Tom Cunningham, Executive Director of the Junior Golf Association of Arizona.
For more information on the 2009 Antigua/Milt Coggins Arizona Junior Stroke Play Tournament, please contact the Junior Golf Association of Arizona office at (602) 944-6168 or visit their web site at www.jgaa.org.
Papago and Cave Creek Golf Courses to Host Phoenix City Junior Golf Championship
1. June 2009 by admin.
Popular JGAA Event to Feature Some of State’s Top Juniors
PHOENIX, Arizona (June 1, 2009) – The Phoenix City Junior Championship presented by Superlite Block and Belgard Pavers will be played on June 3-4 at Cave Creek Golf Course and the newly-remodeled Papago Golf Course. This year’s event will feature nearly 250 golfers from across the state of Arizona. “The Phoenix City Junior Championships consistently attracts the state’s finest juniors and to have the opportunity this year to play at Papago golf course which underwent a magnificent facelift and did a remarkable job in hosting the LPGA tournament earlier this year, well it should be a wonderful event for everyone involved,” said Tom Cunningham, Executive Director of the Junior Golf Association of Arizona. This year’s Phoenix City Junior Championship is being presented by Superlite Block and Belgard Pavers. “We currently support many of
Arizona’s professional and collegiate teams and this is our first venture into junior golf, but we are excited about this new relationship with the JGAA and look forward to this high-caliber field at the Phoenix City Junior Championship,” said John Heffernan, Vice President of Sales for Superlite Block. “Our company has been producing concrete block and pavers for over 50 years in
Phoenix. We have been the premier manufacturer of masonry products in the
Southwest United States and have 11 production facilities in
Arizona,
Nevada and
California.
For more information on the 2009 Phoenix City Junior Championship, contact the JGAA office at (602)
944-6168 or visit their web site at www.jgaa.org.
