The first Battle of the Sexes is in the books!

Congratulations to the LADIES of Wickenburg Country Club for their impressive win over the men in our first ever Battle of the Sexes! A four-ball match play was contested using a 3-point scoring system: 1 point for the front nine match, 1 point for the back nine match and 1 point for the 18-hole match. Ties received 1/2 point.

Match #1

Lew Sowards / Dick Barth vs. Deb White / Marianne Swanston

Men: 1 point

Ladies: 2 points

Match #2

J.D. Johnson / Dave Hillis vs. Peg Eberspecher / Blind Draw (Swanston)

Men: .5 points

Ladies: 2.5 points

Match #3

Gary Widner / Stu Ecker vs. Mickey Brewer / Nancy Lynch

Men: 0 points

Ladies: 3 points

Match #4

Brian Lynch / Brad White vs. Cindy Widner / Peg Ellenberger

Men: 1.5 points

Ladies: 1.5 points

Total Points: Men=3 points Ladies=9 points

Congratulations Ladies and better luck next time to the Men!!!

Battle of the Sexes Update - Tuesday 3/9/10

Weather conditions has forced us to shorten the Battle of the Sexes to an 18-hole match and it will be played tomorrow morning (Wed. 3/10).

Wednesday 3/10
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Shotgun Start
1:30 p.m. Awards Luncheon

If you have any questions, please contact the golf shop at (928) 684-2011.

Rain Out - Monday, March 8th

It has been a cRaZy wet winter and this last weekend was no exception! Unfortunately, we will be closed Monday, March 8th for clean up after a very wet Sunday. Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see you bright and early Tuesday morning!

Battle of the Sexes starts tomorrow! You still have time to sign up!

Do you Twitter?

Wickenburg Country Club is now on Twitter! If you haven't noticed, you now are able to see our twitter updates in the right column of this blog. If you twitter or you know someone else who twitters, check us out! Our username is: wickenburg_golf

With Twitter, our main purpose it to post coupons and specials for golf and dining. Simply print the "tweet" and redeem it at the golf shop or the restaurant. Whether you are a Member of WCC or not, everyone will be able to take advantage of some great coupons and specials! Creating a Twitter account is easy at www.twitter.com.

If you have any questions, please give me a call and I'll be more than happy to walk you through it: (928) 684-2011 or email me at jameylewis@pga.com.

Demo Days

Thank you to those who stopped by for our Ping Demo Day on February 24th! We had a great turn-out and we hope that those who purchased new clubs are realizing success! Don't hesitate to give your professional staff a call if we need to "tweak" things a bit for you. We will be hosting another demo day very soon featuring Nike! More details to come soon...

Also, I would like to thank our golf course supertintendent, Gary Albrecht and his crew for all of the detailing around the golf course. The perimeters and hazards around the course are looking great and we hope that our golfers see a difference! If you like the changes that are taking place, please let us know!

Fairways & Greens!

Battle of the Sexes - Are you ready??

Just a reminder that our 1st Annual Battle of the Sexes will begin next Tuesday, March 9th!

It's the men of Wickenburg Country Club versus the ladies! The format is a "four-ball" match over 36-holes. Here is the itinerary:

Tuesday, March 9th

8:00 a.m. - check in and continental breakfast

9:30 a.m. - shotgun start

Wednesday, March 10th

8:00 a.m. - continental breakfast

9:30 a.m. - shotgun start (Final Round)

1:30 p.m. - awards luncheon

Cost: $40 per person

Call the golf shop today if you would like to play! (928) 684-2011

FNC - RESULTS!

FNC - February 26th - "Scotchball"

1st Place - Donley Johnson, Kathy Johnson, Brent Krantz, Peg Eberspecher
Score: 65 - $34 per couple

2nd Place - Tom Hogue, Judy Hogue, Dick Underwood, Lynn Mader
Score: 69 - $22.00 per couple

3rd Place - Steve Filbert, Mary Filbert, Bob Erdmann, Jeannie Erdmann
Score: 72 - $14.00 per couple