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Feb01

GOLF’S BEST PARTY HOLE ON PGA TOUR

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 | 0 comments

GOLF’S BEST PARTY HOLE ON PGA TOUR By Dave Wells It is pretty much a given that the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale – Stadium Course receives plenty of recognition as the top party golf hole on the PGA Tour, and the TPC -Scottsdale golf course will celebrate its 35th anniversary in February 2022, with 25,000 fans surrounding the raucous party atmosphere on the 16th hole with a massive number of cheers and boos, and a beer or...

Sep29

Pinnacle Peak Remembered: A Conversation at Greasewood

Posted on Sep 29, 2021 | 1 comment

Originally Published April 2021 By Dave Wells In the early 1990s, I interviewed George “Doc” Cavalliere at Greasewood Flat. Presented below are my notes from that interview. During the 1940’s, Pinnacle Peak was a rural area inhabited by a few ranchers. According to “Doc”, who began coming to the Pinnacle Peak area in 1945, the development of the area did not begin until after World War II. The big...

Jan01

2019: A Golf Year to Remember, Especially in Scottsdale

Posted on Jan 1, 2020 | 0 comments

By Dave Wells Let’s begin 2020 with a look back at professional golf in 2019. I’ll begin in one of my favorite golfing havens, Scottsdale, AZ, and the most televised golf highlight of 2019! The attention-grabbing story was about a young lady golfer named Amy Bockerstette representing the Special Olympics of Arizona. The story unfolded at the Waste Management Golf Tournament in January 2019, at the TPC Stadium Golf Course...

Aug26

A Personal Tribute to LPGA Founder by Dave Wells

Posted on Aug 26, 2019 | 0 comments

May 2019 By Dave Wells Spending some winter months in Arizona led to a friendship with Marilynn Smith, one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Marilynn passed away on April 19, 2019. This is my personal tribute to her. We met at the 2018 Bank of Hope LPGA Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. As we were walking the Wildfire Golf Course, she was sitting in a golf cart on the 1st...

Sep30

In Remembrance of a Golfer Named Palmer

Posted on Sep 30, 2017 | 1 comment

September 13, 2017 By Dave Wells A reporter once asked actor Kirk Douglas, “Of the famous people you have known. who possessed the most personal magnetism?” The reporter then reeled off a list of celebrities that included John Wayne, Ronald Reagan and Frank Sinatra. The reporter, obviously not a golf enthusiast, was taken aback when Douglas instantly responded, “Arnold Palmer.” Many have said that Palmer brought the game...