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Dave Wells, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine https://apeekatthepeak.org/author/davewells/ A Scottsdale Community Publication Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:21:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 74985727 GOLF’S BEST PARTY HOLE ON PGA TOUR https://apeekatthepeak.org/golfs-best-party-hole-pga-tour/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/golfs-best-party-hole-pga-tour/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:00:34 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=16460 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 […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/golfs-best-party-hole-pga-tour/feed/ 0 16460 Pinnacle Peak Remembered: A Conversation at Greasewood https://apeekatthepeak.org/pinnacle-peak-remembered-a-conversation-at-greasewood/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/pinnacle-peak-remembered-a-conversation-at-greasewood/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:00:43 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=6862 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 […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/pinnacle-peak-remembered-a-conversation-at-greasewood/feed/ 1 6862 2019: A Golf Year to Remember, Especially in Scottsdale https://apeekatthepeak.org/2019-a-golf-year-to-remember-especially-in-scottsdale/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/2019-a-golf-year-to-remember-especially-in-scottsdale/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:00:19 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=34101 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 […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/2019-a-golf-year-to-remember-especially-in-scottsdale/feed/ 0 34101 A Personal Tribute to LPGA Founder by Dave Wells https://apeekatthepeak.org/a-personal-tribute-to-an-lpga-founder-by-dave-wells/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/a-personal-tribute-to-an-lpga-founder-by-dave-wells/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 02:11:35 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=32796 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 […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/a-personal-tribute-to-an-lpga-founder-by-dave-wells/feed/ 0 32796 In Remembrance of a Golfer Named Palmer https://apeekatthepeak.org/rememberance-golfer-named-palmer/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/rememberance-golfer-named-palmer/#comments Sat, 30 Sep 2017 09:00:17 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=21550 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 […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/rememberance-golfer-named-palmer/feed/ 1 21550 Game Changers https://apeekatthepeak.org/game-changers/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/game-changers/#respond Mon, 15 May 2017 18:00:45 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=19457 May 15, 2017 By Dave Wells   As you know, golf equipment, especially golf clubs, have a big impact on  golf scores. For that reason, my recent winter visit to Scottsdale, Arizona included many club fitting sessions. Why was I looking for new golf clubs? I had just bought a new driver last year and my […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/game-changers/feed/ 0 19457 West Coast Swing Starts Golf in 2016 and Scottsdale’s Included https://apeekatthepeak.org/west-coast-swing-starts-golf-in-2016/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/west-coast-swing-starts-golf-in-2016/#respond Fri, 01 Jan 2016 08:01:03 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=10642 With January, 2016, upon us, let’s talk about golf and the ‘West Coast Swing’ as the PGA Tour goes west in January, actually starting in Hawaii. The “Swing” passes through Scottsdale in February and finishes in Pacific Palisades, California later that month. Some great golf courses will be showcased on your TV screen, so here are […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/west-coast-swing-starts-golf-in-2016/feed/ 0 10642 TaylorMade Metal Wood: Part 1. McHenry, a Special Place In The History Of Golf https://apeekatthepeak.org/taylormade-metal-wood-part-1-mchenry-a-special-place-in-the-history-of-golf/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/taylormade-metal-wood-part-1-mchenry-a-special-place-in-the-history-of-golf/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:22:45 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=10446 Part 1. McHenry, a Special Place in the History of Golf This article will be published in two parts during the month of December 2015.  This is the first part. Editor It all started in McHenry, Illinois in 1979. It was in a 6,000 square foot building in McHenry, located 60 miles northwest of Chicago […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/taylormade-metal-wood-part-1-mchenry-a-special-place-in-the-history-of-golf/feed/ 0 10446 TaylorMade Metal Wood: Part 2. Becoming a Collector’s Item https://apeekatthepeak.org/taylormade-metal-wood-part-2-becoming-a-collectors-item/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/taylormade-metal-wood-part-2-becoming-a-collectors-item/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:20:32 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=10449 Part 2. Becoming a Collector’s Item Continued from Part 1. McHenry, a Special Place in the History of Golf The club that I bought in McHenry Illinois, became a real collector’s item. On the bottom of the club are the words “Original One, 12 Loft, U.S.A.” On On top of the metal wood are the […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/taylormade-metal-wood-part-2-becoming-a-collectors-item/feed/ 0 10449 Scottsdale’s Michelson – A Class Act Then, A Class Act Now https://apeekatthepeak.org/scottsdales-michelson-a-class-act-then-a-class-act-now/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/scottsdales-michelson-a-class-act-then-a-class-act-now/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2015 07:50:28 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=9671 Let’s Talk Phil Mickelson And The Game Of Golf By Dave Wells It was in the early 1990s when I first saw a golfer named Phil Mickelson. More precisely, it was in the spring of 1992 after Nancy and I had moved to Scottsdale. I went to the Pinnacle Peak Country Club (PPCC) pro shop […]

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