was “just too good to pass up.” ... Price, by the way, replaced Paul Nolen,
The Gallery’s head pro for the past 18 years, after Nolen moved to Sewailo Golf Club as the club’s general manager. Sewailo is located near Casino del Sol in southwest Tucson, and is the home course for the University of Arizona .... How about this domino effect?
Ryan McKay is the new director of golf, tennis and membership at The Boulders. He held a similar post for 13 years at The Phoenician. McKay’s departure has vaulted Erik Broka to director of golf at The Phoenician. Broka was formerly head pro at the club. Taking over Broka’s job is Lee Gault, who moves over from Terravita Golf Club.
Craig Hocknull has lots of good news for those who have played Fiesta Lakes in the past.
been named general manager at Fiesta Lakes in Mesa. The good news (and there is a lot of it) is the course, which includes two par 4s, seven par 3s and a driving range, has never looked better. Translated: It’s got grass again. Seriously, at $14 for nine holes ($18 for 18), you’d be hard pressed to take your kids to a better “walk in the park.” Hocknull and Co. have some other terrific news, too, as Fiesta Lakes, which can be found right behind the Mesa Hilton near Fiesta Mall, will hold a grand opening around the first of the year when they change the name
THE BUZZ Craig Hocknull, the Outback golf guy from Australia who does trick shots and also occasionally plays on the PGA Tour (when he’s not winning section championships and state opens), has
of Fiesta Lakes to The Patriot. Along those lines, military and first responders will get to play the course for $5. Awesome! .... Li’l Wick, a nine-hole par-3
five holes that are lit with music pumped throughout the course via a high-tech stereo system. It’s open to visitors at a cost of $25 or $15 if you play it in conjunction with the club’s big course. The same two guys who designed Wickenburg Ranch, Wendell Pickett and Bill Brownlee, created Li’l Wick .... Hot Stix has officially moved to
SunRidge Canyon. Also new to SunRidge is a group of instructors that includes the Troon Golf Academy, Fisher/Bryan Golf Academy, Scott Sackett and others .... Speaking of lessons, Kay
Kay Cornelius honored for her work with junior golf
course at Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club, opened Nov. 12. The course, which is centered around a lake and a sports bar called the Watering Hole, has
Cornelius, the director of golf instruction at Ocotillo Golf Resort, was recently honored as the LPGA’s Central Section award winner for junior golf. No one deserves it more than hard- working Cornelius .... And speaking of Ocotillo,
the golf resort located in south Chandler recently celebrated its 30th
anniversary. Happy
birthday to the only course in Arizona that has water on 23 of 27 holes, and to its only owner ever, Bernie Hoogestraat. n
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