What’s Inside?- Plain Highlights West Chapter Award Winners- Growth of the Game Grants Announced- Ten Named Colorado PGA REACH Trustees- PGA Junior League Golf Taking Off

The Official Publication of the Colorado PGAApril 2015

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Picture This!The sun chases the snow off Fossil Trace Golf Club for hopefully the last time before the season starts. - Photo courtesy of Noy Sparks III | Course Superintendent | Fossil Trace Golf Club.

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President’s Report5 The Season Is Here!

District Director Report6 PGA Annual Planning Session and Board Meeting Recap

Exec. Director’s Report8 All Politicians Lie

9 Three Elected to Board of Directors

Member Update10 Members on the Move!

11 The Bulletin Board

Section Content12 Growth of the Game Grants Awarded

13 Plain Named West Chapter Golf Professional of the Year

14 Colorado PGA Professionals Turn to the Mountains During the Winter

14 Cherry Hills Country Club to Host U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach Seminar

17 Trackman University Coming to Meridian Golf Club

17 Colorado PGA to Host Tournament Expert Seminar

Junior Golf18 PGA Junior Leage Golf Taking Off Like Wildfire

18 Apply Today! Fall Semester Golf In Schools

Colorado PGA REACH20 Colorado PGA REACH Announces Addition of Ten Trustees

Player Development25 Marketing Your PlayerDevelopment Programs

The Buzz26 Twitter

27 Facebook

Tournaments28 Smigelsky Rust Free at Fox Hill Club Pro – 1 Am

29 Hunt/Voska Combine to Edge Field in Spring Meeting Pro-Pro

29 Registration Extended for 2015 Team Challenge

Sponsors32 Colorado PGA Partners

ContentsImportant Dates

April 6, 2015Stroke Play Series Event #1Indian Peaks Golf Course

April 8, 2015Trackman UniversityMeridian Golf Club

April 13, 2015Valley Country Club Pro AmValley Country Club

April 16, 2015Tournament Expert SeminarLakewood Country Club

April 20, 2015Todd Creek Golf Club Pro AmTodd Creek Golf Club

April 21, 2015Stroke Play Series Event #2Raccoon Creek Golf Course

April 21, 2015US Kids Golf SeminarCherry Hills Country Club

April 27, 2015Inverness Golf Club Pro AmInverness Golf Club

April 30, 2015West Chapter Spring MeetingBookcliff Country Club

Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director/CEOeainsworth@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1593 C (719) 761-6125

Keith Soriano, PGA Player Dev.elopment Director/Operations Managerksoriano@pgahq.com P (303) 996-1590 C (720) 841-1006

Patrick Salva Marketing and Communications Directorpsalva@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1597 C (303) 246-1007

Diane Plassmeyer Business Directordplassmeyer@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1595 C (720) 271-9660

Justin Limon, PGA Tournament Managerjlimon@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1588 C (720) 390-1160

Katie Ann RobinsonJunior Golf Directorkrobinson@PGAHQ.comP (303) 996-1591C (303) 668-1551

Bruce LubachEmployment Consultantblubach@pgahq.comP (402) 261.3604C (402) 802.8241

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Hello Fellow PGA Members & Ap-prentices,

Spring is finally here and the 2015 golf season is upon us. I hope all of you have a spectacular year!

Special thanks to all of you who attended the Spring Business Meeting. I hope you enjoyed the presentation by Ty Thompson, PGA explaining the direction our Colorado PGA REACH is headed in 2015 and how its programs can help grow your business and most importantly, have a positive impact on the lives of others through the game of golf. With the addition of the Board of Trustees and their commitment to our Section, along with their passion for the game of golf; the 3 pillars (Youth, Military and Diversity & Inclusion) under Colorado PGA REACH will thrive like never before.

As a member of the Section’s Board of Directors, I’m truly excited about the number of candidates we had to fill the three open Board of Director At-Large positions that become open this fall. With the return of Matt Cohen, who has done a tremendous job on the Apprentice Relations Com-mittee, along with the vast experience of both AC Cox and Dave Troyer, we look forward to continuing our commitment of “Growing the Game & Serving the Members”.

I would like to personally congratulate all the West Chapter Award Winners and look forward to attending the Awards Presentation during the West Chapter Spring Meeting on Thursday, April 30th, 2015.

As always, we would love to hear from you. If you have any questions for the Section Officers, Board of Directors or Section Administration Staff, please don’t hesitate to contact any of us.

Sincerely,

Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGAPresident – Colorado PGA SectionCertified Head Golf ProfessionalMurphy Creek Golf CourseAurora, Coloradolcore@auroragov.orgDirect Line: 303-361-7305

OfficersLeslie Core-Drevecky, PGA President | 2015-2016Ty Thompson, PGA Vice-President | 2015-2016Ben Welsh, PGA Secretary | 2015-2016Barry Milstead, PGA Hon. President | 2015-2016Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director

Board of DirectorsAndy Benson, PGA 2014-2016 Jeff Carlson, PGA 2014-2016Sam Chapman, PGA 2014-2016 Matt Cohen, PGA 2013-2015Rick Ellefson, PGA 2015-2017Scott Erwin, PGA 2015-2017Kyle Heyen, PGA District 9 DirectorJim Hajek, PGA 2015-2017Charles ‘Vic’ Kline, PGA Past District 9 DirectorCathy Matthews-Kane, PGA 2013-2015Steve Patterson, PGA 2013-2015

West Chapter PresidentMike Mendelson, PGA

Independent DirectorTheo GregorySpencer Zinn

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District 9 Director Report PGA Annual Planning Session and Board Meeting RecapAs I mentioned last month, the annual Planning Ses-

sion and Board Meeting was held in Palm Beach Gardens in February. The PGA of America’s Officers, District Directors, Independent Directors, Executive Staff and Senior Directors were all in attendance.As has been discussed over the past few months, the Long Term Strategic Plan is our blueprint for success that will ensure that we become both a smarter and healthier organization for years to come.

The following points will guide us through the Long Term Strategic Plan: 1. Mission: Serve the Member and Grow the Game of Golf. 2. Revised Ground-Up Approach: Start at the Member-ship and Section Level vs. National pushing down. 3. 8 Core Products Identified to Ensure Balance in Programming against Breadth of Association Needs: Employment, Education, Player Development, Sections, PGA Reach, Championships, Properties and Global. I can tell you the open lines of communication in the boardroom have never been better, which will lead to following the path that has been put in place to benefit the PGA Member and the Association. Social Media Policy At the Planning Session and Board Meeting, the Na-tional Board adopted social media guidelines that will direct the PGA Officers and Board, relative to their social media interactions. Life Insurance At the same meeting, the Board approved an increase in the Life Insurance policy. In the past, all PGA Mem-bers were under the policy. Apprentices will be added to the policy starting in fiscal year 2016. By adding Apprentices, we were able to increase the Term Life Death Benefit to $15,000 for PGA Profession-als under 35; and to $10,000 for 35 and older. In the past, it was $13,250 for ages under 35; $6,600 for ages 35-49; and $2,650 for 50 and older. The premium is now $34 annually instead of $26.

PGA.org With the launch of PGA.org at the PGA Mer-chandise Show, we have already seen initial indi-cators of suc-cess, including: 1. More than 13,000 Members and Apprentices have accessed the site. 2. 45% of traffic is coming from mobile phones and tablets, due to the site being designed for mobile opti-mization. 3. More members have updated their profile in 30 days than they had in the past 4.5 years. PGA.org is a work in progress, and we will continue to look to add more features and benefits for the member. PGALinks will be shut down at some point this spring. You will be notified on the exact date when you visit the site. There is also a training video at PGA.org to help edu-cate you on how to take advantage of all the benefits of the new PGA.org. PGA Junior League Golf With the acquisition of PGA Junior League Golf, we have seen nothing but positive feedback and registra-tion interest for the upcoming season. If you have not already registered your team for the 2015 season, you can now go to the website and complete all information. As a reminder, all individuals involved with PGA Junior League Golf must go through the new background check process. Tying in PGA Junior League Golf with the PGA Grand Slam of Golf next October will give viewers an op-portunity to watch and see what Junior League is all about. PGA Junior League will be under the PGA REACH foundation, with profits used to support scholarships

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of Junior League teams and other philanthropic efforts. Also, having Defending PGA Champion Rory McIlroy as our official Ambassador will assist in our efforts to grow this program over the next few years. PGA Ryder Cup By now, you know that Davis Love III is our 2016 Ryder Cup Captain. He will be at the helm, as we look to bring back the Ryder Cup to the U.S., at Hazeltine National Golf Club. This is coupled with the development of the Ryder Cup Committee, which has been overwhelmingly received by both the Tour Players and PGA of America repre-sentatives. Additionally, a streamlined Ryder Cup Committee was announced during the same time that will help steward the future needs of the Ryder Cup. The new Commit-tee members are: Derek Sprague - PGA President, Paul Levy - PGA Vice President, Pete Bevacqua – PGA CEO, Davis Love III, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. With Hazeltine National Golf Club in our part of the country, I would strongly encourage you to consider attending the preeminent global golf event next year.

PGA REACH and Folds of Honor Foun-dation Most of us have been proud sup-porters of the Folds of Honor Foundation since Day 1, when Maj. Dan Rooney and PGA Past President Bri-an Whitcomb announced the journey at the 2007 PGA Championship.

Recently, Folds of Honor and the PGA of America re-newed our relationship. This will ensure that our part-nership will provide greater opportunity for us to work together in support of the Military and their families. All of this falls under the Military Pillar of PGA REACH.

If you are anything like me, you are ready for the sea-son to begin. I wish you the best, and let us hope for a great 2015 start to the golf season! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kah57@me.com Sincerely,

Kyle Heyen, PGA National PGA Director, District 9

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Executive Director’s Report “All Politicians Lie”This is clearly my

favorite time of year. I love spring-time. New begin-nings. New oppor-tunities. All the hard work and preparation over the last several months have paid off and it’s time to begin a new season. One of the other reasons I like spring so much is the traditions of The Masters Golf Tournament. It is the only golf tournament that I watch from start to finish. Call me old fashion, but I still respect the time honored traditions of our game. Traditions like integrity, honor, respect, honesty and sportsmanship. To me The Mas-ters and the game of golf represent all these things.

These things still mean everything to me so when I watch the evening news and I hear a political strate-gist make the statement that “All Politicians Lie”, in his efforts to defend a Politian who lied about another in order to win an election, it shakes my very soul. What are we teaching our children by this example?

This Masters will be the 44th and last Masters that Ben Crenshaw will compete in. Can you imagine those words coming out of a golfer like Gentle Ben, Bobby Jones, Harvey Penick, or Byron Nelson? Golfers by no means are perfect, but true golfers and true profes-sionals try to uphold these traditions each and every day of their lives both on and off the golf course.

Ben Crenshaw has a reverence and graciousness for Augusta National and for this great game that we all make our living from. As PGA Professionals I hope we all have a reverence and graciousness for the oppor-tunities this game provides us, but I also believe we all have a responsibility to pass on the traditions of the game as well.

It has been said that the game of golf is the closest thing we have to the game of life. In life people look to others to lead by example. I’m proud to be a Member of the Colorado PGA where we have the

examples of Warren Smith, Vic Kline, Dow Finsterwald, Clayton Cole, and numerous other Colorado PGA Profes-sionals to follow.

As the 2015 Golf Season officially begins, know that you can make a significant impact in the lives of others through the game of golf. Also know that your entire Colorado PGA Section Staff is here to assist you in any way we possibly can to help you be successful. So please do not hesitate to call on us for assistance.

Very Respectfully,

Eddie Ainsworth, PGA

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Three Colorado PGA Professionals were elected to serve on the Colorado PGA Board of Directors

during the Spring Membership Meeting on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Pinehurst Country Club.The three members are Matt Cohen, PGA Head Profes-sional at Country Club of Colorado, who will be serv-ing his second term, Ashely “A.C” Cox, Manager of Ed-ucational Development and Recruiting at GolfTEC, and Dave Troyer, Director of Golf at CommonGround Golf Course.

Each member will serve a three-year term on the Board beginning at the 2015 Fall Membership Meeting planned for October 12, 2015 and ending at the Fall Meeting in 2018.

About the New Board Members

Matt Cohen, PGA

Matt Cohen returns to the board having served since 2012 where he spent much of his time heading up the Apprentice Relations Com-mittee. “The ability to be able to give time, energy and passion back to the PGA of America and our Section with the goal of growing the game and continuing to el-evate the PGA Professional as the foremost expert in the business of golf means a tre-mendous amount to me,” Cohen noted before the elec-tion.

Matt has been a PGA Professional since 2001. Prior to his stint at Country Club of Colorado he served as the PGA Head Professional of the Persimmon and Ironwood Courses at Anthem Country Club in Phoenix, Arizona. He began his career at Ventana Canyon Golf Club in Tucson as the First Assistant Professional and Tourna-ment Coordinator.

Ashley “A.C.” Cox, PGA

Ashley “A.C.” Cox is the Manager of Educational Devel-opment and Recruiting at the GolfTEC Headquarters in Centennial. In his position, AC is charged with helping

facilitate the training of over 200 new hires at GolfTEC University, as well as manag-ing the content of GolfTEC’s ever growing internal Train-ing Center for its 650+ Certi-fied Personal Coaches. Prior to his position at GolfTEC, Cox spent ten years work-ing as an administrator in the PGA Golf Management Pro-grams at Campbell Universi-ty and North Carolina State University.

“I’m excited about doing my part to help further the goals of the Colorado PGA,” AC noted prior to the election. “I’m specifically interested in helping ensure the growth and success of our appren-tices and those members seeking to improve upon their education through the certification program.”

Dave Troyer, PGA

Dave Troyer has been a PGA Professional since 2001 and currently serves as the GM/Director of Golf at Com-monGround Golf Course. “After 21 years as a golf pro-fessional, the time has come for me to serve and give back to the PGA,” Troyer noted prior to the election. “I have truly been blessed, and would love the opportunity to draw from my experience to serve the Colorado PGA Section as a Board Member.”

Dave began his career an Assistant Golf Professional at Boulder Country Club in 1993 under the mentorship of Larry Collins. In 1999, he was given the opportunity to be the opening Head Professional at the Omni Interlock-en Resort. Four years later, Omni transferred Dave to Arizona to take over as the Director of Golf at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa. Soon after, Hale Ir-win Golf Services recruited him to manage the opening of the Jewel Golf Club in Minnesota as the General Man-ager/Director of Golf. In 2008, the Colorado Golf Asso-ciation hired Dave as the Director of Golf to oversee the opening of CommonGround Golf Course.

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4/1 Whittney Baldwin, PGA Jason Brandt, PGA Robert Lane, PGA4/2 Mike Bayer, PGA4/3 Andy Clavin, PGA Tom Taylor, PGA4/5 Chris Nachtweih, PGA Roger Shields, PGA4/6 Michael McGetrick, PGA4/7 Cary Callihan, PGA

4/8 John McIntyre, PGA John Ogden, PGA Shawn Wills, PGA

4/9 Joseph Bast Billy Peterson, PGA4/10 Jim Arendt, PGA4/11 Harold Garrison, PGA Scott Lane, PGA John Murray, PGA John Trenck, PGA

4/12 Phil Gerlach, PGA Rob Hunt, PGA4/13 Cody Hasten, PGA Todd James, PGA Mark McMunn, PGA4/14 Erica Webster, PGA4/15 Larry Collins, PGA Paul Lobato, PGA Tony Oberle, PGA Nicholas Perry, PGA4/16 David Keesee, PGA4/17 Lynn Blevins, PGA Bryan Collins Douglas Cook, PGA Gary Davis, PGA Andrew Firman Colten Leier4/18 Jeffrey Nova, PGA4/19 Chase Weir, PGA4/20 Greg Kohr, PGA Brian Lavender, PGA Chris Schultz, PGA Dan Smith, PGA Michael Wilson, PGA

4/21 Jeff Boyer, PGA Eric Bradley, PGA Andrew Tucker, PGA Glenn Wallace, PGA4/22 Pete Townsend4/23 Nicholas Borgeson Steve Samuels, PGA4/25 Tom Connell, PGA Brett Gagnon, PGA Clem Michel4/26 Scott Erwin, PGA Perry Holmes, PGA Rich Lash4/27 Greg Heiny, PGA Jason Hughes, PGA4/28 Kirk Rider, PGA4/29 Hank Hough, PGA Vance Mims, PGA Joe Pinson, PGA Brandon Roedder Greg Salas, PGA4/30 Frank Adgate

Happy Birthday!

April Member UpdateNew MembersTara G. Morris, PGA, PGA | A-8 | The Country Club at Castle Pines

New ApprenticesKyle R. Daniell | B-13 | Rifle Creek Golf Course

Transfers into the SectionMichael Bratcher, PGA | A-13 | Columbine Country Club | Transfer from the Southwest SectionSteven Elbe, PGA | LM | | Transfer from the Pacific Northwest SectionScott Hart, PGA | LM | | Transfer from the Southwest SectionKury E. Reynolds, PGA | A-1 | Hay Creek Golf Club | Transfer from the Utah Section

Warren D. Oldham, 79, of Mesquite, Nevada, died Feb. 26, 2015, at home.

Warren was the dean of students at North Platte Community College until 1978. He was then the owner of two successful businesses, one in Rifle, Colorado, and was the Head Golf Professional at Glenwood Springs Golf Club until he retired in Mesquite, Nevada, in 1994.

He is survived by his wife, Marty; three sons, Ed Oldham, Head Golf Profession-al at The Ranch Country Club, Micheal and Gary; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Warren was a former a PGA Member and was the Head Golf Professional at Glenwood Springs Golf Club.

Our Condolences

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New Golf Course At Glacier ClubLegendary Colorado golf champion Hale Irwin, now in his 30th year as an award-winning course designer, is working on a new golf course at Gla-cier Club, which will give the luxurious Rocky Mountain golf community 36 holes by the spring of 2016.Click here to read more about this story.

Save the Date!2016 G4 SummitOn the heals of a successful 2015 G4 Summit, the official date of the 2016 Summit is set for February 16, 2014. Confirmed speakers include Dotty Pep-per, LPGA Major Championship Winner & ESPN Golf Analyst, Rhett Evans of the GCSAA and Rand Jerris of the USGA.Look for more information but be sure to mark it on your calendars today!

The Bulletin BoardThe Bulletin Board is a quick and easy, one-stop-shop for informal material. Send us Thank You Notes, items for sale, birth announcements, or anything else you think is worth sharing.

Thayer Named Director of Golf at Beaver Creek GCKenny Thayer, the former Head Professional at Beaver Creek GC since 2008, has been named the Director of Golf. He takes over for Dave Lopez who is now at The Country Club at Castle Pines.

Telluride Golf Club Names Dale Abraham Director Of GolfTelluride Golf Club - the picturesque alpine course in the heart of Mountain Village - has named Dale Abraham Director of Golf.Abraham came to Telluride a year ago as the Director of Instruction to expand the club's game-improvement platform. In his increased role, he will oversee the golf operations while continuing to conduct private lessons and manage the club's junior and golf fitness pro-grams. Click here to read more about this story.

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It is the mission of the Colorado PGA REACH Growth of the Game Grant Program to provide financial assis-

tance to facilities within the geographic boundaries of the Colorado Section PGA, that employ PGA members or apprentices in good standing, to develop and/or sig-nificantly enhance Growth of the Game programs that will attract and retain new golfers.This year, fourteen deserving PGA Professionals and their programs were awarded grants. Below is the entire list of grant winners.

Aurora Hills Golf Course

This grant will go to the purchase and implementation of U.S. Kids/PGA Family Tees.

Boomerang Golf Links – Jesus Rodarte Youth Center

This grant will fund a program that provides a week-long clinic to introduce the golf of game to between 30 and 40 kids who would otherwise not be able to attend the clinic. The grant will be used for transpor-tation, meals, instruction, and awards at the end of the clinic.

Cherry Creek Country Club – Lady Links

This grant will fund the launch of the Lady Links pro-gram which hopes to grow female participation in golf at Cherry Creek Country Club, make golf more appeal-ing to women through "Connecting with Her" strate-gies, displaying golf as convenient and not a large time commitment, and to transfer more social members to full golf membership. This programs goal is to be self-sustaining after the first year.

City of Denver | Overland Park Golf Course

This grant funds the Denver Competitive Coaching Pro-gram. The goal of the program is to provide each High School aged golfer in the City of Denver, regardless of school, ethnicity, or income level, with the opportunity to receive professional instruction in a socially engag-ing environment and enable them to improve their play and enjoyment level on the course.

Collindale Junior Golf Academy

This grant will help fund 20 underprivileged kids with scholarships into the Collindale Junior Golf Program.

Juniors are required to perform volunteer work duties in exchange for a scholarship into the junior program.

The First Tee of Denver

This grant helps fund programs at The First Tee of Den-ver as they promote life skills & leadership through the game of golf.

The First Tee of Pikes Peak

This grant helps fund programs at The First Tee of Pikes Peak as they promote life skills & leadership through the game of golf.

The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch

This grant helps fund programs at The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch as they promote life skills & leader-ship through the game of golf.

Gypsum Creek Golf Course - Fun Free Fridays

The grant will support “Fun Free Fridays” which offers free access to the facility for people who have never played the game, breaking down barriers to introduce new people to the game of golf.

King’s Deer Golf Club

This grant will go to the purchase and implementation of U.S. Kids/PGA Family Tees.

Legacy Ridge Golf Course

This grant will support the transportation, equipment, supplies and instructor fees of the following Legacy Ridge Golf Course programs; Golf In Parks, Ladies Clinics, Free Ladies Clinics, Perfect Putting, and Puma Ladies Night.

Pikes Peak Junior Golf

This grant helps fund the Pikes Peak Junior Golf League. This program promotes and provides a com-petitive golf experience for junior golfers of Southern Colorado and to further their enjoyment and develop-ment of the game.

Plum Creek Golf Club

This grant will go to the purchase and implementation of U.S. Kids/PGA Family Tees.

Thorncreek Golf Course

This grant will fund the “Big Splash for Juniors for The City of Thornton.” The facility has not had any PGA presence in years and the goal of the program is to getting a strong junior program off of the ground un-der the leadership of PGA Professionals.

Growth of the Game Grants Awarded

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Plain Named West Chapter Golf Professional of the Year

Al Pryor, PGATeacher of the Year

Scott Erwin, PGAWarren Smith Award

Zach Massey, PGAYouth Player

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Mike Swan, PGAResort Merchandiser

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Tom Taylor, PGABill Strausbaugh

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Alice Plain, PGA Head Professional was named the 2015 West Chapter Golf Professional of the Year during the annual Spring Membership Meeting on

Monday, March 23, 2015 at Pinehurst Country Club. Plain, a PGA Member since 1996 has served as the Director of Golf at Vail Golf Club since early 2007. Prior to that, she served as the PGA Head Professional at Eagle Ranch Golf Club and an Assistant Golf Professional at Vail Golf Club, Gypsum Creek Golf Course, and Sonnealp Golf Club.

Plain has played an intricite role in the lives of PGA interns during her time at Vail Golf Club. They play host to four to seven PGA interns each year and Plain noted that “many of our past interns have moved on to other golf courses and became PGA Professionals, saying their experience at Vail Golf Club was ex-tremely valuable.”

Plain is a strong proponent of junior golf and has worked with the Eagle Coun-ty First Tee program for many years. Additionally, each year, Plain and her PGA Professional staff work with organizations like the Vail Veterans program and Vail Fire Fighters Association where they teach, organize tournaments and provide positive experiences.

In all, ten Colorado PGA Professionals were named as West Chapter Award Win-ners. Each winner will be recognized during the West Chapter Spring Meeting, scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Bookcliff Country Club.

Jim Cook, PGAPresident’s Award

Alice Plain, PGAGolf Professional of the Year

2015 West Chapter Award Winners

Alice Plain, PGAGolf Professional of

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Being a PGA Professional demands a person to be able to accomplish many different tasks. From in-

structing a junior camp, to merchandising a golf shop and coordinating tournaments, PGA Professionals really have to do it all. Living in the mountains, like many of our Colorado PGA Professionals do, takes this idea to a whole new level.

Mike Swan, PGA Head Professional at the Club at Crested Butte is a perfect example of someone like this. Swan, a native of Vir-ginia, grew up skiing and golfing and was passionate about both sports. After seeing a picture of a guy swing-ing a golf club in ski boots, he knew exact-ly what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. After appeasing his parents by grad-uation from Virginia Tech, Swan packed up his car and drove immediately to Crested Butte. It was there he finally found his calling.

Mike managed to get a job as both a ski instructor that winter and an outside service member that same sum-mer. Mike progressed at both facilities and went on to become a PGA Member and earned his Level 3 in PSIA

(Professional Ski Instructors of America). After moving around to a few facilities to advance his career, Mike re-turned in 2011 to The Club at Crested Butte as the Head Professional. While he was happy landing his dream golf position, this didn’t leave any time for his winter passion.

In 2013, Mike proposed that the club create a ski ameni-ty for their members. On a shoe-string budget and with 1500 square feet, Mike designed and built the first ski amenity for the membership called “Slopeside.” After just one year, the club decided to expand the space to 6000 square feet and spent more than half a million dollars to remodel and expand the space. Slopeside is right on the slopes of Crested Butte Mountain Resort and offers an 80 car private parking lot, slopeside deck with fire pit, two lounge areas with bar and food, and 120 family size ski lockers. Mike continues as the Head Professional of the golf club but now as the additional title of Slopeside Director.

Swan isn’t the only employee at The Club at Crest-ed Butte to switch gears in the winter. Ryan Hoynac-ki, a PGA Assistant Professional at the club, turns his attention high up on the mountain during the winter. Hoynacki, a native of the east coast and a PGA Member since late 2013, is an accomplished Big Mountain Skier. Big mountain skiing takes place on what's commonly referred to as backcountry or extreme terrain - essen-tially un-groomed powder snow on dangerously steep, mountainous slopes. Currently ranked 30th, Hoynacki has won a Free Ride World Tour event at Crested Butte and has finished third twice this season at Crested Butte.

Other members, like Ben Welsh, PGA Director of Golf at EagleVail Golf Club, are accomplished ski and snow-

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board instructors. On the golf side, Ben has been at EagleVail Golf Club for nearly ten years after mov-ing up through the ranks on the Front Range. He has served on the Colora-do PGA Board of Directors and currently serves as the Secretary of the Colorado PGA. On the snowboard instruction side, Ben can count as many if not more accomplishments.

Welsh has taught snow-boarding at Beaver Creek for the past 10 seasons. He currently serves as a train-er to the other instructors as well as an instructor to resort guests and the oc-casional private lesson. Welsh is certainly quali-fied to do the job. He has earned his Level 3 Snow-board Certification, Rocky Mountain Trainer's Accredi-tation, Telemark Level 1 Accreditation, Freestyle Accred-itation, Adaptive Accreditation, Children's Specialist 2 Accreditation.

“I love that teaching in the winter allows me to expand my net-work in our commu-nity and to exercise my teaching talent year-round,” Welsh noted about being a dual-sport teacher. “It has also been an amazing learning ex-perience to engage in a different indus-try, learn from other leadership and push myself physically and mentally in a differ-ent sport. I find great similarities and great differences between the two activities. I also have learned many things from the snow teaching certifi-cation process that I apply in golf instruc-

tion and management every day!”

There is a saying in the PGA that “Golf Professionals wear many hats but just one badge.” Whoever came up with that saying never could have imagined the number of hats our PGA Professionals in the mountains really wear.

Cherry Hills Country Club to Host U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach SeminarIf you’re looking for practical tools and fresh ideas

to enhance your youth golf program, Colorado PGA members are invited to participate in a U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach Seminar April 21, 2015 at Cherry Hills Country Club.

While earning up to 10 education credits from the PGA or LPGA, members will learn how to implement a structured instruction program while gaining expert insight into many aspects of youth golf development. These include club fitting, swing speed development, proper course length, and utilizing game-based in-struction to assure kids have fun while learning. Both indoor and outdoor sessions are included along with live demonstrations of club fitting, swing speed devel-opment, and the use of games.

The seminar will run from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The cost

for one registrant starts at $195 with discounts offered for multiple registrations from the same facility. For a detailed seminar itinerary and to learn about discount-ed rates, please click here.

April 21, 2015 Cherry Hills Country Club Denver, Colorado

To register, please click here.

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©2015 National Car Rental. All other marks are property of their respective owners.The PGA name, logos, and marks are a trademark of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America.

T H E N AT I O N A L C A R R E N TA L P G A P R O - A M S E R I E S I S B A C K .

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Trackman University to be hosted at Meridian GCTrackman University, derived our of industry profes-

sionals demand for learning tools and certification programs to enhance their knowledge about TrackMan technology and data parameters, will be delivered on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Meridian Golf Club. The Level 1 workshop presents a cutting edge technical golf education, focusing on club delivery, impact and ball flight.

AgendaThe agenda covers curriculum for TrackMan University Level 1 and including:

• Hands on use with TrackMan

• The “new” ball flight laws. D-plane theory and practice

• TrackMan’s ten fundamentals and TrackMan’s data parameters

• Secrets of the straight shot

• World-class players club delivery and ball flight data

Lecture Holders• Hunter Brown, TrackMan South Central US and PGA Tour Representative and Paul Lobato, PGA, Head Golf Professional, Meridian Golf Club

Where• Meridian Golf Club

When• Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Who is invited?Dedicated golfers, club makers, club fitters and coach-es, everyone that is interested in learning more about TrackMan technology, the measured data parameters (swing and ball flight analysis) and the underlying the-ory about the ball flight laws.It is not a prerequisite to be a TrackMan client or to bring a TrackMan

Price• TrackMan University (TMU) members: free

• Non TMU members: USD 250. Lunch, practice balls, facility and lectures are included in this price.

How to RegisterAlready a full TMU member?

Please contact TMU directly via the email address be-low. Available booking is limited. Admission is based on first come – first serve principle. Register now to secure a spot!

Full TMU member? contact Manager Christian Hahn at ch@trackman.dk

For more information about the workshop please con-tact Hunter Brown at hb@trackman.dk

Colorado PGA to host Tournament Expert SeminarThe Colorado PGA and Tournament Expert will come

together to host a seminar on Thursday, April 16, 2015.

Tournament Expert creates and sells the most ad-vanced, easy to use golf tournament software in existence today. It is the most flexible and feature-rich software on the market.

The seminar will be led by Tournament Expert creator, Ted Kalmon. Ted has experience in both the software and golf industry. He has been a software developer and systems engineer in the computer industry for over 20 years, including five years with the WordPerfect Corporation helping it mature its email offering. In the golf world, Ted is a Golf Rules Official who is a former member of the Rules Committee of the Southern Cal-

ifornia Section of the PGA.

In his current role, Ted helps the development staff to create user in-terfaces that are easy to understand and use. He also makes sure that our software includes the features desired by golf tourna-ment directors.

The seminar is open to any member who has or is interested in the Tourna-ment Expert product. To register, please click here.

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Junior Golf

The Team concept for junior golf is exploding across the Colorado Section. From 8 participating facili-

ties in 2014 to a projected 50+ facilities for 2015, PGA Junior League has captured the imagination of PGA Professionals and junior golfers. Below, you will find a revenue model for a single facility with one team in a 4-team league. The program fee in the model is com-parable to youth team sports operating in the same sea-son and space as junior golf.

To get started, visit www.pgajrleaguegolf.com and click on the “Host a Team” banner in the middle of the page. If you have any questions, contact your Player Develop-ment Director, Keith Soriano, PGA at ksoriano@pgahq.com

In six years of Colorado’s Golf in Schools Program we have seen exponential growth and demand for con-

cepts such as this. Our numbers are staggering this se-mester as we’re projected to reach more than 7,800 stu-dents from 39 different schools. Without a question, the Golf in Schools Program has quickly become an essen-tial tool in introducing kids to the game of golf, as well as a great stepping stone for other junior golf programs during the summer.

The Colorado PGA is now accepting program requests for fall semester Golf in Schools Programs. Whether you’re a PGA Pro or a Physical Education teacher, you can submit a program request form! We will be accept-ing requests through May 15, 2015. Forms submitted after this date may not be considered, so get yours in as soon as possible. While submitting a form does not automatically guarantee you funding for your program, those who do meet the funding requirements will be notified a week later. We look forward to reviewing your program request.

Click here to access the program request form.

A huge thank you to those who helped make Golf In Schools a huge success this semester! We anticipate this will be another big year for this program as we continue to greatly impact the lives of our Colorado youth.

Apply Today! Fall Semes-ter Golf In Schools

PGA Junior Leage Golf Taking Off Like Wildfire

South Denver League #1Highlands Ranch GCSouth Suburban GC #1Trent Wearner Golf Acad-emy (Meridian GC)Valley CCBlackstone CCTimm Golf Academy #1

South Denver League #2Timm Golf Academy #2South Suburban GC #2The Pinery CCSouth Suburban Family Sports

Denver Private LeagueDenver CCCherry Creek CCChery Hills CCColorado GCCC of Castle Pines

Denver West LeagueHeritage at WestmoorLegacy Ridge GCCCA Bulldogs (Indian Tree GC)Colorado National GCHyland Hills GCThe Ranch CCCoal Creek GCLake Valley CCFoothills GC

Colorado Springs Private LeagueCC of ColoradoThe Club at Flying HorseBroadmoor GCColorado Springs CC

West Denver Private LeagueRed Rock CCHiwan GCLakewood CCThe Club at Rolling HillsColumbine CC

Aurora Public LeagueMurphy Creek #1Murphy Creek #2Murphy Creek #3Fitzimons GCSaddle Rock GC #1Saddle Rock GC #2Meadow Hills GCAurora Hills GC

Colorado Springs Public League (North)King's Deer GCPine Creek GCEisenhower GCSprings Ranch GC

Colorado Springs Public League (South)Cherokee Ridge GCCheyenne Shadows GCSilver Spruce GCFirst Tee of Pike's PeakPatty Jewett-Valley Hi GCPueblo West at Desert Hawk

West Chapter League (Proposed)Eagle Ranch GCVail Golf ClubTiara Rado GCLincoln Park GCRedlands MesaBookcliff CC

Colorado PGA Junior League Team Roster

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For more information, visitPGAJrLeagueGolf.com

and get your small business started!

…with this innovative andproven youth golf program!

“Whether the incentive of growing the game appeals to you, or the thought of

helping your facility earn incremental revenue appeals to you, or extra personal

instruction revenue appeals to you, PGA Junior League Golf is a no-brainer.”

“In my experience, PGA Junior League Golf is the single best recruiting tool

that I’ve used — and we have over 190 kids in our program. It’s not only the

best program for getting kids into the game of golf, but it’s the best program for retaining them in the game of golf.”

- Chuck Scoggins, PGADirector of Instruction

Hamilton Mill Golf Club (Illinois)

Take your business to new heights…

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Colorado PGA REACH Announces Addition of Ten TrusteesThe Colorado PGA is proud to announce the creation

of the Colorado PGA REACH Board of Trustees and that ten trustees have been appointed to the Board. The Trustees are influential business people both inside and outside of the golf industry.

“The creation of a Foundation Board has been a long time coming,” Eddie Ainsworth, Colorado PGA Execu-tive Director stated. “These influential people believe in the power of our PGA Professionals and they have committed to supporting them through Colorado PGA REACH.”

By joining as a Trustee, each person has committed to helping further the mission of REACH by committing to

three core principals; committing to help fund Colora-do PGA REACH either personally or professionally, to provide three introductions to Colorado PGA REACH, and to participate in the new Colorado PGA REACH Invitational.

The Board of Director of the Colorado PGA has estab-lished the Colorado PGA REACH Board to include up to fifteen trustees. If you know of anybody that you feel would help support Colorado PGA REACH, please contact Ty Thompson, Colorado PGA Vice-President and REACH Liaison or Eddie Ainsworth, Colorado PGA Executive Director.

Tom BauerleTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

Owner | Colorado Golf and Turf

Tom Bauerle is the owner and operator of Colorado Golf and Turf in Littleton, Colorado. A native of Willard, Ohio, Tom spent four years in the United States Air Force, the last two of which were spent at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.

In 1979 Bauerle started T.F. Bauerle & Co, CPA’s in Den-ver and sold out to the partners in 1989. The firm still exists today in the South Metro area of Denver as Bau-erle & Co, CPA’s. In 1983, Bauerle started Down Golf Supply, which would go on to become Colorado Golf

and Turf. They are a distributor of Club Car Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles for the state of Colora-do and Wyoming. Their goal is to provide first class products and service to all of our business partners in a very ethical and moral way.

Bauerle earned his undergradu-ate degree from Defiance Col-lege in Defiance, Ohio where he played football and golf. He went on to earn his MBA from the Uni-versity of Colorado. He resides in Centennial, Colorado and in his spare time enjoys golf, fishing, and spending time with his family.

Anne Broholm Trustee | Colorado PGA REACH

CEO | AHEAD

Anne Broholm is a veteran of the golf industry and cur-rently serves as the CEO of AHEAD. Prior to assuming that role on June 1, 2012, Anne had been with Cutter & Buck since 2005, most recently as global sales manag-er, golf.  Her previous experience included nine years as executive vice president of sales and marketing for Imperial Headwear and additional apparel experience with Liz Claiborne, Ocean Pacific and O’Neill.

As CEO, Anne oversees sales, marketing and finance for Ahead’s four business units: Men’s Apparel, Ahead Headwear, the “Heavy Metal” line of golf accessories and the “Kate Lord Collection” of women’s hats, apparel and accessories.

While she commutes for work, Anne is a full-time Colorado resident. She received her bachelors in Retail Merchandise at Colorado State University and her M.B.A. from the University of Colorado-Denver.

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Walter GloverTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

CFO | United States Olympic Committee

Walter (Walt) Glover has served as the U.S. Olym-pic Committee’s (USOC) chief financial officer since January 2005. Glover is tasked with the overall man-agement and supervision of the organization’s financial operations, including: accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, risk management, mail services, purchas-ing, warehousing operations, travel services and USOC retirement plans administration.

Glover joined the USOC in September 2000 as director of budgets and analysis, and then from May 2002 to January 2005 he held the position of controller.

Previously, Glover worked for Altria. During a 20-year career with the company, Glover held various financial management positions, including Southwest region director of finance (1996-2000). In addition, Glover was an external auditor for the Celanese Corporation (1979-80), and a senior auditor for Arthur Andersen & Company (1975-79).

A certified public accountant in North Carolina since 1978, Glover is a member of the American Institute of CPAs.

Glover has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from North Carolina A&T State University (Greens-boro) and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University (Rich-mond). He also is former officer in the United States Air Force.

Currently, he is actively involved as a board member in several community organi-zations, including the Colorado Springs Sports Cor-poration (treasurer), Pikes Peak Metropolitan YMCA (incoming board chair), Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (trea-surer), Ent Federal Credit Union – Supervisory Commit-tee (incoming chair), and a member of the Pikes Peak Roundtable. Glover is also a long-time member of the advisory board for the School of Business at his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University.

Glover and his wife, Willia, are the parents of one son, Kory, and one daughter, Melanie, and reside in Colora-do Springs, Colorado.

Brad DombaughTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

CEO | PSA Worldwide Corp., INC.

Brad Dombaugh has served as the co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of PSA Worldwide Corp, Inc. since 1995. Prior to co-owning PSA, Brad served as a Cor-porate Accounts Director with St. Jude Medical, and also worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a sales manager and sales representative with both Pfizer and Roche Pharmaceuticals. Before entering corporate America, Brad also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for seven years. In 31 years of professional experience, Brad has served in a myriad of

leadership positions in sales and business development, culmi-nating in his current position as CEO of PSA Worldwide.

In 1984, Brad earned his Bache-lor of Science degree from Colo-rado State University and in 1988 received his Masters in Business Administration from Central Michigan University.

Brad loves the outdoors, especially golfing, biking, and hiking. He has three grown children: Savanna, Kelsey, and Dillon, and has been married to his wife, Leah, for 30 years.

Theo GregoryTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

Senior Vice President | El Pomar Foundation

Theo Gregory began working at El Pomar Foundation in 1998. He currently oversees community outreach programs as a Senior Vice President. The Foundation’s current outreach efforts are focused on at-risk youth, ethnic minorities, emerging leadership development, and amateur sports.

Prior to joining the staff of El Pomar Foundation, Theo was Director of Athletics and Associ-ate Director, Center for the Study of Sport and Leisure, at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS), and Associate Athletic Director for Academic Affairs at the University of Colo-rado-Boulder. Theo is Assistant to the President/CEO at Colora-do Springs Sports Corporation. He serves on the board of the

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George LeeTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

Managing Director – Investments | Wells Fargo

George has been in the financial services industry for over 28 years. His current position is at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC as Managing Director – Investments. Prior to his current position, George was Vice President – Investments at UBS Financial Services. George has earned numerous awards and accolades in the finan-cial services industry including Pacesetter and Premier Advisor awards.

George is Chairman of the Board for the Golf Founda-tion of Colorado AKA George B Lee Golf Foundation. The foundation has awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships predominantly for the PGA Professional

Golf Management Program at the University of Colorado/Col-orado Springs. This program is now named the Dow Finsterwald Scholarship Program with our new PGA Reach Foundation.

George has held various mem-berships, directorships and volunteer duties with a multitude of organizations throughout the years.

George and his wife Linda have been married 38 years and have two grown children and four grandchildren. George is an avid golfer and is an enthusiast in the activities of fly-fishing, pickleball, gardening and art. He is a Colorado native and current-ly resides in Colorado Springs.

LTG Edward Soriano, US Army (Ret)Trustee | Colorado PGA REACH

Director, Bus. Dev. | Global Land Forces | Northrop Grumman.

General Edward Soriano is currently Director, Business Development, Global Land Forces, Mission Solutions and Readiness Division, Northrop Grumman Corpora-tion in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Previously, General Soriano was Director, Deployed Operations and Inter-national Programs for Northrop Grumman.

General Soriano served in the United States Army prior to joining Northrop Grumman in January 2005. He retired as a Lieutenant General after 35 years of out-standing military service. His last major command and leadership assignments include: Commanding Gener-al, I Corps and Fort Lewis, WA; Director of Homeland Security, U.S. Joint Forces Command Norfolk, VA; and Commanding General of the 7th Infantry Division & Fort Carson, Colorado.

General Soriano has commanded at the Platoon, Com-pany, Battalion, Brigade, Division, and Corps levels and has deployed in action to Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia), Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (Ku-wait/Iraq) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq).

General Soriano is an active member of the Colorado

Springs community and is af-filiated with a number of orga-nizations in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He currently serves on a number of volunteer Boards that include Wells Fargo Bank Community Board of Colorado Springs, Rocky Mountain Chap-ter of the USO Board, and the Colorado Professional Golf Asso-ciation Section Board of Trust-ees and Military Affairs Council. He is also currently President and Chair of the Mountain Post Historical Center Association, Colorado Springs, CO, and Vice Chair of the Colora-do Springs Combined Federal Campaign Board. He previously served as the Chair of the Military Affairs Council (MAC) of the Greater Colorado Springs Cham-ber of Commerce, Pikes Peak Community College Foundation, The Home Front Cares Foundation, Air Force Academy Foundation, Thanks Troops Founda-tion, and Goodwill Board of Directors. He is a member of the Colorado Thirty Group, Pikes Peak Round Table, the 4th Infantry Division Association, and The Associa-tion of the United States Army, Fort Carson.

General Soriano holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Management from San Jose State Universi-ty and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri. General Soriano is married and he and his wife Vivian currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

United States Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation, Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, Inc., the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, the Pikes Peak Interna-tional Hill Climb, the Colorado Springs World Arena, PGA Colorado Section and is a member of the Council on Foundations-Committee on Inclusiveness.

Theo earned a B.S. from Savannah State College and a Master’s degree in Physical Education and a Doctoral Candidate (ABD) in Sport Studies at The Ohio State University. Theo holds an Honorary Doctorate of Busi-ness Administration in Sports, Entertainment and Event Management from Johnson and Wales University.

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Bill VogeneyTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

E.V.P./Chief Lending Officer| Ent Federal Credit Union

Bill Vogeney is the Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer of Ent Federal Credit Union. Bill has served on the executive committee of the CUNA Lending Council since July of 2007, and is currently the chair for 2013-2014. He is a well-known author, having written numerous articles for Credit Union Manage-ment Magazine and for the Lending Council. Bill has

also authored the lending chap-ter for CUNA’s E-SCAN strategic planning publication from 2009 through 2011 and 2013. Bill pre-viously served as Vice President of Loan Services at Fairwinds Credit Union from November 1988 to March 2001. Bill is a 1983 graduate of Penn State Univer-sity with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and received a Masters Degree in Business from the University of Central Florida in 1996.

Thomas A. Wilson, O.D.Trustee | Colorado PGA REACH

Owner | Pine Creek Vision Clinic

Tom Wilson is the owner of Pine Creek Vision Clinic in Colorado Springs. He has been a practicing optome-trist in Colorado for the last 28 years.

Tom served as the president of the Colorado Optomet-ric Association in 2012. He is currently the legislative chairman for that organization. He works at both of the major hospitals in Colorado Springs treating patients who have suffered visual complications secondary to strokes and head injuries.

Tom is an active lecturer and has authored a book entitled “Sports Vision for Better Performance”. He has a passion for golf and has worked with several profession-als utilizing visual enhancement activities and putting. He has also served as a consultant to contact lens manufactures inves-tigating the application of vision enhancement and sports.

He is a 1987 graduate of Pacific University where he received his Doctorate of Optometry. He is married to Mary Beth and they have three children. They live in Monument, Colorado.

Spencer ZinnTrustee | Colorado PGA REACH

E.V.P. Crude Oil Purchasing and Trading | Black Elk Refining

Mr. Zinn, 47, has been employed as Executive Vice President of Crude Oil Purchasing and Trading with Wyoming Refining Company since 1996. Prior to his employment with Wyoming Refining Company he served as a Crude Oil Trader for Ashland Oil in Hous-ton, Texas. In 25 years of crude oil trading and supply, his expertise has been uniquely and broadly developed. His expertise extends through both the physical and financial crude oil trading markets, and includes exten-sive knowledge of physical supply and transportation logistics in North America.

Mr. Zinn earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineer-ing at the University of Colorado in 1990.

A longtime resident of Colorado, Mr. Zinn is an avid golfer and ski-er among many other hobbies. He enjoys the Colorado lifestyle with his wife Sheila and his boys, Foster and Holden.

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You’ve spent the off season planning, bud-

geting, developing and waiting for the season to arrive. Blue skies and green grass are just around the corner, now it’s time to get the message out about your programs! From PGA Junior League to Get Golf Ready and everything in between, the PGA’s Mar-keting Resource Center can help you create customized flyers, emails, web banners, posters, golf car cards, Facebook and Twitter cam-paigns, and much more to help spread the word and fill your programs.

Packed with not only mar-keting resources, but ed-ucational pieces on best practices for social media outlets, marketing plans, connecting with different markets, and getting in-volved with local companies, the Marketing Resource Center should be your first stop in preparing your com-munications for your members and guests.

Using this site, you will be able to:

• Create Your Own Materials

• Use an easy step-by-step process to create profes-sionally-designed and customizable promotional mate-rials for print, web, email and more.

• Leverage Marketing & PR Resources

• Generate more revenue with these tips, best practic-es, and on-demand webinars. Items include an intro to Facebook advertising and tips on how to promote your Get Golf Ready program to local businesses.

• Grow Your Database

• Increase the size of your customer database by us-ing the online data collection system, customizable for your business.

• Manage Your Events

• Promote your events online by using the PGA Pro-gram Manager, and view helpful tips to help optimize your online listings.

For assistance in utilizing the Marketing Resource Cen-ter, book a consultation with your Player Development Director, Keith Soriano, PGA by contacting him at ksori-ano@pgahq.com

Marketing Your Player Development ProgramsOptimize Your Marketing Efforts by Visiting the PGA Marketing Resource Center | Keith Soriano, PGA

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@The BuzzA monthly recap of the Colorado PGA Twitter and Facebook World

@jackcurry55: @Col-oradoPGA @2UNDR will be at the Spring Mtg Monday to pres-ent our performance briefs to all attendees

Follow us on Twitter@ColoradoPGA and@CPGAJuniorGolf

Congrats to Dale Smi-gelsky for taking the win

today in both Pro and Team competitions!

At 90-years-old, this Col-orado Grandmother can Golf: http://mypga.co/

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Huge thank you to The Fox Hill Club in Longmont for host-ing our first Pro-Am event of the year! Per-fect weather. Perfect

course conditions.

Junior Golf Director, @Ka-tieAnnRob sharing the game of a lifetime at Westridge Elemen-

tary Golf in Schools today!

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@The BuzzA monthly recap of the Colorado PGA Twitter and Facebook World

Colorado PGAGreat to see one of our Colorado PGA Members being recognized in his local community!h t t p : / /www . c o l o r a d o a n . c om/ s t o r y /mo n-ey/2015/01/20/manager-swings-big-meet-club-ex-pectations/22075027/

Colorado PGASay it ain’t snow! We set a record high with 81 on Monday, the earliest we have ever hit 80 here in Colo-rado. And today, cold and snow! Who else loves the Spring in Colorado?!?

Colorado PGA

We reached 599 likes! Who is going to be our 600th like?! Come on people!

Find us on Facebook at

ColoradoPGA and ColoradoPGAJuniorGolf

Colorado PGATalking about careers in golf and #Diversity at the Denver March Pow Wow.

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Tournaments

The Fox Hill Club hosted the first Pro-Am of the 2015 Season. A new team format was

used where one PGA Professional combines with one Amateur to form a team in the One-Low-Net Team Competition. The course, a par 70 de-signed by Frank Hummel, was in fantastic shape coming out of winter and so was Dale Smigelsky, PGA Director of Golf at Collindale Golf Club.

Smigelsky showed no signs of rust as he maneu-vered the course firing a round of two-over-par 72 which secured him first place in the PGA Pro-fessional Contest. Rounding out the top-3 in the PGA Professional Contest was Dan O’Shaugh-nessy, PGA Head Professional at Fitzsimons Golf Course and Chris Johnson, PGA Director of Golf at The Pinery Country Club both posting scores of four-over-par 74’s.

In the team competition, a one low net format, Smigelsky teamed up with amateur and Fox Hill Club member Paul Schlagel for the victory. They combined to post an impressive seven-under-par 63 for a three stroke victory on the day. Coming in tied for second was the team of Tommy Wiles, PGA Apprentice Profession-al at Meridian Golf Club and Dave Detweiler, PGA Life Member. Wiles teamed up Greg Stringari and Detweiler with Kodi Hooper, posting rounds of four-under-par 66.

In the Senior Professional 50 for 50 event, Smigelsky’s rust free play also secured him top honors. Finishing second was Paul Lobato, PGA Head Professional at Me-

ridian Golf Club with a round of six-over-par 76. Ken Krieger, PGA Head Professional at Cheyenne Country Club rounded out the top 3 with a score of eight-over-par 78.

Thank you to Scott Stevenson, PGA Director of Golf the staff and membership for hosting the Fox Hill Club Pro-1 Am.

For complete results, please click here.

Smigelsky Rust Free at Fox Hill Club Pro – 1 Am

Section Championship Registration Dates AnnouncedColorado PGA Professional Championship, presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA; supported by Titleist/ FootJoy, Nike Golf, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Ashworth, PGA TOUREntries begin May 27, 2015Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Colorado SENIOR PGA Professional Championship, supported by Mercedes-BenzEntries begin June 3, 2015Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 14, 2015

National Car Rental Section PGA Assistant ChampionshipEntries begin June 10, 2015Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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The Colorado PGA is launching a new, season-long Team Challenge for 2015 will the goal of creating a

fun competition that builds camaraderie along the way. The event will feature team captains, based off the 2014 Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year standings, who will draft teams of five or six other members, based off the number that register. Four events throughout the year will count towards the Team Challenge. How It Works• Teams of CPGA professionals are drafted by cap-tains then compete in 4 events over the course of the season.

• Team captains are determined by the final 2014 CPGA Player of the Year points list.

• Teams will be formed in increments of 5 or 6 play-ers (i.e. If 50 players there will be 10 teams of 5. If 60 players there will be 10 teams.

• A player must play in at least 3 of the 4 events to be eligible for prize money. Missing more than one event will constitute forfeiture of any winnings with no reimbursement of the entry fee. Missing one event will forfeit the appropriate percentage of winnings (i.e. If a team of 5 wins $1000 and one player misses one event that player would receive $160 (80% of the winnings) and the remaining players would receive $210 each.)

Entry Fee• $100 (90% gets paid out, 10% administration fee)

Points • The Low Team Challenge professional will receive points totaling the number of overall Team Challenge professionals registered multiplied by two (2.) A point distribution schedule will be determined with the highest scoring professional receiving no less than 10 points. No points will be awarded for no shows.

Registration Extended for 2015 Team Challenge

Pinehurst Country Club once again hosted the Spring Meeting & Pro-Pro on Monday, March 23,

2015. The 2015 season could not have started better; Mother Nature graced us with some great weather when compared to years past. Over 230 Profession-als gathered for the Spring Business Meeting and Ed-ucation. Another 116 professionals teamed up to kick of the 2015 season in the Pro-Pro.

Rob Hunt, PGA Head Professional at Links Golf Course and Kyle Voska, PGA Assistant Profession-al also at the Links Golf Course combined forces to post an eleven-under-par 59 to take home first place and $375 per player. Coming in second on the day was the team of Jeff Hanson, PGA Director of Golf at Red Sky Golf Club and Paul Lobato, PGA Head Professional at Meridian Golf Club recording a round of ten-under-par 60.

Thank you to Andrew Workman with Hole-in-One USA for his support of this event and the entire Colorado PGA. The Colorado PGA would also like to thank Jason Murphy, PGA General Manager and Kevin Vena, PGA

Head Professional, their staff and the membership of Pinehurst Country Club for hosting the Spring Meeting & Pro-Pro.

For complete results, please click here.

Hunt/Voska Combine to Edge Field in Spring Meeting Pro-Pro

1 Geoff M. Keffer Aurora Hills Golf Course 500.002 Rob V. Hunt The Links Golf Course 300.003 Dan J. O’Shaughnessy Fitzsimons Golf Course 229.00T4 Caine L. Fitzgerald Murphy Creek Golf Course 225.00T4 Ron Vlosich Life Member 225.006 Travis J. Morton The Pinery Country Club 217.677 Eric M. Bradley Eagle Ranch Golf Club 191.508 Doug Rohrbaugh Ironbridge Golf Club 175.009 Chris Johnson The Pinery Country Club 159.0010 Paul Lobato Meridian Golf Club 149.00

Click here to see the full list

1 Ron Vlosich Life Member 225.002 Doug Rohrbaugh Ironbridge Golf Club 175.003 Paul Lobato Meridian Golf Club 149.004 Rick D. Cole Eaton Country Club 146.50T5 Rick A. Price Life Member 115.00T5 Ken S. Krieger Cheyenne Country Club 115.007 Kevin S. Bolles Boulder Country Club 109.008 Rick E. Ellefson Life Member 105.009 Tom A. Krause Jake's Academy 104.6710 Dale Smigelksy Collindale Golf Course 100.00

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Dow Finsterwald Colorado PGA OMEGA Player of the Year

Senior Colorado PGA OMEGA Player of the Year

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Draft Party Information• April 16 at The Links Golf Course | Dinner and Cock-tails 6:00 | Draft 7:00

• Team Captains must be present for draft party, attendance is recommended however optional for all other registered professionals.

Team Challenge Events:

• April 27 | Inverness Golf Club Pro Am

• June 8 | National Car Rental Glenmoor CC Pro Lady• July 6 | The Club at Pradera Pro Am• August 10 | Blackstone Country Club Pro Am

• Make-Up Date | October 5 | Season Championship

Visit the Tournament Information Page for more infor-mation regarding the Colorado PGA Team Challenge.

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Colorado Chevy Dealers

Imperial Headwear Jamie Zabolio

Colorado Golf and TurfTom Bauerle

Colorado AvidGolferAllen Walters

E-Z GoJohn Trenck, PGA

Infinium SpiritsMike Horan

Denver Golf ExpoMark Cramer

Masek Golf CarsJason Masek

KBS Shafts

Presidents Club | $20,000 and above

Platinum | $10,000

Gold | $5,000

National Car Rental

OMEGA

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GPS IndustriesKevin Carpenter

Fairway PromotionsJames Schlatter, Nick

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Silver | $2,500

Golf MD’sAlex Weber

PTE GolfMatt Pollitt

D’Lance GolfDan Sueltz

Associate | Up to $1,000

Bronze | $1,000

Ouray SportswearRoger Landry

Club Prophet SystemsTom Robshaw

Sun MountainKevin Neff

GolfTECJoe Assell, PGA

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