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Milstead Named Golf Professional of the Year

The Official Publication of the Colorado PGAAugust 2014

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OfficersBarry Milstead, PGA President | 2012-2014

Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGA Vice-President | 2013-2014

Ty Thompson, PGA Secretary | 2013-2014

Tim Lollar, PGA Hon. President | 2013-2014

Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director

Board of DirectorsJeff Carlson, PGA 2014-2016Matt Cohen, PGA 2013-2015Jim Hajek, PGA 2013-2014Kyle Heyen, PGA 2012-2014George Kahrhoff, PGA 2014Charles ‘Vic’ Kline, PGA Past District 9 DirectorCathy Matthews-Kane, PGA 2013-2015Steve Patterson, PGA 2013-2015Ben Welsh, PGA 2014-2016Shawn Wills, PGA 2014-2016

West Chapter PresidentDarren Szot, PGA

Independent DirectorTheo Gregory

ContentsExecutive Director Message3 You Make the Difference

Member Update6 2014 Colorado PGA Award Winners Announced Colorado PGA REACH10 DiMartino Fends off Weather to Win REACH Pro Am

11 Colorado PGA REACH Launches HOPE Chapter at Fort Carson

12 Always Faithful: Inverness Golf Club and the Sempr Fi Foundation

13 Colorado PGA Partners with the United State Olympic Committee to Grow the Game

Player Development14 Player Development and the Bottom Line Tournament Corner15 Voska Finishes as Low PGA Professional at HealthONE Colorado Open

15 Senior Championship to Feature Elite Field

16 Keffer Set to Defend Assistants Title

16 Johnson Beats the Heat to Win Greeley Country Club Scratch Pro Am

17 Cliff Uses Good Luck Charm to Dominate Field at Pradera

18 O’Shaughnessy Light Up Front 9 in Route to Glenmoor Victory

18 Player of the Year Update

What’s in the Bag20 Kyle Voska

Member Update22 MSR Cycle Coming to an End

23 Member Update

Club of the Month24 Harmony Club

Junior Golf26 Putt for Dough Records Third Straigh Win

27 Intenese Thunderstorms Try to Ward off Eisenhower Team Golf

28 The Season’s Second Hole in One

Imperial Cup29 Imperial Cup

@The Buzz30 Social Media Update

West Chapter32 West Chapter Tournament Recap 33 Enstrom’s Rocky Mountain Open

Sponsors34 Colorado PGA Partners

BMW ChampionshipCherry Hill Country ClubSeptember 1-7, 2014

Class A Members and their immediate family member have access to the Championship. The Members can pick up their tickets at Will Call which is lo-cated just outside the main enterance.

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You Make the DifferenceIt never ceases to amaze me all the great things our Colorado PGA Professionals do to make a positive difference in the lives of others through the game of golf. You are the hear t beat of this sport, and for the most part, the unsung stalwart who makes it happen day in and day out, not only at your facility, but all across our commu-nities using golf as a vehicle to make that difference. This coming Thursday August 7th at Colorado Golf Club were are going to begin spreading the story of the Colorado PGA Professional like we never have before as we officially launch Colorado PGA REACH at our 1st Annual PGA REACH INVITATIONAL.

Recently your Board of Directors has approved the name change of the Colorado PGA Foundation to Colorado PGA REACH. This name change coincides with the name change of the PGA of America’s Foundation to PGA REACH as well. Most certainly you will hear and learn more about PGA REACH next week during our PGA Championship at Valhal-la. Additionally, your Board of Directors has also approved the establishment and recruitment of Independent Directors to make up Colorado PGA REACH’s Board of Trustees. The mission of Colorado PGA REACH will remain the same as we continue to raise money to provide programs in support of our three key pillars: Youth Development, Supporting our Military, and Diversity/Inclu-sion programs.

Years ago your Board of Directors had a vision for the Colorado PGA Foundation. That vision has now become a reality through our Golf in Schools Program, PGA H.O.P.E. Program (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), Junior Golf Program, College Scholarships and Growth of the Game Grants. Now is the time to let the entire golf community of the Colorado Section to know what a difference you as Colorado PGA Professionals make.

My personal thanks to all of you for making the differ-ence that you do each and every day! I’ve never been prouder to not only be your Executive Director, but to also be your fellow Colorado PGA Member.

Very Respectfully,

Eddie

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This furry friend was checking out the action at the 2014 Greeley Country Club Pro Am.

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Merriam-Webster defines the word committeemen with three phrases; a promise to do or give something, a promise to be loyal to someone or something, and the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something. Each of these phrases can be used interchangeably in describing Barry Milstead, the 2014 Colorado PGA Golf Professional of the Year.

Milstead, the PGA Head Professional at Valley Country Club has served as an officer for the Colorado PGA for almost a decade and has been on the Board of Direc-tors since 2000. His time as an officer has included serving as the Chairman of the Tournament Commit-tee, Membership Committee, Finance Committee, Government Relations Committee, and the Executive Committee. Known as a leader by example, Milstead

has been instrumental in hosting the 2010 Senior PGA Championship as well as implementation of numerous growth of the game initiatives.

Milstead has previously been award the 2009 Golf Pro-fessional of the Year, 2007 Charles “Vic” Kline Award Winner, and the 2003 Assistant Professional of the Year.

Trent Wearner, PGA Owner and Director of In-struction at the Trent Wearner Golf Academy has been named the Teacher of the Year. Trent’s accolades as a teacher of the game contin-ue to grow at a rapid pace. This is the third time Wearner has been awarded the Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year honor and the second year in a row. He has also been named a top Teacher each year since 2005 by Golf Digest as well as a top-50 Teacher in the US by U.S. Kids Golf. An active member of the Proponent Golf Group, Wearner has participated in numerous Teaching and Coaching clinics on the National Stage.

Trent has been featured in Golf Digest, Golf Week, Golf Magazine, PGA.com, and Golf Channel.com. He notes that his instruction of elite junior golfers is the highlight of his programs.

The Bill Strausbaugh Award is presented to a PGA Professional who by their day-to-day efforts have dis-tinguished themselves by mentoring their fellow PGA Professionals in improving their employment situations and through service to the community. Mark Kelbel , PGA Head Professional at The Broadmoor meets

2014 Colorado PGA Award Winners Announced

Barry Milstead, PGAGolf Professional of the Year

Valley Country Club

Trent Wearner, PGATeacher of the Year

Trent Wearner Golf Academy


Adam Finch, PGAAssistant Professional of the Year

Fossil Trace Golf Club

Kimmy Bean, PGAPlayer Development AwardCherry Creek Country Club

Jim Hajek, PGAPublic Merchandiser of the Year

Fossil Trace Golf Club

Mollie Sutherland, PGAHorton Smith Award

Univ. Colorado - Colorado Springs

Stephen Glowacki, PGAYouth Player Development Award

Red Hawk Ridge Golf Club

John Ogden, PGAPrivate Merchandiser of the Year

Cherry Hills Country Club

Dave Lopez, PGAResort Merchandiser of the Year

Beaver Creek Golf Club

Mark Kelbel, PGABill Strausbaugh Award

The Broadmoor

Don Graham, PGAWarren Smith Award

Raccoon Creek Golf Course

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Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director/CEO

[email protected] P (303) 996-1593 C (719) 761-6125

Keith Soriano, PGA Player Dev. Director


Patrick Salva Mktg. and Comm. Director


Diane Plassmeyer Business Director


Erin Diegel, PGA Junior Golf Director


Justin Limon, PGA Tournament [email protected]

P (303) 996-1588 C (720) 390-1160

Kaye Grant Executive Assistant

[email protected] P (303) 996-1594

Colorado PGA Section Staff

these requirements to a T and has been named the 2014 Bill Strausbaugh Award Winner. Mark has been the sponsoring PGA Professional for more than 300 PGM interns during his time at The Broadmoor. He notes that the relationships and influence on these internsare some of the most important aspects of being a PGA Profes-sional.

Mark’s influence doesn’t just lie in the golf industry. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Parents Chal-lenge and even created his own charity, Hemisphere Charities that donates shoes to children who would other-wise not have access to them.

Fossil Trace Golf Club Assistant Professional Adam Finch has been awarded the 2014 Assistant Professional of the Year. Finch, who has been the First Assistant Professional for nearly 8 years, has taken an elevated leadership role the past few seasons. His primary focus is to lead a staff of more than 40 in providing exemplary hospitality and service. He has also spearheaded the creation and execution of a strategic marketing plan.

While this may sound like a lot of responsibility, Finch also assumes the role of Event and Group Sales Director. In this role he is responsible for close to 50 corporate and charity outings as well as more than 35 group outings for the year.

The Warren Smith Award is awarded to a PGA professional for special contributions to the game of golf, the Colorado Section, junior golf and to their facility. Don Graham has been a perfect example of this for more than 20 years and has been named the 2014 Warren Smith Award Winner. Having spent time at numerous facilities around the metro area that fit into every category of the business, Graham is known to lead by example and to


Important Upcoming Dates

August 4-5, 2014National Car Rental Colorado As-sistant Professional ChampinshipThe Ranch Country Club

August 11, 2014Pro-Lady ChampionshipThe Club at Pradera

August 18-19, 2014Colorado Senior PGA Professional ChampionshipHeritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club

August 25, 2014Cheyenne Country Club Pro AmCheyenne Country Club

August 27-29, 2014HealthONE Colorado Women’s OpenGreen Valley Ranch Golf Club

September 8-10, 2014Colorado PGA Professional Cham-pionshipTodd Creek Golf Club

September 15, 2014Pro-Scratch ChampionshipMeridian Golf Club

September 22-23, 2014West Chapter ChampionshipAspen Glen Golf Club

do whatever it takes to get the job done. His career has been highlighted by the four former Assistant Professionals that have gone on to successful careers as PGA Head Professionals.

Mollie Sutherland, the Director of the UCCS PGA Program has been named the 2014 Horton Smith Award Winner. On a daily basis Sutherland teaches, mentors, coaches, and motivates the students of the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs PGM Program. She has been an active member of the PGA of Amer-ica Education Committee and currently leads the Colorado PGA Connecting With Her Committee.

What sets Mollie apart from other PGA Professionals is he “out of the box” thought process in teaching and guiding her stu-dents. She recognizes that some of the best teachers are right in her back yard. She has developed and grown seminars that utilize Colorado PGA Professionals as the Expert in the Game and Business of Golf.

Kimmy Bean, PGA Assistant Professional at Cherry Creek Coun-try Club has been named the 2014 Player Development Award Winner. While an Assistant Professional at Red Rocks Country Club, Kimmy was instrumental in developing female driven Play-er Development Programs. She created “Kimmy Clinics” in an effort to eliminate barriers to the game. She was also a key team player in broadening the scope of the Junior Golf program while at Red Rocks Country Club.

Stephen Glowacki, PGA Assistant Professional at Red Hawk Ridge Golf Club has been named the 2014 Youth Player Devel-opment Award Winner. Stephen’s success in Junior Golf at his club speaks for itself. He has grown the Junior Golf program at Red Hawk Ridge to more than 450 Juniors each year. He runs a Junior Golf Academy that caters to three different levels of play-ers while also running five different Junior Golf Leagues. The year for all of his juniors is highlighted by the Red Hawk Ridge Junior Golf Day with the Denver Broncoes. Broncos players come enjoy the day and the juniors learn about the game of golf from some of their favorite athletes.

The three members who were awarded Merchandiser of the Year (MOY) are no stranger to the award. In fact, each recipi-ent has now won the award three times. John Ogden, the PGA Head Professional at Cherry Hills Country Club has been named the Private MOY for the third time overall and second at Cher-ry Hills. Jim Hajek, PGA Head Professional at Fossil Trace Golf Club has been named the Public MOY for the second time in three years. And Dave Lopez, PGA Head Professional at Bea-ver Creek Golf Club has been named the Resort MOY for the third time, the first since 2010.

The Award Winners will be honored at the Annual Awards Gala to be hosted Friday, November 7, 2014 at Colorado Golf Club.

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DiMartino Fends of Weather to Win REACH Pro Am

Colorado PGA REACH

Mother Nature held off the rain just long enough for the Colorado PGA REACH Pro Am to be held at Eisenhower Golf Club, located at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. A special thanks to all of our Professionals, Amateurs, Sponsors and Partners in hosting an-other successful Colorado PGA Foundation Pro Am.

In the Professional contest David DiMartino, the PGA Head Professional at Aspen Golf Club, edged out the field when he posted a four-un-der-par 68 to win the Professional competition. Coming in second on the day with a three-un-der-par 69 was Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Pro-fessional at Murphy Creek Golf Club. In third place was Barry Milstead, PGA Head Profession-al at Valley Country Club with a two-under-par 70.

In the “50 for 50“ Senior Professional Bonus Purse two players tied for first place. Tim Lol-lar, PGA Head Professional at Lakewood Country Club and Perry Holmes, PGA Director of Instruc-tion at Colorado National Golf Club both posted one-over-par 73’s.

In the Team contest, a shamble 3-2-1 format, Tim Richardson, the PGA Assistant Professional at Todd Creek Golf Club led his team to the victo-ry. He partnered with Ed Strain, Kyle Strain and Roger Utley to fire a 22-under-par 114. David DiMartino who partnered with Wyatt Haliday, Mark Garza and Duane Session secured second place, posting a 21-under-par 115. Rounding out the top three in the team competition, Doug Montgomery, the PGA Instructor at Green Val-ley Ranch, and his team of Greg Pattison, Curt Marceau and Chuck Rasey placed third with a 20-under-par 116.

David DiMartino, PGA Head Professional at Aspen Glen Golf Club watches one of his amateurs play his approach shot at the 2014 Colorado PGA REACH Pro Am.


PGA Master Professional Frank Jacobsen and PGA Professional Paul Surniak, both of Cheyenne Shadows GC at Ft. Carson, have a deep, abiding love for our men and women in uniform. You can see it in their eyes when they talk about the work they’ve done with the members of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Ft. Carson; a special unit for soldiers who are learning to cope with, and move on from, the injuries they suffered as a re-sult of their selfless service to this nation. There could not be a more perfect location for the Col-orado PGA REACH to launch their first H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) chapter.

The HOPE program is designed to introduce golf to wounded warriors and their families as a means for recreation, rehabilitation, and relax-ation. The entire program cost for instruction, course access, and equipment are underwritten by Colorado PGA HOPE which allows soldiers and their support system to experience the pro-gram at no charge, and to hopefully become life-long golfers.

The program launched this Saturday, the 19th of July at Ft. Carson with 30 soldiers and their fam-ilies participating in the first of 6 group clinics that will introduce them to the game of golf. Led by Paul Surniak, who not only attended the PGA HOPE Adaptive Golf training seminar provided by the Colorado PGA, but has years of personal and professional experience in working with in-dividuals with physical limitations, the program is off to a quick start. So much so, that up to 3 more sessions as well as a HOPE league are planned – all funded by Colorado PGA Reach.

Frank Jacobsen, PGA General Manager at Chey-enne Shadows stated that the Warrior Transition Battalion command group has fully embraced the HOPE program, and are great proponents of the role that golf can play in the recovery and stability process. The opportunity to use “the game of a lifetime” to enhance, extend, and en-rich the lives of those who served on our behalf is a role that Frank and his team are more than happy to play.

Colorado PGA REACH Launches H.O.P.E. Chapter at Ft. Carson

Paul Surniak, PGA Instructor at Cheyenne Shadows Golf Couse walks the range during the PGA HOPE event at Ft. Carson.

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PGA Director of Golf Dave Steinmetz and his team of PGA Professionals welcomed the Sem-per Fi Foundation and 20 post-9/11 injured veterans to a 3 day resident golf camp at the beautiful Inverness Golf Club and Hotel from July 22-24, 2014.

The program, which closely resembles the Colorado PGA REACH (Recreation, Education, Achievement, Community, Health) Foundation’s PGA H.O.P.E (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), invites Wounded Warriors from across all mili-tary services and across the country to attend a golf camp staffed by PGA Professionals with the goal of introducing golf as a rehabilitation, recreation, and relaxation opportunity. Joined by PGA Professionals Jim Faddis, Matt Lodwick, and Rick Ellefson, the team at Inverness GC set up multiple interactive learning stations each morning and coordinated “play with the pro”

Always Faithful: Inverness Golf Club and the Semper Fi Foundation

Matt Lodwick, PGA Assistant Professional at Inverness Golf Club works with a student at the Semper Fi Foundation event.

opportunities each afternoon. Colorado PGA Partners, Colorado Golf & Turf, and the United States Air Force Academy arranged for the de-livery of two solo-rider golf cars for use by two veterans, including one T4 (high spine) paraple-gic golfer who highlighted the first day’s round by sinking a 35-foot double breaking putt for a team birdie!

PGA Professional Jim Edfors, who attended the Colorado PGA’s H.O.P.E. Adaptive Golf Training in anticipation of this event, coordinated with the Semper Fi Foundation to put on this golf experience. His enthusiasm and passion proved to be contagious and could be seen on the faces of both PGA coaches and veterans alike. The work of the team at Inverness and the volunteers has opened the door to help both the Colorado PGA REACH foundation and the Semper Fi foundation to further engage with the wounded warrior community across the entire Section. Our hats are off to the Inverness Golf Club and our PGA Professionals for truly embodying the Section’s mission to “Play Golf, Inspire Lives”.

Rick Ellefson, PGA Life Member works with a student at the Semper Fi Foundation event.


Colorado PGA Partners with the United States Olym-pic Committee to Grow the Game The Colorado PGA Player Development De-partment has partnered with the USOC and the BroAdmoor GC to take part in the 21st Annual FLAME (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) program. The pro-gram, provides high school, college and graduate-level students with an intensive look into the corporate world of elite sport. The program offers an exciting and rigorous curriculum aimed at increasing knowledge of the Olympic and Paralympic movements, and providing participants with personal and professional development. Students who are accepted into this highly compet-itive program are invited to experience the fast-paced world of elite sport at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The program offers career-planning work-shops, mock interviews with sports industry leaders, and other professional development activities

that help prepare students for a career in sports business. Participants will have the opportunity to network with USOC execu-tives and staff, U.S. Olympians, Paralympi-ans and hopefuls and National Governing Body administrators. The USOC has turned to the Colorado PGA to include the golf industry in the FLAME curriculum. The Colorado PGA provided a golf experience on July 16th at the ven-erable Broadmoor Golf Course that will included a series of stations designed to simulate the Get Golf Ready program as well as a unique opportunity to have a Q&A session with Colorado PGA Members and PGM Student Interns from the Broad-moor to discuss career and leadership op-

portunities within our $60 Billion dollar industry. Introducing tomorrow’s sports industry leaders to the game of golf bodes well not only for their career development, but for the well-being of our sport as well. In addition to the FLAME partnership, the Colorado PGA will be working with the USOC’s employee resource groups to provide USOC-employee only Get Golf Ready programs in the Colorado Springs area. These employee talent development programs will introduce golf to young professionals who are already entrenched in the sports industry.

Mark Kelbel, PGA Head Professional at The Broadmoor addresses students of the USOC Flame program.

USOC Flame students go through a mini Get Golf Read program.

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Player Development Keith Soriano, PGA | Player Develeopment Director

When I was at a green grass facility, player de-velopment was a core business activity. Driving new players to the game and incremental rev-enue to the bottom line was crucial to the suc-cess of the operation. For years I looked for the best way to quantify those dollars, but I always seemed to fall back on direct lesson revenue.

What about all of the other revenue streams that were effected by my player development busi-ness? How many rounds did they play after the lesson programs? How much did they spend on practice and play? Did they purchase items in my golf shop? How was my F&B operation im-pacted by the generation of new golfers? Did they engage in private lessons following my Get Golf Ready programs? How would could I iden-tify, track, and acknowledge the dollars spent by those who were engaged in my player develop-ment opportunities?

Enter the Revenue Scorecard. The revenue scorecard can help you quantify, in hard num-bers, the business impact of player development at public, daily fee, and even private facilities. The numbers are shocking; research gathered through the revenue scorecard over the last two years indicates that members at private clubs who have not been engaged by the club in play-er development programs, either for themselves or their families, are 581% more likely to resign their membership than those who have. At pub-lic and daily fee clubs, those clubs who move from being in the “median” to “high” category in terms of player development activity engage-ment have seen upwards of $200,000 in incre-mental revenue.

But don’t take my word for it. You can see it hap-pening in our own back yard. A full-time play-

er development director at Com-monGround Golf Course helped to drive $277,783 in total incremental revenue in 2013. How do we know? The Revenue Scorecard; A staff member who is dedicated to play-er development can have an enor-mous impact on the bottom line; aside from creat-ing a position that is self-sustaining and revenue positive, it offers opportunity for job creation or advancement.

To use the revenue scorecard at your facility this fall; to discuss what a job description for a dedicated player development director at your facility might look like; to schedule player de-velopment training for your player development personnel and staff; or to find out how you can be more engaged in player development, con-tact Keith Soriano, PGA, Director of Player De-velopment for the Colorado PGA at [email protected]

Player Development and the Bottom Line


Tournament CornerJustin Limon, PGA | Tournament Manager

Kyle Voska, PGA Assistant Professional at The Links Golf Course didn’t act like the 2014 HealthONE Colorado Open was his first. In fact, he seemed like a seasoned veteran at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in posting a three-over-par 287 for the week to finish as the low Colorado PGA Professional. Blake Sharamitaro, PGA Assistant Professional at Lake Arbor Golf Course and Caine Fitzger-ald, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course finished tied for second among Colorado PGA Professional at four-over-par 288.

In all, 27 Colorado PGA Professionals competed in the Championsh ip . Seven of those p r o f e s s i o n a l s made the 36-hole cut and competed on the weekend.

The Championship was won by Ian Davis of Edmond, Oklahoma. The recent Oklahomo State University graduate posted a four-teen-under-par 270 to win his first profes-sional event. The low Colorado finisher in the event was amateur Cameron Harrell of Colorado Springs who posted a seven-un-der-par 277.

For the full results, please click here.

The 2014 Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship will be hosted Monday and Tues-day, August 18-19, 2014 at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club in Aurora, CO.The field for the Colorado Senior PGA Profes-sional Championship usually rivals any senior field in the state and this is year is no exception. In all, there are five past champions of the event and nine former Major Championship partici-pants in the field.

Highlighting the field and looking to win for the third consecutive year is Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Head Professional at Ironbridge Golf Club. Rohr-baugh had a dominate 2013 season in which he won the HealthOne Colorado Senior Open, Colo-rado Senior PGA Professional Championship, and the Colorado PGA Professional Championship.

Those accomplishments were enough to earn Rorhbaugh the 2014 Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Person of the Year Award this past June.

Other notable players in the field are Bill Loef-fler, the 2007 Senior PGA Professional National Champion and past champions Dave Arbuckle, Ken Kreiger, Perry Holmes, and Mike Zaremba.

In all, 42 players will compete at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club. They will be com-peting for 8 qualifying spots into the 2014 Senior PGA Professional National Championship to be played on the Wanamaker and Ryder Coures at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, Novem-ber 13-16, 2014.

Voska Finishes as Low PGA Professional at HealthOne Colorado Open

Senior Championship to Feature Elite Field

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Geoff Keffer, PGA Assis-tant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course will look to defend his title at the 2014 National Car Rental Colo-rado Assistant Professional Championship. The event will be held Monday and Tuesday, August 4-5, 2014 at The Ranch Country Club in Westminster.

Keffer won the 2013 Championship in a sud-den-death playoff over Blake Sharamitaro, PGA Assistant Professional at Lake Arbor Golf Course.

The field for the Championship is highlighted by three-time Champion Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course. Fitzgerald was victorious in 2005, 2008,

and 2011. Also in the field is Kyle Voska, PGA As-sistant Professinal at The Links Golf Course who competed in and won the 2007 PGA Assistant Professional Championship.

In all, 65 players will compete at The Ranch Country Club. They will be competing for 5 qualifying spots into the 2014 Senior PGA Pro-fessional National Championship to be played at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, October 30-November 2, 2014.

There are hot summer days and then there are days like the one at the Greeley Country Club Scratch Pro Am presented by the Colorado Chevy Dealers. With temperatures reaching near 100 and with little to no wind, most play-ers fought just to beat the heat. Chris Johnson stayed cool and fired a one-under-par 69 on the day to win the event.

Johnson, the PGA Director of Golf at The Pin-ery and The Club at Pradera posted four birdies and three bogies. “The key to winning was that I drove the ball very well”, Johnson noted after the event. “I hit 13 fairways and the (one) fairway I missed, I was a yard off into the rough which allowed me a lot of looks at the greens.”

Coming in second place on the day was Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course who posted an even-par 70. Four players finished in third place at one-over-par 73.

In the team event in which each team counted the lowest two gross scores, Johnson also led his team to victory. He partnered with Brian McCloy, Glyn Hopkins and Carl Ellis to fire a 9-under-par 131. “We had 2 to 3 real good looks at birdie on every hole,” Johnson went on to say after the event. The second place team was led by Vince

Buelk, PGA Director of Instruction at Collindale Golf Course whose team posted an eight-under-par 132.

In the 50 for 50 contest, Rick Cole, PGA Head Professional at Eaton Country Club and Perry Holmes, PGA Instructor at Colorado National Golf Club tied with a one-over-par 71.

Click here to view the full results

Johnson Beats Heat to Win Greeley Country Club Scratch Pro Am

Keffer Set to Defend Assistants Title

Chris Johnson, PGA Director of Golf and The Pinery and the Club at Pradera players his approach into the par-4 4th hole at Greeley Country Club.


Some people use lucky trinkets while others rely in questionable superstitions to bring them luck. Graham Cliff has gone a different route; he sim-ply plays golf with his dad to bring him good luck.

Cliff, the PGA Head Professional at Colorado Golf Club was teamed up with his dad, Albert Cliff, when he fired an impressive eight-under-par 64 to win the Professional competition at the Club at Pradera Pro Am. “I played well in all facets of my game today”, Cliff noted. “I didn’t miss a fairway or a green and had 3 eagle putts.”

While one round doesn’t necessarily show much proof in a lucky charm, this wasn’t the first time this has happened. “Last year I was able to play with my dad in our first pro-am together at Keystone Golf Club. I played great and shot 65, which was my best ever round with my dad,” Graham noted after the event. “Today was our second pro-am together and I shot 64. It feels great to play well with him since he was my big-gest supporter growing up.”

Coming in second on the day with a six-under-par 66 was Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Head Profes-sional at Ironbridge Golf Club. Rohrbaugh start-ed his round five-under-par through five holes but was only able to gain one more stroke the rest of the round. In third place was Dan Augus-tine, PGA apprentice from The Country Club at Castle Pines with a five-under-par 67.

In the team competition, Rohrbaugh lead his team to finish tied for first. He partned with Scott Freelove, Mark Zenk , and Karl Knapp to fire a 21-under-par 123. They tied with the team led by Zane Zwemke, PGA Assistant Profession-al at Aurora Hills Golf Couse who partnered with Lowell Keppel, Chet Wilmes, and Eric Strasheim.

The field featured three amateurs who make their living playing professional in other sports. Matt Prater, the recording breaking punter for the Denver Broncos competed with Jameson Kahlich, PGA Assistant Professional at The Club at Pradera. Tyler Polumbus, the former Denver Bronco and current Washington Redskin offen-sive tackle partnered with PGA Life Member Rick Ellefson. And Lance Armstrong, former profes-sional road racing cyclist partnered with David DiMartino, PGA Head Professional from Aspen Golf Club.

While these scores are impressive, the most no-table feat of the day may have come from the PGA Director of Golf at the host facility, Chris Johnson. Johnson made a hole in one on the dif-ficult par-3 17th hole. It was his 3rd hole-in-one of his career and first in more than two decades.

Click here to access the full results

Cliff Uses Good Luck Charm to Dominate Field at Pradera

The view prior to The Club at Pradera Pro Am was breathtaking.

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O’Shaughnessy Lights Up Front 9 in Route to VictoryIn the Professional contest Dan O’Shaughnessy, the PGA Head Profes-sional at Fitzsimons Golf Course, lit up the front nine with a 5-under-par 30 on his way to total of 4-under-par 67 to secure first place. In at a tie for second place was Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Club and David DiMartino, PGA Head Professional at Aspen Golf Club with two-under-par 69’s.

In the “50 for 50“Senior Professional contest Rick Cole, PGA Head Pro-fessional at Eaton Country Club posted a one-over-par 72 for the win.

In the Team contest, a 3-2-1 format, Joe Carlton, PGA Assistant Profes-sional at Legacy Ridge Golf Course and his team secured the ictory. He partnered with Mark Bless, Pat Mooney and Brandt Coles to fire a 22-under-par 117. Chris Johnson, PGA Director of Golf at The Pinery and The Club at Pradera partnered with Mike Love, Jeff Cline and John Beazley took second place, posting an 18-under-par 121. Finishing in third place was Rob Hunt, the PGA Head Profes-sional at The Links Golf Course, and his team of Christopher Drake, Mark Strubel and Moe Oro with a 15-under-par 124.

Click here for the full results

Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year1 Caine L. Fitzgerald 3,580.002 Kyle A. Voska 3,013.103 Geoff M. Keffer 2,733.004 David R. DiMartino 2,384.775 Blake C. Sharamitaro 2,145.036 Rob V. Hunt 1,971.177 Graham T. Cliff 1,699.508 Barry B. Milstead 1,516.509 Doug Rohrbaugh 1,467.5010 Chris T. Johnson 1,411.50

Click here to view the entire points list

Senior Player of the Year1 Doug Rohrbaugh 3,507.502 Mike E. Northern 2,223.103 Ron Vlosich 1,985.504 Perry A. Holmes 1,606.505 Sherry Andonian 1,564.666 Michael Zaremba 1,547.007 Rick D. Cole 1,522.258 Bill R. Loeffler 1,492.009 Paul Lobato 1,212.3310 Gregg C. Jones 1,171.00


Apprentice Player of the Year1 Kyler Booger 599.832 Tim J. Richardson 541.203 Kyle M. McGee 500.004 Garrett D. Froggatte 470.335 Daniel L. Augustine 384.006 Dane Reese 316.007 Philip J. Nelson 285.008 Andrew M. Hebert 266.009 Michael E. Weingartner 221.0010 James C. Wright 162.00


West Chapter Player of the Year1 Doug Rohrbaugh 2,5212 Ron Vlosich 1,6653 Sherry Andonian 1,4014 Mike E. Northern 1,3305 Rick D. Cole 1,1856 Paul Lobato 1,1807 Bill R. Loeffler 1,1328 Perry A. Holmes 1,0779 Gregg C. Jones 99310 Michael Zaremba 807


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Kyle Voska is this month’s featured PGA Professional on In the Bag. He was the low Colorado PGA finisher in the 2014 HealthONE Colorado Open.

Kyle Voska is a PGA Assistant Professional at The Links Golf Course in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He recently moved to Colorado from the Sothern Ohio Section where he was the Head Professional at the Mill Golf Course.

Prior to the move Kyle had a very successful career playing the game and as a member of the Southern Ohio Section.

Kyle was a Division I All-American at Miami University of Ohio. He played mini-tours for a number of years before stepping away from the full-time grind of being a touring player. He wasn’t done competing though as he won the 2008 Assistant Professional National Championship while working as an Assistant Professional at Sharon Woods Golf Course.

Prior to leaving the Southern Ohio Section Voska was named the 2014 Player Development Award Winner for the Section.

What’s in the Bag?

The SpecsDriver Titleist 913 D3 8.5 degree with a Fujikura Motore Speeder Tour Spec VC 7.2 X-Stiff shaft (44.5”)

3 Wood Callaway Razor Hawk 3+ with a Diamana 103 X

Hybrid Titleist 910H 17 degree with a Dynamic Gold X100 shaft

Irons Titleist 712MB 4-PW with Tour Issue Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

Wedges Titleist Vokey Black SM5: 50 F Grind, 56 (bent to 55 degrees) F Grind and 60 M Grind with Dynamic Gold R300 shafts

Putter Wilson 8802 blade

Ball Titleist Pro V1x


The Ball“I use Titleist ProV1x’s. I mark them with a black dot over the Titleist and they have “ME” on the side; my kids initials, Maclin & Ellie.”

The “Go To” ClubWhile keeping the same putter in the bag for more than two decades, Voska says that his trusty Wilson blade is no longer his go to club in the bag.

“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but (my go to club is) my driver,” Voska admits. “I’m driving it great right now and that’s saying something after struggling with my driver for years and years. The driver was the main reason why I stopped playing professionally full-time. Recently, at the Colorado Open, I hit 48 of 56 fairways which makes the game so much more fun”! He goes on to say “the putter was the strongest club in my bag for many years, but re-cently, it’s been knocked off the pedestal by the driver.”

The Putter“I’m not a big fan of switching clubs often” Voska says. “When I find something I like I tend to stick with it for a while.” A great example of this is the Wilson 8802 putter he puts into play. This putter has been in Kyle’s bag the better part of 22 years since he bought it as a 16 year old.

“ It certainly isn’t the prettiest putter, but it certainly has made its fair share of putts. It’s about 2.5” shorter than when it started so I’ve added a bunch of lead tape so I can still feel the putter head. I also wrap the grip with tennis wrap so I don’t have to remove the grip. I tend to re-wrap it 2-3 times a year.”

The MarkI mark longer putts with quarters and shorter putts with pennies (less shine). The dates are all in the 1960’s to encourage a score there. Also, I always mark my putts tail-side up. If I’m in someone’s line and have to move my mark, I change it to head-side up which helps me re-member to move my mark back.

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Don’t Let the End of the MSR Cycle Sneak Up on You!Believe it or not, we are in the final year of the current MSR Cycle! The current cycle ends on June 15, 2015, and PGA Members are required to attain a total of 54 MSR credits, 36 of which must fall into the categories of PGA Meeting/PGA Education and/or Golf 2.0/Player Development. Many of you are already there, or at least very close! For those of you who may need a few more to get over the top, consider the following MSR options available to you:

Golf 2.0 Conducting and Reporting Program ResultsRegistering, promoting, conducting and reporting on Golf 2.0 Programs via PGA registration and re-porting tools; examples include: Get Golf Ready (2 credits per graduating class, minimum of three students per class) Get Golf Ready 2 (3 credits per graduating class, minimum of three students per class) Get Golf Ready Leagues/Outings (3 credits per reaching minimum thresholds) PGA Sports Academy (2 credits per graduating class, minimum of three students per class) TEAM Golf & PGA Junior League Golf (3 credits per team/season, max of two PGA members) Drive Chip & Putt (Host PGA Professional – 2 PGA Required MSR credits; other PGA Profession-als participating/volunteering – 2 PGA Required MSR credits for five to eight hours participation, 1 PGA Required MSR credit for four hours participation) Future Golf 2.0 Programs (Credits awarded in a manner equitable with a through d above)

Golf 2.0 Online TrainingComplimentary online education training via PGALinks is developed by the PGA Education and the Player Development Departments. PGA Required Education may be earned by watching a video and passing an assessment at the conclusion of the video. Videos can be accessed by going to PGALinks>Education>Continuing Education>Compli-mentary PGA Education MSR PGA members can receive one (1) to two (2) PGA Education MSR by watching a video from the list and taking an assessment at the conclusion of the video. MSR credit may be earned only one time for any online MSR course. In order to earn MSR credit, you must score a 70% or higher on the assessment. If you do not score 70% or higher, you will be al-lowed one (1) re-take opportunity.

Colorado PGA Program VolunteerThe Colorado PGA runs many player development and junior golf events throughout the year. Volun-teering for those events will earn the participating Member MSR Points. Events include: Drive, Chip, and Putt qualifiers/sub-regionals Employee Talent Development Programs Military Appreciation events Denver Golf Expo Colorado Golf Summit TEAM Golf

Professional Development and EducationProfessional development and education that are focused on your career in the golf industry may be eligible for MSR credits. Examples of those programs include, but are not limited to: CPR/First Aid Training, GCSAA/CMAA educational opportunities, and Leadership & Manage-ment seminars


8/1 Timothy Richardson Eloy Vendegna, PGA8/2 Laura Beuhring, PGA Brandon England, PGA Ken Everett, PGA Jim Eyberg, PGA Jonathan Kaye, PGA8/3 Wayne Leighton, PGA Brian Thorne, PGA8/4 Aaron Barisoff, PGA Chris Murzyn, PGA David Norwood8/5 Joseph Herbert, PGA8/6 Scott Matthews, PGA Michael Weingartner8/7 Brad Alston, PGA Michael Goff, PGA Robert O’Hara, PGA8/8 James Bailey, PGA Ryan DeHaan, PGA Elliott Wilson, PGA8/9 Garrett Hoffman Bill Loeffler, PGA Mark Mobley, PGA Terra Shehee, PGA8/10 Joseph Assell, PGA Eric Feely, PGA Shannon Hanley, PGA

8/10 Steven Kurtz, PGA8/11 Eddie Ainsworth, PGA8/12 Steve Atherton, PGA Robert Lytikainen Grant Miller Tyler Parsloe, PGA Dan Sommers, PGA Sonny Williams, PGA8/13 Brian Gott, PGA Joe Kamby, PGA Douglas Mallon8/14 Kevin Kilnes8/15 Katie Milstead, PGA Michael O’Donnell, PGA Adam Perko, PGA Darryl Wilson, PGA8/16 Stephen Glowacki, PGA8/17 Robert O’Neill, PGA Chris Swinhart, PGA8/19 Gary Allacher, PGA Angelo DeJulio Brad Gannaway, PGA8/20 Miles Hains, PGA Bryan Heim, PGA Nicki Poulos, PGA Chris Royce

8/22 Donald Buchholz, PGA Brian Erickson, PGA Gary Marsh, PGA8/23 Glen Barrett, PGA Mike Clinton, PGA8/24 Alex Doherty, PGA8/25 Geoff Greig, PGA Craig Hatch, PGA Charles Huckaby, PGA Geoff Keffer, PGA Michael Maestas Jeff Ulvedal, PGA8/26 Willard Benner, PGA Nick Rodgers Doug Wherry, PGA8/27 Jim Johnson, PGA Robert Sanders, PGA8/28 Michael Kahler, PGA Mike Ritter, PGA Courtney Rudolph, PGA Todd Schafersman, PGA8/30 Brian Brown, PGA8/31 Casey Brittain, PGA Brad Keating, PGA Ty Walker, PGA

Happy Birthday!

Member UpdateQuarter Century MembersWillard Benner, PGA | Life Member Active

Newly Elected MembersEdward R. Bodigheimer, PGA | A-8 | Garden of the Gods ClubKevin E. Cohrs, PGA | A-8 | Marianna Butte Golf CourseBrian K. Markel, PGA | A-6 | GolfTEC

Members Transferring to the Colorado PGANicholas Rodgers | The Club at Cordillera | B-8Greg Salas, PGA | Snowmass Club | A-1Brian K. Whitehouse, PGA | Eisenhower Golf Club | A-8

New ApprenticesTyson J Spratt | B-8 | Mariana Butte Golf CourseBenjamin J Splichal | B-8 | Springs Ranch Golf ClubJordan F O’Keefe | B-8 | Red Sky Golf Club

Movin’ on Up!Ben Welsh, PGA | Moved from an A-1 at Eagle Vail Golf Club to an A-4 at Eagle Vail Golf ClubDavid Thompson, PGA | Moved from an A-8 at Eagle Vail Golf Club to an A-1 at Eagle Vail Golf ClubJason Saas, PGA | Moved from an A-8 at The CC at Castle Pines to an A-1 at The Golf Club at RavennaScott Ough, PGA | Moved from an A-6 at GolfTEC-Boulder to an A-14 at GolfTEC-Boulder

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Harmony Club is part of a Master Planned Community located just minutes east of Ft. Collins in the town of Tinmath, Colorado. Designed by famed golf course designer Jim Engh and opened in July of 2007, Harmony Club is a true gem of Northern Colorado. Known as a modern links style golf course that is both pristinely manicured and fun to play, the course sets up for both the Champi-onship golfer and everyday player. The gold tees stretch all the way out to 7, 331 while the red tees play to a palatable 5,007 yards.

The course is staffed is a team of seasoned golf industry professionals. Steve Lind, the Director of Golf has been as the club prior to it’s opening in 2007. Eric Knotts, a recently elected PGA Member and the Head Professional joined the club in its first year of existence. Rounding out the PGA Pro-fessional Staff is the Director of Instruction, Stan Fenn. The course is maintained by Mitch Bowers, a GCSAA-accredited Superintendent and 27-year industry veteran. Bowers has been at the club since the initial grow in in 2007.

The course is highlighted by the long 618-yard par-5 14th, affectionately known as the King Fisher. If players can keep their tee shot down the left side they will be rewarded with the opportunity to go for the green in two. “That hole can be your best friend, or your worst enemy,” PGA Head Professional Eric Knots notes. If players choose to layup, their second shot must chase far enough down the fair-way to get past a large group of trees near a canal to setup a third shot.

Harmony Club has a strong connection with the Northern Colorado community and in particular, Colorado State Univer-sity. The owner, Byron Collins is a grad-uate of the school as is most of the state and membership. It’s no surprise then that Harmony serves as the home of the CSU Rams Golf Teams.

“Harmony Club is the proud home of the Colorado State University Men’s & Women’s Golf teams,” Knotts noted. “A state of the art indoor practice facility has been built with heated hitting bays, locker rooms, video equipment, lounge and coaches offices. The outdoor area offers a top notch short game facility, expansive putting green and practice tee. CSU Golfers are able to practice year round, regardless of weather and tune their games up.”

Club of the MonthHarmony Club


Steve Lind, PGA Director of Golf

Steve "Seve" Lind joined Harmony Club as the Director of Golf prior to it’s opening in 2007. Seve has worked in the golf and country club indus-try since 1984. Accredited as a PGA Class "A" Professional, most recently Mr. Lind was the director of golf at Canyon Gate Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. His career includes professional and director positions at Eaton Country Club, Colorado; Singletree Golf Club, Colorado; and Fox Acres Country Club, Colorado. Returning to his hometown of Fort Collins, Seve's responsibilities at Harmony Club cover all aspects of golf operations and membership retention.

Eric Knotts, PGA Head Professional

Eric Knotts joined Harmony Club in its first season, the summer of 2007 as an Assistant Professional. He is currently the Head Golf Profession-al who earned membership in March of this year. Eric’s responsibilities include planning and executing all golf events, daily operations of the club, merchandising, club fitting, and member relations. A Fort Collins native, Eric is a graduate of Colorado State University and Fort Collins High School.

Stan Fenn, PGA Director of Insturction

Stan Fenn, Director of Instruction, has been a Class A member of the Professional Golfers' Asoociation since 1979. He has taught the game of golf to adult and junior beginners, intermediate golfers, high school standouts, city champions, college players and PGA playing profession-als for 30 years. Some of his most recent students include some Harmo-ny members and a few present members on the CSU mens' and womens' golf teams. Stan graduated from Colorado State in 1973 and brings years of successful experience in golf to the Harmony Club. His previous posi-tions included General Manger of Rifle Creek GC , Head PGA Professional at Plum Creek GC, weekly radio host of the "Chip Shots Radio Show" in Denver and Director of Instruction from the Golf Academy of Northern Colorado at Collindale GC in Fort Collins.

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Important Jr. Golf Dates

8/6Team GolfHyland Hills Golf Course

8/12Team GolfCherokee Ridge Golf Course

8/13Team GolfBoomerang Golf Course

9/20Team GolfHyland Hills Golf Course

9/4Team GolfCollindale Golf Course

Junior GolfErin Diegel, PGA | Junior Golf Director

Putt For Dough Records 3rd 1st Place win of the YearThe Colorado PGA Junior Golf Team headed west for the 7th Team Golf Event of the year. The beautiful Ev-ergreen setting and chal-lenging terrain did not stop these kids from battling it out for the coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

Rick Timm Golf Academy’s team Putt for Dough lived up to its name by sinking enough putts on the sloped greens to capture the 3rd 1st place win of the year. The 6 player team was comprised of Frank Lockwood/Brooke Hudson (7-10), Meghan Royal/Kaci Hudson (7-10) and Connor Szmul/ Nicho-las Schultz (13-14). Szmul/Schultz led the team with their first place win in the 13-14 age division by posting a 2 under par scramble score and scoring 100 points for the team.

Indian Tree Mayhem finished second and was led by Allison Nocera and Parker Stava who shot a 4 over par to win the 11-12 Age Group.

Results1 TGA Putt for Dough 235 points2 Indian Tree Mayhem 175 points3 Buffalo Run Thunder 150 points4 Foothills Albatross 130 points5 Hiwan 125 pointsT6 TGA Putt for Dough 2 110 pointsT6 TWGA Warriors 110 points8 Cherry Hills CC 80 points9 Buffalo Run Lightning 50 points


Frankie Lockwood plays to the par-3 12th hole at Hiwan Golf Club.


Intense storm systems rolled through the United States Air force Academy about an hour before the 8th Colorado PGA Team Golf event was supposed to start. A 1/2 an inch of rain fell in 20 min-utes leaving everyone to believe there would be no golf. Fortu-nately the clouds parted, the sun came out and the competition heated up. 13 Total teams (6 on the Back 9 and 7 on the Front 9) competed in 2 separate events just long enough to complete only 7 holes before the next big storm took them out.

The event was scored on a 7 hole total relative to par and once again the team of Timm Golf Academy’s Putt for Dough retains their first place victory streak by winning the Front 9 Overall with a team score of 235 points. Meghan Royal/Rachel Penzenstadler (7-10) won their age division scoring 100 points and Frank Lock-wood and Brooke Hudson came in a close second in that age division scoring 80 points. Melia Buckton and Merielle Gojo con-tributed their 73 points by tying for second place in the 13-14 age division.

Intense Thunderstorms Try to Ward off Eisenhower Team Golf

The Back 9 competition was very tight with the top four teams finishing within 20 points of each other. Eisenhower Blue took home the first place win touting the home field advantage. Zach Mason and Ryan Beckman finished first in the 11-12 age division securing 100 points for their team.

Front Nine Results1 TGA Putt for Dough 253 points2 Indian Tree Mayhem 218 points 3 Foothills Bogey Busters 200 points 4 Eisenhower Pink 160 points 5 Cheyenne Shadows Blackhawks 140 points 6 Eisenhower White 125 points 7 Cheyenne Shadows Stingers 85 points

Back Nine Results1 Eisenhower Blue 230 points 2 Flying Horse 225 points 3 Buffalo Run Thunder 210 points 4 TGAPutt for Dough 2 200 points 5 Eisenhower Silver 165 points 6 Cheyenne Shadows Ironhorses 55 points


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The Season’s SECOND Colorado PGA Team Golf Hole-in-One

Buffalo Run Lightning won the first place medals on the Par 3 course. Turner West and Tyler Jen-sen led the team with their victory in the 13-14 Division. A combined 4 player team of Timm Golf Academy and Foothills scored 180 points to edge the CommonGround Bandits out of second place.

Results - Blue Course1 TGA Putt for Dough 2802 Cherry Hills CC 1803 Indian Tree Mayhem 1684 Hyland Hills Golf Ballers 1535 CCA Bulldogs 1456 Foothills Bogey Busters 1307 Buffalo Run Thunder 1008 TWGA Warriors 75

Results - Par-3 Course1 Buffalo Run Lightning 2082 TGA Pumas 1803 CommonGround Bandits 173T4 CommonGround Mini Mites 155T4 TGA Putt for Dough 2 1556 TWGA Eagles 150


The Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills hosted the 9th Colorado PGA Team Golf Event. Eighty junior golfers split into 15 teams marks the biggest Team Golf event of the year and welcomed several new players.

The teams were split into 2 divisions- The Blue course and the South Par 3 and for the second time this year at Hyland Hills, a player had a Hole-in-One. Adam Strom-berg, age 13 of the CommonGround Bandits had his first Hole-in-One on the 4th hole of the South Par 3 course.

Timm Golf Academy’s Putt For Dough brings home their 4th consecutive First Place win on the Blue Course. Frank Lockwood and Brooke Hudson, a tough pair to beat shoot a 3 under par to win the 7-10 age division scoring 100 points. Merielle Gojo and Meghan Royal shot a 6 under par to take 2nd in the 11-12 Divison scoring 80 points and Roman Hamilton and Melia Buckton shoot a 5 under par to win the 13-14 Division contributing to the teams 280 point total.Cherry Hills scores an impressive 180 points with only four team members and takes home the second place medals. The team consisted of John Fredericks/TJ Hicks and Trey Zurcher/Sydney Zurcher.

Adam Stromberg of CommonGround Golf Course shows off the ball he used to make his first even hole in one.


Imperial CupThe first Imperial Cup Points List update for the year is out. Check out the list below to see where you stand.

The IMPERIAL CUP awards points to Section professionals who participate in approved IMPERIAL CUP section activities (S.). Attend a Colorado Section Spring or Fall Meeting or West Chapter Spring or Fall Meeting Register/Renew your facility for Get Golf Ready and post your events for Get Golf Ready Become a Colorado PGA Certified Junior Golf Facility Host a Team Golf or Junior League Golf Team Host a YMCA/PGA Summer Camp Host a Golf In Schools Program Education Attendance (Colorado PGA events)

In addition, bonus points will be awarded to individuals based on performance in the selected Colorado PGA tournaments (T.). Participation in Colorado PGA Tournament Bonus Points – Finishing in first Place in Colorado PGA Tournament with 11 or more teams. Bonus Points – Finishing in 2nd through 10th Place in Colorado PGA Tournament

Finally, special Imperial Points will be distributed to all Section members at facilities that purchase se-lected Imperial Headwear products (I.) Convert or maintain an exclusive Imperial Headwear golf shop by December 31, 2013 Any new account with an opening order of $500 Purchase and accept delivery of Imperial Headwear tournament products (min 72 units) Purchase and accept delivery of Imperial Headwear Staff Cap order min (24 units) Set Imperial Headwear meeting at Orlando, Vegas or Colorado Merchandise shows Set Imperial Headwear Meeting in person with Representative Jamie Zabolio dwear product

Total Tmt. Section ImperialRoaring Fork Club Staff 1325 0 0 1325Cherry Hills Country Club Staff 1150 25 300 825Denver Country Club Staff 810 10 300 500Jeff Hanson | Red Sky Golf Club 745 45 300 400Donald Hurter | Castle Pines Golf Club 710 10 300 400Dan O'Shaughnessy | Fitzsimons Golf Course 670 120 550 0Will Panella | Buffalo Run Golf Course 590 140 450 0Geoff Keffer | Murphy Creek Golf Course 575 175 400 0Ed Oldham | Ranch Country Club, The 575 0 350 225Seth Kaplan | Castle Pines Golf Club 570 70 100 400Leslie Core-Drevecky | Murphy Creek GC 560 10 550 0Dennis Murray | Valley Country Club 530 30 500 0Zachary Anderson | Castle Pines Golf Club 520 20 100 400

Click here for complete Imperial Cup List

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The first group in the afternoon wave just completed play in 3:15 at the Glenmoor Coun-try Club Pro Am. Now that’s Pace of Play right there! Oh, did I mention they are the leaders in

the clubhouse!!!

Colorado PGAIt’s great to see some of our Mem-bers and Apprentices showcasing the physical benefits of playing a round of golf. Nice job Alice Plain and Kyle McGee!

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Colorado PGAWelcome to #DriveChipAndPutt in God’s Country, AKA Hi-wan Golf Club in Evergreen, Colorado. Punching tickets to the Sub-Regional and Growing the Game!

Is that a Yoga and Spinning studio? Nope...today it's a Growth of the Game studio. Employee Talent Development at the IBM/Ricoh/Lexmark Campus fitness center in Longmont with PGA Professional Rob Grall of Colorado National Golf Club doing the honors. All em-ployees exposed to the game today will receive personal invites to

an employee-only Get Golf Ready program hosted by Rob!

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West Chapter Rohrbaugh Takes Glenwood TitleDoug Rohrbaugh contined a solid season when he won the Glenwood Springs Pro Am on Friday, July 11, 2014. Rorhbaugh, the PGA Head Professional at Ironbridge Golf Club fired a five-under-par 65 to win the event.In the team contest, host PGA Professional Greg Gortse-ma won by firing a 131 total.

1 Doug Rohrbaugh 65 -5 T2 Kyler Booher 72 +2 T2 C.J. Rhyne 72 +2


Rhyne Wins Redlands Mesa Pro LadyCJ Rhyne, the PGA General Manager at The Club at Red-lands Mesa used home-course advantage to post a one-under-par 71 and win the Redlands Mesa Pro Lady. Tim Tagoya, PGA Assistant Professional at Bookcliff Coun-try Club helped his team fire a 129 to win the team event.

1 C.J. Rhyne 71 -1 2 Shad Johnson 73 +1 T3 Bo Baker 75 +3 T3 Greg Gortsema 75 +3


Cook Wins The Bridges Pro AmJim Cook, PGA Life Member fired a one-under-par 70 to win the Bridges at Montrose Pro Am on Monday, July 28, 2014. Cook was followed in second place by three players who fired a four-over-par 75.

In the team contest, Brandon England, PGA Head Profes-sional at Dalton Ranch Golf Club won by firing a 132 total.

Results1 Jim Cook 70 -1T2 Bo Baker 75 +4 T2 C.J. Rhyne 75 +4 T2 Darryl Wilson 75 +4


Important West Chapter Dates

August 4, 2014 The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa Pro AmThe Golf Club at Redlands MesaGrand Junction, CO Click here to register

August 15-17, 2014Enstrom’s Rocky Mountain OpenTiara Rado Golf CourseGrand Junction, CO Click here to register

August 18Aspen Glen Golf Club Pro AmAspen Glen Golf ClubCarbondale, CO Click here to register

September 1, 2014The Club at Crested Butte Pro AmThe Club at Crested ButteCrested Butte, CO Click here to register

September 22-23, 2014West Chapter Fall Meeting and ChampionshipAspen Glen Golf ClubCarbondale, CO Click here to register

October 1, 2014The Hill Pro ProGlenwood Springs Golf CourseGlenwood Springs, CO Click here to register

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