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The Official Publication of the Colorado PGAOctober 2015
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What’s Inside?!?Player Development Workshop AnnouncedUCCS PGA-PGM Students Earn ScholarshipsSection Championship Recapand much more!
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Picture This!4 Picture This!
President’s Report7 Fall Has Arrived
Exec. Director’s Report9 A Historic Close to the Year
District Director Report10 An Exciting End to the 2015 Golf Season
Section Content 13 Fall Membership Meeting Set for Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club
13 2015-2016 Education Calendar Being Finalized
15 Interactive Player Development Workshop Coming to Fossil Trace Golf Club
16 Three UCCS PGA-PMG Students Earn Inagural Colorado PGA REACH Scholarships
17 Help Create Our Next Generations of PGA Professionals
18 Mecklenburg to Highlight Movers, Shakers and Money Makers
19 RMGSA Fall Show
19 Deimund Named Club Glove Sales Rep
Member Update20 The 411 - An Update On Our Colorado PGA Professionals
20 3 Professionals Named Quarter Century Members
Player Development22 Get Certified in General Management This Winter!
23 Player Development and the Four Disciplines of Execution - Keeping a Compelling Scoreard
Tournaments26 Rohrbaugh Wins Third Section Championship in a Row
27 Eight Qualify for 2016 National Championship
29 Keffer Overcomes Voska to Win West Chapter Championship
30 Voska Wins National Car Rental Pro Am Series at Columbine CC
32 Legacy Ridge Duo Wins 2015 Pro Assistant Championship
33 Player of the Year Points List
Junior Golf34 3 Colorado PGA Juniors Punch Their Ticket to Augusta National Golf Club
35 740 Juniors. Six Qualifying Events. One Dream.
37 My Jouney Through the Drive, Chip and Putt - by Landon Houska
39 Brosterhous Leads PGA JLG Team to Regional Championship
39 Lake Valley GC Extends PGA Junior League Season
Speed Matters presented by Imperial Headwear43 Speed Matters
The Buzz44 What people are saying on Social Media!
Sponsors46 Colorado PGA Partners
What’s Inside
Important DatesOctober 5, 2015Season ChampionshipCherry Creek CC
October 8, 2015Movers, Shakers and Money MakersThe Broadmoor
October 12, 2015Colorado PGA Fall MeetingHeritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club
October 19, 2015Pro-Scratch ChampionshipMeridian Golf Club
October 26, 2015Omni Interlocken Tri-AmOmni-Interlocken GC
November 2-4, 2015Las Vegas Pro AmPaiute Golf Resort
November 6, 2015Special Awards GalaColorado Golf Club
November 14, 2015Century of Golf GalaThe Broadmoor
November 18-19, 2015Player Development WorkshopFossil Trace Golf Club
November 30, 2015Certified Professional Program General ManagementIndian Tree Golf Club
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Picture This!Eric Smith, PGA Assistant Professional at the Country Club of the Rockies hits his opening tee shot during the final round of the 2015 Colorado PGA West Chapter Championship presented by Colorado Golf and Turf, Greg Norman - DUNNING, and Woodbridge Realty.
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Hello Fellow PGA Members & Apprentices,
Fall has arrived but the Colorado PGA Section’s season is far from over.
On October 5th, Cherry Creek Country Club hosts the Season Ending Championship. The Broadmoor is hosting the Movers, Shakers and Money Makers (formally the Pro/GM/Superintendent/Club official) event on October 8th with former Denver Bronco, Karl Mecklenburg as the keynote speaker. Our Annual Fall Business Meeting is at Heritage Eagle Bend on October 12th which will feature a fireside chat with Colorado Section legend, Vic Kline, PGA.
I’d like to congratulate Doug Rohrbaugh after winning his third consecutive Colorado Section Championship!! The victory qualifies Doug to play in next years’ PGA Professional Championship at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, New York. Also qualifying for the event were Barry Milstead, Ari Papadopoulos, Rob Hunt, Erik Billinger, Jeff Hanson, Doug Wherry and Caine Fitzgerald.
Congratulations to Geoff Keffer on his West Chapter Championship vicotry! As the tournament season winds down, Geoff sits atop the Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year Points List with only a few events left on the 2015 tournament schedule.
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, PGA
President Colorado Section PGA
Fall Has Arrived! 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 Rick 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
President’s Message
Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGA
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Head Professional
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By Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGA
Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director/[email protected] P (303) 996-1593 C (719) 761-6125
Keith Soriano, PGA Player Development Dir./Operations [email protected] P (303) 996-1590 C (720) 841-1006
Patrick Salva Marketing and Communications [email protected] P (303) 996-1597 C (303) 246-1007
Diane Plassmeyer Business [email protected] P (303) 996-1595 C (720) 271-9660
Justin Limon, PGA Tournament [email protected] P (303) 996-1588 C (720) 390-1160
Katie Ann LehmanJunior Golf [email protected] (303) 996-1591C (303) 668-1551
Bruce LubachEmployment [email protected] (402) 261.3604C (402) 802.8241
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It is without any surprise to me that the PGA Mem-bers of the Colorado Section continue to accomplish
all you do. You are viewed as the leaders in the Golf Industry and I am indeed very proud to represent you. These past eight (8) years as your Executive Director have been some of the most fulfilling years of my life, but to be honest with you, I believe that we are only at the beginning of some of the greatest accomplishments
in the history of our Section.
I am so excited for what I believe just might be the best Fall Membership Meeting we have ever put together. Great things are happening under our Youth Development Pillar where our Golf in Schools Program has now reached over 40,000 students, we have three Colorado Juniors heading to Augusta for the Drive, Chip, Putt Championship, and over 60 Teams competing in PGA Junior League with even more wonderful things planned for 2016!
Under our Supporting Our Military Pillar it has been so rewarding to see all of our Veterans go through our PGA HOPE Program using golf as a rehabilitation tool to help them on the road to recovery. They do so much for our country that it makes me proud to know in our own way we are supporting them in return.
Under our Diversity & Inclusion Pillar we continue to reach out to women and minorities by introducing them to the game of golf, providing three new scholarships to the UCCS PGA-PGM Program, and by also taking care of our own children and grandchildren by providing college scholarship opportunities.
Great things are happening under Colorado PGA REACH with even more great things planned to be announced on October 12, 2015 at Heritage Eagle Bend.
On November 14, 2015 during the Century of Golf Gala at The Broadmoor, Colorado PGA Professional Vic Kline will be recognized as the PGA Professional of the Century. What a treat it will be for all of us to actually be present during our Fall Membership Meeting to hear from Vic during a fireside chat with PGA Professional Jeff Beaudry. This will be a wonderful opportunity to hear from one of our best ever!
Closing out the meeting will be Ian James from Retail Tribe. Many of you may recall Ian from a few years ago when he spoke to us during one of our Spring Meetings at Pinehurst Country Club. Several of you let me know that we needed to have Ian back as he was one of the best speakers we have ever had. Ian will be presenting; Three Steps, Thirty Percent Increase.
It’s going to be a Historic meeting as we honor our 2015 Section Award Winners, our 2015 PGA National Award Winner Jim Hajek from Fossil Trace Golf Club, our PGA Professional of the Century, and share with you some exciting happenings for our future. I hope you make it a priority to join us!!!
As always, please let us know if we can assist you in any way and thank you for the opportunity and privilege to serve you.
Very Respectfully,
Eddie
A Historic Close to the YearExecutive Director’s Message
By Eddie Ainsworth, PGA
Eddie Ainsworth, PGA
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Colorado PGA Professional Championship
Congratulations to Doug Rohrbaugh. Barry Milstead, Ari Papadopoulos, Rob Hunt, Erik Billinger, Jeff Hansen, Doug Wherry and Caine Fitzgerald for their great play at the Colorado Section Championship and qualified for the 2016 PGA Professional Championship next summer at Turning Stone Resort in Verona. New York.
Drive, Chip and Putt Championship
Eighty junior golfers representing 30 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces have earned an invi-tation to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the third an-nual Drive, Chip and Putt Cham-pionship National Finals, to be played on Sunday, April 3, 2016, prior to the start of the Masters Tournament.
Congratulations to the following juniors representing the Col-orado, Rocky Mountain and Utah sections (District 9)
Girls 7-9
• Caitlyn Chin, 78, Greenwood Village, Colorado• Aadyn Long, 112, Lehi, UtahGirls 14-15
• Arielle Keating, 118, Colorado Springs, ColoradoBoys 10-11
• Cooper Jones, 128, Highland, UtahBoys 14-15
• Daniel Uranga, 161, Wilder, Idaho• Luke Trujillo, 129, Colorado Springs, ColoradoGood luck at the Drive, Chip and Putt finals at Augusta in 2016.
A special thank you to the Colo-rado Section of the PGA Staff for
the efforts at the local and regional qualifiers at Country Club at Castle Pines, Fort Collins Country Club, Hiwan Golf Club, Eagle Ranch Golf Club and the Country Club of Col-orado, as well as the regional qualifier Common Ground Golf Course.
I would also like to thank all the PGA Professionals who volunteered their time for making Drive, Chip and Putt a successful junior program that falls under PGA REACH.
PGA Junior League
Coming off his victory at Duetsche Bank Championship, Rickie Fowler has been named an Ambassador for the PGA Junior League Golf.
Rickie now joins Rory McIlroy and Michelle Wie as PGA Junior League Golf Ambassadors.
PGA Junior League Golf is a key youth initiative of PGA REACH, the PGA of America’s charitable foundation. The number of participants soared to approximately 30,000 boys and girls playing on 2,500 teams, which is an in-
crease of 95 percent from 2013.
“Rickie Fowler represents everything PGA Junior League Golf is about,” said PGA President Derek Sprague.” He is a tremendous role model for kids and embodies youth, passion, integrity and a great honor for the game. With Michelle and Rory on board as Ambassadors, PGA Junior League Golf is well positioned to make an impact on our game for years to come.”
PGA.org
Since January 2015, PGA.org has been operated in con-
An Exicting End to the 2015 Golf Season!
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cert with PGA-Links.com. On Sept. 9, PGA-Links.com was taken offline permanently as part of the PGA of Ameri-ca’s continued digital revital-ization process. The redesigned official mem-ber site offers PGA Profes-sionals custom-ization, sensible navigation and personalized content.
A few things to remember:
• Your username and password have not changed.• Everything located on PGALinks.com automatically redirects to the related page on PGA.org.• Any bookmarked or saved PGALinks.com pages automatically redirects to PGA.org.• You can always access the Site Help page via a button at the bottom of the screen.And be sure to try the new features:
• Each area of the website includes “filters” to help you narrow your search for content.• Update your profile, especially your profile picture, to help you connect with other members and consumers.• You can “favorite” pages that are relevant and interesting to you, saving them to your custom dashboard. This functionality allows you to have a personalized list of your most important items on PGA.org at all times.• We encourage you to connect with other PGA members through “Connections” — which is also located on your dashboard.To familiarize yourself with the new site, visit GuideforPGA.org for video tutorials and frequently asked questions or logo onto PGA.org.
Congratulations to PGA of America Secretary Suzy Whaley
PGA of America Secretary Suzy Whaley has been named one of Sports Business Journal’s “Game Changers: Women in Sports Business” as part of its 2015 class of 36 honorees. The goal of Game Changers is to tell the stories of women who contribute to the success of the sports industry. The award aims to highlight individuals whose stories have yet to be told. The awards ceremony took place in New York City on Sept. 17.
National Scholarships Award Recipients
The PGA of America has announced the recipients of the national scholarship awards in conjunction with the PGA
Financial Assistance Program. This is the 30 year of the scholarship pro-gram, scholarships were awarded to 128 students totaling $301,000.
Congratulations to Haley Wells, Lake-wood, Colorado who is attending Montclair State University and one of the 2015 award winners.
Founded in 1986. The PGA Finan-cial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program has awarded more than $6 million to more than 2900 under-graduate students who are children and grandchildren of PGA members.
Funds for this scholarship program are made thru volun-tary contributions from PGA members and other donors.
PGA REACH and Folds of Honor team up to celebrate Patriot Golf Day
This Labor Day weekend, golf facilities across the coun-try invited golfers to hit the links to celebrate Patriot Golf Day, the primary fundraiser benefiting Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization and official partner of PGA REACH that provides educational scholarships to children and spouses of fallen and disabled veterans.
Open to golfers across the country, Patriot Golf Day took place from September 4-7. During the holiday weekend, golfers were asked to add an extra dollar to their green fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships. More than 5,000 golf facilities nationwide were registered to host Patriot Golf Day this year.
Patriot Golf Day was launched in 2007 by Major Dan Rooney, a PGA Professional and former F-16 pilot for the Oklahoma Air National Guard who founded Folds of Hon-or. In the last eight years, golfers nationwide have been instrumental in raising donations through Patriot Golf Day events, resulting in more than 7,500 scholarships to bene-fit Folds of Honor, in all 50 states and 41 PGA sections.
PGA/LPGA Professional Laurie Rinker soared to title in LPGA T&CP National Championship
PGA/LPGA Professional Laurie Rinker of Stuart, Florida posted a near flawless 7-under-par 65, to capture her first LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals National Champion-ship and secure another trip to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Rinker, 51, finished with a four-stroke triumph over three-time defending champion Jean Bartholomew of Garden City, New York, and PGA Professional Karen Paolozzi of Atlanta, Georgia. The owner and director of instruction of Rinker Golf earned a $10,000 winner’s check and will return for the second consecutive year to the KPMG
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Women’s PGA Championship, June 9-12, 2016, at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington.
Rounding out the top eight finishers earning a KPMG Women’s PGA Championship berth were: Rinker, Bar-tholomew, Paolozzi, Jennifer Bermingham, Long Beach, California; Lisa Grimes, Alexandria, Minnesota; Jessica Carafiello, Coral Springs, Florida; Hillery Wilson, Maryland Heights, Missouri; and Elizabeth Caron, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Henry Smokler Named General Counsel for the PGA of America
Henry Smokler has been named General Counsel for the PGA of America. Smokler, who begins service Oct. 5, will be based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and will report to PGA Chief Executive Officer Pete Bevacqua. Smokler will be respon-sible for all legal affairs, including all corporate, strategic, and tactical legal initiatives.
From 2004 to his join-ing the PGA of America staff, Smokler served in several business and legal roles for the United States Golf Association. Most recently, he served as Managing Director, Broadcast and Digital Media, with responsibility for developing and managing the USGA’s relationships with its broadcast and digital media partners and overseeing the direction of the USGA’s digital platforms.
Prior to that role, Smokler served as the Associate Gen-eral Counsel of the USGA from 2004 through 2012, with responsibility for corporate, governance, tax and regu-latory matters. Smokler began his professional career in 1997 as an associate with Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York City, and later joined Davis & Gilbert, LLP, also of New York, in 2000.
A native of Boulder, Colorado, Smokler earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Oak Hill Country Club to host the PGA Championship in 2023
On September 9, the PGA of America announced that Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, will host the 105th PGA Championship on its famed East Course in
2023.
This will be a record-tying fourth PGA Championship at Oak Hill, which was designed by Donald Ross in 1925. Oak Hill has been the site of many PGA Championship memories. Jack Nicklaus won the penultimate major of his legendary career by seven shots at Oak Hill in the 1980 PGA Championship. Most recently, Jason Dufner’s second-round 63 during the 2013 PGA Championship set the East Course record and the stage for the first major championship of his career.
Other major and premier championships conducted at Oak Hill include the 1995 Ryder Cup, the 2008 Senior PGA Championship (won by Jay Haas), the 1998 U.S. Amateur (Hank Kuehne), 1989 U.S. Open (Curtis Strange), 1984 U.S. Senior Open (Miller Barber), 1968 U.S. Open (Lee Trevino), 1956 U.S. Open (Cary Middlecoff), and 1949 U.S. Amateur (Charles Coe).
Great Britain & Ireland Captured the PGA Cup
The premier international competition for club Profession-als between the PGA of America and The Professional Golfers’ Association went down to the final match, the final hole, and the final putt.
The Great Britain & Ireland PGA Cup Team saw 10 Sunday singles matches as an opportunity to vanquish the specter of 13 previous trips Stateside and 13 return flights without the Llandudno International Trophy in tow. By winning a pair of stunning turnaround matches, GB&I earned 5.5 of 10 possible points on Sunday to claim the 27th PGA Cup, 13.5 to 12.5 over their PGA counterparts from United States.
At the end of three hotly contested days in the Northern California sun, Allen Wronowski, the PGA’s Honorary Pres-ident and United States Captain was upbeat despite the loss, “GB&I deserves all the credit in the world. I don’t look at it as we lost. They won. We got beat by a really really good team that played their best.”
Thank you all for your dedication to the Colorado Section, PGA of America and the game of golf.
I look forward to seeing you at the Colorado Section of the PGA Fall Meeting.
Kyle Heyen
National PGA Director, District 9
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Fall Membership Meeting Set for Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country ClubThe Colorado PGA will host the 2015 Fall Membership
Meeting on Monday, October 12, 2015. The annual meeting will feature presentations from sponsors, an up-date on Colorado PGA REACH, and some exciting news about our Colorado PGA Junior Golf programs.
The education seminar for the day will be conducted by Ian James, CEO of Retail Tribe and PGA of America Consultant. James will expand on how to leverage programs
To wrap up the meeting, PGA of America West Regional Employment Consultant Jeff Beaudry will facilitate a Fireside Chat with former Indian Tree Golf Club and Golf Professional of the Century, Charles “Vic” Kline.
Colorado PGA Fall Membership MeetingHeritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country ClubMonday, October 12, 2015
Entry - $0 for Meeting only, $35 for Meeting and Education, and $110 for Meeting, Education and Golf
Schedule of Events• 7:00a - Registration• 8:00a - Meeting Called to Order• 9:15a - Colorado PGA REACH Update• 10:00a - Ian James from Retail Tribe • 10:45a - Charles “Vic” Kline Fireside Chat• 12:30p - 3-person Scramble Shotgun Start
2015-2016 Education Calendar Being Finalized
Movers, Shakers and Money Makers10/8/15The Broadmoor | Featured guest - Karl Mecklenberg
Fall Meeting Business Meeting 10/12/15Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club| Featured guest - Ian James
Player Development Workshop 11/18/15-11/19/15Fossil Trace Golf ClubFacilitated by Keith Soriano featuring Ted Eleftherio, PGA
Certified Professional Program – General Management 11/30/15-2/29/15Indian Tree Golf ClubFacilitator - Keith Soriano, PGA
Rules of Golf Workshop 2/18/16 University of Colorado – Colorado Springs | Featured guest, Larry Startzel
USGA-PGA Rules Workshop 3/5/16 – 3/8/16Denver, CO | Featured guest - USGA and PGA Rules Committee Member
15 Invaluable Laws of Growth Date To Be Determined Location To Be Determined (South Denver Metro area) Facilitator - Eddie Ainsworth, PGA
Interview Training & Career Growth Date To Be DeterminedLocation To Be Determined | Featured guest - To Be Determined
While the season is still going strong, it is time to start planning for the off-season and preparing for a successful 2016. With that in mind, the 2015-2016 Education Schedule is well on its’ way to completion.
Highlighting the schedule of education seminars is the Pro-GM-Super-Club Official held at the Broadmoor with featured guest Karl Mecklenberg. Two extended education seminars, the Certified Professional Program in General Management and 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth will be conducted as will two rules workshops, one at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs and the four-day USGA-PGA Rules Workshop.
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The Colorado PGA will host a “first of its kind” Player Development workshop on Wednesday and Thurs-
day, November 18-19, 2015 at Fossil Trace Golf Club in Golden, Colorado. The two day workshop is designed to enhance a PGA Professional’s understanding of structured player development programming which can address any consumer’s needs and be flexible enough to meet the demands of any facility.
The workshop will feature PGA of America Director of Golf Program Development, Ted D. Eleftheriou as the lead instructor. Ted is a PGA Professional whose career started as an instructor in Southern California before moving on to become the Eastern Regional Director with the Nike Golf Learning Centers. In 2004 Ted be-gan focusing his attention on business motivation and consulting services. In 2014 he was hired by the PGA of America as the Director of Golf Program Develop-ment and remains in that role today.
The topics covered will include:
1. The importance of identifying and understand-ing operating analysis (Player Development Math and Revenue Scorecards)
2. Implementation strategies for key revenue driv-ers
3. Identifying the consumer life-cycle (from non-golfer to avid golfer)
4. Instruction as a business for creating custom-ers, growing rounds and generating incremental reve-nue at the facility
5. Developing and implementing instruction prod-ucts that meet consumer needs
Click here to access the event registration page.
Interactive Player Development Workshop Coming to Fossil Trace Golf ClubMaster Skills to Grow Your Value as a PGA Professional
who are we, the current situation
and future possibilities
why we care, why we teach
& why we play golf
who they are, what they want
& where they are at
our purpose, what we excel at
& how we add value
the marketing lifecycle, conversion funnels
& the channels to use
how to use activities an engagements to nurture the recreational golfer
how to deepen the engagement of golfers by leveraging relationships
how to create value to and for the most committed golfers
tying everything together into an integrated
programming strategy
how to measure and manage success –
both before and after
comprehensive review of real player development and its inputs / outputs
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Section News
Three UCCS PGA-PGM Students Earn Inagural Colorado PGA REACH ScholarshipsHartman Earns Ann Finke ScholarshipMaggie Hartman, a native of Denver, Colorado and a
graduated of Denver East High School, has earned the Ann Finke Scholarships. Given to a deserving female student who is enrolling or already enrolled in the UCCS PGA-PGM program, the scholarship is named in honor Ann Finke, the 2010 PGA Junior Golf Leader Award and current Director of Instruction at the Country Club of Colorado.
Hartman, a sophomore at UCCS, has been intimitely involved with the First Tee program throughout her young career. She volunteered with the First Tee of Denver from 2009 to 2012. During that time, she at-tended The First Tee National Life Skills and Leadership Academy at Hofsta University on Long Island, New York and the The First Tee National Training Academy at Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Bluffton, South Carolina
Maggie’s career in the golf industry has been centered in Denver. She spent time working at City Park Golf Course in Denver before taking on her current intern-ship at the club. Prior to that she spent time interning at Denver Country Club.
Daly Named Recipient of Diversity and Inclusion ScholarshipThe Diversity and Inclusion scholarships is awarded
to a deserving student who is of an ethnic back-ground and coincides with the Diversity and Inclusion pillar of Colorado PGA REACH.
Daly, a native of San Diego, California and a graduate of St. Augustine High School, is a sophomore at UCCS. He grew up playing football before focusing his at-tention on the game of golf before enrolling at UCCS. He has spent time interning at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, CO under PGA Head Professional Graham Cliff and is currently interning at Army Navy Country Club
in Arlington and Fairfax, VA.
Outside of golf, Daly is involved in the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity where he is involved in offering community service to organizations in the Colorado Springs area such as the Office of Sustainability at UCCS, the Hu-mane Society, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado. He also spends time volunteering his time at the First Tee of Pikes Peak.
“I am grateful to the Colorado PGA Section for this generous acknowledgement of not only my passion for the game of golf but also my pride in my family’s ethnic heritage,” Kyle noted after being notified he had earned the scholarship.
Dow Finsterwald Scholarship Awarded to FollansbeeBlake Follansbee of Parker, Colorado and a graduate
of Chaparral High School has earned the inaugural Dow Finsterwald Scholarhip.
The Dow Finsterwald Scholarship is awarded to a grad-uate of a Colorado high school is who is enrolling or already enrolled in the UCCS PGA PGM program. It is named in honor of Dow Finsterwald who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. Finster-wald went on to be named the Director of Golf at The Broadmoor, was the PGA of America Vice-President from 1976 to 1978 and served on the USGA Rules of Golf Committee from 1979 to 1981.
Follansbee, a freshman at UCCS, was floored when he found out he would be receiving the Finsterwald schol-arship. “I feel really honored to receive a scholarship in Mr. Finsterwalds name,” he said after finding out he had earned the scholarship. “He obviously had a love for the game and helped the game grow his entire life, and I hope to do the same. And to also be recognized by the Colorado PGA is a real honor as well.”
Follansbee spent time working at the Country Club at Castle Pines in outside service and is currently working part-time at the Colorado Springs Country Club. While he is passionate about the golf industry, his heart lies
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One of the main elements of the curriculum for the PGA Golf Management Program at
the University of Colorado Colorado Springs is the internship experiences. Over the past year, I have written a couple articles on how to support an intern and how a PGA Professional can serve as a mentor during the experience. This time, I want to back up a little bit and help PGA Professionals unfamiliar with the process of employing an intern
understand how the stu-dents select their sites each year.
Each year, the PGA Golf Management Program sends out around 60-70 interns, with some com-pleting 3-month level 1, summer internships and the rest com-pleting level 2 or 3 internships, lasting 6+ months. However, the process begins much earlier, in the fall of each year as the stu-dents narrow down their choices for their internship. They spend time reviewing the many options available to them, evaluating their career interests and goals as aspiring PGA Professionals. Finally, they meet with me to discuss their options, having nar-rowed it down to 3-4 options.
At this point, I contact the PGA Professional at the site they have selected, to see the interest for an intern for the coming season. The student then goes through the process of applying for a position, as dictated and guided by the site. We provide the tools for them to succeed during this process, but for many of the level
1 students, this may be their first opportunity to apply for a position at a golf course.
When a student completes the interview process and a site agrees to hire that student for an internship, we complete some simple paperwork. The site receives a letter from our office, outlining the internship details, to include the dates of the internship experience, rate of pay and all other compensation details, if applicable. The letter also includes an outline of deadlines for the student to submit both paperwork as well as complete and submit PGA activities to their student portal. Fi-nally, we ask supervisors permit the intern to practice, play, and receive instruction as needed to support their pursuit of passing the Playing Ability Test.
As you can see, this is a simple yet very important process for the students in the PGA Golf Management Program. The mentorship and guidance they receive from PGA Professionals on their internships are integral to achieving our goal of creating the next generation of leaders in the golf industry. If you are interested in be-coming a supervising site for the students from UCCS, please contact me directly.
Help Create Our Next Generation of PGA Professionals
Mark Bacheldor, PGA
Internship Coordinator
UCCS PGA-PGM
Three UCCS PGA-PGM Students Earn Inagural Colorado PGA REACH Scholarships (cont.)in teaching the game. “I have a big interest in teaching golf and would like to have my own academy,” noted Blake of his career aspirations.
Each of the three scholarships has been
awarded on a yearly basis and can be renewed on a yearly basis. Students must satisfy certain requirements to earn the scholarships, including maintaining grades and volunteering for Colorado PGA REACH events.
Section News
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Karl Mecklenburg, former linebacker
for the Denver Broncos and a member of the teams Ring of Fame, will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Pro-GM-Su-per-President to be held at The Broadmoor on Thursday, October 8, 2015. As a former NFL team captain and cur-rent professional speak-er, Karl understands what it takes for a team to work together for the good of all. But, the message doesn’t stop there. Karl addresses what it takes to be successful in all aspects of life; at work, in relationships, at home, and personally.
Karl is a respected professional speaker as well as a NFL celebrity whose name recognition helps drive attendance. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and approaches speaking in the same way he approached football in the NFL; with effort, intelligence, and passion.
The event will include a continental breakfast, lunch and will conclude with a four-person scramble, all with the goal to build a better, stronger team going into the off-season.
Section News
Karl Mecklenburg to Highlight Movers, Shakers and Money Makers
Pro-GM-Super-President presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA
Who – Registration is open to all Colorado PGA Professionals and their staff
What – A day-long team building event.
When – Thursday, October 8, 2015
Where – The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO
Registration Fee – $400 per team
Golf Tournament - 18-hole Scramble
Registration Deadline - Friday, October 2, 2015
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RMGSA Fall Show Set for October 13-14, 2015The Rocky Mountain Golf Sales Asso-
ciation cordially invites you and your associates to the 2015 RMGSA Golf Mer-chandise Show to be held in metro Denver on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 13-14, 2015. The show immediatly follows the Colorado PGA Fall Business Meeting set for Monday, October 12, 2015 at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club.
The show is located in the Crowne Plaza DIA (Formerly Holiday Inn) I-70 East and Chambers in the John Q Hammons Trade Center. If you would like to stay at the hotel, reservations may be made by calling the Crowne Plaza (303-371-9494). Be sure to ask for the Rocky Mountain Golf Sales Association $96 room rate. October 2, 2015 is the Deadline to receive this rate.
You may register online this year. To access the registration page go to rmgsa.com and log in as a Pro/Buyer. Please complete all the information and register for the show.
The show hours are as follows:
Tuesday, October 13th
8:00AM to 6:00PM
Wednesday, October 14th
8:00AM to 5:00PM
Deimund Named Club Glove Sales RepKelly Deimund, PGA Professional and former
Assistant Professional at the Country Club of the Rockies and the Club at Cordillera, has been intro-duced as the local Sales Representative for Club Glove for the the state of Colorado.
A mother of two, Kelly takes over for the recently retired Linda Jacobnson. “I’ve known Kelly, as many of you have, for 15 years,” noted Jacobson in announcing the change. “I know she will do a great job!”
In addition to Club Glove, Kelly is the local sales rep for Levelwear and Lisette-I Sport.
To contact Kelly about Club Glove or any of her other lines, contact here at:
Kelly P. Deimund, PGA (c) 970.376.3945 (f) 866.801.7066 [email protected]
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Section News
Oct. 1 Bryce Bervig, PGA Jacob G. O’Dell, PGA
Oct. 3 David A. Brown, PGA
Oct. 4 William J Bernhardt
Oct. 5 Jonathan Arnold, PGA Peter D. Hymes, PGA Scott R. Ough, PGA Kelly L. Plaisier, PGA Derek J. Rush, PGA
Oct. 6 Brad A. Thorberg, PGA
Oct. 7 Sam G. Broome, PGA Manny Martinez III
Oct. 9 Phil Gerster, PGA David W. Heinly, PGA Scott E. Stevenson, PGA
Oct. 11 Joseph D Beling
Oct. 12 Jaime M. Sniffin, PGA
Oct. 13 Eric A. Smith, PGA Rynk M. Strothers, PGA
Oct. 14 Caine L Fitzgerald, PGA Rick Graves, PGA Jeff C. Hanson, PGA Stewart G. Koch, PGA
Oct. 15 Sherry Andonian, PGA Michael E. Northern, PGA
Oct. 16 Chad J. Miller, PGA
Oct. 17 Danny Mourino Geoffrey J. Strasser, PGA Narudol P Yoadjarust
Oct. 18 Justin M. Fox, PGA Michael L. Pickens, PGA
Oct. 19 Donald J. Cook, PGA
Oct. 20 Nick B. Welch, PGA
Oct. 21 Daniel Ward, PGA
Oct. 22 Chris Johnson, PGA
Oct. 23 Ryan P Coyne J R Hamblet, PGA Bill A. Majure, PGA
Oct. 24 James R. Owens, PGA
Oct. 25 Steven Bruening, PGA Gregory Bryan, PGA Gregg C. Jones, PGA Tara G. Morris, PGA
Oct. 26 Jesse D Crowe Jay A. Ewing, PGA Gene Miranda, PGA Travis J. Morton, PGA Dominic D. Principato, PGA Charles E. Stephenson, PGA
Oct. 27 Tyler C. Van Kooten, PGA Craig S. Vollmar, PGA Grant Wittenwyler, PGA
Oct. 28 Donald A. Fox, PGA
Oct. 29 Benjamin D. Pilon, PGA Stan Sayers, PGA Patrick M. Tait, PGA
Oct. 30 Ross W. McLean, PGA Gary R Washington, PGA
Oct. 31 Jeremy Beck, PGA Frank J. Jacobson, PGA
Happy Birthday!
New ApprenticesChad Rush | B-8 | Sonnenalp Golf Club
Transferred out of the SectionDavid C. Menke, PGA | A-4 | previously at the Country Club at Castle Pines | transferred to the Southwest Section PGA | currently the A-4 at PGA West - Private Club
Arick A. Zeigel, PGA | A-8 | previously at the Country Club of Colorado | transferred to the North Florida Section | currently an A-6 with the Bishops Gate Golf Academy
New MembersMichael J. Congdon, PGA | A-8 | Colorado Golf Club
The 411An update on our Colorado PGA Members
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Section News
Recently named to PGA Quarter Century Member-ship, PGA Professional John Karamigios loves
teaching at Foothills Golf Course and has been there since 1990. He grew up in Denver and was introduced to the game at age 14 at the Kennedy Golf Par 3 Course. The passion was felt through his recent statement, although Karamigios casually mentioned in his low-key manner, “I love golf and working with people. It’s the perfect combination. I’m just proud to be part of PGA as a PGA Professional. That says it all.”
As an apprentice he was Head Golf Professional in 1980-81 at Copper Mountain, now Copper Creek Golf Course. He moved to Breckenridge and served as a consultant for 4 years while the golf course was be-
ing built. “Yes, it took 4 years to build Breckenridge Golf Club,” Karamigios stated. Then came his move to Foothills Golf Course as an Assistant Professional where he has remained through today still teaching a couple days per week.
Other hobbies and interests that keep Karamigios busy are backpacking and fly fishing at his cabin that bor-ders the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness area near West-cliffe in southern Colorado. And if he could play golf in a dream foursome, “…it would be with Hogan, Snead and Jones, although these guys would all beat me, and everyone reading this article would know that I am a true old-timer.”
“In grade school I used to sneak under the fence of Skyline Country Club in Tucson, Arizona with my
Dad’s golf clubs and fishing pole. When I got kicked off the golf course I went fishing in the ponds,” John Murray laughingly recalled. And the rest is history as he celebrates membership in the PGA Quarter Century Club for 25 years of service in the PGA.
Growing up in Tucson, Murray graduated high school there and came to Colorado for college. “I played high school golf, but not college since I transferred to Western State in Gunnison which was a very small school at the time and didn’t have a long playing season so most of their golf practice was done in the gym,” Murray mentioned.
A big influence in his reason to become a PGA Professional was his wife’s cousin’s husband who was a PGA Professional at Heather Ridge. “What I love most about golf is the kids, introducing them to the game and working with the Junior Program. Although the financial aspect of helping several clubs I worked for become profitable is a meaningful contribution I feel I’ve made,” Murray mentioned with pride.
He started at Juniper Hills Country Club in Pocatello, Idaho as a Head PGA Professional in 1990, then ran a corporate outing business for 12 years called John Murray’s Fairway Escapes. Murray boasted, “We did corporate outings when I was part of the Rocky Mountain Section as well as the Colorado Section in addition to doing events in the winter in the southwest.” He is in partnership with his current business called Freedom Mobility that sells and provides affordable handicap accessible vans to those in need. “Something that is really needed in the community,” Murray stated.
As an outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and fishing, Murray remembered his days growing up in Tucson attending the Tucson Open with legends like Johnny Miller, the Desert Rat, “My dream foursome would be someone from every generation like Miller, Seve Ballesteros who I share a common birthday, and Arnie. I’d probably not be in a foursome with young golfers, some of which hit the ball so long you can’t even see it!”
Murray’s Love of the Game Started By Sneaking On
Karamigios Proud To Celebrate 25 Years
Travels abound in the golf life of PGA Professional Jim Morrisey, recently named a PGA Quarter
Century Member for his 25 years of service to the in-dustry. From Baja California Mexico to Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and Illinois, Morrisey has worked as a PGA Professional in all aspects from assistant to head professional to general manager.
As a member of 5 Sections throughout the US: Colo-
rado, North Forida, Southwest, Gateway and Illinois, he has had the opportunity to experience many exciting personalities and places in his golf career. He became a PGA Member in September 1990 and is currently a Life Member.
Congratulations to Jim Morrisey, PGA for his 25 years of dedication as a PGA Professional, truly an Expert in the Game and Business of Golf.
Morrisey Elected to Quarter Century Membership
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The Colorado Section PGA is of-fering its professionals a unique
opportunity to complete the course work required for Certification in Gen-eral Management in a dynamic group learning environment. Over the course of 11 weeks, we will work through the 14 required courses in the General Management Certification Series during 2 hour morning workshops held at the Indian Tree Golf Club in Arvada. This is an opportunity to enhance your skills as a PGA Professional, and to do so in a group setting that will allow for the sharing of best practices, innovative ideas, and fellowship. The course will be highlighted by guest speakers who are experts in their areas. Certification candidates will complete the 6 required elective courses on their own over the course of the schedule. At the conclu-sion of the course, candidates will be prepared to complete the CAPSTONE paper and the PROficiency test or the General Management Project option.
The General management CPP will focus on education for those who provide leadership and organizational structure while managing all business operations including F&B, Golf Operations, Golf Course Maintenance, Fitness, Membership, Aquatics and Tennis. The program will also cover administration of golf associations including membership service, benefits, philanthropy, and fulfillment of the association’s mission statement.
Upon completion of the 14 required courses and 6 electives, candidates will have one of two options based on length of Membership. Members with more than 8 years of Membership may complete the General Management Project. The project fee is $100.00 and upon successful completion, the Member is designated as a Certified Golf Professional. Members with less than 8 years of Membership will complete a CAPSTONE paper and a PROficiency test. The fee for the CAPSTONE paper is $50.00, the fee for the PROficiency test is $50.00. Upon successful completion of both, the Member is designated as a Certified Golf Professional.
To sign up for the 11 week program, contact the Player Development & Operations Director, Keith Soriano, PGA, at [email protected] or 303.996.1590.
For more information on the PGA Certified Professional Program, log on to PGA.org and search under the “Member Education” tab.
Get Certified in General Management This Winter!Colorado PGA Offering Dynamic Group Learning Experience
Class Schedule
Mondays - 7:30am-9:30am
November 30, 2015
December 7, 2015
December 14, 2015
December 21, 2015
January 4, 2016
January 11, 2016
January 18, 2016
January 25, 2016 No Class - PGA Merchandise Show/Elective Week
February 1, 2016
February 18, 2016
February 22, 2016
February 29, 2016 - Capstone & Project Workshop
Location
All classes will be held at Indian Tree Golf Club in Arvada.
7555 Wadsworth Bouleveard
Arvada, CO 80003
Cost
Enrollment & Access to CPP 2.0 Library: $400.00
Class Size is Limited to 20 PGA Professionals
Player Development
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The third discipline is to make sure that every-one on your team knows the score at all times.
This is the discipline of engagement. If your lead and lag measures are not captured, updated and shared with your team regularly, the team will disengage from chasing your “Wildly Important Goals”.
Great teams know, at every moment, whether or not they’re winning, they MUST know, otherwise they don’t know what they have to do to win the game. A compelling scoreboard tells the team where they are and where they should be, information that is essential to team problem solving and decision making.
When team members can not only see the score, but are also involved in keeping score, they truly understand the connection between their performance and reaching the team’s goal; and this in turn changes the level at which they perform.
Four questions must be asked when determining if a scoreboard will be compelling to the team:
• Is it simple?• Can I see it easily?• Does it show lead and lag measures?• Can I tell at a glance if I’m winning?
In the PGA of America, we have such a scoreboard. The Revenue Scorecard is a business tool designed to systematically quantify the total incremental revenue driven to your facility through player development programming. The total yearly incremental revenue reported in the Revenue Scorecard is a key business measure that can be shared with your facility ownership and your team to demonstrate the value and revenue that is driven to the facility through instructional programming. To build your scoreboard, contact Keith Soriano, PGA | Player Development & Operations Director.
Next month: Creating a Cadence of Accountability
Player Development and The Four Disciplines of Execution Keeping a Compelling Scorecard | 3 of 4
Keith Soriano, PGA
Player Development Director/Operations Director
Colorado PGA
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By Keith Soriano, PGA
Player Development
The 4 Disciplines exist for one reason: to execute on a plan in the midst of the whirlwind of distractions. Most people are so busy just maintaining the business—just keeping their heads above water—most of the time they can't even hear you, let alone execute on your most important priorities. The 4 Disciplines focuses your team's energy on a winnable game in the midst of distraction.
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Tournaments
Rohrbaugh Wins Third Section Championship in a RowDoug Rohrbaugh, PGA Director
of Golf at Ironbridge Golf Club added his name to the record books by winning the 2015 Colorado PGA Professional Championship pre-sented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA on Wednesday, August 16, 2015 at Meridian Golf Club. The victory was the third consecutive championship in the biggest event on the Colorado PGA schedule.
“My goal coming into the week was definitely to win,” Rohrbaugh noted after his victory. “I really wanted that third straight title!” Rohrbaugh fired rounds of 69-69-73 for a 54-hole total of five-under-par 211.
Rohrbaugh has spent little time playing Colorado PGA events this year, instead focusing his attention on his Champions Tour aspirations. “This event comes in the middle of a four week break I had out there,” Rohrbaugh said referring to the Champions Tour. “It provided a great opportunity to come home, re-charge my batteries and really get my game ready to go back out there.”
“I started out the year playing really well but as of late I’ve been playing what I call “Ho-hum” golf,” he noted of his attempt to qualifying into Champions Tour events. “I’m playing good but just not good enough.”
This win for Rohrbaugh wasn’t the same “walk in the park” that his two previous victories were. Rorhbaugh started the day one stroke clear of Barry Milstead, PGA Head Professional at Valley Country Club after Milstead fired the low round of the tournament with a five-under-par 67 during the second round. While both players didn’t make much of a move during the early part of the round, Milstead picked up three shots by making birdie-par on the par-3 15 and 17 holes, while Rohrbaugh bogeyed both.
Playing the demanding par-4 18 hole, both players left themselves birdie putts of nearly 25 feet. Milstead, playing up the hill to a tough hole location, went first and left his putt just inches short of the cup. Rohrbaugh, putting across the slope and needing only a two-putt for the championship rolled his putt in.
Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Director of Golf at Ironbridge Golf Club collects the trophy after winning the 2015 Colorado PGA Professional Championship.
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Jeff Hanson, PGARed Sky GC
Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Ironbridge GC
Barry Milstead, PGA Valley CC
Rob Hunt, PGA The Links GC
Erik Billinger, PGA Univ. of Denver
Doug Wherry, PGA Jake’s Academy
Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Meadow Hills GC
Ari Papadopoulos, PGA Red Sky GC
2016 PGA Professional Championship Qualifiers
Tournaments“I was just trying to lag it up there,” Doug noted of the decisive final putt. “A few feet away from the hole I thought it had a chance and the next thing I knew, it went in.”
The win for Rohrbaugh adds his name to a short list of Colorado PGA Professionals to have won three consecutive championships. Ron Vlosich won three-in-a-row from 1991 to 1993 while Ken Krieger won three-in-a-row from 1996 to 1998. The win leaves Rohrbaugh one shy of tying the all-time record of four total wins in the Championship. Fred Wampler, the 1997 Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Inductee and former Denver Country Club Head Professional, won the event in 1966, 1968, 1973 and 1974.
Coming in third place for the championship was Red Sky Golf Club Head Professional Ari Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos finished the championship at even-par 216, having been at three-under-par through 15 holes before bogeying the last three.
In addition to the championship, the 126 players were all competing for eight qualifying spots into the 2016 PGA Professional National Championship, set for June 26-29, 2016 in upstate New York at the Turning Stone Resort. The other Professional Championship qualifiers in addition to Rohrbaugh, Milstead and Papadopoulos was two-time Section Champion Rob Hunt, the PGA Head Professional from The Links Golf Course, University of Denver Men’s Golf Coach Erik Billinger, Red Sky Golf Club Director of Golf Jeff Hanson, 2012 Section Champion and Meadow Hills Golf Course PGA Assistant Professional Caine Fitzgerald and Doug Wherry, PGA Director of Instruction at Jake’s Academy. Fitzgerald and Wherry earned the last two qualifying spots after the both birdied the second hole of a sudden-death, the par-5 11 hole. The playoff featured six players vying for two spots. Hanson and Wherry both recently qualified for the 2015 Senior PGA Professional Championship to be played later this year in northern California.
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Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Aurora Hills
Golf Course made the long trek to the Colorado PGA West Chapter Championship presented by Colo-rado Golf and Turf, Greg Norman – DUNNING and Woodbridge Realty to win the championship for the first time on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Keffer rode the mo-mentum of a brand new putter to post back to back rounds of four-under-par 68 for a 36-hole total of 8-under-par 136.
The victory was a hard fought victory over Kyle Voska, PGA Assistant Professional at The Links Golf Course in Highlands Ranch, CO. Keffer began the day with a one-stroke lead and carried that lead all the way to the 13th hole before being caught by Voska after he chipped in for birdie at the downhill par-4. Keffer answered with a birdie of his own on the par-3 14th but then dropped two shots at the short-par-4 15th after he misread a short putt for par and Voska rolled in an uphill birdie putt from 15 feet.
Voska carried his momentum into the par-4 16th and made another birdie to open up a two shot lead with two to play. That’s where Keffer’s new putter came into play. He knocked in a long birdie putt at the par-4 17th hole to narrow the gap to just one stroke.
“I thought were we tied going into 18,” Keffer noted after the round. “I knew that with my length I basically had a one-shot advantage. He was going to probably lay-up regardless and I knew if I hit it well off the tee that I could get home in 2 with ease.”
Keffer did just that on the downhill par-5 as he hit 6-iron to the back edge of the green. Voska layed up and missed the green right of the flag on his third shot. Keffer then lagged his difficult eagle putt to two feet and watched as Voska left his chip five feet short of the cup. Thinking he had all but wrapped up the victory, Keffer watched as Voska pushed his potentially tying putt to the right to open the door. Keffer quickly slammed it as he
knocked in his birdie putt to secure
Keffer Overcomes Voska to Win West Chapter Championship
Tournaments
Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Aurora Hills Golf Course won the 2015 Colorado PGA West Chapter Championship at Aspen Glen Club.
Kyle Voska, PGA Assistant Professional at The Links Golf Course tees off the first hole at Aspen Glen during the final round.
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the one-shot victory.
“The key today was the new putter I put in play from the golf shop here at Aspen Glen and that really helped,” Keffer noted after the victory. He had borrowed the putter from the professional staff at Aspen Glen Club at the turn of his practice round and was quick to purchase the putter after this victory. “I brought 4 different putters with me but none were really working for me. I saw the putter in the golf shop and put it into play during my practice round and it just really clicked.”
While Keffer doesn’t often play Aspen Glen Club, it is one of his favorite courses in Colorado. “I really love this course,” Keffer noted after his round. “It sets up so well for my game and it’s one of the few courses where I really get to use by length to my advantage.”
Finishing in third place was Eric Smith, PGA Assistant Professional at the Country Club of the Rockies who posted a two-under-par 142. Finishing tied for fourth at one-over-par 145 was a trio of players; Sherry Andonian, PGA Instructor at Valley Country Club, Justin Fox, PGA Head Professional at The Bridges Golf and Country Club, and Andrew Gerlach, PGA Assistant Professional at Maroon Creek Club.
Voska Wins Title at National Car Rental Colorado PGA Pro Am
Tournaments
Kyle Voska, PGA Assistant Professional at The Links Golf Course was victorious in the second and final
National Car Rental Pro Am Series event on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Columbine Country Club. Voska putted well on his way to posting a three-under-par 69 for a one stroke victory.
“I made some key putts from five to ten feet that jump-started my round,” Voska noted about his fast start. “I was 2-under through 5 holes with only 6 putts.”
Voska has been playing well as of late but has had a tough time stringing together a complete round. “I’ve been hitting the ball pretty good recently, but haven’t been able to put it all together for a little while,” he not-ed. “It was a really nice feeling to get back in the 60’s.”
Voska posted a one-shot victory over Caine Fitzger-ald, PGA Assistant Professional at Meadow Hills Golf Course who fired a two-under-par 70. Tying for third place at one-under-par 71 was a group of four: Bryan Heim, PGA Head Professional at Columbine Country Club, Chris Johnson, PGA Director of Golf at The Pinery
Country Club, Doug Montgom-ery, PGA Instruc-tor at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club and Dane Reese, Apprentice Pro-fessional at The Pinery Country Club.
In the team con-test, PGA Head Professional Rudy Castaneda from Indian Tree Golf Club led his team to victory. Castaneda partnered with Bob Derby, Don Stoner and Bob Ochse to post a 13-under-par 131. Cas-taneda and his team beat out a group of four teams by one stroke. Those teams posting 12-under-par 132 were led by Voska, Bobby Quaratino, PGA Head Professional at West Woods Golf Course, Dave Detwei-ler, PGA Life Member and Tim Richardson, Apprentice Professional from Todd Creek Golf Club.
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Joe Carlton and Derek Eley, the PGA Head Professional and Apprentice Professional from
Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster part-nered together to win the 2015 Colorado PGA Pro Assistant Championship presented by Colorado Golf and Turf, TaylorMade-adidas Golf and the PGA Tour. The duo posted nine birdies and one bogey in route to firing an eight-under-par 64. They beat a group of teams by one stroke to win the champi-onship for the first time.
“The key to winning was staying out of Derek’s way,” Carlton noted after the event. “Today was one of the best ball-striking days I have seen Der-ek have. He was in almost every hole and prob-ably shot 67 or 68 on his own ball. At the end of the day, we played our own game; aggressive and have fun.”
The 18-hole Four-Ball Championship contested at the Jim Engh designed Sanctuary Golf Course can be a difficult test. The numerous elevation changes and blind shots can be difficult to navigate unless players have a solid game plan. “Jim Engh designed courses are tough but also rewarding,” said Joe regarding the course. “We both hit driver on almost every par 4 and 5 and did it well. We knew if we could do that and then hit wedges to these pins, it would be a lot more manageable.”
Tying for second place were three teams; Red Sky Golf Club #2, made up of Jeff Hanson and Ari Papa-dopoulos, The Pinery Country Club #1, made of up Chris Johnson and Travis Morton and Valley Country Club #1, made up of Barry Milstead and Sherry Andonian. All three teams posted a sev-en-under-par 65.
The top eight teams advancee to a four hole shootout where two teams were eliminated after each hole. The alternate shot format event was played on #1, #18, #10 and #9. Chris Johnson and his Assistant Dane Reese from The Pinery Coun-try Club and Jeff Hanson and his Assistant Justin Blomberg from Red Sky Golf Club advanced to the final hole as the sun set on the Front Range. An errant shot by Reese off the tee led to an un-playable lie and what everyone thought would be a huge advantage for the Red Sky Golf Club team. Johnson took matters into his own hands and
knocked the team’s third shot to 40 feet on the short par-4. Hanson, playing from the left side of the fair-way, pitched to 25 feet short of the flag. Reese gave his putt a run for the money but the long putt came up just inches shy of the cup, opening the door for the Red Sky team. Blomberg slammed the door shut as he knocked in the birdie putt, closing out the shootout victory for the Red Sky duo.
Legacy Ridge Duo Wins 2015 Pro Assistant ChampionshipHanson, Blomberg Win Shootout
Tournaments
Derek Eley, Apprentice Professional from Legacy Ridge Golf Course begins the shootout at the par-5 18th hole.
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1 Geoff M. Keffer Aurora Hills Golf Course 7,883.602 Caine L. Fitzgerald Meadow Hills Golf Course 6,503.063 Kyle A. Voska The Links Golf Course 4,993.174 Blake C. Sharamitaro Lake Arbor Golf Club 4,467.505 Eric M. Bradley Eagle Ranch Golf Club 4,347.476 Barry B. Milstead Valley Country Club 4,157.977 Sherry Andonian Valley Country Club 3,359.008 Rob V. Hunt The Links Golf Course 3,268.179 Rick D. Cole Eaton Country Club 3,233.8110 Travis J. Morton The Pinery Country Club 3,007.00
The Colorado PGA earns 27 exemptions into the CoBank Colorado Open each year.24 Vince M. Buelk Collindale Golf Course 1,734.8325 Ken S. Krieger Cheyenne Country Club 1,562.1726 Kevin S. Bolles Boulder Country Club 1,516.3327 Will Panella Buffalo Run Golf Course 1,427.6728 Micah R. Rudosky Conquistador Golf Course 1,403.0029 Rick E. Ellefson Life Member 1,361.1730 Jeff Carlson Cherry Creek Country Club 1,343.50Click here to see the full list
1 Dale Smigelsky Collindale Golf Course 4,761.812 Rick D. Cole Eaton Country Club 4,320.813 Doug F. Wherry Jake’s Academy 4,310.504 Sherry Andonian Valley Country Club 4,222.005 Mike E. Northern Life Member 4,054.336 Ken S. Krieger Cheyenne Country Club 3,772.177 Doug Rohrbaugh Ironbridge Golf Club 2,979.148 Tom A. Krause Jake’s Academy 2,763.679 Paul Lobato Meridian Golf Club 2,432.6610 Kevin S. Bolles Boulder Country Club 2,316.53Click here to see the full list
Dow Finsterwald Colorado PGA OMEGA Player of the Year
Senior Colorado PGA OMEGA Player of the Year
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3 Colorado Juniors Punch Their Ticket to Augusta National GC
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Three Colorado juniors qualified on Saturday, September 19,
2015 at Torrey Pines Golf Club for the 2015 Drive, Chip & Putt Cham-pionship to be played at Augusta National Golf Club. The three quali-fiers are Caitlin Chin of Aurora, Col-orado, Arielle Keating of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Luke Trujillo of Colorado Springs, Colorado. All three will participate in the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship to be conducted Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
Chin qualified in the Girls 7-9 age group. She participated in the local qualifier at the Country Club at Castle Pines and advanced to the Regional Championship at Common Ground Golf Course. Chin won her division at the Torrey Pines Regional Championship by posting 78 points; 17 in the Drive, 30 in the Chip and 31 in the Drive.
Caitlyn Chin, of Greenwood, Colo., got a nice surprise in the Girls 7-9 Division. Although her score was 2 points lower than her sub-regional performance, she won with a 78.
“I thought I wasn’t going to win,” Chin said. “So when I saw that I did, I was really happy and excited to be going to Augusta.”
Keating qualified in the in the local qualifier at the Country Club at Castle Pines and advanced to the Regional Championship at Common Ground Golf Course. At the Torrey Pines Regional Championship, Keating won her division by dominating her age group and posting a total of 118 points; 33 in the Drive, 40 in the Chip and 45 in the Putt.
The Colorado Springs golfer holed the second of her three chip shots from 15 feet in winning the Girls 14-15 Division.
“It was very exciting, actually a lucky shot, or more luck than skill,” said Keating. “I hit it hard. If I missed it, I probably would have gotten one point, but I hit it straight.”
Trujillo qualified in the Boys 14-15 age group. He participated in the local qualifier at the Country Club of
Colorado and advanced to the Regional Championship at Common Ground Golf Course. He posted 39 points in the Drive, 35 in the Chip and 55 in the Putt. Trujillo tied for the first at the Regional Championship and based on his strong performance in the Putt, advanced on to the Championship.
“I’m really excited right now. I really didn’t expect to win,” Trujillo said. “I’ve thought about Augusta since the local qualifier, and I can’t get it out of my head.”
Two of the three qualifiers are the children of Colorado PGA Professionals. Arielle is the daughter of PGA Professional Brad Keating, a PGA Assistant Professional at Springs Ranch Golf Club. Luke is the son of PGA Professional John Trujillo, a PGA Instructor at the Eisenhower Golf Club at the United State Air Force Academy.
Arielle Keating, daughter of PGA Professional Brad Keating talks with a film crew at Torrey Pines after qualifying for the 2016 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship.
Luke Trujillo, son of PGA Professional John Trujillo, at the Sub-Regional Qualifier at Common Ground Golf Course in August.
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Thousands of junior golfers across the nation com-peted this summer for chance to visit Augusta
National in 2016 for the third annual Drive Chip and Putt Championship. In late September, 80 kids from 10 regional qualifying events punched their tickets to The Masters, which included three local Colorado kids.
More than 250 sites across the U.S. hosted a Drive Chip and Putt qualifying event, six of which were right here in the Rocky Mountain state. The Road to Augusta wouldn’t be what it is today without these golf courses who offer their practice facilities, time and membership to helping these kids along the way.
Colorado saw more than 740 kids at five local qualifying events. The top three from each age bracket and gender ad-vanced on to the sub-regional qualifier at the end of summer.
This year, it all began at Eagle Ranch Golf Club where 63 kids in the Rocky Mountain region competed for a chance to snag the first three spots in their age bracket for the Sub-Regional
Qualifier. Hosting the course for the first time this year, the Eagle, Colo. course run by Head Professional Jeff Boyer was an exciting event for players and spectators alike.
“The best part about hosting the Drive, Chip and Putt was the exciting opportunity the kids have to qualify for the next level of competition and the possibility of going to Augusta National,” said Boyer. “It was also great to see all the parents and siblings who were here to cheer on the kids. I think it was as fun for spectators to watch as it was for the kids to participate.”
Our next stop took us to Fort Collins Country Club, who also hosts a Colorado PGA Junior Tour event each year. The course shut down its practice facilities to its membership and more than 20 members rolled out as volunteers for the event. Everyone agreed that the Drive Chip and Putt competition is one of the best out there to attract and keep kids in the game of golf,
according to the country club’s General Manager Scott Szymoniak
“Drive Chip and Putt real-ly breaks the game down into basic skills that every child can perform without a lot of coaching,” said Szymo-niak. “Even if a child has had no formal instruction and can’t make a full swing, they can still putt and earn points. Quick wins and successes keep kids eager to play, which is good for all of us. Not only are they fun to watch, the way in which they approach the competition is refreshing. It’s what our sport needs!”
140 competitors refused to let a cold and dreary day in Evergreen derail their efforts in trying to qualify for the Drive Chip and Putt Sub-Regional. With eight straight hours of drizzle and cold temperatures in early July, the junior golfers kept their eyes on the prize and fought through the rain as 24 kids punched their ticket to CommonGround.
“Even with an overcast, cool morning which turned into rain for the later groups, it did not dampen the spirits of the golfers nor of the Hiwan members who volun-teered to be part of Drive, Chip and Putt,” said Kyle Heyen, Head Golf Professional at Hiwan. “There are a lot of smiles and a few tears during the day, but overall a great experience as these kids tried to qualify for a trip to The Masters.”
Competition heated up at the Country Club of Colo-rado with our biggest field thus far into the qualify-ing events at 165 competitors. Knowing that a trip to Augusta National was on the line, the course put on a special weekly practice that would help the kids under-stand all that is needed to be a contender in the Drive
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“We hosted a weekly practice this year to teach them about Drive Chip and Putt and how to practice for the event,” said Ann Finke, Di-rector of Golf Instruction. “We had great attendance and the kid’s skill sets got much better every week. It was another way to get them together to teach them about how to play golf.”
Our local qualifier journey ended at Country Club of Castle Pines where a maxed out field of 240 kids registered to compete for the last few spots at the Sub-Re-gional. The field was so large that the course was set up with two separate competition tracks for each age division. It was one of the largest and most popular qualify-ing events on the 2015 Drive Chip and Putt schedule across the nation.
David Lopez, the Head Professional at Castle Pines, said it takes a great practice facility and a membership who supports junior golf to run a successful Drive Chip and Putt qualifying event. All of which Castle Pines Country Club offered.
“We had more than 200 kids that day and had 24 volunteers to help run the event,” said Lopez. “It was amazing to see our members really wanting to help out for the event. The best part was that they got to see all the kids out there trying their hardest to make it to Augusta. We saw a lot of talent that day.”
At the conclusion of the Castle Pines qualifier our field was finally set for the Sub-Regional event at Commonground Golf Course with 140 kids from Colorado and New Mexico. It was one of 50 sub-regionals events across the country.
Kids were practicing at CommonGround several days before the competition preparing for every chip and putt imaginable, and taking to the range as they attempted to add a few more yards to their drives.
“I only wish my swing was as good as some of the swings I saw from the kids,” said Dave Troyer, General Manager and Director of Golf at CommonGround. “With the amount of participation and the skill level displayed, I’m excited for the future of the game.
“The Drive Chip and Putt competition is one of the best programs I have seen to help grow the game of golf. It gives kids an opportunity to strive for something and rewards the kids who have put in the work and
sacrifice. It is fun, well organized, and well promoted.”
On competition day those who put in the extra practice were rewarded with a ticket to Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. The top-two from each age division advanced on to the final leg of competition before Augusta.
Following the Regional Qualifying event, 80 kids will appear on one of the largest stages of golf seeking to be crowned the champion of the skill set challenge. Colorado will be cheering on Arielle Keating and Luke Trujillo of Colorado Springs in the Boys and Girls 14-15 divisions, and Caitlyn Chin of Greenwood Village in the Girls 7-9 division.
The competition will only get steeper as the Drive Chip and Putt competition continues into its fourth season. Imagine how far you could go if you sought help from a PGA Professional near you!
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My Journey Through the Drive, Chip, and PuttBy Landon Houska, DCP Regional QualifierMy journey in the Drive, Chip and Putt began well
before the local qualifier at Fort Collins Country Club with many rounds played at Collindale Golf Club, where my mother works, and putting and chipping while my father put carts away. Leading up to the local qualifier, I practiced all of the shots and worked on each of the skills the week before and making a trip to the golf course the night before. Last year, I attempted to qualify at Collindale but did not make it.
My goal at the local qualifier was to get in the top 3 and get 50 points in the Chip and Putt skill sets. I was a bit nervous but I have learned that is ok and I am ready. My favorite outfit is an orange Puma shirt and hat with black shorts, just like my favorite professional golfer Rickie Fowler. I came as prepared as I could ever be, and I ended up scoring 90 points to take first place in my age division (Boys (7-9) and qualified for Common Ground. To celebrate I went to play nine holes with my mom.
The next two months I played 50+ 9-hole rounds, played baseball, and practiced whenever I was at the golf course. I played in 6 CJGA tournaments and won one tournament. On tournament days and Drive Chip and Putt competition days I would listen to Radioactive and Ceiling Can’t Hold Us as I arrived at the courses. This music helps me get warmed up.
My goal at the Common Ground Golf Course Sub-Qualifier was to advance on to Torrey Pines. My attire included newly acquired Puma orange pants and orange hat. I was nervous but shook my hands before I hit drives and took deep breaths before putting. When putting, I pretend I am putting to win the Masters at Augusta. I hit flop shots to warm up chipping and bump and runs also. On the range, I stretch out and hit my 7 iron because I can hit it the most solid. In both qualifiers I chose to chip with a 9 iron to get shots close. I made the 15 footer and scored 98 points to place first in my age division! I was one step closer to making it to Augusta.
Before I left for California to complete in the Torrey Pines Regional Qualifier I played A LOT of golf. Here’s my day-to-day prep work I did to get ready for the big event!
September 8, 2015
Played 9 holes at Collindale on Hole #10 with two par threes from 100 yards, five par 4s from 150 yards, and two par 5s from 200 yards. I shot a 32 with five birdies and one bogey.
September 9, 2015
After school and camp I hit balls on the range with my friend who went to Common Ground to watch me at the Drive, Chip, and Putt. He is practicing for next year and is just beginning to play golf. I like practicing with him because it makes the game fun. Then I finished my game from the night before on Hole #10 shooting one under just before the sun went down. I told my dad that I needed to work on my distance for putting.
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September 10, 2015
Tonight I chipped and putted on the practice green. I tried to chip balls into a 5 gallon bucket, none went in.
September 11, 2015
More range balls were hit with my friend and then we chipped and putted until it got dark. I hit three chips in a range bucket!
September 12, 2015
My dad and I played Cattail Golf Course (Par 3 course) and I shot 32 and made one birdie. After playing with my friends, we went to Harmony Golf Club and practiced chipping and putting with my goal of getting 50 points in each skill. I chipped with my sand wedge and 9 iron then hit some balls on the range. We went to Collindale and I decided to hit more balls and practice on the chipping green.
September 13, 2015
My dad and I played in a Parent Child Tournament at City Park Golf Course. We shot 3 under par and used 5 of my tee shots from the red tees. Later in the day I played 9 holes with my mom from My Tees (75-125 yards for par 3s, 175 yards on par 4s, and 225 yards on par 5s) and shot 2 over par.
September 14, 2015
My dad and I had a putting contest at Collindale with 3 putts on each hole … one from 6 feet, one from 15 feet, and one from 30 feet. We received points for makes and for not 3 putting. I finished with 6 putts from 10-12 feet and it took me a total of 10 putts.
September 15, 2015
After school, camp, and some play time with friends my dad and I chipped with my sand wedge and 9 iron. The last 6 balls I got all within 5 feet. I then hit 3 putts from 12 feet and made all three to finish the night. My goal remains 50 points in putting, 50 in chipping, 3 drives in the fairway, have fun, and try my hardest on each shot. Three more days until we leave for San Diego and my shoes have not yet arrived.
September 17, 2015
My grandpa and grandma arrived from Salida. I played 9 holes with my Dad at Collindale and I shot par 35 from my tees. Next stop San Diego!
September 18, 2015
We woke up very early for our plane trip to San Diego. Once we arrived, we walked around and looked at the beach. We walked over to the practice green to chip and putt. There were lots of kids practicing and the
green had lots of break to it. That night I played in the waves in the ocean at sunset.
September 19, 2015
We ate breakfast and then went to chip, putt, and hit balls. Afterwards I went swimming and we saw some seals at the beach. I got dressed in my Rickie Fowler orange outfit and drew a picture to pass the time. When we walked to see the set up, it was hard because the range sloped hard from right to left and the chip and putts were very, very difficult. I decided to chip with my 9 iron and hit a bump and run.
My goal at Torrey Pines was to get more than 98 points, have fun, and play hard.
I waited in line and I was very nervous. I made my first putt and then left my next two putts short. My third chip almost went in the hole and I ended up getting second place in chipping. My first drive received 6 points and then the next missed the fairway. I was disappointed and frustrated but that did not last long. A gentleman from Augusta introduced himself to me and said he liked the way I chipped. He said I received his vote for best dressed.
I scored 68 points which was not my best but I tried my best on each shot. Placing 2 in the chipping competition made me happy. I congratulated the winner and told him good job. There is always next year! A trip to the pool was just what I needed followed by a trip to Lego Land. We played Torrey Pines on Monday with my mom, dad, and grandpa. I made an eagle on a par 5 playing my tees of 225 yards!
My favorite part of the Drive, Chip and Putt was doing the really hard chip shots at the Regional Qualifier. My least favorite was the way my ball bounced on the range at Torrey Pines. My goal for next year is to continue to try to get to Augusta. To prepare for next year I’m going to continue practicing on really hard chips. Overall it was a really fun experience, and I’m glad I was able to make it this far in the competition. It was really fun to see three kids from Colorado advance on to Augusta. I hope to be one of the kids to make it through next year! Until then I’m going to keep practicing and having fun playing golf.
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Steamboat Springs represented the Colorado PGA at the 2015 Regional Championship of PGA Junior League Golf. The team,
made of up players from Catamount Ranch and Club, Haymaker Golf Course, Steamboat Springs Golf Course and Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club came up short in their effort as they finished fourth at the championship held in Oklahoma the weekend of September 21-22, 2105.
“We had a good group of kids; they were all pretty similar in abil-ity, and they played well together,” noted Catamount Ranch and Club Director of Golf Luke Brosterhaus. “This program has been a home run for us; it has really been the glue for our jr develop-ment program.”
The team from Oklahoma won the Regional Champoinship. They posted a 2.5-0 record to move on to the PGA Junior League Golf Championship Nov. 5-8, held this year at Disney’s Palm Course at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
We are in a very exciting time for Junior Golf! The game is getting more and more attractive to
juniors thanks to the advent of programs such as the PGA Junior League. This was our Club’s first year participating but it was quickly apparent that this is going to be a staple for years to come. Not only did we see a huge increase in interest from the participating children, we im-mediately began seeing residual gains in other aspects of the oper-ation. Shop sales increased with children purchasing necessary items such as ball markers, sharp-ies, golf balls, divot repair tools, towels, shoes, as well as several sets of clubs! It didn’t stop there. We offered weekly practices from beginning of June through end of July working around our match schedule. These practices were strategically placed in the
evenings when the course was not busy but also around dinner time. Food and beverage sales increased dra-matically, so much so that on the practice nights we had to start scheduling more staff! As the season wound down, several parents expressed how sad their children were that is was over and were interested in fall options.
The roadmap for the program had already been laid out by the PGA so I simply followed that, kept the league going and turned it into and intra-club league amongst my team. There was an additional fee which was the same as the original league. I added a points competition but kept the format the same. We started in August, met once a week for two hours (5-7pm) over 8 weeks. Practice’s alternated between play nights and practice nights and points were awarded each week. I had 9 of my original 14 team members participate as well as 2 new kids for a total of 11. Shop sales continued, food and beverage sales continued, and to top it off our membership director has received three inquires from parents of children who participated in the league(s). I can’t wait to see what 2016 brings!
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Brosterhous Leads PGA JLG Team to Regional Championship
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Imperial’s Speed Matters Awards Clubs for Dedication Speed Matters is a three-month long event where any Imperial event order submitted via Jamie Zabolio for
shipment in June, July or August will get a facilities name included in a monthly drawing. Each month two separate winners will be announced in the Colorado PGA Pro Peaks Newsletter with a $500 credit being awarded to each facility selected. If CoolCore is included on an order, the facility name will be entered into the monthly drawing twice.
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Colorado PGAWelcome to the Final Round of the Colorado PGA Professional Championship!
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