Colorado PGA News
2018 Colorado PGA Special Award Winners Revealed by Judy Malone
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his is the time of year when the Section gets to acknowledge this year’s best-of-the-best. The Awards Committee of the Colorado PGA worked through the multi-phased, challenging and rewarding undertaking of selecting this year’s slate of Colorado PGA Award recipients. “As chair of the Colorado PGA Awards Committee, I had the opportunity to preside over the very challenging and inspirational process of selecting this year’s award winners,” comments Jim Hajek, PGA Head Professional as Fossil Trace Golf Club. “Challenging from the perspective that arriving at a final decision is always extremely difficult, as each candidate is outstanding. Inspirational in the fact that we, as a committee, personally get to know many of our Section’s best and most accomplished PGA Members.” Without further delay…
Ty Thompson, PGA Crosshairs Consulting Golf Professional of the Year Ty Thompson, PGA, President of the Colorado Section, is being awarded the highest honor given annually by the Colorado PGA – Golf Professional of the Year. Becoming a golf professional fulfilled Thompson’s childhood dream while receiving this award greatly surpasses anything he could have ever imagined. His career included time at D’Lance Golf, Valley Country Club, Pinery Country Club, Cherry Hills Country Club and Colorado Springs Country Club before launching Crosshairs Consulting in 2017. His advice to other Professionals is to engage in the industry and get involved in a manner that fits your current life cycle.
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