Colorado PGA August Pro Peaks Newsletter

PRO PEAKS The Official Publication of the Colorado PGA August 2014

What’s Inside?

2014 Award Winner Announced PGA REACH Junior Golf Championship Preview Imperial Cup

Milstead Named Golf Professional of the Year

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Contents

Executive Director Message 3

You Make the Difference

Member Update 6

2014 Colorado PGA

Award Winners Announced

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

18 Player of the Year Update

What’s in the Bag

Colorado PGA REACH

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Member Update

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DiMartino Fends off Weather to Win REACH Pro Am

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Colorado PGA REACH Launches HOPE Chapter 23 at Fort Carson

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Always Faithful: Inverness Golf Club and the Sempr Fi Foundation

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

Player Development 14

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PGA Professional at

HealthONE Colorado Open

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Member Update

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Harmony Club

Junior Golf 26

Putt for Dough Records Third Straigh Win

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Intenese Thunderstorms Try to Ward off Eisenhower Team Golf

The Season’s Second Hole in One

Imperial Cup 29

Imperial Cup

@The Buzz 30

Social Media Update

Senior Championship to West Chapter Feature Elite Field 32 West Chapter

Tournament Recap Keffer Set to Defend

Assistants Title 33 Enstrom’s Rocky

Mountain Open Johnson Beats the Heat

to Win Greeley Country Club Scratch Pro Am 17

MSR Cycle Coming to an End

Club of the Month

Player Development and 28 the Bottom Line

Tournament Corner

Kyle Voska

Cliff Uses Good Luck Charm to Dominate Field at Pradera

Sponsors 34

Colorado PGA Partners

BMW Championship Cherry Hill Country Club September 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 located just outside the main enterance.

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Officers Barry 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 Directors Jeff Carlson, PGA 2014-2016

Matt Cohen, PGA 2013-2015

Jim Hajek, PGA 2013-2014

Kyle Heyen, PGA 2012-2014

George Kahrhoff, PGA 2014

Charles ‘Vic’ Kline, PGA Past District 9 Director

Cathy Matthews-Kane, PGA 2013-2015

Steve Patterson, PGA 2013-2015

Ben Welsh, PGA 2014-2016

Shawn Wills, PGA 2014-2016

West Chapter President Darren Szot, PGA Independent Director Theo Gregory

You Make the Difference It 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 communities 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 Valhalla. 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/Inclusion 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 difference 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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2014 Colorado PGA Award Winners Announced 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 has previously been award the 2009 Golf Professional of the Year, 2007 Charles “Vic” Kline Award Winner, and the 2003 Assistant Professional of the Year.

Trent Wearner, PGA Owner and Director of Instruction at the Trent Wearner Golf Academy has been named the Teacher of the Year. Trent’s accolades as a teacher of the game continue to grow at a rapid pace. This is the third time Wearner has been awarded the Colorado PGA Teacher of Trent Wearner, PGA the Year honor Teacher of the Year and the second year in a row. He has also Trent Wearner Golf Academy 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.

Barry Milstead, PGA Golf Professional of the Year Valley Country Club 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 Directors since 2000. His time as an officer has included serving as the Chairman of the Tournament Committee, Membership Committee, Finance Committee, Government Relations Committee, and the Executive Committee. Known as a leader by example, Milstead

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

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 distinguished 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

Adam Finch, PGA Assistant Professional of the Year Fossil Trace Golf Club

Kimmy Bean, PGA Player Development Award Cherry Creek Country Club

Jim Hajek, PGA Public Merchandiser of the Year Fossil Trace Golf Club

John Ogden, PGA Private Merchandiser of the Year Cherry Hills Country Club

Dave Lopez, PGA Resort Merchandiser of the Year Beaver Creek Golf Club

Mollie Sutherland, PGA Horton Smith Award Univ. Colorado - Colorado Springs

Mark Kelbel, PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award The Broadmoor

Don Graham, PGA Warren Smith Award Raccoon Creek Golf Course

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Stephen Glowacki, PGA Youth Player Development Award Red Hawk Ridge Golf Club

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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 Professional.

Mark’s influence doesn’t just lie in the golf industry. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Parents Challenge and even created his own charity, Hemisphere Charities that donates shoes to children who would otherwise 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

Colorado PGA Section Staff

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Patrick Salva Mktg. and Comm. Director psalva@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1597 C (303) 246-1007

Erin Diegel, PGA Junior Golf Director ediegel@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1597 C (303) 667-3102

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

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

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

Kaye Grant Executive Assistant kgrant@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1594

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 America 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 students. 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 Country 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 Player 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 Development 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 players 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 recipient 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 Cherry 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 Beaver Creek Golf Club has been named the Resort MOY for the third time, the first since 2010.

Important Upcoming Dates August 4-5, 2014 National Car Rental Colorado Assistant Professional Champinship The Ranch Country Club August 11, 2014 Pro-Lady Championship The Club at Pradera August 18-19, 2014 Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club August 25, 2014 Cheyenne Country Club Pro Am Cheyenne Country Club August 27-29, 2014 HealthONE Colorado Women’s Open Green Valley Ranch Golf Club September 8-10, 2014 Colorado PGA Professional Championship Todd Creek Golf Club September 15, 2014 Pro-Scratch Championship Meridian Golf Club September 22-23, 2014 West Chapter Championship Aspen Glen Golf Club

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 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 another 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-under-par 68 to win the Professional competition.

Coming in second on the day with a three-under-par 69 was Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Club. In third place was Barry Milstead, PGA Head Professional 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 Lollar, PGA Head Professional at Lakewood Country Club and Perry Holmes, PGA Director of Instruction 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 victory. 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 Valley 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.

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Colorado PGA REACH Launches H.O.P.E. Chapter at Ft. Carson 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 result of their selfless service to this nation. There could not be a more perfect location for the Colorado 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 relaxation. 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 program at no charge, and to hopefully become lifelong golfers.

The program launched this Saturday, the 19th of July at Ft. Carson with 30 soldiers and their families 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 individuals 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 Cheyenne 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 enrich the lives of those who served on our behalf is a role that Frank and his team are more than happy to play.

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

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Always Faithful: Inverness Golf Club and the Semper Fi Foundation PGA Director of Golf Dave Steinmetz and his team of PGA Professionals welcomed the Semper 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 military 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”

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

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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 delivery of two solo-rider golf cars for use by two veterans, including one T4 (high spine) paraplegic 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”.

Colorado PGA Partners with the United States Olympic Committee to Grow the Game The Colorado PGA Player Development Department has partnered with the USOC and the BroAdmoor GC to take part in the 21st Annual FLAME (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) program. The program, 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 competitive program are invited to experience the fast-paced world of elite sport at the U.S. Mark Kelbel, PGA Head Professional at The Broadmoor addresses students of the USOC Flame program.

Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The program offers career-planning workshops, 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 executives and staff, U.S. Olympians, Paralympians 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 venerable 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 BroadUSOC Flame students go through a mini Get Golf Read program. moor to discuss career and leadership opportunities 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.

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Player Development

Keith Soriano, PGA | Player Develeopment Director

PlayerDevelopmentandtheBottomLine When I was at a green grass facility, player development was a core business activity. Driving new players to the game and incremental revenue to the bottom line was crucial to the success 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 business? 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 impacted by the generation of new golfers? Did they engage in private lessons following my Get Golf Ready programs? How would could I identify, track, and acknowledge the dollars spent by those who were engaged in my player development opportunities?

Enter the Revenue Scorecard. The revenue scorecard can help you quantify, in hard numbers, 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 player development programs, either for themselves or their families, are 581% more likely to resign their membership than those who have. At public and daily fee clubs, those clubs who move from being in the “median” to “high” category in terms of player development activity engagement have seen upwards of $200,000 in incremental revenue.

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

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er development director at CommonGround 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 player development can have an enormous impact on the bottom line; aside from creating 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 development training for your player development personnel and staff; or to find out how you can be more engaged in player development, contact Keith Soriano, PGA, Director of Player Development for the Colorado PGA at ksoriano@ pgahq.com

Tournament Corner Justin Limon, PGA | Tournament Manager

Voska Finishes as Low PGA Professional at HealthOne Colorado Open

In all, 27 Colorado PGA Professionals competed in the Championship.

Seven of those professionals made the 36-hole cut and competed on the weekend.

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 Fitzgerald, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course finished tied for second among Colorado PGA Professional at fourover-par 288.

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

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Senior Championship to Feature Elite Field The 2014 Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship will be hosted Monday and Tuesday, August 18-19, 2014 at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club in Aurora, CO. The field for the Colorado Senior PGA Professional 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 participants 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. Rohrbaugh had a dominate 2013 season in which he won the HealthOne Colorado Senior Open, Colorado 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 Loeffler, 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 competing 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, November 13-16, 2014.

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Keffer Set to Defend Assistants Title Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course will look to defend his title at the 2014 National Car Rental Colorado 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 sudden-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 Assistant 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 Professional National Championship to be played at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, October 30-November 2, 2014.

Johnson Beats Heat to Win Greeley Country Club Scratch Pro Am 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 players fought just to beat the heat. Chris Johnson stayed cool and fired a one-under-par 69 on the day to win the event.

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

Johnson, the PGA Director of Golf at The Pinery 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.”

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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.

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-overpar 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

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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.

Cliff Uses Good Luck Charm to Dominate Field at Pradera Some people use lucky trinkets while others rely in questionable superstitions to bring them luck.

Graham Cliff has gone a different route; he simply 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-underpar 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 biggest supporter growing up.”

Coming in second on the day with a six-underpar 66 was Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Head Professional at Ironbridge Golf Club. Rohrbaugh started 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 Augustine, 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 Professional at Aurora Hills Golf Couse who partnered with Lowell Keppel, Chet Wilmes, and Eric Strasheim.

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

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 offensive tackle partnered with PGA Life Member Rick Ellefson. And Lance Armstrong, former professional road racing cyclist partnered with David DiMartino, PGA Head Professional from Aspen Golf Club.

While these scores are impressive, the most notable 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 difficult par-3 17th hole. It was his 3rd hole-in-one of his career and first in more than two decades.

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O’Shaughnessy Lights Up Front 9 in Route to Victory In the Professional contest Dan O’Shaughnessy, the PGA Head Professional 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 Professional 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 Professional 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 Professional at The Links Golf Course, and his team of Christopher Drake, Mark Strubel and Moe Oro with a 15-under-par 124.

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Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year

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Caine L. Fitzgerald Kyle A. Voska Geoff M. Keffer David R. DiMartino Blake C. Sharamitaro Rob V. Hunt Graham T. Cliff Barry B. Milstead Doug Rohrbaugh Chris T. Johnson

3,580.00 3,013.10 2,733.00 2,384.77 2,145.03 1,971.17 1,699.50 1,516.50 1,467.50 1,411.50

Doug Rohrbaugh Mike E. Northern Ron Vlosich Perry A. Holmes Sherry Andonian Michael Zaremba Rick D. Cole Bill R. Loeffler Paul Lobato Gregg C. Jones

3,507.50 2,223.10 1,985.50 1,606.50 1,564.66 1,547.00 1,522.25 1,492.00 1,212.33 1,171.00

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Apprentice Player of the Year

West Chapter Player of the Year

1 Kyler Booger 599.83 2 Tim J. Richardson 541.20 3 Kyle M. McGee 500.00 4 Garrett D. Froggatte 470.33 5 Daniel L. Augustine 384.00 6 Dane Reese 316.00 7 Philip J. Nelson 285.00 8 Andrew M. Hebert 266.00 9 Michael E. Weingartner 221.00 10 James C. Wright 162.00

1 Doug Rohrbaugh 2,521 2 Ron Vlosich 1,665 3 Sherry Andonian 1,401 4 Mike E. Northern 1,330 5 Rick D. Cole 1,185 6 Paul Lobato 1,180 7 Bill R. Loeffler 1,132 8 Perry A. Holmes 1,077 9 Gregg C. Jones 993 10 Michael Zaremba 807

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What’s in the Bag?

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.

The Specs

Driver 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

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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 “Go To” Club While 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 recently, it’s been knocked off the pedestal by the driver.”

The Mark

I 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 tailside up. If I’m in someone’s line and have to move my mark, I change it to head-side up which helps me remember to move my mark back.

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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.”

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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 Results Registering, promoting, conducting and reporting on Golf 2.0 Programs via PGA registration and reporting 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 Professionals 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 Training Complimentary 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>Complimentary 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 allowed one (1) re-take opportunity.

Colorado PGA Program Volunteer The Colorado PGA runs many player development and junior golf events throughout the year. Volunteering 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 Education Professional 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 & Management seminars

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Member Update Quarter Century Members Willard Benner, PGA | Life Member Active Newly Elected Members Edward R. Bodigheimer, PGA | A-8 | Garden of the Gods Club Kevin E. Cohrs, PGA | A-8 | Marianna Butte Golf Course Brian K. Markel, PGA | A-6 | GolfTEC Members Transferring to the Colorado PGA Nicholas Rodgers | The Club at Cordillera | B-8 Greg Salas, PGA | Snowmass Club | A-1 Brian K. Whitehouse, PGA | Eisenhower Golf Club | A-8 New Apprentices Tyson J Spratt | B-8 | Mariana Butte Golf Course Benjamin J Splichal | B-8 | Springs Ranch Golf Club Jordan 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 Club David Thompson, PGA | Moved from an A-8 at Eagle Vail Golf Club to an A-1 at Eagle Vail Golf Club Jason Saas, PGA | Moved from an A-8 at The CC at Castle Pines to an A-1 at The Golf Club at Ravenna Scott Ough, PGA | Moved from an A-6 at GolfTEC-Boulder to an A-14 at GolfTEC-Boulder

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Club of the Month Harmony Club 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 Championship 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 Professional 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 fairway 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 University. The owner, Byron Collins is a graduate 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.”

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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 industry 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 Professional 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 professionals for 30 years. Some of his most recent students include some Harmony 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 positions 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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Junior Golf

Erin Diegel, PGA | Junior Golf Director

Putt For Dough Records 3rd 1st Place win of the Year The Colorado PGA Junior Golf Team headed west for the 7th Team Golf Event of the year. The beautiful Evergreen setting and challenging 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/ Nicholas Schultz (13-14). Szmul/ Schultz led the team withFrankie Lockwood plays to the par-3 12th their first place win in the 13-hole at Hiwan Golf Club.

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.

Results 1 TGA Putt for Dough 235 points 2 Indian Tree Mayhem 175 points 3 Buffalo Run Thunder 150 points 4 Foothills Albatross 130 points 5 Hiwan 125 points T6 TGA Putt for Dough 2 110 points T6 TWGA Warriors 110 points 8 Cherry Hills CC 80 points 9 Buffalo Run Lightning 50 points Click here for the full results

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Important Jr. Golf Dates 8/6 Team Golf Hyland Hills Golf Course 8/12 Team Golf Cherokee Ridge Golf Course 8/13 Team Golf Boomerang Golf Course 9/20 Team Golf Hyland Hills Golf Course 9/4 Team Golf Collindale Golf Course

Intense Thunderstorms Try to Ward off Eisenhower Team Golf 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 minutes leaving everyone to believe there would be no golf. Fortunately 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 Lockwood and Brooke Hudson came in a close second in that age division scoring 80 points. Melia Buckton and Merielle Gojo contributed their 73 points by tying for second place in the 13-14 age division.

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 Results 1 TGA Putt for Dough 253 points 2 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 Results 1 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 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 Stromberg, 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.

Buffalo Run Lightning won the first place medals on the Par 3 course. Turner West and Tyler Jensen 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 Course 1 TGA Putt for Dough 280 2 Cherry Hills CC 180 3 Indian Tree Mayhem 168 4 Hyland Hills Golf Ballers 153 5 CCA Bulldogs 145 6 Foothills Bogey Busters 130 7 Buffalo Run Thunder 100 8 TWGA Warriors 75 Results - Par-3 Course 1 Buffalo Run Lightning 208 2 TGA Pumas 180 3 CommonGround Bandits 173 T4 CommonGround Mini Mites 155 T4 TGA Putt for Dough 2 155 6 TWGA Eagles 150 Click here for the full results

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

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

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@The Buzz

A monthly recap of the Colorado PGA Twitter and Facebook World @BogeyBallton’s Champion of Jr Golf this week is Erin Diegel, PGA of the @ColoradoPGA. #FUN #ACCESS

Ready for the Pro Junior with @DottieandBogey ! #CoOpen @ColoradoPGA Follow us on Twitter pic.twitter.com/ekHvJuUcV2 @ColoradoPGA and

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Org day with the Warrior Transition Battalion. #PGAHope #MyHeroesWearCombatBoots

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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 employees exposed to the game today will receive personal invites to an employee-only Get Golf Ready program hosted by Rob!

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

Find us on Facebook at ColoradoPGA and ColoradoPGAJuniorGolf Colorado PGA

It’s great to see some of our Members and Apprentices showcasing the physical benefits of playing a round of golf. Nice job Alice Plain and Kyle McGee!

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

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West Chapter Rohrbaugh Takes Glenwood Title

Doug 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 Gortsema won by firing a 131 total.

1 T2 T2

Doug Rohrbaugh

Kyler Booher

C.J. Rhyne

65 72 72

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Rhyne Wins Redlands Mesa Pro Lady

Important West Chapter Dates August 4, 2014 The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa Pro Am The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa Grand Junction, CO

Click here to register August 15-17, 2014 Enstrom’s Rocky Mountain Open Tiara Rado Golf Course Grand Junction, CO

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CJ Rhyne, the PGA General Manager at The Club at Redlands Mesa used home-course advantage to post a one- Aspen Glen Golf Club Pro Am Aspen Glen Golf Club under-par 71 and win the Redlands Mesa Pro Lady.

Tim Tagoya, PGA Assistant Professional at Bookcliff Coun- Carbondale, CO try Club helped his team fire a 129 to win the team event.

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C.J. Rhyne

Shad Johnson

Bo Baker

Greg Gortsema

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Cook Wins The Bridges Pro Am

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September 1, 2014 The Club at Crested Butte Pro Am The Club at Crested Butte Crested Butte, CO

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Jim Cook, PGA Life Member fired a one-under-par 70 to September 22-23, 2014 win the Bridges at Montrose Pro Am on Monday, July 28, 2014. Cook was followed in second place by three players West Chapter Fall Meeting and who fired a four-over-par 75.

Championship

Aspen Glen Golf Club

In the team contest, Brandon England, PGA Head Professional at Dalton Ranch Golf Club won by firing a 132 total. Carbondale, CO

Results 1 Jim Cook

T2 Bo Baker

T2 C.J. Rhyne

T2 Darryl Wilson

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October 1, 2014 The Hill Pro Pro Glenwood Springs Golf Course Glenwood Springs, CO

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Presidents Club | $20,000 and above

Colorado Chevy Dealers

PGA Tour

Platinum | $10,000 Colorado AvidGolfer Allen Walters

Gold | $5,000

Denver Golf Expo Mark Cramer

Infinium Spirits Mike Horan

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Colorado Golf and Turf Tom Bauerle

Imperial Headwear Steve Johns Jamie Zabolio

E-Z Go John Trenck, PGA

Masek Golf Cars Jason Masek

VLCM

KBS Shafts Conrad Miller

Silver | $2,500

Aspire Beverages Tanna Ruzicka

Golf MD’s Alex Weber

D’Lance Golf Dan Sueltz

GPS Industries Kevin Carpenter

Fairway Promotions James Schlatter, Nick Porter

PTE Golf Matt Pollitt

Bronze | $1,000

Associate | Up to $1,000

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