Membership News
Quarter Century Club Celebrating 25 Years of Service as a PGA Member PGA Members who have served the PGA of America with honor and pride for 25 years are elected to the Quarter Century Club. Their steadfast promotion of our great sport is recognized with a letter from the PGA President, a special Quarter Century Club certificate and a gold Quarter Century Club lapel pin. This month, the Colorado Section is proud to feature three inductees into the Quarter Century Club. They are Cade ‘Andy’ Benson, Head Professional with University of Denver Golf; Brian Lindstrom, Instructor at Highland Meadows Golf Course; and Lawrence ‘Larry’ Mullis, III, General Manager at Silver Spruce Golf Course. Also receiving this designation is Sam Linnenburger, Head Professional at Ute Creek Golf Course. Learn a little more about these Professionals and help them celebrate this accomplishment.
Cade ‘Andy’ Benson, PGA Director of Golf University of Denver Golf Club at Highlands Ranch Where did you grow up? I grew up in the North Denver area – Westminster, to be exact. I attended Westminster High School and then the University of Colorado at Boulder on an Eisenhower/ Evans Caddie Scholarship. What was your first introduction to the game of golf? A neighborhood friend invited me to play with he and his dad one day at Hyland Hills Golf Course in Westminster. I enjoyed it enough to start playing regularly and to try out for the junior high school golf team. This led into me taking a job at Hyland Hills Golf Club picking up range balls and eventually to working in the Golf Shop. Why did you choose to become a PGA Golf Professional? While at the CU Evans Scholar house in Boulder, a few of us were invited by the Castle Pines Golf Club staff to assist with their clubhouse grand opening and start a caddie program, which turned into a summer job for the next few years while in college. About the time I was set to leave college, Keith Schneider offered me an Assistant Professional position at Castle Pines GC, and I knew this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity, so I took the job and have been enjoying a career as a PGA Golf Professional since that time. What makes you most proud about being a PGA Professional?
of the many players, juniors and employees that have frequented the golf clubs I have been a part of over the years. The daily interaction with our staff and customers is very rewarding to me and I am proud to help them enjoy the game of a lifetime. What golf facilities have you been employed at and in what capacity? Hyland Hills Golf Course | Westminster | Golf Staff Castle Pines Golf Club | Castle Rock | Caddie Master, Assistant Golf Professional Desert Highlands Golf Club | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Assistant Golf Professional The Club at Cordillera Mountain Course | Edwards, Colo. | Head Golf Professional Highlands Ranch Golf Club, now University of Denver Golf Club at Highlands Ranch | Head Golf Professional, Director of Golf
For me, it is being able to positively impact the lives
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