Play Yellow JuniorBirdie Golf Bash
Colorado PGA Professionals Raise $126K Through 2023 Play Yellow Birdie Bash!
Westminster, CO, The Ranch Country Club – The Colorado PGA, through its charitable arm PGA REACH Colorado Foundation, is excited to announce the inaugural Play Yellow Birdie Bash raised over $126,000 in support of Play Yellow, a program benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals). The funds raised specifically benefit CMN Hospitals in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and the surrounding areas as well as PGA REACH Colorado. “The Play Yellow Birdie Bash is all about community,” noted Colorado PGA CEO/Executive Director Steven Bartkowski “The goal of the Play Yellow Birdie Bash is to support our community through the game of golf. We made huge strides this year by uniting 500 individual donors behind our campaign. All of those people believe in the game and believe in our PGA of America Golf Professionals. Our PGA of America Golf Professionals excelled on the golf course to benefit the community; our three hospitals and our PGA REACH Colorado Foundation.” 35 PGA of America Golf Professionals from Colorado gathered to play at The Ranch Country Club to raise money by making as many birdies as possible throughout 72 holes of golf, playing the Doubles Golf format (two-person scramble). Over the past thirty days, players recruited pledges from donors to contribute money for each birdie their team made in the Play Yellow Birdie Bash. Over 500 donors pledged anywhere from $2 to $50 per birdie in the inaugural event. The Play Yellow Birdie Bash is all about utilizing the game of golf to impact the community. Children’s Hospital Colorado Champion, Porter, kicked off the 2023 event by hitting a ceremonial tee shot to begin play. Porter and his family cheered players on throughout the day while also reading putts on the greens to help teams make birdies and raise more funds. The Colorado PGA would like to thank the following 35 Colorado PGA of America Golf Professionals who donated their time and efforts to help make this inaugural event such a huge success! Jeramy Curry & Ben Tremayne Justin Limon & Peter Weisel Maggie Hartman & Ben Pennymon Cary Callihan & Mike Fengler Sam Crawford & Sirene Blair Andy Connell & Blake Kuzava Jim Miller & Killian Simpson Brian Gott & Sean Knights Chris Hyten & Drew Parr Mark Avery & Jason Witczak Visanu Tongwarin & Rob Grall Ryan Bakken & Chris Bowry Will Veith & Keith Stilwell Joe Carlton & Brian Carlson Zach Peck & Adam Johnson Ben Honaman & Geoff Keffer Thank you to Mark Avery and The Ranch Country Club for hosting this event!
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