PRO PEAKS The Official Publication of the Colorado PGA August 2014
What’s Inside? 2014 Section Championship Recap Pro-GM-Super Announcement Imperial Cup
Rohrbaugh Does it Again!
Colorado PGA Pro Peaks Newsletter
Contents
Executive Director Message Member Update 3
Building Your Team
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Pro GM Super Club Official Announcement
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CU Depression Center Annual Benefit Luncheon
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MSR Cycle Coming to an End
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Member Update
Junior Golf
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Doug Rohrbaugh
Employment 12
Team Golf Recap
Rohrbaugh Does it Again
What’s in the Bag
Are You Innvolved in an Annual Review
Player Development
President | 2012-2014
Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGA Vice-President | 2013-2014
Ty Thompson, PGA 20
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Officers Barry Milstead, PGA
Secretary | 2013-2014
Tim Lollar, PGA
Hon. President | 2013-2014
West Chapter 22
West Chapter Championship Right Around the Corner
Imperial Cup 23
Imperial Cup
Sponsors 34
Colorado PGA Partners
Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director
Board of Directors Jeff Carlson, PGA 2014-2016
Matt Cohen, PGA 2013-2015
Jim Hajek, PGA 2013-2014
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Player Development
Kyle Heyen, PGA
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Nurturing the Next
George Kahrhoff, PGA
Generation
Tournament Corner 16
Jones Near Perfect in Capturing Senior Championship
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2012-2014 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
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Building Your Team There has definitely been much discussion over the past several months about building your team. Whether it be who your favorite NFL Team drafted and who will start this coming week, to who will make the Ryder Cup Team and who will be the Captain’s Picks. How we build our team is one of the most important, if not the most important thing we can do as leaders of our organizations and our operations. But it doesn’t stop there. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Center for Creative Leadership’s Executive Leadership Program in Colorado Springs. The Center for Creative Leadership is a global provider of leadership development and research. Ranked among the world’s Top 5 providers of executive education by Financial Times and in the Top 10 by Bloomberg Business Week, CCL helps clients leverage leadership to drive results that matter. My week at CCL might have been the most powerful week in my professional business life. So much so that I am still trying to process it all so I can continue to develop as a leader. When I discussed this program with our Education Committee Chairs they were excited about having the opportunity to share some of what I learned with you and your teams during our upcoming Pro-GM-Super-Club Official event on Thursday, October 2 at the Broadmoor. Jamie Gurley from the Center for Creative Leadership will be facilitating the Thursday morning Building Your Team session. During the session you will learn your personality type, the personalities of your teammates and how we can better leverage our personality type preferences to work together more effectively. After completing a self-scoring Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Instrument, there will be a group line-up and lively discussion based on the results. We will look at the group’s dominant personality type and how the dominant style may be impacting the organization; our teams and the way decisions are made. Next you will meet as teams for a discussion on the personality preferences of each team member, how these preferences are currently playing out on the team and where might there be potential for conflict. Each person will receive a booklet titled MBTI in Organizations so they can better understand their own preferences as well as the preferences of their teammates. Very shortly, if not already, you are going to start working on your budgets and business plans for 2015. Please allow me to encourage you and your team to attend this event on October 2nd. Your budgets and business plans are based on producing results. By attending this event, I am certain that you will come away inspired to leverage your leadership to produce results that matter! Very Respectfully,
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Picture This... Check out the view from the top of the 16th tee at The Club at Pradera during the 2014 Pro Lady Championship.
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Pro-GM-Super-Club Official to feature Jamie Gurley The Colorado PGA will host the 2014 Pro-GM-Super-Club Official presented by Colorado Golf and Turf, GPS Industries, VLCOM, Club Prophet Systems, and Ouray Sportswear at The Broadmoor on Monday, October 2, 2014. This event brings together all of the decision makers at facilities all over Colorado to set the foundation for the 2015 season as well as provide a day of golf on one of Colorado’s most acclaimed facilities.
Jamie Gurley from the Center for Creative Leadership will be facilitating our morning seminar session. The Center for Creative Leadership is a global provider of leadership development and research. Ranked among the world’s Top 5 providers of executive education by Financial Times and in the Top 10 by Bloomberg Business Week, CCL helps clients leverage leadership to drive results that matter. During the session you will learn your personality type, the personalities of your teammates and how we can better leverage our personality type preferences to work together more effectively. After completing a self-scoring Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Instrument, there will be a group lineup and lively discussion based on the results. We will look at the group’s dominant personality type and how the dominant style may be impacting the organization; our teams and the way decisions are made. Next you will meet as teams for a discussion on the personality preferences of each team member, how these preferences are currently playing out on the team and where might there be potential for conflict. Each person will receive a booklet titled MBTI in Organizations so they can better understand their own preferences as well as the preferences of their teammates. The event is open to Colorado PGA Members and the decision makers at their facilities. Schedule of events 7:00 | Continental Breakfast & Registration 8:00 | Colorado Golf Industry Update 8:30 | Building Your Team 12:00 | Lunch 1:00 | Four Person Team Scramble 5:30 | Cocktails Click here to register for the event. If you have any quesitons, please contact Justin Limon, PGA Tournament Manager at jlimon@pgahq.com
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CU Depression Center Annual Benefit Luncheon An Afternoon with David Feherty
The University of Colorado Depression Center invites you to attend its annual benefit luncheon featuring PGA Tour announcer, former professional golfer and keynote speaker, David Feherty. The Depression Center’s mission is to improve the lives of people with depression and mood disorders through clinical excellence, innovative research, community programs, and education. Mr. Feherty enjoyed a successful professional golf career, with 10 victories worldwide, a regular on the European Tour and during the 1990 Alfred Dunhill Cup, captained the winning Irish team. He retired from professional golf when offered a position as a golf commentator for CBS Sports. Mr. Feherty’s shares his personal struggles and the effects
bipolar I disorder, depression and addiction has had, and continues to have, on his career and family. He reveals how he “found the strength to come back from the edge” and continues to succeed in and embrace his world. As his wife Anita explains, although “it takes a village” to manage his day-to-day affairs, Mr. Feherty continues to do what he loves - interacting with people and sharing his experiences. When: Monday, October 27, 2014 Where: Seawell Grand Ballroom, Downtown Denver Time: 11:00 a.m. There will be an intimate cocktail reception held with Mr. Feherty on the evening of Sunday, October 27, 2014. Space is limited. To purchase tickets to both events or to find out more information, please go to http://www.coloradodepressioncenter.org or contact Emily Reaser at 303-724-4966 or emily.reaser@ucdenver.edu
Colorado PGA Section Staff
Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director/CEO eainsworth@PGAHQ.com P (303) 996-1593 C (719) 761-6125
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
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Rohrbaugh Defends Colorado PGA Professional Championship Merriam-Webster defines impressive as deserving attention, admiration, or respect. That definition could not be more fitting of Doug Rohrbaugh and his golf game over the past year and a half and this past week was no different. Rohrbaugh defended his title and won the 2014 Colorado PGA Professional Championship at Todd Creek Golf Club by posting a twelveunder-par 204.
Over the past two years, the PGA Head Professional at Ironbridge Golf Club in Carbondale has strung together results that would rival anyone in Colorado’s illustrious golf history. Since turning 50, Rohrbaugh has won the HealthONE Colorado Senior Open, finished second the in HealthONE Colorado Open, played in multiple major championships and has now won two Colorado PGA Professional Championships. The key for Rohrbaugh, like has been much of his run, has been his putter. “I putted so well this week” he noted after the event. “I had 24 or 25 putts each of the first two rounds and it really put me in good position.” The final round was a two-horse race between Rohrbaugh and Matt Schalk, PGA Director of Golf at Colorado National Golf Club. Schalk, who finished runner up for the second time in three years, came out of the gates firing as he pulled to within a shot of the lead after birding the first hole. Rohrbaugh countered with a birdie of his own on the long par-4 second hole. Schalk again pulled to within a stroke after Rohrbaugh bogeyed the par-5 8th and he made birdie. That would be the closest Schalk could get as the next four holes saw Rohrbaugh pick up a stroke per hole to gain a commanding five-shot lead. “I played well for not having played much this year,” Schalk noted after the round. “The way Doug was playing I was going to have to play my best golf and I just didn’t have it.” Rohrbaugh’s repeat victory was the first
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since Ken Kreiger won three championships in a row from 1996 to 1998. In third place was the 1987 and 1999 champion, Mike Zaremba from Desert Hawk at Pueblo West. Zaremba, playing alongside Rohrbaugh and Schalk, finished the week by firing a four-under-par 68 to post a five-under-par 211. In all eight Colorado PGA Professional qualified for the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship to be held June 28-July 1, 2014 at The Philadelphia Cricket Club. Joining Rohrbaugh, Schalk and Zaremba in earning those berths were Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek (212), three members from The Links Golf Course in Highlands Ranch, Rob Hunt, PGA Head Professional (213), Kyle Voska, PGA Assistant Professional (214), and Bill Loeffler, PGA Owner (214) and Doug Wherry of Jake's Academy (214).
Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Ironbridge Golf Course
Matt Schalk, PGA Colorado National GC
Mike Zaremba, PGA Desert Hawk at Pueblo West
Geoff Keffer, PGA Murphy Creek Golf Course
Rob Hunt, PGA The Links Golf Course
Kyle Voska, PGA The Links Golf Course
Bill Loeffler, PGA The Links Golf Course
Doug Wherry, PGA Jake’s Academy
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What’s in the Bag?
with Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Head Professional at Ironbridge Golf Club Talk About a Hot Streak
Since turning 50 Doug Rohrbaugh has nothing short of dominate. He has won the HealthONE Colorado Senior Open, the Colorado PGA Senior Professional Championship, competed in multiple Major Championships, and this past week he defended his title by winning the 2014 Colorado PGA Professional Championship.
Quack Quack Rorhbaugh is a huge Oregon Ducks fan it is shows on his golf bag. His clubs are colored Green and Yellow in alternating order. He also carries with him a green Club Glove towel with the yellow Oregon “O” embroiddered on it with his name.
The Sticks Titleist Titleist Titleist Titleist Titleist
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913D2 Driver – 8.5 degrees 913F 3 wood - 13.5 degrees 913F Hybrid - 17 and 24 degrees AP2 Irons - 5 thru PW Vokey Wedges – 52, 58, 64 degrees
The Clubs For the past 12 years Rorhbaugh as been on the staff with Titleist. While he has gone through multiple changes over the years, the driver has been his “goto” club. “I use the Titleist D2 Driver. I like the shape and ball flight that I get with that club and I can work it both directions,” he noted. “I normally hit 11-14 fairways a round.
The Putter Rohrbaugh has a dominate 2013 season in which he won the HealthONE Colorado Senior Open, the Colorado PGA Professional Championship, and the Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship. He attributed all of those wins to a great putter, the Vokey Futura X. “It’s the best balanced putter I have ever used,” Rohbaugh noted. After falling out of his good grace, the putter was put into play again this past week when Rohrbaugh won his second Colorado PGA Professional Championship.
The Ball “My sister passed away last year and my good friend, local Titleist Sales Rep. Scott Freelove put together a special golf ball I have been using ever since,” Rohrbaugh said of his golf ball. “The golf ball is a number 49, the age my sister was when she passed away,” he also noted. It also has her initials on one side.
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Are You Involved in an Annual Review? The importance of an annual written review is paramount to your success at your facility. Not only is it important for your employer to understand your performance, but it is also important for you to understand what your employer wants and how they evaluate you as a part of the team. As we move toward Labor Day and the golf season slowing down a bit, it is time to start thinking about what you need to do to prepare for your annual review. (If you have not had a written annual review by your employer in the past, now is the time to request it and get it planned out with your employer.) Here are a few items to consider when getting ready for and how to excel at this annual event. If your employer does not have a written format for a review there is a great document available to you on PGALinks for this purpose. You can get it by clicking HERE. Set up a date for this review or ask for this event to happen. If you have not had one before, discuss the review’s importance to the success of the facility for your department. Start by putting together all of your accomplishments for the year in each aspect of the operations you are responsible for or participate in as an employee. If you have been using the Employer Communication Plan found on PGALinks during the year, these accomplishments should be easy to find. - Operational successes you were in charge of or a part of - Staff accomplishments (if you are a manager) - Customer service highlights – quotes or notes from customers/members - Financial successes - Weather information for the year – pertaining to the effects on the operation, good or bad. - To be fair and honest, you should also consider making a list of challenges/problems encountered during the year and if they were resolved or are ongoing.
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Create a list of all of your responsibilities and write your own performance review of each one. Thinking through what you have done will prevent you from overreacting to feedback you receive in your meeting with your employer. Formulate your goals for the next year and also for the facility in areas of importance to the employer. Anticipate any negatives that may come up in the review. Good preparation in this area will reduce any anxiety. If you receive negative comments, do not be confrontational. Rather, thank your employer for the feedback and discuss ways to improve. Turn the negative into a positive and turn this situation into something better for the future. When you receive positive feedback in the review, you can use this as a springboard for something you need or want. Build on the positive feelings by stating you want to further excel in 2015. Share in the prosperity and potential! Many times, great performance reviews can lead to compensation and/or benefits increases. Always remember to keep the narrative aimed at the benefits that you provide to the employer. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about this information or any other employment related matters. Bruce Lubach, PGA, is the PGA of America Employment Consultant for the Colorado, Iowa, Midwest, Minnesota and Nebraska Sections. He can be reached at: blubach@pgahq.com or (402) 2613604.
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.
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
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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Nurturing the Next Generation
Grow your bottom line by reaching your local high school golf teams I have had the pleasure of working with PGA Professional Nicole Poulos and the Heritage High School Boys Golf Team for the past 5 seasons. It continues to be one of the most personally and professionally satisfying aspects of my involvement in the golf industry to date.
you to reach out to your local high schools and middle schools, to those schools that call your course home, to those schools that visit your course for matches, and find out how you can provide opportunities for those players who might otherwise not have one.
Each season starts with two-day tryouts, hosted at South Suburban Golf Course by a true champion of junior golf, PGA Professional Todd Marley. The hardest day is always the second day; the day that we make cuts. This year, we cut 10 aspiring junior golfers from the team before the season even started. We simply didn’t have the budget, playing opportunities, or manpower to handle a team larger than 16. As a coach it was difficult, as a PGA Professional, it was heartbreaking.
Being proactive can lead to a deeper engagement with the juniors at your golf course, a deeper engagement with the community you serve, and a direct impact to your bottom line lesson and facility revenue as you nurture the next generation of golfers.
Our story is not unique. There are 120 boy’s high school golf programs in Colorado, and 108 girl’s teams. The vast majority of those teams face the same limitations we face and are forced to turn down hopeful golfers. In some cases, like in the Jefferson County School District 4A class, no JV teams are fielded due to lack of participation; simply put, if you don’t make the top 6, there’s not even a JV option for you. That’s where we, as PGA Professionals, the Experts in the GAME and business of golf, can step in. I urge
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Your Player Development department has a roster of all Boy’s and Girl’s golf coaches in Colorado and their respective high schools. If you are interested in finding out who to contact in your community, please contact Keith Soriano, PGA Player Development Director at ksoriano@ pgahq.com or 720.841.1006.
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Jones Near Perfect in Colorado Senior PGA Championship After the run Doug Rohrbaugh has been on the past few years it was going to near perfection to knock off the twotime defending champion of the Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship. Gregg Jones, a PGA Instructor at Sand Creek Golf Course in Colorado Springs was just that, near perfect. Jones carded 12 birdies and just one bogey over 36 holes to capture the 2014 Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship on Tuesday, August 19, at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf and Country Club. “I played great this week,” Jones noted after the event. “I have only played a few times over the past three months. I guess I needed a little time away from the game.” While he was nearly perfect in winning, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Rohrbaugh, the two-time defending champion, made a charge on Tuesday. A tap-in birdie on 17, his second in two rounds on the hole, pulled him to within one stroke of Jones going into the last hole. Both players hit their approach just short of the green on the uphill par-4 18th hole. Rohrbaugh played first, knowing all too well that he needed to hole the chip to have a chance. He ran his chip just over the left edge of the cup. Jones then slammed the door as he chipped in from nearly the same spot. “I wasn’t trying to make it,” he said of the chip. “I had a great lie but really just wanted to leave it below the hole so I could make the putt.” There is some irony to the way things turned out. Jones and Rohrbaugh actually played together on Sunday in the third round of the season-long Senior Match Play Championship. Rorhbaugh actually came out victorious that day by a wide margin, winning 7 & 6. “It feels so great to win!” “I haven’t won anything or held a trophy in forever.” This is the second Colorado PGA Major Championship for Jones. He won the 1989 Colorado PGA Professional Championship. Eight players in all qualified for the 2014 Senior PGA Professional National Championship. Moving on in addition to Rorhbaugh and Jones is Bill Loeffler, Mike Zaremba, and Jeff Hanson who fired three-under-par 141’s. Also moving on at two-underpar 142 was Paul Lobato, Perry Holmes, and Vance Pollock.
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Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year (as of Sept. 8, 2014) 1 Caine L. Fitzgerald Murphy Creek Golf Course 2 Kyle A. Voska The Links Golf Course 3 Geoff M. Keffer Murphy Creek Golf Course 4 David R. DiMartino Aspen Golf Club 5 Blake C. Sharamitaro Lake Arbor Golf Club 6 Rob V. Hunt The Links Golf Course 7 Graham T. Cliff Colorado Golf Club 8 Barry B. Milstead Valley Country Club 9 Doug Rohrbaugh Ironbridge Golf Club 10 Vince M. Buelk Collindale Golf Course Click here to view the entire points list
3,798.72 3,313.10 3,035.00 2,459.77 2,145.03 1,971.17 1,924.50 1,816.50 1,567.50 1,524.85
Senior Player of the Year (as of Sept. 8, 2014)
1 Doug Rohrbaugh Ironbridge Golf Club 4,807.50 2 Gregg C. Jones Sand Creek Golf Course 2,771.00 3 Mike E. Northern Valley Hi Golf Course 2,607.10 4 Ron Vlosich Life Member 2,413.50 5 Bill R. Loeffler The Links Golf Course 2,407.55 6 Michael Zaremba Desert Hawk at Pueblo West 2,360.33 7 Perry A. Holmes Colorado National Golf Club 2,166.50 8 Rick D. Cole Eaton Country Club 2,052.50 9 Sherry Andonian Valley Country Club 1,966.16 10 Paul Lobato Meridian Golf Club 1,772.33 Click here to view the entire points list
Apprentice Player of the Year (as of Sept. 8, 2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Andrew M. Hebert Daniel L. Augustine Kyler A. Booher Garrett D. Froggatte Tim J. Richardson Kyle M. McGee Dane Reese Derek W. Eley Brian R. Eckley Bo F. Baker
Indian Peaks Golf Course The Country Club at Castle Pines River Valley Ranch Golf Club The Flying Horse Club Todd Creek Golf Club Overland Golf Course Murphy Creek Golf Course Legacy Ridge Golf Course Saddle Rock Golf Course Devil’s Thumb Golf Club
906 871.67 831.83 822.33 748.2 723.5 668 562 536.83 528.17
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West Chapter Player of the Year (as of Sept. 8, 2014) 1 Doug Rohrbaugh Ironbridge Golf Club 1,720.00 2 Barry B. Milstead Valley Country Club 612 3 Eric M. Bradley Eagle Ranch Golf Club 551 4 Bill R. Loeffler The Links Golf Course 480 5 Michael Zaremba Desert Hawk at Pueblo West 427 6 Geoff M. Keffer Murphy Creek Golf Course 420 7 Jim J. Cook Meeker Golf Course 367.7 8 C.J. J. Rhyne The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa 340.67 9 Kyler A. Booher River Valley Ranch Golf Club 328.83 10 Caine L. Fitzgerald Murphy Creek Golf Course 314 Click here to view the entire points list
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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 Randy C. Burross, PGA | A-1 | Sumo Golf Village Lonnie Reed, PGA | LMA Newly Elected Members Nick Rodgers, PGA | A-8 | The Club at Cordillera Sean Miller, PGA | A-8 | Omni Interlocken Resort Ethan Malzahn, PGA | A-8 | Vail Golf Club Theo Gregory, PGA | A-8 | Eisenhower Golf Club Richard Urso, PGA | A-8 | Castle Pines Golf Club Members Transferring to the Colorado PGA Lynn Blevins, PGA | A-12 | Regis University | Transferred from the South Central Section New Apprentices Zach Bailey | B-8 | Sonnenalp Golf Club Danny Morgan | B-8 | Green Valley Ranch Golf Club On the Move! Dustin Miller, PGA | Moved from an A-8 at Columbine Country Club to an A-6 at Jake’s Academy
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Micah R. Rudosky, PGA Tray D. Shehee, PGA Brian K. Whitehouse, PGA Jeffrey W Bader William C. Paddock, PGA Al Pryor, PGA James C Wright Jeff Carlson, PGA Shaun P. Degnan, PGA Tristen B. Fay, PGA Bob McNamee, PGA Robert L. Haldeen, PGA Melissa D. Hatten, PGA Andrew D. Hilts, PGA Graham T. Cliff, PGA Erin E. Diegel, PGA Lauren R Harmon Brady R. Jones, PGA Jameson C. Kahlich, PGA Ty Thompson, PGA Dow Finsterwald, PGA Brooks M. Wiebe, PGA Cory M. Boillot, PGA Jonathan Rinkevich, PGA Tyson J Spratt Rich M. Zulkoski, PGA
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Anthony B. Chesla, PGA Chris Farrelly, PGA Alexander G. Harris, PGA Jeffrey Trace Kea, PGA Bob Lewis, PGA Craig Parzybok, PGA Nathan Corsbie, PGA Benjamin Spiers, PGA Michael Stubblefield, PGA Cade A. Benson, PGA Jason T. Young, PGA Daniel Harvanek, PGA Mark C. Wiebe, PGA Richard J. Hartman, PGA Eliot E. Moore, PGA Charles D Burns Dillon R Evert Shelby Masse-Samento, PGA Patrick W. Miller, PGA Scott Szymoniak, PGA James A Edfors Kent Heusinkveld, PGA Casey A. Schiel, PGA
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Randy C. Burross, PGA Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGA Matthew R Magley Zachary A. Massey, PGA Lonnie Reed, PGA William Bellerdine Charles Melleno Tim Stevens, PGA Geoffrey Hiland, PGA Stan Fenn, PGA Burt Miranda John Rogala, PGA Brett Walton, PGA Robert Nelson, PGA John Williams, PGA Lucas Valerius Joshua Miller, PGA
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Junior Golf
Erin Diegel, PGA | Junior Golf Director
Cherry Hills Country Club Puts the Cherry on top of Team Golf Team Cherry Hills consisting of Zurcher/Zurcher, Hillary/Salem and Nelligan/ Fredericks scored 280 points on the Blue Course at The Greg Mastriona Courses at Hyland Hills to win the first place medals. In the 7-10 age division, Team Zurcher scored a one-over-par to take first, Hillary/Salem scored an impressive 5 under par to take SECOND. The 11-12 age division was highly competitive with four teams under par! Nelligan/Fredericks swept the 13-14 age division with a 7 stroke difference of 2 under par. In the Par 3 Division, the Trent Wearner Golf Academy Warriors pulled out the first place win over the Indian Tree Mayhem scoring 260 points. The scores were tight and two of the three age groups had ties. The Indian Tree Mayhem twosome of Derek Diegel and John Marble scored the only under par round at 2 under sweeping the 11-12 age division by 4 strokes. Click here to access the results
Girl Power dominates Cheyenne Shadows Team Golf Wet conditions, long rough, and slow play did not deter an all girls team from sweeping the Cheyenne Shadows Team Golf Event at Fort Carson. The Timm Golf Academy Team Putt For Dough took home their 8th First Place Medal after scoring 270 Points. The team consisted of Merielle Gojo, Meghan Royal, Brooke Hudson, Kaci Hudson and Melia Buckton, Kylie Winkler. This was the first event of the season in which a team swept each of the age groups at one event. Coming in at 220 Points was the Eisenhower Blue Team consisting of Ryan Beckman, Reagan Hasselstrom, Will Malfield, Matt Tackett, and Liam O’Halloran, Luke Trujillo. Click here to access the full results
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West Chapter Aspen Glen Golf Club to host West Chapter Fall Meeting and Championship Important Update Below!
Important West Chapter Dates September 22-23, 2014 West Chapter Fall Meeting and Championship Aspen Glen Golf Club Carbondale, CO Click here to register
Aspen Glen Golf Club will host the 2014 West Chapter Championship and Fall Meeting on Monday and Tuesday, October 1, 2014 September 22-23, 2014.
The Hill Pro Pro The West Chapter Fall Meeting will take place the morning Glenwood Springs Golf Course of Monday, September 22, 2014 at 10:00a. The educa- Glenwood Springs, CO tion seminar will feature a roundtable discussion on Mer Click here to register chandising and Club Operations and will be moderated by some of the leading professionals in the West Chapter.
The first round of the Championship will begin with a 1:00p Shotgun Start. The final round will begin with tee times on Tuesday morning beginning at 9:00a. If you have any quesitons, please do not hesitate to contact Patrick Salva, Marketing and Communications Director at (303) 246-1007. To register, please click here.
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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Presidents Club | $20,000 and above
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Platinum | $10,000 Colorado AvidGolfer Allen Walters
Gold | $5,000
Denver Golf Expo Mark Cramer
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Imperial Headwear Steve Johns Jamie Zabolio
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Silver | $2,500
Aspire Beverages Tanna Ruzicka
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GPS Industries Kevin Carpenter
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