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Randy Meyers, PGA Director of Golf Foothills Parks and Rec.
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As the current Director of Golf for Foothills Park and Recreation District, and past Head Golf Professional of both the Meadows Golf Club and Foothills Golf course, Randy Meyers has had a significant impact on the golfing community in Colorado With hundreds of thousands of golfers impacted during his tenure, Randy's leadership contributions are undeniable
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Randy's impact is particularly evident in his role in helping to establish and grow the Player Development of Foothills Golf Course. With 36 holes, (an 18 hole golf course, Executive 9 and a Par 3) and a lighted driving range, and consistently maintained courses, Randy has helped to make the Foothills Golf Course a premier destination for golfers in the region. Moreover, the thousands of lessons that were taught during Randy's tenure have helped to develop golfers of all skill levels, further contributing to the growth of the game in Colorado
For the last two decades Randy has had more rounds of golf pass through his pro-shop then any other golf course in the metro area One of the major reasons is his strong commitment to his staff and his strong commitment to the business of golf Making golfers feel like Foothills is their home is no easy task especially when you are talking 120,000 - 147,000 rounds in a given year Randy, makes sure that his staff is well diverse and represents the golfers and the community that are playing his golf courses
One of the ways Meyers and his staff create golfers is by walking them to the first tee after instruction. He found that many people were participating in instruction but, for their own reasons, were not making the transition to playing a round. “Everybody remembers their first time hitting a golf ball and hitting the green. Everybody remembers their first round of golf, ever.” While getting back to this fundamental idea, Randy and his staff have drastically improved the transition rate from instruction to playing
