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Portugal: Golfing the Atlantic Coast

Denver Golf Expo 10-25 The Official Show Program

Course Directory 26-37 Colorado Courses & Course Information

54 Road Tripping 39 Swing Into Scottsdale

Junior Golf Program 46 At-school youth program in Arapahoe County

Inside the Leather 52

Youth Golf Program

46 Nice Drive!

Is my belly too big for this putter? by Jerry Walters

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Travel 46 Portugal: Golfing the Atlantic Coast by Peter Hellman

Club Fitting 61

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How good do you want to be? by Dan Weitzel

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The Denver Golf Expo, Rocky Mountain Region’s Hottest Golf Industry Event

February 10-12, 2012 Denver Merchandise Mart Plaza Entrance on North Side of the Complex on I-25 and 58th Ave. SHOW HOURS: Friday, Feb. 10 Saturday, Feb. 11 Sunday, Feb. 12 ADMISSION PRICE: Adults Seniors (50+) Military and veterans 12 and under

10:00am – 5:00pm 9:00am – 5:00pm 10:00am – 4:00pm

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By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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inter blues? Rusty swing? Golf fever?

When the snow flies in the Rocky Mountains, the best place to nourish your golfing soul is the 19th annual Denver Golf Expo. From pro seminars to truckloads of equipment to free golf, discount offers and show-only deals, the 2012 Denver Golf Expo, February 10-12 at the Denver Merchandise Mart Plaza Hall, is the Rocky Mountain region’s hottest event for the golf industry.

Mark Cramer, President of Denver Golf Expo, says, “2012 will be even bigger and better as we enter our 12th year of managing the Denver Golf Expo.

This year, we’ve also streamlined two important components to make access to the Expo more convenient: pre-purchase Expo tickets and the addition of two shuttles and more parking options.”

Purchase Tickets in Advance No more standing in lines waiting to purchase your

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ticket. Denver Golf Expo Tickets are available through Tickets West at all King Soopers locations through the last day of the show, Sunday, February 12, 2012.

More Parking, Two Shuttles Upon arrival at the Merchandise Mart, the East Parking lot (across Washington Street) is now open for Expo attendees, and two shuttles will be running all three days with two pick-ups: East Parking Lot and south side of Merchandise Mart.

Cramer says, “We continually assess the Denver Golf Expo experience to keep the Expo experience a positive one. In addition, we continue to add more exhibitors, bring back the popular exhibits, create more freebies, and more excitement for golfers.”

Snow might keep golfers away from the courses, but beginning and seasoned golfers alike mark their calendars to attend this not-to-be-missed February annual event. Golf retailers, golf-related companies, golf courses, golf resorts and hotels, Colorado PGA members, Colorado Golf Association members, golf tournament directors, and 12,000 of your golfing buddies gather at the Denver Golf Expo to enjoy the industry’s best offerings – all under one roof!

Fore Golf Program, courtesy of South Suburban Parks and Recreation The greatest features of the Expo, according to Cramer, are the amazing deals. “Everyone is looking for a way of extending their golf dollar. When you register at the Golf Expo you’ve extended your golf dollars. You will be given discount golf coupons

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Club Test and 15-station Driving Range.

• Elevate your game with swing lessons and seminars, courtesy of Colorado Section PGA pros.

• Donate to the largest Used Club Sale in the West from Colorado Golf Association to benefit CGA Youth Programs.

• Plan your golf adventures by checking out the travel possibilities from local and international exhibitors representing golf resorts and destinations. for South Suburban Golf Parks and Recreation courses, the “Fore Golf Program”, worth up to up to $150 in golf savings.

The Fore Golf Program is a new progressive golf experience, offered for the first time to Denver Golf Expo attendees. The offer features a different golf experience each month from February to May. Begin in February with a free round of golf at one of three South Suburban courses and then move into May with a choice of several golf deals, such as 2 for 1 green fees at Lone Tree Golf Course or a free round at Family Sports Golf Club.

Cramer adds, “Thanks to our PGA partners, you can also learn from the pros, by participating in free swing lessons and seminars. Our young golfers and their parents can take advantage of the Junior Golf Experience, including free admission for ages 12 and under.”

Register at the Denver Golf Expo and receive: • Complimentary custom fitted Lob wedge from Dimension Z Golf. Shipping and handling fees apply.

• Fore Golf Program, courtesy of South Suburban Parks and Recreation.

• Chance to win a fabulous 5 night/6 day Las Vegas Golf Vacation including 4 rounds of golf for 2 people provided by OB Sports Las Vegas at Siena, Arroyo, Angel Park, and The Legacy Golf Clubs.

Mark the date now, so you don’t miss the biggest golf show in the region, the Denver Golf Expo, February 10-12, a must for any golfer in the Rocky Mountains.

For more information on the Denver Golf Expo, the premier golfing event of the season, visit www.denvergolfexpo.com. For timely updates, read our Tweets at www.twitter.com/DenverGolfExpo or follow us on Facebook. D

Held at the Denver Merchandise Mart Plaza Hall, the Golf Expo welcomes golfers of all abilities from February 10-12. The Golf Expo has something for everyone, including pro seminars for golfers of all abilities; golf resort destinations; truckloads of golf merchandise including show deals; and a bunch of discount offers for the upcoming golf season.

Highlights of this year’s show include: • The return of the Colorado Junior Golf Experience for beginning and competitive junior golfers.

• Browse aisles filled with truckloads of golf merchandise available at show-only prices.

• Discounted green fees available at Colorado golf courses – show-only deals.

• Lenny’s Golf returns to sponsor the Demo Days

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WIN A GRAND PRIZE

Las Vegas Golf Vacation

By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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wing your way to a winning grand prize, a Las Vegas Golf Vacation, at the 2012 Denver Golf Expo WIN a fabulous 5 night/6 day Las Vegas Golf Vacation*, including 4 rounds of golf for 2 people provided by OB Sports Las Vegas at Siena, Arroyo, Angel Park, and The Legacy Golf Clubs.

Expo attendees can register for your dream golf vacation. One lucky winner will enjoy his/her dream Golf Vacation. The vacation includes 5 nights lodging at the incredible Suncoast Hotel Resort & Casino (Boyd Gaming) boasting luxury rooms, gaming, fine dining, entertainment and beautiful views of the Las Vegas strip. Vegas awaits you!!

The Grand prize winner will have the opportunity to play at 4 incredible golf courses: The Siena, Arroyo, Angel Park, and The Legacy Golf Clubs.

The Siena Golf Club Surrounded by the towering Spring Mountains, The Siena Golf Club (www.sienagolfclub.com) features gently rolling fairways and artful bunkering – plus dazzling views of the Las Vegas skyline. Designed by master architects Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt, Siena is renowned throughout the Las Vegas Valley for its natural beauty and unprecedented serenity.

No matter how many times you play the course at the Siena Golf Club your experience will be unique.

When the panoramic setting of the greens, bunkers, and water hazards is combined with the desert mountain scenery, the effect is different with every game. In the morning, the cool breeze coming off the lush grass makes for a comfortable game whether it is the height of summer or the dead of winter. In the afternoon, the unvarnished sunlight creates a stark contrast between the green, the

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The Siena Golf Club rough, and the sand traps. Near twilight, orange and purple colors create an effect that has to be seen in person, and more than once.

The Arroyo Golf Course TheThe Arroyo Golf Course (www.thearroyogolfclub.com) ribbons seamlessly through the rugged terrain and is nestled between the spectacular landscapes of Red Rock Canyon, one of Las Vegas' most revered natural landmarks. Panoramic views of the Las Vegas cityscape are stunning from the Arroyo's hole #7. This Las Vegas golf course is considered a masterpiece that offers challenges to both beginners and advanced players. The wellkept course makes a stark, yet beautiful, contrast to the rugged terrain that surrounds it. The Nevada

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weather makes our Red Rock golf club the perfect destination for golfers all year long.

and generous landing areas. And speaking of tee boxes, the 10th hole at The Legacy may be the most recognizable in all of Las Vegas.

Angel Park Golf Club Angel Park (www.angelpark.com) offers spectacular views of Red Rock Canyon and the Las Vegas Valley. Angel Park Golf Club features 36 holes of championship Las Vegas golf designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer, the lighted Cloud Nine Short Course, and the world's original natural grass Putting Course.

The Legacy Golf Club The Legacy Golf Club (www.thelegacygc.com) is an 18-hole, desert jewel highlighted by manicured playing conditions, multi-tiered fairways and large undulating greens. Stretching 7,233 yards from the professional tees, this memorable layout is a strong challenge for the scratch player, yet also accommodates the novice with well-spaced tee boxes

Even a golfer needs to have a place to unwind. You will be staying at the beautiful Suncoast Hotel & Casino (www.suncoastcasino.com) located in the premier northwest area of Las Vegas and is surrounded by 81 holes of world-class golf. The property offers exclusive restaurants, fun gaming, deluxe accommodations, bowling, movie theaters, bingo and much more. It is "Las Vegas as it used to be" in the Suncoast’s beautiful 500-seat showroom, a throwback to the showrooms of splendor that made Las Vegas famous.

To be eligible, you must register at the Denver Golf Expo, February 10-12, 2012, Friday 10:00-5:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 – 5:00 p.m., and Sunday 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. D

Angel Park Golf Club

For more information on the resort, feel free to visit: http://www.boydgaming.com/destinations/las-vegas-coast-casinos/suncoast-hotel-and-casino For more information on the golf courses: http://www.obsports.com/view.asp?id=231&page=4338#nevada

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*(Blackout and restrictions may apply).

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New Year, New Name:

The CGA/CWGA Used Club Sale Benefits Youth Programs

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his year we have revamped our CGA/CWGA Used Club Sale in an effort to raise more money for our development programs," says Eric Wilkinson, Director of Junior Competitions of the Colorado Golf Association. "Formerly known as the CGA Golf Swap, our new tagline is 'Donate. Purchase. Give Back to Golf One Club at a Time.'"

Get a new set of clubs for Christmas? Looking for a great deal on a driver at the Expo? Help a good cause and donate your used clubs or purchase your replacement set at Colorado Golf Association's (CGA/CWGA) Used Club Sale during the 2012 Denver Golf Expo, Friday, February 10 through Sunday February 12!

More Quality Clubs According to Wilkinson, "This Holiday Season, CGA/CWGA has teamed up with the PGA Superstore in an effort to bring more quality clubs to the CGA/CWGA Used Club Sale. The CGA/CWGA set up a donation center inside the PGA Superstore for golfers of all ages to donate used equipment. Our goal this year is quality over quantity. Each club donated gets us one step closer to raising money for our programs that introduce golf to kids that might otherwise not get the opportunity."

Did you know that many of the clubs donated are from tournament players? The CGA/CWGA would like to think that your purchase of CGA/CWGA's used equipment could have been used by a former state champion or high school phenoms.

Donations Accepted The CGA/CWGA's Youth Programs needs your donations for its annual Used Club Sale. If you're in the

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market for the odd iron, a proven driver or a starter set for someone special, visit the CGA/CWGA's Used Club Sale during the 2012 Denver Golf Expo. You'll find great deals on previously owned equipment, and you'll do something good for your community.

Individuals may also donate clubs and choose to collect 70 percent of the selling price, with the balance going to CGA/CWGA Youth Programs, or simply allow the CGA/CWGA to keep all of the proceeds. Due to the organization's non-profit status, any donations are eligible to be used as a tax deduction.

The annual used club sale raises much needed funds for its youth developmental programs. These proceeds go directly to CGA/CWGA Youth Programs, a non-profit entity that supports developmental programs such as those offered by Big

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Brothers and Big Sisters of Colorado, Boy Scouts of Colorado, LPGA/USGA Girls Golf, Special Olympics, Girl Scouts of Colorado and Goodwill Industries.

Junior Golf Experience Customers who purchase used golf equipment can see first-hand how it can change a junior's life by visiting our Junior Golf Experience located right below the CGA/CWGA Used Club Sale. This year CGA/CWGA hopes to have a larger presence by expanding the experience area.

CGA/CWGA also continues to actively support the Junior Golf Experience during the Expo. According to Wilkinson, "Last year, hundreds of kids enjoyed the Expo's Junior Golf Experience. We're excited to get more kids involved in the game in 2012."

If juniors are looking to get more involved in CGA/CWGA's junior golf program they can stop by the CGA/CWGA booth located at the entrance of the Junior Golf Experience. For those juniors at heart, if you ever had a burning rules question, or

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are interested in joining the CGA/CWGA, please stop by the booth to speak with a staff member.

2012 Denver Golf Expo - GOLF CLUB DROP OFF Denver Merchandise Mart Plaza (Main entrance north side of building) Thursday, February 9 - noon to 3 p.m.

Friday, February 10 - 8 a.m. to noon (The above times are preferred, but donations at other times will not be turned away.)

Unsold Club/Proceeds Pick-up (Denver Merchandise Mart Plaza) Sunday, February 12 - 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Payments for items sold by consignment Denver Merchandise Mart Plaza Sunday, Feb. 12 from 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.

For more information on the swap and CGA/CWGA Youth Programs, or to donate equipment at any time during the year, contact Director of Junior Competitions, Eric Wilkinson at 303-974-2110 D

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Air-Cool Returns With Great Deals on Golf Clubs and Shirts

By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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ob Levine, from Air-Cool, is known for the great deals he brings to the Denver Golf Expo, but this year, Levine is raising the bar by offering a new golf driver, the Air Force One

by Power-Bilt with an Air Force One by Power-Bilt woven shaft.

Levine says, "The woven shaft is the best in golf and the head of the club contains liquid nitrogen.

Every time you swing, it's adjusting to your swing speed. When you hit the ball with nitrogen, the ball comes off the head with 25% faster speed, with no slice, netting you straighter drives and 2535 yards more."

Voted by Golf Digest, on the hot list, as #1 driver in the PGA for length and accuracy, the Air Force One

by Power-Bilt has lightweight, higher balance-point shafts designed to accelerate faster and generate greater swing speeds.

"These clubs retail at $400," according to Levine, "but during the Denver Golf Expo, we will sell these Air Force One by Power-Bilt drivers at $99. We will have both men's and ladies drivers. These are on the hot lists for manufacturers for straightest and longest drivers. We'll also have the entire set of Air Force One by Power-Bilt nitrogen irons at comparable discounts."

Levine is also bringing a new line of Americanmade golf bags. Unlike those made in China, these have Polymer around the bag and each club locks in. Clubs and grips are held in place so they never scratch. These beautiful men and ladies' golf bags are priced at up to 60% off.

Levine says he's also returning with the popular Eco

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Air-Cool Bamboo Charcoal golf shirts - but increasing his inventory and offering a wider range of options.

"Made of 45% Recycled Synthetic and 55% Bamboo Charcoal, these Natural Healing - Eco Air-Cool Shirts are healthy for the environment and healthy for your body. By using Recycled Polymers, we are able to rid the extra plastic waste and save our landfills from over flowing. By adding the Bamboo Charcoal, we have now made our shirts naturally absorbent without adding any harmful chemicals."

The Air-Cool design of these new shirts is still guaranteed to keep you cool and dry all day, and as usual, Levine is excited about the upcoming Denver Golf Expo and Air-Cool show specials.

Natural Healing - Eco Air Cool is available in many styles and colors and you can choose from sizes S-4XL. Thousands of golf shirts will be at the show, and Levine says his prices are better than ever! He'll have a line of larger sizes in Pima cotton at $5, including lots of ladies sizes. He's introducing a ladies' line of breathable shirts for just $5 - discounted from $45 - in 15 different colors, ranging in size from small to XXL. To make room for this year's, last year's line of world famous Air Cool Golf Shirts will be on close-out at the Denver Golf Show - at up to 80% off. Denver Golf Expo is a perfect time to stock up on Air Cool Golf Shirts. Remember, the Air-Cool Golf Shirts sell out quickly, so make us your first stop.

For more information about Air-Cool products including the Natural Healing - Eco Air-Cool Shirts, log on to their website at: http://laveenaircool.com.

The Denver Golf Expo will have 140 exhibitors with amazing show specials, discounts and opportunities for golfers. D

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Divot Magazine and Denver Golf Expo:

A Winning Two-Some

By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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fter more than 15 years, our partnership with Divot Magazine (formerly GOLFViews and the "Official Publication for the Denver Golf Expo") continues to be a winning twosome," says Denver Golf Expo director Mark Cramer. "Last year, Divot Magazine debuted its new look at the Denver Golf Expo, and in 2012, Publisher Karl O'Keefe enters his 20th year of publishing a golf magazine in Colorado. The loyal support we've known for over a decade and a half continues with the 2012 Denver Golf Expo."

With its stellar reputation in Colorado, Divot Magazine provides coverage of the Denver Golf Expo event to its readers. The results are a blend

of two trusted industry leaders to create one of the most premier golf shows in the West.

"Just as the Denver Golf Expo is growing and changing to meet the needs of the industry, so is Divot Magazine," reports Publisher Karl O'Keefe.

"Because of my growing website and email marketing services, I'll be going to a four-issue seasonal publishing schedule, which more realistically represents Colorado's unique golf market. Each issue will reflect how courses and golf related businesses position and price themselves throughout the year. And while I will be publishing fewer issues each year, I will be printing more copies per issue and delivering them to more distribution points throughout Colorado than ever before."

Published four times a year, including their special January/February issue highlights the Denver Golf Expo, Divot Magazine strives to re-educate and entertain its 30,000 readers. O'Keefe's company also publishes the popular Green Saver Golf Discount book, containing over $7,000 in golf and golf-related savings.

Denver Golf Expo gives all fans of Divot Magazine a chance to meet Publisher Karl O'Keefe. Stop

by Divot Magazine's booth, say hello to Karl and check out the values in the 2012 edition and register to win your own Green Saver - a $49 value. D

Skip the Lines at Denver Golf Expo - Pre-Purchase Tickets Lines often snake out the door into the Merchandise Mart parking lot while eager Denver Golf Expo attendees line up at the entrance. What if you could skip those lines? This year for the first time, you can pre-purchase your Expo tickets at all King Soopers locations.

Starting now and through the last day of the show, Denver Golf Expo Tickets will be available through TicketsWest at all King Soopers locations.

When you pre-purchase your Expo ticket, you can skip the lines at Denver Golf Expo. Take your prepurchased ticket directly to the red-coated staff just

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beyond the registration area. If you arrive before the doors open just come inside, you'll still skip the lines and will be invited into a holding area inside the building.

Buy your ticket in advance; skip the lines at the Merchandise Mart; and start taking advantage of truckloads of good deals on golf merchandise right away.

Denver Golf Expo Tickets are $12 for Adults; $10 Seniors, Military and Vets; and FREE ages 12 and under. Tickets will be available through Tickets West at all King Soopers locations. D

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CGA, CWGA & Colorado PGA returns to the Denver Golf Expo

By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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he CGA (Colorado Golf Association), CWGA (Colorado Women's Golf Association), and Colorado PGA returns to mix business and pleasure during the 2012 Denver Golf Expo.

"The support of the Colorado Section of the PGA, CGA and CWGA to the Denver Golf Expo makes it possible for the Denver Golf Expo to attract more than 12,000 golfers each year!" says Denver Golf Expo's director Mark Cramer. "The support of industry associations and leaders provides attendees with the opportunity to capitalize on the largest off season gathering of the Colorado Golf community

at the Denver Golf Expo creating THE Rocky Mountain's not-to-miss annual event."

Perhaps the most exciting announcement for Colorado's golf industry and fans is the return of the CGA Tee-Off Luncheon - Saturday, February 11, 12:00-2:00pm. (Agenda TBA) For more information on the CGA Season TeeOff Luncheon, or any other CGA activity, visit www.COgolf.org. D

Denver Golf Expo Features American Harvest Organic Vodka

By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer Denver Golf Expo is delighted to offer a unique spirit, American Harvest Organic Vodka. Crisp and clean with a distinctive taste, American Harvest is handcrafted in small batches from organic American Wheat, certified organic ingredients, and water from Idaho's Snake River Plain.

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ing practices of all its ingredients. American Harvest Vodka contains no artificial additives or preservatives.

American-Made American Harvest sources its ingredient from the organic winter wheat grown on a family owned and sustainably-managed American farm. The water is pulled from aquifers deep beneath the Snake River plain.

Sustainable The producers of American Harvest support sustainable agriculture with the use of organic materials and an organic production process.

Renewal energy is also supported with onethird of the monthly electrical consumption at the American Harvest Distillery from local wind generated power. Unused materials and most of the water from the distillation process are used as cattle feed. Finally, American Harvest bottles are 100% recyclable and coated and decorated with organic inks and water-soluble varnishes.

Organic Located in Rigby, Idaho, The American Harvest Distillery is USDA Certified Organic, and independently owned and operated. American Harvest is carefully developed and crafted for the quality, organic nature and sustainable grow-

Great Taste All this is important elements of the American Harvest brand, but the most important element is the great taste of American Harvest Organic Vodka. Try it yourself at the 2012 Denver Golf Expo, February 10-12. D

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South Suburban Parks and Recreation Offers Four Great Golf Courses

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ill Ramsey, Manager of Golf at South Suburban Parks & Recreation, says, "The beauty of golfing at South Suburban Parks and Recreation is that we offer four very different golf courses with varying design and difficulty. We have the 9-hole executive course at Family Sports which includes a large heated and lighted yearround driving range; the18-hole executive course at Littleton Golf & Tennis Club; the 18-hole championship course at Lone Tree, an Arnold Palmer design and perfect location for golf tournaments; and our 18-hole regulation course with 9-hole par 3 at South Suburban Golf Course."

If you live in Denver metro, and are a Denver Golf Expo attendee this year, you have a unique opportunity to sample these four great courses: Littleton Golf & Tennis Club, Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel, South Suburban Golf Course, and Family Sports Golf Course.

Mark Cramer, President of Denver Golf Expo, explains, "Everyone is looking for a way of extending their golf dollar. The moment you register at the doors of Denver Golf Expo, you've extended your golf dollars. Discount golf begins with your $12 admission, which gives you the opportunity of the

Littleton Golf & Tennis

South Suburban Golf Course

Family Sports

Lone Tree

free 'Fore Golf Program*,' courtesy of South Suburban Golf Park and Recreation."

The Fore Golf Program is a new progressive golf experience, offered for the first time to 2012 Denver Golf Expo attendees. The offer features several distinctive golf experiences from February to May. Golf experiences include February's free round of gold at one of three South Suburban courses and then moves into May with a choice of several golf deals, such as 2 for 1 green fees at Lone Tree Golf Course or a free round at Family Sports Golf Club. From March to April, Expo attendees can also redeem a total of 8 coupons for free medium bucket of balls at any golf course.

For more details on South Suburban Parks & Recreation's four golf courses: Littleton Golf & Tennis Club, Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel, South Suburban Golf Course, and Family Sports Golf Club, log on to www.Sspr.org or www. lonetreegolfclubandhotel.com *Fore Golf Program restrictions apply. See offer details given at Denver Golf Expo. D

Junior Golf Experience Returns to the Expo This Year CGA and CWGA continues to actively support the Junior Golf Experience during the Expo. Last year, hundreds of kids enjoyed the Expo's Junior Golf Experience.

For parents or juniors wanting to learn more, log onto www.ColoradoJuniorGolf.org The web site is designed to serve as a central location for all junior golf programs within the state. This continues to be a collaborative effort between the junior golf entities within Col-

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orado whom have come together to form the Colorado Junior Committee. It is designed to be a live road map to getting kids involved and get them into golf. The Expo's Junior Golf Experience is a no-pressure way to spark the interest in the game of golf.

If you can stand and hold the club, you can take a swing at the 2012 Denver Golf Expo's Junior Golf Experience. Kids as young as ages 2-3 are allowed to hit the "birdie." D

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Colorado PGA Professionals Partner with Colorado Schools to Bring Golf to Kids

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f learning the game of golf was included in your school's curriculum, wouldn't you want to go back to school? For children in Colorado schools, this is a reality!

At last year's Denver Golf Expo, Colorado PGA President Tim Lollar announced to a gathering of golf industry representatives, teachers, parents and kids that the Allied Golf Associations of Colorado had formed a coalition to take golf on the road - or in this case, to the schools. The coalition will introduce the game to kids whom otherwise might not be exposed to golf.

Lollar said, "By unifying we will deliver a sustainable program that embraces individual communities, their school system and local corporate supporters in an effort to impact the children of Colorado for years to come."

According to Kevin Laura, President of the Colorado Open Golf Foundation, "The initial target of the Colorado PGA Golf in Schools Program was to reach 20 schools across the state and 3,000 children in 2011. Longer term goals envisioned building to 60 schools and 9,000 children by year 5 (2015)."

However, Laura reports that demand has been high and schools have enthusiastically embraced this program. "Over 8,000 kids in 42 schools have been introduced to golf in the first year of the program all at no cost to either the school or the kids!"

A typical curriculum consists of kids receiving instruction three times at school, presenting the fundamentals of the golf swing in a fun interactive atmosphere. Afterwards the basics, they head over to the golf course to experience the game in its natural setting.

Ultimately, the success of the program centers on the synergy created between the three core elements: the participating school, the PGA Golf Professional, and the golf facility.

Eddie Ainsworth, Colorado PGA Executive Director adds, "One of the attractions of the game of golf is a tradition of integrity, courtesy, respect and sportsmanship. Through this partnership, we can introduce children to this great sport and create an

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opportunity to reinforce these values. In addition, this points them down a path to participate in a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime."

The Colorado Open Golf Foundation is comprised of the Colorado PGA, the Colorado Golf Association, the Colorado Women's Golf Association, the Club Managers Association, and the Rocky Mountain Superintendent's Association. This program is offered for no cost to either the student or the school and has been endorsed by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness. Funding for this program is made through the generous support of the Colorado Open Golf Foundation, the Colorado PGA Foundation, and contributions from corporate supporters. D

SWING SEMINARS

The Colorado PGA is excited to present golf swing instruction on stage at the Denver Golf Expo! Come watch some of the best swing gurus from Colorado share their knowledge and help you with your golf game!

Topics will include:

Puttering around with Belly Putters The Essentials of Improving Good Gone Bad, de-bunking Swing Tips From your Playing Partners Common Swing Faults and Fixes Build Your TOUR Team, Play your Best!

Effective Practice Habits Simple v. Complex Muscle Movements The Rules of Golf Getting Started in Golf for Women And more‌

For more information and a schedule of presentations please visit:

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“Made in America” Dimension Z Golf returns to Denver Golf Expo Edited by Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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he Dimension Z booth at the Denver Golf Expo will proudly show you the highestquality golf clubs you can buy – as it does each year. What may not be obvious is that the Arvada, Colorado, company is among the last to still wave the “Made in America” banner.

Most golfers don’t realize this, but virtually all of the golf clubs sold under famous brand names – Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway, Nike, Ping, Cobra, Cleveland, Adams and the like – are now made in China or the Far East. Callaway still makes some clubs at its corporate headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif. But the company recently announced that its last manufacturing operation in the USA will be transferred next year to Monterrey, Mexico.

Dimension Z’s custom-fit, precision-manufactured clubs are still proudly made in the USA by American craftsmen who are very proud of what they make.

“We seem to be the last holdouts of an industry that’s moved offshore,” said Dimension Z founder and president Don Ingermann. “Are we patriotic? I hope so. But the USA is the only place we can maintain our quality standards.

“We started our company because the word ‘quality’ already was becoming less and less important to the famous brand name club makers,” says Ingermann. “We’ve built our reputation on producing golf clubs made to the tightest, most demanding manufacturing standards in the industry. And the only way we can maintain this quality level is by having skilled craftsmen make our clubs here in the USA, rather than by cheap labor in China, Taiwan, and Viet Nam.” Stop by the Dimension Z booth and hold one of their clubs. It won’t look much different from a shiny new club stamped with a famous brand name. It’s out on the golf course that “the Dimension Z difference” becomes apparent.

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versally report the clubs help them play better. The clubs are made so well that each club in a set performs the same, delivering consistent results.

“After-sale reports from our customers tell us that competent, low-handicap golfers who play Dimension Z clubs improve their scores by at least six strokes,” Ingermann adds.

Ingermann says that recreational players – the novices and occasional golfers who don’t play often enough to move out of the mid to high-handicap category -- report even greater improvement. These players, the people who make up the majority of the world’s golf population, tell the Dimension Z folks that their clubs lower scores by 10 to 12 strokes or more.

No other club manufacturer can report results like this. And Ingermann strongly believes that his company couldn’t deliver such high-quality, scorelowering clubs if they were made in the Far East.

Dimension Z does buy a few club components from companies in China, because that’s the only place they can get them any more, according to Ingermann, but all their precision-manufactured clubs are built by skilled American craftsmen. Experienced team members weigh, grind, measure, test and frequency-match every single club we make. In fact, each Dimension Z club is tested 400 different ways. All 360 degrees of every club’s shaft is measured, and the Dimension Z performs 40 other quality tests - before the club goes out the doors of their only plant in Arvada.

“Dimension Z seems to be the last of a vanishing breed,” Ingermann says, “but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Included in your Denver Golf Expo admission, courtesy of Dimension Z Golf, is a complimentary custom built Lob wedge or rescue wood (shipping and handling fees apply).

If you can’t wait to discover the Dimension Z “Made in America” advantage, log on to their website: www.dimensionz.com, call (303) 403-8344 or visit their Arvada store at: 14700 W. 66th Place, Suite #6. D

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Lenny’s Golf Shop returns as sponsor of the popular Club Test and Driving Range

By Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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enny’s Golf returns to the Denver Golf Expo and as host to the Demo Days Club Test and Driving Range, a popular gathering place every year. Yet in 2011, with Lenny’s Golf’s sponsorship, according to Mark Cramer, president of Denver Golf Expo, the Club Test and Driving Range was the best year yet!

“Everyone knows Lenny Nosewicz of Lenny’s Golf,” says Cramer. “And everyone knows that when Lenny gets behind an event, he puts 150 percent of his effort into making it a success. That’s what he did for the last 2 years at Denver Golf Expo, and we’re thrilled to have him back again in 2012.”

Since the early 1980’s, Lenny’s Golf has been a Colorado favorite offering the best in golf equipment, apparel and custom fitting. Lenny’s Golf participated in the Expo last year, but Lenny says, “We’re really excited to return as sponsor of the 2012 Denver Golf Expo’s Club Test and Driving Range with 15 hitting stations to loosen up the golf swing and try the new 2012 club models. And we’re bringing something new this year: state-of-the-art fitting equipment for the driving range!”

To enhance the Demo Days Club Test and Driving Range experience, Lenny’s Golf state-of-the-artfitting equipment will tell you what shaft you need.

“It’s an amazing tool for golfers,” says Lenny. “Today it’s a lot more than simply figuring out how to hit. We can pop different shafts on your club and net you another 8-10 miles. Technology is making the game

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of golf easier and more enjoyable to play.”

With assistance from manufacturers’ representatives, Expo attendees can stop by and swing 2012 offerings from top club makers such as Ping, Callaway, Nike, Titleist, Cleveland, Taylor Made, Mizuno, and Adams with many more brands being added every day! This continues to be the biggest three demo days that Rocky Mountain golfers will have for the entire season. In addition, compete in the longest drive contest while swinging your new favorite clubs.

According to Lenny, “The driving range offers golfers the opportunity to see and try a lot of new product. If there’s a club you’re interested in, chances are we’ll have it.”

Besides the fitting equipment, Lenny’s Golf is again bringing a ton of inventory, close to $350,000, nearly double of the inventory in 2011! Stopping at the Denver Golf Expo gets you great deals and special buys on clubs (new and used), bags, pull carts – and more!

“We have all kinds of deals on equipment and gear that you can’t get anywhere else,” says Lenny.

“Of course, we’ll be highlighting some of the exciting new models, and attendees can be among the first to try these new clubs out at our driving range with 15 hitting stations.”

Lenny’s Golf is well-known for its philosophy of the importance of fitting clubs, and with the additional retail space, Lenny says, “We will find the right fit for you and your golf game. I’m a firm believer that today you can buy a golf game with today’s golf equipment and technology – and we will make sure that you leave the Expo with the right equipment and the best deals.”

Armed with personal knowledge gained at the Denver Golf Expo’s Demo Days Club Test and Driving Range, golfers are invited after the show to check out Lenny’s Golf Shop‘s full line of clubs and equipment, personalized service and custom fitting, located at 2601 S Parker Rd - Aurora, CO or call 303369-5900. D

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Colorado PGA Education Seminars Edited by Diana Rowe DIVOT Contributiong Writer

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n November, the Colorado PGA hosted the first annual Colorado Golf Summit where PGA Professionals, Superintendents, General Managers and Facility Owners gathered to listen to PGA of America Senior Director Darrell Crall explain the new Golf 2.0 initiative and how it impacts our state.

What is Golf 2.0? It is a long range strategic plan developed to substantially increase the number of golfers and the revenue generated from the game. To accomplish this goal, the industry needs to address barriers, such as time and cost and their impact on player entry and retention. The study points out clearly that “Golf needs to be more welcoming,” according to Crall.

Golf 2.0 identifies three core strategies: Retain and Strengthen the Core; Engage the Lapsed

Friday Feb 10th 9:00 – 10:00 AM What is Golf 2.0 and Colorado Golf’s Role?

10:15 – 11:15 AM I’m Ready to Play. Making Golf Welcoming for Beginners 11:30 – 12:30 PM Engage Entire Family. Health, Wellness & Golf

Golfer; and Drive New Players. To be successful PGA Professionals, their staff and the facility management team will want to identify the facility objectives so everyone is working together to create player development programs that market specifically to that niche.

The Colorado PGA is pleased to present a two day series of seminars during the Denver Golf Expo that will provide you with the tools you need to effectively develop or update your player development programs. These seminars will be presented by industry experts from the PGA of America. Seminars are open to the entire golf facility staff and we highly encourage you to include as many people as possible.

The cost for both days is only $100 for your entire staff. You can register at coloradopga.com.

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3:15 – 4:15 PM PGA Sports Academy 4:30 – 5:30 PM Demonstrate Your Value as an Expert in the Game & Business of Golf PGA Professional Report 4:30 – 5:30 PM A Consumer Revolution in Golf, “Women”. Donna Orender, PGAHQ Staff

Saturday Feb 11th 12:45 – 1:45 PM A Consumer Revolution in Golf, “Women”.

8:00 – 9:00 AM What is Golf 2.0 and Colorado Golf’s Role?

2:00 – 3:00 PM Creating Golfers & Generating Revenues. Integrating Get Golf Ready Programs at Your Facility.

9:15 – 10:15 AM I’m Ready to Play. Making Golf Welcoming for Beginners

3:15 – 4:15 PM PerformanceTrak Tools to Manage Your Business

10:30 – 11:30 AM Engage Entire Family. Health, Wellness & Golf

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11:45 – 12:45 PM A Consumer Revolution in Golf, “Women”.

1:00 – 2:00 PM Creating Golfers & Generating Revenues. Integrating Get Golf Ready Programs at Your Facility.

2:15 – 3:15 PM PerformanceTrak Tools to Manage Your Business 2:15 – 3:15 PM PGA Sports Academy 3:30 – 4:30 PM Demonstrate Your Value as an Expert in the Game & Business of Golf PGA Professional Report 3:30 – 4:30 PM A Consumer Revolution in Golf, “Women”.

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Colorado Course Directory Fees vary. Contact individual courses for exact pricing.

R = Regulation

E = Executive

Denver Area Courses Applewood Golf Club Public 18R Golden Arrowhead Golf Club Resort 18R Littleton

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Map#: 3 303-279-3003 Fee Range: $12-$29 Map#: 4 303-973-9614 Fee Range: $75-$115

Aurora Hills Golf Course www.auroragov.org/golf

Map#: 7 Public 18R 303-364-6111 Aurora Fee Range: $25-$29 Designer: Henry Hughes Year Opened: 1969

Bear Creek Golf Club Map#: 9 Private 18R 303-980-8700 Denver Fees: Guests $75 Bear Dance, The Golf Club at Map#: 216 Public 18R 303-681-4653 Larkspur Fee Range: $65 - $75

Black Bear Golf Club www.canongatecolorado.com Map#: 21 Private 18R 303-840-3100 Parker Fee Range: $40-$80 Designer: Jeff Brauer Year Opened: 1996

Blackstone Country Club www.canongatecolorado.com Map#: 300 Private 18R 303-617-3561 Aurora Fees: Members Only Designer: Jay Morrish Year Opened: 2006 Boulder Country Club Private 18R - 9E Boulder Box Elder Creek Golf Course Public 18R Brighton

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Map#: 14 303-530-2226 Fees: Guest $75 Map#: 15 303-659-7177 Fee Range: $22

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258 Total Courses

Broadlands Golf Course, The Public 18R Broomfield Buffalo Run Golf Course Public 18R Commerce City

Map#: 17 303-466-8285 Fee Range: $28-$37 Map#: 19 303-289-1500 Fee Range: $18-$38

Broken Tee Englewood Golf Complex www.brokenteegolf.com

Map#: 63 Public 18R 9P3 303-762-2670 Englewood Fee Range: $15-$29 Designer: Dye/Phelps Year Opened: 1983

Castle Pines Golf Club Map#: 22 Private 18R 303-688-6022 Castle Rock Fees: Invitation Only Castle Pines, The Country Club at Map#: 45 Private 18R 303-688-6400 Castle Rock Fees: Guests $75-$95 Centre Hills Golf Course Map#: 27 Public 9-P3 303-343-4935 Aurora Fee Range: $5-$9 Cherry Creek Country Club Map#: 121 Private 18R 303-755-0711 Aurora Fees: N/A Cherry Hills Country Club Map#: 29 Private 18R 18P3 303-761-9900 Englewood Fees: Guests $125 City Park Golf Course, Denver Map#: 53 Public 18R 303-295-4420 Denver Fee Range: $20-$24 Coal Creek Golf Course Map#: 33 Public 18R 303-666-7888 Louisville Fee Range: $27-$40 Colorado Golf Club Map#: 301 Private 18R 303-840-5400 Parker Fees: N/A Colorado National Golf Club Map#: 238 Public 18R 303-665-9590 Erie Fee Range: $50-$75 Columbine Country Club Map#: 37 Private 18R 303-794-6333 Littleton Fees: Guests $80 Common Ground Golf Course Map#: 129 Public 18R 9P3 303-340-1520 Aurora Fee Range: $30-$50

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Deer Creek at Meadow Ranch Semi-Private 18R Littleton Denver Country Club Private 18R Denver Eagle Trace Golf Club Public 18R Broomfield Evergreen Golf Course Public 18R Evergreen Foothills Golf Course Public 18R 9E 9P3 Denver

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Map#: 51 303-978-1800 Fee Range: $65-$95 Map#: 54 303-733-2444 Fee Range: $90 Map#: 57 303-466-3322 Fee Range: $20-$30 Map#: 65 303-674-6351 Fee Range: $22-$30 Map#: 71 303-989-3901 Fee Range: $25-$39

Fitzsimons Golf Course www.auroragov.org/golf

Flatirons Golf Course Public 18R Boulder Fossil Trace Golf Club Public 18R Golden

Map#: 69 Public 18R 303-364-8125 Aurora Fee Range: $15-$21 Designer: Henry Hughes Year Opened: 1969 Map#: 70 303-442-7851 Fee Range: $22-$29 Map#: 231 303-277-8750 Fee Range: $36-$50

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Fox Hollow Golf Course www.lakewood.org

Map#: 76 Public 27R 303-986-7888 Lakewood Fee Range: $35-$45 Designer: Denis Griffiths Year Opened: 1993

Glenmoor Country Club Map#: 78 Private 18R 303-781-0400 Englewood Fees: Guests $60-$85 The Golf Club at Ravenna Map#: 242 Private 18R 720-956-1600 Littleton Fee Range: Members Only Green Gables Country Club Map#: 84 Private 18R 303-985-1525 Denver Fees: Guests $75 Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Map#: 219 Public 18R 303-371-3131 Denver Fee Range: $24-$32 Greenway Park Golf Course Map#: 85 Public 9-P3 303-466-3729 Broomfield Fee Range: $6-$14 Harvard Gulch Golf Course Map#: 86 Public 9-P3 303-698-4078 Denver Fee Range: $6 Heather Gardens Golf Course Map#: 89 Public 9E 303-751-2390 Aurora Fee Range: $12

Heather Ridge Country Club www.golfclubatheatherridge.com Map#: 90 Public 18R 303-755-3550 Aurora Fees: Guest $45 Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1973

Heritage Todd Creek Golf Club Map#: 227 Public 18R 303-655-1779 Thornton Fee Range: $55-$65 Highlands Ranch Golf Club Map#: 94 Semi-Private 18R 303-471-0000 Highlands Ranch Fee Range: $42-$69

Homestead at Fox Hollow www.lakewood.org

Map#: 239 Public 18E 720-963-5181 Lakewood Fee Range: $18-$35 Designer: Denis Griffiths Year Opened: 2002

Hyland Hills, The Courses at www.hylandhills.org

Map#: 99 Public 27R 18P3 303-428-6526 Westminster Fee Range: $25; $37 Designer: Hughes/Hummel Year Opened: 1965

Hiwan Golf Club Private 18R Evergreen Indian Peaks Golf Course Public 18R Lafayette Indian Tree Golf Course Public 18R 9P3 Arvada Inverness Hotel & Golf Club Resort/Private 18R Englewood J. F. Kennedy Golf Course Public 27R 9P3 Denver Lake Arbor Golf Club Public 18R Arvada

Map#: 96 303-674-3369 Fees: Guests $85 Map#: 101 303-666-4706 Fee Range: $34-$38 Map#: 102 303-403-2541 Fee Range: $26 Map#: 103 303-397-7878 Fee Range: $70-$115 Map#: 104 303-751-0311 Fee Range: $20-$24 Map#: 108 303-423-1650 Fee Range: $23

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Legacy Ridge Golf Course

www.golfwestminster.com Map#: 92 Public 18R 303-469-2974 Westminster Fee Range: $24-$45 Designer: Michael Hurdzan Year Opened: 1999

www.golfwestminster.com Map#: 113 Public 18R 303-438-8997 Westminster Fee Range: $28-$45 Designer: Arthur Hills Year Opened: 1994

Heritage Eagle Bend Golf & CC Map#: 91 Semi-Private 18R 303-400-6700 Aurora Fee Range: $35-$70 w/cart

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Lakewood Country Club Private 18R Lakewood

Map#: 111 303-233-0503 Fees: Guests $75-$90

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Littleton Golf & Tennis Club www.ssprd.org

Map#: 26 Public 18E 303-794-5838 Littleton Fee Range: $13-$34 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1986

Links at Highlands Ranch, The Map#: 117 Public 18E 303-470-9292 Highlands Ranch Fee Range: $18-$31

Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel www.ssprd.org

Map#: 118 Public 18R 303-799-9940 Littleton Fee Range: $43-$65 Designer: Palmer/Seay Year Opened: 1985

Meadows Golf Club, The Public 18R Littleton

Park Hill Golf Club Map#: 142 Public 18R 303-333-5411 Denver Fee Range: $18 Perry Park Country Club Map#: 145 Private 18R 303-681-3186 Larkspur Fees: Guests $50-$70 Pinehurst Country Club Map#: 147 Private 27R 303-985-1559 Denver Fees: Guests $70-$85 Pinery Country Club, The Map#: 148 Private 27R 303-841-2850 Parker Fees: Guests $40-$50 Plum Creek Golf & Country Club Map#: 149 Private 18R 303-688-2611 Castle Rock Fee Range: $65-$85 Pradera, The Golf Club at Map#: 228 Private 18R 720-851-9600 Parker Fee Range: $TBA

Raccoon Creek Golf Course www.raccooncreek.com

Map#: 126 303-409-2250 Fee Range: $14-$31

Meadow Hills Golf Course www.auroragov.org/golf

Map#: 125 Public 18R 303-690-2500 Aurora Fee Range: $29-$35 Designer: Henry Hughes Year Opened: 1957

Meridian Golf Club Private 18R, Englewood Mountain View Golf Course Public 9E Denver

Map#: 128 303-799-4043 Fee Range: $65-$85 Map#: 135 303-694-3012 Fee Range: $9-$12

Murphy Creek Golf Course www.auroragov.org/golf

Map#: 137 Public 18R 303-361-7300 Aurora Fee Range: $34-$44 Designer: Ken Kavanaugh Year Opened: 2000

Omni-Interlocken Resort Resort 27R Broomfield Overland Park Golf Course Public 18R Denver

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Map#: 139 303-464-9000 Fee Range: $55-$85 Map#: 140 303-698-1975 Fee Range: $20-23

Map#: 156 Public 18R 303-932-0199 Littleton Fee Range: $38-$70 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1983

Ranch Country Club, The Map#: 157 Private 18R 303-466-2111 Westminster Fees: Guests $55 Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course Map#: 158 Public 18R 303-663-7150 Castle Rock Fee Range: $36-$59 Red Rocks Country Club Map#: 159 Private 18R 303-697-8008 Morrison Fees: Guests $35-$45 Ridge at Castle Pines North, The Map#: 160 Public 18R 303-688-0100 Castle Rock Fee Range: $75-$120 Riverdale Golf Courses Map#: 164 Public 36R 303-659-6700 Brighton Fee Range: $26-$37 Rolling Hills Country Club Map#: 168 Private 18R 303-279-7858 Golden Fees: Guests $75-$85

Saddle Rock Golf Course www.auroragov.org/golf

Map#: 169 Public 18R 303-699-3939 Aurora Fee Range: $26-$46 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1997

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Denver Area Courses Sanctuary Private 18R Sedalia Southglenn Country Club Private 18-P3 Littleton

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Map#: 171 303-224-2860 Fees: Invitation only Map#: 180 303-798-1656 Fees: N/A

South Suburban Family Sports Center www.ssprd.org

Map#: 68 Public 9E 303-649-1115 Centennial Fee Range: $9-$19 Designer: Rick Phelps Year Opened: 1998

South Suburban Golf Course www.ssprd.org

Map#: 179 Public 18R 18P3 303-770-5508 Centennial Fee Range: $18-$43 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1973

Springhill Golf Course www.auroragov.org/golf

Stoney Creek Golf Course Public 9E Arvada Thorncreek Golf Club Public 18R Thornton Valley Country Club Private 18R Aurora Wellshire Golf Course Public 18R Denver West Woods Golf Club Public 27R Arvada Willis Case Golf Course Public 18R Denver

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Map#: 184 Public 18E 303-739-6854 Aurora Fee Range: $20-$26 Designer: Ken Kavanaugh Year Opened: 2000 Map#: 189 303-431-9268 Fee Range: $16-$18 Map#: 195 303-450-7055 Fee Range: $30-$35 Map#: 201 303-690-6377 Fees: Guests only Map#: 206 303-692-5636 Fee Range: $20-$24 Map#: 207 720-898-7370 Fee Range: $27 - $41 Map#: 209 303-458-4877 Fee Range: $20-$24

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Windsor Gardens Golf Club Map#: 210 Public 9-P3 303-366-3133 Denver Fee Range: $4-$8.50 Adriel Hills Golf Course Map#: 229 Private 6-P3 970-484-3098 Ft. Collins Fees: N/A Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Map#: 250 Private 18R 970-854-5900 Holyoke Fee Range: Members Only Bella Rosa Golf Course Map#: 248 Public 9R 303-678-2940 Frederick Fee Range: $9-$20 Boomerang Golf Links Map#: 13 Public 18R 970-351-8934 Greeley Fee Range: $22-$30 Bunker Hill Country Club Map#: 20 Semi-Private 9R 970-842-5198 Brush Fee Range: $15-$18 Cattail Creek Golf Course Map#: 230 Public 9-P3 970-663-5310 Loveland Fee Range: $7-$10 City Park Nine Golf Course Map#: 32 Public 9R 970-221-6650 Fort Collins Fee Range: $12-$21 Collindale Golf Course Map#: 35 Public 18R 970-221-6651 Fort Collins Fee Range: $21-$23 Coyote Creek Golf Course Map#: 48 Public 18R 303-857-6152 Fort Lupton Fee Range: $22-$24 Eaton Country Club Map#: 61 Private 18R 970-454-2587 Eaton Fee Range: $25-$40 F&H Park and Recreation District Map#: 66 Public 9R 970-774-6362 Haxtun Fee Range: $14 Fort Collins Country Club Map#: 72 Private 18R 970-482-9988 Fort Collins Fees: Guests $45-$103 Fort Morgan Golf Course Map#: 73 Public 18R 970-867-5990 Fort Morgan Fee Range: $22 Fox Hill Country Club Map#: 75 Private 18R 303-772-1061 Longmont Fees: Guests $40-$55 Greeley Country Club Map#: 83 Private 18R 970-353-2431 Greeley Fee Range: $87 w/cart Harmony Club Map#: 247 Private 18R 970-482-4653 Timmath Fee Range: Members/Guest Only

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Haystack Mountain Golf Course Map#: 88 Public 9E 303-530-1400 Niwot Fee Range: $9-$14

Highland Meadows Golf Course www.highlandmeadowsgolfcourse.com Map#: 174 Public 18R 970-204-4653 Windsor Fee Range: $40 to $69 Designer: Art Schaupeter Year Opened: 2004 Highland Hills Golf Course Public 18R Greeley Holyoke Golf Course Public 9R Holyoke Indian Hills Golf Course Public 9R Yuma

Map#: 93 970-330-7327 Fee Range: $21-$27 Map#: 98 970-854-3200 Fee Range: $15 Map#: 100 970-848-2812 Fee Range: $14-$16

Loveland, The Olde Course at www.oldecourse.com

Map#: 138 Public 18R 970-667-5256 Loveland Fee Range: $22-$28 Designer: Hughes/D. Phelps Year Opened: 1960

Lake Valley Golf Club Private 18R Longmont Link-N-Greens Golf Course Public 18E Fort Collins

Map#: 110 303-444-2114 Fees: N/A Map#: 115 970-221-4818 Fee Range: $19-$21

Mariana Butte Golf Course www.golfloveland.com

Map#: 123 Public 18R 970-667-8308 Loveland Fee Range: $28-$36 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1992

Missing Links Golf at Frederick Map#: 130 Public 9R 303-651-7060 Longmont Fees: 10 Mountain Vista Greens Golf Course Map#: 136 Public 9R 970-482-4847 Fort Collins Fee Range: $12-$14 Northeastern 18 Map#: 188 Public 18R 970-521-6889 Sterling Fee Range: Guests $15-$37.50

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Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club Map#: 144 Semi-Private 18R 970-674-0930 Windsor Fee Range: $40-$50 Plainsman Golf Club Map#: 235 Public 9R No Telephone Joes Fee Range: $10 Prairie Golf Course Map#: 151 Public 9R 970-383-2211 Cope Fee Range: $5 Prairie Pines Golf Club Map#: 152 Public 9R 719-346-8207 Burlington Fee Range: $15-$20 Ptarmigan Golf & Country Club Map#: 153 Private 18R 970-226-6600 Fort Collins Fee Range: $100 Quint Valley Golf Club Map#: 249 Public 9R 303-822-5509 Byers Fee Range: $20 Riverview Golf Course Map#: 165 Public 18R 970-522-3035 Sterling Fee Range: $12-$18 Saddleback Golf Club Map#: 218 Public 18R 303-833-5000 Firestone Fees: $29-37 Sedgwick County Golf Course Map#: 224 Public 9S N/A Julesburg Fees: N/A Southridge Golf Club Map#: 181 Public 18R 970-416-2828 Fort Collins Fee Range: $21-24 Stratton Golf Course Map#: 190 Public 9R 719-348-5412 Stratton Fee Range: $10 Sunset Golf Course Map#: 191 Public 9R 303-776-3122 Longmont Fee Range: $10-$18 Tamarack Golf Course Map#: 192 Public 9R 719-775-9998 Limon Fee Range: $12 Twin Peaks Golf Course Map#: 198 Public 18R 303-772-1722 Longmont Fee Range: $20-$24 Ute Creek Golf Course Map#: 199 Public 18R 303-774-4342 Longmont Fee Range: $17-$35 Washington County Golf Club Map#: 205 Public 9R 970-345-2309 Akron Fee Range: $12-$15 Wray Country Club Map#: 213 Public 9R 970-332-5934 Wray Fee Range: $15-$17

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Complete Colorado Course Directory Available at www.GOLFind.com

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Antelope Hills Golf Course Map#: 215 Public 18R 303-644-5992 Bennett Fee Range: $28-$32 Antler Creek Golf Course Map#: 221 Public 18R 719-494-1900 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $28 -$40 Broadmoor Golf Club, The Map#: 18 Resort 54R 719-634-7711 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $90-$160 The Club at Flying Horse Map#: 251 Private 18R 719-487-2620 Colorado Springs Fee Range: Members Only Cherokee Ridge Golf Course Map#: 28 Public 9R 9P3 719-597-2637 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $20 Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club Map#: 30 Public 18R 719-526-4122 Fort Carson Fee Range: $25-$28 Colorado Springs Country Club Map#: 36 Private 18R 719-473-1782 Colorado Springs Fees: Guests $40-$50 Cottonwood Links Golf Club Map#: 44 Public 9R 719-263-4500 Fowler Fee Range: $12-$14 Cougar Canyon Golf Links Map#: 197 Public 18R 719-422-7015 Trinidad Fee Range: $39 -$69 Country Club of Colorado Map#: 46 Resort 18R 719-538-4095 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $120 Desert Hawk at Pueblo West Map#: 120 Public 18R 719-547-2280 Pueblo West Fee Range: $25-$32 Eads Golf Course Map#: 232 Public 9R No Telephone Eads Fee Range: $3 Eisenhower Golf Club Map#: 62 Military 36R 719-333-2606 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $12-$50 Elmwood Golf Course Map#: 154 Public 18R 9E 719-561-4946 Pueblo Fee Range: $24-$26 Gleneagle Golf Club Map#: 77 Public 18R 719-488-0900 Colorado Springs Fees: N/A Hollydot Golf Course Map#: 97 Public 27R 719-676-3341 Colorado City Fee Range: $17-$23 Hugo Golf Club Map#: 234 Public 9S No Telephone Hugo Fee Range: $5

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Kings Deer Golf Club Map#: 55 Public 18R 719-481-1518 Monument Fee Range: $35-$50 Kissing Camels Golf Club Map#: 106 Private 27R 719-632-5541 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $60-$75 La Junta Golf Club Map#: 107 Public 9R 719-384-7133 La Junta Fee Range: $10-$15 Las Animas Golf Course Map#: 112 Public 9R 719-456-2511 Las Animas Fee Range: $12 Mossland Memorial Golf Course Map#: 133 Public 9R 719-765-4659 Flagler Fees: N/A Patty Jewett Golf Course Map#: 143 Public 27R 719-385-6934 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $27 Pine Creek Golf Club Map#: 146 Public 18R 719-594-9999 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $35 Pueblo Country Club Map#: 155 Private 18R 719-542-2941 Pueblo Fee Range: $65-$75 Rocky Ford Country Club Map#: 167 Public 9R 719-254-7528 Rocky Ford Fee Range: $11 Sand Creek Golf Course Map#: 236 Public 9E 719-597-5489 Colorado Springs Fees: 8 Signature Golf Course Map#: 2 Public 18R 719-382-3649 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $20 -$25 Silver Spruce Golf Course Map#: 175 Military 18R 719-556-7414 Colorado Springs Fees: Guests $25 Smoky River Golf Club Map#: 176 Public 9R 719-767-5021 Cheyenne Wells Fee Range: $12 Spreading Antlers Golf Course Map#: 182 Public 9R 719-336-5274 Lamar Fee Range: $20-$22 Spring Valley Golf Club Map#: 183 Public 18R 303-646-4240 Elizabeth Fee Range: $22-$34 Springfield Municipal Golf Course Map#: 226 Public 9R No Telephone Springfield Fees: N/A Springs Ranch Golf Club Map#: 185 Public 18R 719-573-4863 Colorado Springs Fee Range: $28-$45 Sumo Golf Village Map#: 10 Semi-Private 18R 719-784-6152 Florence Fee Range: $42

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Cattails Golf Club www.alamosacattails.com Map#: 24 Public 18R 719-589-9515 Alamosa Fee Range: $30 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1992 Challenger Golf Course Public 9E Crestone Collegiate Peaks Golf Course Public 9R Buena Vista

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Copper Creek Golf Club Map#: 39 Resort 18R 970-968-2882 Copper Mountain Fee Range: $65-$85 Cordillera, The Club at Map#: 40 Private 54R 9P3 970-926-5100 Edwards Fee Range: $225-$235 Country Club of the Rockies Map#: 47 Private 18R 970-926-3021 Edwards Fees: Guests $75-$175 Crested Butte, The Club at Map#: 49 Resort 18R 970-349-6131 Crested Butte Fee Range: $120 Dos Rios Golf Club Map#: 56 Semi-Private 18R 970-641-1482 Gunnison Fee Range: $65 w/cart Eagle Ranch Golf Club Map#: 217 Public 18R 866-328-3232 (toll free) Eagle Fee Range: $45-$90 Eagle Springs Golf Club Map#: 58 Private 18R 970-926-4404 Wolcott Fees: Escorted Guests Only

EagleVail Golf Club www.eaglevailgolfclub.com Map#: 59 Resort 18R 800-341-8051 Avon Fee Range: $35-$98 Designer: Devlin/Von Hagge Year Opened: 1957

Estes Park Golf Course www.golfestes.com

Map#: 64 Public 18R 970-586-8146 Estes Park Fee Range: $28 - $46 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 1957

Four Mile Ranch Golf Club Map#: 252 Public 18R 719-275-5400 Canon City Fee Range: $44-$59 Fox Acres Country Club Map#: 74 Private 18R 970-881-2191 Red Feather Lakes Fees: Guests $120-$130 Glenwood Springs Golf Club Map#: 79 Public 9R 970-945-7086 Glenwood Springs Fee Range: $25 Grand Elk Golf Course Map#: 222 Resort 18R 970-887-9122 Granby Fee Range: $45 - $125 Gypsum Creek Golf Club Map#: 42 Semi-Private 18R 970-524-6200 Gypsum Fee Range: $100

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Bridges at Black Canyon, The www.montrosebridges.com Map#: 241 Simi-Private 18R 970-252-1119 Montrose Fees: Guest $85-$150 Designer: Nicklaus Design Year Opened: 2005 Cedar Ridges Golf Course Map#: 25 Public 9R 970-675-8403 Rangely Fee Range: $10(9H), $18(18H) Chipeta Golf Course Map#: 31 Public 18E 970-245-7177 Grand Junction Fee Range: $17-$21 Cobble Creek, The Links at Map#: 116 Public 18R 970-240-9542 Montrose Fee Range: $37 Conquistador Golf Course Map#: 38 Public 18R 970-565-9208 Cortez Fee Range: $18 Dalton Ranch Golf Course Map#: 50 Semi-Private 18R 970-247-8774 Durango Fee Range: $79

Hunter’s Run Golf Course Map#: 246 Public 18R 970-884-9785 Ignacio Fee Range: $11-$20 Lakota Canyon Golf Club Map#: 240 Public 18R 970-984-9700 New Castle Fee Range: $45-$75 Lincoln Park Golf Course Map#: 114 Public 9R 970-242-6394 Grand Junction Fee Range: $10-$14 Meeker Golf Course Map#: 127 Public 9R 970-878-5642 Meeker Fee Range: $19 Redlands Mesa, The Golf Club at Map#: 220 Public 18R 970-263-9270 Grand Junction Fee Range: $49-$69 Rifle Creek Golf Club Map#: 161 Semi-Private 18R 970-625-1093 Rifle Fee Range: $34 Telluride Ski & Golf Club Map#: 194 Resort 18R 970-728-6157 Telluride Fee Range: $130-$150 Tiara Rado Golf Course Map#: 196 Public 18R 970-254-3830 Grand Junction Fee Range: $18-$22 Yampa Valley Golf Club Map#: 214 Public 18R 970-824-3673 Craig Fee Range: $28

Deer Creek Village Golf Club www.deercreekvillage-golf.com Map#: 52 Public 18R 970-856-7781 Cedaredge Fee Range: $29-$38 Designer: Unknown Year Opened: 1992

Devil's Thumb Golf Course www.devilsthumbgolfclub.com Map#: 43 Public 18R 970-874-6262 Delta Fee Range: $26-$41 Designer: Dick Phelps Year Opened: 2001 Divide Ranch and Club Semi-Private 18R Ridgway Glacier Club at Tamarron Resort 18R Durango Hillcrest Golf Club Public 18R Durango

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The World’s Finest Golf Destination?

Swing Into Scottsdale

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s Scottsdale, Arizona really the world’s finest golf destination? It’s a bold statement, but this desert oasis has the numbers to back up that claim…and given Scottsdale’s mild, warm winter temperatures (especially when compared to Colorado), it’s hard to argue with the facts.

To start with, there are 51 golf courses located within Scottsdale's city limits, as well as 156 more sprinkled across the “Valley of the Sun.” Many of these courses are among the very best found not only within the state but anywhere. For example, Scottsdale is home to 13 of the "Top 25 golf courses in Arizona" according to Golf Magazine's 2010 rankings.

Six of the city’s courses made Golf Magazine's 2010 "Top 100 You Can Play," and six of its resorts were named among the "75 Best Golf Resorts" in the world

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DESERT CLASSICS Among the most celebrated Scottsdale golf venues is Troon North Golf Club. Believe it or not, the course now plays better than ever thanks to a recent reconfiguration of the Monument and Pinnacle Courses. Overseen by Tom Weiskopf, both tracks were blended and re-sequenced to create new layouts with improved playability. As a result, in its "Top

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100 Courses You Can Play" rankings, Golf Magazine named the ‘new’ Pinnacle and Monument courses No. 21 and No. 44 in the nation, respectively. The courses were ranked No. 1 and No. 4 in Arizona, as well. And Golfweek ranked Monument and Pinnacle No. 2 and No. 9, respectively, in its 2011 "Best Courses You Can Play in Arizona."

Undoubtedly, Scottsdale's most recognizable club, TPC Scottsdale is a 36-hole jewel best known as the host of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the most highly attended tournament on the PGA TOUR circuit. The acclaimed Stadium Course gives players the rare opportunity to walk in the footsteps of PGA TOUR stars. However, in-the-know locals also rave about TPC Scottsdale's lesser known but equally scenic Champions Course, that offers one of the best golf values in Arizona.

Likewise, Grayhawk Golf Club has developed a reputation as one of Scottsdale's most stylish golf clubs and one of the places to see and be seen in Scottsdale. It is commonplace to encounter tour players and other celebrities in Grayhawk’s Phil’s Grill. And, the two courses, Talon and Raptor, are superstars in their own right. In fact, Grayhawk hosted continued on the next page

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Swing Into Scottsdale continued from the previous page a variety of top-flight competitive events, including the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf, Williams World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods, Tommy Bahama Challenge and, of course, the Frys.com Open, a PGA TOUR event held on the Raptor Course 2007-2009.

Another of Scottsdale’s top golf venues is We-KoPa Golf Club. Hand-stitched into the McDowell Mountains, We-Ko-Pa offers a desert golf experience like no other. Golfers are completely immersed in the Sonoran Desert with no dwellings, roads or even out-of-bounds markers to distract them from the panoramic surroundings. Recently, We-Ko-Pa took two of the top three spots in Golfweek's 2011 Best State-by-State ranking, with the Saguaro Course taking the No. 1 spot and the Cholla Course claiming spot No. 3.

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tree-lined fairways with gently sloping contours and sparkling water hazards highlighted by magnificent mountain backdrops.

Obviously this is just a small sampling of the courses Scottsdale has to offer. Plus, there’s more to a golf destination than great courses, and this is where Scottsdale really pulls ahead of the competition. Not only does the city boast some of the best golf venues in the world, its dining, nightlife and entertainment options make it the perfect destination for golf travelers looking for the total vacation package.

TRADITIONAL TRACKS In addition to dramatic desert courses, Scottsdale features several outstanding courses that provide a traditional look and feel. McCormick Ranch Golf Club offers 36 holes that unfold around sprawling water hazards and along fairways of mature pine, eucalyptus and palm trees. Camelback Golf Club’s two 18-hole courses allow guests to play through lush

FOOD BEYOND THE CLUBHOUSE Scottsdale has seen a celebrity chef invasion of sorts in the past few years with notable names opening high-end steakhouses in the city known for its luxury cache. The first to plant his roots in Scottsdale was two-time James Beard award-winner Michael Mina with BOURBON STEAK at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, which delivers contemporary steakhouse cuisine with classic American side dishes like truffled mac and cheese. Hot on Mina's heels was the notable Chef Laurent Touroundel, acclaimed as a "Best New Chef" by Food & Wine magazine, with BLT Steak at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn. And rounding out the trio is Jean-Georges Vongerichten who opened his first-ever Arizona location, J&G Steakhouse at The Phoenician. The menu is designed specifically for Scottsdale and features premium meat and fish and an extensive cocktail list.

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For another option that blends mouth-watering flavors with the rugged Southwest, check out Roaring Fork. Here, Old West recipes, like wood-grilled beef tenderloin, are top items on the menu. Besides being known for its great food, Roaring Fork is famous for its happy hour so you and your crew can wash down the savory meals with tempting drinks like the huckleberry margarita.

THE SIZZLING NIGHTLIFE SCENE As the sun sets on the Sonoran Desert, it’s time to play off the course, and downtown Scottsdale offers myriad après golf hot spots with more than 50 bars and nightclubs. There's nothing high-maintenance about Dos Gringos, a casual neighborhood bar in downtown Scottsdale where jeans and flip-flops are encouraged. Another laid-back option, Rusty Spur Saloon is housed in a building constructed in 1921 as the original location of the Farmer's State Bank of Scottsdale. For a more upscale evening, head a few streets west to The Casablanca Lounge, Scottsdale’s newest hot spot, where you'll find yourself caught in between the past and future in an elegant cocktail haven with the largest variety of alcohol behind any bar in Scottsdale. Or find a dark corner at Kazimierz world wine bar, a speakeasy that evokes the feeling of a European wine cave. Tucked into Old Town Scottsdale, this nightlife gem is easy to miss with the entrance in the rear of the building.

RELAX AND RECOVER Once you’ve finished fraternizing in Scottsdale’s downtown district, begin anew with a day of pampering indulgences. The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North is a relaxation hub offering

an extensive array of innovative spa treatments like the Golfer's Massage. The treatment incorporates stretching techniques with the kneading of tight muscles with warmed golf balls to alleviate tension and stiffness while keeping golfers at the peak of their game.

Willow Stream - The Spa at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess pays tribute to Arizona landscape and is modeled after a hidden oasis deep in the Grand Canyon called Havasupai. Willow Stream's MVP Room is a relaxation lounge designed specifically for men featuring plasma screens with wireless headsets, leather and wood décor, and sports magazines and business journals.

OFF THE CART PATH Adventure lovers can get their kicks at Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve, which is home to 16,000 acres of protected Sonoran Desert in the heart of town where you can enjoy hiking, biking and horseback riding adventures.

And if you have the need for speed, check out Octane Raceway, America's largest indoor kart racing and entertainment venue offering everything from high-speed European kart racing to rock climbing, billiards, and a wide selection of arcade games. The venue's state-of-the-art OSKAR timing system places your scores on the televisions surrounding the track as well as prints out all of your results including finishing place, best lap, average lap and more.

With all that said, when you add ‘em up, it’s no surprise that Scottsdale tops the charts as the world’s finest golf destination.

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Featured Car t Girl

Courtney Traynor Legacy Ridge Golf Course Westminster, CO Age: 22 How long have you been a Cart Girl? 1 Year.

What attracted you to the job? I love being outside on our beautiful course and I enjoy serving and chatting with our golfers as well!

Do you play and if so, how would you describe your game? I play, but very seldom and not very well. I would say that to describe my game... well, if I were you, I wouldn't want to be playing behind me! I don't have the best drive! :0) What do you like about the game of golf? I like the sportsmanship and camaraderie that exists in golf as well as the competitive nature of golf.

Admittedly what I love most about the game of golf is seeing everyone out on the course having a good time!

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-Please do not rush the beverage cart and start opening my bins. I promise that I will get you whatever food and beverages that you would like.

What would you change about the game? Ideally I would like to see more women playing golf.

Share a memorable experience you had driving the cart? I was fortunate enough to see a woman get a hole-in-one on the course one afternoon! It was amazing and so exciting!

What is the most used phrase or comment you hear on the course? "I'm really a great golfer, I'm just having a bad day!"

What are 3 "don'ts" golfers should know about when interacting with their cart girl?

- DO NOT bring your own beer on the course...

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What are 3 "do's" golfers should know about when interacting with their cart girl?

-Always be happy to see the cart girl because we are ONLY out on the course to serve you.

-Always have your ID's handy so when I card you, I don't waste too much of your time and take away from your golf game.

-Always remember that all of us at Legacy Ridge want you to have a good time on our beautiful and challenging course, so let's have some fun out there!!!

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he Range Rover has been in production since the 1970’s and has always been classified as a luxury vehicle. However, today’s Range Rover Sport is a true off road SUV that feels just as comfortable on the road as it does off. The Range Rover has a body on frame construction, like a truck, which makes it a very capable off road vehicle.

The modern Range Rover is extremely luxurious with all of the latest technologies you would expect from a luxury car. The interior is lined with premium soft-touch leather. It can seat five adults comfortably and is equipped with the highest quality sound system and includes an in-dash 6 DVD system for the occupants to watch movies. The front leather seats are heated and cooled and also have a massage function, which comes in very handy after a long day on the golf course.

Under the hood is a supercharged 5.0 liter Ford V8 engine that produces 510 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 461 pound feet of torque at 5,500 rpm. The power is delivered to all four wheels via a six speed automatic transmission with a manual shift mode.

There are various Range Rover styles that can be ordered. There is the standard version which starts at around $70,000, the next step up is the supercharged version which costs around $100,000, and an extremely luxurious version that costs well over $125,000. For more information visit www.landrover.com

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he Infinity G37 coupe is a sleek and seductive performance bargain. While providing both performance and luxury, it is not a track car. Instead, it offers some of the same track car benifits but at a non-track car price, and it’s still a lot of fun.

The Infinity G37 coupe is priced at $47,950 with the manual transmission and $49,850 for an automatic. Standard equipment includes leather upholstery, dualzone automatic climate control, 8-way power-adjustable front sport seats, keyless entry and starting, Bose audio system with 9.3-gigbyte Music Box hard drive, XM satellite radio, USB port, automatic bi-xenon headlights, sunroof, navigation system, rearview camera, and much more.

Under the hood your will find a 3.7-liter V6 engine with 330 horsepower and 272 lb-ft of torque. With a 6speed manual transmission or a 7-speed automatic with manual shift capability, the EPA fuel-economy ratings are 19 mpg city/27 mpg highway with the automatic and 17/25 with the manual.

The interior is sporty, with a quality feel. The leather-wrapped steering wheel feels good, and the leather upholstery has an upscale feel. All of the controls are placed in a simple, easy-to-reach layout. The front bucket seats fit the car's sporty character. The back seat is a little small but the front seats power forward to allow decent access All in all the Infinity G37 is a pleasure to drive and offers a great look and high performance feel at a very attractive price. For more information visit www.infinitiusa.com.

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Junior Golf Programs

TGA-Premier Junior Golf At-school youth golf program in Arapahoe County

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GA of Arapahoe County, owned and operated by Mike Campbell, is the only afterschool enrichment junior golf program in Arapahoe County. Since the program launched in 2010, the local after-school junior golf program is growing rapidly. This includes over 18 area schools and over 500 registrations. TGA of Arapahoe County is currently offering programs in Aurora, Centennial, Englewood, Greenwood Village, and Littleton.

At-School TGA Golf Programs TGA is the only national after school program that teaches the fundamentals of the game of golf, its rules, etiquette, and life values, while promoting education for kindergarten students through the eighth grade. Since its inception in six Los Angeles schools in 2003, the premier junior golf program is now offered nationwide in over 2,300 schools, reaching 135,000 students in 23 states.

The TGA enrichment curriculum, developed by PhDs in child and curriculum development, along with PGA and LPGA golf professionals, is a five-level program designed for kids to advance from one level to the next while building self-esteem as well as confidence in terms of education, life skills and character development.

TGA Summer Golf Camps & Tournaments If you are looking for a unique junior golf camp for your son or daughter that combines learning the game of golf together with education and life values, then the TGA summer golf camps are the perfect golf learning environment. These specialized junior golf camps, which are open to kids ages 5 to

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14, are tailored for all skill levels from the child who is just starting out to the more experienced player looking to advance their game.

Campbell has focused his efforts on school systems in Arapahoe County including public schools in the Cherry Creek, Littleton, Aurora, and Englewood school districts as well as private schools looking to enhance their before and after-school enrichment programs.

Campbell, who was born and raised locally in Broomfield, comes to TGA with a BA in Psychology from Arizona State University and an MA in Sports Psychology from San Diego State University. Campbell, who worked in the corporate training industry prior to joining TGA, and his staff of 8 TGA coaches, love working with the kids and growing the game of golf locally.

“I am truly excited to be a part of TGA and extremely proud to continue to offer this amazing program to the people of Arapahoe County,” said Campbell. “The TGA program has proven to be very successful in many other locations across the country and the same has been true in Arapahoe County.”

“I have always had a tremendous passion for the game of golf and working with kids. I cherish the opportunity to work with the area schools and parents using golf as a vehicle to teach their kids important character building skills while also enriching their lives by teaching them a lifelong sport,” said Campbell.

For more information about the programs, costs, and to register, please call Mike Campbell at (720) 427-7454, email mcampbell@golftga.com, or visit www.golftga.com/Arapahoe. D

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College Coaches are taking notice of players in the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour

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he Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour was established in 2009 and has had the pleasure of witnessing many golfers grow as people and as players. Many juniors have gone on to pursue their golf endeavors at the collegiate level.

“It is becoming a common occurrence for College Coaches to come watch players at our events.

RMJGT has built relationships with coaches throughout the Western region. Coaches want to see players participating in multiple tournaments, so they can see a pattern, and scoring average.

When a coach inquires about a golfer they are not only interested in their skill, but also that person’s character. We really get to know the players, and can make recommendations to coaches based on our experience with them,” states Tracy Cologne Tournament Director.

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Inside The Leather

Is my belly too big for this putter?

By Jerry Walters Divot Writer

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ver the past few months, I’ve been asked by countless golfers about the mass exodus from traditional length putters to longer, anchored flat sticks. Well, they’ve been around the game for years, but have never had so much attention as they have near the end of 2011.

The first tour player I ever saw using a longer putter was Paul Azinger.

The current trend toward longer putters, whether it’s belly length or chest putters, has been epidemic. The cause: Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Adam Scott, Michele Wie, Fred Couples, Matt Kuchar and Bill Haas. The result: a more consistent putting stroke.

Golf is a game of consistency. So, if you could become more consistent in the area which accounts for nearly half the strokes, wouldn’t you want to at least explore the phenomenon? If my hands are given the opportunity to take the putter off plane, it’s a given that they will. Anchored putting essentially brings the putter head right back to the initial position, resulting in more consistency.

I’ve also fielded many requests recently to configure traditional length flat sticks into belly putters. While it might seem like a simple process, here are the drawbacks: the head weight on traditional putters is around 350 grams and belly putter heads are approximately 400 grams. Long putters are even heftier, hovering near 500 grams. If you extend an old putter into belly putter length, you’ll find the weight is insufficient and the putter head will feel too light. Certain putters can be made heavier, by adding a mixture of tungsten powder and epoxy into a cavity in the head. Those without a cavity simply cannot. Belly putter and long putter shafts are also a heavier

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gauge than traditional putters to support the additional weight. So, even if you can make the head heftier, the shaft, when extended, may have a whippy feel to it.

If you’re considering fashioning your traditional length putter or belly putter into a chest putter, you can forget about that option. There are too many negatives to even begin the process. The weight of chest putters is another 100 grams more than even the belly length models. That’s just the beginning. The lie angle of the shaft in relation to

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the head is the overriding factor which simply can’t be overcome. Belly putters and standard length putters are generally shafted at 71 degrees (19 degrees off of a 90 degree angle), and long putters are at a maximum of 80 degrees (USGA Rules). In most cases, putters can’t be bent to accommodate the difference in the angles.

As for fitting both belly putters and long putters, the process is simple. For belly putters, take your normal stance over your conventional putter, remembering that in previous articles we addressed the necessity for having your eyes very close to being over the top of the ball. From this position, measure the distance from the butt end of your putter to your belly. To be safe, add 1/2� to the length.

For chest putters, stand up to a ball in the position that feels most comfortable, holding your

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putter at address with your left thumb knuckle (right-handed golfers) pressing against the pocket in your sternum. Simply measure the distance from the sole of the putter to the floor. That will be fairly close to the necessary length for your long putter.

Remember that a change to a new putter style is the same as any alteration in your set up or swing, so there is a learning curve in both methods. Be sure to spend additional time practicing before taking your new putter to the course.

Jerry Walters is a putting instructor on the PGA and Nationwide Tours, and currently teaches putting at the Trent Wearner Golf Academy. He can be contacted at 303-645-8000 or jerry@ trentwearnergolf.com. He also is co-host of In The Fairway, heard on 102.3 ESPN on Saturdays from April through September. D

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Travel

PORTUGAL:

Golfing the Atlantic Coast

By Peter Hellman DIVOT Contributing Writer

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s a traveling golfer, I think of myself as someone who has “been there, done that” at a lot of golfable destinations. So, you might find it surprising that Portugal was not on my list. Fortunately for me, an invitation came my way last year and in mid October I went to experience what European golfers have been raving about for years and we Americans know so little about. You would think that the English run up to Scotland for a golfer’s holiday whenever the urge hits them, but even they get a bit weary of the cold and rain and from time to time seek lusher fairways, warming sunshine, good wine, better food and lower prices.

The easiest part of Portugal to reach from England or any other part of the world is Lisbon, the capital. I visited an area just 45 minutes west of the city called the Estoril/Cascais Coast. This is not the area of Portugal most golfers hear about. That’s the Algarve, which is located in the extreme southern part of the country. But to many who have visited both regions, it’s the Estoril that wins out because it has more to offer golfers and explorers.

I traveled with a group of fellow American golf tour operators. It’s a congenial group who love the game, are by no means great golfers (that certainly includes me) but are keenly interested in finding great golf experiences for their clients. The 45 minute drive to our hotel actually took a bit longer than an hour.

Traffic around Lisbon is thick and the roads tend to be small. Our hotel for our six night stay was the newly built The Oitavos located just north of the town of Cascais. It is an ultra-modern, Five Star, beautifully located structure of 142 rooms with ocean views from ample balconies. The Champalimaud family, our hosts and owners of the land for three generations,

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built and manage the hotel. But, prior to it’s opening in 2010, they built what is to my mind the finest golf course (designed by Arthur Hills) in the region - Oitavos Dunes. Golf Digest ranks it among the top 100 courses in the world. Though not located on the water, the course sits on high rolling dunes that provide views over the Atlantic to the west and rugged forested hills and mountains to the east. With so much visual temptation around you, concentrating on hitting the ball is difficult. After a serious lunch at the modern club house, we headed out for a quick round before dark. Though always tired after a long overnight flight to Europe, I like to be physically active and avoid napping so that I can more easily get on to the countries clock. A round of golf always helps.

Though The Oitavos hotel and its golf course were my favorites on this trip, there were other excellent hotels and courses in the area. One of the most interesting hotels was the Palacio Estoril.

Opened in 1930, it was the hub of espionage and intrigue during WWII. Because Portugal was neutral, diplomats, spies and wealthy refugees and celebrities congregated here and enjoyed Estoril’s beaches, clubs and casinos. It is grand style and popularity continues today. A smaller and less grand hotel located directly on the water is the Albatroz. Charming rooms in a somewhat funky style command a primo piece of strand with great views from virtually every room.

Hopefully you get the idea that the area has many great accommodations properties to satisfy virtually any taste (ultra-modern to classic old world charm) and pocket book. But, I stray from the subject – the subject of golf. The Palacio Hotel in

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Estoril owns and operates the Estoril Golfe Club, which is one of the oldest in Portugal and designed by the famous Scottish golf architect Mackenzie Ross. Built on high forested hills above the town, the course has many altitude changes and is unfortunately divided by a highway. A pedestrian bridge links the first nine with second. Though a bit funky, the course is worth a round and the relaxing original club house has plenty of atmospheres for an after-round beer and sandwich.

A newer course on the way to Sintra (a world heritage site and worth a visit) is the Penha Longa Atlantic. The course and a short nine-hole are part of an excellent modern resort built on the grounds of a restored 16th century summer palace.

Designed by Robert Trent Jones and finished in 1992, the course works its way to commanding high ground and funnels its way through forests of pine before returning to the club house. I loved this course and it is not because I scored well.

Other courses one should play in the area are: Pestana Beloura, Belas Club de Campo and Club de Golf Quinta da Marinha. These courses are modern, have interesting layouts and enjoy easy access from The Oitavos Hotel. On my next trip to Portugal, I plan to add the Oeste Region to my itinerary. This area of wine and sea is about 1 ½ hours north of Estoril. Praia d’el Rey, a Marriott resort, has a magnificent course along a long beach known worldwide by surfers for its excellent waves. The course boasts four holes along the beach with plenty of sand dunes defining the lush fairways. There are views of the Atlantic from virtually every hole. Other courses in the area include Campo Real, Dom Sucesso and the newly completed Royal Obidos.

Since I mentioned wine, I should probably tell you more about it and the food in this part of Portugal. Local wine is abundant, delicious and inexpensive. This not to say that you can’t find some very special wines to celebrate your hole-inone or some important date.

As you can well imagine, the Atlantic influences the menus of restaurants along the coast.

And as the top consumer of cod in the world, you will find it prepared in ways you may have never thought of. One of the best meals we had was in what our host called a local’s restaurant – Mar do Inferno. Perched on a high bluff over the Atlantic, this seafood heaven was packed with diners eagerly digging into shellfish of all kinds, cod (of course) and some of the best tasting small lobsters called bruxas (witches) and large shrimp or langoustines I have ever eaten.

The final reason for considering Portugal for your next trip is value. Not only is the Euro favoring dollar travelers again, but Portugal, like several southern European countries is suffering economically. Government imposed austerity programs have reduced wages by 10%, increased work hours and raised taxes in order to deal with a deficit is unsustainable. The affect of these measures is less local demand for goods and services, which causes prices to fall and if you coupled that with the weakening Euro, you’ll find Portugal may be your best bet for a perfect golf experience in 2012 Story by Classic GOLF Tours. Designing custom golf trips to Scotland, Ireland, Hawaii and virtually everywhere there is golf. For information call 800.359.7200, 303.751.7200 or visit visit classicgolftours.com. D

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Club Fitting

How good do you want to be?

By Dan Weitzel Divot Contributing Writer

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You’ve read stories about what properly fitted clubs can do for your game, so why are you (like most golfers) playing those “off the rack” clubs? Fittings have largely been focused on drivers, but playing your best will only happen if the entire set is properly fit. As you plan to improve your game in 2012, here are thoughts on how to address each of the major segments in your golf bag: • Driver – High usage per round and driver distances make driver fittings crucial for any golfer. Ability, swing speed, tempo and strength are all considerations in fitting the player with the right head shape, loft, flex, weight, and length. I recently did a fitting on a scratch player who gained 25 yards by achieving the proper combination of launch angle and ball spin. You may not gain 25 yards, but a properly fitted driver will help any golfer.

• Fairways – Is your 3W hard to get off the ground or is your 5W just a bit short? Is your face depth right for the conditions in which you normally play? For many golfers, a single fairway club – a 4W? – is the best choice. It’s easier to master one club and improve consistency, and you’ll see only a minor impact on distance. A 4W also makes room for one other hybrid or wedge, and it saves money!

• Hybrids – A shape that looks good and lofts that evenly fill the gap between fairways and irons are primary considerations. Some hybrids are now available with a bendable hosel, allowing the lie angle to fit you perfectly.

Finally, I frequently find that hybrids are poorly matched to the set in terms of flex, swingweight and shaft weight.

• Irons/Wedges – Head shape, forgiveness, and lie/loft angles are important factors in choosing irons. Do you know the impact of a poor lie angle? Do your wedges have the right bounce angle for your game? Are the grooves in good shape? Do you have a wedge “set” that is well matched and also matches up well with your iron set? I see pitching and gap wedges all the time that are entirely different even though they are just one club apart and are intended for similar use.

• Putter – Are the loft and lie of your putter a good fit for your stroke? Length and weight? Grip size? Have you

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tried a chest or belly putter and given it the right amount of practice time? Putters are typically very poorly matched to their owners and this one club accounts for nearly half of your strokes.

• Shafts – Shafts are the most critical element of club fitting. Are your shafts the proper flex and weight for you? Do they have the right weight progression throughout the set? Are the flexes well matched? If you have mismatched shafts, you will unknowingly vary your swing to fit the club.

• Grips – Use the proper size – larger grips promote a fade and smaller grips a draw. Beyond that, pick the feel you like and keep them in good condition. And, grip all your clubs the same! It sounds simple, but most of the sets I analyze have multiple grip types. Grips are the only part of the club you come into contact with – make them right for you!

Most golfers rely on manufacturer designations to match their sets, but there are virtually no industry standards when it comes to length, flex, swingweight, loft, etc. And don’t assume that all clubs from a particular manufacturer will match up well either. Your objective should be to have a well matched set in each of these areas: • Shaft weights should gradually increase from the driver through the wedges.

• Actual flex values (not the shaft label) should be consistent or perhaps be flighted, stiffer as the clubs get shorter.

• Swingweights should either be consistent or gradually increase.

• Lofts should provide the best distance coverage possible from your 13 clubs. Don’t leave large gaps and adjust your swing as a result.

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