Colorado PGA - February Pro Peaks Newsletter

The Official Publication of the Colorado PGAFebruary 2015

PROPEAKS

2015Tournament

Schedule Released

What’s Inside?Tournament Schedule

Board of Directors Nominations

Season Long Team Challenge

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Member Update3 Member Update

Section Content4 PGA of America Update6 $10.9m Booked on ColoradoPGATeeTimes.com and Quick18

Section Content7 Spring Meeting Save the Date7 Nominations for the Board of Directors7 Update Your Contact Information7 Awards Nominations Closing

Education Seminars8 One-Day Rules Seminar Being Offered8 21 Irrefutable Laws Workshop8 Player Development Seminars to be Held at Denver Golf Expo10 G4 Summit Registration10 Teaching and Coaching Summit Registration

Tournaments12 Tournament Schedule Released14 Changes Coming in 2015 Season16 Team Challenge To Debut16 Stay Connected With Colorado PGA App

17 BlueGolf How To

Employment18 Career Fitness for the 21st Century18 PGA of America Scholarships

Player Development19 Watch Your Language Around New Golfers

West Chapter20 Tournament Schedule Being Finalized

Allied Association News22 RMGCSA to Host Spring Merchandise Show22 Colorado Golf Alliance 22 CGA to Unveil New Logo

Junior Golf

23 2015 Junior Tour Schedule Taking Shape

23 Drive, Chip & Putt Scheduled for 2015

Ask the Experts24 Ask the Experts...

Imperial Cup29 Imperial Cup

Sponsors30 Colorado PGA Partners

Contents Important DatesFebruary 6, 2015West Chapter Award Nomina-tions Close

February 10, 2015G4 SummitThe Broadmoor

February 11, 2015Teaching and Coaching SummitThe Broadmoor

February 20-21, 2015Player Development SeminarsDenver Golf Expo

February 20-22, 2015Denver Golf ExpoDenver Merchandise Mart

February 20, 2015Section Award Nominations Close

March 16, 2015Scholarship Application Period Closes

March 23, 2015Spring MeetingPinehurst Country Club

Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director/CEO

[email protected] P (303) 996-1593 C (719) 761-6125

Keith Soriano, PGA Player Dev.elopment Director/

Operations [email protected]

P (303) 996-1590 C (720) 841-1006

Patrick Salva Marketing and

Communications [email protected]

P (303) 996-1597 C (303) 246-1007

Diane Plassmeyer Business Director

[email protected] P (303) 996-1595 C (720) 271-9660

Justin Limon, PGA Tournament [email protected]

P (303) 996-1588 C (720) 390-1160

Colorado PGA Section Staff

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2/1 Dustin D. Miller, PGA2/2 Brian C. Hodges, PGA Joe Little, PGA2/3 David Karnel, PGA Roger Prenzlow, PGA Jim Sanborn, PGA Robert A. Stier, PGA2/4 Christopher G. Culver, PGA Edward D. Leuppe II, PGA David Noble, PGA Kyle A. Voska, PGA2/6 Brad D. Bogard, PGA John J. Cassidy, PGA John A. Scappatura Jr., PGA Kyle W. Young, PGA2/7 David W. Arbuckle, PGA Bill M. VerBrugge, PGA2/8 Pete A. Roach, PGA Kirk S. Usui, PGA2/9 Kelly P. Deimund, PGA Martin L. Kauffman, PGA Michael K. Melena, PGA Rick A. Price, PGA2/10 Chris Johnson, PGA CJ Parry, PGA Craig Stephens, PGA2/12 Paul O. Dalpes, PGA2/13 Thomas D. Begay, PGA Daniel J Kane, PGA Tommy N. Thomas, PGA2/14 David H. Delin, PGA Ronald J Falco, Jr Peter M. Norwood, PGA Cody J. Stalcup, PGA Tye W. Williams, PGA2/15 Carlo F. Alaqua, PGA2/16 Stephen R Horvey Grant E. McLaughlin, PGA

2/17 William R Eubanks Holly J. Shupe, PGA Scott R. Wells, PGA2/18 Richard E. Ellefson, PGA2/19 Jack L Allen Val R. Heim Jr. Jr., PGA2/20 Logan S. Beatty, PGA Jeffrey D. Hill, PGA Benjamin J Splichal2/21 Ray J Benoit Christopher T. Moore, PGA Alden Richards Jr., PGA2/22 Jeffrey D. Martin, PGA Darren R. Szot, PGA Ben P. Welsh, PGA2/24 Ben K. Honaman, PGA Mark T. McCarthy, PGA David R. McCleave, PGA Ryan M. Wroblewski, PGA2/25 Robert J Ellison Shad A. Johnson, PGA Joe Linnemeyer, PGA2/26 Ray Fielder, PGA Michael S. Marsili, PGA Steven P. Mullin, PGA Jason T. Saas, PGA2/27 Eric J. Jensen, PGA Ronald W. Zwemke, PGA2/28 Zachary Bailey Kyle J. Golos, PGA Cameron T. Morton, PGA

Happy Birthday!

February Member UpdateNew ApprenticesLoran Richmeier | B-8 | Elmwood Golf Course

On the Move!Tom Carricato, PGA was an A-6 at Jake’s Academy and is now an A-13 at the Golf Club at Redlands MesaErin Deigel, PGA was an A-11 at the Colorado PGA and is now an A-8 at Legacy Ridge Golf Course

Transfers into the SectionRyan M. Bakken, PGA | A-8 | Thorncreek Golf Course | Previously in the Minnesota SectionSteven Johnson, PGA | A-13 | Three Crowns Golf Club | Previously in the Rocky Mountain SectionAnthony W. Panella, PGA | A-1 | | Previously in the Southwest SectionJoshua B Pitchford, PGA | A-9 | GolfTEC Headquarters | Previously in the Carolinas SectionCraig Sloan, PGA | LM | | Previously in the Minnesota Section

Quarter Century MembersSteve Saulsberry, PGA | A-8 | Indian Peaks Golf Course

OfficersLeslie Core-Drevecky, PGA President | 2015-2016

Ty Thompson, PGA Vice-President | 2015-2016

Ben Welsh, PGA Secretary | 2015-2016

Barry Milstead, PGA Hon. President | 2015-2016

Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director

Board of DirectorsAndy Benson, PGA 2014-2016 Jeff Carlson, PGA 2014-2016Matt Cohen, PGA 2013-2015Rick Ellefson, PGA 2015-2017Scott Erwin, PGA 2015-2017Jim Hajek, PGA 2015-2017Charles ‘Vic’ Kline, PGA Past District 9 DirectorCathy Matthews-Kane, PGA 2013-2015Steve Patterson, PGA 2013-2015Shawn Wills, PGA 2014-2016

West Chapter PresidentMike Mendelson, PGA

Independent DirectorTheo Gregory

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I hope everyone who attended the PGA Teach-ing & Coaching Summit and the PGA Merchan-

dise Show had a productive week of sharing ideas with your fellow PGA Professionals, as well as see-ing the latest and greatest in equipment, apparel and other products in advance of the 2015 golf season. As you have seen over the past month, the Mission Statement of the PGA of America is to Serve Our Mem-bers and Grow the Game. The Long-Term Strategic Plan defines the eight Core Business Products of the Associ-ation, with two of those being Player Development and Sections.

Below are a few examples that illustrate the Mission Statement and how both Player Development and Sections are benefitting from this focused approach. With these and other important initiatives, PGA Pro-fessionals will be further viewed as the leaders at your facility in growing the game. Furthermore, for those PGA members who enjoy playing tournament golf, the relationship with our partners such as OMEGA and National Car Rental are providing additional playing opportunities, enhanced prize money and greater rec-ognition of your playing ability.

Drive, Chip and Putt Championship This past month, The Masters, the PGA of America and the USGA announced the local and regional qualifying dates for the 2016 Drive, Chip and Putt Cham-pionship, with the finals set for April 3, 2016, at Augusta National Golf Club, on the eve of Masters Week. This year, 255 facilities will host a maximum of 200 juniors, thus reaching tens of thousands through the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship. Even if you are not hosting a Local Qualifying Event, you have a great

opportunity to conduct your own Junior Play-er Development programs by incorporating a Drive, Chip and Putt clinic for your youngsters prior to them participating at the Section level. Think of it as a Drive, Chip and Putt Training Camp! The driving force behind the coordination of the local events is the Section Staff and the host PGA Professional and their Staff. Thanks to all of you who are involved and committed to this outstanding initiative. Finally, please contact your Section Executive Director to volunteer your time at one of the local events in your Section.

OMEGA As part of its support of grow-ing the game of golf and the PGA of America, OMEGA will become the Presenting Sponsor of the National PGA Profession-al Player of the Year awards.

OMEGA and the PGA of America also have worked to craft a program to support the Sections, which will receive $10,000 for name-in-title sponsorship of their various PGA Player of the Year awards (e.g. – OMEGA Colorado Section Player of the Year). The $10,000 is to be used as additional monies for those individuals recognized as Section Players of the Year.

National Car Rental Pro Am Series After a successful 2014 campaign, National Car Rental

has continued its financial support of the PGA of (Con-tinued on page 6)

PGA of America Update “To Server Our Mem-bership and Grow the Game”


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“barter a tee time per day in exchange for “free” service.” In actuality, this service cost our Colorado facilities an average of $28k in revenue made by Golf-Now through the sale of these tee times for providing this “free” service. It used to be that the “barter” tee times were mixed in with other available tee times. The barter tee time was easy to pick out as it is priced very low and has a “Hot Deal” icon. Also on the same page were offers from other courses nearby. Not only were facilities competing with every course in the area, they were competing with GolfNow selling their barter “Hot Deals”. While this infuriated many owners, others say that the additional exposure was worth it and did bring them new business – either way, at least their non-barter times were listed and they had a shot at selling them. No matter what it might actually cost you?

Last year, the Colorado Section was granted permission by the PGA of America to launch our very own Tee Time Network to help our PGA Professionals and the facilities combat these tactics. Af-ter months of research by a panel of Colorado PGA Professionals and Indus-try Leaders, the Colora-do PGA entered into an agreement with Quick18. The company provides our PGA Professionals state-of-the-art technolo-gy where facilities can take back ownership of their tee sheet and maximize their revenue through the sale of their own tee sheet inventory for a fixed cost. These facilities set their own price! Additionally, the Colora-

do PGA owns the license for this technolo-gy throughout the entire area defined as the Colorado Sec-tion by the PGA of Amer-ica.

In less than one year’s time it gives me great pleasure to in-form you that through the t e c h n o l o g y provided to our thirteen fa-cilities, that over 108,000 reservations were made; over 245,000 rounds of golf were played; and over $10.9 mil-lion in revenue was generated. Now just to be clear, the majority of these reservations were not booked through ColoradoPGATeeTimes.com. They were booked through the facilities own booking options. These facilities took back ownership of their tee sheet and divorced them-selves of third-party companies like GolfNow who made an exorbitant amount of money and profit for what they actually provide in service.

Looking ahead to the coming season, GolfNow has upped their game. They have very cleverly rolled out LastMinuteGolfer.com with iPhone and Android apps. Now, each and every one of those barter times is in one

convenient place for the golfer. The owner/opera-tor no longer even has a seat at the table as none of your full price tee times are listed– you may have just bartered yourself out of business! How “FREE” is that service that Golf-Now is providing you?

Just recently I had a con-versation with a PGA Professional from Arizona who

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$10.9m Booked Through ColoradoPGA TeeTimes.com and Quick18

New pricing for 2015 $7500 for Front Range $5000 for West Chapter

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PGA of America Update Continued...

America and our 41 Sections. Through sponsorship funding for the 2015 National Car Rental PGA Pro Am Series, each Section will receive $15,000 for its spon-sorship of two Pro Am Series events.

National Car Rental also will continue to sponsor the National Car Rental PGA Assistant Championship. These are a few examples of the work the national PGA leadership has accomplished over the past few years.

Always keep in mind -- your support and “thank you” notes to these sponsors are very much appreciated and assist in future sponsorship agreements.

Player Development Finally, as we begin the countdown for the 2015 golf season and are planning your Player Development activities, please utilize the invaluable resources of your National PGA Player Development Staff. Mike O’Donnell is the Senior Director for Player Devel-opment, and I know that Mike is more than willing to assist you or direct you to the appropriate Player De-velopment Staff member to help design and plan your program. Or in our case in Colorado, we have Keith So-riano who is one of the leaders in assisting you develop and design your Player Development programs. I would also encourage you to call your Section Award winners who have developed programs to bring more individuals to the game. They are another great re-source to help you grow the game. In closing, if you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to email me at kah57 @me.com. I am happy to assist you.

With best wishes!

Kyle Heyen, PGANational Director, District 9PGA of AmericaPGA Head ProfessioanlHiwan Golf Club

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was one of the first facilities to come on board with thestart-up of GolfNow about fourteen years ago. He stat-ed to me that at that point it was of great benefit to him to use them as they provided technology and a means that was very inexpensive. Over time he began to ques-tion what it was actually costing him to use their tech-nology and service.

He went on to tell me about a recent phone call he re-ceived while he was in his golf shop helping behind his counter, something he normally does not do. Upon an-swering the phone the caller asked him “what condition is the golf course in”? “Had it been recently aerified or over-seeded”? The PGA Professional responded that the golf course was in perfect shape and asked why all the questions on course condition. The caller respond-ed that he saw this great deal on GolfNow for $11 green fees at 10am and wanted to know if there was some-thing wrong with the golf course. The PGA Professional told him he better grab it because every other tee time is going for $85. It was at this point that the PGA Pro-fessional decided it was time to divorce GolfNow, be-cause if this type of call came in during the rare time he was behind the counter, how many other times does this happen.

If you are currently with GolfNow or are considering join-ing the twenty (20) facilities that are currently planning on using the technology provided through ColoradoPG-ATeeTimes.com, please give me a call. I’d be glad to set up a time to meet with you along with Jeff Bryant, our Quick 18 Representative, so you can learn more about using the technology available to you to take back own-ership of your tee sheet.

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Eddie Ainsworth, PGAExecutive Director/CEOColorado PGA


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Award Nomination Process Coming to an EndDeadline February 20, 2015

Each year the Colorado Section PGA recognizes 14 of its best professionals and subsequently nominates

those people for National PGA Awards. As a result of your nominations, the Colorado Section has brought home 7 National Awards in the past 8 years! Recognize the great work of your fellow PGA Member Professionals by nominating anyone you feel worthy of recognition among their peers.

It is the goal of the Awards Committee to recognize the best of the best from all across our Section. In or-der to accomplish this goal we need to hear from you.

The nomination period closes on Friday, February 20th, 2015. Click here to access the Nomination Form.

Update Your Contact Info for 2015 Member DirectoryDeadline February 13, 2015

Spring Meeting Save the Date!Monday, March 23, 2015 | Registration Opens Monday, February 16, 2015

The process to submit your name for consideration for the Colorado PGA Board of Directors is now open.

The membership in attendance at the March 23rd Spring Membership Meeting will be electing three (3) new Colorado PGA Members to replace our outgoing Board of Directors this coming October. Each newly elected Board Member will serve a three (3) year term beginning this October 12th, 2015 at the Section's Fall Membership Meeting and ending three (3) years later at the same meeting.

Currently, the Board of Directors is comprised of a di-verse group of PGA Members filled with members from Public and Private Golf Facilities, both men and wom-en, and new and veteran members of the organization. The goal is to also try to keep the Board of Directors as diverse as possible.

If you would like to submit your name or one of your fellow Colorado PGA Members as a candidate for the upcoming election please email Ben at [email protected] and copy Executive Director Eddie Ainsworth at [email protected].

Nominations for Colorado PGA Board of DirectorsDeadline Monday, February 23, 2015

Friday, February 13th, 2015 is the last day that you can update your information to be included in the 2015 Colorado PGA Member Directory. To do so, make sure your information is current on pgalinks.com or click here to submit your changes via email. Please make sure to update your contact and facility information on PGALinks.com or contact Patrick Salva ([email protected]) to assure the most accurate in-formation is printed in the Membership Directory.

The 2015 Membership Directory will be printed in Feb-ruary and distributed at the Spring Membership Meet-ing, March 23rd, at Pinehurst Country Club. As in the past, the directory will feature your name, classification, facility name, work phone, email or preferred contact phone and email. You can also contact the Section Office at phone 303-681-0742, any time before the deadline.

Plans are still being finalized for the 2015 Spring Mem-bership Meeting however it is not never too early to plan on attending.

As in years past, the Meeting and Education will run

from 8:00a until approxmiately 12:00n with 4 MSR’s available for those that attend.

A two-person scramble will follow the meeting.

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Education

Player Development Workshop Set for Denver Golf ExpoFebruary 20, 2015 and February 21, 2015 | Click here to register for either dayThe Colorado PGA will be hosting PGA of America Senior Director of Player Development Mike O’Don-nell for a new, interactive seminar at the 2015 Denver Golf Expo. O’Donnell will focus on the new tools and concepts that have been developed by the PGA of America and how they lead to direct results for PGA Members and their facilities.

The specific topics that will be discussed are:

- Overview of Key Drivers of Net Operating Income and Incremental - Revenue by Facility Type (financial / retention impact of structured versus non-structured instruction products)

- Impact for PGA Golf Professionals (financial/job secu-rity/other) - The Revenue Scorecard – what it is, what it does, and how to access it. - Introduction to Product Development Understand-ing/Identifying consumers and how structured player development products address those needs - Product Development - Understanding/Identifying consumers and how structured player development products address those needs - Understanding Instruction as a Business: Small Group Workshop Product Development Sessions

One-Day Rules Seminar Set for February 18Registration Deadline is February 12

21 Irrefutable Laws to be Presented Deadline to Register is February 16, 2015The Colorado PGA will offer two, 7-week long program moderated by Section staff in Colorado Springs and Westminster. During the 7 weeks, we will explore John C. Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Soar beyond the mundane. You can become a bet-ter leader. You can help your team members become better leaders. The result is more motivated, better equipped, more productive, and more efficient play-ers within your organization. Developing leaders is the main component for long-term success and growth in business today. Only with capable leadership do orga-nizations achieve their potential.

John C. Maxwell understands the need for strong ca-pable leaders. With Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership John helps you to train you and your team

on how to become better, more productive leaders. Participants will discover the 21 laws that make leader-ship work successfully and learn valuable techniques that will help you to improve your ability in that area.

By incorporating these laws into your life, you are certain to transform the quality of your leadership immeasurably. As you develop your people in the area of leadership, you will begin to see a positive impact on your whole organization.

For more information on the Colorado Springs pro-gram, please click here.

For more information on the Westminster program, please click here.

The workshop will be conducted by the Colorado PGA and Colorado Golf Association Tournament Staff and Rich Langston, honorary Colorado PGA Member and longtime Colorado PGA Rules Official.

The workshop is designed to give you, a club profes-sional, an overview of the Rules of Golf. It is intended to help you easily navigate both the Rules of the Golf and the Decisions on the Rules of Golf so that you can eas-ily and efficiently use these two tools. Common rules,

formats, and situations that you will face every day at your club will be emphasized to help you continue to be a leader at your club.

For more information on the seminar and to register, please click here.

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The G4 (Colorado Golf Summit) Summit brings to-gether the allied golf associations of Colorado for

a “A Coming Together of the Golf” in Colorado. The al-lied associations involved in the summit are the Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Mile High Chapter of the Club Managers Association, the Colorado Golf Association/Colorado Women’s Golf Association, and the Colorado Section PGA.

This year the keynote speaker will be the CEO of the PGA of America, Pete Bevaqua. Pete has served the PGA of America as the CEO since coming on board November 10, 2012, succeeding Joe Steranka, who had served The Association for 25 years, the last seven as CEO. Pete will share with those in attendance the long term Strategic Plan that the PGA of America has put in place and how it will positively influence the golf industry.

Pete has an exensive background in golf administration having held numerous positions with the USGA before leaving for Creative Artist Agency (CAA). Prior to his professional career, Pete graduated magna cum laude in English in 1993 from Notre Dame University and went on to earn a law degree in 1997 from Georgetown Uni-versity.

The Summit will also include an Industry Panel featuring prominent players from across the world of golf. Includ-ing Bevaqcua from the PGA of America will be Sandy

Cross, the Senior Direc-tor of Diversity & Inclu-sion, PGA of America, Hunki Yun, the Senior Managing Director of Public Services for the USGA, and J.D. Dock-stader, Chief Business Development Officer, GCSAA.

In addition to Bevaqc-ua’s keynote address, presentations will be given by CGA President Phil Lane, Sandy Cross, and Colorado Golf Al-liance Lobbyist Jennifer Cassell.

Following the meeting will be a meeting of the Public Golf Operators of Colorado.

For a full, detailed list of the events going on at the G4 Summit, please click here or check out the next page.

For more information or to register for the event, please click here.

Last Chance to Register!!!G4 Summit - Deadline Feb. 5, 2015presented by GolfTEC, C&M E-Z-GO, GPS Industries, & Jani-King

Teaching and Coaching SummitNew for 2015 the Colorado PGA Teaching and

Coaching Summit will be held in conjunction with the 2015 G4 Summit. The featured guest for 2015 will be Dave Stockton. Dave Stockton is an 11-time winner on the PGA TOUR, 14 times on the Champions TOUR, and a Ryder Cup Captain. He is well known as one of the pre-eminent short game gurus.

Dave has been a headliner at thousands of corporate outings, clinics and charity functions over the last 40 years, including the Medal of Honor Golf Classic, the Stater Brothers Charities Dave Stockton Heroes Chal-lenge, the Dave Stockton Coyote Golf Classic and the Bighorn Institute Golf Classic among many others.

In 2009, Dave changed his focus to teaching putting and short game, creating Stockton Golf with his sons.

Together, they have worked with dozens of players on all the major world tours.

Players the Stocktons have taught won 29 times around the world in 2010, and won three major championships in the span of a month in the summer of 2011, Rory McIl-roy at the U.S. Open and Yani Tseng at the U.S. Women’s Open and Women’s British Open.

In addition to his many inspiring successes as a profes-sional golfer and master instructor, he is also widely rec-ognized for his humble and motivational philanthropic efforts and contributions.

For more information on the Teaching and Coaching Summit, please click here.

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Each season the Tournament Committee and the staff work together to create and produce a tour-

nament schedule that adds to the value of being a PGA Member. Events are scheduled to provide a variety of competition and fun, enjoyable events. The addition of some new host facilities and a change in some formats will hopefully create just that in 2015.

With many quality golf courses on the schedule, one new venue highlights the 2015 schedule. The Golf Club at Ravenna, the much talked about Jay Morrish de-signed golf course, situated between the red rocks and deep ravines of the Dakota Hogback and Pike National Forest, will host the Pro-Pro-Pro Championship. This event, scheduled later in the year than in the past, will take place on Monday, June 15, 2015.

Other notable facility highlights include the Sanctuary in Sedalia hosting, for the second year in a row, the Pro Assistant. Meridian Golf Club returns to the Section Championship rotation and will host September 14-16, 2015. Aspen Glen Golf Club also returns to the sched-ule as they will host the 2015 West Chapter Champi-onship the following week on September 21-22, 2015. And finally, Colorado Golf Club will again host the Myran Craig Championship on Monday, May 18, 2015.

There are three new Stroke Play events on the sched-ule for 2015. Indian Peaks Golf Club will host the first of the three on April 6, 2015. The event will feature an individual Stroke Play and optional Blind Draw Team Game. On April 21, 2015 Raccoon Creek Golf Course will host the second Stroke Play event. There will be an individual contest as well as a Team Stroke Play con-tent. And finally, on May 13, Legacy Ridge Golf Course will host the final event, a three-person ABC Blind Draw contest. For more details on any of these events, please check out their Tournament Information Page.

The committee took time to evaluate the format at all of the Pro Ams. New ideas were tossed around and the committee decided to make some changes to the schedule. In 2015 formats will include the Birdie Bash at Valley Country Club, a Low Gross/Low Net Shamble at the Club at Pradera, and much more. Take a look at the diagram to see what team format will be played at each event and for more details, check out each Tour-nament Information Page.

Another new addition to the 2015 season is the cre-ation of a season-long Team Challenge. This event is much like Fantasy Football in that captains will pick their teams and the scores from those players will add up to a total team score. For more information on this exciting new event, please keep reading.

Finally, a significant change has come to the 2015 Match Play Championship. Upon registration clos-ing, match play pods will be created and round-robin matches will take place with four players, in similar geographical locations, in each pod. For more details on this change and other changes set for 2015, keep reading this edition of the Pro Peaks Digital Newsletter.

2015 Tournament Schedule Registration Opens February 16, 2015

Event | Team Format• Fox Hill Club | Pro 1 Am Net

• Valley CC |Birdie Bash Net

• Todd Creek GC | 3-2-1 Net

• Inverness GC | Two Low Net

• Lakwood CC | Low Gross/Low Net

• Columbine CC| Low Gross/Low Net

• Pro Lady | 2 Low Net Shamble

• Fort Collins CC | Low Gross/Low Net

• TBD | 1-2-3 Net

• Pradera | Low Gross/Net Shamble

• Heritage Eagle Bend GC | 3-2-1 Net

• Blackstone CC| Low Gross/Low Net

• Cheyenne CC | Low Gross/Low Net

• Greeley CC | 2 Low Gross

• Omni Tri Am | Hot Ball Scramble, 3-2-1 Net, Low Gross/Low Net

• Vegas Pro Am| Low Gross/Low Net, 3-2-1 Net, 2 Low Net

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This year the Colorado PGA Match Play Champi-onship will take on a new look, very similar to the

format now being utilized by the World Golf Champi-onships – Cadillac Match Play. The Colorado PGA will move to round-robin play for the first three matches be-ing played amongst Professionals in general proximity of one another. We feel this will increase participation and grow camaraderie amongst Colorado PGA Profes-sionals.

Just like the WGC, with a 64 player field, the Colora-do PGA will divide the field into 16 four-player pods. Professionals will be placed into a group either by their home or facility address. Pods will be seeded accord-ing to the previous year’s Player of the Year Points and are subject to approval of a three person sub-com-mittee consisting of Don Graham, Barry Milstead and Justin Limon. Each pod will play round-robin matches within their group from May-July 31st. Each player will be responsible for scheduling each individual match

in this 3-month time frame between each player in the pod. One point will be awarded for each match won. If a match is not completed by the end of July, the player will not earn any points towards round-robin play for that match. The winners from each group will fill out the Round of 16, which is to be played during August. Once the Round of 16 is complete, a facility that has yet to be announced will host the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final Matches in the month of September.

Tune into the WGC-Cadillac Match Play coming up April 27-May 3 at TPC Harding Park and see how the new format plays out. Also, don’t forget to register for the Colorado PGA Match Play Championship; deadline is Friday, May 1st, 2015 and groups will be released the following Wednesday, May 6th, 2015.

Visit the Tournament Information Page for more infor-mation regarding the Colorado PGA Match Play Cham-pionship.

Match Play Championship to Include Pods

How payouts are dispersed among winners in Colo-rado PGA Pro-Am and Pro-Only events will change

this year The Board of Directors approved two separate modifications to the Colorado PGA Tournament Rules & Regulations.

First, Pro-Am events payouts have not changed and will remain at a payout of 40% of the starting field. However, if more Professionals or teams are tied for a

position so that an equal distribution would result in a payout which pays more than 40% of the starting field, a match of cards will resolve the positions of those tied until all tied positions are so determined.

Second, Pro-Only events have been modified from a payout of 40% of the starting field to a payout of 33% of the starting field.

Payout Percentage to Change

The Tournament Committee annually reviews the point distribution for every event on the tournament

schedule. Their goal is to ensure that points are award-ed on an equitable basis and that the level of points that can be earned fits the importance of the event. The end goal of the review is to make sure competitors are rec-ognized for their outstanding play throughout the year.

With that said, the following changes have been ap-proved by the Board of Directors:- West Chapter Championship – Increase from 800 points to 1,200 points- Stroke Play Championship – Increase from 800 points to 1,200 points- Season Championship – Increase from 800 points to 1,200 points- Colorado Open Championships – 200 Bonus points to players making the cut

Playing Performance Points Modified

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The PGA Tour, a Proud Partner of

PGA Member Tournaments in the Colorado PGA

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The Colorado PGA is launching a new, season-long Team Challenge for 2015 will the goal of creating a

fun competition that builds camaraderie along the way. The event will feature team captains, based off the 2014 Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year standings, who will draft teams of five or six other members, based off the number that register. Five events throughout the year will count towards the Team Challenge. How It Works• Teams of CPGA professionals are drafted by cap-tains then compete in 5 events over the course of the season.

• Team captains are determined by the final 2014 CPGA Player of the Year points list.

• Teams will be formed in increments of 5 or 6 play-ers (i.e. If 50 players there will be 10 teams of 5. If 60 players there will be 10 teams.

• A player must play in at least 4 of the 5 events to be eligible for prize money. Missing more than one event will constitute forfeiture of any winnings with no reimbursement of the entry fee. Missing one event will forfeit the appropriate percentage of winnings (i.e. If a team of 5 wins $1000 and one player misses one event that player would receive $160 (80% of the winnings) and the remaining players would receive $210 each.)

Entry Fee• $100 (90% gets paid out, 10% administration fee)

Points • The Low Team Challenge professional will receive points totaling the number of overall Team Challenge professionals registered multiplied by two (2.) A point distribution schedule will be determined with the highest scoring professional receiving no less than 10 points. No points will be awarded for no shows.

Draft Party Information• April 2 at The Links Golf Course | Dinner and Cock-tails 6:00 | Draft 7:00

• Team Captains must be present for draft party, attendance is recommended however optional for all other registered professionals.

Team Challenge Events: • April 13 | Valley Country Club Pro Am

• May 11 | National Car Rental Columbine CC Pro Am

• June 8 | National Car Rental Glenmoor CC Pro Lady

• July 6 | The Club at Pradera Pro Am

• August 10 | Blackstone Country Club Pro Am

• Make-Up Date | October 5 | Season Championship

Visit the Tournament Information Page for more infor-mation regarding the Colorado PGA Team Challenge.

Season Long Team Challenge to Debut in 2015

Stay Connected with Colorado PGA AppThe Colorado PGA hosts an App, available on the Apple, Google, and Black-

berry platforms, through our BlueGolf tournament software program. The App isn’t limited to just tournament info, tee times, leaderboards and standings. The App enables users to find information on facilities all over the Section as well as provides an avenue for the most up to date Colorado PGA news.

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Over the past few seasons the Colorado PGA has adopted BlueGolf for all of our registration and

communications needs. This provides our members one consistent medium to register for events and to re-ceive communication.

Below you will find a quick tutorial on some frequently asked BlueGolf questions. To begin each of these tuto-rials, members will need to first login to BlueGolf. This can be done on ColoradoPGA.com or by clicking here.

How Do I Update My Profile Picture?

For those of you that had their picture taken at the 2014 Spring Meeting, your profile in BlueGolf has been updated with your picture. For those of you, who would like to update your picture, once you have logged in to your account, simply click on your image or the silhouette next to your name. Once you click the image, you can upload any image of yourself that you want and BlueGolf will automatically resize it and add it to your profile. It is really as easy as attaching an image to an email.

How Do I Add My Social Media Profile?

Adding your social media profiles to BlueGolf enables Colorado PGA staff to feature you on those platforms. Once you have logged in to your profile, simply click on the pencil tool to the right of your name and contact information and at the bottom. Once there, scroll to the bottom of the Contact Information form and paste in your Facebook, Twitter, or Goofle+ Page url.

How Do I Print a Receipt?

Once a member has logged into their account, viewing and printing a receipt is just a few clicks away. Under the navigation button “Tournaments”, members can find the “Transactions” button. By clicking on this but-ton and the date of the event, members can access a receipt for their payment.

There are two important notes to remember. First, if your transaction was refunded, you can only view the transaction, not print a receipt that reflects the refund.

Second, all transactions are listed under the name of the member who was registered, regardless who the card belongs to.

How Registration Works

Registration for all of our Col-orado PGA Tournament runs from the opening date, this year Monday, February 16, 2015, until five days prior to an event at 11:59am (just before noon.) Depending on the number of registrants for an event, regis-tration extensions may be granted and will typically run through three days prior to an event, again closing at 11:59am.

The field size for each event is mutually agreed upon by the Section and the host facility. The field size is set to maximize participation while making sure that the course is not overloaded with competitors. The field size can be found on the registration page for event.

A wait list for each event is set to a maximum of 10 registrants to give late registrants the option of adding their name while also providing realistic expectations as to whether entry into an event is possible.

How Do Entry Fees Work?

Events are typically setup with a deposit and bal-ance. Once the deposit has been received a member will gain entry into an event. Per the Rules and Reg-ulations, three days (72 hours) prior to the event the balance of the transaction will be processed.

When Can I Cancel?

Members can cancel from an event at any time prior to the registration deadline and incur no cancellation fee. If a member must cancel after the deadline has closed but before three days (72 hours) prior to the event, they are charged $25. Any cancellation after the balance of the entry has been charged will result in no refund. The refund and cancellation policy is different for the National Championships.

How Do I Update My Team?

Members can update their teams at eny time prior to the three day (72 hours prior) cancellation deadline by clicking on the “Upcoming” button under “Tourna-ments.” They can then click “My Team” and make any changes they need to.

Teams however cannot be updated once the registra-tion deadline has closed. Staff begins working on the event and needs to by notified of any changes from that point moving forward.

What web browser can I use?

Firefox is the only officially supported brower for BlueGolf.

BlueGolf How ToA Refresher Before the Season Begins

http://coloradopga.com/bluegolflogin/

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I recently attended the PGA Merchandise Show in Or-lando and was fortunate to visit with some of you who

attended. Some of you attended an Education Seminar I conducted with a fellow colleague, Ken Ferrell, PGA. The title of the seminar was, “Career Fitness for the 21st Century”. I enjoy conducting seminars and my goal when doing them is to hopefully leave enough of an im-pression that evokes some type of change in behavior, attitude or day to day activities by those in attendance.Change is kind of a threatening word to some of us. Our comfort level in how we do our jobs is typically about routine and following a preordained or predeter-mined way of doing something. The change I am going to get you to think about today is relatively simple. This change is going to revolve around the word ACCOM-PLISHMENTS! The career fitness you are hopefully establishing should and must be tied to this word.

This isn’t necessarily about trying to accomplish some-thing new and exciting every day. Rather, this is about keeping track or remembering by documenting these accomplishments. Each one of us is sometimes our own worst enemy. We are taught to be humble, to not “brag”, and to let our successes speak for themselves. You all accomplish so much on a daily basis! But you know what? Does the board, your boss, the person in charge always notice?

We have developed a tool for your use to help you with these accomplishments and a way to track them. I want you to go to pgalinks.com, sign in, highlight the Employment page, go to the middle of the page where there is a heading “PGA Employment Depart-ment”. Scroll down and highlight “Em-ployer Communica-tion Planning”. Within this document, very close to the top, you will see some blue letters which say “Click Here”. I am asking you, not imploring you, to highlight this and start the process of change with the “Executive Summary Report”. This is a 30 day recap or a weekly recap and can be changed or revised in whatever way you desire to fit your needs.

ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE??

Bruce Lubach, PGA, is the PGA of America Employ-ment Consultant for the Colorado, Iowa, Midwest, Minnesota and Nebraska Sections. He can be reached at: [email protected] or (402) 261-3604.

Career Fitness for the 21st Century

The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Pro-gram was established in 1986 to provide college

scholarships for graduating high school seniors and college students who are the children or grandchildren of a PGA member. Since its inception, this program has awarded some $5.7 million to 2,808 students.

The amount and number of scholarships is determined by the availability of funds, and may vary from year to year based on these factors and IRS guidelines. Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the PGA Scholarship Committee. The scholarship is for accredit-ed universities or colleges in the United States only.

By applying for the PGA of America scholarship, grad-uating high school seniors and college students who are the children or grandchildren of a PGA member are also applying for the local Colorado PGA Scholarships.

The scholarship program is an academic based schol-arship program that takes into account the following depending on the class level of the student:

The application process is available online between Nov. 17, 2014 and March 16, 2015, and students are asked to wait until they are in possession of their most current grade report (first semester) or transcript

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Player Development Keith Soriano, PGA | Player Develeopment Director

Watch Your Language Around New GolfersHave you ever wondered how “we” in the industry

or “we” in the game of golf sound to the outside world? I’ve often wondered that, so I posed the follow-ing question in a place where you’re guaranteed to get un-filtered opinions; Facebook.

“What are some common phrases that golf profession-als or golfers use that can turn newcomers off to the game?”

The responses were immediate, amusing, and often insightful. Listen closely, and you may see why we find it so hard to attract and retain golfers these days.

Kate Tempesta (KT Urban Golf Academy) & Cameron Morton, PGA came up with similar answers: “Any-thing that starts with ‘You can’t’ ‘You don’t’ or ‘You shouldn’t’”. Well that sounds inviting. Don’t tell me what I can’t do before I’ve even decided if I want to play!

BethAnn Iapicco shared her favorite: “It’s that one good shot in each round that keeps you coming back”. Sounds hopeful and positive, right? Unless you’re a new golfer, then it sounds like: “For $50+ you can hit 120 bad shots and 1 good one….want to keep dumping money down that hole?”

Keith Humerickhouse, a Colorado native and former professional commented; “You can’t have that many tattoos and be a golfer.” Exactly the kind of warm and welcoming environment we want to create. Have you taken a look at the millennial generation lately? They love their ink. For the record, I’ve got two tattoos, and

I’m pretty sure I’m a golfer, and Humerick-house can flat out play.

Brendon Elliot, PGA loves when golfers romantically say: “Golf is the most difficult game there is and that’s what makes it so great”. Maybe that’s something you can say to a seasoned golfer, but to a new golfer it sounds like a brutal thing to get involved with and you may soon find them at the bowling alley having a beer and a laugh.

PGA Professional Eric Jensen’s favorite is “If you’re not ready for the course, you better stick to the driving range.” But of course the 30 handicap in the men’s club is “ready for the course” just because he’s been doing it longer, right?

So take a moment and think how you talk about the game to those new golfers. Is it welcoming? Is it invit-ing? Does it sound the same to the new audience as it does to you? Watch your language around new golfers; it could make all the difference.

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before applying. The applicant must enter the student’s Social Security number and the PGA-affiliated parent or grandparent’s PGA ID number to access the applica-tion.

After submitting the online application, the applicant must send a sealed, official school grade transcript postmarked by March 16, 2015, that shows their GPA information and submit the ACT/SAT test score report (if a high school applicant) to:

Caroline Blackwood

PGA REACH Coordinator

PGA of America

100 Avenue of the Champions

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

If you have any further questions regarding the PGA Scholarship Program, please call (888) 532-6662.

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West Chapter West Chapter Tournament Schedule Being FinalizedTheWest Chapter Tournament Schedule can be found below. Events to note are the West Chapter Spring

Meeting that will be held on Thursday, April 30 at Bookcliff Country Club and the West Chapter Championship returning to the Aspen Glen Club in Carbondale.

There are plans to add to this schedule and those details will be sent you as they become available. Potential events that will be on the schedule include a Pro-Family and possibly a few more. Again, those details will be communicated once they are finalized.

2015 West Chapter ScheduleThursday, April 30 | Spring Business Meeting & Pro-Pro | Bookcliff Country Club

Friday, May 1 | Bookcliff C.C. Pro-Am | Bookcliff Country Club

Friday, May 29 | Ironbridge C.C. Pro-Am | Ironbridge Country Club

Friday, June 19 | River Valley Ranch Golf Club Pro-Junior | River Valley Ranch Golf Club

Monday – Tuesday, June 22-23 | Bridges at Montrose Pro-Pro Championship | The Bridges Country Club

Friday, July 10 | Glenwood Springs Pro-Am| Glenwood Springs Country Club

Monday, July 20 | Bridges at Montrose Pro – Am | The Bridges Country Club

Friday, August 7 | Redlands Mesa Pro-Am | The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa

Monday, August 24 | Aspen Glen Club Pro-Am | Aspen Glen Club

Monday – Tuesday, September 21-22 | Fall Meeting & Championship | Aspen Glen Club

Wednesday, September 30 | The Hill Pro-Pro | Glenwood Springs Country Club

Click here to access the official West Chapter Schedule

Playing Ability Test ScheduleEach season the Colorado PGA develops a Playing Ability Test schedule to maximize the opportunities for those

new to the association to take and pass the test. Events are scheduled such that if a person does not pass a given test, they can register for the event on the schedule. Events are spread across the Section from May through October.

2015 PAT ScheduleTuesday, May 5 | PAT # 1 | CommonGround GC

Wednesday, May 13 | W.C. PAT # 1 | TBD

Wednesday, May 27 | PAT # 2 | Springs Ranch GC

Wednesday, June 10 | W.C. PAT # 2 | TBD

Thursday, June 18 | PAT # 3 | Indian Tree GC

Tuesday, July 7 | PAT # 4 | Fitzsimmons GC

Wednesday, July 29 | PAT # 5 | Riverdale GC – Knolls

Wednesday, August 19 | PAT # 6 |TBD (Denver Metro Area)

Tuesday, September 8 | PAT # 7 | Valley Hi GC

Wednesday, September 9 | W.C. PAT # 3 | River Valley Ranch

Wednesday, September 30 | PAT # 8 | Cheyenne Shadows @ Ft. Carson

Wednesday, October 21 | W.C. PAT # 4 | Tiara Rado Golf Course

Wednesday, October 21 | PAT # 9 | Collindale GC

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Allied Association NewsSales Association to host Spring Merchandise ShowThe Rocky Mountain Golf Salesman’s Association will hold their annual

Spring Merchandise Show on February 16-17, 2015 at the Denver Mer-chandise Mart. Colorado PGA Professionals are encouraged to attend for an opportunity to see new merchandise by setting appointments di-rectly with the Sales Rep.

Details:Date: February 16th& 17thTime: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM- Monday and 8:30AM-3:00PM Tuesday Where: Denver Merchandise Mart 3rd Floor Annex - 451 E. 58th Avenue, Denver, CO 80216

No Pre-registration necessary

Colorado Golf Alliance Update

Allied AssociationsClub Managers Association of America Mile High ChapterClick here to access website

Colorado Golf AssociationClick here to access website

Colorado Golf Hall of FameClick here to access website

Colorado Junior Golf AssociationClick here to access website

Colorado Open Golf FondationClick here to access website

Colorado Women’s Golf AssociationClick here to access website

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Rocky Mountain ChapterClick here to access website

LPGAClick here to access website

National Golf Course Owners Association - Colorado ChapterClick here to access website

National Golf FoundationClick here to access website

PGA TourClick here to access website

USGAClick here to access website

University of Colorado Colorado Springs PGA/PGMClick here to access website

Colorado Golf Association to Unveil New LogoTo coincide with their Centennial Anniversary, the Colorado Golf As-

sociation will be unveiling a new logo during the G4 Summit at the Broadmoor.

The new logo will accompany new branding developed by Colorado based Adrenalin. The local branding and marketing company is respon-sible for logos like the Chicago Fire and and LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer, the LA Kings and Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL, and the Universi-ty of Denver.

Jennifer Cassell continues to represent the Colorado Golf Alliance as the new executive session started on January 6, 2015.

Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) presented their report on the Pesticide Applicators program to the Senate Ag Committee on January 21. That was followed up by when the Pesticide Applicators Act was introduced to the floor on Monday, January 26 and is scheduled for a committee hearing Thursday, February 5 in the Senate Ag Committee.

Based on continued communication between the Alliance and Ms. Cas-sell, there is a small amount of opposition but overall, the Applicators Act looks to have a successful future. Members of the Alliance will be in attendance when the Committee Hearing takes place.

One another note, the Colorado Golf Alliance will be represented when the Colorado Tourism Day on May 6, 2015.

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Junior Golf2015 Schedule• May 30 - TBD

• June 3 - Kings Deer Golf Course

• June 8 - Vail Golf Club

• June 18 - TBD

• June 24 – Thorncreek Golf Course

• July 2 - Murphy Creek Golf Course

• July 9-10 - Colorado PGA Junior Championship

• Indian Tree Golf Course

• July 16 - Fort Collins Country Club

• July 22 - Raccoon Creek Golf Course

• July 30 - Greg Mastriona Courses at Hyland Hills

• August 5 - Westwoods Golf Course

• August 18 - TBD

Click here to access the entire 2015 Schedule

2015 Colorado PGA Junior Tour Schedule ReleasedThe Colorado PGA is excited to release the 2015 Junior

Tour Schedule. The Tour features both a 9 Hole Chal-lenge Division and an 18 Hole Champion Division. The Chal-lenge Division allows juniors of all ages to compete in a fun, relaxed 9 hole, individual stroke format from modified yard-ages. It is the perfect training ground for new and improving golfers or those juniors who are preparing to take the next step to High School golf or from the JV to the Varsity squad. The Champion Division allows juniors of all ages to compete in a fun, relaxed, and competitive 18 hole individual stroke format. The Champion Division provides a great opportuni-ty for junior golfers who have some competitive experience are looking for additional opportunities to hone their game.We are currently seeking host sites for the following dates: May 30, June 18, June 24, July 30 and August 18. If you are interested in hosting an event, please contact Keith Soriano at 720.841.1006 or [email protected].

Eighty junior golfers representing 30 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces have earned an invitation

to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the second annual Drive, Chip and Putt Championship National Fi-nals, to be played on Sunday, April 5, 2015, prior to the start of the Masters Tournament.

A joint initiative by the Masters Tournament, the United States Golf Association and the PGA of America, the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship is a free nationwide junior competition focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf, tapping the creative and compet-itive spirit of girls and boys, ages 7-15.

The Colorado Section hosted 5 local qualifiers and 1 sub-regional in 2014 and is excited to announce the dates and sites for 2015. With these competitions we are hoping to draw 1000 kids to golf through this fun event. The host facilities and the actual competition is only one aspect of the initiative. The Drive, Chip and Putt concept is a great way to spice up your junior program and bring new ideas to increasing participation.

You can click the link to access the 2015 Drive, Chip and Putt Revenue Generation Model to find out how you can leverage this great program. If you have any questions about getting started, please contact Keith Soriano, PGA Player Development Director at [email protected].

Registration for 2015 Qualifiers will commence in Feb-ruary 2015. Please visit www.drivechipandputt.com for more information.

Drive, Chip & Putt Registration Open

2015 ScheduleLocal Qualifiers

June 9- Eagle Ranch Golf Club

Vail, CO

June 25- Fort Collins Country Club

Fort Collins, CO

July 6t Hiwan Golf Club

Evergreen, CO

July 14- Country Club of Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO

July 27- Country Club of Castle Pines

Castle Rock, CO

Sub-Regional

August 30 - CommonGround Golf Course

Aurora, CO

http://copgajr.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/copgajr15/schedule/jrtour2014/index.htm

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Ask the Experts...With the new wrap-around PGA Tour season already in full swing, who do you think will have a great year on Tour?

“Dustin Johnson, after taking time away from the game for personal reasons he should

be well rested, in great shape physically and have played some golf getting ready for the 2015 season. With that being said I

look for him to start to work his way up the leader-boards after the arrival of his first child. Who

else can take that much time away from the game and make

it 9 consecutive years with a win and the best year of his career.”

“I am looking for Jason Day to have a breakout season this year. Everyone has seen his success the past couple of years, especially competing in majors with high finishes, but I am looking for him to break through with a victory at The Masters this year. As well, I bet he has at least 3 other victories on tour and gets into the top 5 in

the World Golf Rankings. I know Americans might not like to hear that in a President’s Cup year but here comes the Aussie!”

“I am going with Billy Horschel. He host’s the RVR logo on his

bag and is a great ambassador for us. #1. His attitude is right

to win a major this year. #2 He want to defend the FedEx Cup. (a lofty goal). How can I root for anyone else that Billy Horschel?”

Alden Richards, PGAGM/Director of Golf

River Valley Ranch Golf ClubCarbondale, CO

Bobby Quaratino, PGAHead Golf ProfessionalWestWoods Golf Club

Arvada, CO

Josh Miller, PGAAssociate Dir. of Operations

GolfTEC HeadquartersCentennial, CO

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“Without a doubt, Bubba Watson will have the best year on Tour. Why? Here is a partial list of reasons: He is the defending Master’s Champi-

on. He just adopted a baby girl. He has a charity foundation that helps people in need, BW Foundation. He owns part of a baseball team, the

Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He drives the “General Lee” from the Dukes of Hazard. His band Golf Boys will probably go double platinum this year. And he now has a sandwich named after him, the Bubba Dub Grilled

Cheese.”

“Rory is number one in the world for a reason. Watch out for him this year, especially his new girlfriend, Ryder Cup savior and PGA of Ameri-

ca employee, Erica Stoll?”

“I think Martin Laird will have a big year because he is married to Megan Franks, the daughter of Colorado PGA Professional Hank Franks. I think Jordan Spieth might also have a big year. He seems to be settling into to the life in tour.”

Tom Taylor, PGAHead Professional

Haymaker Golf ClubSteamboat Springs, CO

Mitchell Nielsen, PGARed Rocks Country ClubHead Golf Professional

Morrison, CO

Paul Hebinck, PGADirector of Golf

Buffalo Run Golf CourseCommerce City, CO

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Imperial CupThe IMPERIAL CUP awards points to Section professionals who participate in approved IMPERIAL CUP section

activities (S.). In addition, bonus points will be awarded to individuals based on performance in the selected Colorado PGA tournaments (T.). Finally, special Imperial Points will be distributed to all Section members at facili-ties that purchase selected Imperial Headwear products (I.)

As of December 1, 2014

Name Club Affiliation Total T. S. I.1 Sam G. Broome Roaring Fork Club 1520 20 150 13502 Gregory Bryan Roaring Fork Club 1450 0 100 13503 Chris Farrelly Roaring Fork Club 1400 0 50 1350t4 Kevan R. Schott Roaring Fork Club 1350 0 0 1350 Penn G. Saad Roaring Fork Club 1350 0 0 1350 Brady R. Jones Roaring Fork Club 1350 0 0 1350 Kraig L. Butler Roaring Fork Club 1350 0 0 13508 John D. Ogden Cherry Hills Country Club 1245 45 350 8509 James R. Owens Cherry Hills Country Club 1020 20 150 85010 Casey Brittain Cherry Hills Country Club 1010 10 150 85011 Joe M. Brown Cherry Hills Country Club 1005 55 100 85012 Michael S. Marsili Cherry Hills Country Club 960 10 100 85013 Derek J. Rush Denver Country Club 955 105 300 55014 Geoff M. Keffer Murphy Creek Golf Course 930 330 600 015 Tristen B. Fay Denver Country Club 920 70 300 550t16 Robert L. Haldeen Denver Country Club 900 0 350 550 Andrew A. Boston Cherry Hills Country Club 900 0 50 85018 Dan J. O’Shaughnessy Fitzsimons Golf Course 820 220 600 019 Jeff C. Hanson Red Sky Golf Club 770 70 300 40020 Caine L. Fitzgerald Murphy Creek Golf Course 755 305 450 021 Ari A. Papadopoulos Red Sky Golf Club 740 90 250 40022 Donald Hurter Castle Pines Golf Club 735 35 300 40023 Leslie J. Core-Drevecky Murphy Creek Golf Course 720 20 700 024 Will Panella Buffalo Run Golf Course 700 200 500 0t25 Dennis Murray Valley Country Club 650 50 600 0 Meghan P. Hunter Denver Country Club 650 0 100 55027 George C. Kahrhoff Country Club at Castle Pines, The 635 35 400 20028 John T. McIntyre Adams Mountain Country Club 625 25 200 400t29 Ben P. Welsh Eagle Vail Golf Club 600 50 450 100 Kelly L. Plaisier Denver Country Club 600 0 50 550 Ed Oldham Ranch Country Club, The 600 0 350 250

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PGA Tour

Colorado Chevy Dealers

Imperial Headwear Steve Johns

Jamie Zabolio

Colorado Golf and TurfTom Bauerle

Colorado AvidGolferAllen Walters

E-Z GoJohn Trenck, PGA

Infinium SpiritsMike Horan

Denver Golf ExpoMark Cramer

Masek Golf CarsJason Masek

KBS ShaftsKelcy Joynt

Presidents Club | $20,000 and above

Platinum | $10,000

Gold | $5,000

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Fairway PromotionsJames Schlatter, Nick

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Silver | $2,500

Golf MD’sAlex Weber

PTE GolfMatt Pollitt

D’Lance GolfDan Sueltz

Associate | Up to $1,000

Bronze | $1,000

Aspire BeveragesTanna Ruzicka

Ouray SportswearRoger Landry

Club Prophet SystemsTom Robshaw

Sun MountainKevin Neff

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