April 20, 2017
Colorado PGA Chip Shots
West Chapter News
Plain, VanDyke Elected to West Chapter Board of Directors
Kamby Elected to Fill Vacancy

Vail Golf Club Director of Golf Alice Plain and Aspen Glen Club Director of Golf Steve VanDyke were elected to full terms on the West Chapter Board of Directors on Thursday at the West Chapter Spring Meeting.  Both will begin their three year term at the upcoming West Chapter Fall Meeting.

Joe Kamby, Assistant Professional at Country Club of the Rockies was elected to fill a vacancy on the board and will serve through the Fall Meeting in 2018.

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Two Teams Tie for First at West Chapter Spring Meeting Pro-Pro

Two teams tied for first place after firing 9-under-par 62 at the West Chapter Spring Meeting Pro-Pro Scramble.  The two teams were Ben Welsh, PGA Head Professional at Frost Creek Golf Club and Ari Papadopolous, PGA Head Professional at the Norman Course at Red Sky Golf Club, and Tim Tafoya, PGA Head Professional at Bookcliff Country Club and Nick Perry, PGA Assistant Professional at Omni Interlocken Resort.
Pay Your West Chapter Dues Today!

Members of the West Chapter are now able to pay their $75 West Chapter dues online.  These dues go to supporting education opportunities in the Chapter and expanding networking events.

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Colorado PGA News
Registration Open for Inaugural Club Champions Cup!

Registration is open for the Club Champions Cup presented by Massage Envy!  The team event features four players from your club and a $10,000 purse for PGA Professionals.  Teams are guaranteed a spot in their local qualifier if they register before May 2, 2017; after that open registration will be available until the May 19, 2017 deadline. 

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June 7, 2017
Eisenhower Golf Club

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June 14, 2017
Hiwan Golf Club

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July 12, 2017
Keystone Ranch Golf Course
 
July 19, 2017
Colorado National Golf Club
Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado News
Fall Golf in Schools Requests Available

The Colorado PGA is now accepting program requests for the fall semester. PGA Professionals and Educators are welcome to submit a program request form. The fall program request window will open on April 1st and close on April 30th, 2017. 

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Canon Olkowski, Schalk start JGAC Tour season with victories

The Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado Tour season opened last weekend, with the boys event featuring a major comeback and the girls tournament a wire-to-wire champion.

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Tournament News
Bradley, Fitzgerald Tie for First at Blackstone Country Club

Eric Bradley, PGA Head Professional at Blackstone Country Club and Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Assistant Professional at Meadow Hills Golf Course tied for first after firing rounds of two-under-par 70 on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Blackstone Country Club.
Register Today for the National Car Rental Assistant Professional Championship!

Registration is now open for the National Car Rental Colorado Assistant Professional Championship set for July 31-Aug. 1 at Highlands Ranch Golf Club.  The event is open to Class A-8 Members and all Apprentices must be eligibly employed and in good standing at the time of entry and their Section's entry deadline date.

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Match Play Registration Heating Up

Registration is ramping up for some of our most exciting events of the year, our Individual Match Play Championship!  We will continue using the pod system so that members can play their matches in a convenient location and will be assured three matches for the event.  Make sure to sign up early as the May 5, 2017 registration deadline will be here before you know it!

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State and Regional News
Four Courses Recognized by Golfweek Magazine

Golfweek recently announced their 2017 Top 100 Modern and Classic golf courses.  Ballyneal (4), Colorado Golf Club (33) and Castle Pines Golf Club (48) all made the top-100 list of modern courses.  Cherry Hills Country Club (91) was named to the list of top-100 classic courses.

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PGA of America News
PGA Professional Championship Returns to Bayonet Black Horse Courses in 2018
 
Bayonet Black Horse of Seaside, California, a pair of premier public-access courses among the acclaimed Monterey Peninsula golf landscape, will host the 2018 PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car and OMEGA, the world's largest all-professional golf event.

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Industry News
USGA Backs Off Walker Cup Mid-Amateur Commitment

It appears the USGA no longer intends to include two mid-amateur players on the U.S. Walker Cup team automatically.

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Tiger Woods has surgery to alleviate pain in his back, leg
Tiger Woods had lower right back fusion surgery Wednesday in hopes of alleviating the ongoing pain that has plagued him in recent years, effectively ending his 2017 golf season.

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