Called to the Hall

Colorado Golf Hall of Fame announces Class of 2014

Jon Rizzi

The Colorado Golf Hall of Fame will welcome three new members at next June’s induction banquet at Rolling Hills Country Club: C. Paul Brown, Jim Johnson and Greg Mastriona.
 
A native of Grand Junction, Brown won the Colorado West Amateur championship 13 times, and the CGA Western Chapter title five times. Winning the 1987 Rocky Mountain Open, he remains the event’s only amateur medalist since 1966. He was second-team All-Pac-10 golfer at the University of Arizona, served on the Colorado Golf Association Board of Governors for 19 years and, as volunteer head coach at Colorado Mesa University since 2010, has led the Mavericks to their first-ever NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship berths.

Johnson, who spent a total of 31 years as a PGA Golf Professional at Rolling Hills, earned seven major awards from the Colorado Section, including its 1985 Golf Professional of the Year and 1995, ’96 and ’98 Senior Player of the Year. He competed in two U.S. Senior Opens and a Senior PGA Championship, and in 1994 helped found the prestigious Ashley Forey Invitational in honor of the late Wheat Ridge teenager who died that year.

 
Before retiring after four decades as executive director of Westminster’s Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District, Mastriona led the effort to expand Hyland Hills Golf Course from 18 to 54 holes, and the facility now bears his name. Under his leadership, Hyland Hills hosted the 1990 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship and his innovative programs for women and juniors have set an unrivaled standard for success.

In addition, the Hall will bestow annual awards to Doug Rohrbaugh, the head PGA professional at Ironbridge Golf Club in Glenwood Springs, who earned the Golf Person of the Year for winning the HealthONE Colorado Senior Open, the Colorado PGA Professional Championship and the Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship, as well as qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open. For its role in hosting the 2013 Solheim Cup, Colorado Golf Club in Parker will receive the Distinguished Service Award. D'AnnKimbrel, a highly respected course superintendent at the Riverdale golf courses in Brighton for more than 25 years, will collect the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Colorado AvidGolfer is the state’s leading resource for golf and the lifestyle that surrounds it. It publishes eight issues annually and proudly delivers daily content via www.coloradoavidgolfer.com. Jon Rizzi is the founding editor and co-owner of this regional golf-related media company producing magazines, web content, tournaments, events and the Golf Passport.