Colorado AvidGolfer Post Archives

LATERAL FORCE: Leather golf shoes handle sudden weight shifts far better than lightweight fabrics can.
Apparel & Shoes

Fit from the Ground Up with the Right Golf Shoes

Can the right golf shoes add consistency and power to your game?
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Lifestyle Around the Game

2020 BMW M340i vs. INFINITI Q50 RED SPORT 400

For decades, the BMW 3-series sedan was the benchmark of sports sedans. But its last generation opened the door for models like the Infiniti Q50 ...
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A golf hole is raised to prevent the spread of COVID-19
News & Profiles

The Optimist’s Front Nine

What are the benefits of the pandemic?
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West Woods Clubhouse
Colorado Public & Resort Courses

West Woods is One of 912 Birder Courses in the World!

THE CITY OF Arvada built the first two nines at West Woods, the original 18, in 1994. Those two courses—the Sleeping Indian and the Cottonwood—were ...
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JENNED UP: Cassell, who played on her high school and collegiate golf teams, tees off in the CGA’s 2019 Brassie Championship at Pelican Lakes in Windsor.
News & Profiles

Jennifer Cassell: A Game Lobbyist

Jennifer Cassell’s love of golf and politics dovetails in her role at the Colorado State Capitol.
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Ben Hogan Icon Irons
Equipment

Ben Hogan Company Provides Ray of Light

In a cold, dark period for golf equipment, the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company’s recent activity has offered some welcome relief.
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HARD BY THE SEA: Ocean seems to surround every hole at Sheep Ranch. Nos. 3 and 16 (above) share a tiered green
Beyond

Counting Sheep: Bandon’s Sheep Ranch

Sheep Ranch, another Coore-Crenshaw masterpiece, brings the number of 18-hole courses at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort to five.
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Phill and Tiger Compete
News & Profiles

Iconic Pro Athletes Face Off Against COVID-19

Photo Credit: Harry How/Getty Images for The Match The “Champions for Charity” golf match brings the best of golf and football professional athletes to support ...
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS: CSU’s A.J. Ott could return to a team poised to make a run in the NCAA Nationals.
News & Profiles

Same Team Next Year?

With additional eligibility, will big-name seniors in Colorado NCAA golf return for another year of competition?
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Colorado

The Country Club at Castle Pines Invests in the Future

The Country Club at Castle Pines just south of Denver has begun the $17.1 million project that will bring transformation to the private, member-owned club.
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Patrick Salva and his family are preparing to move to Ohio.
News & Profiles

Salve, Patrick Salva!

Colorado Golf’s loss is Ohio’s gain. After 12 years with the Colorado PGA Section, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Salva has become executive director of the ...
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GOLFTEC: Bust Slice Myths
Instruction

GOLFTEC: Busting a Downswing ‘Slice Fixing’ Myth

Straighten out your ball flight by understanding the proper time to open your hips in the downswing
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Don Hurter
News & Profiles

Moving Pros

More at Castle Pines Golf Club has changed than its gloriously renovated clubhouse, which is formally now scheduled to debut in July.
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Flag Bag on Course
Gear

Never One to Flag

Josh Smith is a busy guy. On top of all his other responsibilities, he’s just co-founded a new golf bag company, FlagBag.
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Eisenhower Golf Club - Colorado Springs
Local Flavor

“More Than Hosting a Championship”–U.S. Girls’ Junior Cancelled In Colorado

The COVID-19 USGA hit list now stands at six events lost to the global pandemic, furthering the pall it has cast over golf.
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Future PGA TOUR winner Cameron Champ shot a 9-under 201 at Prairie Dunes to win by four strokes a Trans-Miss shortened to 54 holes by thunderstorms.
News & Profiles

Don’t Miss the Trans-Miss

Denver Country Club, a longtime member of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association, is due to host the 2022 Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship for the sixth time.
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Hitting out of a greenside bunker.
Instruction

GOLFTEC: Fear the high bunker shot no more!

Finding your ball in a greenside bunker that requires the high, soft shot might be intimidating, but not after reading this.
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Apparel & Shoes

Bad Company

No, no, don’t get us wrong. It’s a name thing – Bad Birdie is a new apparel manufacturer coming out with some really good stuff. 
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Hailey Schalk
News & Profiles

Schalk Loses Chance at History as CHSAA Officially Ends Golf Season

Holy Family senior hoped to become first golfer—male or female—with four individual championships.
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Gear

The Walker Trolley Is a Walk-Off Home Run

There aren’t many push/pull carts as handsome and capable as the new Walker Trolley.
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Fixing your slice
Instruction

GOLFTEC: How to Cure Your Slice with this Eight-part Video Series

Finally say goodbye to that dreaded slice with the help of this series that hits on every possible cause of why you struggle with a ...
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