CGA Names Men and Women Players of the Year

CGA Players of the Year Mary Weinstein and A.J. Otto

Ott and Weinstein Take Top Honors; Thayer, Ivan and Franklin also triumph The Colorado Golf Association has announced its Players of the Year for both men and women: A.J. Ott and Mary Weinstein. On the men’s side, A.J. Ott, a junior at Colorado State University and member at Ptarmigan Country Club, became the third consecutive player … Read more

Who Says Golf is Dying?

Castle Pines Country Club

Nobody told Colorado golf, which weathered the downturn much better than most states did. Now, the outlook here and even nationwide borders on the bullish.

By Andy Bigford

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Colorado Hosts Two Meetings to Discuss Golf’s Future

Ross Iverson

G4 Summit and CGA Women address national and regional issues facing the game.

Former PGA CEO Joe Steranka addresses the G4 Summit at The Broadmoor
Former PGA CEO Joe Steranka addresses the G4 Summit at The Broadmoor

In the span of four days, Colorado last week hosted two meetings to address the current condition of golf at both a national and regional level.

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Colorado Golf Association Names Players of the Year

Jake Staiano, Keith Atkins, Chris Thayer and Kent Moore rewarded for outstanding 2017 performances.  By Jon Rizzi

 

Jake Staiano
Jake Staiano, CGA Les Fowler Player of the Year (Photograph courtesy of Colorado Open Golf Foundation)

Little to no mystery surrounded whom the Colorado Golf Association would name as its four 2017 players of the year.

You only had to look at the names atop the points list in each category—open, mid-am, senior and super-senior. The CGA rewarded the players who topped the season-long leaderboard, making the awards a foregone conclusion.

CLICK HERE to read about the CWGA Players of the Year

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Big Meeting for Colorado Women’s Golf Association

Inverness

This Saturday, March 4, the Colorado Women’s Golf Association will kick off its 101st year with its annual meeting at The Inverness Hotel & Conference Center in Englewood. In addition to CWGA President Juliet Miner, Executive Director Laura Robinson and other leaders of the Association, an estimated 175 people will likely attend. The CWGA will honor … Read more

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Hamer Dies

It's Hamer Time

John Hamer, who rode his 10 Colorado Golf Association championships—including back-to-back state stroke play triumphs—into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, passed away February 8 at his home in Surprise, Arizona. Hamer was 74 and had struggled with lung cancer for the last five years. Born in Mississippi in 1942, Hamer attended Lakewood High School … Read more