Colorado Golf Hall of Fame member Bill Bisdorf, who between 1964 and 1967 won three of the first four Colorado Opens played at Hiwan Golf Club, passed away September 19. He was 87. “We called him ‘Mr. Popeye’ because he had huge forearms,” remembers Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Charles “Vic” Kline, who first … Read more
In 2009, after coaching the University of Denver’s women’s golf team to consecutive top-10 finishes in the 2008 and 2009 NCAA finals, Sammie Chergo received the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame’s Golf Person of the Year Award. Seven years later, the Hall has again rewarded Chergo’s leadership by naming her its executive director. Chergo, who … Read more
The Colorado sports scene lost one of its most enthusiastic chroniclers when Tom Kensler retired in 2015 after more than 25 years at The Denver Post. But members of the golf community suffered an even greater loss when the 64-year-old sportswriter died July 22 after complications from a brain aneurysm suffered July 6. In a … Read more
When Nick Nosewicz won the Colorado Golf Association’s 2015 Match Play, he dedicated his victory in the state’s oldest championship to his grandfather, Ed Nosewicz, Sr. “I brought him the trophy and four Big Macs,” Nick remembers. “I left the trophy at his house and when I picked it up a month and a half … Read more
As the Substantial wooden door to Craig Stadler’s home opens, the jangle of sleigh bells sound more like Christmas than the last day of June. The cool brume shrouding the tall pines outside the house reinforces the unseasonal suggestion, as does the sight of a stocky white-bearded gentleman welcoming me inside. Casually clad in a … Read more
Jim English passed away unexpectedly June 26. One of Colorado’s most accomplished amateur golfers, English was, after all, 90 years old. But his passing came as a surprise to many, especially those in attendance at his May 21 birthday party. While celebrating that milestone at his grandson’s home in Cherry Hills Village, the Colorado Golf … Read more
Tributes are flowing from throughout the golf world for Will Nicholson, Jr., the former USGA president and chairman of the Masters’ competition committee who died Saturday at age 87.
The Colorado Golf Hall of Fame inducted Ann Finke, director of golf instruction at the Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort on Sat., May 14 at Cherry Hills Country Club. Recognized as the first female member of the Colorado PGA, Finke turned her passion into a distinguished career punctuated by accolades and awards … Read more
As the PGA of America celebrates its centennial, do you know its Centennial State immortals? Colorado AvidGolfer The PGA of America celebrates its centennial this year, having turned 100 on Masters Sunday. Initially comprised of 35 men, it is now the largest working sports organization in the world, comprising more than 28,000 men and women … Read more
At the Colorado Golf Association, it’s out with the old and in with the blue. Jon Rizzi Golf is ablaze with blazers. Witness the similar tartan styles worn by winners of the Heritage and the Colonial; the pink ones donned in Bermuda by the winners of the recently discontinued Grand Slam of Golf; and the … Read more
