Escape to Sun-Splashed Tucson
Jack Nicklaus
In Praise of Pebble (and Monterey)
The 1919 Original is what makes American golf great, while the Peninsula’s other jewels push it to the top of any bucket list.
By Andy Bigford
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Discover Desert Mountain This Winter
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Covering the Covers
In 2002 Colorado AvidGolfer came out swinging. Todd Helton led off a year’s worth of intriguing cover subjects whose stories remain as compelling.
Craig Stadler: Living Large in Evergreen
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
Nicklaus Highlights Century of Golf Gala
100-year party lives up to billing. Jon Rizzi During a press conference before Saturday night’s Century of Golf Gala at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Jack Nicklaus said the only time he’d bet on golf was the 1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills. “Before the tournament, my father said I was 35-to-1. He asked me … Read more
A Q&A With Jack Nicklaus
Golf’s greatest champion talks Colorado, competition and the current and future state of the game Colorado AvidGolfer CAG: Colorado holds a very special place in your career, starting with your win at The Broadmoor in the 1959 Amateur. You’ve described the eight-footer to beat Charlie Coe as the most important putt you’ve ever made. Was … Read more
A Visit from Jack Nicklaus
As Colorado celebrates a Century of Golf, the century’s greatest golfer returns to the state that helped shape his career. Jon Rizzi Nicklaus at The Broadmoor in 1959 and at Cherry Creek Country Club in 2004. Call him St. Nicklaus. He has used his gifts as a golfer, architect, businessman and humanitarian to bring joy … Read more
The Courses That Jack Built
Can you identify all 13 Colorado layouts in the Jack Nicklaus portfolio? Jon Rizzi In 1969, with seven majors already under his belt, Jack Nicklaus added golf course architecture to his formidable résumé with the opening of Harbour Town Golf Links, which he co-designed with Pete Dye in Hilton Head. Today, more than four decades … Read more
Nicklaus to Appear at Colorado Century of Golf Gala
Surprise announcement comes at G4 Summit Jon Rizzi Feb 11—As the 300-plus attendees at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs found their seats for yesterday’s G4 Summit, Will F. Nicholson Jr. commandeered the podium with an unscheduled announcement. The one-time President of the USGA and longtime chairman of Augusta National’s Masters Competition Committee revealed that he … Read more
