Ed Sweeney, who during the 1980s was one of the state’s top senior amateurs, passed away last Wednesday. He was 84.
A Denver native and a former member at Denver Country Club and Hiwan Golf Club, Sweeney once dominated the senior amateur competition at the Colorado Open. When the tournament was held at Hiwan, Sweeney claimed seven senior amateur titles from 1983 to ’91.
Sweeney also teamed with now-Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Larry Eaton to win two of the first three CGA Senior Four-Ball championships — in 1983 and ’84.
In addition, Sweeney was a member of the inaugural senior amateur team for the Colorado Cup Matches in 1983, when the senior ams defeated their professional counterparts.
Sweeney was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1933 and graduated from Regis University. He helped run the advertising agency Fox, Sweeney & True in Denver.
A burial mass for Sweeney will be held Thursday (April 6) at 10 a.m. at Risen Christ Catholic Church (3060 S. Monaco Parkway in Denver), with a reception immediately following at the same site.
Memorial donations can be made to Porter Hospice Foundation, 2525 S. Downing Street; Mason Hall — 2nd Floor; Denver, CO 80210. For online donations, CLICK HERE.
For more information on Sweeney’s life, CLICK HERE.
