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Coal Creek Golf Course – Colorado Golf Archives https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf Tue, 24 May 2022 17:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cga-favicon-150x150.png Coal Creek Golf Course – Colorado Golf Archives https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf 32 32 Bobcats Rule https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2018/06/06/bobcats-rule/ Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2018/06/06/bobcats-rule/

The 103 teams that competed in this week’s CGA Mashie Championship included many friends and some blood relatives that paired up.

The championship flight title match on Wednesday featured that and more.

Besides the aforementioned, the finalists included two sets of college teammates, as well as roommates, sisters and even twins.

At the end of the day at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster, Colorado resident Delaney Elliott and Montana State teammate and roommate Kelly Hooper defeated Wyoming teammates, sisters and twins Kaylee and Megan Knadler, 2 and 1 to earn the title after three days of competition. (The champions are pictured, with Hooper at left.)

“It’s awesome. We had such a fun time out there,” said Hooper, who lives in Spokane, Wash., and was playing in the Mashie for the first time. “I just came down for a visit. We thought this would be a fun tournament to play in together. I came down last year and played in the (CWGA Stroke Play), but this is more like a team event.”

Elliott and Hooper birdied three of the first five holes — with the putts ranging from 15 to 30 feet — to take an early 3-up lead in the finals of the four-ball match play event.

“We had to make quite a few birdies at the beginning and they were making some birdies too,” said Elliott (left), a Monarch High School graduate who lives in Superior. “Every time we made one, we both had an opportunity. It was just whoever made the putt first.”

The MSU teammates, the top seeds this week, eventually led by as much as 4 up after Hooper two-putted for birdie on the par-5 11th hole.

“It was nice to get off to a good start,” Hooper said. “It was nice to be comfortable and have the lead.”

But the Knadlers, who are Phoenix residents, rallied, with Kaylee making a 7-foot birdie on 12 and Megan a 2-foot birdie on the tough 14th hole to cut the deficit to 2 down. But the teams halved the next three holes, with the long-hitting Hooper clinching the victory by making a 4-foot par putt on No. 17.

The Knadlers (below), who are living in Laramie over the summer, came to play in the Mashie in part because they love the weather in the area and they have friends and family living in Colorado.

“We also came out here to win,” Kaylee Knadler said. “And we took a salty second.

“We just didn’t make the putts where they needed to be made. We weren’t very clutch on the putts.”

Elliott and Hooper were a better-ball 4 under par for 17 holes on Wednesday, finishing with five birdies and a bogey. The Knadlers were 3 under.

Elliott and Hooper not only didn’t trail in Wednesday’s final, but that was true in all three of their matches at the Mashie, which was played at both Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville and Legacy Ridge.

The title was the first in a CGA/CWGA women’s championship for both Elliott and Hooper. Both competed in the CWGA Stroke Play last year, tying for fifth place. Megan Knadler shared second in that event.

Among those on hand to watch some of Wednesday’s action at Legacy Ridge were CGA co-president Joe McCleary and executive director Ed Mate.

Here are the winners of the Wednesday finals in all 13 flights — for both championship and consolation brackets in each case: 

CGA Women’s Mashie Championship
At Coal Creek GC in Louisville and Legacy Ridge GC in Westminster
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT FINALS

Championship — Delaney Elliott/Kelly Hooper def. Kaylee Knadler/Megan Knadler, 2 and 1
Consolation — Kathy Malpass/Katherine Moore-Lilly def. Lynn Zmistowski/Kim Sorkness, 3 and 1
FIRST FLIGHT FINALS
Championship –Jane Ford/Odette Kleidon def. Sally Lawrence/Vickie Brown, 1 up
Consolation — Louise Lyle/Sandra Young def. Kate Connor/Karlin Hayes, 5 and 3
SECOND FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Karen Chase/Kim Wells def. Karen Leuschel/Laura Wetzel, 2 up
Consolation — Stephanie Stewart/Deborah Tucker def. Mary Repetto/Carla Stearns, 4 and 3
THIRD FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Laurie Steenrod/Wendy Atkinson def. Debra Bolke/Cathy Neistat, 4 and 3
Consolation — Leanna Rosenow/Trish Swanson def. Sheila Schroeder/Anne Wesley, 4 and 3
FOURTH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Deb Beckman/Polly Gleichenhaus def. Patti Hagemeyer/Linda Raunig, 4 and 3
Consolation — Janene Guzowski/Tracey Blake def. Diane Thompson/Regina Valis, 2 and 1
FIFTH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Lori Gude/Paulette Jerpe def. Pam Cortez/Sue Knutson, 1 up
Consolation — Kathleen Borchlewicz/Anne Cadden def. Rebecca Howard/Nancy McGee, 19 holes
SIXTH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Christy Tinsley/Kerri Williams def. Darlene Evans/Beckie Harkey, 1 up
Consolation — Judy Maillis/Lyndon Lieb def. Judy Bogard/Tracey Hess, 20 holes
SEVENTH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship –Kathy Greenberg/Tanya Jones def. Marla Straw/Norma Bisdorf, 3 and 2
Consolation — Patty Rodgers/Cathy Skrine def. Claudia Svarstad/Rochelle Tisdale, 5 and 4
EIGHTH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Joan Miller/Marie Schriefer def. Barbara Ingledue/Connie Garcia, 8 and 6
Consolation — Diane Storlie/Sharon Thiel def. Jan Place/Linda Schippers, 2 and 1
NINTH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Deborah Davis/Susan Healy def. Lynn Larson/Jill Nickerson, 2 and 1
Consolation — Maree Albright/Joyce Craig def. Cheryl Berning/Janie Koontz, 2 up
10TH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Sue Hahn/Tina Timm def. Carolyn Bachamp/Cindy Greule, 5 and 4
Consolation — Vera Garrett/Leslie Hiatt def. Andrea Dowdy/Alice Sampson, 3 and 1
11TH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Donna Casey/Wendy Saltarelli def. Bunny Ambrose/Sandra Schnitzer, 20 holes
Consolation — Laura Fischer/Cher Tuffy def. Jayne Graham/Bethany Atkins, 6 and 4
12TH FLIGHT FINALS
Championship — Tammy Hitchens/Margie Miller def. Margie Doss/Rose Rismanchi, 5 and 4
Consolation — Audrey McEwen/Susan Wagner def. Barb Goodfellow/Kay Boyle, 5 and 4

For all the results from Mashie, CLICK HERE.

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Finals Set https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2018/06/05/finals-set/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2018/06/05/finals-set/ On a day recognized as Women’s Golf Day, college teammates Delaney Elliott and Kelly Hooper of Montana State, and Megan and Kaylee Knadler of Wyoming, celebrated by making the finals of the most popular CGA women’s championship on the schedule.

Both of Tuesday’s semifinal matches in the CGA Women’s Mashie at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville were very close.

The Knadlers, the second seeds from Phoenix, outlasted Colorado Golf Hall of Famers Janet Moore and Christie Austin, who have won the Mashie six times together, in 23 holes.

And Elliott and Hooper — the top seeds from Superior and Spokane, Wash., respectively — edged Tiffany Maurycy of Cherry Creek Country Club and Holly Schaefer of Columbine Country Club, 1 up.

The two teams made up of college players will square off on Wednesday in the championship flight finals of the four-ball match play tournament. The two-course event will conclude at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.

The Women’s Mashie featured a starting field of 103 two-person teams and 13 different divisions of competition.

For all the results from Mashie, CLICK HERE.

 

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Back for More https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2018/06/04/back-for-more-15/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2018/06/04/back-for-more-15/ The top two seeded teams, plus Colorado Golf Hall of Famers Janet Moore and Christie Austin of Cherry Hills Country Club, won championship flight quarterfinal matches Monday in the CGA Women’s Mashie Championship at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.

Moore and Austin, who have teamed up to win the Mashie title six times (Moore has captured two additional championships with different partners), scored a 3 and 2 victory over Delaney Benson of CommonGround Golf Course and Hannah More of Pinehurst Country Club in the four-ball match play event. (Moore and Austin are pictured, with Moore at left.)

Also advancing to the championship flight semifinals — which will be contested on Tuesday at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville — will be top-seeded Delaney Elliott and Kelly Hooper, two Montana State University teammates; Tiffany Maurycy and Holly Schaefer; and second-seeded Megan and Kaylee Knadler. Moore and Austin will face the Knadlers in the semis, while Elliott and Hooper will take on Maurycy and Schaefer.

Elliott and Hooper defeated Kathy Malpass and Katherine Moore-Lilly 6 and 5. Maurycy and Schaefer beat Deb Hughes and Kelly Rahn 3 and 2. And the Knadlers prevailed over Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Lynn Zmistowski and daughter Kim Sorkness, 4 and 3.

The winners of Tuesday’s semifinals will square off for the title Wednesday back at Legacy Ridge.

In all, 206 players in 13 flights are competing in the Mashie, alternating courses Monday and Tuesday and wrapping up on Wednesday at Legacy Ridge should they advance.

For all the results from Mashie, CLICK HERE.
 

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Pairing Up https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2018/06/01/pairing-up/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2018/06/01/pairing-up/ The CGA Women’s Mashie Championship has only been around since 1995, but it’s proven to be the biggest draw among the CGA women’s tournaments.

This year’s Mashie, for example, features a field of 206 players, making up 103 two-person teams. It’s enough that the championship has long been contested on two courses.

In this case, Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster and Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville will do the honors, with teams switching off courses Monday and Tuesday (June 4-5) and playing their final matches on Wednesday at Legacy Ridge should they advance.

The four-ball match play — the better ball of each team counts each hole — will be broken up into 13 flights (championship through 12th).

In the championship flight, the Mashie’s most dominant team historically will return. Janet Moore and Christie Austin, both Colorado Golf Hall of Famers, have won the Mashie title six times together. And Moore has two additional Mashie victories with other partners, including last year with Susie Roh, who couldn’t play this spring, and Moore’s daughter Sarah in 2009.

Another Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, Lynn Zmistowski, is also in the mix, as she’s teaming up with her daughter Kim Sorkness. And Deb Hughes, winner of both the CGA Women’s Senior Match Play and Senior Stroke Play is paired up with Kelly Rahn. The team with the best combined Handicap Index coming into the tournament is Delaney Elliott and Kelly Hooper, two Montana State University teammates.

For Monday’s pairings for all the flights, CLICK HERE.

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Running the Table https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2017/05/25/running-the-table/ Thu, 25 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2017/05/25/running-the-table/

If there’s an individual CGA championship for which Kent Moore has been eligible and competed, he’s won it at one time or another.

And that’s no exaggeration.

On Thursday, the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer added yet another different CGA championship to his variety-filled golf resume.

In defeating Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club 1 up to claim the CGA Super-Senior Match Play title at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville, Moore became a winner of his eighth different CGA individual championship. Over the last 44 years, he’s won the 1973 Junior Match Play, the 1986 Amateur, the 1989 Match Play, the 1995 Mid-Amateur, the 2006 Senior Match Play, the 2014 Senior Stroke Play, the 2016 Super-Senior Stroke Play and the 2017 Super-Senior Match Play.

Strangely, though, Moore hasn’t won any of those events more than once. He just seems to spread out his success.

“I figure I’ve won every (CGA) championship that I’m eligible for now,” said Moore, who notes the CGA Junior Amateur didn’t exist when he was a teenager. “It’s just fun to compete.”

Overall, including team championships like the Parent/Child, and the now-defunct Two-Man Team and CGA/CWGA Mixed Team, Moore has won roughly 16 CGA championships. Oh, and by the way, he also serves as a vice-president on the CGA’s volunteer Board of Governors.

On Thursday, the 61-year-old from Cherry Hills Country Club (pictured above and at left) finished strong to edge Reynolds in the 18-hole final at Coal Creek. Moore won the first two holes with pars, but from the fourth through the 18th holes, neither player was more than 1 up.

Reynolds — a 63-year-old whose caddie, Gus Lundquist, is a former 5A state high school champion and a two-time U.S. Amateur qualifier who recently turned pro — won the 13th and 14th holes to take his only lead on Thursday.

“I actually thought I was going to lose,” Moore said. “He was hitting the ball so solid and he kept getting better.”

But trailing for the first time seemed to spark Moore, who hadn’t made a birdie in the first 14 holes. Hitting an approach onto the top ledge of a three-tier green on No. 15, Moore left his ball a mere 6 inches from the cup and made birdie to even the match.

“That birdie was just huge,” he said. “Sometimes you go from playing defense to ‘I need to win.’ And you’re only going to win by making a really good swing, committing to it and getting it there. I had the perfect distance. I was 80 yards, uphill, into the wind, which is a perfect 58 (degree wedge) for me.”

After Moore received a fortunate bounce on his tee shot to avoid trouble on No. 16, Reynolds (left) had an opportunity to regain the lead, but missed a 10-foot birdie putt.

“If I had made the putt on 16, who knows what would have happened then?” Reynolds said. “I just misread the putt. Gus read it right and I didn’t see it going left so that was kind of unfortunate.”

Then the decisive shots came on the par-3 17th, where Moore hit a 9-iron from 148 yards to 6 feet and drained the putt to regain a 1-up advantage.

“It was one of those when I needed to hit it good and I did. It was perfect,” he said.

Needing a birdie on the 18th hole, Reynolds cut a tee shot on the dogleg right onto the right hazard line and he couldn’t pull off the near-miracle he needed. When Moore putted from the front collar of the green to gimme range, the final hole was halved with pars and Moore had the victory.

“(Moore) played to win, and he really came through in the end,” Reynolds said after his best performance in a CGA championship. “What I feel is, I made him earn it. He’s been in these kind of positions many times before, and that’s really the first time I’ve ever been in the hunt (for a state title). So I feel proud I took him to the last hole. I played my heart out.

“I feel like I won, to tell you the truth. He’s such a good, strong, competitive player.”

Said Moore: “It was a good match, a really good match.”

The win gives Moore (left) victories in each of his first two individual CGA Super-Senior Championships as he prevailed in the Super-Senior Stroke Play last August. The tournament at Coal Creek marked his first Super-Senior Match Play. At 61, Moore is part of an ongoing rookie class in CGA Super-Senior events as, starting in 2017, the association is raising the minimum age for super-senior tournaments by one year each year. So next year, for instance, the minimum age will be 62. From 2021 and beyond, competitors must be at least 65.

“I just happen to hit that just right,” the Centennial resident said. “I turned 60 exactly the right time.”
 

CGA Super-Senior Match Play
At Coal Creek GC in Louisville
QUARTERFINALS

Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado, def. Jeff English, CommonGround GC, 3 and 2
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC, def. Dan Grigsby, Todd Creek GC, 1 up
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC, def. Don Alley, Antler Creek GC, 4 and 3
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, def. Bruce Hayes, Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, 2 up

SEMIFINALS
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC, def. Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado, 4 and 3
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, def. Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC, 2 and 1

FINAL
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, def. Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC, 1 up

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

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Then There Were Two https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2017/05/24/then-there-were-two-3/ Wed, 24 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2017/05/24/then-there-were-two-3/ Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club and Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club won two matches each on Wednesday to advance to the finals of the CGA Super-Senior Match Play at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville.

Moore, a two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year and the winner of the CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play in 2016, defeated Bruce Hayes of Walnut Creek Golf Preserve 2 up in the quarterfinals, and 2016 runner-up Steve Scheffel of Ptarmigan Country Club 2 and 1 in the semis. That semifinal was all-square through nine before Moore (pictured) went 1 under par for the final eight holes.

Moore’s CGA championships include the Junior Match Play, Amateur, Match Play, Mid-Amateur, Senior Amateur, Senior Match Play and the Super-Senior Stroke Play.

Reynolds, the No. 4 seed in the 32-man bracket, beat Dan Grigsby of Todd Creek Golf Club 1 up in the quarterfinals, and Mark Runyan of Clubcorp Colorado 4 and 3 in the semis. Earlier, Runyan ended defending champion Jeff English’s seven-match win streak in this event, prevailing 3 and 2.

Thursday’s 18-hole final match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m.

This year’s Super-Senior Match Play is limited to competitors 61 and older.

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

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Down to Eight https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2017/05/23/down-to-eight/ Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2017/05/23/down-to-eight/ Defending champion Jeff English of CommonGround Golf Course extended his win streak in the CGA Super-Senior Match Play, but three of the top six seeds were ousted in Tuesday’s round of 16 at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville.

English won his seventh consecutive match in the event, dating back to last year, by defeating 16th-seeded Larry Netherton of Highlands Ranch Golf Club, 4 and 3.

But second-seeded Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club, a three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, fell 1 up on Tuesday to Steve Scheffel (pictured) of Ptarmigan Country Club, the runner-up in last year’s Super-Senior Match Play. After Polk battled back wih three straight birdies on holes 14-16, a bogey on No. 17 proved the difference.

In addition, 21st-seeded Dan Grigsby of Todd Creek Golf Club beat No. 5 seed Sean Forey of Bear Creek Golf Club, 4 and 3, and 22nd seed Bruce Hayes of Walnut Creek Golf Preserve edged 2014 CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play champion Kary Kaltenbacher of Glenmoor Country Club, the sixth seed, 1 up.

Joining English among the top five seeds to make it to the quarterfinals were Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club (3 and 2 over Lonnie Miller of Meridian Golf Club), and fourth-seeded Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek (20 holes over two-time champion Roger Gunderson of Aurora Hills Golf Course).

Both the quarterfinals and the semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday and the final for Thursday.

This year’s Super-Senior Match Play is limited to competitors 61 and older.

For complete round-of-16 results, CLICK HERE.
 

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According to Form https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2017/05/22/according-to-form/ Mon, 22 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2017/05/22/according-to-form/ Defending champion Jeff English of CommonGround Golf Course made a short day of it on Monday, recording a dominating first-round victory in the CGA Super-Senior Match Play at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville.

English (pictured), who won last year’s title on the first extra hole with a 35-foot birdie, scored a 9 and 8 victory in the round of 32 over Joe Streater of Collindale Golf Club on Monday.

In a championship limited to players 61 and older, also advancing Monday was three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club, the No. 2 seed who defeated Carl Peters of Twin Peaks Golf Course, 5 and 4. Winning by that same margin was Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club, a two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year who beat Michael Giarratano of Lone Tree Golf Club.

In all, the top nine seeds moved on to the round of 16. But 23rd-seeded Frank Wilkinson of Lincoln Park Golf Course upended 10th-seeded Scott Crone 1 up.

Round-of-16 matches will be held Tuesday, with the quarterfinals and the semifinals on Wednesday and the final on Thursday.

For complete first-round results, CLICK HERE.
 

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Matching Up https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2017/05/19/matching-up-4/ Fri, 19 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2017/05/19/matching-up-4/ Less than four years after a flood closed Coal Creek Golf Course for more than 21 months, the reconstructed and renovated Louisville-based facility will host the CGA Super-Senior Match Play Championship Monday through Thursday (May 22-25).

Thirty-two players — all at least 61 years old — will compete in the event. (Starting in 2017, the age requirement for each CGA super-senior championship will go up by one year each year through 2021, when no one younger than 65 will be allowed to play.)

One round of matches will be held each day, with the exception of Wednesday, when both the quarterfinals and semifinals are on top.

Jeff English of CommonGround Golf Course, who sank a 35-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole of last year’s final against Steve Scheffel, will defend his Super-Senior Match Play title. Scheffel is also in the field.

Likewise scheduled to compete are Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore, Robert Polk and Kary Kaltenbacher, winners of the last three CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play titles. Moore and Polk have won both the CGA Senior Amateur and Senior Match Play — as has fellow Super-Senior Match Play contestant Roger Gunderson, who has triumphed in this event twice.

This will mark the second year that the CGA Super-Senior Match Play and the Senior Match Play have been held at different sites.

For Monday’s round-of-32 pairings at Coal Creek, CLICK HERE.
 

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Making a List, Checking it Twice https://www.wpt-6.colo.golf/2014/12/24/making-a-list-checking-it-twice/ Wed, 24 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.colo.golf/2014/12/24/making-a-list-checking-it-twice/

It’s been a year since our last distribution of gifts — Colorado golf-style — and we’re back in the holiday mood.

We’ve studied our naughty and nice lists, and taken time to pick out that perfect something for deserving souls. Of course, given who we are, we’ll stick with a golf theme.

Time’s a wastin’, so without further ado …

To: John Ogden, head professional at Cherry Hills Country Club. Gift: Credit where credit is due after you predicted in the weeks leading up to the BMW Championship that the winning score would be 264 to 268. Billy Horschel won with a 266 total.

To: Rory McIlroy. Gift: That no hole ever treats you as badly as the par-3 12th at Cherry Hills did during the BMW Championship. (He four-putted the hole twice in the final two rounds, including from 4 feet on Saturday. The result: triple bogey, double bogey).

To: Phil Mickelson. Gift: The ability to think of a better excuse for withdrawing from a tournament after pulling out of the no-cut BMW Championship before the weekend at Cherry Hills, citing a need “to rest and prepare for the Ryder Cup” — which took place three weeks later.

To: The CGA. Gift: In 2015, an unforgettable 100-year anniversary year worthy of an organization with such a rich history.

To: The CWGA. Gift: See above, except in 2016 in your case.

To: Hale Irwin. Gift: Just as your competitive career winds down, an ever-expanding impact on Colorado kids through the Hale Irwin Elite Player Program, the AJGA Hale Irwin Junior, and hopefully other things to come.

To: Former Coloradan Brandt Jobe, who has finished second four times — but has never won — on the PGA Tour. Gift: That 2015 brings a victory — either on the PGA Tour or the Champions circuit, for which you become eligible in August.

To: Colorado-based Champions Tour player Mark Wiebe, who battled injuries this year. Gift: That 2015 more resemble 2013 (two wins) than 2014 (0 top-25s).

To: New CGA managing director of operations Dustin Jensen, who is moving back to Colorado from North Dakota. Gift: A touch of winter warmth, Colorado style.

To: Officials from Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville. Gift: A banner season in the summer of 2015 after then being closed for more than 18 months by the September 2013 flooding.

To: George Solich. Gift: A stress-free summer in 2015 after anything but in 2014 as general chairman of the BMW Championship.

To: Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale. Gift: After having so much success in Colorado in recent years — including winning titles in the HealthOne Colorado Senior Open (one) and the Colorado PGA Professional Championship (two) — a top-10 finish as a member of the Champions Tour.

To: The University of Colorado women’s golf program. Gift: A top-three finish at the Pac-12 Conference Championship that you’re hosting in April at Boulder Country Club.

To: Wyndham Clark of Lone Tree, the 2014 Big 12 Player of the Year at Oklahoma State. Gift: After a lot of close calls, an individual college victory.

To: Jack Vickers. Gift: In receiving the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award, satisfaction in the impact you made in graciously hosting a PGA Tour event in Colorado for 21 years, The International.

To: Ross Macdonald (left). Gift: A third consecutive CGA Junior Stroke Play title to match Scott Petersen’s remarkable feat from the late 1980s.

To: CSU-Pueblo golfer Leina Kim. Gift: An NCAA women’s Division II title in 2015 after leading the nation in stroke average so far this season.

To: Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster. Gift: A win in a national event leading into your freshman season at Wake Forest beginning in the fall.

To: Former CU golfer Emily Talley. Gift: After knocking on the door so many times as a professional, an answer in the form of an individual title.

To: Connie Gallagher of Denver, who in October aced a par-4 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Gift: A return trip to Pebble to relive the moment.

To: Kent and Janet Moore, both Colorado Golf Hall of Famers. Gift: That you both win state senior titles in the same year.

To: Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kim Eaton. Gift: That you don’t miss a beat in competitive golf next year despite those two recent knee replacements.

To: John Elway. Gift: A shot at winning both a Super Bowl (as Broncos general manager) and a HealthOne Colorado Senior Open (as a competitor) in the same year.

To: The late Jim Moore, former Western Golf Association educational director. Gift: That your ever-present upbeat spirit will live on in the Evans Scholarship program for caddies, including those at the University of Colorado.

To: Sherry Andonian-Smith (left), who almost made the cut in the 2014 HealthOne Colorado Senior Open, and who went 3-0 for the Colorado PGA in the Taylor Cup matches. Gift: Colorado PGA Senior Player of the Year honors in 2015.

To: The guy who eagerly volunteered to caddie for a competitor in the 2014 HealthOne Colorado Women’s Open, only to quit mid-round, saying he had phone calls to make. Gift: That your services are required elsewhere during the 2015 tournament.

To: Leslie Core-Drevecky, the first female president of the Colorado PGA. Gift: A marked increase in play by women and girls golfers in Colorado.

To: Eric Hoos, who got struck in the head by a competitor’s golf ball while picking his ball out of the cup at the 2014 CGA Senior Stroke Play. Gift: A military-style helmet for the 2015 tournament.

To: Part-time Colorado resident Jonathan Kaye, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour. Gift: After competing very little since 2010, some success on the Web.com Tour in 2015.

To: Priscilla Lind, who recently passed away. Lind was the wife of Babe Lind, who was in the first class of inductees for the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame. Gift: Many thanks for sharing some of Babe’s historic golf trophies and memorabilia with the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame and the University of Denver.

To: Golf courses such as Broadlands, Saddleback, Park Hill, Springs Ranch and Eagle Vail which have opened part of their facilities to “footgolf”, an activity in which participants essentially play golf with their feet, using a soccer ball, much shorter holes and large cups. Gift: An “A” for effort in thinking outside the box to generate additional revenue for their golf courses.

To: The golden oldies who play golf at Heather Gardens. Gift: Good health, good friends and great fun hitting the links well into your 90s.

To: All Colorado golfers. Gift: Happy holidays.
 

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