Senior Roundup
Coloradan Matt Schalk qualifies for another senior major with top-15 finish at national Senior PGA Professional Championship; former Aspen resident Justin Leonard posts third straight top-5 showing on senior tour
Colorado PGA
Par Excellence
Geoff Keffer wins Colorado PGA Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year honor for record-extending 10th time; other Section POYs: Matt Schalk (Senior), Ashley Tait-Wengert (Women) and Andy Connell (Associate)
One of the Best
Influential Colorado ‘Golf Professional of the Century’ Vic Kline — who made a considerable impact for Colorado PGA, at Indian Tree and on golf in general in the state — passes away at 90
Rare Air
Geoff Keffer joins 3-time-champions club with runaway victory in Colorado PGA Professional Championship
2025 Honorees
Mark Matz of Beaver Creek Golf Club becomes third PGA professional from the Vail Valley in the 2020s to earn Colorado Section’s top honor — Golf Professional of the Year; Awards Gala set for Oct. 24
Another Level
Caine Fitzgerald, previously a Section overall and assistant champ, adds a Colorado Senior PGA Professional title
Major Accomplishment
Brandon Bingaman, a former longtime resident of Montrose/Grand Junction, qualifies for PGA Championship for second time; he places 5th out of 312 players at PGA Professional tourney
Retail Excellence
Columbine CC golf shop named one of the top 10 worldwide by Association of Golf Merchandisers, earning ‘Best of the Best’ honor for third time in 5 years
Back For More
The 49th president of the Colorado PGA looks a lot like the 40th as Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kyle Heyen returns to the role he also held 2 decades ago
Indelible Legacy
Keith Schneider, a mainstay at Castle Pines Golf Club since the beginning, set to ‘leave at the top’ after 43 years at the club; but longtime PGA professional won’t be a stranger at site of 2024 BMW Championship after being made an honorary member