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
Colorado PGA
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
Number 9, Number 9 …
Geoff Keffer adds to his record total of Colorado PGA Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year honors; other Section POYs: Doug Rohrbaugh (Senior), Ashley Tait-Wengert (Women) and Andy Connell (Associate)
A Day to Celebrate
Birthday boy Tristin Goodwin bucks trend, becoming youngest winner of Colorado PGA Professional Championship in 40 years
2024 CPGA Awards
Cathy Matthews-Kane earns Colorado PGA’s highest honor, being named the Golf Professional of the Year
Western Coloradans Shine
Chad Hansen overcomes Doug Rohrbaugh in playoff for title in Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship; Buffalo Run’s Behrod Keshtavar captures victory in Assistant tourney
Lessons Learned
Coloradan Nick Clearwater cracks top 20 in Golf Digest’s ’50 Best Teachers in America’; part-time Gunnison resident Jim Hardy named to Legends of Golf Instruction list
Q-School
Coloradan Micah Rudosky and former CU golfer Jonathan Kaye advance to final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school; locals can’t overcome stage 2 hurdle in PGA Tour qualifying in California