Paired with Good Players
Dear Molly: I like playing with good golfers, but it makes me nervous, especially in charity events where they put a pro in every foursome.
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2025 Niblick Tournament
2025 Niblick Tournament June 11 | Estes Park Golf Course, Estes Park, CO Recap For 19 years and counting, the Colorado Golf Association has hosted the
Strong Finish
5/14/2025 The team of Kelly McCormick (Centennial) and Jolene Wong (Highlands Ranch) earned a come-from-behind victory in the final match of the CGA
2025 CGA Senior Four-ball Championship
5/14/2025 PARKER - At the beginning of the 2025 CGA Senior Four-Ball Championship at Black Bear Golf Club, nine returning champion teams were eyeing a
Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5
Where Couples Can Win Together Couples in Colorado can play golf together at any public course, at any time when the men’s club, the women’s club or
Soaring
Eagle on final hole gives CU students Wes Erling and Hunter Swanson victory in CGA Four-Ball a year after placing third; they score breakthrough for
DEAR MOLLY: Why is the hole shaggy? Can I fix it?
Dear Molly: Are the greens within a few inches of the hole being damaged by leaving the flagstick in while putting?
Ready, Set …
2025 CGA championship season set to begin as Parker Edens and Jimmy Makloski scheduled to try for unprecedented 3-peat in CGA Four-Ball By Gary Baines –
DEAR MOLLY: why do I pay multiple membership fees?
Dear Molly: I love everything about belonging to a golf club or league.
Teeing It Up
2025 CGA championship schedule features events at Denver CC and Cherry Hills; CGA Amateur host Walnut Creek will be busy hosting high-level tourneys this
DEAR MOLLY: Wine, please. How can I get it on the course?
Dear Molly: I like to sip wine when I play golf, but the drink carts almost always carry just beer and liquor.
Growing Season
Denver Botanic Gardens proves fitting place for CGA to cultivate for golf as it hosts annual Women’s Golf Summit; 55 women’s clubs from around Colorado
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Courses Where Short Hitters Can Tee it Forward The experts are unanimous on this: Most golf courses are too long for the average woman, or anyone whose
Colorado ‘Superintendent of the Century’ Passes Away
Dennis Lyon — Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, former president of the CGA and of the national Golf Course Superintendents Association of America — dies
DEAR MOLLY: I changed tees mid-round. Can I still post?
Dear Molly: On vacation in Arizona I played a course that was new to me, and after the first five holes it became clear that I had teed it up a little
Golf Is in his DNA
Set to celebrate his 25th anniversary as the CGA’s executive director, Ed Mate has gone where no one at the association has gone before By Gary Baines -
Caddies to College
8 Colorado caddies awarded full-tuition-and-housing Evans Scholarships to CU; 4 come from Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, 3 from Broadmoor CLA By
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Mix Golf Into Your Super Bowl Sunday The Broncos couldn’t make it to the Super Bowl, darn it, but that doesn’t mean that our favorite pastime and yours
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Hot spots for Colorado's golfing snowbirds Have your golf buddies started disappearing yet?
Building on the Momentum
Colorado native and former DU golf captain Sara Montgomery relishes new role as president of the CGA, which has been growing by leaps and bounds By Gary
DEAR MOLLY: How can I turn negative into positive?
Dear Molly: Sometimes in my club I get paired with a certain member who’s a negative self-talker.
Volunteer Extraordinaire
Sandy Schnitzer earns a CGA volunteer of the year award for the second time in 5 years, this time for spearheading the association’s apprentice rules
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Gift-givers, hint-hint: Here are 2024’s hottest putters Putters are too big to fit in a stocking and too personal to give without a fitting.
Living & (Usually) Loving the Rules
Not long removed from being executive director of the CWGA, Laura Robinson has become a devoted rules official, to the point of earning the Jim Topliff
DEAR MOLLY: How can we make golf more techy for kids?
Dear Molly: Our kids are more into video games and cell phones than golf.
CGA Women’s Players of the Year
Ashley Kozłowski goes out on a high note before embarking on career as engineer; other 2024 CGA female players of the year: Kristine Franklin (Senior
CGA Men’s Players of the Year
Colin Prater sweeps CGA Les Fowler Player of Year and Mid-Am POY awards for third time; other CGA men’s player honorees are Steve Ivan (Senior Player of
Molly McMulliGan’s Fab 5
Enjoy the ride at these 5 Colorado gems I used to hike trails, but now I walk golf courses.
Cup Runneth Over
Colorado PGA pros win back Colorado Cup in emphatic fashion, snapping CGA amateurs’ 2-match victory streak in the series By Gary Baines - 10/16/2024
2024 Parent-Child Championship
Leaderboard Photos The 2024 Parent-Child Championship at Ironbridge Golf Club promises to be an exciting two-day, 36-hole competition, with both gross
DEAR MOLLY: Am I Posting Wrong?
Dear Molly: A friend told me that he read the max over par was 2 when trying to establish a GHIN handicap.