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Hanging Tough

Coloradan Ben Lanting stays in top 10 at midway point of national Assistant PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 11/12/2021 Ben Lanting of Bear

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Mover And A Shaker

Coloradan Joe Assell from GOLFTEC included among ‘The Most Powerful People in Golf’ by Golf Inc.

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National Champs

Coloradans Bob Blayney and Tom McGeary claim senior title at U.S.

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Trending

Colorado golf operators hopeful that pandemic surge in business far more than just a ‘blip’ By Gary Baines - 11/1/2021 One of the first agenda items last

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Pair of Sevens

Geoff Keffer (overall Colorado PGA Player of Year) and Doug Rohrbaugh (CPGA Senior Player of Year) earn their respective awards for 7th time; Sherry

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A Major Awaits

Coloradans Micah Rudosky and Doug Rohrbaugh qualify for 2022 Senior PGA Championship; Rudosky posts second straight top-20 finish at national Senior PGA

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Rally Continues

With second straight 67, Micah Rudosky makes another big jump up scoreboard at national Senior PGA Professional Championship; fellow Coloradan Doug

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Making Major Headway

Stellar second round sees Micah Rudosky jump 115 spots up scoreboard at national Senior PGA Professional Championship; fellow Coloradans Doug Rohrbaugh

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For Starters

Doug Rohrbaugh fires 70, Sherry Andonian-Smith 71 at national Senior PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 10/21/2021 Doug Rohrbaugh of

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Calls from the Hall

Jim Engh, Harold ‘Skeeter’ Sommers, Gary Baines elected to Colorado Golf Hall of Fame; 6 award winners, including Golf Person of the Year Kyle Heyen,

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Back-to-Back

CGA amateurs prevail for second straight time at Colorado Cup matches, earning 21.5-18.5 victory over Colorado PGA pros at The Pinery CC By Gary Baines -

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Bragging Rights on the Line

50 years after Colorado Cup matches were first played, CGA amateurs and Colorado PGA pros set to square off in latest edition By Gary Baines - 10/11/2021

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High Honor

Hiwan Golf Club professional Kyle Heyen tabbed for induction into national PGA of America Hall of Fame, becoming part of small, elite group from Colorado

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Eyes on the Prize

Hundred Hole Hike pays big dividends despite all the aches and pains; event at CommonGround raises more than $14,000 for Youth on Course By Gary Baines -

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Another Sensational Senior

51-year-old Micah Rudosky wins second Colorado PGA Professional Championship — 20 years after capturing his first; he becomes 7th senior in last 9 years

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2021 Honorees

Alice Plain from Vail Golf Club named Colorado PGA’s Golf Professional of the Year; other special award winners also announced By Gary Baines - 8/18/2021

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More of the Same

Final-round 64 gives Bear Creek’s Ben Lanting his third Colorado Assistant PGA title in the last four years By Gary Baines - 8/17/2021 Ben Lanting is

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Easy As 1-2-3

Denver CC’s Alexandra Braga claims third title at Colorado PGA Women’s Championship By Gary Baines - 8/10/2021 Alexandra Braga from Denver Country Club

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Best of the Senior Set

Pair of 66s gives Micah Rudosky 3-stroke victory in Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 8/3/2021 Micah Rudosky of Conquistador

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‘We’re Checking All the Boxes’

New Colorado Golf Economic & Environmental Impact Report draws praise for illustrating both big picture and details about benefits of the game in

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Frustrating Finish

Former Mines golfer Marty Jertson falls just short of 4th straight PGA Championship berth after late-round struggles By Gary Baines - 4/28/2021 Had the

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Does Another Major Await?

Former CGA Amateur champion Marty Jertson moves into top 15 at national PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 4/27/2021 Former Colorado School

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Still in Good Shape

Former CGA Amateur champ Jertson and Cortez’s Rudosky survive 36-hole cut at national PGA Professional Championship By Gary Baines - 4/26/2021 One player

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Back for More?

Former Colorado School of Mines golfer Jertson, seeking 4th straight trip to PGA Championship, opens with 69 in national PGA Professional Championship;

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Taking the Reins

Former Charlotte CC head professional Andrew Shuck becomes just the seventh PGA head pro in Cherry Hills CC history By Gary Baines - 4/2/2021 Cherry

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The Show Must Go On

This year’s Denver Golf (Cyber) Expo will be a much different experience, and future shows also figure to have an altered look with Denver Mart closing

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Bright Future

5 instructors from Colorado named to Golf Digest’s ‘Best Young Teachers in America’ list By Gary Baines - 1/17/2021 Five Colorado PGA golf instructors,

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A Guiding Light

CC at Castle Pines’ Tara Morris named a Top 50 Kids Coach of the Year by U.S.

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Strong Showing

Pueblo West’s Zaremba notches top-10 finish at national PGA Senior Stroke Play tourney By Gary Baines - 1/12/2021 Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West, a past

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Major TV Exposure

Tom Woodard’s nationally televised 60 seconds on race/unity was one of the local highlights of the 2020 major championship season By Gary Baines -

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A National Champ

2010 CGA Match Play champ Gunner Wiebe claims title at National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship; 2 former DU golfers tie for 11th in

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National Title Opportunity

Kent Denver grad Gunner Wiebe expands lead to 3 in national Assistant PGA Professional Championship; former CU golfer Bardgett remains in 4th place By

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Setting the Pace

Former CGA Player of Year Gunner Wiebe grabs lead in national Assistant PGA Professional Championship; former Buff Bardgett tied for fourth By Gary

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Strong Showing

Golden’s Zahkai Brown places third out of 224 players at Nevada Open By Gary Baines - 11/12/2020 Zahkai Brown of Golden, winner of the 2013 CoBank

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Colorado’s Loss, Ohio’s Gain

Highly regarded PGA head professional John Ogden leaves Cherry Hills CC to become director of golf at Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village By Gary Baines -

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A Half Dozen

Keffer nears record by being named Colorado PGA Player of the Year for sixth time; Rohrbaugh a 6-time Senior POY By Gary Baines - 10/28/2020 The Colorado

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