Slow-Playing It
DEAR MOLLY: What do I do about my slow partner? I have a regular tournament partner who is great company and the perfect ham to my egg. We’ve bagged plenty of pro shop money! However, Ham is a slow pl…
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Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5: How to Host
Tips for making your golf guests feel at home Now that Colorado’s trophies have been distributed, it’s time to use up those punch passes, raffle prizes and gift certificates for rounds of golf. So why…
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Oh No, It's the Marshal!
Dear Molly: I get so nervous whenever I see the course marshal – or ranger, or player assistant, whatever it’s called these days – approaching our group. What strategies do you recommend to send him o…
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Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5: New Shoes, Anyone?
Styles of this season and next for shoe shoppers and Fall Fitness Finishers The “SALE” signs are sprouting up in pro shops all over Colorado, and many golfers will be irresistibly drawn to the stacks …
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Crossing the Line
DEAR MOLLY: Is stepping on someone’s line so bad? One player in my regular group always announces "Please don't step on my putting line" early in every round and gets upset when someone forgets. Shoul…
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Molly McMulligan’s FAB 5
Bullet points for golfers in a Colorado drought: Whatever the trials and tribulations of your golf game this season, no one has had it worse than Colorado’s golf course superintendents. Charged with p…
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DEAR MOLLY
Why do courses keep raising rates? So tell me Molly: Why does golf keep getting more expensive, especially for folks who cannot walk the course but still want to play? Adam Smith grew up in Kirkcaldy,…
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FAB 5: Winning your Club Championship
Be sure to check out the CGA’s July Monthly for the inspirational stories of a few of Colorado’s 2025 club champions. As a bonus question, they were asked: What advice would you give to someone compet…
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DEAR MOLLY
I love match play but I absolutely hate the “wheel” method of allocating who gets how many strokes. I feel like I’m never getting strokes on the right holes and always giving them on the wrong holes. …
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FAB 5: Foibles of Match Play
In a fun match with friends, anything goes. At the first tee, you argue for strokes. On the greens, you shame opponents into giving you putts. You agree to play by the rules you like and ignore the on…
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DEAR MOLLY
Slow Play Stresses Me Out Dear Molly: I’ve always enjoyed the competition and social interaction of CGA events, but last year I ran into a stressful situation. My cart mate (not partner) struggled all…
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FAB 5: Cancer Prevention Strategies
Colorado golfers know better than to tee off without hats, sunglasses and a hefty coating of sunscreen. But when Dr. Elisa Kapler, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente, took the stage at this year’s…
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DEAR MOLLY
How Am I Supposed to Protect the Field? Dear Molly: I was told I’m supposed to “protect the field” when I have someone else’s scorecard. What exactly does that mean and what are my duties in this situ…
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FAB 5: Hot Stuff for the 2026 Season
That early March snowfall on the Front Range closed courses but sent bargain-hunting, trend-tracking golfers to the Colorado Golf Expo. Here are five of their hits. “Big Blind.” Pins and Aces, the you…
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DEAR MOLLY
Our League Has Rules Newbies! Dear Molly: Happily, our league’s got new members, but a few of them have never played strictly by the rules. How can we help, without seeming like overly bossy Baby Boom…
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FAB 5: Practice Tee for Two – Fun Games
While the snowbirds are honing their games in the desert or by the beach, the rest of us have had about enough of ball beating at the range. We want the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, just a …
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DEAR MOLLY
Why Won’t She Ride With Me? Dear Molly: Dear Molly: My wife and I enjoy golf with another couple, but it bothers me that she and the other woman always ride together. I guess I don’t enjoy riding with…
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FAB 5: Colorado’s Biggest Golf Challenges for WoMen
The volunteer golf course raters overseen by the CGA’s Aaron Guereca can’t seem to reach the proverbial green, they’re so busy trying to keep up with the industry-wide trend to rate more sets of tees …
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DEAR MOLLY
How Can I Light Up and Get Along? Dear Molly: Some people like to have a few beers when they play. Well, sorry, I like to smoke. But I can see players giving me the stink eye, and that makes me uncomf…
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FAB 5: Colorado’s Biggest Golf Challenges for Men
Our golf season has officially closed, sob. Many of us are planning winter getaways to give us a fix of fairways. Or, we’re just enjoying the special nuances of winter golf in Colorado. Then there are…
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DEAR MOLLY
How Can I Age More Gracefully? Dear Molly: I’m getting older, the ball doesn’t fly as far, aches and pains come and go. How can I adjust my attitude so that I still enjoy the game? Aw my friend, I fee…
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FAB 5: Membership Means More Great Gifts
If you’ve been following the Fab 5 the past few years, you may know that we golfers in the McMulligan household are perfectly happy giving ourselves gifts. And that if you’re giving us something, we c…
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DEAR MOLLY
How Do I Cope with Mulligans? Dear Molly: I don’t think of myself as obsessive-compulsive about rules and I don’t mind bad golf, but it seems to me too many players are dropping too many balls for mul…
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FAB 5: Toppers for All Colorado Seasons
When you finally make that golf trip to Scotland, you’re going to want to pick up a hat. But what’s your style? Balmoral bonnet? Tam O Shanter? Glengarry? Decisions, decisions – but we’ve got some tou…
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