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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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How and When Is It Time to Play Through? Dear Molly: My foursome was keeping the golf course’s recommended pace (6 holes in 90 minutes), but after we teed off on the par-3 seventh the group behind us …
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Colorado golf friends, is any season more beautiful than fall on our home courses? The mountain courses are soon to close, but they’re in their best shape of the year and offer colorful aspen-filled v…
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What’s With That Crazy Hole Locations? Dear Molly: I’m starting to wonder if I should send a fruit basket or a cooler of beer to our course grounds crew in hopes that they’ll go a little easier on the…
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