THE OLD COLLEGE TRY

The Buffs4Life Tournament represents just one of many university-related golf events on tap this year.

 

 

University of Colorado

June 2

Pikes Peak Buff Club Golf Tournament 

Flying Horse GC, 
Colorado Springs 

Beneficiary: CU Athletics 

Contact: Kelly Dowd, 303-492-3213

 

June 9

Boulder Buff Club Golf Tournament 

Fox Hill CC, Longmont

Beneficiary: CU Athletics 

Contact: Kelly Dowd, 303-492-3213 

 

June 27

Denver Buff Club Golf Tournament 

Arrowhead GC, Littleton

Beneficiary: CU Athletics

Contact: Kelly Dowd, 303-492-3213

 

Colorado State University

May 12

Ram Classic

Ptarmigan CC, Fort Collins

Age: 14th Year

Beneficiary: Men’s golf scholarship endowment funds

Contact: Jamie Bermel, 970-491-2946; jamie.bermel@colostate.edu

 

May 16

Ram Club Appreciation Golf Tournament

Southridge GC, Fort Collins

Beneficiary: Ram Club-Supporting CSU student-athlete scholarships

Contact: Deidra Church, 970-491-4666; deidra.church@colostate.edu

 

May 30

Morgan County “Giovanni” Golf Tournament 

Bunker Hill Country Club, Brush

Age: 1st Year

Beneficiary: Morgan County CSU Scholarship Fund

Contact: Don and Jo Ostwald, 970-867-6696

 

June 19

Colorado State University Alumni and Friends

Four Person Scramble 

Sterling CC, Sterling

Age: 12th Year

Beneficiary: Logan County CSU Scholarship 

Contact: Marc Reck, 970-522-7771; marcreck@reckagri.com

 

July 28

Mapelli Memorial Golf Tournament

Fox Acres CC, Red Feather Lakes

Beneficiary: Ram Club-Supporting CSU student-athlete scholarship

Contact: Deidra Church, 970-491-4666; deidra.church@colostate.edu

 

August 11

CSU Showdown Golf Classic

The Inverness GC, Englewood

Beneficiary: Ram Club/Denver Ram Network

Contact: Deidra Church, 970-491-4666; deidra.church@colostate.edu

 

University of Denver

May 28 

Red Vest Invitational

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 2nd Year

Beneficiary: University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation 

Contact: John Boos, 303-871-4467; jboos@du.edu 

 

SEPTEMBER 12

Floyd M. Theard Memorial Golf Tournament
Green Valley Ranch GC, Denver
Age: 6th Year

Beneficiary: University of Denver Fifth Year Student-Athlete Scholarship Aid
Contact: Annie Hoskinson,

303-871-222; anhoskin@du.edu

 

Colorado College

July 18 

3rd Annual Colorado College Football Golf Tournament 
Location: Gleneagle GC, Colorado Springs

Beneficiary: Colorado College football and travel costs
Contact: Bob Bodor, 719.389.6314;

bbodor@coloradocollege.edu 

 

 

Charity Event Calendar

Colorado golf courses annually host more than 200 charity tournaments. Herewith, 40 of the more successful and high-profile ones. Combined, last year they raised more than $9 million for charity.

 

May 12-14

Jack A. Vickers Invitational hosted by John Elway

Castle Pines GC, Castle Rock

Age: 21st Year 

Beneficiary: Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver 

Contact: Kevin Laura, 303-486-8551; klaura@coloradoopen.com

 

May 16

Fisher DeBerry Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic

Eisenhower GC (Blue Course), Colorado Springs

Age: 3rd Year

Beneficiary: Fisher DeBerry Foundation and The Home Front Cares

Contact: Burt Trembly, 877-352-6224; burt@coachingcharities.com

 

May 17-18 

David Diaz-Infante and Mark Schlereth Charity Classic

Inverness GC, Englewood

Age: 7th Year

Beneficiary: Hunter’s Dream for a Cure

Contact: Robb Nelson, 970-674-1990; robb@huntersdream.org

 

May 28-30

Colorado Women’s Open (Includes Pro-Am)

Green Valley Ranch GC, Denver

Age: 5th Year

Beneficiary: The First Tee at Green Valley Ranch

Contact: Colorado Open Foundation, 303-576-8490; coloradoopen.com

 

May 29

The Children’s Classic 

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 12th Year

Beneficiary: Children’s Hospital

$ Raised Last Year: $450,000 (gross)

Contact: Beth Petersen, 720-777-1763; bpetersen@tchfden.org

 

May 30 

2008 Drive of Champions

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 7th Year

Beneficiary: U.S. Paralympics

Contact: Elissa Schwartz, 719-866-4556; elissa.schwartz@usoc.org

 

May 31

Mark Simpson Golf Tournament

Coal Creek GC, Louisville

Age: 1st Year

Beneficiary: HealthLinks Foundation

Contact: Teddi Dingae, 970.669.5241; tdingae@aol.com  

 

June 2 

Success on the Green

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 10th Year

Beneficiary: Junior Achievement

Contact: Shawna Robbins, 303-260-6286; srobbins@jacolorado.org

 

Your Denver Volvo Area Retailer’s Drive for the Cure Golf Classic

Lakewood CC

Beneficiary: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Rocky Mt. Chapter

Contact: Sally Dunleavy, 303-779-0525 x2; sdunleavy@jdrf.org 

 

June 3 

The Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Wendy’s 2008 Golf Classic

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 7th Year

Beneficiary: Adoption Exchange

Contact: Jacki Propernick, 303-755-4756 x261; jacki@adoptex.org

 

June 4 

Project C.U.R.E. Golf Tournament

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 5th Year

Beneficiary: Project C.U.R.E. 

Contact: Claire Cunningham, 720-490-4000; clairecunningham@projectcure.org 

 

June 9

Hope Invitational

The CC at Castle Pines, Castle Rock

Age: 3nd Year

Beneficiary: American Cancer Society

Contact: Jan Klepinger, 720-524-5446; jan.klepinger@cancer.org

 

June 12

Hot Shots for Health

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 12th Year

Beneficiary: Nine Health Fair (In the Classroom Program) 

Contact: Dianne Pape, 303-996-2132; dianne.pape@ninehealthfair.org 

 

June 14

Gary Barnett Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic

Legacy Ridge GC, Westminster

Age: 3nd Year

Beneficiary: Second Wind Fund and the HOPE Coalition of Boulder County

Contact: Burt Trembly, 877-352-6224; burt@coachingcharities.com

 

June 16

13th Annual Mike Betts Memorial Golf Tournament

Rolling Hills CC, Golden

Age: 13th year

Beneficiary: Denver Children’s Home

Contact: Kim Davis, 303-881-3366; kdavis@denverchildrenshome.org

 

Denver Golf Tournament

Pinehurst CC, Littleton

Age: 24TH Year

Beneficiary: Special Olympics Colorado

Contact: Caroline Conners, 720-359-3124; cc@specialolympicsco.org

 

Celebrity Shootout at Sanctuary 2007

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 9th Year

Beneficiary: Douglas County Youth Explorer Program,

Douglas County Race-A-Cop Youth Scholarship Program, Douglas County Victim Assistance Program, Fallen Officer Fund of Douglas County Foundation

Contact: Lt. Alan Stanton, 303-660-7524; astanton@dcsheriff.net

 

June 19 

The Craig Hospital/RE/MAX Invitational

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 11th Year

Beneficiary: Craig Hospital 

Contact: Sue Lynch, 303-789-8578; slynch@craighospital.org

 

June 30

The Foresight Golf Classic

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 12th Year

Beneficiary: Anchor Center for Blind Children 

Contact: Jenna Jackson, 303-377-9732; jjackson@anchorcenter.org

 

Rolling Hills CC Foundation Golf Tournament

Rolling Hills CC, Golden

Age: 11th Year

Beneficiary: Hospice of St. John   

Contact: Terry Crest, 303-365-3718; 
terrykcrest@comcast.net

 

June 23-24 

The Flight for Life Golf Classic

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 9th Year

Beneficiary: Flight For Life Colorado

Contact: Megan Peters, 303-629-4124; meganpeters@centura.org

 

June 26

The Home Front Cares Golf Tournament

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 4rd Year

Beneficiary: The Home Front Cares

Contact: Brian Hartwig, 719-433-1414; bhartwig@prodigy.net

 

July 9-10 

Hal O’Leary Golf Classic

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 15th Year

Beneficiary: National Sports Center for the Disabled

Contact: Brad Jesse, 303-293-5311; bjesse@nscd.org

 

July 10-11 

24 Hours of Golf

Green Valley Ranch GC, Denver

Age: 3rd Year

Beneficiary: American Cancer Society

Contact: Brett Lehl, 720-524-5410; 
brett.lehl@cancer.org

 

July 16

Colorado PGA Foundation Pro-Am

Eisenhower GC (Blue Course), Colorado Springs

Age: 6th Year

Beneficiary: Colorado PGA Foundation

Contact: Erin Bush, 303-996-1595; 
ebush@pgahq.com

 

July 23 

American National Bank Colorado Open Pro-Am

Green Valley Ranch GC, Denver

Age: 5th Year

Beneficiary: The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch

Contact: Colorado  Open Foundation, 303-576-8490; 
coloradoopen.com

 

July 24-25

Trashmasters International Charity Golf Tournament

Snowmass Club

Age: 16th Year

Beneficiary: Roaring Fork Valley Scholarship Fund

Contact: Matt Tate, 970-927-TRASH; contact@trashmasters.com

 

July 28 

2008 Wildlife Cup presented by RE/MAX International 

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 8th Year

Beneficiary: The Wildlife Experience Museum

Contact: Paula Hentz, 720-488-3312; phentz@twexp.org

 

July 31 

The 5th Annual AIMCO Cares Charity Golf Classic

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 5th Year

Beneficiary: Sentinels of Freedom, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Fisher House

Contact: Sonja Ostrom, 303-691-4357; sonja.ostrom@aimco.com

 

AUGUST 4 

The Chopper Travaglini Memorial Golf Tournament

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 11th Year

Beneficiary: Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home

Contact: Tera Boehmer, 720-855-3316; 
tera.boehmer@
tennysoncenter.org

 

Aug 11

65 Roses Golf Classic

The GC at Ravenna, 

Age: 22nd Year

Beneficiary: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Contact: Brooke Spain, 303-296-6610; bspain@cff.org

 

AUGUST 13

The Star Power Systems/Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis Charity Golf Tournament 

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 2nd Year

Beneficiary: Heuga Center

Contact: Brian Hutchinson, 970-926-1290; bhutchinson@heuga.org

 

AUGUST 14

Pepsi 2008 Steadman Hawkins Golf Classic 

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 5th Year

Beneficiary: Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation

Contact: John McMurtry, 970-479-5781; john.mcmurtry@shsmf.org

 

August 25 

Drive a Scout to Camp! Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America Annual Golf Classic 
Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 1st Year 

Contact: Thomas Gonzales, 303-455-5522 x122; tgonzales@denverboyscouts.org

 

AUGUST 28

11th Annual Joe Sakic Celebrity Classic Presented by RE/MAX International

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age of Event: 11th Year

Beneficiary: Food Bank of the Rockies

Contact: Kristina Cordova, 303-375-5838; 
kcordova@
foodbankrockies.org

 

SEPTEMBER 10 

The Fall Classic

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 4th Year

Beneficiary: Regis Jesuit High School

Contact: Julie Alcorn, 303-269-8026; jalcorn@regisjesuity.com

 

SEPTEMBER 14-15

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Golf Classic

The Broadmoor GC (East Course), Colorado Springs

Age: 4th Year

Beneficiary: Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Museum, MVParents.com, Gold Crown Foundation, Open Fairways

Contact: Tom Lawrence, 720-258-3536; tlawrence@coloradosports.org

 

SEPTEMBER 14-15

The 2008 Chairman’s Cup 

Sanctuary, Sedalia

Age: 6th Year

Beneficiary: Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Contact: Barb Reynolds, 972-690-1393; 
breynolds@bgca.org

 

November 2 – 3

McDonald Automotive Group Fly/Drive for the Cure Golf Classic 

Cascata GC, Las Vegas

Beneficiary: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Rocky Mountain Chapter

Contact: Sally Dunleavy, 303.779.0525 x2; sdunleavy@jdrf.org 

 

TBD

Tiny Miracles Golf Invitational

Inverness GC, Englewood

Age: 8th Year

Beneficiary: The Children’s Hospital

Contact: Donna Houchin, 303-222-1304; d.houchin@metropolitanhomes.net