Colorado PGA Professionals Take Center Stage
Colorado PGA
Salve, Patrick Salva!
Colorado Golf’s loss is Ohio’s gain. After 12 years with the Colorado PGA Section, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Salva has become executive director of the Southern Ohio PGA Section. For the Ohio native it’ll be a sort of homecoming. He grew up in Fredericktown and received both his undergrad and master’s degrees in sports administration from Ohio University in Athens—both towns are two-hour drives from his new office in the Dayton suburb of Fairborn. “But believe it or not,” he laughs, “I’ve never been to Dayton.”
Colorado PGA Section Named Best in America
Colorado Receives PGA of America’s Prestigious Herb Graffis Award For the second time in seven years, the 800-member Colorado PGA Section has received the PGA of America’s prestigious Herb Graffis Award. Named in honor of journalist Herb Graffis, whose tireless promotion of golf earned him enshrinement into the World Golf Hall of Fame, the award … Read more
Junior and Women’s Events Add to U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor
Colorado PGA Stages Drive, Chip & Putt and Women ’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday By Drew Kort Along with the return of major championship golf to Colorado comes the opportunity to bring community members of all ages and backgrounds together. The Colorado PGA Section is taking full advantage of that opportunity leading up … Read more
Colorado Hosts Two Meetings to Discuss Golf’s Future
G4 Summit and CGA Women address national and regional issues facing the game.
In the span of four days, Colorado last week hosted two meetings to address the current condition of golf at both a national and regional level.
Youth Must Be Served
Youth on Course, an initiative to help make golf more affordable for participating junior players, comes to Colorado. WITH THE JUNIOR GOLF Alliance of Colorado leading the way, Colorado will become the latest state to launch the Youth on Course initiative. Youth on Course makes golf more accessible to juniors by capping their cost for … Read more
Ogden Wins Colorado Section PGA Championship
John Ogden, the Head PGA Professional at Cherry Hills Country Club, won the Colorado PGA Professional Championship last week at Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott. Ogden, 50, defeated 64-year-old Rick Cole of Eaton Country Club on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on the 571-yard 18th hole of Red Sky’s Fazio Course. No, … Read more
Chipping Made Easy
Chipping looks simpler than it is. Mimic Castle Pines Golf Club PGA Director of Instruction Don Hurter’s foolproof setup and simplified stroke to bring consistency to your short game and shave shots off your score.
