The 100-Year Party

As the PGA of America celebrates its centennial, do you know its Centennial State immortals?

Colorado AvidGolfer

The PGA of America celebrates its centennial this year, having turned 100 on Masters Sunday.

Initially comprised of 35 men, it is now the largest working sports organization in the world, comprising more than 28,000 men and women dedicated to promoting the game of golf to everyone, everywhere. One of 41 PGA Sections across the country, the Colorado Section boasts a membership of 700, and ranks as a leader in growth-of-the-game initiatives. This month, two of its members, Ann Finke and Craig Stadler, will enter the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame. But of the 157 PGA Professionals enshrined in the PGA of America Hall of Fame, only 12 have significant ties to Colorado.

Can you match the feat to the pro?

1. Threw visor at Cherry Hills and designed Bear Creek
2. First golf professional at The Broadmoor
3. 29-time PGA Tour winner and pro at Green Gables
4. Five-time Colorado PGA Player of the Year
5. Winner of 1932 Broadmoor Invitation
6. Cherry Hills pro during 1978 U.S. Open
7. Won U.S. Open at Cherry Hills wearing a necktie
8. Head pro at Augusta National and The Broadmoor
9. “The Old Man” died in Denver in 1927
10. 1958 PGA Champion and Broadmoor pro
11. Won 1959 U.S. Amateur at The Broadmoor
12. Defeated Byron Nelson in 1941 PGA at Cherry Hills

A. Charles “Vic” Kline
B. Jack Nicklaus
C. Walter Travis
D. Warren Smith
E. Paul Runyan
F. Lawson Little
G. Arnold Palmer
H. Ralph Guldahl
I. Dow Finsterwald
J. Ed Dudley
K. Vic Ghezzi
L. Jim Barnes

This article appears in the May 2016 issue of Colorado AvidGolfer. Scroll down for correct answers.

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