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Golf calendar red-hot with events, changes

Hillcrest Golf Club The Hampton Inn-Yellow Ball Challenge will now be played Aug. 5 at Hillcrest. The format is the…

July 29, 2017

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Holes-in-one a family affair for Trollans

Now comes the fun, as a father and son can share two rare moments only three days apart at Hillcrest…

July 15, 2017

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The tradition of a weekend of golf Opens

One event is no less challenging than the other if you ask many locals who have participated over the many…

June 16, 2017

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Recovery off the course; busy time on the greens

Hillcrest Golf Club It would be an understatement to say Hillcrest will be full of activity the next two weeks.…

June 2, 2017

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The game you can play forever, so start young

I was thinking recently about one of our local athletes, Ned Overend, who has enjoyed an incredible career in cycling.…

May 19, 2017

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Elevate your game in time for tournament play

But wait, think about it, we all want to play our best to the abilities we possess. Correct? Well, enter…

May 5, 2017

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Change comes with the 36th year of Clubhouse Porch

That being said, welcome to the new twice-monthly Clubhouse Porch which comes to you in the Saturday weekend edition. I…

April 21, 2017

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Farewell to The King, and this year’s Clubhouse Porch

Although I never walked the real fairways behind Arnold Palmer, I felt like I was one of Arnie’s Army from…

October 31, 2016

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Happy Trail to Surprise brings green pastures

My tattered Rand McNally did not have Surprise on it, so I picked up a new edition. Much to my…

September 21, 2016

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High praise for local courses as season winds down

The other day, my wife came with me on this junket, and, without my encouragement and prompting, she remarked how…

September 14, 2016

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Green grass a good sign for deer and golf alike

But wait, we forgot one more group: the groundskeepers who are thankful for the recent rains to foster some good…

September 7, 2016

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September signals final push for tournament play

There are still a good number of events waiting for your participation. Hillcrest Golf Club This weekend marks the 42nd…

September 1, 2016

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Club championships usher in the chill of fall golf season

The women had a chance to see how the men faired on the windy conditions and took full advantage as…

August 24, 2016

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An Olympic champion abroad, club champs at home

Gone are wooden shafts, coats and ties, tin cups instead of beverage carts, and there was no one shouting the…

August 17, 2016

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Furyk’s 58 a great segue into Olympics

Oh, Jim Furyk shot a 58 for 18 holes at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut last…

August 10, 2016

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Majors are done; tournament play still heating up

Even an astonishing and pressure-packed eagle by defending champion Jason Day on the final hole made the final putt by…

August 3, 2016

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Tichi children drive, chip and putt way to regionals

Levi and Lilly Tichi both qualified in the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship competition recently in Grand Junction. The twosome…

July 27, 2016

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An Open Championship to be remembered

If you got up and tuned into the British Open, you witnessed perhaps the best “Duel at Troon” between Henrik…

July 20, 2016

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McIlroy goes too far; youth show promise

I understand the reasoning to win championships and make money, but there are many young golfers – and some of…

July 13, 2016

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So, when the third annual Birdie Fest was held Thursday at the Glacier Club, three local course staffs showed how…

September 10, 2014

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High school boys tee off for the 2013 fall season

Many of these high school golf teams will be heading into competition well before the other high school sports in…

August 20, 2013

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From the juniors to the seniors, golf is alive and well

It must have been a junior clinic because some of the young golfers were no taller than knee high to…

August 6, 2013

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From humble origins, Randango Classic turns 32

This event had humble beginnings in the parking lot of the old A&L Coors facility in Bodo Park when a…

July 22, 2013

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Both golfers had to go into sudden death to accomplish their fetes – Mickelson at the Scottish Open, his first…

July 16, 2013