
Golf: The Pinery Country Club
Superintendent: Steve Whiting
Opened: 1972
Staff: Don Graham, PGA Head Professional
Designer: David Bingham
The Pinery Country Club features 27 holes of scenic, challenging golf.
The three distinct nines each have their own unique character and offer
the following highlights: The mountain nine features dramatic elevation
changes, scenic vistas and play amongst mature Ponderosa Pines on
several holes; The Lake nine offers the most spectacular views. It
climbs from the Clubhouse past Bingham Lake to the 5th green and 6th
tee where you can see the entire front range from Pike's Peak to Long's
Peak. From there, the Lake course tumbles down into the Valley nine;
The Valley nine is a links style layout in a high-plains setting. This
nine has the highest slope rating of the three and features the
diabolical 3rd hole, certainly the most challenging hole at The Pinery.
Details:
Must be checked in by 8 a.m. or your spot will be given to someone on the wait list
8:00 Shot-gun start *Box lunches provided*
1:30 Program and Awards Ceremony
Format: Individual Stroke Play for Class Trophies
*Must have an established handicap to qualify*
Directions: From I-25 go east on Lincoln Ave. about 5 miles to
Parker Rd. Go south on Parker Rd. for another 5 miles to Pinery Pkwy.
(south of town of Parker). Turn east on Pinery Pkwy. Entrance is on the
right.
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Golf Progress as Seen Through the Pen of a Journalist
Education Points: .10
Kaye would like to spend some time talking about the progression of
golf over the last 40 years in terms of technology and personalities –
from the Bear to the Tiger. How can the latest technologies continue to
help the game yet preserve its storied history?? There will be ample
time to answer any questions that attendees are willing to ask and Kaye
says nothing is ‘off the record’ in this presentation… so bring it on!!!
Presented by: Mr. Kaye Kessler
A native of Ohio, Kaye is a veteran of WWII and was a sportswriter for
over 40 years for two Columbus newspapers. During that time he covered
the storied career of OSU football coach Woody Hayes and the OSU
basketball team that won an NCAA title in 1960. Kaye began caddying at
age 9 at York Temple CC outside of Worthington, Ohio. He has been
writing about golf for over 60 years and in particular Jack Nicklaus’
career since Nicklaus shot a 51 (for 9 holes) at the age of 10 in 1950.
Kaye has covered 46 Masters, 38 U.S. Opens, 12 Open Championships, 20
PGA Championships and numerous other PGA tour events in his long
career. He is a member of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, the Ohio Golf
Association Hall of Fame. He was president of the Golf Writers
Association of America from 1971-1973. He received the Memorial Golf
Journalism Award in 2002, the PGA of America Lifetime Achievement in
Journalism in 2001 and the Jimmy D’Angelo Award for Journalism in 2005.
Kaye moved to Colorado in 1985 where he took the position of Media and
Player Relations Director for The International, a job he performed for
21 years. Kaye can count among his close friends the likes of Jack
Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, George Steinbrenner, Bob Knight and Lee Trevino.
MEMBERS ONLY - NO GUESTS
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