Are You Feeling Called to Serve? Run for a Position on the Colorado Board of Directors

Colorado PGA Members,


If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of your fellow PGA Professionals and Associates, positively impacting our local Communities, and ensuring the future success of our industry, then here’s your opportunity!


Be an integral part of how our Section is governed, how decisions are made, and how resources are best used in support of our growth of the game programs and initiatives and service to our Membership.


Be part of the team that Influences, motivates and enables the continuous improvement of our Education, Finance, Marketing, Tournaments, Junior Golf, Membership, REACH Foundation, Awards and Historical committees, as we strive to adapt, innovate, and lead by example.

As we look forward, it’s our goal to assemble the strongest group of PGA Professionals possible from diverse backgrounds so that we can meet our goals. I’d like to encourage you to seriously consider joining us in our efforts by running for the Board of Directors at our upcoming Spring Business Meeting on Monday, March 29, 2021.


For those of you interested in running for the Board, please click here to submit your name. We will follow up with a few questions so that the membership can learn more about you. The election will be held at the Spring Business Meeting where you will have a chance to address those in attendance. The term of the position will begin at the Fall Membership meeting in 2021 and will conclude at the Fall Membership Meeting in 2024.


Those who are elected will receive incredible training and development, will be networking with some of the best and brightest in the business and will help shape the future of our Association. I appreciate those who have served in the past, those who are currently serving, and I look forward to working with those of you that commit to your future!


If you have any questions about running for the Board, time commitment, or anything else concerning this, please feel free to give me a call or contact any of our Board Members.


It is my distinct honor to serve and represent you, and to serve alongside our Section staff, Officers, Board and Committee Members.


I look forward to serving alongside those of you that also choose to serve, and become the future leaders of this Section and our Association!


Mike O’Donnell, PGA MP
Secretary Colorado PGA
Director, Family & Morale, Welfare & Recreation
Fort Carson, CO

CARLTON (LEGACY RIDGE GC) & KEFFER (LAKEWOOD CC) TIED FOR THE LEAD AFTER DAY ONE

By Steven Bartowski • September 16, 2025
Colorado Springs, CO, September 15, 2025 - The 2025 Colorado PGA Professional Championship, hosted by Flying Horse North, kicked off on Monday, September 15th. This 54-hole tournament is the most prestigious championship for the PGA of America Golf Professionals of the Colorado PGA Section, dating back to 1958, with J.D. Taylor hoisting the trophy. This year’s championship includes 110 Professionals in the field representing golf facilities from across Colorado and Wyoming. Up for grabs this week is the Ralph “Rip” Arnold Memorial Trophy, eight qualifying spots into the National PGA Professional Championship at Bandon Dunes in 2026, and a $76,000 purse, which is the largest purse in the history of the championship. The co-leaders after the opening 18 holes were Joe Carlton, PGA Head Professional at Legacy Ridge Golf Course, and two-time section champion, Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Lakewood Country Club, after two brilliant rounds of four-under-par 68.

Maggie Hartman, PGA - We Are Golf

By Steven Bartowski • September 3, 2025
Q&A with Maggie Hartman, PGA

Colorado PGA of America Golf Professionals Mark Matz & Dustin Miller Headline 2025 Section Awards Class

By Steven Bartowski • August 12, 2025
29th Annual Colorado Section Awards Gala to be Held at Cherry Hills Country Club on October 24th

Carlock Captures His First Colorado PGA Major Championship

By Scott Minta • August 5, 2025
Keffer and Hardman to Join Carlock in the National PGA Assistant Professional Championship

Fitzgerald Goes Wire-to-Wire to Capture Senior Crown

By Scott Minta • July 30, 2025
Longmont, Colo . - What a difference a day makes as cloudy skies and cool temperatures greeted the players on day two of the Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship, compared to hot and sunny temperatures during the opening round. Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Head Professional at Meadow Hills Golf Course, took a 3-shot lead into the final round after a 3-under-par 67 on day one. “The 3-under on day one was fortunate, the golf course is very difficult and is tough to make putts, Fitzgerald said.” Three back of Fitzgerald to start the day was the 2012 and 2013 senior champion, Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Instructor at River Valley Ranch Golf Course, and four back was the 2022 and 2023 champion Matt Schalk, PGA General Manager at Colorado National Golf Club.

PGA REACH Colorado Foundation Honors Wounded Hero with its 12th Sponsored Mortgage-Free Home

By Steven Bartowski • July 30, 2025
Golf with a purpose: $110K Raised for Local Programming, One Hero Honored

Colorado PGA Professionals Give Back Through TEACH FORE REACH

By Steven Bartowski • July 30, 2025
Colorado PGA Professionals Give Back Through Teach Fore REACH

Colorado PGA Welcomes Two New At-Large Directors

By Steven Bartowski • June 25, 2025
On March 31, 2025, at Pinehurst Country Club in Denver, CO, the Colorado PGA proudly welcomed two newly elected At-Large Directors during the Section’s annual Spring Membership Meeting. Drew Parr, PGA Head Professional at Castle Pines Golf Club, and Tristen Fay, PGA Head Professional at Fort Collins Country Club, were elected to serve on the Colorado PGA Section Board. Both will begin their three-year terms at the 2025 Fall Membership Meeting, bringing a shared commitment to leadership, service, and advancing the Section’s mission.

Kyle Heyen Elected as 49th President of the Colorado PGA Section

By Steven Bartowski • October 24, 2024

PGA of America Hosts PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week – Honoring Veterans at Congressional Country Club, Including 4th PGA HOPE Ambassador from the Colorado Section, Zechariah Owens

By Steven Bartowski • October 22, 2024
Zec Recently Returned Home from the PGA HOPE National Golf and Wellness October 10-14 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland