It’s the time of year for figuring out the perfect gift for that certain someone, and for spreading good cheer to kith and kin.
Here at COgolf.org, where we have an obvious affinity for a certain game, the gifts we divvy out not surprisingly follow a given theme.
So without further ado, after perusing our naughty and nice lists, here are our holiday gifts, golf-style:
To: BMW Championship. Gift: Extending that run of being named PGA Tour Tournament of the Year to three straight years with a memorable 2014 edition at Cherry Hills Country Club. (For information about BMW Championship holiday ticket packs, CLICK HERE.)
To: Cherry Hills Country Club. Gift: For the first PGA Tour event in Colorado in eight years, a champion along the lines of Arnold Palmer (1960 U.S. Open), Jack Nicklaus (1993 U.S. Senior Open) or Phil Mickelson (1990 U.S. Amateur).
To: Colorado Courses Still Recovering from September Flooding. Gift: Great spring weather and golfers eager to see facilities such as CommonGround and Mariana Butte back at full strength.
To: Winners of BMW Championship Pro-Am contest. (Info: CLICK HERE) Gift: A great time for you next September at Cherry Hills, and plenty of support for the Evans Caddie Scholarship and the Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy in the meantime.
To: U.S. Solheim Cup Players and Coaches. Gift: Selective amnesia after what happened in mid-August at Colorado Golf Club.
To: Kim Eaton. Gift: After retiring from CWGA championship play after 21 wins, different-looking trophies to put on your mantle.
To: Kaye Kessler, who this year celebrated his 90th birthday and his 50th year of covering the Masters. Gift: That your ever-present smile will keep you spry as ever well into your 100s.
To: Keith Humerickhouse (left). Gift: For the winner of four straight CGA Mid-Amateur Championships, an even handful of Mid-Am titles.
To: Denver resident Jim Bunch. Gift: A “bunch” of thanks from the golf community for your years on the USGA Executive Committee and for your just-ending two years as chairman of the Western Golf Association.
To: Longtime Coloradans Mark Hubbard and Derek Tolan. Gift: A one-year stint on the Web.com Tour en route to The Big Show.
To: David Duval of Cherry Hills Village. Gift: That 2014 be the year when you regain your golf mojo.
To: CGA, CWGA and Colorado PGA. Gift: To see the fruits of all your grow-the-game labors in recent years.
To: Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson. Gift: To feel right at home in your new home state of Colorado.
To: The Broadmoor. Gift: That your hopes of luring a major men’s championship get some bona fide attention from the powers that be in the game.
To: Former University of Colorado golfer Emily Talley. Gift: That you can parlay your two “Big Break” appearances on the Golf Channel into a spot on the LPGA Tour.
To: Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy at CommonGround. Gift: That other programs like yourself spring forth around the country.
To: The Colorado Open Championships. Gift: Another year featuring a clean sweep of titles by Colorado golfers.
To: Craig Stadler of Evergreen. Gift: That you don’t have to wait almost nine years to get your next Champions Tour victory, unlike the last time around.
To: Mark Wiebe of Aurora, winner of the 2013 Senior British Open. Gift: That that Christmas drink taste all the sweeter coming out of a certain claret jug.
To: The new Colorado Golf Foundation. Gift: That what was started this year pays dividends for decades to come in Colorado golf.
To: Harry Johnson, winner of both the CGA Senior Stroke Play and Senior Match Play in 2013. Gift: That age 64 treats you as well as age 63 did.
To: Doug Rohrbaugh, winner of the HealthOne Colorado Senior Open, Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship and Colorado PGA Professional Championship in 2013. Gift: Nothing we could give you could top what you’ve already received this year.
