Ed Mate

Sustained Legacy

Caddies, Colorado Golf Association, Dick Campbell, Ed Mate, Endowed Named Scholars, Evans Scholars, founding fathers, Gary Baines, Homer McClintock, Sonny Brinkerhoff, University of Colorado, Western Golf Association

CU Evans Scholar alum honors chapter’s ‘founding fathers’ by endowing scholarships for Campbell, Brinkerhoff, McClintock

7,000 Loops and Going Strong

CommonGround Golf Course, Ed Mate, Emily Olson, Erin Gangloff, Gary Baines, Geoff Solich, George Solich, Grand Junction, Meridian Golf Club, Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy

At 6 years old, Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy continues to be a model of success

Historic Venue

City Park Golf Course, Denver, Ed Mate, Keith Soriano, outdoor musical festival, Overland Park, redesign, stormwater detention, Tom Woodard

Impending changes at City Park GC bittersweet for some; course redesign project scheduled to start late this year

Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy

CommonGround Golf Course, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, Janene Guzowski, Joe McCleary, Lincoln Park Golf Course, Meridian Golf Club, Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, Tiara Rado Golf Course, Tom Woodard, Training

Training at CommonGround can set the stage for potential life-changing success through caddie initiative

Making Their Presence Felt

Alec Garnett, Colorado Golf Alliance Day at the Capitol, Daneya Esgar, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, Gary Leeper, Laura Robinson, Les Fowler

20-plus state lawmakers interact with CO golf industry leaders at Colorado Golf Alliance Day at the Capitol

Making Their Case

benefits of golf, CGA, club managers, Colorado Golf Alliance Day at the Capitol, Colorado PGA, CWGA, Denver, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, Jennifer Cassell, superintendents, water use

Second annual Colorado Golf Alliance Day at the Capitol planned for Wednesday

Bowing Out

CGA, colorado, CWGA, director of regional affairs, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, Laura Robinson, Mark Passey, retiring, scoreboard calligraphy, USGA, Utah Golf Association

Highly-regarded Colorado-based USGA regional affairs director Mark Passey plans to call it a career on June 30

Making the Rounds

CGA, Colorado Golf Association, Colorado Public Golf Course Rounds and Revenue Survey, Down 1.6% in 2016, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, Golf Datatech

Rounds played at Colorado public courses were down about 1% in 2016, according to Rounds and Revenue Survey

Sixth Annual Caddie Summit

Bryan Heim, Caddie Summit, Caddies at public courses, CGA, Colorado Golf Association, Colorado Golf Foundation, CommonGround, Denver public courses, Duffy Solich, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, George Solich, Green Valley Ranch, Jeremy Stroiman, Kevin Laura, Lincoln Park, Tiara Rado

Increasing number of Colorado public courses feature at least a small caddie program

A Fresh Approach

CGA, Colorado Golf Association, Ed Mate, Gary Baines, Pete Lis, R&A, Rules of Golf Changes, Thomas Pagel, USGA, USGA Rules of Golf Committee

Mate: Proposed Rules changes reflect a more ‘player-friendly’ USGA