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INAUGURAL RMSPGA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED ALLEN, BROWN AND HAMBLIN ELECTED AS FIRST INDUCTEES INTO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION PGA HALL OF FAME Paul Allen, Warren “Stoney” Brown and Don Hamblin are the first inductees to the Rocky Mountain Section PGA Hall of Fame. These gentlemen distinguished themselves during their professional careers as PGA of America members within the Rocky Mountain Section and were selected by virtue of their career achievements. The RMSPGA Hall of Fame was established in 2013 by the Section Board of Directors to recognize those members who have displayed exemplary service both to the game of golf and the Rocky Mountain Section PGA. Paul Allen (1929-2012), former longtime head professional at Yellowstone Country Club in Billings, Montana, was a fixture within the Club, the Yellowstone Chapter, the Rocky Mountain Section and to golfers in Montana. In the mid 1950’s Allen was working at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, when Archie Cochrane, an automobile dealer in Billings, Montana, took notice of him and mentioned that Hilands Golf Club was looking for a head professional. Allen pursued and secured the job, and after two years moved in November of 1957 to the not yet completed Yellowstone Country Club. He then spent the next forty-seven years as head professional at Yellowstone. Fittingly, Bob Eames, a former assistant under Allen, followed him as head professional and is currently serving in that capacity at Yellowstone. As well, h is daughter Pam Allen, a former LPGA Tour member, is currently working there as an assistant professional and instructor. Chad Dillon, a grandson of Allen, is currently the first assistant at the club. Allen was a tireless promoter of golf in Montana and hosted many events, both amateur and professional, while at Yellowstone. In 2003 the Montana State Women’s Golf Association named a statewide award in his honor for his efforts to promote and enhance the game of golf for women in the state and he was named the first recipient of that award. The Paul Allen 65 Roses Classic was an event founded by Allen and held at Yellowstone to raise money for the cure for Cystic Fibrosis. The disease claimed the life of his ten year old son Mark in 1970. As a young man Allen played the PGA TOUR and also won several regional events and played in the 1973 Australian Open. He maintained his playing ability until reaching an advanced age and never lost his love for the playing of the game. Stoney Brown was elected to PGA of America membership in August of 1972 while serving as an assistant professional at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado. In 1976 he moved to Boise, Idaho, and assumed the duties of head professional at Crane Creek Country Club; a post he held until leaving it to become the present director of golf at The Valley Club in Sun Valley, Idaho, in April of 2004. During his career, Stoney has won 19 Rocky Mountain Section PGA awards and was nationally recognized in 1997 as the PGA of America Horton Smith Award recipient. The Horton Smith Award represents and recognizes those dedicated to furthering the education of PGA members. Brown held all the offices in the Rocky Mountain Section and, while serving as President in 1987 and 1988, oversaw the drawing of the present boundaries of the Section and the establishment of the current Snake River and Yellowstone Chapters. He served on the PGA of America Board of Directors as the elected representative of District 9 (Colorado, Rocky Mountain and Utah Sections) from 1990 to 1993. In addition, he has served on many PGA of America and Rocky Mountain Section committees and attended, conducted or coordinated over twenty national educational workshops. He served as a rules official at two Ryder Cups, ten PGA Championships and served on the PGA of America Rules Committee for eleven years. Brown commented several years ago how nice it was for him to see his former apprentices rise to prominence as leaders and award winners in the PGA. He continues to mentor young people in a business that is continually changing and challenging. Among his many awards, he was twice recognized as RMSPGA Golf Professional of the Year. Don Hamblin (1932-2010), a native Idahoan and former Ben Hogan and Senior PGA TOUR official, enjoyed a long and productive career in golf that has seen his son, Michael, and grandson, Jordan, continue. Hamblin was also the head professional at what was then known as Twin Falls Municipal Golf Course from 1976 to 1987. Born in 1932, Hamblin gravitated to a career in golf after graduating from the College of Idaho in 1955 and served as an English teacher and baseball and basketball coach at Parma (Idaho) High School. In 1959, he obtained employment at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, as an assistant and teaching professional. He served as head professional there from 1962-1964. He moved to the Dunes Emerald Green Country Club and served as the director of golf and sports from 1965- 1975. Following his time at Twin Falls, he worked as the assistant tournament director of the Senior (now Champions) PGA Tour from 1987-1989 and again from 1991-1994. He served in that same capacity for the Ben Hogan (now Web.com) Tour in 1990. Hamblin was instrumental in forming the Nevada Junior Golf Association and the Idaho Junior Golf Association. His work with the younger generation did not end there as he was also active in teaching young people at the PGA of America Business Schools. Hamblin lent his teaching and professional qualifications to PGA/USGA Rules of Golf workshops as an administrator. He also served as a Section officer and served as executive director of the Rocky Mountain Section during the time it included Las Vegas within its borders. Hamblin also served as President of the Rocky Mountain Section and as District Director from 1982-1984. Hamblin hosted many high profile events including events for the football and baseball halls of fame as well as many Nevada and Idaho amateur, junior and professional events. He was a tireless fundraiser and host for the Larry Malone Scholarship Pro-am, an event that this year celebrated its 40th anniversary. He was an accomplished teacher and was recognized four times in six years as the Rocky Mountain Section PGA Golf Professional of the Year. Rocky Mountain Section PGA golf professionals were nominated and selected by a committee composed of the current president and the past presidents of the Section still residing within its borders. The induction of the inaugural class took place as part of the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section PGA held on Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. THE YEAR OF THE REPEAT AS DEFENDING CHAMPIONS CAPTURE THE 2014 TAYLORMADE-ADIDAS AND ASHWORTH GOLF RMSPGA PRO-PRO SHOOTOUT IN REGULAR AND SENIOR DIVISIONS Regular Division Andy Hollister, John Johnson, Travis Hofland, Brett Kleinkopf, Tim Reinke Brett Kleinkopf, PGA Assistant Professional at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho, and Travis Hofland, assistant professional at Twin Falls Golf Club in Twin Falls, Idaho, won the 2014 TaylorMade-adidas & Ashworth Golf Rocky Mountain Section PGA Pro-Pro Shootout, supported by The PGA TOUR, SkyCaddie and Maui Jim. Their 19-under-par, 54-hole total of 191 was good for a tie with Woody Spainhower, PGA Head Professional at Black Bull in Bozeman, Mont., and his partner Jeff Allen, assistant professional at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Mont. Kleinkopf and Hofland held on to a one shot lead going into the final round with a host of other teams nipping at their heels. Kleinkopf and Hofland won the tournament by making a par on the first playoff hole against Spainhower and Allen who posted a wonderful final round of 64 to catch the leaders. Senior Division John Johnson, Kevin Burton, John Wallace, Tim Reinke In the Senior Division, Kevin Burton, PGA, coach of Boise State University’s golf team, and John Wallace, PGA Head Professional at Terrace Lakes Resort in Garden Valley, Idaho, blitzed the 12 team Senior Division field shooting a 25-under-par score of 185 to beat out the teams of Tim Reinke, PGA Head Professional at Pinecrest Golf Course in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with his partner John Lewis, PGA Head Professional at Centennial Golf Course in Nampa, Idaho. Congratulations also go out to Steve Meyerhoeffer, PGA Head Professional at Twin Falls Golf Club in Twin Falls, Idaho, and to John Peterson, PGA Life Member, Bozeman, Mont. as they both made Aces! Meyerhoeffer holed his tee shot on the par-3 16th hole from 170 yards and Peterson took only one swing to complete the 150 yard par-3 12th. The first two rounds of the 54-hole Shootout were played on Monday, May 19th and the formats were four-ball stroke play and scramble. The final round was played on Tuesday, May 20th and the format was modified alternate shot. Forty-five two-person professional teams competed from the Rocky Mountain Section PGA. Pinecrest Golf Club in Idaho Falls, Idaho, served as the host site for the event. The Rocky Mountain PGA would like to thank John Johnson, Territory Sales Manager of TaylorMade and Jeff Smith of adidas and Ashworth Golf for the Title sponsorship. Appreciation is also extended to SkyCaddie representative Andy Hollister, PGA, Maui Jim Sunglasses, and The PGA TOUR for supporting this event. The Rocky Mountain PGA also thanks Tim Reinke, PGA Head Professional at Pinecrest Golf Club and his staff for hosting the event. KAVRAN & MOORE WIN YC PRO-PRO Yellowstone Pro Pro Terry Outzen, Tim Moore, Eddie Kavran, Lloyd Putnam Eddie Kavran, PGA Head Professional at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Montana, with partner Tim Moore, PGA Teaching Professional with Mitchell Golf, captured the 2014 Rocky Mountain Section PGA Yellowstone Chapter Pro-Pro supported by Titleist, FootJoy, Sun Mountain, Maui Jim and The PGA TOUR.