Tournament Fact Sheet U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Colorado Golf Club • Parker, Colo. • Sept. 14-19, 2019 Golf Course Superintendent Tournament Set-up Steve Eller Par: 72 Phone: 303-540-8400 Yardage: 7,561 Cell: 303-815-0949 Stimpmeter: 12 Email:
[email protected] Course Statistics Years as GCSAA Member: 16 Average Green Size: 7,200 sq. ft. Years at Colorado Golf Club: 5 Average Tee Size: 6,500 sq. ft. Years as a Superintendent: 10 Acres of Fairway: 44 Previous Courses: Cherry Creek CC (superintendent), Acres of Rough: 17 Castle Pines (super/assistant), Beer Creek (assistant), Number of Sand Bunkers: 105 Keystone Ranch (assistant) Number of Water Hazards: 3 Hometown: Great Bend, Kan. Soil Conditions: Sandy loam Education: Kansas State / Colorado State Water Sources: Well Drainage Conditions: Good Number of Employees: 26 Turfgrass Other Key Golf Personnel Greens: Bentgrass / Poa annua .125” Keenan Lilyquist, Assistant Tees: Bluegrass / ryegrass .350” Dana Tarantelli, Assistant Fairways: Bluegrass / ryegrass .475” Tauge Rux, Assistant Rough: Bluegrass 3” Martin Chavez, Equipment Manager Becky Bowles, Horticulturist Additional Notes Graham Cliff, PGA Professional • Course is set at an elevation of 6,100 feet. Michael Burgamy, Green Committee Bob Kunz, Manager • Course averages 15” of precipitation per Matt Kellogg, President year. • Wildlife on the course include mule deer, Course Architect antelope, coyote, porcupine, raccoon, wild Architect (year): Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (2007) turkeys, red tail hawks, bull snakes. Course Owner: Member Owned • Colorado Golf Club hosted the 2010 Senior PGA Championship and 2013 Solheim Cup. (see other page for CommonGround) Mike Strauss • Media Relations Manager • (O) 785-312-5164 • (C) 785-865-8444 •
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