Win One Of Seven Dream Golf Vacations To America’s Top Golf
Destinations
by Ed Mate, Executive Director, Colorado Golf Association
If you’ve ever dreamed of playing the best golf courses in
America, the Colorado Golf Association (CGA), might just have a ticket with
your name on it. This golf season, the CGA, home to more than 60,000 members,
is conducting their Dream Golf Vacation Raffle — Presented by BMW. The 2019
raffle features seven grand prize packages including six Stay-and-Play packages
at top golf resorts in the country, which feature 12 of the top 50 public
courses in the United States, as ranked by Golf Digest. In addition to the
Stay-and-Play packages, a grand prize winner will attend the 2019 BMW
Championship at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.
This unique raffle supports youth golf programs conducted by
the non-profit Colorado Golf Association at its own premier golf facility,
CommonGround Golf Course, ranked #4 “Best public places you can play in
Colorado” by Golfweek. Programs conducted by the CGA are Youth on Course, the
Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, Hale Irwin Player Program and Community
and Wellness program which welcomes organizations such as Special Olympics, Big
Brothers/Big Sisters and Denver-area Boy & Girl Scouts.
The grand prize trip to the BMW Championship — the
penultimate event of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs, set for Aug. 15-18 —
will include first-class roundtrip airfare to Chicago, a three-night stay at a
host hotel (Thursday to Sunday, including transportation from there to the
course) and a $500 gift card for food and beverage. The prize allows the winner
to walk inside the ropes with a featured group on Friday of the event, and
provides two 18th-hole VIP Hospitality access at Medinah for Friday and
Saturday’s rounds.
The featured resorts and courses in the raffle include:
• Bandon
Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (3 nights, 6 rounds of golf for winner and a guest,
including caddie fees). Four courses ranked #2, #7, #12 and #14.
• Destination
Kohler Resort’s Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run courses in Wisconsin (2
nights, 3 rounds of golf). Whistling Straits will host the 2020 Ryder Cup.
• Streamsong
Golf Resort in Florida (3 nights, 3 rounds of golf for four people).
• Sand Valley
Golf Resort in Wisconsin (2 nights for winner and a guest, 3 rounds of golf).
• Fairmount
Scottsdale Princess and TPC Scottsdale, Champions and Stadium Course which is
home of the Waste Management Open in Arizona (3 nights, 2 rounds of golf).
• The Peaks
Resort and Telluride Golf Club Sept. 6-8 (2 nights, 2 rounds of golf), with a
2019 BMW X7 courtesy vehicle to drive to and from Telluride.
All of the stay and plays include $1,000 worth of gift cards
for travel, food and beverage, and except for Telluride they can be redeemed
through at least the first half of 2020.
Additional raffle prizes include rounds at 40-plus Colorado
golf courses, as well as golf merchandise and other goodies. Among the rounds
are those offered by Aspen Glen Club, The Club at Cordillera, The Club at
Pradera, The Pinery Country Club, Valley Country Club, Eagle Vail Golf Club,
Meridian Golf Club, Inverness Golf Club and the Keystone courses.
To purchase tickets and a list of all raffle prizes visit
ColoradoGolf.org. Tickets for this state-licensed raffle are $40 each, with no
limits placed on the number of tickets that can be bought. The BMW Championship
Prize winner will be selected on Aug. 2 and all other winners will be selected
on August 22. Contact Ryan Smith for more information at 303-366-4653.
Normally, the Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle only endorses
candidates in Districts which are part of our circulation area. This time,
however, we believe this to be a make-or-break election for the future of the
city. We are, therefore, endorsing candidates in all runoff races as well as
Initiated Ordinance 302. We acknowledge if incumbent Michael Hancock wins his
race against Jamie Giellis there is a little hope that the next four years will
be any better than the last disastrous eight years. If Giellis wins, however,
she will need allies to fight against the high-density developers that are not
going to go gently into that good night. Our endorsements are as follows:
Jamie Giellis
MAYOR – JAMIE GIELLIS. Michael Hancock has been the worst
mayor of Denver since Wolfe Londoner (1891-1893) who ended up in jail, which
would be the fate of Hancock if there were any justice in this town. Londoner
was the puppet of the whisky barons of Denver while Hancock is the tool of the
high-density developers. If given a choice between the two, high-density
developers have been a far more malevolent force than the whiskey barons ever
were. Jamie Giellis is a bright new face with an urban planning background
which is badly needed in the city. Can she survive the last minute desperate
and vicious mudslinging of his Honor and his allies? We certainly hope so, but
only time will tell.
Peg Perl
CLERK AND RECORDER – PEG PERL. This one was easy. Paul Lopez
is wholly unqualified for the position as he demonstrated in the only debate.
Moreover, he has indicated that he will politicalize the position which is
exactly what is not needed. Peg Perl is very well qualified to run the office
in a fair and equitable manner for all the residents of the city.
INITIATED ORDINANCE 302 – YES. The city dodged a bullet when
the Olympic Committee chose Salt Lake City over Denver to bid for the 2030
Winter Olympics. Only high-density developers and certain businessmen wanted to
bring the Olympics to Denver and they couldn’t have cared less what the
citizens of the city thought. Next time, if this proposal passes, Denver will
have to ask the voters of the city what they think before wasting large sums of
money for a project that would benefit only a very few.
Wayne New
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10: WAYNE NEW. Wayne was one of four
councilmen who ran in 2015 opposing the reckless and wasteful developments of
Mayor Hancock in Cherry Creek and across the city. Some feel Wayne has not done
enough to oppose the Mayor and his policies, but behind-the-scenes resistance
leader Rafael Espinoza says Wayne was his greatest ally and fought with him in
many of the key fights, not all of which were successful. Newcomer Chris Hinds
is an attractive candidate in many ways, but the behind-the-scenes support for
him of the city’s unions and people who are often allied with high-density
developers make him a risk that he will become just one more person who
actually only listens to the rich and powerful in the city.
Amanda Sawyer
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 – AMANDA SAWYER. Little controversy
here. Incumbent Mary Beth Susman has been the lackey for high-density
developers in her District and across the city. She was even caught taking
written instructions from developers and their lobbyists on exactly what to say
in City Council meetings. Her door knocker advertisement states: “A Leader Who
Listens.” Anyone who has been to a City Council meeting where a high-density
development is being considered would know that tag line should be: “A
Councilwoman Who Listens Only to Developers.” Amanda Sawyer got involved in the
race after helping with one of the few neighborhood victories in stopping the
ill-considered Green Flats development on Holly. It would be nice to have a
councilwoman who actually does listen to the everyday citizens.
Amanda Sandoval
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 – AMANDA SANDOVAL. Hopefully, City
Council meetings will have another Amanda on the dais fighting for the
neighborhoods that have been ignored for so long. Sandoval has been the chief
of staff for Rafael Espinoza, the leader in the fight against high-density
developers, and will continue his great work. Her opponent is the
intellectually limited fireman Mike Somma who will be little more than a parrot
for the city’s unions.
Veronica Barela
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 – Veronica Barela. In District 3
there is only one candidate who has expressly opposed the disastrous Sloan’s
Lake mega project sponsored by the outgoing councilman Paul Lopez and the
Brownstein Farber Law Firm. Barela’s longterm advocacy for the District
demonstrates that she is willing to fight against the powers to be in the city.
Her opponent is immigration rights activist Jamie Torres who has not
demonstrated the same resolve.
Candi CdeBaca
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 – Candi CdeBaca. Last, but not
least, this race pits Mayor Hancock’s presumed successor, Albus, “The Buddha”
Brooks, who spends his time looking for handouts from the rich and powerful.
Candi CdeBaca’s surprisingly strong showing in the initial round indicates that
District 9’s residents are tired of being forced out of Denver by high-density
developments pushed by Brooks, and are ready for a change.
