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Molly McMulliban’s Fab 5 – Colorado Golf Association
Coming soon for Colorado golfers
Golf could be the Dorian Gray portrait of the sporting world. Ancient as the game is, the look of it changes little from year to year: We make our way from tee to fairway to green attempting endlessly to put a little ball into a little hole.
But the golf industry, now, that’s something else! From fashion to gear to technology, it changes, evolves and develops so quickly that the coming season won’t ever look the same as the last.
Here are five fresh takes Colorado golfers might notice in 2024.
- The spread of split tee-times at Colorado courses that stay open in the offseason. Denver Golf has found success in recent years starting players on both the first and 10th tees at 10 a.m. over the winter, maximizing 18-hole rounds while minimizing frost delays. This year the CGA’s CommonGround adopted the system. Look for more courses to join the bandwagon next winter.
- The PGA Tour returns to Colorado for the first time in 10 years, Aug. 22-25, with the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club. Everybody’s a winner at this FedExCup playoff event: 50 players and a $20 million purse.
- Of course we all should have our clubs regripped for the April 15 season opening, but how about a new shaft on that putter? One of the newest equipment innovations comes to us courtesy of Barney Adams – yes, the mind behind Tight Lies, which started us all on what we know today as hybrids. Now he’s formed Breakthrough Golf and introduced the ultra-stiff Stability putter shaft, which has just 1 degree of torque to keep your existing putter face square at impact. Read all about it at breakthroughgolftech.com.
- Broadlands and Applewood became the first Colorado courses to implement Noteefy, a new, cutting-edge app that puts players on a waiting list for tee times in their preferred window and alerts them when a spot opens. Courses like it because they can fill late openings. And Colorado golfers who have set their alarms for midnight to make tee times have to love the idea of an app that will let them snore away.
- Finally, the annual PGA Golf Expo showcased something new for every golf body: the usual flashy new polos for guys, flirty new skorts for gals and cutting-edge golf shoe technology. One of the most talked about accessories to put next to your skin, though, is a pair of putt-reading sunglasses from USWING. The glasses are rated for UV400 sun protection and the brand promises to “distinguish the direction of the grass pattern and undulating slope of the green.” Starting at around $600 MSRP, these are perfect for the golfer who will do anything to lower his or her scores.
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Veteran journalist Susan Fornoff has written about golf for publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, ColoradoBiz magazine and her own GottaGoGolf.com. She became a CGA member when she moved from Oakland, CA, to Littleton in 2016, and ghost-writes as “Molly McMulligan,” the CGA’s on-course consultant on golf for fun. Email her at mollymcmulligan@gmail.com.
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On Friday, the Colorado Rockies announced that Paul DePodesta is the club’s new president of baseball operations.
DePodesta is the fifth head of baseball operations in the team’s history and will take over the position effective immediately. In a release on Friday, team officials celebrated their newest addition.
“Paul’s previous work in MLB set the foundation for many aspects of the way the game is analyzed today, and we are thrilled for him to be a key figure in our future. Under his leadership, we will evolve the Colorado Rockies into what we know will be an exciting new era,” said Rockies Executive Vice President Walker Monfort. “Hiring Paul is an essential first step to the evolution of our baseball department and we’re confident that he will not only maximize our current personnel but will also bring in additional leaders from outside the organization to help lead us forward.
Many baseball and movie fans may also remember DePodesta, portrayed by actor Jonah Hill, in the movie “Moneyball.” DePodesta is the only executive to win division titles with five different organizations.
The Virginia native began his baseball career as an intern in player development for the Cleveland Indians. He has worked in Major League Baseball for over 20 years and served as the vice president of player development and amateur scouting for the New York Mets, as well as a special assistant for baseball operations and executive vice president for the San Diego Padres. Before that, he worked as the general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and served as assistant general manager of the Oakland Athletics.
His last job in the MLB was in 2015. Most recently, DePodesta served as the Cleveland Brown’s Chief Strategy Officer. He said he’s excited for this new opportunity.
“I have always kept my eye on baseball, and this is an incredible opportunity to help make an impact in the next chapter of the Rockies,” DePodesta said. “Building a consistent winner here is a shared goal and one that I am eager to embrace alongside Rockies leaders, staff, players, and fans. I am ready for the challenge and excited to get started immediately.”
After another warm and mostly dry week, drought conditions have worsened slightly across Colorado.
The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that areas of moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions have expanded. Moderate drought from 29.20 to 29.37 percent and abnormally dry conditions have increased from 49.36 to 55.10 percent.
There’s some hope for a brief break in the dry pattern – a chance for rain and snow will return to the northern mountains and portions of the I-70 corridor Friday night, with light accumulations possible. Most of the state, however, will stay dry through the weekend.
Looking ahead, long-range forecasts hint at a potential pattern change by mid-November, with an increased chance for snow.
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16 Colorado state lawmakers face ethics complaints after political organization paid for Vail hotel rooms
Sixteen Democratic state lawmakers are accused of violating the state of Colorado’s gift ban after a political organization paid for their rooms at a luxury hotel in Vail.
The watchdog group that brought the complaints — Common Cause — is considered left-leaning. But it was also one of the driving forces behind a constitutional amendment that banned public officials from accepting gifts worth more than $75.
According to the complaints, the lawmakers are members of the so-called “Colorado Opportunity Caucus.” It held a retreat last month at a luxury hotel in Vail, where legislators mingled with lobbyists.
Common Cause says the head of the caucus — state Sen. Lindsey Daugherty — asked a pro-business organization called One Main Street to pick up the tab for lawmakers’ rooms, at a cost of $25,000. It says One Main Street agreed.
Common Cause’s Attorney, Scott Moss, says One Main Street — which doesn’t disclose its donors — created the caucus and bankrolls it to give business interests access to lawmakers. He says footing the bill for luxury hotel rooms is a clear violation of the gift ban.
“What the gift ban says is that there’s donations, there (is) independent spending. The one line you can’t cross is a legislator can’t say go buy me that and if someone tries to buy you a thing, you have to decline,” Moss said.
Daughterty released a statement saying, “Since its creation, the Colorado Opportunity Caucus has operated under direct legal guidance, so we know we acted in full compliance with the law. The State Ethics Commission has to perform their due diligence and when they do, we are confident the complaint will be dismissed as the political theater it is.”
The caucus consists of moderate Democrats who have clashed with more progressive members of the party. Headed into 2026, Daugherty says Democrats should be “elevating each other not tearing each other down.”
Moss insists the complaints are not politically motivated. He says this is he worst violation of the gift ban he’s seen since it was enacted 20 years ago. He says lawmakers should have to pay back the money plus fines.
The Independent Ethics Commission will have the final say.
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