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Pavin to join field at 71st Senior PGA Championship
U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin will be joined by newly chosen assistants Tom Lehman and Jeff Sluman in a premier international field, May 25-30, in the 71st Senior PGA Championship at Colorado Golf Club in Parker.
Pavin will make his debut in the most historic and prestigious event in senior golf, while Lehman returns to the Championship for a second straight year, and Sluman makes his third consecutive appearance.
The Senior PGA Championship, featuring perennially the strongest 156-player field in senior golf, will be challenged by Colorado Golf Club. One of the premier new courses in America, Colorado Golf Club opened in 2007. It serves as the site of the first PGA of America-conducted major championship in Colorado since 1985, when Hubert Green captured the 67th PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club.
The Senior PGA Championship also will be the third major championship in senior golf to be conducted in Colorado, following the 1993 U.S. Senior Open at Cherry Hills and the 2008 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor.
Co-designed by Bill Coore and two-time Masters Champion and 1999 Ryder Cup Captain Ben Crenshaw, Colorado Golf Club was recognized in 2007 by GOLF Magazine as one of the top new private courses in the country. Colorado Golf Club rests in an undisturbed enclave in Parker, surrounded by 1,100 acres of open space. The par-72 layout can be stretched to 7,604 yards, making it the longest to host a Senior PGA Championship in Colorado.
Griebel named National Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year
Mitch Griebel of Heritage High School has been named a national Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year. The Old Spice Red Zone High School Football Player of the Year program recognizes those athletes who elevate their play and that of their teammates in the red zone.
“His persona brings out complete and spirited trust from his teammates. They truly believe that they will win because Mitch was in charge,” said Mike Griebel, coach of the 2009 Class 4A state champion Eagles team.
Mitch Griebel was chosen from a large pool of nominees from 10,000 participating high school football teams to receive this honor. He is honored as one of 50 players across America who stood out among their peers for their exceptional performance.
As one of the 50 Red Zone Players of the Year, Griebel was honored in a full-page congratulatory announcement in the Feb. 4 edition of USA Today along with the newspaper’s coverage of National Letter of Intent Signing Day. Griebel, who was honored at his school among other Eagles athletes, signed his commitment to continue his football career at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Optiz named Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American
Shane Opitz of Heritage High School baseball, among other Eagles sports, was recently named as Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American first-team honors. He was one of 23 high school ball players named to the first-team’s roster of infielders from around the nation and the only infielder named among them from Colorado.
U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin will be joined by newly chosen assistants Tom Lehman and Jeff Sluman in a premier international field, May 25-30, in the 71st Senior PGA Championship at Colorado Golf Club in Parker.
Pavin will make his debut in the most historic and prestigious event in senior golf, while Lehman returns to the Championship for a second straight year, and Sluman makes his third consecutive appearance.
The Senior PGA Championship, featuring perennially the strongest 156-player field in senior golf, will be challenged by Colorado Golf Club. One of the premier new courses in America, Colorado Golf Club opened in 2007. It serves as the site of the first PGA of America-conducted major championship in Colorado since 1985, when Hubert Green captured the 67th PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club.
The Senior PGA Championship also will be the third major championship in senior golf to be conducted in Colorado, following the 1993 U.S. Senior Open at Cherry Hills and the 2008 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor.
Co-designed by Bill Coore and two-time Masters Champion and 1999 Ryder Cup Captain Ben Crenshaw, Colorado Golf Club was recognized in 2007 by GOLF Magazine as one of the top new private courses in the country. Colorado Golf Club rests in an undisturbed enclave in Parker, surrounded by 1,100 acres of open space. The par-72 layout can be stretched to 7,604 yards, making it the longest to host a Senior PGA Championship in Colorado.
Griebel named National Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year
Mitch Griebel of Heritage High School has been named a national Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year. The Old Spice Red Zone High School Football Player of the Year program recognizes those athletes who elevate their play and that of their teammates in the red zone.
“His persona brings out complete and spirited trust from his teammates. They truly believe that they will win because Mitch was in charge,” said Mike Griebel, coach of the 2009 Class 4A state champion Eagles team.
Mitch Griebel was chosen from a large pool of nominees from 10,000 participating high school football teams to receive this honor. He is honored as one of 50 players across America who stood out among their peers for their exceptional performance.
As one of the 50 Red Zone Players of the Year, Griebel was honored in a full-page congratulatory announcement in the Feb. 4 edition of USA Today along with the newspaper’s coverage of National Letter of Intent Signing Day. Griebel, who was honored at his school among other Eagles athletes, signed his commitment to continue his football career at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Optiz named Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American
Shane Opitz of Heritage High School baseball, among other Eagles sports, was recently named as Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American first-team honors. He was one of 23 high school ball players named to the first-team’s roster of infielders from around the nation and the only infielder named among them from Colorado.
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