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Welcome to Colorado Junior Golf!

This web site is designed to serve as a central location for all junior golf programs within the state of Colorado. It is a collaborative effort between the junior golf entities within Colorado whom have come together to form the Colorado Junior Committee. Participants include the Colorado PGA, CGA, CWGA, CJGA, USGA, Gold Crown, First Tee, Open Fairways, LPGA/USGA Girls Golf, Pikes Peak Junior Tour, Northern Colorado Junior Tour, and local chapters of the Optimist International Tournament and the Big I Championship.

Youth Excellence in Sports Athlete of the Year: David Oraee :: 01/24/2010
No matter what happens from here on out in the life of David Oraee, he'll always have the summer of 2009. And he'll probably always have a special place in his heart for Aspen. It was then and there that the Greeley West High School student etched his name in the American Junior Golf Association record book, accomplishing something that notable AJGA alumni Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III and a certain Tiger never could. ...read more

Wiebe in PGA Tour Event :: 12/05/2009
CJGA Alumni and Aurora resident Gunner Wiebe made a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Torrey Pines South on Saturday to beat his college coach in a playoff and earn a spot in next month’s San Diego PGA Tour stop. ...read more

CGA/CWGA Celebrate Unique Year :: 11/12/2009
This year turned out to be a perfect storm of sorts in Colorado’s amateur golf ranks. The 2009 tournament season produced some rare and even unprecedented occurrences, all of which will be highlighted on Nov. 22 when the CGA, CWGA and CJGA host their awards brunch at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield. ...read more

Lob Shot Practice

Stand your bag up between you and the chipping green. With your sand or lob wedge stand approximately 6 ft. behind your bag. You may have to adjust the distance. Practice hitting short lob shots directly over your bag. Shots can be anywhere from 5-20 yards from the hole. This will quickly give you the feel of how quickly you can elevate the ball when you have a shot that requires this.

Place the ball forward in your stance, club face, shoulders and feet slightly open, it does not have to be severe; the club will do the work. For the ball to go higher in the air the club must strike the ball on a descending blow coming down at a steeper angle than a normal pitch. In order for this to happen a wrist hinge must take place on the backswing. An easy thought is to have the butt end of the club pointing to the ground and the club head high at a half-swing position. Hands low club head high.

Most importantly keep your shoulders, arms and hands relaxed. The club should feel soft in your hands.

Practice this and it will give you the confidence to execute it on the course

Elena King, LPGA
Director of Instruction
CommonGround Learning Center