A real shocker in the news this morning - no, I'm not being sarcastic.
For the first time in 39 years, the Colorado Open golf championship will not be played.
Jack Doak, executive director of the Open Championships of Colorado, canceled the event Tuesday afternoon when he could not find sponsorship to cover the planned $125,000 purse.
The 72-hole event was scheduled to begin Thursday at Sonnenalp Golf Club in the Vail Valley town of Edwards. Doak already had conducted three rounds of qualifying at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster, and most players were in Edwards or en route. A pro-am with a full field of 26 five-player teams scheduled for today was canceled.
I heard it on the radio this morning, couldn't believe it. I'm on the alternates' list to play, I was going to head up to Vail tonight. Lots of players had already come in from around the country, or are holding plane tickets to get here.
I'm sick about it.
