Tournament History

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The statewide CDOT golf tournament began as a small gathering of maintenance folks. The first few years of the tournament consisted of one maintenance section hosting another. The first outing made for a somewhat auspicious beginning. Folklore indicates that it rained all day so everyone just went to Bob Milleson's house to bend elbows. After a few years the tournament grew and became the "Colorado Day Golf Tournament" which was held on Colorado Day, the first Monday of August each year. Later, Colorado Day stopped being an official state holiday, so the tournament started taking on new names, but keeping with tradition, is still held on the first or second Sunday of August. The tournament now boasts participation from across the state of many CDOT employees, family members, contractors, engineering consultants, suppliers, and other friends of the department. Some say that the tournament now rivals the U.S. Open in stature. Below is a brief history of the tournament listing the tournament location and the main promoters for each year. 1982   Aurora hosted Durango � Ted Vickers & Bob Milleson 1983   Durango hosted Aurora and Alamosa � Ted Vickers 1984   Alamosa hosted Aurora and Durango � Tuff Foster 1985   Durango � Ted Vickers 1986   Colorado Springs Country Club in Colorado Springs � Charlie Atherton � Koch Oil 1987   Greeley � Dave Fraser 1988   Alamosa � Mike Anderson 1989   Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction � Weldon Allen & Brad Brophey 1990   Meridian Golf Club in Englewood � Chuck Loerwald 1991   Yampa Valley Golf Course in Craig � John Smith 1992   Durango � Ted Vickers 1993   Cattails Golf Club in Alamosa � Delbert Gay 1994   Greeley � Mike Anderson 1995   Montrose � Joe Vickers 1996   Battlement Mesa � Del French 1997   Cactus Open at Walking Stick in Pueblo � Weldon Allen 1998   Hillcrest Golf Club in Durango � Wayne Lupton 1999   Outback Open at Boomerang Golf Course in Greeley � Dennis Allen,            Mike Hern, & Chuck Steiner 2000   Yampa Valley Shootout at Yampa Valley Golf Club in Craig � Bernie Lay 2001   Grand Valley Tournament at Tiara Rado in Grand Junction If you have any corrections or additions to this list, please e-mail them to our webmaster.

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