We officially will close our season this week with a COVID friendly closing ceremony reunion where we will celebrate our players and their families by remembering some of our seasons accomplishments and handing out this years certificates of participation.

We will meet at the Vaver's backyard. All players and their families are invited. You will receive an official invite with details soon, but we are thinking Wednesday October 14th starting at 6:30pm. Save the date!

NOTE: Please remember to return any school equipment still on your possession: Range Finders, Rain Jackets, Golf Bags, Stretching STicks.

State Tournament Recap

This week Ryan and coaches Ricardo & Elliot headed down to Colorado Springs for the Boy’s 4A State Championship at the Country Club of Colorado (CCC). The week included a number of great highlights for Ryan.

Sunday’s practice round with Silver Creek was played with three college players from UCCS (who’s home course is CCC) following along and giving tips and information that was invaluable for the tournament. They also spoke high praises during the round for Ryan’s game, swing and attitude...a huge compliment to Ryan.

Monday and day one got off to a flying start when Ryan sank a 25ft putt birdie on his first hole. He was off and running from there fighting through some bad bounces and tough lip outs to shoot a 3-over 48 on his first nine. Unfettered Ryan counties his strong play onto the back nine, making stress free pars and climbing the leaderboard to a tie for 5th place. But a bad break found him plugged into the lip of a bunker which lead to a double bogey. Day one saw Ryan finish with a 9-over 80 and in a tie for 16th place.

Day two did not get off with a birdie bang, but a strong start nonetheless the less. With a bad break but great recovery for bogey on hole three and a kick in birdie on hole six, Ryan found himself even after six holes and climbing the leaderboard again. Unfortunately the same trouble hole from day one struck again and after a few tough bounces, Ryan holes out for an 8. But with extreme focus Ryan bounced back to make two pars to finish out the front nine at a 4-over 40. Focused on playing his “favorite side of the two” Ryan played some strong golf on the back, which included a very good birdie on the par 3 17th hole in front of a gallery of some 50-60 people to shoot a 37 and finish the tournament with a 157 (80-77) good enough for a solo 16th place finish and likely 2nd team All State. An incredible result for someone playing in his first high school state championship.

This Golfer is a great example of what hard work and dedication can achieve and with two of his best rounds of golf the coaches have seen him play this year on a very difficult course, he represented Centaurus High School admirably. Well done Ryan!

BOCOPreps mention (and picture)

... Centaurus senior Ryan Vaver shot a 77 on the second day to finish 16th. He birdied 17 and parred 18 to close out his career.

“I was looking for top-20, top-10 on a good round,” he said. “I think I accomplished my goals.”

This week

On Sunday October 4th, we will be playing a practice round of golf at the Country Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs, where we will be playing our State Tournament on Monday and Tuesday, October 5th and 6th.

Closing Ceremony

We still have no specific plan on when and where we will be gathering for a closing ceremony... Stay Tuned.

Week 9 Recap

Beat the Coach Challenge

As our final event of the year the team played against the coaches in a scramble format event. The teams were:

• Team A: Matthew V / Asa / Jeffrey / Will

• Team B: Ryan / Logan / Owen / Matthew G (DNP), and

• Coaches Team: Ricardo / Bill / Elliott who were also joined by AD Emmy.

The teams jostled for position much of the day with lots of birdies and an unfortunate bogey here or there. In the end the coaches had the chance to birdie one of the last three holes to win the title, but only could walk away with par on each hole.

In the end, all three teams tied at -6. Team A may have some claim to a missed covid cup putt...but if the ball isn’t in the hole, it isn’t in the hole. Good playing to everyone and well done on a good season.

State Preparation

Our State Championship preparation consisted playing 18 holes at Colorado National GC, Murphy Creek GC and Riverdale Dunes GC on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Knowing that at this stage of the season, there is nothing more we can to to change his game for next week's tournament, we focused in keeping his skills sharp and invited Ryan to play with each of the coaches with the goal that he sees three different styles and approaches to the game, and to broaden his understanding of the game.

Good Luck To Ryan Vaver

Representing Centaurus HS at the

2020 States Golf Championship

Do you know:

• Your playing stats (GIR's, U/D, Putts, Fairways)

• Your club distances, including 1/2 and 3/4 swing, wind and rain?

• Where your misses are with you putter, chips, irons and from tee box?

• Your golf Routine?

• How long do you stand over the ball before you swing?

• The way certain foods affect you?

• How you talk to yourself?

When you practice Invest 20% of your time in your strengths and 80% of your time in your weaknesses - because it is the best and safest way to improve your confidence.

This week

• Practice: Tuesday ONLY (No practice on Monday - Labour Day)

• Wednesday: Meade League Meet #5. Everyone Goes

• Thursday: Fort Morgan Invite (Varsity Only - 4 Players)

  • A message from the tournament organizer: There are many teams that will be playing in the regional tournament at Quail Dunes on September 22nd and we want to give you a chance to see most of the tee boxes that will be used. We will use a black and blue mix of tees and the only tees that will be different from regionals will be holes 2, 7, 9, 11 and 14. Those holes will be played from the normal blue tees but for regionals they will be in the black positions.

Over this holiday weekend, give yourself a golf break - a reset -. Don't practice or play, enjoy your family and any special activities you have planned . Come back rested and ready for the last push before regionals - See you Tuesday!

Week 5 Recap

Holy Family League Match #4

Our fourth league meet was a bit of a up and down affair. Tuesday we played at Broadlands Golf Course to mixed results. After a frustrating round last week, Asa bounced back to shoot a 82, shaving nine strokes off his score from last week. Will also impressed playing a “good 17 holes” and had it not been for a tough final hole, he would have had a stellar round. Despite that, he still shot a season-best tournament score.

The JV team also competed for the second time this season and played to a fifth place finish. It was great to see all the guys out there competing again and gaining valuable tournament experience.

• Team (Varsity) Placement: 5rd place (2 shots from 4rd, 9 shots from 3rd)

• Individual Placements: Ryan V & Asa W: 8th, Will K: 18th , Owen B: 34th and Matthew V: 37th

Pelican Lakes - Mead Invite at Pelican Lakes

Thursday the team played in its first varsity invitational of the year at Pelican Lakes in Windsor. All seven guys* were playing the course for the first time and learned what a stiff test the course is. Asa lead the team with a 9-over 81, improving on his season best from last tournament and Matthew F also beat his season average by 4 with a solid 82. Ryan F contributed our final qualifying score of 82, giving the team a 245 total, good enough for 7th place (out of 24 teams) and 4th place of the 4A schools we’ll be competing against at regionals.

In all the team is moving in the right direction. But with two weeks left to prepare for regionals, crunch time starts now and preparations go into high gear with two more tournaments next week, including an invite next Thursday at Quail Dunes, host of our regional tournament this year.

Game within the game

• Asa/Logan: 188

• Matthew V/Jeffrey: 179 (WINNERS)

• Will/Owen: 189

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same… you’ll be a man, my son.”

- Rudyard Kipling

• Be impeccable with your words - Because the words you use matter - Avoid Negative Talk

• Don't take anything personal - Avoid Negative Thoughts.

• Minimize Thinking About The Past - Because you can't change that.

• Don't Make Any Assumptions - Minimize Bad Decisions - Plan every shot.

• Always do your Best - Practice your weaknesses with the goal to minimize avoidable mistakes.

• Break old habits - Because it's the only way to create change.

This Week

• Team Practices will take place n Monday and Wednesday this week.

• Holy Family League Meet #4 will take place on Tuesday at Broadlands Golf COurse - no times posted yet, though we are hoping to get the morning tee times. - all players will attend.

• Windsor Invitational will take place at Pelican Lakes Golf Course on Thursday - 9 am Shotgun - all players attend.

We are entering the second half of our season - can you believe it?! This means that players should start practicing with a focus on creating a confidence that transfers easily into tournament play.

Week 4 Recap

Saddleback Practice round & Mini Tournament Final Match (8/23)

We held our team match play final this week with Matthew V and Will took on Ryan V and Matthew G at Saddleback Golf Course.

Matthew V & Will jumped out to a quick 3 up lead through 3 holes. After some back and forth and halved holes the rest of the front nine, Ryan and Matthew G were able to claw their way back into the match. They fought their way to all square after 10 holes, and setting up a dramatic final 8 holes.

Matthew V and Will, were not deterred however, showing more poise than you would expect from a Fr. and So. After losing their 1-up lead on the the drivable 16th, the young lads won the 17th thanks to a solid 2-putt par from Matthew V. Dormie on 18, despite their best efforts, Ryan and Matthew were unable to overcome the last deficit of the day.

It was an exciting match, congratulations to Matthew V and Will for taking home the championship. And to all four players on delivering a tenacious, well played match.

Greeley Central League Match 3

Congratulations to Ryan V for his 1st place individual finish at our third league tournament this week. Ryan V, Matthew V matched their season averages while Will K bested his season average by 3. Collectively the boys played great team golf, an important stepping stone towards a positive regional showing. After a tough first 10 holes Asa showed resilience on the back side, stringing together five parts to in his words “make sure he did what he could to help the team.” And Will finished with four straight pars to show great composure by a Junior competing in his first varsity event this year.

As a team we finished fourth, a bit of a slip from our previous two meets, but there was much more signs of enthusiasm and signs doing the right things after the round from the team. We are looking forward to our next meet Tuesday at Broadlands as our next opportunity to show off the hard work everyone has been putting in. Thank you all for your efforts.

• Team Placement: 4rd place (5 shots from 3rd, 14 shots from 1st)

• Individual Placements: Ryan V: 1st, Matthew V: 16th, Will K: 21st, Asa W: 27th, Owen B: 45th

Building your inner coach

• Expecting every shot to be perfect is unrealistic. Accept every shot as comes out.

• Expecting to play your best game ever every time you play is not sustainable - adds tension. Striving to match or beat your scoring average is sustainable - invites success.

• Knowing that you can get out of any situation, and still make par, will free your mind and shed tension.

• Use your imagination - its your best friend!

• Golf Happiness = Reality minus expectations

• Is common that golf players have unrealistic expectations of their game and/or get upset when they hit anything but a perfect shot... if you can relate to this watch Bob Newhart - 'STOP IT' video.

This Week

Schedule

• Playing Practice on Monday August 24th at Saddleback Golf Course.

  • Tee times at 1:06 pm.

  • Final Match for Mini Tournament - Two Ball, Best Ball, Match Play.

  • We will NOT be counting strokes today - we will be counting game stats.

• Tuesday and Wednesday Practices at IP.

• Thursday Greeley Central League Tournament #3 (HIghland Hills GC, Greeley)

Uniforms

Uniforms are arrived last Friday and will hand them out on Monday. If you have not done so, please send a check written out to "Centaurus HS" and add to the memo line "Boys Golf Team".

• Polo/Hat: $65.00

• Pullover: $65.00

• Both: $130.00

Week 3 Recap

Playing Practice at Indian Peaks. / Mini tournament Round 1

We played our second playing practice on Monday 8/17 and our first round of our mini tournament. During this round of golf, players played with only three clubs of their choice (and a putter) as an exercise intended to teach us course management and in some cases how to play different shots with one club. So as it stands the game played was: Match Play, 2 ball/best ball with three clubs. On the first match Ryan V/Matthew G beat Asa W/Jeffery S with a score of 6&5. The second match Matthew V/Will K overcame Own B/Logan C by a score of 2&1 - this was a close match that came down to the 17 hole. A special note of mention is that Own B played the back nine solo as his teammate had to leave the match due to a work conflict - well Played Owen.

Fox Hills - Longmont League Tournament #2

• Team Placement: 3rd place (2 shots from 2nd, 16 shots from 1st)

• Individual Placements:

  • Ryan V: T-3rd

  • Matthew V: T-12th

  • Asa W: T-17th

  • Owen B: T-20th

  • Jeffrey Solcum: 46th

  • Notes: Everyone on the team show their average (+/- 1 shot) - Mission accomplished!

Read or Watch

Use this ladder drill to roll in putts like a PGA Tour pro!

Fool or a football coach

Indian Peaks Junior Passes

BVSD is offering a total of 6 free passes to be given to Centaurus High school students. If you would like to be considered to receive this pass, please fill out this questionnaire.

Summer League (read more)

The summer league is intended to get students involved and prepared for the upcoming Golf Season. Anyone interested in joining the CHS Golf Program is encouraged to participate in the Summer League events.

Due to our current COVID circumstance, City, County and State restrictions, BVSD has decided to cancel all summer sports activities organized by school representatives and employees.