Horizon Boys Golf 
Head Coach:  Mitch Dean  

2025 Boys' Golf Rules & Announcements

Tryouts: Monday August 4th:
Report to patio by Riverdale Club House by 10:30 AM. 
I will check you in, assign you a tee time, send you to the pro shop to pay your greens fee, purchase range tokens & then warm up.
All contestants will walk the course.
You are encouraged to use a push /pull cart.  
Our first tee time is 11:02AM. 

On Tuesday, August 5, we will play the Knolls Course.
Report to the clubhouse by 10:30 AM to pay for your round of golf.
We will tee off at 11:06 AM.
You will play 18 holes of Golf.

Day three, we will hold tryouts in Broomfield at Greenway Park, par three Golf Course.
You need to report there by 8:15 AM.
Our first tee time is 9 AM.  
I will assign Tee times after you pay your greens fee. 

All participants must complete all three days of tryouts in order to be considered for the golf team.  I keep a maximum of 12 players.  You must be able to shoot a score of 95 or less over 18 holes with people you do not know If you hope to play for the HORIZON high school golf team.   Your cumulative best 18 hole combined score during tryouts determines your consideration for the golf team.  Day one you will play 18 holes and I will consider your best nine hole score prior to day two.  Day two will be an eighteen hole round of golf at riverdale on the Knolls Course. Day three will be at a par three course in Broomfield.  All players will receive special consideration as this is not a regulation course.  Coach Trenkamp and I will determine what score needs to be considered in your cumulative total.

Introductors: Coach Dean, Coach Trenkamp

Place my information in your phones.  Text me your name & email address that you use most of the time; when I contact you to see if you are available to play, miss school, or are ill, please send me a response immediately.

So you are prepared for tryouts, look carefully at our practice routine. When you are practicing this summer, this is what you should work on. Everything we do at practice is designed to help you be a smarter and more accurate player on the golf course.

Report to practice on time.  Report to the chipping green first, check in with your coaches, listen to our daily schedule, then we will divide players between the driving range, chipping green & putting green.  We always warm up with swing mechanics, pendulum stroke followed by one hand accuracy swing, other hand accuracy swing, & both hands accuracy swing.  Concentrate on mechanics: core, arm position, point  of contact & focus. 

Stations:  driving range, chipping / pitching green, putting green or course play

Rules at driving range.  Every shot has a purpose, a direction, and a target.  Don't waste swings to just hit the ball.  You get one token / practice when we use the driving range.  Finish your driving range practice by playing simulated holes 

Chipping / pitching green - stance; swing mechanics.  Work on landing zone, type of shot, different club usage; you should be practicing here all year long.  If you chip or pitch fifty balls, work on 100, work on 150, work on 200

Putting green - stance, alignment, distance control, grip strength, lag putting; two putts, reading slope; tempo; 30 minutes minimum / day

Safety sheet:  these essential rules are for YOUR SAFETY!  I will go over these at our first practice.  I will also email you & your families a copy.  Basically, you need to constantly be aware of your surroundings and know to  never swing a club or hit a ball if someone is in danger of being injured.

Games & Drills:  vary for each practice.  These games are fun competition to simulate match competition, the same you will face during every round of golf you play.

Care of course - repair divots & ball marks; no displays of anger or frustration, no throwing clubs, balls, pushcarts or teammates; 
pace of play; social distancing; individual responsibilities ( only touch your equipment ).

Scoring - Download CHSAA App!  During most matches, you will keep your score electronically on your smart phone. A scorecard will be used as a backup.

Rules Exams:  emailed weekly throughout the season.  Complete, print out or email me results only if you don't have a printer.

Matches: in order to play in a match any given week, you cannot miss any practice immediately prior to the match .  The exceptions are school related functions or family necessity.
Arrange work schedule around your practice.  Always remain academically eligible! Grades are monitored weekly!

Goals: why are you playing golf? What do you hope to attain from playing? How are you going to benefit the team?  What are you committed to do to make yourself  a better golfer / student athlete?

Varsity Letter:  to earn a varsity letter, a player must compete in three varsity matches & complete 54 holes of varsity golf.  If a player becomes ineligible due to academic issues, ineligibility may prevent a player from earning a varsity letter.
All players must attend all practices, be punctual, be respectful, demonstrate integrity, & be supportive of his teammates.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding hazing and initiation of any kind.  Building administrators will review and potentially investigate any situation that involves hazing or initiations within a student group.  Adams 12 Five Star Schools Superintendent Policy 5110 and Athletic Code of Conduct prohibit bullying, hazing, intimidation or threats.

Contact me if you have any questions regarding this Golf handbook. My email information is mdirish2000@yahoo.com and You can text me at 303-929-1481.