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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - RFP - P782 CITY PARK NINE GOLF PROFESSIONAL CONCESSION (11)SECTION Sj�PSS Sports D y 21, 2001 ♦ Fort Collins Coloradoan iff, 224-7750 E-mail: news@coloradoan.com nativegets CityPark NinegollfJob Fort Collins By SEAN DUFF The Coloradoan Mike Goff, a Fort Collins native who has been a pro- fessional golfer for 30 years, has been hired as head professional at City Park Nine Golf Course. City golf manager Jerry P. Brown announced the decision Tuesday, five days after a five -person search committee interviewed Goff and two other final- ists. "The key thing was ex- perience," Brown said. "He has a tremendous amount of experience. He also made a very attractive fi- nancial package offer, the best offer the city re 'Recreation ceived." Goff, 54, will receive a one-year contract that is re- newable annually for four years. He is expected to be- gin his duties March 1 at a course that is the city's old- est (it was built in the 1940s) and had 44,130 rounds played there in 2000. "It's real nice to be back in the area and have a chance to give back some of the things I've learned in the business," said Goff, who 10 months ago moved from Rapid City, S.D., to Loveland. "I feel real com- fortable in the position and am very happy and excited to get the opportunity." Goff, who graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1964, began his golf career in 1970 as an as- sistant pro at Indian Tree GC in Arvada. He spent 10 years there before becom- ing head pro at Hiwan GC in Evergreen, where he stayed five years. He also has worked as a head pro at Meridian GC in Englewood (1985-89), as golf director at Meadowbrook GC in Rapid City, S.D. (1990-2000) and as a teaching pro the past 10 months at Mariana Butte GC in Loveland. "I was told experience was a big factor, as was my proposal," Goff said. Jim O'Neill, the city's di- rector of purchasing and risk management, headed the search committee, which ranked the finalists on a point scale. Other committee members were Dave Sadler, City Park Nine's superintendent; golf advisory board members Frank Blanco and Bill Rut- ledge; and Larry Mills, su- perintendent for the city of Longmont's courses. O'Neill was out of town Tuesday and could not be reached for comment. Rut- ledge declined to say why Goff was chosen over the other finalists, Dan Bruntz and Harold Garrison. "As far as I'm concerned, it's very confidential and it was handled very fairly," Rutledge said. Bruntz, who has applied four times to be a head pro at one of the city's three courses, declined to com- ment. The former SouthRidge GC assistant pro remains the conces- sionaire there. Garrison, a former City Park Nine assistant and for- mer head pro at Mountain Vista Greens GC, said he though Goff would do a good job. "I've known Mike a long time, and he'll do well there," Garrison said. "We gave it our best shot. We had a proposal I thought was good, but the commit- tee judged Mike's to be bet- ter. It was very, very close in talking to Mr. Brown. "When there are three people trying for one job, there are two that are dis- appointed."