Meet the Team

   TRACY COLOGNE, Tournament Director, has lived in Colorado most of her life.  She resides in Monument, Colorado with her husband Vince and their sons, Max and Garrett.  Having watched her children grow up playing tournament golf, she saw the need for Nationally Ranked Tournaments in Colorado and surrounding states.  Tracy travels to each of the events.  Working with youth is a passion.  She believes that golf is a confidence builder.  Having good self esteem is essential for these young people to pursue their dreams.  Tracy has owned and operated several businesses.  She utilized her skills in management, human resources and administration to facilitate the tournaments in 8 states.  tcologne@rmjgt.com

    MARK ADOLFSON, Rules Official, is a Financial Advisor and longtime Colorado resident who lives in Niwot.  Married to Shirlee, they have one child, Jack, in high school.  Mark has started and managed businesses including Pro-Formance Golf Schools, a teaching and golf equipment company with locations in Arizona, Florida and Utah.  He is an avid golfer and has been very involved in junior golf having served on the Colorado Junior Golf Parent Advisory Board and has traveled to numerous national and international junior tournaments with his son.  He believes that RMJGT provides juniors the opportunity to learn positive life lessons and improve their game by playing quality tournaments. This is why he became involved with RMJGT.

   MARY OZIMKOWSKI, Rules Official, is a veteran golf tournament director and manager.  She has successfully facilitated fund raising golf tournaments for numerous organizations including the Special Olympics.  In 2002, Mary organized the Special Olympics Golf League in Evergreen, Colorado and coached several special olympics athletes.  Mary, an avid golfer, has played in six golf leagues in the Denver and Phoenix areas and recently completed the PGA/USGA Rules of Golf workshop in Scottsdale, Arizona and is a certified Rules Official.

     VINCE COLOGNE, Executive Director, is a native of Colorado.  His background in marketing and promotion is the key to the success of spreading the word about the tour.  Vince is presently an assistant coach for a AAA hockey team in Colorado.  He uses that coaching experience when interacting with the juniors.  Vince is also the active liason between RMJGT and college coaches. Getting the high level players that live in the states where we host events in touch with the schools where they want to go is important. Coaches want to know how these players are progressing. 

IRISH SHOPTAUGH, Director of Member Services, has lived in Colorado since 1999 with her husband Jerry and their two children, Tatum and Slater.  Originally from San Francisco, she marketed to a large Northern California territory as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative which has given her the experience to provide great customer service to tour members and tour supporters.  She is a nationally certified Group Fitness Instructor and has taught at various locations in both California and Colorado for the past 15 years. rmjgtishop@rockymountainjuniorgolftour.com

    TRENT WEARNER, Director of Golf Instruction, is a respected PGA member and teacher as well as a member of an elite group of the nation's top instructors (AMF Instructor Division).  In 2004, at age 31, Wearner became the youngest recipient of the Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year award and since then has been thrust into the national arena earning the accolades you see here: 

• Top 20 Teacher in America Under 40 – Golf Digest
• PGA Teacher of the Year – 2004 Colorado Section
• Top Teacher in the Southwestern U.S. – GOLF Magazine
• Top 50 Kids Teachers in America – U.S. Kids Golf
• Best Teachers in State – Golf Digest 
• Author of popular practice book Golf Scrimmages

The Trent Wearner Golf Academy, www.trentwearnergolf.com, leads the way in Junior Golf in the Rocky Mountain region. As part of our leadership, we continue to offer the best junior programs along with the best staff. We are dedicated to helping each junior reach his or her potential. The lessons learned in trying to maximize your potential in golf are applicable across a number of disciplines in life and the junior golfer who strives for this excellence will not only become the best golfer he or she can be but also the best person.

     DR. DENISE MCGUIRE, Mental Coach,  is a licensed psychologist, performance coach and founder of Get in the Zone, www.getinthezone.net, a company which utilizes leading edge technology and scientifically grounded methods to help golfers optimize their performance both on and off the course.

Dr. Denise believes that golfers can learn to play in their optimal zone through developing greater awareness of their mental, emotional and physiological tendencies during performance.  She uses an integrated model of instruction and works closely with PGA and LPGA teaching professionals to tailor the best peformance plan for each golfer.

Her clients include both professional and amateur players ranging from beginners to high school, collegiate, LPGA tour players and mini tour golfers.

Dr. Denise is passionate about junior golfer development and understands the importance of supporting both junior golfers and their parents in reaching their goals and navigating the world of competitive junior golf.  She works with many junior golfers, some of whome are state champions and are top-ranked in the nation.

She has developed performance programs for numerous golf organizations such as the:

• Colorado Junior Golf Association
• Colorado Women's Golf Association
• The McGetrick Golf Academy
• The Executive Women's Golf Association
• Colorado State University Women's Golf Team
• Regis University Men's Golf Team

She has been interviewed in various media, including magazines, television and AM/FM and web radio.  Her column appears regularly in Colorado Avid Golfer. denise@getinthezone.net

     DEE TIDWELL, Director of Fitness,  is the owner of Championship Golf Fitness and Director of Fitness at the McGetrick Golf Academy.  He has worked with PGA tour winners, Arron Oberholser and Joe Durant as their conditioning coach, both of whom won in 2006.  Dee is the co-creator of www.golffitnessguys.com, a blog dedicated to helping the public, golf professional and golf fitness professional attain levels of success that they seek.  His latest venture is the creation of www.juniorgolfnewsletter.com, a blog and newsletter dedicated to junior golfers and providing them with the up to date latest golf and performance information just for juniors!

Dee is Colorado's only Titleist Performance Institute Certified:

• Level 3 Golf Fitness Instructor
• Level 3 Junior fitness coach - the only one in Colorado
• Level 2 Medical AND
• Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist
• Level 2 CHECK practicioner and Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach

Dee's goal is to help junior golfers attain their true potential as golfers by helping them become the best athletes they can be first.  Research shows that great athletes are great golfers, and CGF is out to help the next generation of golfers achieve their highest dreams in golf and beyond.