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John Van Vleet, the PGA General Manager at Preston (Idaho) Golf & Country Club is the 2025 Rocky Mountain PGA Senior Section Champion for the second consecutive year. Van Vleet played the Trail Creek Course at Sun Valley (Idaho) Resort in a very steady 74-70=144, even-par performance that earned him the title.
PGA Director of Instruction, Jim Empey, from the nearby Valley Club, and Matt Gibbens, PGA Head Professional at Olive Glenn Golf & Country Club in Cody, Wyoming, tied for second with matching two-round totals of 3-over-par 147. Alone in fourth place was Lance Rieber, PGA Teaching Professional from Warm Springs Golf Course in Boise, Idaho, three shots further back. These fine performances earned all four players births in to the 2025 Senior PGA Professional Championship to be played at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, this coming October.
The Rocky Mountain Section PGA wishes to thank supporting sponsors Golf Channel, PXG, ROLEX & The PGA Tour. In addition, sincere thanks goes to host PGA Professionals, Tyler Jones, Tate Mills, Baylor Comstock and the rest of the gracious staff at Sun Valley Golf Resort. Much appreciation is also sent to Sterling Cut Glass & Maui Jim for their support.
Every once in a great while something special happens. "Special" might not even describe what PGA Associate Professional Grayson Giboney did to Snake River Sporting Club in the 2025 Rocky Mountain Section PGA Assistant Professional Championship supported by Srixon | Cleveland Golf, Sterling Cut Glass, Maui Jim, ROLEX & The PGA TOUR.
Snake River Sporting Club is a fabulous Zeus of a golf course. This visual stunner in Jackson, Wyoming, is every bit as gorgeous as it is lethal. Those that have had the opportunity to play aren't sure whether to laugh, cry, or pick up a different sport. One thing is for certain; your golf bag will be lighter due to the lack of dimpled orbs left in it at the end of your round... Unless you're Grayson Giboney...
Giboney, an assistant professional at BanBury Golf Course in Eagle, Idaho, fired matching course record rounds of 67 to finish at 10-under-par, a mere 10 shots clear of defending champion Garrett Woodin, an assistant professional at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Montana. Woodin played great golf with rounds of 71-73=144, an even-par finish, which earned him the second place purse share. Alone in third place, one shot behind Woodin, was Kelbi Lee, PGA Assistant Professional at Big Sky Resort Golf Course in Big Sky, Montana. Due to their excellent finish, Woodin and Lee qualified for the 2025 Assistant PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, this November. Giboney has not yet reached eligibility for this event in his young career but look out when he does!
The Rocky Mountain Section PGA wishes to thank the host facility, Snake River Sporting Club, host PGA Professionals Patrick Kraemer and Greg Hoyt, Superintendent Steve Miller, the rest of the ever so welcoming staff and members of SRSC for allowing us to enjoy their truly wonderful club.
