ELIGIBILITY

You MUST have an Orange Card from the Athletic Department before you are eligible to try out! Orange Cards can start to be picked up at the beginning of February. 

 To obtain your Orange Card you need to:

1. Fill out all of the registration forms: https://poudreathletics.sportngin.com/register/form/959920299 

2. Complete Payment: Once you have your confirmation email from the online registration portal, you can pay the fee either with a credit card or cash/check.

   • • Cash and check payments must be delivered to the school athletic office or bookkeeper.

       • • $205 for all Non-Charter Students 

         • $305 for Home-Based, Charter, and Private School Students

3. Have an up-to-date Medical Eligibility Form signed by your physician:

   • • https://chsaanow.com/documents/2024/4/24//Updated_CHSAA_PPE_Form_4_2024.pdf?id=2248

After you have completed these THREE tasks, go to the athletic office to obtain your Orange Card. 

If you have questions, please contact the Fossil Ridge High School Athletic Department or Fort Collins High School Athletic Department for assistance.

TRYOUT EXPECTATIONS

• Make-up tryouts will be afforded to players still competing in winter sports and/or players who have a medical emergency and send in a doctor’s note to coaches within 24 hrs. of the missed tryout. 

• Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled Tee-Time, when you arrive, check-in with a coach on the putting green.

• Be respectful to other players and staff at the course. Represent our team well! 

• Keep pace of play on the course. Max score rule of Double Par will be in effect. If you reach a max score on a hole, please pick up your ball and make sure that your scorer marks it on your card.

• Distance devices are allowed, if you do not have one, you may ask someone else in your group for the yardage, or you can use the distance markers on the course.

• If you have a rules question that arises on the course, please consult the USGA Rules of Golf App or call over a coach. This is a competition round, so please adhere to the rules of golf.

• Cheating will not be tolerated. Golf is a game of honor it is your responsibility to keep and report accurate scores. Please verbally report your score to your scorer after every hole. If you and your scorer disagree on the score, please work together to recount your strokes before moving on to the next hole. If an agreement is still not met, please call over a coach.

TRYOUT FORMAT & SCHEDULE

Tryouts will consist of TWO nine-hole rounds of golf and some short game skills assessment (chipping & putting) on the course practice facilities. Based on tryout performance, 12 to 13 girls will be selected for the team.

Wednesday, February 26 | Day 1: Tryouts @ Ptarmigan Country Club

• Address: 5416 Vardon Way, Fort Collins, CO 80528

• School Release Time: 1:45 PM

• Format: 9-Hole Stoke Play, Starting on #1 Tee – Playing the Green Ladies Tees

• Course Layout: Click HERE to View Ptarmigan’s course layout with distances – Free to Sign-up!  

• Score Card: Click HERE to View

• What to Bring:

• Your Orange Eligibility Card

• Golf Clubs

• Water Bottle & Snacks

• Must be wearing golf-appropriate attire - Dess for the Weather! 

• Range balls will be provided

• Tee-Time Pairings: 

• 2:45 PM | Ellie Barry, Peyton Ells, Kamdyn Faber

• 2:54 PM | Ryan Fogelson, Avery Montross, Richa Sajjan

• 3:03 PM | Journey Faircloth, Cailin Lowdermilk, Riya Sajjan

• 3:12 PM | Abbi Beld, Arianna Lemos, Sorelle Sanchez, Aubrey Slater

• Skills Assessment:

• Each player will have a quick short game skills assessment following the round. This information will help coaches in the event of a scoring tie between two players (for seeding purposes only, this data will not impact cuts from tryouts).

  • • 4 Chips (2 from 10 yards, 2 from 20 yards) 

    • 4 Putts ( 2 from 3 feet, 2 from 10 feet) 

Thursday, February 27 | Day 2: Tryouts @ Collindale Golf Course

• Address: 1441 E Horsetooth Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80525

• School Release Time: 1:30 PM

• Format: 9-Hole Stroke Play, Starting on #1 Tee – Playing the Red Ladies Tees

• Course Layout: Click HERE to View Collindale’s course layout with distances – Free to Sign-up!  

• Score Card: Click HERE to View

• What to Bring:

• Golf Clubs

• Water Bottle & Snacks

• Must be wearing golf-appropriate attire - Dess for the Weather! 

• Range balls are available FOR PURCHASE

• Tee-Time Pairings: 

  1. 1. • 2:30 PM | Ellie Barry, Abbi Beld, Peyton Ells

        • 2:40 PM | Richa Sajjan, Avery Montross, Cailin Lowdermilk

        • 2:50 PM | Riya Sajjan, Arianna Lemos, Sorelle Sanchez

        • 3:00 PM | Ryan Fogelson, Aubrey Slater, Kamdyn Faber, Journey Faircloth

PRE-SEASON PLAYER & PARENT MEETING

If you missed the pre-season player & parent meeting that took place on January 23, 2025, and still want to try out for the FRHS Girls Golf team this season, please contact Coach Barnes (rbarnes@psdschools.org). 

PRE-SEASON CONDITIONING & PREP

• From Monday, January 27th to Wednesday, February 19th, Coach Barnes and Coach Nelson will host practice sessions two days a week from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM at Fossil Ridge High School. These pre-season practices will focus on one of the following areas: conditioning workouts, indoor hitting practice, or strategy & rules 

• At least THREE players must be signed up to attend each pre-season practice or the practice will be canceled. 

• If a workout gets canceled players will be notified by 3:00 PM on the day of via Remind (Please sign up for Remind by following the instructions at the bottom of the Home Page).

• Use the link below to sign up for the pre-season practices you wish to attend:

SKILLS TESTING & TIP SESSIONS

• Stan Fenn the PGA Director of Instruction at Harmony Club has graciously invited our team to sign up for Skills Testing and Tip Sessions on Sunday, February 23rd from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM. He has blocked off 30-minute sessions for skills testing in your chosen area: putting, pitching/chipping, or full swing. One to two players can schedule for each time slot as there will be two Golf Pros doing the skills testing. 

• To register for skills sessions in ONE or TWO areas: Follow THIS LINK >> Click ‘View Group Events’ >> Scroll Down and Select ‘Skills Testing for Juniors’ >> Select a Time!  

• To register for a session that covers ALL THREE areas: Call the Harmony Golf Shop at (970) 481-6837 

• If you cannot make it on Sunday or the time slots are full, call the Harmony Golf Shop at (970) 481-6837, and you can set up a time on Saturday, February 22nd